Night had fallen over the Ethiopian village of Melkabulo when local Oromo men went to the houses of ethnic Somali to tell them they must cross the river before dawn or they would be killed. “Before we ...

The latest round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government and a militant group waging a long-running conflict in the country's Oromia region have broken up in Tanzania without an agreement ...

Bahar Ali Yousuf is a 27-year-old journalist from Ethiopia who had to flee the country last month to avoid being imprisoned by the government. Yousuf gave an exclusive interview to Al Bawaba about his ...

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FOR centuries the city of Harar, on the eastern fringes of the Ethiopian highlands, was a sanctuary, its people protected by a great wall that surrounded the entire city. But in the late 19th century ...

As darkness falls over the ancient walled city of Harar, local people and tourists make their way to the outskirts of the city to see a bizarre spectacle. With only the headlights of a car to ...

At least 50 people are reported to have been killed and several others injured in Oromia regional state following protests against the assassination Oromo artist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, Reuters reported ...

Addis Abeba — At least seven people were killed by bullet in Adama city, some 100 km south of Addis Abeba, and one of Oromia region's largest city, Chiro town, in eastern Ethiopia in Oromia after ...