Bridging the gap between OLA disarmament and a transitional government has become harder after hostilities flared again.
Ethiopia’s long-running ruinous conflict in Oromia may finally be coming to an end as the government and Oromo Liberation Army…
Now at the helm of national power, Oromo elites need to behave like representatives of a majority group.
Civilians are caught in the crossfire of violence between rival political camps.
Political marginalization, cultural repression, economic exploitation, and state violence in Oromia reflect a continuation of Ethiopia’s imperial history.
International focus on the war in northern Ethiopia has obscured state violence elsewhere.
Structural tensions and ethnic polarization supercharged by conflict mean that time is running out to hold the federation together.
Having closed the door to constitutional secession, Tigrayan nationalists need a fellow separatist group to achieve independence, and so mirror…
Oromo nationalist rebels never agreed to disarm and now hardline elements are on the attack.