At least 30 civilians have been killed in a fresh attack against ethnic Amhara people in Dera district, Semien Shoa zone in Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state. Armed men of the Oromo Liberation Front olso known as OLF-Shene committed the targeted attacks against the civilians… Read more ›
The case of journalist Tamrat Negera has been closed, police said, because his case has been transferred to the State of Emergency Committee. The police have refused to comply with the court order to bring him to court for trial.… Read more ›
The Federal High Court’s Lideta Division in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa has scheduled a hearing for January 25, 2014 (Eth. Cal.) to hear testimonies and decide whether Eskinder Nega and fellow Balderas Party leaders should defend themselves or be released.… Read more ›
The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has welcomed the establishment of the National Consultative Forum. OFC has also called for an end to the war in northern Ethiopia. Balderas Public Relations Officer Bekalu Atanafu and Tigray Democratic Party’s Muluberhan Haile also… Read more ›
The second special session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (the Ethiopian Parliament) has voted to approve the draft proclamation to establish a National Consultative Commission. Parliament Speaker Tagesse Chafo urged the commission,… Read more ›
Journalist Getiye Yalew has completed his sentence before three days ago, but according to Zegabi sources, he has not yet been released. Kality Prison officials have refused to let him go. Getiye was sentenced to two months in prison after… Read more ›
The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has launched a new offensive and taken control of several localities in the central part of Ethiopia. The OLF force had been fighting along with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) until it suffered devastating… Read more ›
Five selfless Afar youngsters performed extraordinary heroism involving in suicide bombing and killing artillery shooters who were firing at civilians in Abaala, a border town in Ethiopia’s Afar regional state. The five heroes were selected by Afar traditional leaders in… Read more ›
The Ethiopian army recaptured Adi Arkay town in its eastward push against Tigrayan forces. Witnesses told Zegabi.com that heavy sacrifices had been paid by the Ethiopian forces as they fought to take control of the town. The highest scarifies were… Read more ›
The Ethiopian army on Monday dislodged forces loyal to the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) from Chewber and Bermariam areas in the latest counter offensive. Heavy fighting between the two forces has continued in Maitsebri and Tselemt fronts since late last week as the Tigrayan forces have been… Read more ›
The Ethiopian army pushed back Tigrayan forces which had tried to gain ground on Wolkait areas after heavy fighting. Information reaching Zegabi.com said the fighting is still going on at Tselemt front where Tigrayan fighters suffered devastating defeat in air… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s military has continued air strikes in Mekelle, capital of Tigray region and Korem town amid halting the ground fighting. Information reaching Zegabi.com said the airstrikes in Mekelle allegedly targeted firearms’ warehouses and places where TPLF leaders were probably hiding.… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said it would continue fighting, hours after the Ethiopian government announced a decision that its forces will not cross to the Tigray region. “The enemy forces have shown no restraint and interest for peace and… Read more ›
Heavy fighting continues between the Ethiopian army and Tigray regional force as federal troops have crossed and gained more ground in the northern region. The Ethiopian Federal and Amhara Region forces Wednesday fully controlled Alamata and Sekota and are now… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s Administrative Boundaries and Identity Issues Commission unveiled a new federal structure for Ethiopia, suggesting 21 regional states. Picture displaying the new administrative regional states is trending on social media following the commission’s preliminary report and recommendations it made to the government.… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is mobilizing its armed forces to Wolqait as Ethiopian government forces have recaptured a string of territories along the Wello and Afar fronts. Information reaching Zegabi.com said TPLF military leaders have redeployed the new… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government is set to engage in negotiation with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to end the long-running civil war in the northern and central parts of the country. Information reaching Zegabi.com confirmed that the ruling Prosperity Party… Read more ›
It was one of the grandest ceremonies that Meskel Square had ever witnessed. Part military parade, part cultural jamboree, the spectacle in the heart of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, was so lavish that one might have mistaken it for… Read more ›
His name is Jawar Mohammed, an influential online activist who has over 1 million rabid followers on Facebook. He claims to stand for the rights of the Oromo ethnic group while vilifying other Ethiopian ethnic groups. He has been engaged… Read more ›
If you’re looking for great Ethiopian food, D.C. is the spot. Amazingly, the city is home to the largest Ethiopian community outside of Africa. The history of the Ethiopian food scene here is a one-two wave in the 1980s—famine and… Read more ›
Overfishing at one of Ethiopia’s biggest lakes, Hawassa Lake, is threatening the future of aquaculture in a landlocked country that depends on its abundant number of lakes and rivers for fish. According to Dawit Abreham, overfishing and silt constituted the… Read more ›
The process of arranging workplaces, products, and system to fit the people who use them is called ergonomics. There is a very common perception that you have heard of ergonomics as it is only about seating actually it is much… Read more ›
According to WHO 2015, report majority of maternal deaths are due to hemorrhage, infection, unsafe abortion, and eclampsia (very high blood pressure leading to seizures), or from health complications worsened in pregnancy. In Ethiopia every year 11,000 women die due… Read more ›
Car accidents are very common in Ethiopia and the majority of these vehicle crashes on the road are caused by human error. Every year thousands of lives are taken by horrible car crashes. Though it is necessarily important to drive… Read more ›
Dr. Abiy ’s Ahmed has been elected as chairman of the ruling party on March 27, 2018. During the EPDRF 11th Congress, PM Abiy Ahmed got 99% of the vote of EPDRF. The PM has been doing great since he… Read more ›
The new era of artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing a huge and new way of life to the world. A report done by Arm technologies about future aspects of AI indicates the following points. On a survey called “AI today… Read more ›
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1.2 million people are killed each year in road crashes and as many as 50 million are injured. Furthermore, based on the US Department of transportation up to 80% mobile accident can… Read more ›
Increasing social, political and economic strength of women’s in Ethiopia is still a huge concern. In fact, more than 70% of Ethiopian population resides in rural areas and getting high school education is not easy. Distance, education materials, personal insecurities… Read more ›
African countries are highly affected by having a lot of street children. According to the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT 2002), a research organization in the Netherlands, report our world has almost 100 million children living on the streets, among from… Read more ›
On May 2, the first month of the official settlement of Abiy Ahmed Ali was held at the helm of the Ethiopian executive. Thirty intense days, full of important events passed in the background. Important political, economic and social openings… Read more ›
It was a solemn moment, the US Ambassador gave a similar speech, the invited guests applauded, the uninvited joined the queue to grab a piece of pizza. A few days ago opened the first Pizza Hut branch in Ethiopia, it… Read more ›
Source: Fana Broadcasting Corporation The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) said it has sold Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) bonds worth $6.4 million in the first quarter of this Ethiopian fiscal year. According to Dr. Behailu Kasie, Corporate Communication, and… Read more ›
Source: IBTimes UK Jawar Mohammed, political analyst and executive director of the Oromia Media Network (OMN), believes the Ethiopian government would kill him, should he return to his homeland. “I am probably the most wanted person by the Ethiopian government… Read more ›
Source: Associated Press Swiss police raided a mosque in a northern city on Wednesday, detaining eight people including an Ethiopian imam who allegedly called for the killing of Muslims who refused to participate in prayers, the state prosecutor’s office said.… Read more ›
Ethiopia has once again accused Egypt and Eritrea of sponsoring armed opposition groups which Addis Ababa claims are responsible for the recent unrest in the country. On Tuesday, Ethiopia’s Minister of Federal Affairs and Pastoral Area Development Kassa Tekleberhan said… Read more ›
Source: BBC News Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has dropped or moved several of his key allies in the cabinet, including the minister of foreign affairs and finance. The changes are seen as part of the reforms which the government… Read more ›
Ethiopian authorities have released about 2,000 individuals who were detained after a state of emergency was declared in the country earlier this month in response to months of violent anti-government protests. The group, who were initially detained on suspicion of… Read more ›
Source: Voice of America News The Ethiopian government has ruled out holding new nationwide elections to address the grievances behind nearly a year of deadly protests. But the opposition says the changes the government is undertaking are not good enough.… Read more ›
Islamic insurgency group al-Shabab has taken over a strategic town in war-torn Somalia on Wednesday after Ethiopian troops withdrew from their positions on Wednesday. Ethiopia, which has contributed thousands of troops to the African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISON) in Somalia,… Read more ›
Ethiopian authorities have said that tourists are excluded from the country’s state of emergency which require foreign diplomats to seek permission before taking long trips away from Addis Ababa, the capital. Under Ethiopia’s state of emergency, which was declared on… Read more ›
Source: Africa News Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has slammed Human Rights Watch (HRW) for its reportage of the ongoing unrest in the East African country. Dr. Tedros accused HRW and its senior Ethiopian and Eritrean… Read more ›
The U.S. government has issued a travel alert for Ethiopia amid widespread anti-government protests which have led to the death of hundreds and the incarceration of thousands. On Friday, the U.S. State Department warned its citizens against traveling to Ethiopia… Read more ›
Source: Daily Mail UK An asylum seeker has been stabbed to death by a lynch mob of people traffickers near Calais after he tried to flee to reach the UK on his own, French authorities have revealed. Mohamad Omar Eyman… Read more ›
Ethiopian authorities have recovered more than 700 arms and arrested about 1,600 people since October 9 when the government declared a state of emergency in response to months of widespread anti-government protests. Ethiopian security officials have recovered about 744 arms… Read more ›
The United States has called on the Ethiopian government to release a high-profile female prisoner and to stop its crackdown on peaceful opposition. On Monday, the US ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Samantha Power called for the release of… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government has accused seven people of joining a banned opposition group and planning to conduct terror attacks in the country. The seven defendants, who appeared before a Federal High Court on Monday, were charged with joining the Oromo… Read more ›
About 1,000 Ethiopians suspected of attacking and destroying the properties of foreign companies in the Oromia region have been arrested. The suspects were detained on Monday in Sebeta, a town near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, Fana Broadcasting reported. The suspects… Read more ›
Ethiopian authorities have announced a set of rules as part of the ongoing state of emergency in the country, which was declared last week in response to months of violent anti-government protests. Ethiopia’s Minister of Defense Siraj Fegessa issued a… Read more ›