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Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who's who among Abiy's Oromo foes

The Oromo Liberation Army, which is at war with the federal government, has recently thrown in its lot with Tigrayan forces, putting an end to almost three decades of conflict with them. [...]

Published on 06/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Abiy Ahmed
Dawud Ibsa Ayana
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Gamachu Abboye
Golicha Dhenge
Jaal Marro
Kumsa Diriba
Odaa Tarbii
Oromo Liberation Army
Oromo Liberation Front
Prosperity Party
Saniyii Nagaasa
Tigray Defense Forces
Tigray People's Liberation Front
United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces

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Fighting escalates between federal army and the OLA

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West Oromia, the Ethiopian civil war's third battleground.

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African Union makes a quiet exit

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Afar movement joins Tigrayan push for victory

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Dawud Ibsa Ayana
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Oromo Liberation Army
Oromo Liberation Front
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Saniyii Nagaasa
Tigray Defense Forces
Tigray People's Liberation Front
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Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who's who among Abiy's Oromo foes

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Worthlessness of Oromo Liberation Army peace deal all too clear in Oromia

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OLA and Addis open preliminary talks in climate of mistrust

In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed builds tailored security strategy to fight Oromia rebels

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Abiy loses control of conflict in Oromia

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Fighting resumes between Tigrayans and Eritreans

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Fighting escalates between federal army and the OLA

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Somali Prosperity Party cadres rally to TPLF cause

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African Union makes a quiet exit

Ethiopia
Addis slows down Tigrayan offensive with its new drones and refurbished combat planes

Ethiopia
Yussuf Hamid Nasser, the veteran of the TPLF-led anti-Abiy coalition

Ethiopia
Afar movement joins Tigrayan push for victory