The Oromo — the largest ethnic group, representing more than a third of the population — had mostly been left out. "[The Oromos] have been economically and politically, ... The qeerroo protests.

The Qeerroo, also called the Qubee generation, first emerged in 1991 with the participation of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in the transitional government of Ethiopia.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Much of the fighting seen during protests in Ethiopia this week was ethnically tinged, eyewitnesses said on Saturday, describing attacks by young men from the Oromo ethnic ...

Ribka is co-chair of the Oromo Advocacy Alliance, which advocates for peace, justice, inclusive governance and the economic well-being of the Oromo and other peoples of Ethiopia The June 29 murder ...

Dr. Bonnie K. Holcomb lammii Ameerikaa yoo taatu, ganna hedduun dura - akka isheen jettutti 'qarree ganna 23 wayita turtetti' gara Oromiyaa dhufuun uummata Oromoo waliin walbarte.

Jawaar Mohaammad Daareektara dhaabbata midiyaa OMN fi Roogeessii Oromoo haala mudate jedhamee ilaalchisee BBC waliin gaaffiifi deebii taasiseera. Gaaffiifi deebii BBC waliin godheen haala itti ...

He and Gemeda were the brains behind the International Oromo Youth Association known as Qeerroo, a global nonviolent movement credited for ousting Ethiopia's previous regime, which was in power ...

There was little awareness of the potential of non-violence as a superior method of self-liberation among Oromo militants until recently. I was one of the pioneers in introducing nonviolence to the ...

Born in 1986 to a Muslim father and an Orthodox Christian mother, Mr Jawar established his credentials as an Oromo nationalist in a 2013 interview with the Qatar-owned Al Jazeera television station.

"We denounce the coordinated attacks against the Oromo by the federal government and the Amhara forces," said one of the organizers and leader of the Qeerroo movement, representing Oromo youth.

The Oromo Liberation Front is not a terrorist organisation, but one that has been squeezed out of options. subscribe now Log in Politics ... “I was one of the pioneers in introducing nonviolence to ...

Ethiopia's new prime minister is the first Oromo to head the ruling EPRDF coalition in the country's 27-year history. Some observers believe he can bring about change in conflict-ridden regions.