For the past 20 months, Ethiopia's Amhara region has been torn apart by a bloody conflict between federal forces and a ...

Uprisings in the northeastern region of Wollo were suppressed by looting, confiscating cattle and stopping the salt trade. In another northern region, Tigray, revolts against the emperor were met ...

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressed the House of People's Representatives today, 31 October, 2024, announcing that the ...

A surge in ethnic pride among Ethiopia's Oromo community, the country's largest ethnic group, is leading some, like Moti Begi, to change their names. The 40-year-old used to be known at Dereje Begi.

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This could go as far as avoiding speaking their language, Afaan Oromo, in public for fear of being criticised for not adhering to a national identity. But an increasing political assertiveness ...

Last month, The New Humanitarian visited Gojjam in southern Amhara, one of the centres of the Fano rebellion. It provided a ...