More than 40 people, including at least five children, were killed in a new attack in Shirka district, Oromia region, according to three eyewitnesses who spoke to the BBC. Two residents, the church that hosted the burial and district church sources say the 46 people killed in Saturday's attack were buried in a single pit. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says it is following the case.

BBC News Amharic

The Oromo Federalist Congress has accused Ethiopia's federal government of "choosing silence" over days of conflict in Moyale, a border city shared by the Oromia and Somali regions. In a statement, the opposition party condemned escalating attacks, armed infiltration and unconstitutional administrative changes in Moyale and Borena Zone, and demanded that the violence stop.

BBC News Amharic

Ethiopia marked its 119th Defense Forces Day at the Armed Forces General Headquarters under the theme "Army of Victory," commemorating the forces' founding traced to Tikimt 15, 1900, and honoring personnel who died defending the country's sovereignty. Chief of General Staff Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, Defense Minister Mohammed Idris, police leaders, military attachés and diplomats attended. Jula said internal and external sabotage groups and seven coalition forces had been struck down by God's justice, and accused the TPLF of opening war on the North Wollo, Wag and Afar fronts. He said the Red Sea is a sea prepared for Ethiopians to use.

Fana (English); also Addis Maleda (Telegram), Tikvah Ethiopia (Telegram)

Mastercard is seeking regulatory approval to enter Ethiopia's domestic payments market, expanding beyond international transactions into local payments and financial inclusion. It plans contactless, tokenized and farm-focused services. Only 21 percent of Ethiopian adults currently transact digitally, so the market potential is large. Much depends on rules still in draft, including minimum security standards and how financial data is handled.

Addis Fortune

Ethiopia's transitional justice implementation frameworks will be made public, the Ethiopian Reporter says; it doesn't specify which, who, or when.

Ethiopian Reporter (@EthioReporter)

MIDROC broke ground on a second Sheraton hotel in the Sheraton Addis compound; DEZACON builds, ZIAS designs, ORC & SHC consult, ELIMI contracts.

Addis Fortune; also Ethiopian Business Daily (Telegram)

Kilitch Drugs (India) approved selling Kilitch Estro Biotech PLC to state-owned HarmeeCare Pharmaceuticals for 14 million dollars, expecting about 12.86 million plus obligations, converting up to 570 million rupees in loans to equity; deal due…

Birr Metrics

Ethiopia's Capital Market Authority and Securities Exchange disagree over who sets the shareholder cut-off date for voting and dividends, Addis Fortune reports, leaving listed banks without a clear answer before annual meetings.

Addis Fortune

Zamzam Bank reports 1.8 billion Birr pre-tax profit, deposits of 20.4 billion Birr (144 percent of target), first net profit above 1 billion Birr, 973,421 customers (144 percent growth), 150-plus percent digital growth, and met…

Birr Metrics

Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Kechene–Ambassador–Giyon–Irreecha–Bambis riverside development, part of Entoto Peacock, covering 351 hectares over 10 kilometers with walkways, cycle lanes and playgrounds, creating 56,000-plus jobs; Adanech Abebe praised its benefits.

Fana (Amharic); also Fana (English)

Ethiopia-Eritrea rhetoric continues amid fighting; Abiy warned Eritrea over backing enemies including the TPLF; Eritrea denies invading and refuses sovereignty talks.

DW Amharic

At the 119th Defense Forces Day, Field Marshal Berhanu Jula said Ethiopia must defend its interests in the Abay River and Red Sea, which belong to and were made for Ethiopians, without surrendering national interests.

Fana (English)