13+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1538+ words) By Dagmawi S Mikael Ethiopia’s contemporary political crisis cannot be understood solely through the language of ethnicity, nor can it be reduced to a catalogue of historical grievances. Beneath competing narratives of liberation, domination, exclusion, and self determination lies a…...

20+ hour, 24+ min ago   (843+ words) The Anywaa and Nuers are sometimes described as traditional enemies. But history is more complicated than that. Testimonies from elders, together with historical accounts, suggest that colonial and state policies contributed to divisions and competition between communities. The broader history…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (334+ words) borkena.com EHRC Report Cites Ruling Party Voter Influence in Ethiopian Election The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission releases its final monitoring report, revealing ruling party voter influence and operational obstacles during the 7th General Election (Nairobi, Kenya) — The Ethiopian Human Rights…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (581+ words) Washington, D.C. — Ethiopian Americans are urging members of the United States Congress and the Administration to pay urgent attention to the continuing human-rights and civilian-protection crisis in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. Ethiopian Americans emphasized that the situation should…...

5+ day, 7+ min ago   (308+ words) borkena.com AU Early Warning Capacity Tested as Northern Ethiopia Tensions Rise Human Rights Watch warns that escalating military mobilization and violent disputes in northern Ethiopia are pushing African Union conflict prevention mechanisms to a severe test (Nairobi, Kenya) — Human…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (134+ words) A reported federal drone strike in the Hintalo district of Ethiopia’s Tigray region leaves three members of the same family dead, including a toddler TORONTO, Canada — The Ethiopian government has continued to carry out drone strikes in the Tigray region....

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (341+ words) Fano Forces Claim Retreat of Ethiopian Defense Force Division in North Wollo (TORONTO, Canada) — Fano forces state that they forced the 65th division of the Ethiopian Defense Force to retreat from the Bugna district in Lasta, North Wollo, in the Amhara…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) (TORONTO, Canada) — Fourteen Ethiopian government soldiers were reportedly killed in Sanka, in the North Wollo zone of the Amhara region, with several others wounded. Sources from the area told a Borkena reporter in Addis Ababa that the casualties occurred following…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (323+ words) (Nairobi, Kenya) — Health experts have raised alarms over the rapid escalation of severe childhood and adolescent obesity in Ethiopia, where prevalence rates have surpassed 8.3 percent—a figure equivalent to the entire population of Togo or the combined populations of Liberia…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (363+ words) (Nairobi, Kenya) — Over 15,000 ethnic Amhara residents have been forcibly displaced, hundreds killed, and entire villages razed in East Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, following a wave of violent sweeps carried out by Oromia Special Forces, local Oromia militias, and Geda Commando…...