The Ethiopian government is now faced with unprecedented rebellion from
the Oromo ethnic group, consisting 35% of the Ethiopia’s population,
which it disingenuously claims is inspired by terrorism. The immediate pretext is the Addis Ababa Master Plan encroaching and displacing Oromo farmers, but this masks a deeper grievance
which has been brewing for at least two decades under this regime,
and for over a century under successive highland Ethiopian rulers. In
the following, I will try to provide some context and offer some
analysis of the danger Ethiopia and the region are facing READMORE
Showing posts with label Opposition leader. Show all posts
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Saturday, 3 December 2016
Ethiopia arrests top Oromo opposition politician after Europe Parliament speech
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A top
opposition politician from Ethiopia’s Oromo ethnic group who criticized
the country’s state of emergency at the European Parliament has been
arrested, the government announced Thursday.
A colleague said police arrested Merera Gudina and three others from his home in Addis Ababa late Wednesday shortly after his return from Europe. The trip included a Nov. 9 speech to the European Parliament in which Gudina said tens of thousands have been arrested under the state of emergency in Ethiopia. read more
A colleague said police arrested Merera Gudina and three others from his home in Addis Ababa late Wednesday shortly after his return from Europe. The trip included a Nov. 9 speech to the European Parliament in which Gudina said tens of thousands have been arrested under the state of emergency in Ethiopia. read more
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