Ethiopia Conflict Tracker

Seven groups including TPLF and Fano announced the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival to oust Abiy's government, despite Fano fighting...

US lifted sanctions on Eritrea's defense forces, ruling party and Red Sea Trading Corporation after the national emergency expired.

• Officials...

Seven groups formed the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival to oust Abiy and install a transitional government, yet former enemies now...

Ethiopian and Afar forces' recapture of Chifra signals a potential battlefield turnaround after Abiy Ahmed's frontline visit boosted morale and...

Washington’s Red Sea strategy is trading post-Tigray accountability for military access and leverage.

• Accountability shift: Sanctions lifted on...

Federal drones continue striking Tigray post-Pretoria, with repeated attacks documented around Hintalo. The political map is shifting while coercive pressure persists.

Egypt holds clear edges in tanks, airpower, and a blue-water navy with submarines and Mistral ships, while Ethiopia fields more personnel and proven...

The US lifted 2021 sanctions on Eritrea’s military and ruling party—imposed for Tigray atrocities—to advance regional interests in the Red Sea amid...

Migrant remittances now exceed foreign aid and serve as a lifeline keeping rural families fed and healthy, per IFAD's global assessment. This broad...

The United States has removed sanctions on Eritrea’s ruling party and military—originally imposed in 2021 over Eritrean involvement in the Tigray...

Hirut's experience reveals how displacement, poverty, and single motherhood collide to block care in East Gojjam.

• After fleeing Benishangul-Gumuz...

An attack in Walga town, 150 km from Addis Ababa, killed at least 14 and abducted over 10, showing armed violence extending into central Ethiopia...

Ethiopian armed groups from Oromia, Amhara, and Tigray are exploring cooperation to reduce clashes among themselves and pressure the federal...

The Trump administration removed sanctions on Eritrean Defense Forces, reversing Biden-era penalties for the Tigray war to strengthen ties with a key...

Sudan publicly rejects war with Ethiopia while accusing Addis Ababa of enabling RSF drone strikes and border incursions.

• Restraint message: Gen....

The Amhara struggle needs organization and activists, but it must not convert intellectuals into political cadres or suppress independent analysis. Effective political structure cannot come at the cost of critical thinking.

The abduction and 24-hour detention of Addis Standard Editor-in-Chief Yonas Kedir, during which security forces raided his newsroom and seized...

The US decision to strike Ethiopia from its arms export blacklist Friday signals a potential reassessment of post-Tigray war conditions, even as government troops keep clashing with rebels and tensions with Eritrea persist.

Renewed fighting and drone strikes in Tigray are forcing the temporary relocation of 20,000 university students to other campuses, after the Education...

El Niño-driven rainfall 50% below average is forcing strict hydropower limits and cutting power to bitcoin miners by 75%.

• Infrastructure strain:...