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Ethiopia: Opposition OFC Calls for Comprehensive Peace Solution to Oromia War to Avert Looming National Crisis
Addis Standard, 9 December 2022
The opposition party, Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), said Oromia "has entered into a stage of such a devastating war and great political crisis" while the overall political… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Civilians Subjected to 'Grave Violation of Human Rights' in Oromia - EHRC
Addis Standard, 8 December 2022
Civilians are caught in crossfire and subjected to alarming crimes amounting to "grave violation of human rights" in the escalating attacks and militarized clashes in different… Read more »
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Ethiopia: More Than 30,000 Civilians Displaced From Violence-Hit Districts Endure Dire Humanitarian Crisis
Addis Standard, 8 December 2022
Civilians from the towns and villages of Gida Ayana and Kiramu districts of East Wollega Zone, in western Oromia who fled their homes due to the recent violence are going through… Read more »
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Addis Standard, 7 December 2022
Oromia Physicians' Association (OPA ), a non-governmental professional association, called on governmental and non-governmental bodies, international and national humanitarian… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ezema Recommends Arming Civilians At Risk
Addis Standard, 7 December 2022
Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (Ezema), called on the federal government to "arm communities" living in "areas where government security forces cannot easily reach and are… Read more »
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Addis Standard, 6 December 2022
Protests erupted in many towns and cities, including schools and university compounds, in different places across Oromia following the weekend violence in East Wollega zone of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: District Court Judge, Dozens of Oromia Civilians Killed in Attacks Blamed On 'Fano Militants'
Addis Standard, 3 December 2022
Two attacks in the past few days in Kiremu district, East Wollega zone of Oromia region, killed dozens of people, including Damtew Kefyalew Gemeda, Kiremu District Court judge.… Read more »
Ethiopia's Oromia State Erupts In Protest After Militia Attacks
Ethiopian opposition party, the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), says Oromia state "has entered into... a devastating war and great political crisis", while the overall political crisis in the country has reached its peak. The party has called for a comprehensive peace approach to solve the deepening crisis in Oromia.
Oromia is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Attacks occurred on November 25 and 29, 2022 in the Kiremu and Gida Ayana districts in the East Wollega Zone - which local authorities and fleeing residents attribute to "Fano militia" from the neighbouring Amhara region. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have been displaced, writes Addis Standard.
The Ethiopia government has been in conflict since November 3, 2020 with the Tigray region, following attacks on Ethiopian military camps. This conflict also caused the displacement of thousands fleeing the conflict, while thousands more lost their lives.
Peace negotiations between the two warring parties were held recently in South Africa, ending the conflict on November 3, 2022. The conflict led to food shortages at refugee camps and calls by the Ethiopian government for aid and assistance from international organisations.
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The northern Ethiopian region has been the centre of a battle for control between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - which led the country's previous government - and ... Read more »
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Commanders of the Tigrayan armed combatants say their fighters have started withdrawing from different front lines in accordance with the peace deal reached between the the federal ... Read more »
A map showing the location of East Wollega (also known as Welega) in Ethiopia..
