More than 52 people were killed in a stampede in central Ethiopia after police fired warning shots at a holy festival Sunday, Communications Minister Getachew Reda said.

In Kenya's south-eastern Tana River region, baby girls in the Oromo community are engaged on the day they are born. Parents of the children say the tradition ensures the girl's future is secure, ...

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 ...

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Rebels from Ethiopia's Oromiya region accused the government on Wednesday of launching a military offensive against them after a first round of peace talks ended earlier this month without a deal.

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.

The OLF evolved from a political party into an armed movement nine years ago, claiming that the rights of the Oromo people - who make up almost 40% of Ethiopia's 65 million - were not being respected.

The death toll from violence last week in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region has risen to at least 50, residents said on Tuesday, amid tensions in the area between the country's two largest ethnic ...

Many Oromo people flee Ethiopia to take refuge in neighbouring states Ethiopia has "ruthlessly targeted" its largest ethnic group for suspected links to a rebel group, human rights group Amnesty ...

As protests in Ethiopia over the rights of the country's Oromo people continue, journalist James Jeffrey considers if they are threatening the country's unity.

These clothes by Kush Design see traditional Oromo patterns and colours put in new places, such as the cuff and across the body. Photographer Elias Badhaasaa was keen to capture these images as a ...