Draped in traditional colours including the red, white and black of the Oromo flag, crowds descended on the shores of Lake Hora Arsadi, 50km (30 miles) southeast of Addis Ababa, for the annual ...

Hachalu Hundessa, famed for his political songs, came to be seen as a voice for the Oromo people during years of ...

Ethiopia's Oromo people have an indigenous philosophy known as Namummaa, or "humanness", which places relationships and peace at the centre of social life. The Oromo are Ethiopia's most populous ...

The 34-year-old musician was a popular icon among Oromo youth, who coalesced around his music during the protests that brought down the former Prime Minister paving the way for Abiy Ahmed – an Oromo ...

Anyone who steps into the public sphere in Ethiopia is also a potential political leader. In this atmosphere, an outspoken musician runs a high risk of falling foul of the authorities. The country is ...

Ethiopian musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa poses dressed in traditional costumes during the 123rd anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated an invading Italian ...

ST PAUL, Minnesota — More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after a popular singer and activist was shot dead this week. Those numbers were released by the state-run Ethiopian ...

Ethiopian soldiers in 2005 on a hilltop outpost overlooking the northern town of Badme, in the Tigray region. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images At the core of the current war between the Ethiopian ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. - Natives of Oromia now living in southwest Minnesota, northwest Iowa and eastern South Dakota will gather in Worthington Saturday evening for an Oromo Community New Year ...