Oromo

Ethiopia: Oromo regional govt accuses OLF of violating peace accord

ESAT News (January 4, 2019) The Oromo regional government says the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), a separatist opposition party, has…

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Ten killed when minibus hit grenade in western Ethiopia

ESAT News (December 19, 2018) Ten people were killed in western Ethiopia when a public minibus hit a grenade in…

6 years ago

Ethiopia: About 600,000 people displaced, 21 killed in Moyale

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 17, 2018) About 600,000 people have been displaced in Moyale in the past eight…

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Ethiopia: Police arrest five officials of Benishangul-Gumuz region over deadly violence

ESAT News (December 5, 2018) Federal police say they have arrested five officials of the Benishangul-Gumuz region in Western Ethiopia…

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OLF splinter group blamed for deadly ethnic violence in Western Ethiopia as over 200 suspects arrested

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 3, 2018) An official with the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) says 208 people have…

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Ethiopia: Twelve killed in ethnic clashes in Moyale

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 14, 2018) Twelve people were killed in the past three days of renewed ethnic…

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Ethiopia: Two killed in attack in East Wellega

ESAT News (November 6, 2018) Armed groups from Benishangul Gumuz have reportedly attacked and killed two policemen in East Wellega,…

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Ethiopia: Oromo president warns OLF militia

ESAT News (October 30, 2018) President of Ethiopia’s Oromo region warns rebel forces in the south and western regions of…

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Ethiopia: Several killed in clashes between OLF and govt forces

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 29, 2018) Ethiopian government forces clashed with combatants of the separatist Oromo Liberation Front…

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Ethiopia: OLF disarming residents in East and West Wollega

ESAT News (October 17, 2017) Reports reaching ESAT say combatants of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), a separatist ethnic front,…

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