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Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party is set for a decisive election win despite security challenges, a divided opposition and some regions not voting.
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopia: Amhara People, Betrayed Persecuted and Ignored
Throughout the world the ideology of division and intolerance has permeated mainstream politics and poisoned societies; tribal nationalism, hate and prejudice are widespread, animosity and suspicion ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: The Plight of Amhara people is the Plight of Ethiopia: A Call for Unity
The Ethiopian government, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is waging war against its own people—specifically, the Amhara. Amhara men, women, and children are being killed and arrested not for their ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopia votes: dominant ruling party seeks a new mandate in a deeply fragmented nation
There is a risk of the upcoming election deepening existing regional and political fault lines instead of bridging them.
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained
Over 50 million Ethiopians are registered to vote, with youth and women forming a significant share of the electorate.
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopia Heads to Seventh Election amid Unsettled Debates over Security, Fairness
As more than 54 million Ethiopians prepare to head to the polls on Monday for the ritual of renewing the social contract every five years, the debate of ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopia declares 6-month state of emergency following ongoing army clashes with militia in Amhara
Ethiopia’s government Friday declared a state of emergency in Amhara, resulting from ongoing clashes between military and local Fano militiamen. This came in the form of a press release issued by the ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopian plan to disarm regional forces sparks protests in Amhara
NAIROBI — A plan by the Ethiopian government to disarm regional forces has sparked protests and a deadly clash in the northern Amhara region after some residents said they feared disarmament might ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopian military clashes with militia in Amhara, injuries reported
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's military has clashed with fighters from a militia in the Amhara region, residents said on Wednesday, in an escalation of a simmering feud between the two ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopia’s drone massacres demand that US and world pay attention
It was 7 a.m. on a Friday morning when a Turkish-made drone controlled by government forces slammed into a health center in the Ethiopian villages in Gojjam, in the Amhara region of Africa’s ...
News Ethiopia » Amhara » Social: Ethiopia: The fight between Oromo and Amhara militants
Then, two starkly different stories are put forward as to who is responsible. Amhara activists claim that Amhara militias are fighting to defend their community in response to Oromo Liberation Army’s ...