Addis Standard Staffs Addis Abeba, April 08/2021 – Communication affairs bureau of Amaro Wereda, one of the Weredas in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS), said sustained attacks since last week by armed groups left at least 12 civilians killed, eight injured and more than 11, 000, mainly …

By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne  Addis Abeba, March 10/2021 – The opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has officially announced that it has withdrawn from the upcoming election. In an interview with Addis Standard the party’s interim public relations head, Batte Urgessa, a staggering number of names of the party’s leadership and …

By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne  Addis Abeba, March 01/2021 – Faced with delays of various types, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has, for the second time, postponed the candidate registration schedule, originally set to take place between 15 – 28 February 2021.    On February 27, the Board announced that …