Category: Ethiopia

Ethiopia Says Ex-Foreign Minister Killed by Military After Refusing to Surrender

NAIROBI — Ethiopia said on Jan. 13 its military had killed three members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party, including former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. The three Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) officials were killed, and five other party members were captured, after they refused to surrender to the military, the government’s task…


Watchdog: More Than 80 Dead in New Massacre in Ethiopia

NAIROBI, Kenya—The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Wednesday it has received information that over 80 civilians were killed early Tuesday in the latest massacre in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region. “These harrowing killings have to stop,” senior adviser Aaron Maasho said. “For the umpteenth time, we call on authorities at the federal and regional level to…