Ethiopia's Oromo people have an indigenous philosophy known as Namummaa, or "humanness", which places relationships and peace at the centre of social life. The Oromo are Ethiopia's most populous ...

The role of women in the Oromo society is huge and multidimensional. Aside from their role as mothers and wives, and shaping the family and society, their contributions to the community are enormous; ...

The Ethiopian government has freed seven Oromo Liberation Front, or OLF, members who have been in prison for more than four years. A spokesperson for OLF Lemi Gemechu told VOA's Horn of Africa Service ...

An investigation published by Reuters on Friday revealed that a secretive committee of high-ranking officials in Ethiopia has been committing human rights violations in order to eliminate the Oromo ...

Hachalu Hundessa’s songs gave a soundtrack to the Oromo resistance. Screengrab/Maalan Jira!/YouTube Music has played a key role in the Oromo resistance movement. As is the case in many other societies ...

Draped in traditional colours including the red, white and black of the Oromo flag, crowds descended on the shores of Lake Hora Arsadi, 50km (30 miles) southeast of Addis Ababa, for the annual ...

(Nairobi) – Ethiopian authorities should immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily detained for around three years purely for their political role, Human Rights Watch said today.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Nothing illustrates the violence and intrigue that has engulfed southern Ethiopia like the life of Fekade Abdisa. A rebel and former prisoner, Fekade has also been called a ...

NAIROBI, May 3 (Reuters) - A first round of peace talks between the Ethiopian government and rebels from the Oromiya region ended with no deal, both parties said on Wednesday, amid a conflict in which ...

AMBO, Ethiopia — For years, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been one of the few institutions that helped bind this war-riven country together, unifying disparate ethnic groups around ...