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News: OLF says electoral board’s failure to address its repeated complaints on gov’t crackdown restricting its ability to participate in elections
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Ababa, January 23, 2021 — In a letter addressed to the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), said the government’s continued blockade of its headquarters in Addis Abeba using police forces and the closure of several of its branch offices in …
In-depth Analysis: Schism threatens oldest Oromo political party, once again. Can latest electoral board decision right the wrong?
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, December 29/2020 – Founded in 1973, Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo (ABO) – the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), is one of the oldest political parties in Ethiopia whose household name among the Oromo people is a synonym of their identity than a political party with a discernible …
News: OLF accuses gov’t of fresh crackdown on its members; Oromia region says measures taken on several dozen rebel members, thousands arrested across region
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, December 21/2020 – Opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), said yesterday that ten of its members, including two journalists working for its broadcast, Sagaallee Billiisummaa Oromo (SBO), were arrested by government security forces over the weekend. In a separate statement it issued today, OLF said it doesn’t know …
