April 29, 2022
Ethiopia: UNICEF Executive Director Visits Drought-Stricken Somali Region
After a four-day visit to Ethiopia, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell called for a rapid scale-up of support to prevent a humanitarian disaster due to the drought in… Read more »
May 02, 2022
Ethiopia: Gunshots, Teargas Disrupt Eid Prayers in Addis Abeba
Today's Eid al-Fitr prayers at Addis Abeba Stadium, in the capital Addis Abeba, were disrupted after gunshots and teargas were discharged in the midst of crowded places. Addis… Read more »
April 30, 2022
Ethiopia: Workers Observe International Worker's Day, Demand National Minimum Wage, End to War
International Workers' Day is being celebrated in Ethiopia for the 47th time under the motto "Organizing for Peace, Productivity and Livelihoods." Banners expressing workers'… Read more »
Ethiopia: Security Forces in Oromia State Close Six Ethiopian Commodity Exchange Branches
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) said that six of its branch offices in Oromia regional state were shut down by security forces and its employees were arrested for "unknown… Read more »
Ethiopia: Oromo Liberation Front Condemns Intensified Military Operations in Oromia State
In a statement released yesterday, the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said the Oromo people and Oromia are under unbearable constant attack in many ways since the… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Calls for Urgent Restoration of Essential Services in Tigray
The US has once again called for "the restoration of essential services in Tigray on an urgent basis," and urged the federal and Tigrayan authorities to seize the opportunity… Read more »
April 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Federal Govt Accuses TPLF of Plotting Fresh Attacks
"The federal government hasn't created any problem for the international community to deliver aid to the Tigray region but TPLF did," said the the spokesperson of the Ethiopian… Read more »
Ethiopia: Hadiya and Silte Zone Diocese in SNNP Demand Justice After Two Churches, Clergy Attacked
The Hadiya and Silte Zone Diocese Secretariat issues a statement last night detailing damages against churches and Christians in the Silte Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Amhara State Security Arrest 373 On Suspicion of Involvement in Attacks in Gonder
Amhara regional state peace and security bureau said 373 individuals were arrested in Gonder city following the recent violence in the city. Read more »
August 13, 2020
Ethiopia: The Fracturing of the Oromo Elite and Return of Ethiopia's Law and Order State
Ethiopia's delicate transition is under severe strain. A ferocious burst of communal violence in July, touched off by the murder of a popular Oromo singer, which claimed some 160… Read more »
July 02, 2020
Ethiopia: Funeral Ceremony for Slain Oromo Artist Happening in Ambo Amid Tight Security
The funeral ceremony for slain Oromo singer/song writer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa is taking place amid tight security in his native city Ambo, some 107 km west of the capital Addis… Read more »
July 03, 2015
Ethiopia: Why Afaan Oromo Should Be the Other Federal Working Language in Ethiopia
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June 23, 2015
Ethiopia: The Poetics and Politics of Oromo Resistance
Oromo music has played a central role in providing alternative spaces for enunciating 'the Oromo question'. Read more »