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News: Evangelical Church condemns killing of dozens of its worshipers in East, West Wollega, expresses dismay on government
Addis Abeba- The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus has condemned what it said was indiscriminate killing by armed group of…
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News: Indiscriminate attacks leave dozens dead in Horo Guduru, Oromia; witnesses blame ‘Fano militants’
By Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba: In what survivors have described as an “indiscriminate attack” carried out on Tuesday 30…
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Analysis: Intensified arrests in Arsi zones, Oromia region under pretext of connections with OLA; civil servants, OFC members among jailed
By Dereje Gonfa @DerejeGonfa Addis Abeba – A wave of arrests swept over Arsi and West Arsi zones of the Oromia…
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News: Security forces shoot civilians in Gambella city two days after regional gov’t vows to ‘totally eradicate’ remaining members of Oromo, Gambella armed groups
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba – A disturbing footage of government security forces shooting repeatedly at an unarmed man…
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News Update: Gov’t forces engaged with Gambella, Oromo armed groups in ongoing exchange of gunfire in Gambella city; gunshots heard in two towns in Western Oromia
OLA also claimed that its forces were fighting with government forces in two towns in Oromia, Dembidollo and Gimbi By…
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Analysis: Civilians target of summary executions, aerial strikes in Oromia as gov’t intensifies military operations
Alleged members of OLA who are executed shortly after their arrest Photo: Warra Jarsoo Woreda Communication Bureau By Siyanne Mekonnen…
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Op-ed: The boomerang effect: How political betrayal transformed Oromo youth protest to armed resistance
Oromo youth Protesters in Geedoo, central Oromia, in February 2021. Photo: Dabessa Gemelal Ezekiel Gebissa @egebissa Addis Abeba: On April…
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News: Days after officials vow renewed offensives on armed group in Oromia, fighting reported in Ethiopia’s Moyale environs
Addis Abeba – Several local media reports indicate that there has been fierce fighting between the Ethiopian national defense forces…
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#ASDailyScoop: Five students, one businessman taken hostage in western Oromia
In January 2020, hundreds of thousands protested across Amhara state carrying posters denouncing the kidnapping and demanding answers from the…
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Feature: Conscription, forced contributions to army & aid obstruction aggravate starvation in Borana, Oromia; local admins blame “enemy propaganda”
The elderly members of the community in Borana zone, Wachile woreda, often rely on the support from the youth. Picture:…
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