Aerial strike on Ethiopia church grounds kills eight – witnesses
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters An aerial strike on the grounds of a church in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region killed eight people and injured five as they collected corn, two witnesses and an opposition political party said. Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu dismissed the accounts of the air strike as “an absolute lie”. Peace talks between Ethiopia’s government and […]
Ethiopia’s Oromiya region accuses OLA rebels of killing “many” people
Addis Abab, EthiopiaReuters The government of Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromiya, on Saturday accused the Oromo Liberation Army rebel group of killing “many civilians” in attacks that followed the failure of peace talks in Tanzania. At least 36 people were killed when unidentified attackers struck three villages in Oromiya’s Shirka district on 24th and 27th November, […]
Ethiopian Orthodox Church reaches deal with breakaway Oromo synod
Nairobi, KenyaReuters The influential Ethiopian Orthodox Church said late on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with a breakaway synod from the Oromiya region following deadly violence that killed dozens and led to partial internet shutdowns. The rift threatened to bring fresh instability to Africa’s second most populous nation, just as its starts to turn […]
Ethiopian Government accused of deadly air strikes on Oromiya region
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Two organisations from Ethiopia’s Oromiya region have accused the army of conducting air strikes there in recent days which they said had killed hundreds of civilians, just as peace talks on the separate Tigray conflict were about to start. Government and army spokespersons did not respond on Thursday to requests for comment on […]
Ethiopia rights commission says 150 killed in attack in Oromiya
Reuters Gunmen killed at least 150 people last week in western Ethiopia in an attack by an armed group against local residents, the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Thursday. The commission said residents in Gida Kiremu district in the Oromiya region of Eastern Wollega told investigators the gunmen were from the Oromo Liberation Army, which splintered […]
Ethiopians vote as opposition alleges some irregularities
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he hoped Ethiopia’s national and regional elections on Monday would prove the success of democratic reforms, but an opposition boycott, war, ethnic violence and logistical challenges overshadowed the vote in some regions. Authorities were unable to hold elections in four of Ethiopia’s 10 regions, said election board […]