Afar regional state
- Social Affairs
RRS to relocate Eritrean asylum seekers from capital to refugee shelter in Afar region
(Photo: UNHCR) Addis Abeba– The Refugee and Returnee Service (RRS) has revealed plans to relocate Eritrean asylum seekers currently residing…
Read More » - News
Tigray and Afar leaders agree to restore displaced communities, reopen roads
Getachew Reda, president of the Tigray Interim Administration (left) and Awol Arba, president of Afar Regional State (Photo: Social Media)…
Read More » - News
National Committee announces ‘cessation of hostilities’ between Afar, Somali regions
A high-level meeting convened by the National Committee, established to address the conflict between Somali and Afar, was held on…
Read More » - News
Afar, Somali leaders forge path to peace amid escalating border conflicts
Awel Arba (left), president of the Afar region, and Mustefe Mohammed, president of the Somali region (Photo: EPA) Addis Abeba – Afar…
Read More » - News
Fresh conflict erupts in border areas of Afar and Somali regions; rights group expresses concern about civilian harm, suffering
In its latest statement, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) reported receiving numerous complaints and accounts of casualties, damage to…
Read More » - News
UN humanitarian response during Tigray war “amount to a system failure” – report
WFP registering families in urgent need of food assistance in Dessie, Amhara region, November 2021 (Photo: WFP/X) Addis Abeba –…
Read More » - News
Seven civilians, including child, killed in midnight attack on Tigray-Afar border
Raya Azebo district, located in the Tigray region (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – Unidentified gunmen killed seven civilians, including a…
Read More » - Law & Justice
News: Reconciliation committee established to resolve border disputes between Somali, Afar regions
A reconciliation committee has been established with the aim of resolving the longstanding disputes in the border areas between the…
Read More » - Social Affairs
News: Drought crisis deepens in Afar region with at least 70,000 additional people requiring emergency food assistance
According to the government figure, the number of people affected by the ongoing drought in the Afar region has increased…
Read More » - News
News: Number of civilians displaced after Tigrayn forces recent attacks inside Afar state approaching 100, 000
Protestors took to the streets in Logya, Afar, against the military attack by Tigrayn forces.Picture: Afar Region communicaiton bureau Addis Abeba, July 31/2021– Citing various sources of…
Read More »
