Ethiopia News » Amhara News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Religion, power and politics: what’s behind the violent attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been one of Ethiopia’s most influential institutions for more than 1,600 years. Church and state were closely intertwined from the official adoption of ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023 and sent the military into the Amhara region to engage the ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: We’re Still Breathing: Amhara Genocide in Ethiopia
We are living in an age of autocrats — leaders who sit at varying points along a spectrum of repression and violence. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is among this malevolent list — not widely ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Crises in Amhara, Tigray cloud Ethiopia's election 2026
Days before the vote, Ethiopia's electoral body, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), announced that elections would not take place in 46 electoral districts in the conflict-affected Amhara ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Ethiopia’s civil war: what’s behind the Amhara rebellion?
Ethiopians in the US protest against attacks by the Ethiopian government in the Amhara region. J. Countess/Getty Images Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Is Ethiopia at war again? A look at the rebellion in one of its most powerful regions
Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he fights for the Fano, a loose collection of groups taking on Ethiopia's military in one of its most populous and powerful regions. The ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Thousands gather in Ethiopia's capital to celebrate a religious festival. Many are thinking of peace
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — “The importance of the celebration of Meskel to Ethiopians is to have us reflect on the idea of peace," said Berhanu Admass, a church deacon. “This is to have us embrace ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Ethiopia: Fighting in Amhara kills at least nine
The Fano militia, based in Amhara state, is one of several regional groups battling the federal government since it vowed to crush paramilitary forces in April 2023. Tuesday’s attack took place in the ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Conflict In Ethiopia's Amhara Region Kills Dozens, Rights Body Says
Dozens of civilians have been killed this month by drone strikes and house-to-house searches in Ethiopia's Amhara region, where authorities have touted security gains since conflict erupted in July, a ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: We’re Still Breathing: Amhara Genocide In Ethiopia – OpEd
We are living in an age of autocrats — leaders who sit at varying points along a spectrum of repression and violence. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is among this malevolent list — not widely ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Religion: Thousands gather in Ethiopia’s capital to celebrate a religious festival. Many are thinking of peace
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of ...