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August 4 – Due to the clashes between Fano and ENDF, the Ethiopian government declared a six-month state of emergency in the Amhara Region. [64] The war was waged by Abiy Ahmed in April 2023 with measures to consolidate power by dissolving the Fano militia and Amhara Special Forces in the Amhara region.
A six-month state of emergency was declared on 4 August 2023 by the Ethiopian government in response to severe conflict and instabilities in Amhara Region after the Amhara militia Fano and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) clashed in several locations in the region on 1 August. [1]
This is a list of journalists and activists detained in Ethiopia in 2023. [1] [2] CPJ [3] reported that in April 2023 alone, 47 human rights organizations made calls on the government of Ethiopia to end internet shut downs and digital communications access.
The War in Amhara is an armed conflict and insurgency in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia that began in April 2023 between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian government.The conflict started after the government attempted to dissolve the Amhara Special Forces and other regional forces as part of a plan to reform and centralize the country's security apparatus, and integrate them into the federal ...
On 22 January 2023, three bishops in Oromia Region diocese led by Abune Sawiros illegally formed 25-episcopate named “Holy Synod of Oromia Nations and Nationalities.” [3] Three days later, the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church excommunicated the group, accusing the Abiy Ahmed government for meddling to the church's affair.
Its name was changed to Ethiopian News Source in 1964, then to its present name of Ethiopian News Agency in 1967. [4] In 1995, it became a semi-autonomous agency under a board that is accountable to the House of Peoples' Representatives. Its autonomy is very limited, with the government having full control. [5]
On 1 August 2023, full-scale war erupted between Fano and the ENDF in the context of War in Amhara, fighting occurred in Gondar, Debre Tabor and Debre Markos in the first day. On 2 August, Fano seized Lalibela .
On 6 February 2023 a referendum was held in the Wolayita, Gamo, Gofa, South Omo, Gedeo, and Konso Zones, as well as the Dirashe, Amaro, Burji, Ale, and Basketo special woredas of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNP) of Ethiopia, on whether the included areas should leave SNNP and form their own Region.