Ethiopian troops pull out of key Somali military base

Ethiopian troops have reportedly pulled out of a key Somali base in the town of El-Ali, an influential journalist who works for the VOA in the region, Harun Maruf reports.

Ethiopia must allow protests, police must be measured – Angela Merkel

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has asked the Ethiopian government to allow protests and that police response to these protests should be proportionate.

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has renewed its request to the Ethiopian government seeking access to the country to conduct an independent assessment of continuing protests.

Ethiopia's PM admits persons killed in protests could exceed 500

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Desalegn Hailemariam has for the first time admitted that the number of deaths from anti-government protests in the country could be more than 500.

'Anger boiling over in Ethiopia' – Human Rights Watch warns

The announcement of a 6-month state of emergency is not the way to quell anti-government protests in the Oromia region of Ethiopia according to international rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW).

ETHIOPIA: Government Declares State Of Emergency

The Ethiopian government has declared a six months state of emergency in the country.

Pope Francis names New Cardinals including Archbishop Nzapalainga

Pope Francis has announced 17 new cardinals, including Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui.