(Photo: ICRC) Addis Abeba – Today, 19 August, 2025, the world once again observes World Humanitarian Day, honoring the dedication and sacrifices of aid workers who risk their lives to deliver relief to communities affected by conflict, disasters, and displacement. Yet this year’s commemoration casts a sobering shadow: humanitarian work is becoming more dangerous than ever, …

Mekelle – At least five civilians were injured on Monday after soldiers attempted to arrest the deputy head of the district security office in Mekoni town, Southern Tigray, local officials.  Meselle Ashebir, mayor of Mekoni town, told Addis Standard that the incident occurred in the morning when soldiers attempted to detain Colonel Halefom Mehari, deputy …

Demeke Atnafu, Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Kenya, Photo: Ethiopian Embassy in Nairobi Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Embassy in Nairobi has issued an apology and clarification after publishing, and later deleting, a statement on its official page regarding the establishment of a new administrative structure in the Somali Regional State. The post sparked online controversy among …

Mekelle—Salsay Weyane Tigray (SaWeT), a regional opposition party, has withdrawn from the Interim Advisory Council of Tigray, accusing the body of failing to uphold its mandate and questioning its legitimacy. In a statement issued on Monday following a two-day leadership meeting, SaWeT said political engagement in Tigray has increasingly relied on coercion, undermining dialogue and …

Yohannes Tessema is one of three members of the Boro Democratic Party (BDP) who won seats in the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional Council in the supplementary and re-run elections held by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) on June 16, 2024. Addis Abeba –  Boro Democratic Party (BDP) condemned the sentencing of Yohannes Tessema, an elected …

Left Journalist Abdulsemed Mohammed, right Journalist Yonas Amare Photo: Social Media Addis Abeba – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed alarm over the abduction of Reporter newspaper editor Yonas Amare, the arbitrary detention of Somali Regional Television journalist Khadar Mohamed Ismael, and the incommunicado detention of radio host Abdulsemed Mohammed. In a statement released …

ፋኖ ካለበት ቅርብ ርቀት ኮሎኔሉ ለጥቂት አመለጡ | በመጨረሻም ጦሩ ወደ ህዝቡ ተኮሰ… | መንግስት ማስጠንቀቂያ ሰጠ … | Ethiopia

የከዳው የጦር አዛዥ ምስጢር አወጣ | በመቀሌው ጥምረት ሻዕቢያ ገባበት?! | "ጦራቸው ተፈረካክሷል፤ሰላዬችን ያዝን" ቲፒኤፍ | Ethiopia