The killing of Bate Urgessa, a prominent leader of Ethiopia’s opposition Oromo Liberation Front, has put Ethiopia in the spotlight, attracting widespread condemnation and triggering calls for ...

Egypt has also sought to exploit tensions between Ethiopia and its neighbors. It has bolstered security ties with Eritrea and ...

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 ...

Human rights groups say the world must pay more attention to the assault on one of Africa’s oldest Christian communities.

Five senior members of an opposition party representing Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, the Oromo, have been detained in a wave of political arrests following protests last week which left at least ...

The ambush by the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which is designated a terrorist organisation by Addis Ababa, occurred last week in the North Shewa district west of the capital, the Ethiopian Human ...

Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed paid a visit to a hotbed of anti-government protests Wednesday, asking residents for patience as he works to bring change to the Horn of Africa country. Abiy ...

The Horn of Africa, a region that has suffered from consistent conflict and humanitarian crises, is in danger of renewed hostilities that could have largescale consequences around the world. Ethiopia, ...

BISHOFTU, Ethiopia, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Thousands of people from the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, celebrated their thanksgiving festival in Bishoftu city amid tight security on Sunday after ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suddenly resigned on Thursday in what he described as a bid to smooth reforms, following years of violent unrest that threatened ...