Gondar unrest Archives

U.S. Citizens Warned Against Travel to Gondar after Grenade Attacks

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017TesfaNews20 Comments

“There had been four grenade blasts this month in Gondar” BY AFP The United States issued a warning Thursday to its citizens about travelling to a popular tourist region in Ethiopia after a string of grenade attacks targeting hotels and homes. The US embassy in Addis Ababa said there had been four grenade blasts this […]

Ethnic Tensions in Gondar Reflect the Toxic Nature of Ethiopian Politics

December 22, 2016TesfaNews26 Comments

From uneven development to authoritarian government, the morass of issues facing the city of Gondar offer a snapshot of Ethiopia’s wider problems By William Davidson | Bloomberg, In Gondar, a city in Ethiopia’s northern highlands, a lone tourist pauses to take a photo of a fortress built more than two centuries ago. Nearby, past a […]