Ethiopia Violence Archives

Death Toll in Ethiopia Violence Over Singer’s Killing Hits 239

July 8, 2020TesfaNews1 Comment

BY AL JAZEERA The death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from the Oromo ethnic group has risen to 239, according to police.

Fragile States Index: Ethiopia is Facing Failure

January 31, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Ethiopia is following the path of failed states in the Horn of Africa BY ANTHONY CHIBARIRWE | THE TRUMPET Ethiopia faces a high risk of failure due to continued political and social instability in the country, the Fund for Peace reported in its Fragile States Index Annual Report 2017. Over the past few years, months, […]

Conflict in Eastern Ethiopia Leaves Dozens Dead

September 1, 2017TesfaNews50 Comments

BY ADDIS STANDARD Intense fighting between the Ethiopian Somali and the Oromo ethnic groups in the eastern Ethiopia has left “more than 30 people”, including “more than a dozen army members”, dead and several others injured, Addis Standard learned. According to three residents of Mieso town, west Hararghe zone, who contacted Addis Standard late this evening, today’s fighting in […]

Ethiopia Meets Protests with Bullets – It Won’t Work!

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016TesfaNews19 Comments

By Editorial Board | Washington Post, Ethiopia’s rulers have redoubled a repressive policy that is failing. Instead of looking for ways to alleviate the pent-up frustrations of the ethnic Oromo and Amhara populations that spilled out in demonstrations over the past 11 months, Ethiopia’s authorities on Sunday announced a six-month state of emergency, allowing the […]

US Warns Ethiopia Against Using State of Emergency to Crackdown Dissent

October 11, 2016October 11, 2016TesfaNews28 Comments

By AFP, The United States warned its African ally Ethiopia on Tuesday not to abuse the state of emergency it declared this week to suppress dissent and welcomed talk of political reform. Ethiopia declared an emergency on Sunday after six months of anti-government protests, but on Tuesday Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn promised that opposition voices […]

Ethiopia Losing Foreign Investment Appeal as Attacks Spread

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016TesfaNews14 Comments

By William Davidson and Helen Nyambura-Mwaura | for Bloomberg, Ethiopia’s attraction as a favorite new destination for foreign investors is fast dissipating as businesses owned by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Dutch fruit processors come under attack in growing political unrest.

Ethiopia Blames Egypt and Eritrea for Stoking Unrest

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016TesfaNews40 Comments

By TesfaNews, Ethiopia on Monday accused elements in Eritrea and Egypt for arming, training and funding groups that it blames for a wave of protests and violence in regions around its capital Addis Ababa, where protesters have targeted factories and accused the government land grabs. The government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after […]

Ethiopia Declares 6 Months State of Emergency

October 9, 2016October 10, 2016TesfaNews67 Comments

By Al Jazeera, Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency following months of often violent anti-government protests, especially in the restive Oromia region. “A state of emergency has been declared because the situation posed a threat against the people of the country,” Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said on state-run television on Sunday.