The protests began when the government proposed expanding the boundaries of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, into Oromia. Hundreds died as unrest swept across the Oromia and Amhara regions.

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister announced Tuesday his administration is attempting to talk to an outlawed rebel group in Oromia. The Ethiopian government is seeking to end the conflict.

Oromia and Somali are, respectively, the two largest regions in the country by area size, sharing a border of more than 1,400 km (870 miles).

FILE - Members of the Ethiopian army patrol the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 10, 2005. Thursday, a confrontation in the town of Soda in the country's restive Oromia region resulted in ...

At least 50 people died in ethnic violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region this month, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Wednesday.The state ...

At least 32 people were killed in an overnight attack in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region, which the local government blamed on militants seeking autonomy. The Nov. 1 raid, in the West Wellega ...

Fifty-two people were killed and many more injured in Ethiopia's Oromia region during a protest at a religious festival, the government says.