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Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 protesters and others, and arrested tens of thousands more during widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015, Human Rights Watch ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Security: Witnesses say new fighting in Ethiopia's Oromia kills dozens
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Intense fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Oromo Liberation Army rebels in the country's ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Security: Ethiopia: After Tigray and Oromia, Amhara nationalists take on Abiy
The instability roiling Ethiopia is intensifying in Amhara, the second-largest region, which is following Tigray and Oromia by hosting rebels that threaten to oust the federal government in Addis ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Security: Watchdog: Tigray Violence Overshadows That in Ethiopia's Oromia
The Tigray conflict in Ethiopia's north is overshadowing a "persistent cycle of violence" against civilians by security forces and armed groups in the Oromia region, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Security: Ethiopia: 20 killed, thousands displaced in latest Oromia flare-up
At least 20 ethnic Amharans have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homes following a massive and coordinated attack on people in the East Wollega Zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, APA can ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Security: Violence at Ethiopia gold mine site leaves several dead
A violent incident last week at a new mining site in Ethiopia run by Kefi Gold and Copper led to multiple deaths and a suspension of operations, the company has said. Work at the prospective gold mine ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: Locals in Ethiopia’s Oromia ‘Waiting to Die’ After Latest Mass Killing
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has condemned the killing of more than 200 people, most of them ethnic Amhara, in the eastern Oromia region. Locals have blamed the killings Saturday on the rebel ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Security: Ethiopia: Forced Conscription Resurfaces Across Oromia As Ethiopia Continues to Grapple With Security Crises
Addis Abeba — Reports of forced conscription are resurfacing in several parts of Oromia, including the Sheger City area surrounding the capital Addis Abeba, with families alleging that young people ...