Roots of Oromo Nationalism and DiscontentThe Oromo are the single largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, and make up roughly 40 million of Ethiopia’s population. In fact, the political manifestation of Oromo nationalism is fairly recent and comes off the back of decades of struggle for cultural freedoms. The current debate about Oromo nationalism comes against the backdrop of an increasingly febrile and polarized political climate. NarrativeThe current debate about Oromo nationalism comes against the backdrop of an increasingly febrile and polarized political climate. The most serious of the conflicts were in Oromia-Somali Regional State (SRS) borders, Oromia-Afar regional state borders, the Guji Oromo-Gedeo community border areas, the Amhara-Gumuz regional state borders, the Oromo-Benishangul Gumuz regional state borders, and the Oromo special zones in Amhara region.

Source: Ethiopian News August 13, 2020 07:30 UTC