Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he fights for the Fano, a loose collection of groups taking on Ethiopia’s military in one of its most populous and powerful regions. The ...

More than two and a half years after the armed confrontation erupted in Ethiopia's Amhara region in April 2023, developments from early 2026 underscore not only the persistence of the war but also its ...

With no sign yet of a diplomatic off-ramp, this analysis explores the conflict dynamics that could lead to war.

Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region. This conflict in Ethiopia’s north erupted less ...

Ethiopian workers set up new tents in the newly established Awulala refugee camp, near Maganan, 80 km from the Sudanese border in Ethiopia's Amhara region, on February 28, 2024. [AFP] A few months ago ...

Ethiopia has taken a significant – though fragile – step towards easing one of its most volatile internal crises with the signing of a peace agreement between the Amhara Regional State Government and ...

The Ethiopian government, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is waging war against its own people—specifically, the Amhara. Amhara men, women, and children are being killed and arrested not for their ...

The use of military drones is spreading across Africa, further destabilising countries facing deep tensions between typically authoritarian governments and rebel groups. While these governments have ...

A few months ago, farmer Belete Melke was sheltering from a heavy downpour in a remote village in Ethiopia's Amhara region when suddenly gunfire erupted around him. "We were caught in the crossfire," ...