Map of Ethiopia showing Oromia region. Rebels from Ethiopia's Oromia region on Wednesday accused the government of launching a large-scale military offensive against them after peace talks between the two sides ended without agreement. The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) said government forces had launched an "all-out offensive" across a number of areas in Oromia after the negotiations wrapped up earlier this month. The OLA has been fighting Addis Ababa since it split in 2018 from the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) when that group renounced armed struggle. The Oromo community, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, has long complained of marginalisation.

Source: Ethiopian News May 18, 2023 00:36 UTC