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Forces and armed civilians from Ethiopia’s Somali and Oromia regions have fought in Moyale since 18 October, and families are fleeing into Kenya.
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
The groups have been active in Ethiopia's most populous regions for years and now say they will work together.
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: Several dead in clashes between rival Ethiopian regional armies
Several people have died during clashes between the armies of southern Ethiopia's Somali and Oromia regions in recent days, against a backdrop of territorial disputes, sources told AFP on Saturday.
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels seize airports, clash with government forces
Tigrayan forces seized control of airports in the regional cities of Mekelle, Shire and Axum, taking prisoner the small number of federal police officers guarding them, Assefa said. Ethiopian Airlines ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: Ethiopian opposition groups unite to mount challenge to prime minister Abiy
Seven opposition groups in Ethiopia have announced the formation of an alliance to remove the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, according to an announcement made on Sunday.
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: Residents in Ethiopia’s Oromia region report network disruptions as government forces fight rebels
Residents in Ethiopia’s Oromia region say access to phone communication and internet service has been disrupted for months as government forces fight against two rebel groups. The disruption of mobile ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: 9 killed in Ethiopia Oromia region attack
Residents and relatives say at least nine people were killed during an attack in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia region of Ethiopia on Thursday. Adebebu Workineh is a resident of the Shirka Woreda — or ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including longstanding enemies who fought on opposite sides of a 2020-2022 civil war, said they have formed an alliance aimed at ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: Ethiopia's government pushes Tigray rebels back as regional tensions spike
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels have been pushed out of a neighbouring state by a government counter-offensive, a humanitarian source said on Friday, but the conflict has triggered a breakdown in the country ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Government: The IMF’s bailout of Ethiopia’s government will only make matters worse
On a recent day in July, travelers along one of the busier roads in Ethiopia — the highway between the capital of Addis Ababa and Debark in the northern highlands — fell prey to the newest scourge in ...