Armed men have attacked and killed seven people, injuring three civilians in West Harerge Zone of Oromia regional state, The Reporter has learnt.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has ordered the Addis Ababa Education Bureau to halt an ongoing reshuffling process that is said to be demoting supervisors and forcing them to work as school directors and principals, which the Bureau is says to be part of a reform process it is undertaking.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) is closely following the case of 150 Ethiopians who have been detained as a result of the skirmish between the security forces of South Africa and traders at the Johannesburg Central Business District, the spokesperson of the Ministry said during a media briefing on Friday, August 9 2019.

The Somali Regional State has downplayed the US government’s travel advisory which notified its citizens not to travel to the Eastern tip of Ethiopia-Somali Region, The Reporter has learnt.

In what was said to be a trend setting press conference, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) appeared before the media for the third time since his ascendance to power a little over a year ago.