Oromia

‘Ethiopia’s other conflict’: what’s driving the violence in Oromia?

‘Ethiopia’s other conflict’: what’s driving the violence in Oromia?: Oromo women protest against Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over violence in their homeland in 2020. Keith Mayhew via Getty Images In November 2020 an outbreak of violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region captured worldwide attention. The conflict was between Tigrayan forces and the forces of the …

Why young Ethiopians in Oromia and Sidama fought for change

Why young Ethiopians in Oromia and Sidama fought for change: A queue of eager voters in Hawassa, Ethiopia, during the Sidama referendum in November 2019. Photo by Michael Tewelde/AFP via Getty Images Young people have been key drivers of social and political change in Ethiopia going back to the closing decades of the imperial era. …