🚨 141 Amhara detainees transferred to unknown location, six prisoners executed by Oromia Regional forces in Dengoro as mass displacement and starvation deaths escalate across Wollega
November 12, 2026 updates from East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega zones of Oromia Region, Ethiopia
A worsening humanitarian and security crisis is unfolding across East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega zones, where six Amhara detainees have been executed, 141 prisoners transferred to an undisclosed location, and thousands of displaced civilians face starvation, widespread crop looting and severe restrictions on movement, according to local sources.
1. Disappearance of 141 Amhara detainees and killing of six prisoners
In Nekemte, 141 ethnic Amhara prisoners, originally arrested in the Gutin and Mender Arat areas in 2022, were removed from Nekemte Prison and transferred to an undisclosed location. Their current whereabouts remain unknown.
Separately, in Dengoro Town, six Amhara civilians detained at a local correctional facility were taken from the prison during nighttime hours and shot to death.
2. Mass displacement and seizure of Amhara agricultural land
In Gida Ayana and Kiremu woredas, Amhara communities have been almost entirely displaced from their homes, leaving numerous settlements deserted.
Sources indicate that the displacement is intended to facilitate the transfer of fertile agricultural land previously cultivated by Amhara farmers to commercial agricultural operations and private investors.
The affected communities have been forced to abandon their homes, farmland and agricultural produce, leaving many without access to food or their primary sources of livelihood.
3. Over 100,000 displaced civilians registered as humanitarian conditions deteriorate
In the Tulu Gana area, more than 100,000 displaced civilians were reportedly registered by Red Cross personnel approximately one week earlier. However, sources indicate that no humanitarian assistance had been delivered as of November 12.
Thousands of displaced residents, including women, children and elderly people, remain stranded in forests and remote wilderness areas without adequate food, shelter or medical assistance.
Since August 20, 2026, numerous displaced civilians have sought refuge in Tulu Gana and surrounding areas. Several deaths from starvation and severe food shortages have been reported, including among children and elderly residents.
4. Federal Police and Gadaa Commando reinforcements deployed as exit roads close
Additional Federal Police units have been deployed toward Gutin, while reinforcements from the Oromia Region Gadaa Commando have been transported from Shewa and other locations into East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega zones.
All major exit routes, including roads connecting the affected areas to Benishangul-Gumuz and Gojjam, have been closed, restricting civilian movement and complicating efforts to determine the whereabouts of displaced residents.
5. Crop looting and prolonged displacement worsen humanitarian crisis
Displaced Amhara farmers who have endured approximately three months of severe hardship are also facing the looting of crops left behind on their agricultural land.
With access routes closed and humanitarian assistance largely absent, the whereabouts of numerous displaced civilians remain unknown.
Local residents have called on international humanitarian organizations and the media to pay attention to the ongoing crisis, secure access to affected communities and facilitate emergency food, shelter and medical assistance.
🚨 Over 40,000 Amhara civilians displaced, six farmers killed in @AbiyAhmedAli regime drone strike and entire villages burned as attacks escalate across East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega Zones
A 24-hour situation report covering Kiremu, Abe Dongoro and Gida Ayana Woredas in East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega Zones, Oromia Region, describes widespread attacks against Amhara civilian communities, including killings, drone strikes, the burning of entire villages and mass displacement.
▪️Kiremu Woreda: More than 40,000 civilians fled their homes over two days following attacks and the burning of residential communities in Boqa, Agemsa and Haro Hudit by Oromia Region Gadaa Commando forces. Displaced families sought refuge in the Seji and Wofchi forests, while villages near Gamsa were burned to the ground. ENDF personnel stationed near Kiremu allegedly failed to respond to residents’ requests for protection.
▪️Abe Dongoro Woreda: Oromia Region Gadaa Commando forces and armed personnel wearing ENDF uniforms entered Tulu Wayo, where up to 10 members of a family and their neighbors were subjected to a deadly attack. The rural town was completely destroyed, while several Amhara transport drivers were arrested and their vehicles confiscated.
▪️Gida Ayana Woreda: Renewed mobilization targeting Amhara communities was reported around Lelise, Waja and Lelitu Anger. Families whose homes were previously burned on August 12–13 reportedly experienced a third round of displacement.
▪️Drone strikes and aerial operations: Extensive drone reconnaissance was reported around Uke Airport, Chincho, Bijit, Chereti and Boqa. Six Amhara farmers were killed and 11 others seriously injured in a nighttime drone strike. Approximately 12,000 displaced civilians were also reported trapped in remote wilderness areas without safe evacuation routes.
▪️Humanitarian emergency: Thousands of displaced civilians, including children, mothers and elderly residents, are reportedly sheltering in forests without adequate food, medical assistance or shelter.
ETHIOPIA ― This video circulating on social media evokes disturbing memories of the early days of the Rwandan genocide.
Thousands of ethnic Amhara were seen displaced from #Welega in search of safety, having lost faith in the government’s ability to protect them.
Tragically, hundreds have reportedly been killed in Arsi Zone because of their ethnic identity and, in particular, their Orthodox Christian faith.
The reported death toll from airstrikes on displaced #Amhara civilians in #Ethiopia's #Oromia Region has surpassed 30, as critically wounded survivors reportedly die without medical care.
Local accounts attribute the November 7 drone and helicopter strikes in Wodesadima, East Wollega, to #Ethiopian government forces.
A video reportedly shows a mother who lost both legs, while blocked roads and damaged healthcare facilities are preventing wounded civilians from receiving urgent treatment.
🚨 Oromia Region’s territorial disputes with neighboring regions reveal a broader pattern of expansion targeting strategic land, mineral resources and economic corridors
Oromia Region’s recurring territorial disputes and armed confrontations with neighboring regions reflect a broader pattern of expansion aimed at consolidating control over strategically important territories, natural resources and major economic corridors across Ethiopia.
On November 4th, 2026, armed forces allegedly operating in coordination with Oromia Region’s security apparatus carried out a deadly attack in Dalti, Buldiglu Woreda, Assosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz Region. Local Benishangul-Gumuz government officials, militia commanders and civilians were among those killed. The attack has been linked to an alleged effort to seize the area’s substantial gold and marble deposits and incorporate the territory into East Wollega Zone of Oromia Region.
The incident comes amid the ongoing war over Moyale between Oromia and Somali regional forces, as well as the annexation of Awra Godana and Amora Bet from Amhara Region three years ago, strategically important transportation corridors connecting to the Djibouti railway and seaport. Similar territorial disputes and boundary tensions have also affected Gambella, South Ethiopia, Southwest Ethiopia, Gedeo and Afar.
Oromo officials territorial claims involving Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa further illustrate the geographic scope of these disputes, which extend beyond administrative boundaries to economically and geopolitically important urban centers, transportation routes and resource-rich territories.
Taken together, these confrontations and competing territorial claims illustrate a recurring pattern of expansionist ambitions attributed to the ruling Oromo Prosperity Party led by @AbiyAhmedAli.
The images from Wollega, Ethiopia are reminiscent of Rwanda. Thousands of ethnic Amhara survivors, carrying what little they have left, fleeing a killing zone. This is not displacement. This is expulsion by terror. The world cannot claim it did not see it this time.
@_AfricanUnion@hrw@USEmbassyAddis@PaulKagame@WilliamsRuto
🚨BREAKING NEWS. ADDIS ABABA. ETHIOPIA’S CAPITAL ON EDGE.
The Abiy regime is facing an existential crisis. Its grip on power appears increasingly fragile, and the country may be approaching a historic political collapse.
Is the end of Abiy Ahmed’s rule drawing near?
Why is it someone who supposedly has a "Focus on the Horn of Africa" doesn't know there's been a war going on for the past three years between Fano and the regime?
It's not that "insecurity persists" -- there's outright ETHNIC CLEANSING OF AMHARA!
Please pay closer attention.
At least 34 #Orthodox Christian civilians were reportedly killed in a new armed attack in Endato village, Robe District, #Ethiopia's Arsi Zone, on November 5.
The assault comes less than two weeks after massacres in Merti and Shirka claimed 60 lives.
The reported death toll from attacks on Orthodox #Christian communities in the region has now reached at least 94 in less than three weeks.
🚨 @AbiyAhmedAli regime security forces block families from visiting survivors of Jari No. 2 IDP camp drone strikes that killed over 31 Amhara civilians, amid reports of a cover-up
Sources on the ground revealed on November 5th, 2026, that Abiy regime security forces have prevented relatives and local residents from visiting and caring for survivors of last week’s deadly drone strikes on the Jari No. 2 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp near Hayk Town in Tehuledere Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region. Four drone strikes targeting the camp killed more than 31 displaced Amhara civilians from Wollega, including up to three pregnant women, more than seven children and at least six women. Survivors suffering from injuries are currently receiving treatment at Hayk Hospital, Dessie Hospital and Boru Meda Hospital. However, relatives and residents who attempted to visit the wounded at Hayk Hospital were forcibly turned away by security forces.
According to sources, local Prosperity Party officials and security personnel imposed restrictions on hospital visits to prevent further details about the severity of the drone strikes from reaching the public and media, raising allegations of an organized effort to conceal the extent of civilian casualties. Meanwhile, wounded survivors receiving hospital treatment and displaced families remaining at the camp are experiencing severe psychological trauma, ongoing security threats and shortages of medical assistance.
#Ethiopia 🇪🇹 The Reporter is one of Ethiopia's oldest independent newspapers. By suspending it with vague allegations of threatening the "national interest," the Ethiopian Media Authority has become an instrument of censorship. Read more: https://t.co/9lH0QtT41h
⚡️️️️️️️ℹ️ #UPDATE: On November 3, 2026 @GordJohns tabled e-petition 7556 in front of @OurCommons on Parliament Hill 🇨🇦. The petition received significant support among members of the Ethiopian-Canadian community and allies.
“Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table e-petition 7556. The petitioners highlight that, since early 2023, armed conflict in the Amhara region of Ethiopia has involved Ethiopian government forces carrying out indiscriminate violence and sexual gender-based violence against civilian populations and infrastructure, including through the use of aerial strikes, leaving more than 4.4 million children out of school and hundreds of thousands displaced.
The petitioners also highlight that the Ethiopian government has carried out the arbitrary detentions and torture of Amhara journalists, civilian society leaders, members of Parliament and opposition figures. They highlight that the incumbent Prosperity Party administration won 90% of federal Parliament seats in the June 2026 general election despite ongoing armed conflicts, mass civilian displacement, suppression of civilian society and opposition, and the exclusion of major ethnic communities, making conditions for a free and inclusive vote impossible.
The petitioners note that Canada provides over $147 million in development assistance to Ethiopia and maintains significant diplomatic, commercial and humanitarian interests in the country and the Horn of Africa. They are calling on the government to consider the application of the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act to oppose targeted sanctions on individuals credibly identified as responsible for grave human rights violations in Ethiopia. They publicly demand an immediate ceasefire in the Amhara region and the unconditional release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience held by the Ethiopian government.
Lastly, the petitioners call on the Government of Ethiopia for strengthened transparency around the June 2026 general election results toward an inclusive democratic process.”