Addis Abeba- Over 288,000 people have been displaced since July 2025 following renewed inter-communal violence between Oromo and Somali communities along the Oromia-Somali regional border, disrupting ...

In January they arrived in Sheraro, a town in northern Tigray that hosts thousands of other refugees from the western zone (see map). For nearly five years, ethnic cleansing has been unfolding in ...

The formal launch of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in September 2025 made news across the world. There was pomp and ceremony as Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam was officially ...

Men, women, the elderly and the young all join in, adorned in eye-catching clothes and jewellery. They sing, dance, share ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands gathered in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on Saturday for the East African country’s thanksgiving festival, which is celebrated annually by the largest ethnic ...

Conflicts are often collective phenomena in their impact, but sometimes the influence of an individual actor becomes evident. This influence can be driven by various factors that shape the organized ...

One of Myanmar's most powerful ethnic groups pledged on Aug. 11 to block elections in areas it controls, rejecting polls the military junta has touted as a way of ending the nation's civil war. The ...

Trouble was sparked when an influential activist from the Oromo ethnic group, Jawar Mohammed said the authorities were endangering his life by removing his bodyguards. The violence had ethnic and ...

Abiy Ahmed says he wants to bring democracy to his country. He faces detractors from within and outside his government. By Somini Sengupta Abiy Ahmed will be the first member of the Oromo ethnic group ...

Black or African American residents in Philadelphia still make up the city’s largest racial or ethnic group, according to the Pew Charitable Trust’s annual report. The report, which was released ...

The Tigray crisis reflects the legacy of ethnic conflict in Ethiopia following the end of the long imperial reign, intertwined with the history of ancient and modern Ethiopia. Since Abiy Ahmed took ...

Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region. This conflict in Ethiopia’s north erupted less ...