Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eighteen-killed-clashes-between-ethiopias-oromo-amhara-groups-2021-04-19/ April 20, 20215:18 PM AEST Africa Reuters Clashes between people belonging to Ethiopia’s two largest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara, killed at least 18 people late last week, local officials said on Monday, the latest outbreak of Read more…
Source: From a Presentation by Abiyu Geleta, Oromo Studies Association Conference of 2002 in Washington, DC. I. Introduction This is a brief account of major issues and outcomes of a decade of negotiations between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Read more…
Date: 28/01/2021Author: Martin Plaut3 Comments The background to this story is told in a BBC report. A group of Ethiopian slaves were freed by a British warship in 1888 off the coast of Yemen, as they were being taken to Read more…
By Leenjiso Horo December, 2020 A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey This article is a general summary of the conquest, resistance, and failures, betrayals, and hopes Read more…
THE GUARDIAN Global development is supported by Guardian staff Mon 21 Dec 2020 18.15 AEDT Conflict and arms ‘Slaughtered like chickens’: Eritrea heavily involved in Tigray conflict, say eyewitnesses Despite denials by Ethiopia, multiple reports confirm killings, looting and forcible Read more…
Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/14/sudan-will-decide-outcome-ethiopian-civil-war-abiy-tigray/ DISPATCH Sudan Will Decide the Outcome of the Ethiopian Civil War As Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed goes to war against Ethiopia’s former rulers—the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—Khartoum’s moves will determine whether the conflict remains a local affair or Read more…
Curate Ethiopia Insights into Ethiopian Culture Dr. Tilahun Gamta 1st August 2020 Many Oromos wonder how I was able to write and publish The Oromo-English Dictionary (OED) in Ethiopia under Mengistu’s regime, a regime that had been openly hostile to Read more…
WORLD NEWS JULY 23, 2020 Dawit Endeshaw AMBO, Ethiopia (Reuters) – The white stone house with a paved floor stands out in the Ethiopian town of Ambo, a poor region where homes are mostly constructed of wood and mud. But Read more…
1 July 2020 Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionHachalu’s songs focused on the rights of the Oromo ethnic group At least 81 people have been killed in Ethiopia after the death of a popular singer sparked huge protests in the Oromia region, a Read more…
By Reuters July 1, 2020Updated 7:01 a.m. ET ADDIS ABABA — At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular singer, a regional spokesman said on Wednesday, laying bare splits Read more…
4 hours ago Image captionThe 34-year-old’s songs focused on the rights of his Oromo people Seven people have died in Ethiopia in protests that followed the shooting dead of musician Hachalu Hundessa, well known for his political songs, medics have Read more…
Bridging the Divide in Ethiopia’s North Crisis Group Africa Briefing N°156 Nairobi/Addis Ababa/Brussels, 12 June 2020 What’s new? Tigray and Amhara, the powerhouse regions of northern Ethiopia, are locked in a bitter land dispute exacerbated by national politicking that pits their Read more…
OPINION by Michael Rubin | June 11, 2020 05:41 PM It is often forgotten that the worst dictators are often, early in their careers, lauded as reformers. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein was initially embraced as a “pragmatist” by diplomats and Read more…
RESEARCH ETHIOPIA: TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT 29 May 2020, Index number: AFR 25/2358/2020 The political reforms introduced in Ethiopia by the incumbent government in 2018 presented the country with an opportunity to break with its abysmal human rights record marred Read more…
Amnesty International UK Press releases 29 May 2020 10:8am At least 10,000 people were arbitrarily arrested and detained last year as part of the government’s crackdown on armed attacks and violence in Oromia Region Forces have burned homes to the Read more…
By Greg Norman | Fox News 29 May 2020 An Ethiopian soldier gunned down a 32-year-old businessman during a security crackdown last year because his phone went off during a public meeting, Amnesty International revealed Friday. The shocking killing was Read more…