Oromo rebels accuse Ethiopian forces of attacks following peace talks. By Reuters. May 17, 2023 8:53 AM UTC Updated May 17, 2023 ADDIS ABABA, May 17 (Reuters) - Rebels from Ethiopia ...

The Oromo have been subject to human rights violations and discrimination under three successive regimes in Ethiopia, according to a 2009 report by U.S.-based Advocates for Human Rights group: the ...

(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 ...

Oromo townspeople, however, said that Fekade’s forces ran away as the Amhara forces arrived and that Amhara gunmen killed more than 100 civilians, including children and the elderly.

The Ethiopian government has once again failed to reach an agreement with Oromo rebel forces, with peace talks in Tanzania reaching an inconclusive end Tuesday.

Many events lack Oromo translators, which can make understanding difficult for people of Oromo heritage, Hassen said. The new survey looks to count Oromo people to bolster recognition, he said. Loke ...

“Oromo politicians think that if they can control the church, they can control all Ethiopians,” said Bishop Petros, one of the Amhara bishops who returned with Abiy from the United States.

As one deadly conflict in Ethiopia begins to calm, another is growing, challenging a government that’s eager to persuade the international community to lift sanctions and revive what was once ...

Many celebrating at Irreecha were at pains to avoid discussing the thornier issue of politics but echoed wider concerns about Oromo identity and their place in Ethiopia. “We can’t say the question of ...

Afan Oromo was banned from use in Ethiopia just three decades ago. Following student initiative in an effort to connect with their heritage, the language is now being taught at Stanford in the ...

The government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) held negotiations for a week in Zanzibar in a bid to end a decades-long conflict that, in recent years, ...