Oromo

Peace—and justice—remain elusive in Oromia

This article is part of the Analytical Reporting to Improve the Federation (ARIF) project With longstanding Oromo political demands unmet,…

2 years

The cosmic myth of the Oromo

The Oromo people have their own unique understanding of our world.

2 years

Hararis in Harar Must be Restored and Protected: A Rejoinder to Abdullah Sherif

We are deeply troubled by the atrocious acts perpetrated against Hararis with impunity and the federal government’s failure to protect…

2 years

Oromia peace prospects dimmed by renewed fighting

Bridging the gap between OLA disarmament and a transitional government has become harder after hostilities flared again.

3 years

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

As Ethiopian alliances shift, Abiy’s anniversary met by Amhara protests and violence

Federal-Amhara clash reflects Oromo-Amhara political friction five years after the Prime Minister took office on the back of their alliance.

3 years

Minority rights dilemma exemplifies Ethiopia’s brutal identity crisis

Ethiopia’s ethnofederal system was designed to counter coercive homogenization, but, as in the former Yugoslavia, it left minorities tragically exposed…

3 years

Oromia carnage spreads to Gambella

Hundreds dead following Oromo Liberation Army and allied rebels’ attack.

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