Ethiopia News » Oromia News Ethiopia » Oromia » Life: Rights Commission Warns of Alarming Deterioration in Right to Life, Personal Security
Persistent armed conflicts and widespread security breakdowns across multiple regions in Ethiopia have pushed the right to life and personal security into an ‘alarming’ state, the Ethiopian Human ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Life: Ethiopia's conflict-hit Oromia region struggles for healthcare
In Ethiopia's conflict-affected Oromia region, residents of remote villages are slowly regaining access to healthcare after nearly two years of disruption. The Gunfi Primary Health Center in the West ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Life: Kidnappings In Ethiopia’s Amhara, Oromia Regions Stoke Fear
Aynalem was on a bus traveling from Ethiopia’s Amhara region to Addis Ababa in late August when the vehicle was ambushed by militants from the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which claims to fight for ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Life: As Tigray calms, Ethiopia sees growing conflict in Oromia
FILE - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a final campaign rally at a stadium in the town of Jimma in the southwestern Oromia Region of Ethiopia, June 16 2021. Even as Ethiopian Prime ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Life: 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 » Life: Oromia makes up a third of Ethiopia’s landmass and is key to its fortunes: expert unpacks its significance
Ethiopia’s largest and most populous region, Oromia, has been in the news following reports of a rise in kidnappings for ransom. The region is no stranger to war and strife. Its people have long ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Life: Rights Body Calls for Action in Ethiopia's Oromia Region
In its annual report this month, the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission urged officials to pay closer attention to the tensions and violence in the Oromia region. The commission said ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Life: Monitoring health system availability in fragile settings: HeRAMS deployment in western Oromia, Ethiopia
Disruptions to health systems, particularly in crisis-affected settings, significantly hinder access to essential health services. These challenges are compounded when decision-makers lack timely, ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Life: Ethiopian rebel leader rejects accusations of targeting civilians in rare interview from hideout
Oromia is Ethiopia’s country’s biggest state, with 35% of the population and the Federal Republic’s capital, Addis Ababa.