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Ethiopia: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

29events87 the month before
231est. deathsrange 215–259
77civilian deaths

Ethiopia saw 29 recorded events and 231 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is -67% compared with 87 events the month before. The death toll range is 215 to 259.

52% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 77.

Events were concentrated in Oromiya state (19), Amhara state (8), Central Ethiopia regional state (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Ethiopia - Fano with 7 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-31: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (1 deaths)2024-08-31: Fano vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-08-30: Government of Ethiopia vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-08-30: Government of Ethiopia vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-08-30: Government of Ethiopia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-29: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2024-08-27: Fano vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-08-27: Government of Ethiopia vs Civilians (8 deaths)2024-08-27: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (15 deaths)2024-08-26: OLA vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-25: OLA vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-08-25: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (20 deaths)2024-08-24: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (1 deaths)2024-08-24: Fano vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-08-23: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (0 deaths)2024-08-23: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2024-08-22: OLA vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-08-21: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2024-08-20: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (9 deaths)2024-08-16: OLA vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-08-13: OLA vs Civilians (6 deaths)2024-08-12: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (60 deaths)2024-08-12: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (7 deaths)2024-08-08: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (23 deaths)2024-08-07: Fano vs Civilians (5 deaths)2024-08-07: Fano vs Civilians (8 deaths)2024-08-07: Fano vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-08-05: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (41 deaths)2024-08-03: Guraghe vs Mareqo (7 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Ethiopia, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Oromiya state1980
Amhara state8142
Central Ethiopia regional state17
Tigray state12

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
12 Aug 2024West Gojjam zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based		60
5 Aug 2024East Gojjam zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based, 2 sources		41
8 Aug 2024Bahir Dar special zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based, 23 civilian, 2 sources		23
25 Aug 2024East Welega zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs OLA
State-based		20
27 Aug 2024East Welega zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs OLA
State-based		15
20 Aug 2024Amhara stateGovernment of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based		9
27 Aug 2024Arsi zone
Oromiya state		Government of Ethiopia vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian		8
0–8
7 Aug 2024Horo Gudru Welega zone
Oromiya state		Fano vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian, 2 sources		8
12 Aug 2024West Gojjam zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based, 7 civilian		7
3 Aug 2024Gurage zone
Central Ethiopia regional state		Guraghe vs Mareqo
Non-state		7

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Ethiopia17
Fano13
OLA11
Guraghe1
Mareqo1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based13
Non-state1
One-sided15

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.