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In recent years, there has been a growing push to introduce Ge'ez as a language subject in schools across the Amhara Regional State. This initiative has gained particular momentum after Prime Minister ...
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2025 (ENA)—The Amhara region has been currently making strides toward peace and development, Chief Administrator of the region, Arega Kebede revealed.
Crisis in Amhara Ethiopia’s other major crisis is an insurgency in the Amhara region. A plethora of small ethnic militias (“Fano”) fought alongside the Ethiopian government during the 2020-2022 Tigray ...
Subsequently, Amhara militias launched an insurgency against Abiy's government that now engulfs much of the Amhara region.
‘Ethiopia has entered a new era of disregard for national, regional and international human rights obligations’ - Tigere Chagutah A joint task force composed of Ethiopia’s federal army and Amhara ...
The Amhara region is not just a geographical territory; it is an ancient bastion of Ethiopian sovereignty, where the first breaths of empire took shape. Amhara’s rich history of leadership and ...
Ethiopia’s army said it has launched a major operation against Fano rebel groups in the Amhara region, as the conflict continues, despite calls by rights groups and international partners for a ...
Abiy’s response to the Amhara rebellion has been self-defeating. In April 2023, he announced a new “law enforcement operation” in the region, sending in federal troops that have used indiscriminate ...
Nationalism sparked by simmering ethnic strife – rooted in conflict between disparate ethnic groups and triggered by language, influence and resources – is tearing Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church apart.
The second is the 2020-2022 Tigray war, which dealt further divide between the Amhara and Tigrayan communities, two national groups representing differing views of state-building in Ethiopia but had ...
A restive Amhara needs the Council’s attention Continuing conflict in Amhara region threatens stability beyond Ethiopia’s borders should decisive action not be taken.