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 ...

Members of the Qemant community, a minority ethnic group in the Amhara region, have experienced violence, arbitrary arrests and destruction at the hands of government security forces and militia.

The Amhara rebels are tapping the diaspora for money and influence as it seeks bring about “a democratic government” in Ethiopia that would treat every citizen equally.

He told me that he helped raise money, with donations from people in the Amhara diaspora in Britain, to send to his father, the Amhara community and Fano militants every few months.

The format of the talks is also not yet clear. Group denies it's talking to government A spokesperson for one of the Fano armed groups fighting in the Amhara region denies talks with the government.

Federal authorities have declared a state of emergency after their troops clashed with local Fano militias in the Amhara region. The instability roiling Ethiopia is intensifying in Amhara, the ...

Though some of the Amhara special forces have agreed to integrate into the army and police, many others have deserted to the Fano, hiding in mountains and villages and using their weapons to carry ...

The Fano insurgency is taking place in a territory three times the size of Tigray, stretching the army’s resources.

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 ...

Analysis - 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.