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Ethiopia: Second Round of Oromia Peace Talks Ends Without Agreement, Again
Addis Standard, 21 November 2023
After two weeks of talks that began with promises of ending the five-year militarized conflict in Oromia region between government forces and forces of the Oromo Liberation Army… Read more »
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Addis Standard, 13 November 2023
Ongoing negotiations between the Ethiopian government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in Dar es salaam are showing "positive progress" sources close to the mediation team… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Second Round of Peace Talks to End Conflict in Oromia Kicks Off in Dar es Salaam
Addis Standard, 8 November 2023
With Commander of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) Kumsa Diriba, popularly known as Jaal Marroo, on board, the second round talks between the Ethiopian federal government and OLA… Read more »
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Addis Standard, 8 November 2023
Diplomatic sources close to the matter told Addis Standard that the ongoing talks between the Ethiopian federal government and representatives of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) is… Read more »
No Peace Deal For Ethiopia, Oromia Region Yet
The latest talks between the Ethiopian government and the Oromia Liberation Army (OLA) hosted by Tanzania, has once again not yielded any results. This after days of on-and-off reports of a stalemate over key substantive issues in the peace talks, which kicked off in off with senior military officials of the two sides. It belies the mediation team's report of "positive progress" on November 7, 2023.
According to Reuters, Redwan Hussien, the national security adviser to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on social media site X: "Due to the intransigence of the other party, the talks have come to an end without an agreement."
The commander of the OLA, Kumsa Diriba, popularly known as Jaal Marroo, is reportedly on board for the talks.
Addis Standard reports that both the Ethiopian government and the OLA started to signal the move in October 2022 to resolve the war that has destroyed countless lives and caused immeasurable destruction in the Oromia region. Oromia is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people.
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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 ... Read more »
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Ethiopian authorities should immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily detained for around three years purely for their political role, Human Rights Watch said ... Read more »
An ICRC/Ethiopian Red Cross team distribute emergency relief to beneficiaries in Kumbi, E. Hararege Zone, Oromia Region.
