MINILIK SALSAWI

  A severe starvation crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, with reports indicating that people are dying due to a lack of food and medical supplies. This dire situation has been exacerbated by blocked humanitarian aid, with relief organisations facing significant hurdles in delivering essential assistance to those in need. Disturbing images of severely malnourished children have emerged, underscoring the urgency of the situation The crisis has prompted calls from the international community for immediate action to ensure the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to the affected areas. Disturbing images of severely malnourished individuals have emerged, underscoring the urgency of the situation and the need for a swift and effective intervention. According to sources, government forces have been accused of restricting communication in the Amhara Region. These restrictions include confiscating phones and monitoring communications, actions that are believed to ...

  A discussion with Asres Mare Damte, Deputy Chairman and Head of Political Department of Amhara Fano Gojam, on current issues

 ‘I have been in the jungle, struggling for my people.’ For the past 20 months, Ethiopia’s Amhara region has been torn apart by a bloody conflict between federal forces and a coalition of militia known as Fano, who demand full Amhara control of all territory they regard as part of their homeland. It’s a war in which the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has been accused of extreme human rights abuses, and indiscriminate drone strikes by the military have killed hundreds of civilians. The conflict is largely waged in the rural highlands, but Fano has also managed to penetrate urban areas – raids that have triggered a violent response by the security forces. A woman who runs a small coffee stand in the regional capital, Bahir Dar – who asked not to be named for her personal safety – said her brother, a tuk-tuk taxi driver, was one such casualty. He had been on the streets when Fano launched a night-time attack on 26 August. “The police detained him as a suspect,”...

Hermela Mesfin, student , Human Rights advocate and activist , Founder and Co President of the youth humanitarian group Justice and Peace for Ethiopia and an active member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church recently shared the plight of the Amhara people of Ethiopia before a US Congressional panel Hermela Mesfin, student , Human Rights advocate and activist , Founder and Co President of the youth humanitarian group Justice and Peace for Ethiopia and an active member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church recently shared the plight of the Amhara people of Ethiopia before a US Congressional panel. Her presentation is shared below. Honorable members of Congress, ladies and gentlemen, My name is Hermela Mesfin.Thank you for giving me the opportunity to address this distinguished panel. I stand before you today to bring attention to the tragic and ongoing genocide against the Amhara people in Ethiopia. A crisis driven by a flawed and perilous constitution that was established in 1995 under the TPLF...

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for urgent action to ensure accountability and justice after documenting 52 cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions between July 2023 and October 2024, with detentions occurring in military camps and undisclosed locations outside Addis Abeba.   In a   report   released on 23 October 2024, the EHRC outlined cases from regions including Addis Abeba, Amhara, and Oromia. The report detailed how individuals were taken from their homes or workplaces by security forces, often in unmarked vehicles and in the presence of witnesses. The Commission found that among the detained, 44 individuals were eventually released after being held for periods ranging from one to nine months, while eight remain unaccounted for. According to the report, some detainees were moved from regular detention facilities to unofficial sites, even after court proceedings had started. Several individuals were reportedly transferred be...

  Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has stopped its regular flight to Asmara from today.    The airline has said that it stopped its flight to Asmara five times a week because it is facing too many problems in Asmara Ethiopian Airlines started its flight to Asmara six years ago, it was after it stopped flying to Eritrea for 20 years.       The airline has stated that it will provide conditions for passengers who have booked tickets to travel to Asmara to travel through other airlines without extra charges.   The Eritrea Civil Aviation Authority has announced earlier that it will stop flights from September 20, 2017 as the airline is experiencing delays and theft of passengers' luggage.

Authorities in Sudan’s eastern Al-Qadarif state closed the Gallabat border crossing with Ethiopia on Sunday after the Fano militia seized the nearby Ethiopian town of Metemma, sources told Sudan Tribune. The Amhara region, which borders Gederaf, has frequently clashes between Fano and government forces since the federal government signed a peace deal with Tigrayan forces in 2020. The sources said the Sudanese authorities allowed Ethiopian federal police and army personnel to cross into Sudan after they were disarmed. In return, Fano allowed Sudanese stranded at the border to cross into Ethiopia. Thousands of Sudanese have crossed into Ethiopia through Gallabat since conflict broke out in Sudan in April between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Fano also seized the Ethiopian border crossing at Metemma, aiming to cut off supplies of fuel and food to the Amhara region from Sudan, the sources said.

Ethiopia has elevated its Consular Office in Somaliland to the status of an Embassy. Newly appointed Ethiopian Extra Ordinary Ambassador to Somali land Ambassador Teshome Shunde Hamito presented his credentials today to the President muse biihi in a well protocol event at Somaliland Presidential place in Hargeisa. Somaliland President welcomes new Ethiopian Ambassador,and discuses centered on regional security, economic cooperation, and strengthening ties between the two nations. as the ambassador. “We urge Somalia to stop political conspiracy in the Horn of Africa region. They have forgotten the sacrifice of the Ethiopian National Defense Force in Somalia [combating al-Shabaab] over the past couple of years, and it is painful for the Government of Ethiopia. Ethiopia cannot remain silent as the peace and harmony of its neighbors are turned into a playground for terrorists and anti-peace elements. People of the Horn of Africa are united by strong friendships and community ties and are ...

 What is 'food resilience'? Ask these Ethiopian farmers facing conflict and drought By  Willem Marx A s the shadows lengthen over the village of Tuli Guleed in the Somali region of southern Ethiopia, Halemu Hassan Ali and her husband, Elias Abdi Abdullahi, move methodically through row after row of knee-high wheat. Pulling up weeds that encroach on their precious crop is physically demanding. Both of them hunch low but move swiftly, their easy chatter belies the seriousness of this task. For in Ethiopia, a country repeatedly wracked by hunger — where more than 20 million...

  Reacting to the continued failure to take meaningful steps by African and global human rights bodies since armed conflict erupted in Ethiopia’s Amhara region a year ago, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah said: “Millions of Ethiopians are being denied justice despite having their lives shattered by conflict. Human rights violations have continued unabated, with no progress towards individual accountability, in the Amhara region since the latest armed conflict began a year ago. Reports of atrocities in the Tigray region, which first emerged three-and-a-half years ago, and abuses amid the ongoing prolonged armed conflict in Oromia have largely gone unaddressed.  Human rights violations have continued unabated, with no progress towards individual accountability, in the Amhara region since the latest armed conflict began a year ago. Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southern Africa “Despit...

   More than 200 people have been killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia, authorities sai d. The first landslide, triggered by heavy rains in a remote region of Gofa zone, occurred on Monday and was followed by a second one that buried people who had gathered to help, state officials said on Tuesday. At least 148 men and 81 women were killed after the disaster struck in the Kencho-Shacha locality in the Gofa Zone on Monday, the local Communications Affairs Department said in a statement. (Al Jazeera) Alemayehu Bawdi, Southern Regional State representative, confirmed the death toll and said “search and rescue efforts are ongoing”. Five people were pulled alive from the mud and were receiving treatment at medical facilities, the government-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) reported earlier. It cited local administrator Dagemawi Ayele as saying that most of those killed were buried after they went to help the inhabitants of a house hit by an ini...

Ethiopian security forces have committed widespread attacks amounting to war crimes against medical professionals, patients, and health facilities in the Amhara region. Civilians are bearing the brunt of fighting between the Ethiopian military and Amhara militia known as Fano, which began in August 2023. Ethiopia’s international partners should call for accountability and an end to attacks on healthcare and should resume increased scrutiny of the rights situation in the country. የኢትዮጵያ የጸጥታ ሃይሎች በአማራ ክልል በህክምና ባለሙያዎች፣ ህሙማን እና የጤና ተቋማት ላይ የጦር ወንጀል እስከ መጠነ ሰፊ ጥቃት ፈጽመዋል። በጎርጎሪዮሳዊዉ 2023 ዓ.ም የጀመረዉ የኢትዮጵያ ጦር እና ፋኖ ተብሎ በሚጠራዉ የአማራ ታጣቂዎች መካከል የሚካሄደዉ ጦርነት በሰላማዊ ሰዎች ላይ ከፍተኛ ጉዳት እያደረሰ ነዉ። የኢትዮጵያ አለምአቀፍ አጋሮች ተጠያቂነት እንዲኖር እና በጤና አጠባበቅ ላይ የሚደርሰውን ጥቃት እንዲያቆም እና በሀገሪቱ ያለውን የመብት ሁኔታ መመርመርን መቀጠል አለባቸው። የኢትዮጵያ የጸጥታ ሃይሎች በሀገሪቱ ሰሜናዊ ምዕራብ የአማራ ክልል በህክምና ባለሙያዎች፣ ህሙማን እና የጤና ተቋማት ላይ የጦር ወንጀሎችን ያደረሱ ጥቃቶች መፈጸማቸውን ሂውማን ራይትስ ዎች ዛሬ ባወጣው ዘገባ አመልክቷል። “ወታደሩ ከሞተ በአንተ ላይ ነው” የሚለው ባለ 66 ገጽ...

Spanish photographer shot dead while filming TV documentary in Ethiopia The Catalan man was accompanying two popular Chilean presenters when two men opened fire on the television crew Catalan photographer and tourist guide Toni Espadas has been shot dead in Ethiopia while filming a documentary. Two individuals opened fire on the team of Partners of the World (Socios por el Mundo), a well-known Chilean television programme. The crew, including the Spanish photographer , were there to do a report on a tribe in Ethiopia. "As Canal 13, we deeply regret the death of Toni, and from a distance, we send his family all our support," the television station said. The other members of the filming crew were unharmed. They were filming the Mursi tribe, who were not the perpetrators of the attack. "The drivers and all the members of the team of the programme, produced by the MkZeta production company, are in good health," a statement pointed out. The Chilean foreign m...

US envoy urges ceasefire, dialogue in Ethiopia conflict, Abiy Ahmed and OLA Response In a major policy address yesterday, United States Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin J. Massinga called on all parties involved in the ongoing conflict to pursue "a temporary nationwide ceasefire" and inclusive political dialogue.     Massinga addressed the Oromo Liberation Army ( OLA ) in Oromia , stating, "You made a genuine effort to reach a deal at the negotiating table in Dar es Salaam. Don't give up. Make the effort to rebuild trust and seek the peace for which there is overwhelming public support. " Regarding the Fano militants in Amhara , the ambassador said, "Your rejection of dialogue does not serve you well. As in other parts of Ethiopia, it is innocent civilians who are suffering at the result of the continued fighting in battles. " Massinga urged the Tigray People's Liberation Front ( TPLF ) to resolve issues like the return of internally displaced pe...