The Amhara Fano’s “Operation Unity,” now in its third week, intensified yesterday and today with coordinated offensives across northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Fighting erupted in Bahr Dar, the ...
Since the federal government declared a state of emergency in Amhara in August 2023, the conflict has largely been fought between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) and the non-state militia ...
Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region.This conflict in Ethiopia’s north erupted less than ...
Religion has been a driver of violence, as demonstrated in several incidents across the country. 25 According to the ...
Ethiopia is a profoundly religious, multi-faith state. It is grappling with myriad conflicts, including religious-based violence in different parts of the country. Against this backdrop, religious ...
The Fano insurgency is taking place in a territory three times the size of Tigray, stretching the army’s resources.