The Oromo are the largest ethno-national group in Ethiopia, accounting for over 40 million people or more than one-third of the population.However, they have been politically oppressed ...

"Everyday I walk in this city, I know I walk alongside death," singer Hachalu Hundessa said just days before he was shot dead in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on 28 June. We hear how the 34 ...

For the first time, all Oromo branches have come together to fight for their national self-determination and democracy Why the Oromo protests mark a change in Ethiopia’s political landscape Home ...

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.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Much of the fighting seen during protests in Ethiopia this week was ethnically tinged, eyewitnesses said on Saturday, describing attacks by young men from the Oromo ethnic ...

Last month, the Ethiopian church wrote to the Tigrayan bishops, blaming “politics” for coming between them and suggesting the two estranged branches meet. The letter was rejected.

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.

Ethiopian security forces have killed at least 140 people taking part in anti-government protests in Oromia since November, human rights activists say.

Ribka is co-chair of the Oromo Advocacy Alliance, which advocates for peace, justice, inclusive governance and the economic well-being of the Oromo and other peoples of Ethiopia The June 29 murder ...

Protesters holding a banner reading, Oromo Lives Matter, during a demonstration by the Ethiopian Oromo community in London, July 3, 2020 (Sipa photo by Thabo Jaiyesimi via AP Images).

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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 ...