In the Amhara region, a nationalist militia is waging an insurgency against the government, leaving thousands dead and millions more in need of aid.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's army said on Friday its troops had killed more than 300 fighters from the Fano armed group in ...

The instability roiling Ethiopia is intensifying in Amhara, the second-largest region, which is following Tigray and Oromia by hosting rebels that threaten to oust the federal government in Addis ...

Fresh fighting erupted in the second-biggest town of Ethiopia’s turbulent Amhara region as militiamen clashed with the military over government plans to disarm local forces. Fighters from a militia ...

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 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Violent unrest is escalating in Ethiopia’s Amhara region as federal security forces clash with a local ethnic militia, leading the deputy prime minister in an unusually outspoken ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Mobile internet access was down in parts of Ethiopia's Amhara region and flights to two cities were cancelled on Thursday, following days of clashes between the federal military ...

Fighting is escalation of dispute between former allies Deputy prime minister says Amhara security problems a concern ADDIS ABABA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's military has clashed with fighters from ...

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," ...