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Tigrayan students targeted in Metu University

Oromia special police singled out Tigrayan students for harassment in Metu University, located in south-western part of Ethiopia, on Saturday. Hagos Gebreegizabher, a graduating year student of...

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Ethiopia: Communal tension high in Jimma zone

Reports from residents of a village in Jima zone, Oromia region, of Ethiopia, indicate a growing risk of communal clash. The village named Bege Sefera is located in Haro Lagissa kebele, Boter woreda,...

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Tigrayan businessmen targeted in Illubabor zone

The following report concerns Illubabor (Illuababora) zone of Oromia. It was first published on my facebook and twitter account on Friday, October 28, and on Saturday, October 29, 2017 (today). For the...

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​Ethiopia: OBN tv steps up inflamatory rhetoric

Inflamatory rhetoric increases in the official briadcaster of Ethiopia’s Oromia region. Oromia Broadcasting Network (OBN) reported on Tuesday that tv, “a Tigrayan” was caught in Adama town Ras Hotel...

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Ethiopia: 10 people killed as protests rock Oromia

Protests stormed at least eight towns of Ethiopia’s largest region Oromia on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ten people were killed and dozens wounded. On Tuesday, protests were held in Ambo, Dodola, Shashemene...

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Ethiopia: Ethnic clashes, floods displaced 250,000 people from Oromia, Somali...

(International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRC) Description of the disaster In Ethiopia, rainfall attributed to the Kiremt rains, which began on 8 September 2017 has led to...

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Fifty thousand displaced, evicted in Oromia-Somali crisis

About fifty thousands people fled Ethiopian-Somali regional state, following a clash with the neighboring state Oromia that left dozens dead and pressure from local officials.  Caravans of trucks...

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Oromia-Somali crisis: Dozens killed, thousands displaced

A major humanitarian and security crisis is unfolding in eastern parts of Ethiopia. Dozens have been killed and thousands have been displaced in the past three days in eastern Oromia and Somali...

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New gold mines in Shire, Wollega, TuluKapi, as illicit trade rises

 (Kaleyesus Bekele – The Reporter) Three foreign and local mining firms are developing large scale gold mines in different parts of the country which are expected to revive the declining foreign...

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The Structure of Tax and Rationale of Recent Business Income Assessment in...

(Teshome A.(PhD), OPEDC[1]) 1. Introduction The quality and strength of the government usually evaluated based on its ability in mobilizing sufficient revenue that needed to economic development. One...

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Ethiopia: Days of strike against business tax subsides

Businesses in Oromia return to work after days of strike in Oromia and signs of spread to Addis Ababa, due to a recent increase in tax liabilities of businesses. Several cities of Ethiopia’s largest...

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Ethiopia: Strikes, unrest in multiple cities of Oromia

Strikes and other forms of signs of unrest reported in six cities of Ethiopia’s largest region Oromia in the past five days. The unrest is linked to an increase in the tax liabilities of medium and...

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The Interest of Oromia – Article 49 Does Tell

(Paulos Kebede) Following the circulation on social media of a document said to be draft law for determining Oromia Regional State’s interest in Addis Ababa, there was a flurry of comments on what the...

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Official draft law on Oromia’s special interest in Addis Ababa (Abridged...

A legislation to determine Oromia’s special interest in Addis Ababa was tabled in the federal parliament on Thursday. The draft legislation was adopted by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday this week,...

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Witnessing a promising Economic Revolution in Oromia

(Dr. Teshome A.) 1/ Introduction Few writers are frightening the assertion of economic revolution by Oromia National Regional State in particular and the Oromo people in general. I can categorize these...

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Ethiopia: Oromia Region Plans Oil Company

(Nizar Manek – Bloomberg) A central Ethiopian region that’s seen almost two years of sporadic anti-government protests is planning a new private oil company and is in talks to import Middle Eastern...

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Ethiopia, China plan new industrial city near the capital

Chinese planners push for decision on the blueprint for a new Industrial and Logistics City to be built south of Ethiopia’s capital city Addis Ababa. The proposal for the new city was publicly...

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Gov’t denies draft papers on Oromia, Addis Ababa relationship

Government spokespersons declined to confirm the leaked documents regarding Oromia’s special interest in Addis Ababa. A draft proclamation and a concept paper regarding Oromia’s special interest in...

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OPDO should walk away from surrender agreement on Addis Ababa save full...

1/ What is the current status of Addis Ababa? For an outsider, Addis Ababa is the seat of the Ethiopian federal government. It is also the host city of the Headquarters of the African Union (AU),...

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Briefing: What is Oromo’s Gada system?

The UNESCO have announced on Wednesday (Nov. 30, 2016), the Gada system have been added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The following is a brief description...

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