April 13, 2009 — A long time ago, most of the current Somali territories in the horn of Africa belonged to the larger Cushitic nationality of Oromo known by the Somalis as Galla and others. For ...

Addis Abeba — In Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multinational State, Donald Levine presents the Oromo and Amhara as two dominant ethnic groups who have taken turns in shaping Greater Ethiopia, a ...

All things being equal, in a truly democratic Ethiopia, an Ethiopian of Oromo heritage will have a better chance than her/his counterparts to govern Ethiopia for decades to come. I can see Abiy ruling ...

Feyisa Lilesa has been separated from his wife and two young children since August, when he won the silver medal in the Rio Olympics marathon with his arms crossed in an “X” above his head in protest ...

Then, two starkly different stories are put forward as to who is responsible. Amhara activists claim that Amhara militias are fighting to defend their community in response to Oromo Liberation Army’s ...

An Olympic marathon runner from Ethiopia sneaked a protest into his big race on Sunday — one he fears will lead to his arrest or death when he returns to home. As Feyisa Lilesa crossed the finish line ...

When you talk to men and women from the Oromo tribe of Ethiopia who have fled persecution there to live in Minnesota as refugees, the conversation often takes a surprising turn. Lencho Bati, who lives ...