"A Southern Light at the end of the Tunnel"
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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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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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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(AG) Over 500 Ethiopian women lost jobs this week as direct result of US sanctions, an industrial manager told Awasa Guardian (AG) with condition of anonymity. The manager, who blamed US support for an insurrection in the northern Tigray region, said several local & foreign companies based in Hawasa-Sidama that exported to the US are […]
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The Hadiya Development Association built a statue commemorating Col. Bezabih Petros, one of the most accomplished Air Force pilots in Ethiopian history. Bezabih became a legendary figure in the Ethiopian air force after he shot down a US-made fighter jet used by the then Mogadishu government during the Somalia invasion of Ethiopia in 1977. In […]
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After several weeks of shelling Afar border towns, TPLF rebels have “captured Magale and Abala” areas, the ARS communication office confirmed today. Thousands of Afars have been displaced and dozens of civilians killed in the Tigrayan offensive, as of January 24. The TPLF offensive into Afar zone 2 began soon after the Ethiopian government declared […]
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The Former Ethiopian Minister of Women & Children, Filsan Ahmed, continues to face criticism from her native Somali community for her alleged failure to oppose dangerous nativism inside a media enterprise she founded. “Regulators gave her station several warnings, but a mass media inciting atrocity by claiming minorities do not belong in Jigjiga is simply […]
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The new South-West Regional State will officially kick off its inaugural government on November 8, according to AG source. Voters in six regions of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) held a referendum on September 30 and approved the proposal with over 96 percent voting in favor of a smaller multiethnic state. The […]
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By Samuel Gabisso As the United States government seeks to impose punitive sanctions on Ethiopian government’s effort to fight back against insurrection in Tigray, the US Department of Treasury is “unable to find any major financial assets to freeze, belonging to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed,” according to an AG source investigation. The investigation’s report says […]
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AG Staff Awasa Guardian (AG) has been one of the premier sources of information on the ongoing TPLF insurrection in northern Ethiopia. Our writers and guest contributors have spotlighted the human rights abuses committed by all sides in the conflict since the Tigray conflict began in November 2020. Our articles have since been shared by […]
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