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A federal judge ruled the Trump administration can end Temporary Protected Status for about 5,000 Ethiopians in the United States, lifting a temporary block and paving the way for deportations or required departures, a decision critics say endangers lives amid ongoing conflict in Ethiopia and leaves unresolved questions about potential racial or national-origin bias in the termination.
A hillside above the Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary Monastery in Ethiopia's Amhara region collapsed during an overnight Orthodox prayer service, killing 14 worshippers, injuring several others and halting rescue efforts as authorities and church leaders mourned; eleven bodies were buried on site and others returned to their homes for burial. Landslides are a recurring risk during the rainy season, with scientists linking extreme weather to climate change.
Hundreds of people from Ethiopia's Tigray region fled into Sudan after weekend clashes between regional forces and the Ethiopian army in Shererina near the border, reviving fears of a return to civil war in northern Ethiopia as the 2022 peace deal remains only partially implemented and both sides blame each other amid reports of explosions, gunfire and drone activity.
BBC Tigrinya spoke to seven Ethiopian inmates on death row in Saudi Arabia who describe opaque trials, limited or no access to lawyers, and being pressured to sign Arabic documents after allegedly being involved in drug offences (some prisoners say khat, not hashish). Rights groups warn of due‑process failures and mass sentencing, while diplomatic efforts between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia continue. Executions have surged, with 17 Ethiopians executed in the first seven months of the year and more in April and June, prompting international concern.
The First Circuit reversed district-court orders blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia and South Sudan, ruling that such blocks conflicted with the Supreme Court’s Mullin v. Doe decision and cannot halt TPS terminations on non-constitutional grounds; the three-judge panel (two Biden appointees and one Trump appointee) thus allowed TPS terminations to proceed, a perceived victory for the administration amid ongoing immigration litigation.
A U.S. District Judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocks the Trump administration's move to end Ethiopia’s Temporary Protected Status, keeping protections in place while the court weighs constitutional claims in light of the Supreme Court’s Mullin v. Doe ruling that narrowed lower courts’ ability to review DHS TPS decisions. DHS officials criticized the ruling as mutiny against the Supreme Court, and the decision follows a parallel TPS challenge in South Sudan. The Ethiopia designation, granted in 2022 and extended to 2025, affects about 26,700 Ethiopians in the United States.
A new ESS survey reveals Ethiopia’s population is undergoing rapid change, with faster urbanization, a growing youth bulge, and shifting fertility patterns, signaling implications for education, jobs, and social services and underscoring the need for targeted policy planning to address regional disparities.
In Hossana, central Ethiopia, community groups linked to local authorities ordered residents to kill hundreds of dogs after three children died of rabies and dozens were hospitalized. Authorities say about 400–450 dogs were killed in a few days, despite roughly 70% of the town’s 10,000 dogs being vaccinated; police halted the killings within a day, but reports of pressure to dispose of unvaccinated dogs persisted. Animal-rights groups condemned the actions as illegal and inhumane, calling for accountability.
Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won a landslide in Ethiopia’s general election, taking 438 of 501 seats and setting the stage for another term, but the vote occurred amid ongoing fighting and repression concerns in Amhara and Oromia, exclusion of Tigray from polling, and rising regional tensions with Eritrea, prompting fears of renewed conflict and international calls for de-escalation.
Polls opened in Ethiopia amid security concerns, as voters elect more than 500 MPs who will then choose the prime minister; the ruling Prosperity Party led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is widely expected to win a parliamentary majority and potentially extend his term.
Ethiopians vote to elect members of parliament, who will in turn select the prime minister, in a race featuring 47 parties and over 10,900 candidates across federal and regional seats. NEBE oversaw more than 50 million registered voters, including a large share of youths and women; major players include the ruling Prosperity Party, the National Movement of Amhara (NAMA), the Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EZEMA), and the Peace for Ethiopia coalition, along with regional parties and 73 independents. The election under the 1995 constitution will determine federal government control and the balance of power with regional authorities.
Abiy Ahmed, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate for ending Eritrea’s war, now presides over a deeply divided Ethiopia where civil conflict, repression, and mass displacement persist. With the Prosperity Party set to dominate a June 1 vote, the opposition is fractured and parts of the country are excluded from the process amid ongoing fighting, raising questions about the election’s credibility and its potential to prevent renewed violence. The war has claimed roughly 600,000 lives and left millions displaced.
Ethiopia announced general elections for June 1, 2026, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party widely expected to win as the opposition remains fragmented and regional violence persists; concerns over fairness rise as the Tigray region is excluded, permits for opposition rallies are limited, media space shrinks, and international observers are constrained, sparking fears the vote may serve to legitimize the incumbent amid displacement, inflation and ongoing conflict.
An Al Jazeera explainer uses a map to show Ethiopia’s 80+ ethnic groups and the conflict fronts ahead of the June 1 nationwide elections. The Oromo (about 35%), Amhara (about 24%), Somali (7%), Tigrayan (6%), and Sidama (4%) are the largest groups shaping a federation organized into 12 regions around ethnicity. Since 2020, violence has persisted in Tigray, Oromia and Amhara, with ACLED recording about 7,400 attacks from 2022-2026 and Amhara the most volatile. Despite peace deals, reconstruction needs and inflation weigh on growth while NEBE prepares to announce results in June.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, once celebrated for normalising Eritrea ties and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, now faces growing criticism as reform stalls and the country fractures along regional and religious lines. Renewed fighting in Tigray, alongside conflicts in Oromia and Amhara, has coincided with a strained Eritrea relationship and stalled economic reforms, while rapid urban renewal projects displace tens of thousands. Observers describe his governing as increasingly autocratic, driven by a Pentecostal-infused worldview and a push for sweeping modernization that risks further dissent and instability.