3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (182+ words) TORONTO, Canada — As an armed rebel coalition takes shape in Ethiopia, reports are emerging that Abiy Ahmed’s government is manufacturing drones for military combat missions and other purposes. Ethiopia has been manufacturing drones at two factories since last year and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (321+ words) Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education discloses it may withhold student assignments to universities in the Tigray region this year, citing military use of campuses TORONTO, Canada — Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education disclosed this week that it may not assign students to universities…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (354+ words) Borkena 41 Nations Issue Joint UN Statement on Ethiopia Human Rights A coalition of 41 nations delivers a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council, raising alarm over ongoing security risks and human rights violations in Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya — A coalition…...

3+ day, 14+ 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…...

4+ day, 2+ hour 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, 12+ hour ago   (354+ words) By Girma Kebede London, United Kingdom The case for alliance rests on several practical considerations: • Collective political leverage. Major constituencies acting separately have limited capacity to shape a national settlement. Acting together creates a broader constituency for negotiated political change....

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (331+ words) Borkena Somaliland President Arrives in Washington to Push for Recognition President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi leads a high-level delegation to Washington to build on recent diplomatic milestones, expand security cooperation, and pursue international recognition (Nairobi, Kenya) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (218+ words) By late August, Ethiopia was best described not as a country at war, and not as a country at peace, but as a country holding four separate, unresolved fires. No single actor was strong enough to put any of them…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (266+ words) Borkena Desk (TORONTO, Canada) — The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) stated on Sunday that it remains firmly committed to peace and credible dialogue. However, the organization no longer appears to accept former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as a mediator. In…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (267+ words) Borkena U.S. Assistant Secretary Frank Garcia, Ethiopian FM Gedion Discuss Trade and Security High-level talks in Addis Ababa focus on strengthening U.S.-Ethiopia bilateral ties, expanding private-sector investment, and addressing security challenges in the Horn of Africa (Nairobi, Kenya) — Newly appointed United…...