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Zecharias Zelalem
Zecharias Zelalem is an Ethiopian journalist with Addis Standard and focuses on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa as a whole
Coordinates identified for Ethiopian drone massacre in Amhara, opening way for war crimes probe
A drone strike in Ethiopia’s Amhara region left 30 civilians dead. The Continent has pinpointed the location, marking a crucial step towards accountability
Ethiopian forces implicated in Amhara war crimes
Footage filmed in Debre Markos appears to show Ethiopian troops executing two unarmed individuals
‘Why do we have to keep killing?’
At great personal risk, individuals and organisations are challenging the Ethiopian government’s war propaganda machine
Facebook accused of letting ‘activists’ incite hatred and ethnic killings in Ethiopia
Fact checkers, journalists, civil society organisations and human rights activists say Facebook’s support is inadequate. The company has known for years that it helps to fuel…
Voice of America is airing Ethiopian propaganda, staffers claim
Whistleblowers say the VOA’s coverage of the civil war in Ethiopia is slanted in favour of Abiy Ahmed’s government
Starvation crisis looms as aid groups seek urgent Tigray access
Humanitarians sound alarm for millions of people in need of emergency assistance in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern region
Abiy Ahmed won a Nobel peace prize. Now Ethiopia is on the brink of civil war
Even as the prime minister was being feted in Oslo last year, the seeds of this conflict were being sown.
Abandoned in Lebanon, African domestic workers just want to go home
Dumped by their employers, and then stranded by their governments, African workers in Lebanon just want to go home. But it’s not that simple
‘My son died the worst kind of death’: Horrific details of violent unrest in Ethiopia
Eyewitness accounts emerge of the violence that left 239 people dead after the assassination of singer Hachalu Hundessa
Hachalu Hundessa’s murder sparks unrest in Ethiopia
The singer was a political activist, using his music to advocate for the rights of the Oromo
Abandoned by their employers, Ethiopian domestic workers are left stranded in Beirut
Kicked out of Lebanese homes and denied entry into the Ethiopian consulate, Beirut’s Ethiopian house helpers are being abandoned on the streets
Seven Ethiopians die in Lebanon while their consulate abandons them
The steady stream of coffins being shipped from Lebanon to Ethiopia, won’t be slowing any time soon