The unrest in Ethiopia is often explained by the historical and current grievances of the Oromo people. The Amhara share this lack of clear definition with the Oromo (in fact, there is probably no greater diversity in Ethiopia than among the Oromo themselves). The Oromo ‘migrations’, that started in the mid-16thcentury, absorbed large swathes of what we call Ethiopia today, and this during two centuries. The Oromia region has the highest GDP per capita in Ethiopia and Oromo farmers have the highest acreage per household in the country. In Ethiopia, a heavily centralised state, all roads lead to the capital, and all of them run through the Oromia region.

Source: Ethiopian News August 24, 2020 18:45 UTC