Four measures of magnitude, each from a named source, set against the attention the crisis has received.
4,646
deaths in the Wollega zones, all parties — a floor, not a ceiling
ACLED · 2018–Aug 2025 · export of 3 Sept 2026
660,000+
displaced, sheltering across 31 sites in the Amhara region
OCHA / reporting · early 2025
730
schools closed by the conflict across the four Wollega zones
2023 assessment, via Addis Standard
41
attacks on the Orthodox Church tracked since 2015; 11 struck a service or feast day
AAGE Church Attacks Monitor
AttentionTigrayWollega
Share of Ethiopia conflict coverage (2026 analysis)~77%the rest
Times placed on the UN Security Council agenda10+0
The one body positioned to reach a legal finding, the UN Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE), was dissolved in October 2023 while still calling for further investigation. No replacement mechanism exists. The absence of an independent finding is not evidence that no crime occurred; it is the product of a decision not to look.