Oromia Support Group (OSG)

Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)

Voice of Oromo Liberation (VOL)

TBOA Seminar concluded in Munich, Germany A seminar on "Authoritarianism, Repression, War and Famine in Ethiopia" that was organized by the Union of Oromo Students in Europe was concluded today in Munich, Germany. (OIN, 14 July)

Ethiopia And Eritrea: A Peace Dividend For Child Soldiers?
Over the past two years, there have been credible reports that thousands of teenage boys have been forcibly recruited into the Ethiopian army. The recruitment drive focused on Oromos and Somalis, ethnic groups that have traditionally been sources of political opposition to the government. (Coalition To Stop The Use Of Child Soldiers, 11 July)

Constructed on a Sand Foundation: The crisis of U.S. foreign policy toward the Horn of Africa during the post Cold War era - A critical review (By Professor Hamdessa Tuso in The Sidama Concern)

Ethiopia postpones 2000/2001 budget presentation (Reuters, 7 July)

Ogaden opposition radio on air (BBC, 5 July)

Breaking News: Three Oromo athletes seek political asylum in the US, blame TPLF for human rights abuse
Because of the ever-increasing repression against the Oromo people, it is becoming almost impossible for self-respecting Oromos to live a peaceful life in Ethiopia. (Press Release by the defecting athletes, 1 July)

TPLF Instigated Ethnic Clash Rages in Eastern Oromia; 70 people killed, thousands flee from the area
At least 70 Oromos were killed in Eastern Oromia during the past few weeks in armed conflict that ensued between Oromos and Issa Somalis...Eyewitnesses contacted by OIN say thousands of Oromos around Meiso, Asabot, Dema and Diddimtu are fleeing the area and the situation is very tense. (OIN, 1 July)

Oromo-Australian Woman participates in International Diplomacy Training
Representing the Oromia Support Group in Australia was Likkee Walde Gossa, an Oromo Woman living in Melbourne. She was the only participant from Africa among the 35 delegates from 16 countries, including East Timor, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philipppines, Papua New Ginea, Sri Lanka, Mongolia and Fiji. (Sagalee Haaraa, July 2000)

Ethiopian torrent sweeps bus away (BBC, 1 July)

Kenyan official says Ethiopia's accusation of rebel invasion diversionary
"Reacting to allegations that the government was harbouring OLF bases in northeastern Kenya, area Provincial Commissioner [PC] Maurice Makhanu accused Ethiopia of capitalizing on the OLF claims to spread the propaganda aimed at diverting the international community's attention from the war facing the war ravaged nation." (BBC Summary of World Broadcast, 29 June)

Amnesty International annual report on human rights in Ethiopia
"Many people were arrested on suspicion of involvement with armed opposition groups, particularly the OLF...In May several government opponents in Sidama region were detained without charge on suspicion of links with the Sidama Liberation Movement. Hundreds of ethnic Somalis were reportedly arrested for alleged links with the ONLF." (Amnesty International, June 2000)