Hachalu Hundessa’s songs gave a soundtrack to the Oromo resistance.
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Through his poetically eloquent protest songs, the young singer-songwriter came to represent the Oromo struggle.
Members of the Oromo community in Minnesota in the US protest after the death of Hachalu Hundessa.
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The outspoken singer always considered himself to be at risk, and in Ethiopia people loved him because he didn’t let that risk keep him quiet.
A woman holds the flags of the African Union and Ethiopia during celebrations to mark the Ethiopian New Year
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Amid New Year celebrations in Ethiopia, questions still linger around the possibility for sustained peace and stability.
Oromo children saved from slavery.
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Book adds a great deal to our understanding of how children were ensnared into the Indian Ocean slave trade.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed must unite his people.
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Can Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed overcome the country’s contemporary history of tribal politics?
South Africa and Ethiopia are part of a wave of protests sweeping across parts of Africa that are known as Africa Uprising.
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The growing revolt against South Africa’s president, amid state capture allegations, is not an isolated event, but part of a much wider pan-African uprising led by the continent’s disaffected youth.
Ethiopian migrants, all members of the Oromo community living in Malta, protest against the Tigray-minority government.
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For the first time, all Oromo branches have come together to fight for their national self-determination and democracy