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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 » Social: 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 » Social: Lelise Duga appointed deputy head of Oromia president’s office and head of cooperation
A New Leadership Chapter for Former Commissioner Lelise Duga OROMIA, ETHIOPIA — Madam Lelise Duga, who served as Com ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: Ethiopia suspends social media amid church split tensions
Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia's Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Telegram. The ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Social: 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 » Social: Social media restricted in Ethiopia as church rift turns violent
Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia, the Internet watchdog NetBlocks says, after violent protests sparked by a rift within the country’s Orthodox Church. The protests ...
News Ethiopia » Oromia » Social: 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 ...