| War Breaks Out Between Federal Government, Tigray Region of Ethiopia
By Staff Reporter
 November 3, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- War broke out between Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigray region after the regional government attacked military camp housing federal troops in the region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced.
In a recorded video message, Abiy said the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) on Tuesday night attacked a military camp, killing several soldiers and destroying military equipment.
According to the Premier, TPLF also launched attacks in Mekele and other places of the region as well as in the Dalshah area bordering the Amhara region but shielded.<
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| Tigray Region Chief Warns “All-Out War” against Central Government
By Staff Reporter
 November 3, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Ethiopia’s Tigray regional president Deberetsion Gebremichael has warned “all-out war” against the federal government if Addis Ababa carries out its threat to launch attacks targeting the people of Tigray.
Briefing journalists on Monday, Debretsion accused the federal government of transforming political and economic pressures into forceful measures against the regional government.
Accordingly, he called on the people of the region to stand in unison to defend the possible attack from the federal government.
"We have finalized preparati
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| Dozens of Ethnic Amharas Massacred in Western Ethiopia
By Staff Reporter
 November 3, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- The rebel Oromo Liberation Front known as ‘OLF Shene’ on Sunday night massacred at least 34 ethnic Amharas in Guliso district, Qanqa locality in western Ethiopia, the Oromia Police Commission has said.
Described as one of the most deadly massacres in Ethiopia’s history by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the death toll from the attack is expected to surge as 11 people are missing.
Commissioner General Ararsa Merdassa on Tuesday told journalists that 34 people were killed in the attack and 11 others also went missing. A school and 50-60 houses were burned by the rebel group.<
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| Ministry of Defense Denounces TPLF for Disseminating Wrong Information
By Staff Reporter
 November 1, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Defense issued a statement blaming the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) for disseminating wrong information that the Ethiopian federal army has turned into partisan and disregarding the sovereignty of the nation.
The Ministry accused TPLF of sending wrong messages that the defense force can not restructure, assign army leaders, and supervise its activities until it is ordered to do so by Ethiopian political forces.
According to the Ministry’s statement, TPLF has intended to thwart national duties and responsibilities of the nation
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| TPLF Demands PM Abiy Ahmed Must Resign before Peace Talks: ICG
By Staff Reporter
 October 30, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- The International Crisis Group (ICG) said the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) has set the resignation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as a precondition for a peace talks to kick off with the federal government.
In a report entitled ‘Streeing Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis Away from Conflict’, ICG said the transitional government should assume power and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed must go before negotiations begin between the two warring forces.
“The standoff could trigger a damaging conflict that may even rip the Ethiopian state asunder.
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| Forms of Human Violence (Part I)
By Abel Merawi
 October 29, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Have you ever wondered about violence? Specifically, have you seen how violent we humans can be? The act of violence fits well into its definition, which can be summarized as: An act of aggression that is manifested in being wild and turbulent and result in injuries and destruction. This definition revels the meaning of violence based on its manifestation, but doesn’t say anything about the source of violence. Moreover, it might as well be the property of humans, animals or even natural forces. Natural forces like floods and animals can also be wild and cause destruction. However, violence car
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| Deadly Disputes Leaves At Least 27 People Dead in Eastern Ethiopia
By Staff Reporter
 October 29, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Deadly disputes between ethnic Afar and Somali peoples in eastern Ethiopia have left at least 27 people dead and several others wounded, officials from the Somali regional state have said.
The disputes occurred along their common border areas between Monday to Wednesday and at least 27 civilians were killed, the regional government said in a statement.
Somali Issa tribe representative Mohammed Mussie told DW Amharic service that additional two individuals were killed by unidentified gunmen while funeral ceremonies for the dead were taking place.
Currently memb
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| Court Hands Down up to Life Imprisonment over Attempt to Kill PM Abiy Ahmed
By Staff Reporter
 October 27, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Ethiopia’s High Court on Tuesday handed down 5 years to life imprisonments against five individuals who were found guilty over the failed assignation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
The individuals were found guilty of killing two people and wounding more than 150 others by throwing a hand grenade during a rally held on June 23, 2018 in support of the reforms Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had introduced, the court’s prosecutor said.
Accordingly, Tilahun Getachew who threw the bomb at the the Prime Minister but fell short in the crowd was sentenced to
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| Abiy's Government Has Become Dictatorship and Partisan: NAMA
By Staff Reporter
 October 27, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- The National Movement of Amhara (NAMA) issued a statement accusing PM Abiy Ahmed's federal government of turning into a dictatorship and partisan force beholdened to a single ethnic group.
NAMA blamed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led government for failing or unwilling to stop targeted killings in which members of security forces were involved against ethnic Amharas in Oromia, Benishangul Gumuz and South Nations Nationalities and People (SNNP) regions.
NAMA in a statement said the central government will take the prime responsibility for failing to prevent, stop and
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| Tigray Region Accuses Federal Government of Freezing World Bank’s Safetynet Budget
By Staff Reporter
October 24, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Ethiopia’s Tigray region accused the federal government of freezing the quarterly budget of 285 million birr that the World Bank has provided for the implementation of safety net programs in the regional state.
The regional government in a statement said as many as 1.5 million Tigryans largely farmers are at risk of hunger as the federal government is not transferring the bank’s fund to the region’s Agriculture and Rural Development Bureau.
Ethiopia’s Safety Net Program reaches an estimated nine million people across the regions
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| The ‘Having’ Mentality
By Abel Merawi
 October 22, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Let us begin with a question Erich Fromm asks in his book ‘To have and to Be’: Who are you? Are you what you have or something else? If you are what you have, who will you be when you lose your possession? Your reply depends on your personal disposition or character. However, just like the individual, every age has its own character. This character is a mentality we develop in our relation to the world. Modern age is characterized by the ‘having’ mentality. In the individual, this mentality is manifested by the tendency to own things in order to enjoy them. In society, it is represented in capit
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| Unidentified Gunmen Kill 12 Civilians in Southern Ethiopia
By Staff Reporter
 October 21, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- At least 12 civilians have been killed and others wounded when unidentified gunmen attacked farming villages in southern Ethiopia, according to local officials.
The attackers killed 12 farmers and wounded five others in a surprise attack in Shubi locality- Gura Ferda district in Bench Sheko zone, Commander of the Gura Ferda District Police Bekele Beyene told local media.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which took place in an area over 400km south of the capital Addis Ababa.
The farmers were killed while they had social gathering and currently membe
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| Tension Between Federal Government, Tigray Region Worsening
By Staff Reporter
 October 20, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Tensions between Ethiopia’s federal government and northern Tigray region continue to worsen with the region’s president Debretsion Gebremichael accused Abiy’s administration of obstructing control of desert locust invasion in the region.
The allegation comes after the federal government reportedly confiscated ‘fighting drones’ belonging to the Tigray regional state at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
The desert locust has damaged crop production on thousands of hectares of land in Ethiopia’s Amhara, Oromia, Afar, Tigray and Som
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| Abiy Expresses Confidence in Security Forces Despite Continued Attacks
By Staff Reporter
October 19, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed full confidence over the ability of the Ethiopian security forces to defend the territorial integrity, protect the nation from insurgency and foil terrorist attacks.
The premier speech followed series comments mostly from the opposition forces that the nation is nearing disintegration due to unfolding religious and ethnic based attacks which the government failed to stop.
“The premier’s speech was so maddening” a member of ethnic Amharas whose relatives were killed by recent attacks in Metekel Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz
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| Segregated Justice
By Abel Merawi
 October 18, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- I will begin our present discourse with John Rawls and his idea of ‘veil of ignorance’ in discussing justice and fairness. Imagine yourself standing behind a veil or a curtain that makes you ignorant of your identity. You stand behind this curtain, unconscious of your physical, mental, social, religious and economic status that constitute part of your identity. You do not know your gender; you don’t know your family and their social status. You don’t even know your mental ability and the special skills you possess. Racial or ethnic identity are yet to be discovered, so you remain ignorant to s
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| Group Narcissism
By Abel Merawi
 October 16, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- It is customary to cite some Greek literature to shade light on many issues. The reason has to do with their genius in employing artistic creativity to show profound universal aspects of the human condition. I too will use the following Greek legend to exemplify the central idea. Once lived a lad named Narcissus. He was at the prime of his life with unparalleled beauty that captured the heart of every girl. But that was not all, the beautiful maiden goddess named Echo, was also hopelessly in love with him. But the heart of Narcissus was filled with vanity to the point of rejecting even the love of a goddess
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| Amhara Region Accuses Benishangul-Gumuz of Collaborating with Armed Men
By Staff Reporter
 October 15, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Ethiopia’s Amhara region has accused officials of neighboring Benishangul Gumuz region of collaborating with armed men over the massacre of ethnic Amhara, Agew, and Shinasha people.
The allegation comes after gunmen launched a fresh attack in the Mandura district of the Benishangul Gumuz region on the night of October 11 and killed at least 12 innocent ethnic Amhara and Agew people.
Benishangul Gumuz region’s Security Bureau Head Gashu Dugaz told local media that the attack was triggered by personal conflict which resulted in the death of an individu
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| Alleged Killer of Hachalu Hundessa Pleads Not Guilty
By Staff Reporter
 October 14, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- The alleged killer of a prominent Ethiopian Oromo singer, Tilahun Yami, has pleaded not guilty, Ezega.com has learned.
Two months ago, Tilahun pleaded guilty that he had killed the singer Hachalu Hundessa whose death sparked ethnic unrest that left at least 200 people dead in late June and early July.
The Oromia police chief said 145 civilians and 11 security personnel died in Oromia region alone after the singer’s death. Ten people were killed in the capital Addis Ababa.
The other three co-defendants of Tilahun Yami namely Kebede Gemechu, Abdi Alemayehu and Lamrot K
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| At Least Twenty TPLF Members Quit Regional Party, Join PP
By Staff Reporter
 October 13, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- In a surprise move, at least 20 members of the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) have joined the ruling Prosperity Party defecting from their regional party.
Speaking to the media, the former TPLF officials who are working in Addis Ababa City Administration said they have lost confidence in TPLF which according to them conducted regional elections in defiance of the decision passed by House of Federation (HoF).
“TPLF has already lost public support and it is working to destabilize the nation. We believe the ruling party is striving to meet the needs of the general public i
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| Abiy Ahmed Allowed Eritrean President to ‘Rape Ethiopia’: Seyoum Mesfin
By Staff Reporter
 October 13, 2020 (Ezega.com) -- Former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin has accused Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of allowing Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki to “rape Ethiopia” under the guise cooperation.
In an interview with Tigray Mass Media Agency, Seyoum stated the deployment of Eritrean security forces in the Ethiopian soil against the sovereignty of the nation in an attempt to cleanse the legacy of the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF).
Seyoum Mesfin who called Abiy Ahmed as “former Ethiopian Prime Minister,” asserting the end of his term in office, sai
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