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A six-month state of emergency was declared on 4 August 2023 by the Ethiopian government in response to severe conflict and instabilities in Amhara Region after the Amhara militia Fano and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) clashed in several locations in the region on 1 August. [1]
The House of Peoples Representatives approved the state of emergency proclamation that was referred to it by the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers declared the State of Emergency 5/14 in relation to armed conflict involving the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in relation to the Tigray War and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in relation to the Oromo conflict.
The declaration of the state of emergency followed massive protests by the Oromo and Amhara ethnic groups against the government, which was dominated by the Tigray People's Liberation Front, largely consisting of Tigrayans, a smaller ethnic group. [7] The 2016 state of emergency was the first in about 25 years in Ethiopia. [8]
Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers is declaring a state of emergency in the country’s Amhara region after authorities pleaded for help as clashes intensify there between regional forces and the ...
Ethiopia's parliament on Friday extended by four months a state of emergency declared in August to respond to an insurgency in the northern region of Amhara that has resulted in hundreds of deaths ...
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's parliament is set to lift a six-month state of emergency two months early, after the cabinet approved a draft law that said calm has been ...
Democracies use states of emergency to manage a range of situations from extreme weather events to public order situations. Dictatorial regimes often declare a state of emergency that is prolonged indefinitely for the life of the regime, or for extended periods of time so that derogations can be used to override human rights of their citizens usually protected by the International Covenant on ...
Leaders in Ethiopia declared a state of emergency earlier this week as rebel groups near the capital. US orders non-emergency employees out of Ethiopia due to 'armed conflict' and 'potential for ...