Ethiopia News » Oromia News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Ethiopia's constitutional reform: What does it mean — especially for Abiy?
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stands to benefit from a planned constitutional reform in the country. A new presidential system would reshape political power — and could give him a more powerful ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Ethiopia's Multinational Federalism, Limits of National Dialogue - Why Finfinnee and Dirree Cannot Be Bargaining Chips
Ethiopia's long-awaited National Dialogue Conference, which officially commenced in Addis Abeba on 15 July 2026, concluded on 22 August 2026, following four years of a process marked by significant ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Beyond Winners and Losers - Addis Abeba and Politics of Possession
The long-awaited National Dialogue Conference formally commenced in Addis Abeba on 15 July 2026. Organised around eight principal thematic areas, the proceedings drew to a close two weeks ago after ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Addis Ababa and Oromia: What Does the Constitution’s ‘Special Interest’ Clause Actually Mean?
What Does the Constitution’s ‘Special Interest’ Clause Actually Mean? The drafting history of Article 49(5) suggests that its central purpose was to manage the unavoidable relationship between Addis ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Ethiopia: Rebels kill 48 in Oromia region, says rights agency
The ambush by the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which is designated a terrorist organisation by Addis Ababa, occurred last week in the North Shewa district west of the capital, the Ethiopian Human ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Ethiopia's Abiy could consolidate power as 'executive president'
A weeks-long political dialogue in Ethiopia has backed constitutional changes to create a new presidential system that could extend Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's control over the country. Critics fear ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: 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 » Politics: Time For Ethiopia’s Political Elite To Demonstrate Vision – Analysis
The country needs a nationwide ceasefire and for political settlement through dialogue to be prioritised over factionalism and ethnic rivalry. By Tegbaru Yared Ethiopia’s seemingly peaceful transition ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Religion, power and politics: what’s behind the violent attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been one of Ethiopia’s most influential institutions for more than 1,600 years. Church and state were closely intertwined from the official adoption of ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: POLITICS-ETHIOPIA: Upcoming Poll a “Hollow Exercise” – Rights Group
NAIROBI, May 11 2005 (IPS) - With just days to go before parliamentary elections in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch has alleged widespread repression in the country’s central Oromia region. This area is ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weapon
The large-scale war between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray regional government forces ended in November 2022 with the signing of the Pretoria Agreement. The two sides agreed that the ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Politics: Ethiopia expands domestic drone production as conflicts persist across regions
Ethiopia has expanded its domestic production of military and civilian drones, with two factories reportedly manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles as the federal government increasingly relies on ...