A few months ago, farmer Belete Melke was sheltering from a heavy downpour in a remote village in Ethiopia's Amhara region ...

The Amhara diaspora stood by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed when the Tigrayans were begging Washington for help not that long ago. Now they’re the ones warning of genocide. With clashes between ...

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 ...

The Fano, a long-standing “self-defence” militia for the Amhara ethnic group, the second largest in Ethiopia, took up arms against the federal government in April 2023 after it tried to disarm ...

Addis Ababa — A permanent peace agreement has been signed between the Amhara National Regional State and Amhara Fano Popular Organization (AFPO). The agreement was signed by Arega Kebede, Chief ...

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 ...

Rising military tensions between neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea have put the Horn of Africa region on edge. A Facebook video of trucks filled with soldiers has been shared with a claim that the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — A shootout between militiamen and police officers killed three people Friday in the Ethiopian capital in a rare case of the country's many regional rebellions spilling into the city.