Oromia makes up a third of Ethiopia's landmass and is key to its fortunes: expert unpacks its significance
Oromia is a cultural, economic and political powerhouse. It significantly shapes Ethiopia’s identity and trajectory.
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Oromia is a cultural, economic and political powerhouse. It significantly shapes Ethiopia’s identity and trajectory.
The new grouping heavily favours undemocratic countries, or at least countries that are less free. By the Freedom House definition, the group now scores, on average, 38/100, which would put it in the NGO’s “not-free” camp. In fact, the only new country they consider to be “free” is Argentina....
The massive hydroelectric plant is not like a bath with a tap that can be turned on and off at will.
A border dispute has led to armed clashes, deepening fears about insecurity in the region.
Despite mass starvation in northern Ethiopia, aid officials are not calling the situation a famine.