Today he fights for the Fano, a loose collection of groups taking on Ethiopia’s military in one of its most populous and powerful regions. The conflict in Amhara has simmered largely out of sight, ...

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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 ...

(Robert Lansing Institute) – The Amhara crisis is not an isolated regional issue—it is a symptom of Ethiopia’s unresolved political transition. A durable solution must combine local peacebuilding, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Asres Mare Damte, a Fano militia member, poses for a photo in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo) Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer.