Tag: Oromia

Dozens of civilians killed, property burned by Amhara forces in Oromia zone

Amhara forces killed dozens of civilians and burned properties in Jille Dhummuga district of the Oromo Zone.

The “Amhara Fano” – Ethiopia’s Army of the Dead

Feelings of unspeakable grief is felt by Oromos when they see atrocities committed by the Amhara Fano.

Ethiopia’s “Other War” in Oromia

The Ethiopian empire was built on this gruesome violence in Oromia and other regions of Ethiopia.

‘If there is no peace in Oromia, there will be no peace in Ethiopia,’ veteran UN diplomat warns.

Bayisa Wak-Woya, a veteran UN diplomat, says no peace in Oromia means no peace in Ethiopia.

OLF accuses the Ethiopian government of deliberately targeting civilians in Oromia

The OLF calls on the United Nations Human Rights Council to launch an investigation in Oromia.

Ethiopian Evangelical Church says “armed men” killed members of congregation while in worship

"Armed men" opened fire at the congregation of Mula'tu Gela church in Sorga, Nekemte city, killing fifteen individuals.

What is Fano doing in Oromia?

Fano involvement goes beyond the retaking of "lost Amhara lands".

Artist Gutu Abera: “Don’t look back for there is no point in living where progress is not a possibility.”

When he was 14 years old, Gutu moved to Norway where his parents lived as refugees.

Treating the Oromia conflict as an afterthought in Ethiopia’s civil war is wrongheaded

Maintaining stability in Oromia is necessary to ensure stability in the entire Horn of Africa.

Ethiopia: Amhara Fano massacre more than 60 Oromos in cross-border raid

"Fano entered the town and went on a shooting spree."

Ethiopia is reentering infamous 1976-1978 Red Terror violence, warns the Oromo Federalist Congress

"OFC strongly condemns any killing of civilians.”

Interview with the young artist Jirenya Legese

"Art to me is a medium through which I express my ideas."

Oromia should follow in the footsteps of Somaliland

Oromia, unlike Somaliland, is diverse in population, has the potential to become a middle-income economy.

Investigation reveals evidence on how Ethiopian security forces killed members of Karrayyuu Gadaa Leadership.

Ija Oromia, an international organization that conducts in-depth reporting on human rights violations in the Oromia state of Ethiopia, confirms that on December 1,...

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Hopes for peace, unity and development as a new Abbaa Gadaa takes power

Abbaa Malkaa: First Afaan Oromoo Film Premieres at Ethiopian National Theatre

Ethiopia’s ruling party to use a ‘social media army’ to stoke ethnic conflict, warns prominent politician