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Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto arrives in Khartoum to help reduce tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia. He will also visit a refugee camp containing refugees fleeing the Tigray War and visit Ethiopia after spending time in Sudan.
2021-02-7

The death toll amid civil unrest in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, rises to 166 people, including 11 security personnel. More than 1,000 people have been arrested.
2020-07-5

The Sidama people of Ethiopia go to the polls for a referendum on further autonomy for the Sidama Zone. If autonomy is approved, then local taxes, education, security and laws will be decided by the Sidama instead of the government of Ethiopia.
2019-11-20

The death toll of recent clashes in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia rises to 86.
2019-11-3

Ethiopian police report on Friday that the death toll from violent protests in Oromia Region was 67, including five officers. The protests started on Wednesday when protestors accused Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of acting dictatorial, but they quickly degenerated into ethnic clashes.
2019-10-25

Police in Ethiopia say they have discovered a mass grave with 200 bodies near the border between the Somali and Oromia regions of the country.
2018-11-8

A military helicopter crashes in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, killing 18 people.
2018-08-30

Ethiopia's government declares a six-month state of emergency amid continuing protests, especially in the restive Oromia Region.
2016-10-9

Thousands of asylum seekers from Ethiopia and Somalia are stranded in camps in northern Mozambique after measures adopted by the government to restrict their movements.
2011-05-12

Human Rights Watch accuses the Ethiopian government of withholding foreign aid from opposition supporters.
2010-10-19