Later, Hachalu Hundessa, a popular Oromo singer, was assassinated in Addis Ababa. The government claimed that the assassination was part of the Oromo Liberation Front’s anti-government plot.

The Oromo people stand at a critical juncture. While an Oromo elite, albeit in name only, controls the levers of state power, this same elite class has pursued a policy of dehumanizing and persecuting ...

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.

ADDIS ABABA — Rebels from Ethiopia's Oromiya region said Monday they were in Tanzania for a second round of talks with the Ethiopian government to try to end decades of fighting. The ...

Draped in traditional colours including the red, white and black of the Oromo flag, crowds descended on the shores of Lake Hora Arsadi, 50km (30 miles) southeast of Addis Ababa, for the annual ...

(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 rebels accuse Ethiopian forces of attacks following peace talks By Reuters May 17, 20231:53 AM PDTUpdated May 17, 2023 ...

The most recent and significant development in the tectonic shifts that have been breaking social and political ground in the country occurred on the 22nd of January 2023. Three Oromo archbishops of ...

Ethiopia has long struggled with problems of communal friction turning into violent, ethnic conflict. Members of the two largest ethnic groups, the Oromos and Amharas, have come together to ...

Opinion - In Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multinational State, Donald Levine presents the Oromo and Amhara as two dominant ethnic groups who have taken turns in shaping Greater Ethiopia, a ...