Ethiopians reject UNHCR position about whereabouts of TPLF refugees in Sudan
Ethiopians do not seem to believe that the UNHCR was not aware of registered Ethiopian refugees in Sudan taking part in the war in Ethiopia and taking military training in Sudan borkena The United...
View ArticleDisturbing reports of famine and starvation situation in North Wollo,...
The Ethiopian government has not remarked about reported starvation in North Wollo. Some activists and politicians seem to blame government. borkena Despite news of TPLF defeats in multiples of fronts...
View ArticleWollo : worsening famine situation, international humanitarian groups not...
Parts of Wollo under TPLF control reportedly facing unprecedented famine. Power and communication out of service borkena The TPLF still controls some areas in Wollo, Amhara region of Ethiopia. When...
View ArticleProtestors in Dessie demand support for displaced from Wollo
Famine and raping of women pervasive in Wollo. Humanitarian and rights organizations have ignored the crisis, protestors say in Dessie Protestors marching in Dessie town center ( Photo : SM) borkena...
View ArticleTigray youth : why are you paying a sacrifice for a war that TPLF will never...
The Ethiopian Defense Force asks youth in Tigray, “Why do you pay in life for TPLF’s war, which it will never win?.” In an ultimatum statement, it urged the youth in Tigray not to cooperate with TPLF,...
View ArticleEthiopia : UN-TPLF scandal like another layer of tacit support surfaced
This time it is the UN office in Ethiopia that exposed TPLF scandal involving several hundreds of United Nations AID trucks that entered Tigray but never returned. The UN office in Ethiopia never...
View ArticleEthiopia welcomes security council decision on GERD
While welcoming UN decision about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia says it is something that should not have been taken to the UNSC Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam Project (Photo credit...
View ArticleEthiopia struggling against mutating colonialism, says PM Abiy Ahmed
Children and civilians in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are held hostages by the terrorist organization and being used as cannon fodders in the war, says PM Abiy borkena In an open letter written to...
View ArticleU.S. push for ceasefire with sanction regime as Ethiopia ready for final...
The United States wants negotiation between the Ethiopian government and TPLF in exchange for “delay of sanction.” Many Ethiopian activists see the US move as an attempt to make TPLF relevant US...
View ArticleEthiopia : Impacts of price hike become a concern for human rights group
Ethiopian Human Rights recommends coordinated actions from government bodies to control what many describe as an “insane” price hike for food items Bati Market ( Photo taken in 2010. Source : Tour...
View ArticleKobo Massacre : Rights group says received reports of civilian massacre by TPLF
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters carried out house to house killings, blazing residential homes in and around Kobo town in North Wollo Google map borkena The Ethiopian Human Rights...
View ArticleTranscript of Briefing on Biden-Harris Administration actions in response to...
Press Release from the US Embassy in Addis Ababa SPECIAL BRIEFING VIA TELEPHONE Bryan HuntActing Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa and the Sudans And Erik WoodhouseDeputy Assistant Secretary...
View ArticleTPLF as the cause for the conflict missing from US gov’t narrative
While unequivocally putting pressure on TPLF with the aim to disarm itself is the shortest path to end the ongoing conflict in Northern Ethiopia, Joe Biden’s Administration targets Ethiopia, Eritrea...
View ArticleEthiopia seized over $448,000 cash allegedly in illegal circulation
borkena Ethiopia’s struggle with deteriorating security situation in different parts of the country has been making news since prime minister Abiy Ahmed took over office in April 2018. With that,...
View ArticleChina rejects new US sanction regime over Ethiopia
borkena China on Wednesday said that it opposes the sanction regime that president Joe Biden’s administration introduced last week targeting Ethiopian and Eritrean officials. China expressed its...
View ArticleFactions within the TPLF ranks warring each other, 10 casualties reported
TPLF leaders reported to be not on the same page on the question of continuing the war or not borkena A warring faction within Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) ranks is reportedly taking...
View ArticleThe United States targets Daniel Kibret ,member of Ethiopian Parliament
Barely a week after announcement of Biden Administration sanction region over Ethiopia, US is targeting Daniel Kibret, an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament, over his remarks on devilish...
View ArticleDelanta : Reported Humanitarian crisis in TPLF held areas
Wogel Tena, Delanta zone capital (photo : SM ) borkena Several districts surrounding the town of Wogel Tena in Delanta zoneof Amhara region are reportedly experiencing a humanitarian crisis situation....
View ArticleEHRC says over 29 killed in Easter Wollega, western Ethiopia
The latest attack in Kiramu Wollega, Oromo region of Ethiopia, happened for two days in a row , and in two different locations. borkena The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on Friday disclosed 29...
View ArticleMeskel Celebrated across Ethiopia
Meskel is one of the most colourful religious festivals in Ethiopia Meskel Celebration (Photo : EBC) borkena Meskel Bonfire, a festival commemorating the discovery of the true cross on which the Lord...
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