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In depth analysis: Three years of broken promises, anger compound Oromo IDPS displaced after violence ravaged Oromia-Somali regions.
By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan & Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Ababa, March 16/2021 – It never occurred to Abdi Suleiman, an ethnic Oromo who escaped his home in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia at the start of conflicts in the border areas between Somali and Oromia regional states (2017 – 2018); …
In-depth Analysis: ONLF buckles under the pressure of infighting, resignation & disputed removal of leadership. What’s next?
Bileh Jelan @bilehjelan Addis Abeba, February 04/2021 – The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) was established as a successor of the Western Somali Liberation Front ( WSLF) in 1984. WSLF was a key player in the 1977 Ethiopian-Somali war and was backed by Somalia’s dictator Mohammed Siad Barre to achieve about …
In depth: Shashemene: A city determined to stay resilient fights for its recovery
By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne & Bileh Jelan @bilehjelan Addis Abeba, January 27/2021 – In the aftermath of the June 29th assassination of Artist Hachalu Hundesa, the city of Shashemene like few others in Arsi and West Arsi zones of the Oromia Regional State witnessed a series of events that saw the death of at least …
