Amhara

Dozens killed in latest ethnic clashes in Ethiopia - witnesses

Amhara regional government has confirmed the fighting as all security forces are working to calm the situation.

Ethiopia police, envoys from 32 countries enter Tigray capital Mekelle

Hundreds of officers enter Mekelle to secure vital installations, part of last month's peace deal, while three African generals assigned to lead monitoring team and envoys from almost three dozen countries also visit the war-torn region's main city.

First ICRC aid convoy arrives in Ethiopia's Tigray after peace deal

Trucks with tonnes of medical supplies and equipment arrive in Mekelle city, following signing of peace agreement by government and rebels in Pretoria and Nairobi, says International Committee of the Red Cross.

Local militia blamed for killing dozens in Ethiopia's Oromia region

More than 60 people were killed and over 70 wounded during ethnic violence in the western region's Amuru district from August 30 to 31, says Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.

Amnesty seeks probe into 'horrific' massacre in Ethiopia's Oromia region

Oromo Liberation Army denies its fighters killed over 400 Amhara civilians, the East African country's second-largest ethnic group after the Oromo.

Ethiopia parliament sets up body to investigate massacres

Parliament's announcement comes as African Union calls for a probe into killings in Oromia state's western area, where OLA rebels are accused of killing hundreds of people.

Ethiopia's Abiy accuses OLA rebels of new 'massacre' in Oromia region

"Citizens living in the Qellem Wollega zone of Oromia state have been massacred," Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed says, vowing to "eradicate" Oromo Liberation Army.

Sudan fires heavy artillery in troubled area bordering Ethiopia

Khartoum captures Jabal Kala al Laban and destroys a military base in the restive area, according to Sudanese military sources and local residents.

Hundreds reportedly killed in Ethiopia ethnic attack

More than 200 people, mostly from ethnic Amhara, have been killed in Ethiopia's Oromia region in an attack being blamed on a rebel group known as Oromo Liberation Army.

Journalists held in a wave of arrests in Ethiopia

The arrests have triggered international concern over "the narrowing space for freedom of expression and independent media" in the African country.

Rights body: Hundreds of civilians killed in Ethiopia's Amhara, Afar

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has catalogued a litany of abuses, including torture, gang rape and enforced disappearances, saying some may amount to war crimes.

Ethiopia military won't enter Tigray rebel heartland for now

Addis Ababa says its military will remain in recently-liberated northern Amhara and Afar regions, adding the TPLF rebels have been hit hard and are no longer capable of "executing wishes."