Fano, a militia in the surrounding Amhara region, has been battling the army since it was ordered to disband. Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu has disputed reports of violence in the city ...

In the Amhara region, the conflict has been ongoing since April last year, after the government attempted to disarm regional paramilitary forces. That sparked resistance from the Fano militias ...

The source added that protests organized by Fano members occurred in smaller towns ... In contrast, the Amhara Regional State government described the demonstrations as peaceful.

It is one of the worst episodes of violence in the Amhara region since last August, when powerful local Fano militias began a rebellion against the government's plans to disarm them. Before then ...

the Amhara Special Forces (ASF). This triggered huge protests throughout the region. Abiy sent in the Federal Army (ENDF) and fighting erupted between the ENDF and Fano, a regional militia made up ...

From left, Mekdes, 21, and Tihune, 22, are members of Fano, which is fighting against the central government, in Amhara. Mekdes, who joined more than a year ago, said her family supported her ...

Addis Abeba — Thirty-seven district and kebele officials in Feres Bet town, Dega Damot district, West Gojjam Zone, were killed on December 06, 2024, after being detained for two months, with ...