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2026.6.5 Judge and Defendant’s Wife Killed in Courtroom After Family Property Ruling, Lawyer Says
Toronto -A defendant shot dead a presiding judge and his ex-wife during a court hearing on a family property dispute in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
The incident occurred on Thursday in Holeta, about 42 kilometres from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, DW Amharic reported on Friday.
The family case had been going on for about a year, according to Tesfaye Megersa, lawyer for the deceased. The court passed a ruling about two weeks ago.
The proceeding on Thursday was convened to address the implementation of the ruling from two weeks ago.
Aknaw Bekele, the defendant, pulled a handgun after hearing the ruling on the implementation and shot his ex-wife, Almaz, to death.
They had several properties together. The implementation ruling was for the money in the defendant’s bank account to be frozen and the properties to be shared equally.
Judge Worke Fekensa was reportedly screaming when she noticed that Aknaw was preparing to shoot again, according to an eyewitness account from a lawyer who rushed out of the courtroom in panic, fearing for his life.
This time, he was firing at the presiding judge. The lawyer told DW Amharic that he heard multiple gunshots.
The couple lived together for several decades. They have eight children together. The youngest is about 17 years old.
The slain judge was laid to rest on Friday.
According to the Oromia Regional Supreme Court, there were other suspects in the murder case. They are in custody, it said, without specifying their number.
The suspect was apparently trying to kill himself as well. He shot himself and is said to be wounded. No further details were available on whether his condition is life-threatening.
“It is not acceptable under any circumstance,” the court said in a statement shared on its social media page.

2026.5.29 Whereabouts Of Those Kidnapped In Gohatsion Remains Unknown
Toronto – The whereabouts of those kidnapped from the latest bus attack near Gohatshion in the Amhara region of Ethiopia is still unknown.
Passengers from two passenger buses known locally as Tata were abducted on Thursday around 10:30 a.m. about six kilometers from Gohatsion town. This is the second kidnapping of passengers in less than a week.
As reported yesterday, 12 passengers were killed while in the bus when the gunmen shot. More details emerged on Friday.
According to an Ethiopian Media Service (EMS) report, two of the victims were women.
Several others were wounded ; seven of them are reportedly in hospital in Fiche town.
Two of the victims killed in the attack are women. There was also a four year old boy, according to an EMS report which cited residents from the area.
The source shared some of the names of the victims from the latest attack :
1) Temesgen Ayene
2) Emamaye Shiferaw
3) Abera Dagne
4) Embiale Yenealem
Names of women victims unspecified at the time of this writing.
The conditions or locations of more that 40 passengers unaccounted for.
The government has not released information about the incident.
There is a tendency to link the recurring attacks and kidnappings to gunmen whom the government allegedly organized in the name of radical ethnic Oromo nationalists.
However, there were many reports over the past five years or so when the militant Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) was linked to massacres, kidnappings and even passenger bus attacks.

2026.5.4 በመቐለ ዛሬ ምሽት የቦምብ ፍንዳታ መድረሱን የከተማይቱ ፖሊስ አረጋገጠ
በትግራይ ክልል፣ መቐለ ከተማ፣ ዛሬ ምሽት ሁለት ሰዓት ገደማ የቦምብ ፍንዳታ መከሰቱን የከተማይቱ ፖሊስ ለ“ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” ገለጸ። ፍንዳታው የደረሰው በትግራይ ክልል ምክር ቤት እና በክልሉ ጊዜያዊ አስተዳደር ፕሬዝዳንት ጽህፈት ቤት መካከል ባለ ቦታ ላይ እንደሆነ የከተማይቱ ፖሊስ አስታውቋል።
ፖሊስ ይህን ከማስታወቁ አስቀድሞ ክስተቱን በተመለከተ በማህበራዊ የትስስር ገጾች የተጋሩ መረጃዎች፤ የቦምብ ፍንዳታው የደረሰው በትግራይ ክልል ምክር ቤት ውስጥ እንደሆነ አመልክተው ነበር። ይህን በተመለከተ ከ“ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” ጥያቄ የቀረበላቸው የመቐለ ከተማ ፖሊስ አዛዥ ኮማንደር ሀዱሽ ህዱግ መረጃዎቹን አስተባብለዋል።
የቦምብ ፍንዳታው የደረሰው የክልሉ ምክር ቤት እና የጊዜያዊ አስተዳደር ፕሬዝዳንት ጽህፈት ቤቱን ከሚለየው አስፋልት 500 ሜትር ርቆ ካለ ቦታ ላይ እንደሆነ ኮማንደር ሀዱሽ ለ“ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” ተናግረዋል። በፍንዳታው በሰውም ሆነ በንብረት ላይ የደረሰ ጉዳት እንደሌለ የገለጹት ኮማንደሩ፤ የከተማው ፖሊስ ድርጊቱን ማን እንዳፈጸመው በማጣራት ላይ መሆኑን አስረድተዋል።
የዛሬ ምሽቱ የቦምብ ፍንዳታ የደረሰው፤ በ2012 ዓ.ም. በተካሄደ አወዛጋቢ ምርጫ የተቋቋመው የትግራይ ክልል ምክር ቤት፤ በነገው ዕለት አስቸኳይ ስብሰባ ሊያካሄድ እንደሆነ በማህበራዊ የትስስር ገጾች መረጃዎች ሲዘዋወሩ መዋሉን ተከትሎ ነው። የክልሉ ምክር ቤቱ ስብሰባ ነገ ማክሰኞ እንደሚካሄድ ቢነገርም፤ “ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” ያነጋገረቻቸው ቀድሞ የህወሓት፣ አሁን ደግሞ የስምረት ፓርቲ አባል የሆኑ የምክር ቤት አባላት ግን ምንም ዓይነት ጥሪ እንዳልደረሳቸው ገልጸዋል።
እነዚህ የክልሉ ምክር ቤት ተመራጮች ይህን ቢሉም፤ የህወሓት ቃል አቃባይ የሆኑት አቶ ሚካኤለ አስገዶም ዛሬ ምሽት በፌስ ቡክ ገጻቸው ላይ ባሰፈሩት መልዕክት፤ የትግራይ ክልል የቀድሞው ምክር ቤት ስብሰባ በነገው ዕለት እንደሚካሄድ ማረጋገጫ ሰጥተዋል። አቶ ሚካኤለ በዚሁ መልዕክታቸው፤ በክልሉ ምክር ቤት ጽህፈት ቤት የጸጥታ ችግር ወይም ፍንዳታ እንደደረሰ የሚያስወሩት “የትግራይ ጠላቶች ናቸው” ሲሉ ወንጅለዋል።
የመቐለ ከተማ ፖሊስ አዛዥ የዛሬው “የቦምብ ፍንዳታው ታቅዶ የተፈጸመ ነው” የሚል ጥርጣሬ ይኖራቸው እንደሁ ከ“ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” ለቀረበላቸው ጥያቄ፤ “እንደዚያ ብለን አላሰብንም። አጋጣሚ ሊሆን ይችላል፣ ታስቦም ሊሆን ይችላል የሚለው በማጣራት ላይ ነው” ሲሉ ምላሽ ሰጥተዋል። የፖሊስ አዛዡ ከፍንዳታው ጋር በተያያዘ ይህ ዘገባ እስከተጠናቀረበት ድረስ የተያዘ ተጠርጣሪ እንደሌለም ተናግረዋል።

2026.3.27 በጋምቤላ ክልል የጸጥታ መደፍረስ “ተሳትፎ ነበራቸው” የተባሉ 62 የፖሊስ አባላት ጉዳይ በህግ እየታየ መሆኑ ተገለጸ
በጋምቤላ ክልል ተከስቶ በነበረው የጸጥታ መደፍረስ ወቅት “በጥፋት ድርጊቶች ውስጥ ተሳታፊ መሆናቸው ተረጋግጧል” ከተባሉ 272 የፖሊስ አባላት ውስጥ የ62ቱ ጉዳይ በህግ እየታየ መሆኑን አንድ የክልሉ ከፍተኛ ኃላፊ ለ“ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” ተናገሩ። ከዚህ ክስተት ጋር በተያያዘ በአጠቃላይ 642 የፖሊስ እና የአድማ ብተና አባላትን ከስራ ማሰናበቱን የክልሉ ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን አስታውቋል።
ኮሚሽኑ በክልሉ ፖሊሶች ላይ ይህን እርምጃ የወሰደው፤ ሁሉንም ያካተተ የተሃድሶ ስልጠና እና ግምገማ ካደረገ በኋላ መሆኑን ገልጿል። በጋምቤላ ክልል ከተከሰተው የጸጥታ ችግር በኋላ በክልሉ ያሉ የመደበኛ ፖሊስ አባላት እና የአድማ ብተና ፖሊሶች የተሃድሶ ስልጠና እንዲወስዱ የተደረገው፤ በመከላከያ ሰራዊት ዳሎል ማዕከላዊ ዕዝ ማሰልጠኛ ነበር።
ወደ ማሰልጠኛ ተቋሙ ላልገቡ ቀሪ የፖሊስ አባላት፤ ኮሚሽኑ “አካላዊ የግምገማ መድረክ” በማዘጋጀት “ሂስ እና ግለሂስ” እንዲያካሄዱ አድርጓል። ይህንን ተከትሎ የክልሉ ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን የዲስፕሊን ኮሚቴ፤ በሰራዊቱ መተዳደሪያ ደንብ እና የፖሊስ የስነ ምግባር መመሪያ መሰረት “ዝርዝር ግምገማ” ማድረጉ ዛሬ አርብ መጋቢት 18፤ 2018 በተሰራጨ መረጃ ላይ ተመልክቷል።
የዲስፕሊን ኮሚቴው ባካሄደው ግምገማ፤ በፖሊስ አባላቱ የተፈጸሙ “ጥፋቶችን” መለየቱም ተጠቁሟል። የጥፋት ዓይነቶቹ በዋናነት የሸፈኑት፤ በጸጥታ መደፍረስ ወቅት የተፈጸሙ ጥሰቶችን፣ የጦር መሣሪያ አጠቃቀምን እና የተቋሙን ስርዓት መጣስን ነው።
እንደ ፖሊስ ኮሚሽኑ ገለጻ፤ በግምገማው ወቅት “የተወሰኑ አባላት ለስራ ባልደረቦቻቸው ከለላ ከመስጠት ይልቅ ለግጭት መቀስቀስ ምክንያት ሆነዋል”። እነዚሁ የፖሊስ አባላት “በሕዝብ ላይ ጥይት እስከ መተኮስ የደረሰ ሚና የነበራቸው” እንደሆኑም በግምገማው መለየቱ ተጠቅሷል።
“የጦር መሣሪያ ከህግ ውጭ መጠቀም” እና “በግጭት ወቅት ጥይት በማጉደል” ጥፋተኛ የተባሉ የፖሊስ አባላትም በግምገማው መለየታቸውን ኮሚሽኑ አስታውቋል። ለጸጥታ ስራ ወጪ ያደረጉትን የጦር መሳሪያ “ገቢ አለማድረግ” እና “ይዞ መጥፋት” ሌላው በግምገማው የተለየ ጥፋት እንደሆነ በኮሚሽኑ መረጃ ላይ ሰፍሯል።
“የመንግስትን ጥሪ ባለመቀበል የታጠቁትን የጦር መሳሪያ ገቢ ያላደረጉ” እና “መሳሪያ አስረክበው ወደ ተሃድሶ ስልጠና ለመሄድ ፈቃደኛ ያልሆኑ” የአድማ ብተና ፖሊስ አባላትም በግምገማው ወቅት በጥፋተኝነት መለየታቸው ተገልጿል። በጋምቤላ ክልል ለሳምንታት ዘልቆ በነበረው የጸጥታ ችግር ምክንያት፤ ሁሉም የአድማ ብተና እና የመደበኛ ፖሊስ አባላት የታጠቁትን የጦር መሳሪያ እስከ ጥር 7፤ 2018 ገቢ እንዲያደርጉ ቀነ ገደብ ተሰጥቷቸው ነበር።
የጦር መሳሪያን ገቢ ያለማድረግን ጨምሮ በሌሎችም “የጥፋት ድርጊቶች” ተሳታፊ መሆናቸው “የተረጋገጠ” የፖሊስ አባላት ብዛት 272 መሆኑን የጋምቤላ ክልል ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን በዛሬ መግለጫው ይፋ አድርጓል። ከእነዚህ የፖሊስ አባላት መካከል 62 የሚሆኑ አባላት በክልሉ እና በፌደራል ደረጃ ጉዳያቸው “በሕግ እየታየ” መሆኑን አንድ የኮሚሽኑ ከፍተኛ ኃላፊ ለ“ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” ተናግረዋል።
ከእነዚህ ተጠርጣሪዎች መካከል 17ቱ በጋምቤላ ማረሚያ ቤት እንደሚገኙ እና ማስረጃ እየተሰበሰበባቸው እንደሆነ ኃላፊው ገልጸዋል። ከእነዚህ ተጠርጣሪዎች ውስጥ የኢታንግ እና የአቦል ወረዳዎች ፖሊስ አዛዦች ኧእንደሚገኙበትም ጠቁመዋል። የኢታንግ እና የአቦል ወረዳዎች እንደ ጋምቤላ ከተማ ሁሉ ለሰዎች ህይወት መጥፋት እና በሺህዎች የሚቆጠሩ ነዋሪዎችን መፈናቀል ምክንያት የሆነ የጸጥታ ችግር የተከሰተባቸው አካባቢዎች ነበሩ።
በፖሊስ ቁጥጥር ስር ውለው ከነበሩ የፖሊስ አባላት መካከል “ማስረጃ ያልተገኘባቸው” በዋስ እንዲወጡ መደረጉንም ኃላፊው አክለዋል። ማስረጃ የተገኘባቸው አባላት በበኩላቸው ጉዳያቸው በጋምቤላ ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት እንዲታይ መደረጉንም አስታውቀዋል።
እንደ ኃላፊው ገለጻ ጉዳያቸው በፌደራል ፖሊስ የወንጀል ምርመራ የተያዘ የክልሉ መደበኛ ፖሊስ እና የአድማ ብተና አባላት ብዛት 45 ነው። ከእነዚህ ተጠርጣሪዎች መካከል የቀድሞው የክልሉ ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን ኮሚሽነር አቶ ኡጉላ ኡጁሉ እንደሚገኙበት ኃላፊው ለ“ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” አረጋግጠዋል።
አቶ አጉላ በቁጥጥር ስር መዋላቸውን ባለቤታቸው ለ“ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር” የገለጹት ባለፈው ታህሳስ ወር መጨረሻ ላይ ነበር። የቀድሞው ፖሊስ ኮሚሽነር በፌደራል ፖሊስ አባላት ተይዘው ወደ ቤታቸው ለፍተሻ ከመወሰዳቸው አስቀድሞ በጋምቤላ ክልል ምክር ቤት ስብሰባ ላይ እንደነበሩ ባለቤታቸው በወቅቱ ገልጸዋል።
የጋምቤላ ክልል ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን በዛሬው ዕለት ባሰራጨው መረጃ፤ የጋምቤላ ክልል “ጥቂት የፖሊስ አመራር እና አባላት” በክልሉ ተከስቶ የነበረውኝ የጸጥታ መደፍረስ ችግርን በሕግ አግባብ ከመከላከል እና ከመቆጣጠር ይልቅ “በጸረ-ሰላም ኃይሎች ሴራ ውስጥ በቀጥታም ሆነ በተዘዋዋሪ ተሳታፊ ሆነዋል” ሲል ወንጅሏል። የክልሉ ፖሊስ አመራር እና አባላት “በብሔርተኝነት፣ በጎሰኝነት እና በብልሹ አሰራር ውስጥ” መገኘታቸውንም ኮሚሽኑ በዚሁ መግለጫው አስታውቋል።
ኮሚሽኑ በክልሉ ለደረሰው “የሰው ሕይወት መጥፋት፣ መፈናቀል እና የንብረት ውድመት” እነዚሁ የፖሊስ አመራሮች እና አባላት “ሚና እንደነበራቸው” በተደረገው ግምገማ “መረጋገጡንም” ገልጿል። በጋምቤላ ክልል ካለፈው ህዳር ወር መጨረሻ ጀምሮ በተከሰተው ግጭት እና “የጸጥታ መደፍረስ”፤ “የሰዎች ህይወት መጥፋቱን” እና “የአካል ጉዳት መድረሱን” የኢትዮጵያ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን በወቅቱ ባወጣው መግለጫ አስታወቆ ነበር።
ይህንኑ የጸጥታ መደፍረስ ተከትሎ፤ የክልሉ ዋና መቀመጫ በሆነችው ጋምቤላ ከተማ ጨምሮ “የጸጥታ ችግር ይስተዋልባቸዋል”በተባሉ አካባቢዎች ላይ የሰዓት እላፊ ገደብ ተጥሎ ቆይቷል። የጋምቤላ ከተማ አስተዳደር ባለፈው ጥር ወር አጋማሽ ይፋ ባደረገው የጊዜ ገደብ መሰረት፤ በከተማይቱ የሚገኙ ባለ ሶስት እግር ተሽከርካሪዎች (ባጃጆች) አገልግሎት መስጠት የሚችሉት ከጠዋቱ 1 ሰዓት እስከ ምሽት 1 ሰዓት ብቻ ነበር።
በከተማው የሚገኙ ሆቴሎች እና ግሮሰሪዎችም አገልግሎት መስጠት የሚችሉት እስከ ምሽቱ 2 ሰዓት ድረስ ብቻ መሆኑን አስተዳደሩ በዚሁ ወቅት አስታውቆ ነበር። የጋምቤላ ከተማን የጸጥታ ሁኔታ የገመገመው የከተማይቱ ኮማንድ ፖስት ከትላንት በስቲያ ባወጣው መግለጫ፤ ሆቴሎች ፣ ሱቆችና ተሽከርካሪዎች እስከ ምሽቱ ሶስት ሰዓት ድረሰ አገልግሎት መስጠት እንዲችሉ ውሳኔ አስተላልፏል።
በጋምቤላ ከተማ አገልግሎት የሚሰጡ ባጃጆችም፤ የሰዓት እላፊ ገደባቸው እስከ ምሽቱ 2 ሰዓት ድረስ እንዲሆን ማሻሻያ አድርጓል። በከተማይቱ የሞተር ሳይክል የሚያሽከርከሩ ግለሰቦች ላይ “ላልተወሰነ ጊዜ” የተጣለው ገደብ ግን ባለበት እንዲቀጥል መወሰኑ ተገልጿል።

2026.3.14 Ethiopia declares 3 days of mourning after landslides in the south kill 80 people
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Tuesday declared three days of mourning as the death toll from this week’s landslides in the country’s south climbed to 80.
Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives Tagesse Chafo said the three days of mourning would begin Saturday.
At least 80 bodies have been recovered from the Gamo Zone area in southern Ethiopia where landslides triggered by heavy rains killed dozens of residents.
Many other people remained missing since the tragedy struck the Gamo Zone area on Tuesday, officials said. Search and recovery efforts have taken place for days and have been hampered by heavy rain still pounding the area.
Regional government communications head Hailemariam Tesfaye said that the search for remaining victims was intensified.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on Friday said that 3,461 people were displaced by the landslides.
The Government Communication Service said Thursday the government is mobilizing resources in coordination with regional authorities.
Donations from private citizens and business organizations are flowing into a fund announced by the regional government to provide relief items to those affected.
Heavy rains have pounded countries in East Africa, and in neighboring Kenya the death toll from Saturday’s flash floods rose to 62.
The region is expected to see more rain given the rainy season and governments have urged residents to exercise caution.
Last month, the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre said the March–April–May rainy season has a 45% chance of above-average rainfall across most countries in the region, including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Northern Somalia, and Djibouti.

2026.2.9 በመሬት ወረራና በከባድ የሙስና ወንጀል የተጠረጠሩ 11 አመራሮችና ባለሙያዎች ላይ ክስ ተመሰረተ
በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር በመሬት ልማትና አስተዳደር ቢሮ የቀድሞ ምክትል ኃላፊን ጨምሮ 11 አመራሮችና ሰራተኞች በከባድ የሙስና ወንጀል ተጠርጥረው ክስ ተመስርቶባቸዋል።
ተጠርጣሪዎቹ በመንግሥትና በሕዝብ ላይ ከ168 ሚሊዮን ብር በላይ ግምት ያለው ጉዳት አድርሰዋል በሚል ተጠርጥረው በፌደራል ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት ልደታ ምድብ ችሎት ቀርበዋል።
የምርመራ መዝገቡ እንደሚያመለክተው፤ ተጠርጣሪዎቹ በቦሌ ክፍለ ከተማ ወረዳ 13 “አየር መንገድ” አካባቢ የሚገኝንና ለሕዝብ መናፈሻነት የተከለለ ሥፍራ በጥቅም በመመሳጠር ለግል ማህበር አሳልፈው ሰጥተዋል።
በ2016 ዓ.ም በቦሌ ክ/ከተማ ወረዳ 13 ልዩ ቦታው አየር መንገድ አከባቢ የህዝብ እና የመንግሥት ይዞታ የሆነውን በ9ኛው መዋቅራዊ ፕላን በዓድዋ ፓርክነት ተይዞ የነበረውን እና በ10ኛው ደግሞ ለ”ዊንዶው ኦፍ አፍሪካ” ፕሮጀክት በመናፈሻነት የተያዘና በመሬት ባንክ ውስጥ ያለ ይዞታ መሆኑ ተገልጿል።
ነገር ግን ተጠርጣሪዎቹ ያለ ሕጋዊ ምክንያት “ሰነድ አልባ ይዞታ ነው” በሚል 2 ሺህ 905 ካሬ ሜትር ቦታ ለዮርዳኖስ፣ ዘውዲቱ እና ጓደኞቻቸው የሲሚንቶ አከፋፋይ ህብረት ሽርክና ማህበር እንዲተላለፍ ማድረጋቸው ተገልጿል።
በዚህም መንግሥት ማግኘት የነበረበትን 168 ሚሊዮን 724 ሺህ 405 ብር የሊዝ ዋጋ እንዲያጣ በማድረግ ከፍተኛ የሙስና ወንጀል ፈጽመዋል ተብሏል።
በሙስናው ወንጀል የተጠረጠሩት እና በቁጥጥር ስር የዋሉት አመራሮችና ባለሙያዎች ስም ዝርዝር ቀጥሎ ቀርቧል፦
1.አቶ ሞሊቶ አባይነህ ኤርቃሎ፡- የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር መሬት ልማትና አስተዳዳር ቢሮ የቀድሞ ም/ኃላፊ
2.ኢ/ር ቸርነት አበበ ያደቴ፦ የቦሌ ክ/ከተማ መሬት ልማትና አስተዳደር ጽ/ቤት የቀድሞ ኃላፊ
3.ሰለሞን በላይ መኮንን፡- የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር መሬት ልማትና አስተዳዳር ቢሮ የቴክኒክ ጉዳይ ወሳኝ ባለሙያ
4.አድማሱ አዳነ ወንድሙ፡- የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር መሬት ልማትና አስተዳዳር ቢሮ የቅሬታ እና አቤቱታ ባለሙያ
5.ግዛቸው ሙሉጌታ ደሴ፡- የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር መሬት ልማትና አስተዳዳር ቢሮ ይዞታ ማስተካከል ቡድን መሪ
6.ደረጀ ጎሹ ሀይሌ፡-የቦሌ ክ/ከተማ ወረዳ 13 የቀድሞ ዋና ሥራ አስፈፃሚ
7.አለምፀሃይ ለማ ኪ/ማርያም፡- የቦሌ ክ/ከተማ ወረዳ 13 መሬት ልማትና አስተዳደር የሰነድ አጣሪ ባለሙያ
8.ግርማ ተፈራ አያና፦ የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር መሬት ልማትና አስተዳዳር ቢሮ ህግ/ቴክኒክ ጉዳይ ክትትል ዳይሬክተር
9.አማኑኤል አለማየሁ ማሞ፡- የቦሌ ክ/ከተማ ወረዳ 13 የቴክኒክ ባለሙያ
10.ቢኒያም ሀይሉ ገብሬ፡- የቦሌ ክ/ከተማ ወረዳ 13 የቴክኒክ ባለሙያ
11.አቢዮት ጁፋሬ ባይሳ፡- በአዲስ አበበ ከተማ አስተዳደር ፍትህ ቢሮ
የወንጀል ጉዳዮች ዳይሬክተር የነበሩ በቁጥጥር ስር ውለው በፍርድ ቤት ቀርበዋል፡፡
ፖሊስ በተጠርጣሪዎቹ ላይ የጀመረውን የምርመራ ሂደት ለማጠናቀቅ ከፍርድ ቤት ተጨማሪ የጊዜ ቀጠሮ ጠይቆ ምርመራውን እያካሄደ እንደሚገኝ የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ኮሙኒኬሽን ቢሮ መረጃ ያመላክታል።

2025.11.25 Faith Under Fire: How Social Media fuels rising attacks on religions, followers in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba – Ethiopia has a long tradition of religious diversity and enduring social values championed by religious institutions, communities, and their adherents. In recent years, however, the country has increasingly grappled with the rise of ethnic politics and extremist attitudes, which have undermined social cohesion and intensified tensions across multiple regions. Although Ethiopia continues to confront many challenges, a new and deeply concerning pattern is taking shape: the infiltration of extremist sentiments into religious institutions and among their followers.
Incidents targeting religious groups, their leaders, and their followers have become increasingly frequent. A recent example is the killing of more than 25 civilians in the East Arsi Zone of the Oromia region, an incident described by eyewitnesses as a “religion-based attack” carried out by “unidentified gunmen.” According to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Department of Public Relations, the victims were “church followers.”

2025.11.25 Man convicted in killing of prominent surgeon Dr. Andualem Dagne gets 25-year sentence
Addis Abeba -The Bahir Dar and Surrounding Areas High Court has sentenced Esubalew Nebere, the individual convicted of killing Dr. Andualem Dagne, a physician at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital in Bahir Dar, to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment, state media reported.
The ruling was delivered during a court session on Friday following the “presentation of evidence detailing the circumstances of the homicide”.
Dr. Andualem’s killing on the evening of 1 February 2025 in Bahir Dar city, has caused widespread condemnation and outrage. The perpetrator reportedly lay in wait and shot Dr. Andualem while he was driving his private vehicle.
The court also confirmed that an attempted homicide targeting another medical doctor took place the same evening when a bullet struck the body of the second doctor’s car.
Prosecutors said an “intensified investigative process” was launched immediately after the killing led jointly by teams from the Regional Police Headquarters and the Bahir Dar City Administration. Investigators worked “day and night” to collect evidence and identify the assailant, state media reported.
Based on the findings presented to the court, the defendant, was sentenced to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment, according to the report.
Dr. Andualem, a 37-year-old surgeon and head of the surgical department at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, was widely regarded as a leading figure in the hospital’s development. He was credited with performing the first surgery at the facility and spearheading improvements in surgical standards.
Dr. Andualem was fatally shot while traveling home from the hospital compound, which also houses the College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Bahir Dar City Police Chief Commander Walelign Bimrew previously said that the attack occurred in the “Koshe” area of Sebatamit neighborhood.

2025.11.20 Ethiopian Football Federation Says It May Suspend The Woman’s League Over Allegations Of Sodomy
Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) this week threatened to take measures including suspending the Woman’s league following reports of sodomy in the woman’s soccer team.
There was a meeting this week to discuss the issue. Sodomy (same sex sexuality) is a criminal offense in Ethiopia. Over 98 percent of the Ethiopian people practice either Christianity and Islamic faiths. However, the major religions in the country have been struggling with groups from within with an agenda to weaken the institution and religion itself.

2025.8.18 News: Armed attack by ‘unidentified’ assailants near Addis Abeba leaves three bank employees, 11 security forces dead

Addis Abeba – An attack by yet “unidentified” armed individuals in Sululta woreda, North Shewa zone of Oromia region, some 31 kms north of the capital Addis Abeba, on Friday, 16 August, left three employees of the Cooperative Bank of Oromia and 11 security forces dead, according to Tolera Shula, head of the bank’s marketing and public relations department.

Tolera told Addis Standard that the incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. near the town of Chancho, as bank employees were transporting cash by car from the Mulo branch to Addis Abeba. “Four people survived the attack and are currently receiving medical assistance,” he said.

The victims included two drivers and a courier assigned to transport the money.

In a statement of condolence issued on Saturday, the bank’s Board of Directors and management expressed “profound sadness” over the deaths of Kasahun Hinkosa, Gemechu Tilahun, and Mesay Abera, extending their “deepest condolences” to families, friends, and colleagues.

According to Tolera, the bodies of the deceased employees were examined at St. Paul’s Hospital in the capital Addis Abeba before being sent to their respective families in Burayu, Sandafa, both and Gambella.

He added that the perpetrators were “armed groups,” but said a detailed investigation into their identities is underway, and the Cooperative Bank of Oromia is following the matter closely.

The incident is the latest in a string of armed attacks targeting vehicles, including public transports, traveling through various parts of Oromia regional state.

At least seven people were killed last April in an attack on a public vehicle in the Abe Dongoro district of the Horo Guduru Wollega zone, Oromia region. The assault occurred on just a week after a similar attack in the same area left more than 20 people dead and three others abducted.

In July last year, more than 150 university students were kidnapped near Garba Guracha town in the North Showa zone of Oromia regional state. The students were traveling from Debark University, in the Amhara regional state, to Addis Abeba, the capital when they were kidnapped by armed men.

Although, incidents of abduction and killing for ransom are widespread in the region, Tolera said that aside from the loss of life, “the armed individuals did not steal the money that was being transported to Addis Abeba,” leaving the motifs behinds the Friday attacks unclear.

2025.8.18 Ethiopian migrants face kidnappings and death, leaving behind heartbroken families

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — When 19-year-old Nigus Yosef told his parents he was going to leave home in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and try to get to Saudi Arabia, they begged him not to go.

Two of their children had already made the crossing, via the Gulf of Aden and then war-torn Yemen. Yosef’s brother is now in jail in Yemen for entering that country illegally. His sister made it to Saudi Arabia, also illegally, which means it will be difficult for her to leave.

On August 3, 2025, Yosef and five friends from his town of Adi Qeyih boarded a boat bound for Yemen. That night, it capsized. Only 56 people of the nearly 200 people on board survived. Yosef was not one of them.

“His parents are in deep shock and grief,” his uncle, Redae Barhe, said in a telephone interview. “They can’t even voice their sorrow.”

Nigus Yosef is one of 132 missing from the boat that capsized this month; one of countless people from African countries gone missing on a journey in search of a new life.

Journeys fraught with danger
The families they leave behind know that there are high odds of misfortune. Boats are often overcrowded, unable to withstand rough seas. Once on dry land, there are other dangers. Migrants are vulnerable, with few resources or protection, making them easy prey for human traffickers and kidnappers.

Senait Tadesse says that her 27-year-old daughter made it to Yemen, only to be held captive by kidnappers who communicated with Tadesse through Facebook, demanding a US$ 6,000 ransom to release her only child.

Tadesse said in an interview with The Associated Press in the capital, Addis Ababa, that she sold her car and all her jewelry to raise the cash and deposited the money in an Ethiopian bank account.

But the kidnappers demanded more. She sold all her belongings; they still wanted more. Not knowing what else to do, she went to the police, armed with the local bank account number that the kidnappers had been using.

Meanwhile, she was on Facebook, trying to get news of her daughter. Eventually, a post from a survivor confirmed that Tadesse’s daughter had been killed. To date, no arrests have been made.

Driven by desperation
Although Ethiopia has been relatively stable since the war in the country’s Tigray region ended in 2022, youth unemployment is high and there are still pockets of unrest.

“Many young people no longer see a future for themselves within a nation that does not prioritize their needs,” explained Yared Hailemariam, an Ethiopian human rights advocate based in Addis Ababa. “The cause of this migration is lack of economic opportunities and growing conflicts. Young people are faced with a choice of either taking up arms to fight in endless conflicts, or providing for their families.”

The war in Tigray was the reason why Nigus Yosef never finished school. When the conflict started in 2020, he was in 7th Grade, and he dropped out to join the Tigray armed forces. When the ceasefire was signed in 2022, he came back home, but couldn’t find a job. After three years, he was desperate.

Residents in the region say that traffickers seize on that desperation, and that their networks extend even into remote areas and rural villages.

Eden Shumiye was just 13 when she left Adi Qeyih with Yosef and his friends. Her parents say that she was preyed on by people smugglers during the town’s public market day, and that they convinced her to leave with the group. Her parents heard nothing from her until one of the other migrants called them when they reached Wuha Limat, near the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. The news left them sick with worry.

After the boat capsized, a relative of one of the survivors managed to send a voice message to them from Saudi Arabia via the messaging app Imo, confirming that Eden’s dead body had been recovered. Of the six young people who left Adi Qeyih, only two survived.

“Her mother is heartbroken,” Eden’s father, Shumiye Hadush, told The Associated Press. “The pain is truly overwhelming.”

Ethiopia issues a warning
In response to the recent tragedy, the Ethiopian government issued a statement warning citizens “not to take the illegal route,” and to “avoid the services of traffickers at all cost,” while urging people to ”pursue legal avenues for securing opportunities.”

But Girmachew Adugna, a migration scholar specializing in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, points out that legal migration channels are slow and time-consuming. “Passports are hard to obtain due to rising costs,” he says. “Young people often have little or no access to legal migration pathways, which leads them to migrate through irregular means.”

More than 1.1 million Ethiopians were classified as migrants who left their home country and were living abroad in 2024, up from about 200,000 recorded in 2010, according to United Nations figures.

In spite of Yemen’s civil war, the number of migrants arriving there has tripled from 27,000 in 2021 to 90,000 last year, the U.N. International Organization for Migration, or IOM, said last month.

To reach Yemen, migrants are taken by smugglers on often dangerous, overcrowded boats across the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden. The IOM said at least 1,860 people have died or disappeared along the route, including 480 who drowned.

“Our youth are dying because of this dangerous migration,” says Eden Shumiye’s father Hadush. “They fall victim to the cruelty of traffickers. When will this tragedy come to an end?”

2025.7.5 Bahir Dar high court grants extended remand, investigation period in case of Dr. Daniel Fentahun
Addis Abeba – The Bahir Dar City High Court in the Amhara regional state has granted an additional five days for police to continue to remand and investigate the case of Dr. Daniel Fentahun, a prominent gynecology and obstetrics resident at Bahir Dar University, who stands accused of leading a protest movement involving detained healthcare workers.
Dr. Daniel, known widely by his social media handle “Dr. Debol,” was detained on Wednesday, 25 June, around 1:30 p.m. in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara region.
He has since been charged with “inciting, mobilizing, and organizing” a health workers’ strike that authorities allege resulted in the “loss of human life,” according to court filings. His previous court appearance on 27 June had resulted in a five-day investigation window. At his latest appearance on 3 July, the police requested an extension, citing “pending matters requiring further clarification.” The court granted the request and adjourned the next hearing for 10 July.

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