Seattle man beaten by Oromo radical youth
Seattle man beaten as he walks by radical Oromo protesters borkenaJuly 25, 2020A video circulating on social media among Ethiopians purportedly shows Radical Oromo youth groups,who were protesting in...
View ArticleEthiopia revamping campaign to reverse spread of Coronavirus
borkenaAugust 1, 2020 The spread of Coronavirus has shown a remarkable increase in Ethiopia in the past few weeks. As of August 1, 2020, Ethiopia has tested 429,712 people for COVID-19 across the...
View ArticleTigray authorities reject Ethiopian Upper House warning over election
Tigray regional state authorities said that the Ethiopian House of Federation does not have a constitutional right to warn Tigray over election Graphics credit : Tigray Region Communications...
View ArticleEthiopia: radical Oromo nationalist Jawar claims in court he is Amhara
“I am not a murder,” Jawar Mohammed told the court in Addis Ababa during his last appearance Jawar Mohammed. ( Photo : The Ethiopian Reporter)borkenaAugust 3, 2020 In jail after the assassination of...
View ArticleEthiopia discloses that Egypt, Sudan initiated a halt on GERD negotiation
Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan to reconvene tripartite meeting on August 10 after the lower riparian countries asked for it borkenaAugust 4, 2020A day after the tripartite talk resumed discussing...
View ArticleEthiopia : Police say Bekele Gerba investigation completed
Bekele Gerba claims that his arrest is politically motivated, and that he did not take part in the latest “unrest” in EthiopiaBekele Gerba (right) and Jawar Mohammed (left). Photo : Social Media...
View ArticleEthiopians among victims in the explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut
10 Ethiopians wounded during the explosion ; all of them said to be in a stable condition Part of Beirut city after the explosion. ( Photo : screenshot from CNN video)borkenaAugust 5, 2020Ethiopians...
View ArticleHow long is Oromo region of Ethiopia allowed to be a hell for non-Oromo?
In the latest string of planned massacre against non-Oromo in the Oromo region of Ethiopia, more than 200 Ethiopians had been savagely massacred. In stead of working on a plan to avert another round...
View ArticleEthiopia: civil rights activist Obang facing threats
Obang Metho (photo credit : EPA)By Teshome BoragoFollow him on twitter@MTBorago August 8, 2020Obang Metho, one of the top civil rights activists in Ethiopia, is reportedly receiving death threats in...
View ArticleLemma Megersa,Ethiopian Defense Minister,terminated from party position
The Prosperity Party branch of Oromo regional state of Ethiopia removed Lemma Megersa and Teyba Hassen from executive position Lemma Megersa ( Photo : SM)borkenaAugust 9, 2020The Prosperity Party...
View ArticleEthiopia: Security clash with protesters in Wolaita,dozens reportedly killed
Protesters who opposed the arrest of leaders in Wolaita zone, South Ethiopia, clashed with the Defense Force. Dozens reportedly killed. Authorities in the region confirmed only four deaths.Deployed...
View ArticleEthiopian Dam talk postponed for a second time
Sudan asked for Ethiopian Dam Talk to be postponed for the second timeSeleshi Bekele, Minister for Water, Irrigation, and Energy (file/ENA)borkenaAugust 10, 2020 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)...
View ArticleWolayta Committee for Human Rights statement
WCHRAugust 11, 2020WCHR condemns the latest massacre of Wolayta people by the Ethiopian Government. At least 21 Wolaytas have been shot dead by the federal forces while dozens were injured. WCHR...
View ArticleOver 1700 officials arrested over the massacre in Oromo region, says gov.t
Arrested Oromo regional state officials are said to have involvement during the massacre on non-Oromos in early July 2020borkenaAugust 11, 2020About 1700 zone and district level government officials...
View ArticleEthiopia’s inflation soaring to 22.3 percent, food prices unbearable for...
borkenaAugust 11, 2020Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency said that Ethiopia’s inflation rate reached 22.3 percent in July 2020. It has been increasing for three consecutive months, as reported by the...
View ArticleDefense Chief of Staff says “No constitutional basis for regional Special...
Defense Chief of Staff said he does not believe that special fores in region are armed with heavy weaponry but sees no constitutional basis for the force. General Adem Mohammed, Chief of Staff of the...
View ArticleLemma lost Upper House seat,losing Defense Minister Position
Lemma Megersa reportedly terminated from Ethiopian Upper House Membership. Lemma Megersa during the inauguration of Ethiopian Consulate in Minnesota in March 2019/borkenaAugust 12, 2020When Prime...
View ArticleOromo Liberation Front suspended Dawud Ibsa, the Chairman
Ethics and audit committee of Oromo Liberation Front looking into dispute between the chairman and central committee, which temporarily suspended him as chairman of the organizationDawud...
View ArticleTigray region pardoned over 1500 inmates to prevent spread of COVID 19,...
borkenaAugust 14, 2020Tigray Region Security and Administration Bureau announced that it had pardoned 1568 convicts.The decision is informed by the campaign to reverse the spread of Coronavirus disease...
View ArticleNigerian man caught while smuggling 23 kilograms of Gold out of Ethiopia
borkenaAugust 15, 2020Ethiopia’s Ministry of Revenue said a Nigerian man is caught while attempting to smuggle 23 kilograms of gold out of Ethiopia.It was at Bole International Airport that the...
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