The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023 and sent the military into the Amhara region to engage the Fano, a local armed militia. Some suggested that Ethiopia risked ...

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 U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local rights group says more than 80 people were killed last week following clashes ...

Asres Mare Damte, a Fano militia member, poses for a photo in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo) Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he ...

At least 26 people were killed and 55 persons injured in an airstrike at a crowded town square in Ethiopia's Amhara region, which is grappling with violent clashes between the military and local ...

For weeks now, heavy clashes have been raging in Amhara, a vitally important region that is also the second-biggest in Ethiopia. The new conflict comes barely nine months after the end of two years of ...

Ethiopia's Army Says It Killed More Than 300 Fano Militiamen in Two Days of Fighting ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's army said on Friday its troops had killed more than 300 fighters from the Fano ...

Armed militias are fighting against Ethiopia's National Defense Forces in the Amhara region. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared a state of emergency, and experts ...

Addis Abeba — Thirteen teachers from Kore Elementary School in the Gonji Qolela district of North Gojjam Zone, Amhara region, have been abducted since last Wednesday by individuals described by family ...