Human Rights Watch (HRW) characterized Ethiopia's human rights situation in 2024 as "dire," citing widespread conflict, restrictions on civil society, and impunity for abuses. The organization's ...

The incident reflects a worrisome reality in Oromia, where boys in their early teenage years are being forcibly recruited ...

In fact, for Dr. Youwei Yang, chief economist at BIT Mining, Ethiopia’s ultra-low electricity costs provide the firm with a ...

Media access to northern Ethiopia is heavily restricted by the authorities. The region has seen recent clashes between the military and an ethnic Amhara militia known as the Fano. Go to BBCAfrica ...

Fano, a militia in the surrounding Amhara region ... group were allies in the fight against Tigrayan forces from northern Ethiopia, who launched a rebellion in 2020. The conflict ended with ...

Ethiopian army spokesman Getnet Adane told a press conference this week that fighters claiming to be from the local militia Fano were responsible for the violence. "We will take measures against ...

The Fano fighters were allied with the Ethiopian government during the Tigray war from 2020 to 2022, but they had a falling-out after the ceasefire. The Fano accused the government of sidelining ...

Lost generation' - Amhara is Ethiopia's second most populous region, home to some 23 million people, but has been roiled by conflict since April 2023. The Fano "self-defence" militia took up arms ...

This shift has significantly influenced Somalia’s alignment with Egypt, as both seek to counter Ethiopia’s growing influence. Second, the Fano militia, an armed ethnic nationalist group from ...