The Amhara Insurgency: External Influences and the Evolving ...
2 days ago · The Amhara fighting began in 2023 when the Ethiopian army announced a plan to dissolve the regional forces to integrate them into the army. The plan was rejected through mass protests that ultimately led to the ongoing war. The Amhara Region of Ethiopia has recently witnessed a significant escalation in violence and unrest.
Who is Fano? Inside Ethiopia’s Amhara rebellion
1 day ago · Many Amhara believed the edict would leave them defenceless against what they viewed as security threats from the rival regions of Tigray and Oromia. A sizable number of former special forces left for the bush where they joined Fano. Amhara anger with the government in Addis Ababa escalated into confrontation between Fano and regional forces.
Ethiopia: End the month-long arbitrary detention of thousands in Amhara …
Nov 6, 2024 · A joint task force composed of Ethiopia’s federal army and Amhara regional security authorities must end the month-long arbitrary mass detention of thousands in the Amhara region, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International research has found that since 28 September 2024 the task force has filled four makeshift …
Rights group urges Ethiopian authorities to end 'arbitrary' mass ...
Nov 6, 2024 · A similar report by the Human Rights Commission on October 23 documented 52 cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions between July 2023 and October 2024 in the Amhara and Oromia regions, as well as in the capital, Addis Abeba. The report detailed how individuals were taken from their homes or workplaces by security forces, often ...
ETHIOPIA CONFLICT TREND ANALYSIS: WESTERN OROMIA
Sep 24, 2024 · The seven zones generally considered to be part of western Oromia – Kellem Wollega, East and West Wollega, Horru Guduru Wollega, Illubabor, Buno Bedelle and Jimma – border three of Ethiopia’s other regional states: Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz and Gambella, as well as Upper Nile state in South Sudan.
OLA insurgency - Wikipedia
During early and mid-November 2021, a TDF–OLA joint offensive took several towns in North Shewa zone of Amhara Region along a major road leading south from Tigray Region to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, appearing to threaten a military attack on Addis Ababa.
The seven zones generally considered to be part of western Oromia – Kellem Wollega, East and West Wollega, Horru Guduru Wollega, Illubabor, Buno Bedelle and Jimma – border three of Ethiopia’s other regional states: Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz and Gambella, as well as Upper Nile state in South Sudan.
Fact Sheet: Crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region - ReliefWeb
Aug 11, 2023 · ACLED records nearly 30 clashes between the ENDF and Fano militias last week, with most concentrated in North Wello and West Gojam zones (see map attached). Fano militias managed to take...
Deepening Crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region - Human Rights Watch
Aug 9, 2023 · Years of violent unrest and armed conflict in Ethiopia have resulted in countless abuses in regions across the country. The last few weeks show there is no end in sight.
Ethiopia’s Ominous New War in Amhara | Crisis Group
Nov 16, 2023 · Abiy, who is from the Oromia region, has faced uprisings in all three of Ethiopia’s most powerful regions – Tigray, Oromia and now Amhara. This tangle of crises is corroding inter-ethnic relations and posing threats to the country’s stability.