Efforts to contain the outbreak have been hindered by the ongoing internal conflict in the northern Amhara region.

Ethiopian forces and Amhara militiamen have both in recent months killed dozens of civilians, caught in a conflict plaguing ...

This comes after months of clashes last year between the military and the ethnic Amhara militia, which describes itself as a “self-defence” organisation and draws volunteers from the local ...

The federal government has tried to centralize security powers after the end of a devastating two-year conflict in the country’s Tigray region, where Amhara regional forces and militia were key ...

Spokespeople for the federal government and Amhara regional administration did not respond to requests for comment. Fano is a decentralised militia with no publicly-known command structure and ...

Addis Abeba — A violent clash that erupted late last week in Jimat Enkokma Kebele, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara region, left four people dead, including a 14-year-old boy and a monk. Residents told ...