AllAfrica News: Ethiopia

• At Least 50 Civilians Killed in Extra-Judicial Execution By Security Forces, Armed Groups in Gambella - Report
  [Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Following the June 14th clash in the capital of Ethiopia's Gambella region between the region's security forces and coalition of armed groups Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and Gambella Liberation Front (GLF), civilian individuals were extra judicially killed, according to a new report by the state rights watchdog EHRC.
• Security Forces Accused of Killing Civilian
  [VOA] Adis Ababa -- Ethiopia's government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country's Gambella region in June.
• Is There a Path to Peace in the Tigray Conflict?
  [The New Humanitarian] Nairobi -- 'There's no confidence on either side that the other can be trusted.'
• Safaricom Expands Ethiopia Network Rollout to Awoday, Gondar Cities
  [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Safaricom has expanded its network coverage in Ethiopia, with a recent large-scale customer pilot in Awoday and Gondar cities.
• Amid Communication Blackout, Rights Commission Says More Than 100 Civilians Killed in Western Oromia
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported that more than 100 civilians were killed as a result of repeated identity-based violence perpetrated by irregular Amhara armed militia, members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), commonly named as "OLF/Shene" by authorities, as well as armed individuals in western Oromia, in Horo Guduru Zone over a period of three weeks.
• Politics of Nationalism and Federalism Without a Federation
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement made on Sunday September 11, 2022, the African Union Commission welcomed the announcement by the Regional Government of Tigray of its commitment for a peaceful resolution of the civil war as well as its willingness to participate in a robust African Union-led peace process. This news came amidst the resumption and intensification of militarized hostilities that started on 24 August 2022, and in the backdrop of the intensification of the conflict in Oromia since 09 April this year. In additio
• Bole Airport Customs Announce Seizing More Than 97kg Cocaine From Incoming Passenger
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Customs officials at Bole International Airport announced that they have seized 97.48 kilograms of cocaine from a passenger who arrived at Bole Airport from Nairobi, Kenya. The suspect was detained by the Customs police while attempting to smuggle in the cocaine in two suitcases.