Feyisa Lilesa: Oromo People Are Still Suffering in Ethiopia and the World Must Do More to Help Them. Published May 08, 2017 at 4:36 AM EDT Updated May 13, 2017 at 5:16 AM EDT.

the Oromo people are different from Somali and other East African ethnicities, Hassen said. Not understanding that difference is misleading to both the Oromo people and the city. “[The] main reason we ...

Young people don’t see learning the language as useful, so knowledge of Oromo culture has waned among those younger than 40, he said. “There’s concern about our children,” he said.

The Oromo make up well over a third of Ethiopia’s 100 million people. Historically, Oromos have been pushed to the margin of the country’s political and social life and rendered unworthy of ...

The survey talked to Oromo people living in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood — an area with one of the highest concentrations of East African immigrants in the state.

The Oromo are the single largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and East Africa, comprising more than 35 percent of Ethiopia’s 100 million people.

Four Oromo witnesses said they had seen five to 18 Amhara killed by Fekade forces. Five Amhara residents said the total was higher — about 50 people in the town. The victims included a monk and ...

Oromo people mourn a suspected protester who was allegedly shot dead by Ethiopian security forces, Oromia region, Ethiopia, December 17, 2015.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Feyisa Lilesa finally cracked and broke down in tears as he watched his fellow Oromo people give thanks in a series of video messages for his stance of solidarity with them. A ...

Oromo people protest U.S. aid to Ethiopian government. Although Burqa has called Sioux Falls home for over a decade, he's very concerned with what's happening in his home country.

The Oromo make up well over a third of Ethiopia’s 100 million people. Historically, Oromos have been pushed to the margin of the country’s political and social life and rendered unworthy of ...