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Live From Arsi and Wollega

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000

ከአሩሲና ከወለጋ በቀጥታ EMS Eletawi reports live from Arsi and Wollega. Background: In late October 2026 residents and church sources told BBC Amharic and DW Amharic of mass killings in Arsi's Shirka and Merti districts (the Ethiopian Orthodox Church put the Arsi toll at least at 60 faithful across two attacks); relatives who went to bury Shirka victims later said some mourners were arrested, accounts Mereja Media could not independently confirm. In East Wollega, the Alliance for Survival coalition has claimed that more than 80,000 Amharas are scattered in forests without aid and has accused state structures of a role in killings and displacement — figures and accusations the federal government has not answered directly, while Oromia officials have blamed other armed groups for Arsi violence. EMS's title is a live report from those two areas; specific on-air claims are not restated here. Source: Ethiopian Media Services

The Democrats' Victory and the Ethiopia Issue

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000

የዲሞክራቶች ማሸነፍና የኢትዮጵያ ጉዳይ EMS News discusses the Democrats' victory and the Ethiopia issue. Background: U.S. midterm coverage in early November 2026 described a Democratic victory that analysts said could increase congressional scrutiny of Trump administration Africa and Horn policy. Senate and House Democrats had already pressed for de-escalation in Tigray and warned against Ethiopia–Eritrea escalation in autumn 2026 letters and statements. How far a Democratic congressional majority would change U.S. policy toward Ethiopia remains disputed among Africa-policy commentators; EMS’s title links the midterm result to “the Ethiopia issue” without naming a specific bill or hearing in the title itself. Source: Ethiopian Media Services

The OPDO Prosperity People Blinded by Hatred of Amhara

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000

በአማራ ጥላቻ የታወሩት የኦህዴድ ብልጽግና ሰዎች EMS discusses OPDO Prosperity people it says were blinded by hatred of Amhara. Background: The Prosperity Party grew out of the former EPRDF member parties, including the Oromo OPDO stream that Abiy Ahmed led before the 2019 merger. Amhara civic groups and Fano-aligned voices have long accused federal and Oromo-wing actors of enabling or ignoring mass killings of Amhara civilians in places such as Wollega/Tole and Metekel — allegations the government rejects, often blaming designated groups such as the OLA. EMS’s title is polemical commentary naming “OPDO Prosperity people”; it is presented as the channel’s charge, not as verified fact about named individuals. Source: Ethiopian Media Services

Sudan's Revenge Plan and Kenya's Army Toward Ethiopia's Border

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000

የሱዳን የበቀል እቅድ እና የኬንያ ጦር ወደ ኢትዮጵያ ድንበር EMS discusses what it calls Sudan's revenge plan and Kenya's army toward Ethiopia's border. Background: Sudan has accused Ethiopia of enabling drone attacks from Ethiopian territory; Ethiopia rejects those accusations. Separately, fighting around Moyale on the Ethiopia–Kenya border has killed civilians and pushed tens of thousands of Ethiopians into Kenya’s Marsabit County, according to Kenya Red Cross and UN-agency figures reported by mereja.com; Kenyan security forces including army units have been described as deployed at the Moyale crossing in response to the spillover. EMS’s title attributes a “revenge plan” to Sudan; that motive language is the channel’s framing, not an established finding. Source: Ethiopian Media Services

The Counterattack Attempt at Ambassel

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000

የመልሶ ማጥቃት ሙከራ በአምባሰል EMS Eletawi discusses a counterattack attempt at Ambassel. Background: Ambassel woreda in South Wollo has repeatedly appeared in 2026 resident and media accounts of fighting between Fano and federal forces. DW Amharic reporting carried on mereja.com described intensified clashes in Ambassel alongside other Wollo and Shewa districts; Tana TV’s early-November bulletin, summarized by mereja.com, said heavy fighting was underway in the Ambassel mountains around the disputed Wuchale road. Federal and Amhara regional officials have not publicly confirmed many of the town-by-town claims. EMS’s title frames a “counterattack attempt” at Ambassel without stating in the title which side attempted it. Source: Ethiopian Media Services