Anti-apartheid Orthodox Oromo man killed by Oromia police sparks EOTC rebuke

Anti-apartheid Orthodox Oromo man killed by Oromia police sparks EOTC rebuke

The brutal murder of an Oromo-Orthodox man in Shashemene town by Oromia regional police has symbolized the key ideological difference between the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) and a breakaway rebel clergy in Oromia. Gemechu Gudina was an ethnic Oromo and one of the Orthodox faithful reportedly killed by Oromia police at the St. Michael […]

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“I give special thanks to PM Abiy” – Tigray rebel leader Debretsion

“I give special thanks to PM Abiy” – Tigray rebel leader Debretsion

TPLF head and leader of the Tigray rebellion Debretsion Gebremichael met the peace delegation sent by Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed on December 25.  Over two years after his TPLF group launched the war with a deadly “preemptive strike” on the federal government in November 2020, the rebel leader held a meeting with Ethiopian […]

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NY Media: TPLF leader admits Ethiopian airstrikes killed his security 

NY Media: TPLF leader admits Ethiopian airstrikes killed his security 

US news media The New Yorker on Monday reported Tigrayan leader Getachew Reda privately admitted Ethiopian airstrikes have hit TPLF’s military, contradicting Getachew’s previous claim that Ethiopian government targeted civilians in Tigray. The revelation was part of a new report by American journalist Jon Lee Anderson who compiled information he gained thru exclusive access to […]

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US diplomat Nagy interview on Tigray- “I have grudge on Isaias”

US diplomat Nagy interview on Tigray- “I have grudge on Isaias”

Exclusive AG interview with Former US Ambassador Nagy Awasa Guardian (AG), the premier English language independent media of southern Ethiopian nations, spoke with the former ambassador and US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Tibor P. Nagy on recent developments in Ethiopia and the region. Awasa Guardian: You recently said “Egypt, a country which does not contribute one drop […]

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6 Afar children “burned to death,” 2 more killed by TPLF artillery: NGO 

6 Afar children “burned to death,” 2 more killed by TPLF artillery: NGO 

Afar Pastoralists Development Association (APDA), one of the oldest NGOs in the region, confirmed 6 children “burned to death” by TPLF shelling, targeting Zone 4 of Afar state. The TPLF Tigrayan organization, which previously dominated Ethiopia for decades, has resumed war after rejecting the peace talks offered by the federal government. The news comes as locals […]

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Abiy Govt formed “back channel” with TPLF to avoid war: official 

Abiy Govt formed “back channel” with TPLF to avoid war: official 

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government allegedly opened backchannel “to avoid war and miscalculations,” according to a federal military official.  The official confirmed to AG the purpose of the back channel mechanism is solely to prevent military escalation during any potential flare ups in the long borders between rebel-held Tigray and the rest of the country. […]

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Even during TPLF revolt, Ethiopia keeps Tigrayan runners privilege

Even during TPLF revolt, Ethiopia keeps Tigrayan runners privilege

OPINION | By Andualem Hanjalo * From the ethnic Tigrayan Patriarch of the whole Ethiopian Orthodox Church, (in Abune Mathias), to Ethiopia’s top Minister of Defense (in Abraham Belay), who is also ethnic Tigrayan, it seems several high-profile Tigrayans are embraced in Ethiopia, despite the TPLF’s “Tigrayan insurrection” since 2020. Another under-reported area of privilege […]

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Oromo MP confirms ruling party members “sabotaging” Abiy & helping OLA

Oromo MP confirms ruling party members “sabotaging” Abiy & helping OLA

(Awasa Guardian) –  In a shocking admission of guilt, key member of the ruling Oromia Prosperity Party (PP) MP Hangassa Ahmed confirmed regional officials are colluding with the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) shene militant group, which is responsible for much of the mass killings of ethnic minorities. The member of parliament said his life will be […]

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