Oromo Liberation Front

Is peace finally coming to Ethiopia’s Oromia region?

Ethiopia’s long-running ruinous conflict in Oromia may finally be coming to an end as the government and Oromo Liberation Army…

3 years

Oromo nationalism should cross the river of resentment

Now at the helm of national power, Oromo elites need to behave like representatives of a majority group.

4 years

Extrajudicial killings by Ethiopia’s security forces: rule or exception?

International focus on the war in northern Ethiopia has obscured state violence elsewhere.

4 years

EIEP: Moo’ichi Paartii Badhaadhinaa, moo’atamuu Oromiyaa — fi Itoophiyaati

Xiyyeeffannoon muummicha Ministeeraa Abiy Ahmed tokkummaa ta’us, eenyummaa siyaasa Itoophiyaa fi kan Oromoo walitti araarsuu sababa dadhabeef, waadaa seene sanaaf…

5 years

EIEP Podcast: Prosperity Party’s win is loss for Oromia and Ethiopia

Despite his focus on unity, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has failed to reconcile Ethiopian and Oromo political identities, and so…

5 years

TPLF–OLA alliance is a prelude to Tigray’s secession

Having closed the door to constitutional secession, Tigrayan nationalists need a fellow separatist group to achieve independence, and so mirror…

5 years

EIEP: Prosperity Party’s win is a loss for Oromia—and Ethiopia

Despite his focus on unity, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has failed to reconcile Ethiopian and Oromo political identities, and so…

5 years

Ethiopia’s bungled 2018 deal with Oromo rebels is the cause of current turmoil

Oromo nationalist rebels never agreed to disarm and now hardline elements are on the attack.

5 years

Amid blackout, western Oromia plunges deeper into chaos and confusion

The government is once more employing repressive tactics to try and stamp out a rebellion, but they may be having…

6 years