Standoff in Ethiopia degenerates into violence

OPride Staff Reporter

At least four people were killed and about eight others wounded after Ethiopian security forces fired shots at Muslim activists on Friday in the Asasa town of Oromia.

Oromiya’s Return: A Play at Mixed Blood Theatre

On a recent Tuesday evening, Janet Curiel, 58, watched about 12 people rehearse for an upcoming play called ‘Oromiya’s Return’ at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis’ Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

Siegfried Pausewang, longtime Ethiopian researcher, dies at 75

Dr. Siegfried Pausewang, a great friend of Oromo people, eminent Ethiopian researcher and champion of human rights, died of cancer last Friday in Norway. He was 75.

Part II: (Re) Imagining the diaspora: solidarity beyond nationalism

by Tiyya B

I received several emails from different readers suggesting that I was simplifying the issues concerned.

Celebrating Oromo women through art and culture

Equipped with knowledge of the Oromo cultural tradition, Tsehai Wodajo wants to bring back checks and balances at home for the women in her community.

On the death of an Oromo maid abused in Lebanon

by Buri Waddesso

After having a hurried lunch with a friend at a Thai cuisine, I went back to my office and checked Aljazeera English for news updates – as has become my afternoon ritual lately.

I did not withdraw from the Oromo people’s struggle - Dr. Beyan Asoba

The Oromo Liberation Front, a movement formed 30 years ago to fight for the advancement of Oromo rights, has been on a downward slide over the last two decades.

Revitalizing Oromia’s healthcare sector, One Hospital at a Time

by Mohammed Ademo

Ranked the third saddest place in the world after Zimbabwe and Central Africa Republic, by Forbes magazine, Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s spiralling land grab: adding insult to injury

by Amane .K. Bedasso

Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in the world, receives millions in foreign aid every year. In 2009, the horn of Africa nation was the third largest recipient of humanitarian aid, next to Sudan and Palestine.