Amhara Region - Wikipedia
The Amhara region has the most world heritage sites of any region in Ethiopia and is endowed with natural and geographic wonders and ecosystems. The region contains Ethiopia's largest inland body of water Lake Tana, which is the source of the Blue Nile river.
What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple …
Aug 10, 2023 · Fierce fighting broke out last week in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, just nine months after the end of a devastating two-year war in the neighbouring Tigray region.
Amhara | Definition, History, & Culture | Britannica
Amhara, people of the Ethiopian central highlands and one of the major ethnolinguistic groups in Ethiopia. The language of the Amhara is known as Amharic and belongs to the Semitic language family. The Amhara inhabit much of present-day Ethiopia and have long dominated the history of the region.
Why Ethiopia's Amhara militiamen are battling the army - BBC
Aug 15, 2023 · Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has found himself at the centre of a new conflict - this time in the vitally important Amhara region that marshalled its troops to help him thwart an...
Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the ...
Sep 6, 2023 · The Amharic speaking people of the Amhara region and beyond have lived in Ethiopia for thousands of years, as evidenced by the millions of manuscripts written in their ancient language of Ge’ez...
Ethiopia's Amhara region pleads for help with violent unrest after ...
Aug 3, 2023 · Ethiopia’s second most populous region has been gripped by instability since April, when federal authorities disarmed the Amhara regional force as part of the recovery from a devastating two-year conflict in the neighboring Tigray region.
Deepening Crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region
Aug 9, 2023 · Amhara residents have been living with the consequences of the two-year armed conflict in northern Ethiopia. The region was also managing an influx of ethnic Amhara fleeing violence and...
History and culture of the Amhara people | Britannica
Amhara, People of the Ethiopian central highlands. The Amhara number some 18 million and compose almost three-tenths of Ethiopia’s population. Their language is Amharic, a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic family, and their religion is Ethiopian Orthodox.
Ethiopia’s Amhara crisis: Abiy’s political failures threaten a return ...
Aug 24, 2023 · Amhara region is the second most populous region in Ethiopia. Its northern neighbour is the Tigray region, which was the epicentre less than a year ago of the most destructive civil war in the...
Fact Sheet: Crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region - ReliefWeb
Aug 11, 2023 · Overview. Political violence has reached new levels of intensity in the northern Ethiopian region of Amhara, making it one of the most unstable areas in the country (see graph below).