PinnedEastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Oromia ReportTAYE DENDEA: “Our unity and peace has been disrupted by….In a lengthy Facebook post made on July 22nd, 2022, Prosperity Party official and State Minister of Peace Taye Dendea blasted the recent…Jul 23, 2022Jul 23, 2022
PinnedEastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Oromia ReportEthiopian parliamentarian says government forces are committing massacres to frame the Oromo…In a bombshell Facebook Live video, Hangaasa Adem Ibrahim, a member of the federal parliament, called out Oromia state officials for…Jul 7, 2022Jul 7, 2022
Eastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Eastern TimesDangote to expand cement operations in EthiopiaRejecting an offer by the Ministry of Mines to invest in the fertilizer market; Dangote has opted to expand cement production in the…Jul 6, 2022Jul 6, 2022
Eastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Oromia ReportOromo and Gumuz rebels fighting side by sideThe Oromo Liberation Army and Gumuz People’s Democratic Movement are reportedly fighting side by side in western Ethiopia.Oct 30, 2021Oct 30, 2021
Eastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Eastern TimesCoal shortage in Ethiopia as Gumuz insurgency intensifiesClashes between Ethiopian forces and the Gumuz People’s Democratic Movement (GPDM) has affected coal mining in the crucial Kamashi…Oct 30, 2021Oct 30, 2021
Eastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Oromia ReportOromo Liberation Army claims to have launched “cleanup operations” against government forcesAccording to Odaa Tarbii, an Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) spokesperson, the armed group has intensified its operations with the aim of…Jul 5, 2021Jul 5, 2021
Eastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Eastern TimesEU envoy says Ethiopian officials told him they intend to “wipe out” ethnic TigrayansFinnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told members of the European parliament that Ethiopian officials had told him they intended to…Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021
Eastern Times Editorial TeamEthiopia’s Foreign Ministry blasts African human rights commissionIn a lengthy statement posted on its Facebook page, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs attacked the African Commission on Human and…Jun 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021
Eastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Eastern TimesJoint investigation to begin in TigrayThe United Nations and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission have signed an agreement to conduct a joint-investigation into human rights…May 15, 2021May 15, 2021
Eastern Times Editorial TeaminThe Oromia ReportOromo Liberation Army detains Chinese nationalsIn a press release sent out today, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) claims it has “detained three Chinese nationals involved in mining…May 15, 2021May 15, 2021