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Oromo rebels accuse Ethiopian forces of attacks following peace talks

Rebels from Ethiopia's Oromiya region accused the government on Wednesday of launching a military offensive against them after a first round of peace talks ended earlier this month without a deal.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

First round of peace talks between Ethiopia and Oromo rebels ends without deal

A first round of peace talks between the Ethiopian government and rebels from the Oromiya region ended with no deal, both parties said on Wednesday, amid a conflict in which hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands displaced.

Reuters · May 3, 2023

Talks between Ethiopia and Oromo rebel group to kick off in Tanzania

Ethiopia's government is expected to begin peace talks on Tuesday in Tanzania with rebels from the Oromiya region, where escalating violence has claimed hundreds of lives in recent years.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2023

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Ethiopian Orthodox Church reaches deal with breakaway Oromo synod

The influential Ethiopian Orthodox Church said late on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with a breakaway synod from the Oromiya region following deadly violence that killed dozens and led to partial internet shutdowns.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Ethiopia commission accuses Oromiya rebels of killing 50 people

(This Feb. 15 story has been corrected to say the commission report indicated members of the Amhara ethnic group were targeted in the attack)

Reuters · Feb 15, 2023

One Chinese citizen killed in Ethiopia's Oromiya region - embassy

One Chinese citizen was killed in an attack on Monday in Ethiopia's Oromiya region, the Chinese embassy in the country said, and it warned other citizens in Ethiopia to exercise caution and build up safety awareness.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2023

Ethiopian government accused of deadly air strikes on Oromiya region

Two organisations from Ethiopia's Oromiya region have accused the army of conducting air strikes there in recent days which they said had killed hundreds of civilians, just as peace talks on the separate Tigray conflict were about to start.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

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Ethnic attacks kill 60 in Ethiopia's Oromiya, says human rights body

Gunmen killed more than 60 people and displaced 20,000 during three days of ethnically motivated violence in late August in Ethiopia's most populous region, Oromiya, the country's human rights commission said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 6, 2022

Gunmen kill at least 42 people in Ethiopia's Oromiya region - residents

Gunmen killed at least 42 people in Ethiopia's Oromiya region, two residents who buried the bodies in mass graves said on Friday, the latest wave of killings in the country's most populous region where escalating violence has left hundreds dead.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

Ethiopia says gunmen killed 338 people in Oromiya region in June

About 340 people were killed in an attack in the western part of Ethiopia's Oromiya region earlier this month, the Prime Minister's spokeswoman said on Thursday, blaming a militia formerly allied to an opposition party.

Reuters · Jun 30, 2022

Ambush on militia in Ethiopia's Oromiya region kills 26

Gunmen suspected to be from Ethiopia's Amhara region killed 26 people and injured 15 in an ambush on a vehicle carrying militia in neighbouring Oromiya, local officials said on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2022

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