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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's army said on Friday its troops had killed more than 300 fighters from the Fano armed group in ...

The Fano militia, based in Amhara state, is one of several regional groups battling the federal government since it vowed to crush paramilitary forces in April 2023. Tuesday’s attack took place in the ...

The instability roiling Ethiopia is intensifying in Amhara, the second-largest region, which is following Tigray and Oromia by hosting rebels that threaten to oust the federal government in Addis ...

Let’s be clear: there is no existential threat posed by the Federal Government of Ethiopia against the Amhara people, writes the author. A certain individual by the name of Sholomo Molla recently ...

The Ethiopian government’s military campaign against the Fano militias in Amhara threatens more turbulence in the country, writes Farouk Hussein Abu Deif The Ethiopian army has launched a military ...

Fighting has erupted in the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela, as government forces and local militia have clashed, residents told the BBC. Lalibela is home to 13th-century churches that are ...