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Seven opposition groups in Ethiopia have announced the formation of an alliance to remove the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, according to an announcement made on Sunday.
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: Ethiopia Cannot Defund Its Way Out Of Ethnic Politics – OpEd
Ethiopia needs a civic politics, not an ethnic one. Cutting public money to identity-based parties while leaving an identity-based state intact will not get ...
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including longstanding enemies who fought on opposite sides of a 2020-2022 civil war, said they have formed an alliance aimed at ...
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
The groups have been active in Ethiopia's most populous regions for years and now say they will work together.
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: Will Ethiopia’s neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates?
Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: ‘Peace does not mean ignoring injustice’ says bishop in war-torn Ethiopia
Seeking peace “does not mean ignoring injustice or remaining silent before evil”, an Ethiopian bishop said in an appeal for an end to violence.
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: New conflict in Ethiopia can become a global problem
As conflict returns to Ethiopia after a fragile peace of four years — a devastating civil war started in 2020 and ended only in 2022 after the Pretoria Agreement was signed in November 2022 — and ...
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: Ethiopia: Eritrean Incursions Raise Fears of a Wider Regional War in Ethiopia
Sudan's government has a grievance over Ethiopia's alleged meddling. The paramilitary-turned-rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has reportedly established a base in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region, ...
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: How the fighting in Ethiopia spread beyond Tigray, in maps and charts
Old rivalries, territorial disputes and new alliances are reshaping the conflict in Ethiopia’s north.
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: Oromo Intellectuals Back Ola-Fano Membership in New Armed Alliance, Call for Inclusive Transition in Ethiopia
A group of Oromo intellectuals and public figures has backed the Oromo Liberation Army's (OLA) participation in a newly formed opposition coalition that includes the Amhara Fano movement, describing ...
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: Ethiopia embraces big projects but escalates regional tensions by seeking more access to the sea
Ethiopia’s leader loves big projects. With a contentious megadam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa’s largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the landlocked ...
News Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz » Politics: EU Expands Relief Funding for Ethiopia as Humanitarian Needs Spread Across Regions
The European Union has increased its humanitarian support for Ethiopia to €61 million in 2026, directing aid toward people affected by conflict, displacement, disease outbreaks and climate-related ...