Last week, the Ethiopian government finally released seven long-detained senior members of the Oromo Liberation Front, an ...

Gada is a traditional system of governance of the Oromo people in Ethiopia developed from knowledge gained over generations. It regulates political, economic, social and religious activity serving as ...

The political instability was created by the ruling ... its decision to disarm all regional forces. Meanwhile, the Oromo ...

In recent years Ethiopia has seen an increase in the killing of political and cultural figures. Mr Bate was a senior official of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) - one of the biggest political ...

He was a symbol for the Oromo people who spoke up about the political and economic marginalisation that they had suffered under consecutive Ethiopian regimes. In one of his most famous songs ...

They lived peacefully there until the past three years. The OLA split from an Oromo political organization and reportedly began targeting Amhara, at times as revenge for its losses to government ...

ADDIS ABABA ethiopia - The Ethiopian government has freed seven Oromo Liberation Front or OLF members who have been in prison ...

The 34-year-old had emerged as a powerful political voice of the Oromo ethnic group, and had made many enemies during his musical career. Two suspects were arrested after he was shot dead while ...

Communal conflict is endemic in the vast arid region on both sides of the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Fresh alarm has been sparked ...

The close political and strategic alliance between ... four individuals and charged them with armed conspiracy with the Oromo Liberation Front. They joined in prison an earlier group of thirty ...

Ethiopia — with its rich historical heritage and 84 ethno-linguistic groups — faces ongoing challenges despite its democratic ...

Human Rights Watch on Friday welcomed the release of several Ethiopian opposition politicians from the restive Oromia region after four years behind bars.