What Is News Today In Ethiopia?

The Tigray People's Liberation Front: A Human Rights Advocate for the Government

The conflict between the TPLF and pro-government forces has left seven million people in need of emergency assistance and two million displaced. Some human rights activists in Tigray are suggesting high-rise residential buildings have been bombed, but the military says it was targeting manufacturing and armament repair sites belonging to the Tigray People's Liberation Front. The pregnant mother is among eight people who have been wounded in the airstrike in Mekelle, the main city in Tigray in northern Ethiopia.

An arrest warrant for retired army generals and military officers suspected of involvement in the war between TPLF-Central Government

Police issued an arrest warrant for the second time for some retired army generals and military officers, who were suspected of being involved in the war between TPLF and the central government.

The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordination (UNICEC) in Tigray, Ethiopia

The humanitarian crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia is out of control with over five million people requiring food aid and 400,000 in famine-like conditions according to the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordination. In the past week, 78 trucks carrying aid arrived in Tigray, but 100 truckloads are needed daily.

The TPLF Conference 2019: A Brief Report on the Incompetence of Central Government in Ethiopia

The TPLF held a meeting in Tigray on July 9, 2019, in which they declared the current central government in Ethiopia to be incompetent and responsible for the country's current situation.

The Oromia region: a road map to the end of independence

The roads into the region have been blocked by the authorities. Access to cash and communications have been severely limited, and the region's electricity and fuel supplies are rapidly diminishing. Over the past year, the Oromia region has seen a number of abuses by government security forces, including arbitrary arrest, extrajudicial and public executions, enforced disappearances, and harassment of people with perceived links to Oromo rebel groups.

The Musical Scene of Ethiopia

The stage that Ethiopia's music artists used to display their crafts on was not up to date. They were usually demoted to Azmari Bet or Habesha Bet, small bars in shanty areas. Ethiopia has artists performing in modern theatres.

The Habesha 2000 in Ethiopia is a modern and big example of the Habesha Bet. Ethiopia has a comedy scene similar to that of the country, although mostly in theatres, local entertainment places and local community settings. Ethiopia has a large number of comedy videos produced by the comedians over the last decade or so.