ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Members of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, protested Saturday against the government and called for the release of jailed opposition figures as they gathered ...

BISHOFTU, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Thousands of people from the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, celebrated their thanksgiving festival in Bishoftu city amid tight security on Sunday after the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s state-appointed rights commission on Wednesday called for an investigation into the killing of a prominent opposition figure recently released from prison. Bate ...

Bate Urgessa, a charismatic and outspoken political officer with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) – a political organisation established in 1973 by Oromo nationalists to lead the national liberation ...

Fears of instability rise again as the TPLF and the federal government appear to be gearing up for a showdown.

Marew Abebe Salemot does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Former Defense Minister and ex-President of Oromia Regional State, Lemma Megerssa, has extended his congratulations to ...

Conflict between the Ethiopian army and rebels in the country's most populated region is having "devastating consequences" on civilians, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on ...

Ethiopia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 6 May 2025. Under it, their national police agencies will cooperate on security and intelligence. This will include combating ...

A Somali soldier controls the crowd at a protest in the capital Mogadishu on Jan.3, 2024. AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh The Horn of Africa ushered in the new year with news of a deal that would ensure ...

Senior research and teaching fellow, Department of Geography, University of Zurich Music has played a key role in the Oromo resistance movement. As is the case in many other societies – especially ...

NAIROBI, KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s state-appointed rights commission on Wednesday called for an investigation into the killing of a prominent opposition figure recently released from prison.