Only a small fraction of active Orthodox bishops are Oromo, which Hailemichael says reflects the historical political marginalisation of his community. Others argue it’s because so many Oromo ...

(Nairobi) – Ethiopian authorities should immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily detained for around three years purely for their political role, Human Rights Watch said ...

The negotiations centered on the decades-long conflict between government forces and the Oromo Liberation Front-Oromo Liberation Army, or OLF-OLA, which continues to cause immense suffering and ...

READ MORE Ethiopia: In Addis Ababa, Oromo farmers rue cost of growth But many Oromo have complained of continuing political and economic persecution even under the leadership of one of their own. Many ...

They lived peacefully there until the past three years. The OLA split from an Oromo political organization and reportedly began targeting Amhara, at times as revenge for its losses to government ...

The Oromo are the largest. As a scholar of Ethiopian politics and society, I’ve researched and written extensively on the Oromo movement, and identified the historical forces that have shaped ...

said he first heard of the Koree Nageenyaa at a meeting of Oromo political leaders in March 2019. There Shimelis, newly appointed as president of Oromiya, announced that the Koree Nageenyaa ...

According to the Life and Peace Institute, an international peacebuilding lobby, The divisions within the Oromo political elite and the history of competition among the Oromo opposition forces ...

The Oromo Liberation Army says it is fighting for ... that underlie the country’s seemingly insurmountable security and political challenges." The Ethiopian government signed a peace deal ...