Amhara

Ethiopia's Amhara regional president called on all armed residents to mobilize for the fight against rebels from the conflict-ridden Tigray Sunday, calling it a "survival campaign," state media reported. Amhara borders Tigray to the south and the two regions are involved in a decades-old land war that has become central to the eight-month-old war in Tigray. Sunday's statement from Amhara regional president Agegnehu Teshager echoes a call from the president of Ethiopia's Afar region just east of Tigray. Together, the…

In Ethiopia, the Tigrayan rebel offensive continues in the north. Eight months after the start of the war, they captured the provincial capital of Mekele and the majority of Tigray province and are now trying to seize Wolkaït-Tegede, countries west of Tigray, captured in November by militiamen from the nearby Amhara region. They are determined to defend this territory today. Much more than a simple…

In the city of Dansha, west of Tigray, the Amharase militias are preparing for the next Tigrayan offensive. Reportage. With our special correspondent in Dansha,Noé Rochet-Bodin When she is not patrolling the countryside, 33-year-old Fanos Tchekole finds her three children at the café she runs in Dansha. "We were told we would go on duty and we went out, we spent the week in the woods," she says. We can not find rest, we are still suffering, until now. I left these kids to go, I stayed there for 5 or 6 days without…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in Ethiopia could escalate in the coming weeks following strong statements from Amhara regional forces and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who blamed the Tigray Defense Force of "challenge" throughout the unilateral ceasefire declared a few weeks ago. On Tuesday, the Tigray Defense Forces, also known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray captured the southern city of Alamata, dislodging regional Amhara forces that had been in control for several months. The Tigray Defense Forces…

REPORT: Amhara troops attack Tigers in Humera and Alamata NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in Tigray could be far from over despite the declaration of a ceasefire, Axadlehas learned, due to the lingering antagonism in the region, mainly targeting the Tigray community that lives in the north of. Ethiopia. According to a report published by EritreaHub, residents of the towns of Humera and Alamata…

Ethiopia: Amhara troops pledge to "resist" TPLF provocation NAIROBI, Kenya - Amhara regional forces will not engage in fighting with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray Regional President Agegnehu Teshager said, ending speculation that the two sides were engaging in violent clashes. Last week, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray, also known as the Tigray Defense Forces…

TPLF rejects ceasefire in Tigray, promises to "completely" crush Eritrean and Amhara troops NAIROBI, Kenya - The war in the Tigray region and its surroundings seems far from over, following the rejection of a ceasefire by the Tigray Defense Forces , formerly known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray , which has controlled the region for decades. Ethiopian National Defense Forces…

The latest ethnic violence in Ethiopia's Amhara region has left many dead and displaced hundreds of thousands, a federal official said on Friday. The attack with gunfire and widespread arson has increased fears of insecurity in Africa's second most populous country ahead of the national elections scheduled for June. The Amhara region is dominated by the ethnic Amhara group, Ethiopia's second largest. The violence started last week in the special zones North Shoa and Oromo, of which the latter is populated mainly by…

Two months before the legislative and municipal elections in Ethiopia, tensions are not diminishing. In March, clashes between Amhara and Oromo, the country's two main ethnic groups, left more than 300 dead, according to figures from a federal official. The violence affected two areas from the Amhara region North Shewa and the north of the country. It is the attack on an imam in front of a mosque in Oromo's special zone that would have triggered these gatherings between communities, according to a local official, Endale…