The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.

ID Month Day Year ISO Country UN INGO ICRC NRCS and IFRC NNGO Other Nationals killed Nationals wounded Nationals kidnapped Nationals detained Total national staff Internationals killed Internationals wounded Internationals kidnapped Internationals detained Total international staff Total victims Gender Male Gender Female Gender Unknown Means of attack Attack context Location Latitude Longitude Motive Actor type Actor name Details Verified Source
2952 Feb 1 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.03 38.74 Economic Unknown Unknown One international male INGO staff member was choked by a perpetrator on the street until he lost consciousness. He was then robbed of all belongings. Yes Focal Point
2916 Mar 7 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 14.1056708 38.2849463 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was seriously injured when a group of four unknown perpetrators attacked him at a mini bus stop in Shire. The staff was assaulted and robbed, suffering a fractured hip among other injuries. Yes Focal Point
3006 Jul 3 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 9.0249701 38.746891 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One female INGO national staff was assaulted by community members in Alek, Ethiopia. Yes Focal Point
2895 Aug 8 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 7.9219687 34.1531947 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was wounded when mob violence erupted at a project site in Gambella. Yes Focal Point
2896 Aug 29 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody 7.9219687 34.1531947 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police Two male national staff members were assaulted by police officers after being stopped and temporarily detained on the road in Gambella. Yes Focal Point
2768 Sep 5 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8.308999 34.322233 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were ambushed and killed by unknown perpetrators as they were in transit from the Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp. The aid workers were staff in a child nutrition center within the camp. Yes Media
2897 Sep 6 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 7.9219687 34.1531947 Political Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces Two male national INGO staff members were shot and killed after being ambushed by the Ethiopian Armed Forces on the road in Gambella. Yes Focal Point
2911 Oct 22 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.9806034 38.7577605 Economic Criminal Unknown Two female INGO international staff members walking back to their hotel from an event in Addis Ababa were attacked by four unknown criminal men and strangled until they were unconcious, where they were then robbed. Once the staff members gained consciousness they walked back to the hotel and reported the incident. Yes Focal Point
2997 Dec 8 2019 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Home 9.5 35.5 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was shot and killed in his home when local an unknown NSAG began firing in his community. Yes Focal Point
3215 May 3 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 11 39 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was seriously injured during an armed robbery by an unknown criminal in Chiro Kebele, Legambo. Yes Focal Point
3081 May 13 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 8.25 34.583333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO male staff member was injured after unknown perpetrators jumped over the organization compound fence and attacked the staff with a knife causing serious damage to his hand. Yes Focal Point
3224 Jul 21 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Office/compound 8 38 Political Police or paramilitary Police Two INGO male national staff were assaulted and injured by the local police after they were arrested in the INGO office. Reports indicate the mistreatment was over the delay of a construction project and the payment of daily laborers. Yes Focal Point
3260 Sep 24 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Office/compound 9.03 38.74 Incidental Unaffiliated Civilians Two national male INGO staff members were assaulted and injured at the office in Addis Ababa by another civilian. Yes Focal Point
3118 Nov 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Unknown Unknown Unknown 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Unknown Unknown Media reports indicate 4 staff members of 2 separate INGOs have been killed in a Tigray region refugee/IDP camp during the month of November. Exact details and dates of the incidents are unknown at this time. Yes Media
3396 Nov 21 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 14.26666 39.45 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross board member was shot and killed on the street in Adigrat, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3393 Nov 22 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.166667 38.9 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross staff member was shot and killed in Adwa, central Tigray while transporting a pregnant woman to the hospital. Yes Focal Point
3397 Nov 25 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 13.983333 39.433333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross volunteer was shot and killed in his home in Hawzen, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3398 Nov 25 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 14.333333 37.833333 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross driver was shot and killed in his home in Tahtay Adyabo. Yes Focal Point
3140 Nov 26 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was reportedly killed in the Hitsats Refugee Camp. (date is not exact) Yes Official Report
3395 Nov 28 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 14.120833 38.727778 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three Ethiopian Red Cross volunteers were shot and killed on the street in Aksum, central Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3262 Dec 8 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 13.516667 37.183056 Incidental Unaffiliated Civilians One male national INGO staff member was injured after being assaulted by another civilian in Dansha, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3394 Dec 23 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 14.333333 39.166667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross driver was shot and killed in Enticho, central Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3399 Dec 29 2020 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.333333 38.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Ethiopian Red Cross guard was shot and killed in a road ambush in Adidaero, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3387 Jan 22 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.879696 38.864333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO male staff members were shot and killed during an ambush while traveling through central Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3384 Jan 30 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.288951 39.554804 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion into the organisation office in Kilteawlaielo, Eastern Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3383 Feb 1 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.496944 39.476944 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed while travelling in Mekelle, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3208 Feb 15 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 14.1155 38.4756 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NNGO staff was reportedly shot and killed by an unknown armed group in Hawzen, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3382 Mar 3 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 13.983333 39.433333 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed after an armed incursion into the organisation office in Hawzen, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3392 Mar 7 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 13.183333 39.2 Unknown Unknown Unknown One Red Cross male Ethiopian driver was shot and killed in Samre, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3385 Mar 19 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.1 38.283333 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion of the organisation office in Shire, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3207 Mar 23 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 13.962139 39.595403 Political Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One INGO male national driver was beaten by Ethiopian Armed Forces after his INGO car was ambushed on the road between Mekelle and Adigrat. Official statements report the driver of the INGO car, earlier in the journey, witnessed the extrajudicial killing of 4 men aboard a minibus, and the later ambush by State Forces was related to being a witness to the killings. Yes Official Report
3236 Mar 24 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9 35.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national driver was shot and killed after being ambushed by unknown gunmen in West Wellega. Yes Media
3283 Apr 28 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Project site 13.666667 38.916667 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed at the conclusion of a food distribution event in Kola Tembien. Reports indicate the shooting motivation was the alleged food distribution "to the Junta". Yes Official Report
3390 May 5 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 13.666667 38.916667 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during an armed incursion into the organisation office in Kola Tembien, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3388 May 7 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.119854 39.445606 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed in a road ambush in Eastern Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3391 May 26 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 14.411493 39.464761 Political Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed during a raid of the office in Gulomekheda, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
4645 May 29 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Detention/arrest Raid Public location 10.166389 40.645278 Political Police or paramilitary Not applicable 2 INGO national staff and 1 contracted NGO partner staff were detained in Gewani town. Due to mission delays, the 3 aid workers were in the area longer than expected and were taken by the authorities into custody from a restaurant in the town. The staff remained in custody for over 14 days pending trial and investigation into their activites. Yes Focal Point
3301 May 31 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 14.266667 39.45 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male aid worker, head of an INGO office in Adigrat, died after being shot in crossfire. Yes Media
3509 Jun 23 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 14.1 38.283333 Unknown Police or paramilitary Security Forces One UN national staff was harassed and assaulted by security forces in his home in Shire town, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
3332 Jun 24 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces Three INGO staff members, two national males and one international female, were killed by unknown assailants while travelling in Tigray. Yes Official Report
3386 Jul 6 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.496944 39.476944 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO male staff member was shot and killed while travelling in Mekelle. Yes Focal Point
3389 Jul 8 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.576581 39.418475 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO staff member was shot and killed in a road ambush after leaving the capital Mekelle. Yes Focal Point
3543 Aug 22 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 9.6 41.866667 Incidental Criminal Unknown One UN staff member was badly beaten on his way home from work after running into a gang fight in Dire town. Yes Focal Point
3545 Nov 27 2021 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 8.541389 39.268889 Economic Police or paramilitary Unknown One INGO male staff was shot and injured by a man in a military uniform who robbed him in Adama city. Yes Focal Point
3614 Dec 18 2021 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 12.416667 39.55 Incidental Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One UN agency national staff member was killed in an airstrike in Tigray while off-duty and driving to visit his family. Yes Media
3610 Jun 27 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 9.166667 36.333333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group and interrogated about the operations of the INGO. He was released the following day. Yes Official Report
3605 Jul 16 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.870258 36.532118 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group while travelling in East Wellega. His whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3767 Jul 23 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 7.618442 34.689331 Economic Unknown Unknown One national male UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by a group of suspected bandits in Gambella town on his way home. Personal belongings were stolen. Yes Focal Point
3626 Sep 25 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Road 14 38.416667 Disputed Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One UN contracted driver delivering aid was injured after his truck was hit with debris following an airstrike in Zana, Tigray. Yes Official Report
3818 Oct 9 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Unknown 7.989062 39.38118 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff were kidnapped by unknown actors in Oromia. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3639 Oct 14 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 14.1 38.283333 Disputed Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One INGO staff member was killed and another injured by a government airstrike in Shire, Tigray. Reports indicate the aid workers were a nutrition team delivering aid to women and children during the airstrike. Other civilians were also killed (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3771 Oct 21 2022 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 11.833333 41 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national UN worker was attacked with sticks in his neck by two unknown men while buying groceries with a colleague in Dubti, Afar. Yes Focal Point
3648 Oct 28 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 14.111064 38.614531 Political Non-state armed group: National Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) One Red Cross ambulance driver transporting injured individuals from Adwa, Tigray to Amhara was killed after the marked vehicle was attacked by the military. The patients were also killed. Yes Media
3772 Nov 18 2022 ET Ethiopia 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.5 35.5 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) Eight national UN drivers were kidnapped during a carjacking of a convoy of 24 trucks near Nedjo town, West Wellega. The eight drivers and the trucks were released one day later without the cargo. Four other trucks were looted. Yes Focal Point
3819 Dec 1 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 11.6608 37.9578 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO international staff member was abducted by unknown actors in Amhara. Yes Official Report
3820 Dec 8 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 13.575 39.0875 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO staff was threatened, robbed, stabbed and injured while in transit by a criminal group in Tigray. Yes Official Report
4187 Feb 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 7.989062 39.38118 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO aid worker was injured when a group of criminals attacked and robbed him at a public bus stop in Oromiya. Yes Media
4053 Feb 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 14.1 38.283333 Economic Criminal Criminal One INGO aid worker was injured by four criminals who took his personal belongings in Shire, Tigray. Yes Focal Point
4188 Apr 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 12.442237 37.998155 Unknown Unknown Unknown One ambulance driver and one mid-wife from the Ethiopian Red Cross were shot and injured when unknown armed men attacked their ambulance in Abscia, Amhara region. Yes Media
3782 Apr 9 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Public location 13.496944 39.476944 Incidental Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces Two INGO national staff members were shot and killed in a crossfire between the Ethiopian Federal Defence Forces (ENDF) and Amhara Regional Special Forces in Kobo, Amhara region. The driver and the security officer were traveling from Mekelle to Kombolcha. Yes Media
4141 Apr 25 2023 ET Ethiopia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 8 38.666667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown Two UN contracted drivers, one on duty and one off duty, were attacked by gunmen travelling in Oromia and injured. Yes Focal Point
4189 Jul 18 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 8.575042 39.327807 Economic Criminal Not applicable One INGO aid worker was stabbed and injured by criminal actors on his way home in Oromiya. His personal belongings were stolen during the incident. Yes Media
3899 Jul 19 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.816667 41.416667 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national NGO aid workers were killed by unknown actors in the Afar region. Yes ACLED
3900 Jul 19 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.6608 37.9578 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was killed by unknown actors in Amhara. Yes ACLED
4017 Aug 23 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.403446 35.631232 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO driver was abducted by an unknown armed group when driving between Nedjo and Nekemte, Oromiya region. The occupants of other three vehicles were also abducted in the same attack (not counted here). The driver was released three days later. Yes Official Report
4116 Oct 12 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7.092192647384255 37.408370346749855 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) Two INGO national staff members were kidnapped by OLA armed men on October 12 when travelling from Negelle to Hawasa. Following interventions by authorities and local elders they were released 2 days later. Yes Focal Point
4006 Oct 25 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 11.550331 38.219766 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO aid worker was shot and killed in his house by unknown armed people in Gondar, Amhara region. Yes Official Report
4146 Dec 14 2023 ET Ethiopia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.333333 39.583333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four UN contracted commercial drivers were kidnapped from an 11 truck convoy travelling in Liban Woreda near Negelle town. Ransom was requested, but after negotiations they were released after 2 days. Yes Focal Point
4185 Dec 20 2023 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 12.032126 37.722346 Economic Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors who demanded a ransom to release the aid worker in the Amhara region. Yes Official Report
4064 Dec 30 2023 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 14.0958622 38.2445839 Unknown Police or paramilitary Police One male UN aid worker was assaulted and injured by thee police in Shire, Tigray region. Yes Focal Point
3995 Jan 10 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.575 39.0875 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national Ethiopian Red Cross ambulance driver was shot and killed by unknown actors while transporting a woman in labour in the Central Zone of the Tigray Region. Yes ACLED
4038 Jan 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.792222 41.008611 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was killed by unknown armed men in Semera, Afar region. Pending ACLED
4039 Jan 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 11.585 37.39 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were killed by unknown armed men in the Amhara region. Pending ACLED
4040 Jan 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7.618442 34.689331 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was killed by unknown armed actors in the Gambella region. Pending ACLED
4026 Jan 20 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Road 11.08 36.89 Unknown Host state Ethiopian Armed Forces One INGO aid worker was injured when the Ethiopian Armed Forces allegedly opened fire into the air in Addis Kidam town, Amhara region. Yes Official Report
4559 Feb 13 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 11.296237 38.370892 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One implementing partner security guard was shot and killed during a confrontation between an unknown NSAG and the government in Simada Woreda, South Gondar, Amhara. Yes Focal Point
4982 Mar 5 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Road 11.588918 37.384932 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown armed men in Kebele 11 of the Atse Tewodros Sub-City in Bahir Dar, Amhara. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. Yes Official Report
4497 May 18 2024 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 12.604932 37.470567 Economic Non-state armed group: National One male UN aid worker was kidnapped by an unidentified NSAG at the Keberomeda IDP site, Gondar, Amhara. Two other civilians were kidnapped as well (not counted). The three people were released on May 27 after their families paid a ransom. Yes Focal Point
4983 May 19 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 6 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 4 Complex attack Raid Office/compound 11.526555 38.580301 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Fano militia Four aid workers and two bodyguards were held captive and injured by allegedly Fano militia men at their base camp in Tach Gayint, South Gondar, Amhara. The perpetrators stole valuable items before escaping. Yes Official Report
4134 May 24 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 12.6075 37.459167 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker was killed and another injured after their vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed men in Gondar City. Yes Media
4493 Jun 7 2024 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 8.241956 34.603593 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national male UN aid worker was wounded when an unknown individual shot at other people in Gambella. Six other civilians were also wounded (not counted). Yes Focal Point
4984 Jul 5 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.446208 38.061360 Economic Unknown Unknown Two aid workers were kidnapped by unknown armed men while going to implement a project in Addi Arkay, North Gondar, Amhara. The kidnappers demanded a ransom. Yes Official Report
4516 Jul 5 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.744828 36.433158 Unknown Unknown Unknown Five INGO aid workers were kidnapped by unknown actors while travelling to Genda Wuha, Amhara region. They were released on July 15. Yes Focal Point
4985 Jul 7 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 11.297785 36.240929 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four aid workers were kidnapped and killed during an ambush by unknown perpetrators while delivering health commodities in Mambuk, Benshangul-Gumuz. Due to the incident, operations in the area were temporarily suspended. Yes Official Report
4986 Jul 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Road 13.125663 37.887767 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN driver was injured when unknown actors shot at the vehicle between Janamora and Debark, in Gondar, Amhara. Yes Official Report
4262 Jul 22 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 11.437302 38.890519 Economic Unknown Unknown One male NNGO aid worker was kidnapped and later killed by unknown actors who demanded a ransom in Dawunt Woreda, North Wello Zone, Amhara. Yes Media
4987 Aug 3 2024 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road 12.303712 37.602964 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN aid worker was injured when armed men shot at the vehicle between Gondar and Addis Zemen, Amhara. Yes Official Report
4988 Aug 13 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 11.484425 37.349856 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Fano militia One aid worker was kidnapped and later killed by allegedly Fano militia men, who mistakenly identified the aid worker as part of an ethnic group in Amhara region. Yes Official Report
4307 Sep 29 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 11.299086 37.480982 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One male national INGO aid worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men while moving on public transportation in Yilmana Densa, West Gojam, Amhara Region. Two other civilians were killed during the same incident. Yes ACLED
4603 Dec 15 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 8.985267 38.741263 Economic Criminal Not aplicable One male national INGO aid worker was injured during a robbery in Addis Ababa. Yes Focal Point
4419 Dec 25 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 13.335091 36.749207 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NRCS ambulance driver was shot and injured when unknown armed men attacked the vehicle in Sanja, Central Gondar, Amhara. Pending ACLED
4420 Dec 25 2024 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 9.041451 36.876567 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NRCS ambulance driver was shot and injured when unknown armed men attacked the vehicle in Sire, Wellega, Oromia. Pending ACLED
4620 Apr 8 2025 ET Ethiopia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 11.588746 37.369432 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Fano militia One UN aid worker was kidnapped after a bomb on the UN vehicle in Bahir Dar, West Gojam, Amhara. Pending ACLED
Total 26 61 0 16 38 0 60 43 36 3 142 1 3 1 0 5 147 98 4 39