Ethiopia's Oromo students fight for land rights Ethnic Oromo students have been out on the streets of Addis Ababa, protesting against a new urban development plan unveiled in April. The students say ...

Addis Abeba — The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has called for an inclusive national dialogue and a cessation of hostilities to address what it describes as a "crisis worse than ever before" and the ...

Alison Phipps receives funding from UKRI and Europe. She is affiliated with Scottish Government as Convener of the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy and with UNESCO, as UNESCO Chair. We are in ...

Women mourn during the funeral of Tesfu Tadese Biru, who died during the stampede in Bishoftu during Irreecha Festival last October [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] Lying to the southeast of Ethiopia’s capital ...

Ethiopia's new prime minister is the first Oromo to head the ruling EPRDF coalition in the country's 27-year history. Some observers believe he can bring about change in conflict-ridden regions. After ...

August 20, 2008 — Understanding the difference between the concepts of democracy and self-determination is important. Conflating the two concepts together is problematical and that leads to bafflement ...