Oromia (Oromo: Oromiyaa, Amharic: ኦሮሚያ) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. [3] Under Article 49 of Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also called Finfinnee. The provision of the article maintains special interest of Oromia by utilizing social services and natural resources of Addis Ababa. [4] It is bordered by the Somali ...
Oromia is a cultural, economic and political powerhouse. It significantly shapes Ethiopia’s identity and trajectory.
Oromia makes up a third of Ethiopia’s landmass and is key to its ...
Oromia is endowed with varied relief features which inturn accentuate varied and amiable climatic condition and other rich natural resource bases". "Oromia is a remnant part of the high and extensive Afro-Arabian plateau formed from continued uplift, rifting and subsequent volcanic piles. High relief of over 1500m is dominant.
Geographical Location The Oromia National Regional State is one of the regional states in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Except for the Tigrai Regional State, the Oromia Regional State shares borders with all of Ethiopia’s regional states. The region also shares international boundary lines with Sudan (66km) and Kenya (521km) in the West and in the South respectively. Oromia is ...
Ethiopia’s Oromia is the country’s biggest state, with 35% of the population and home to the capital, Addis Ababa.
While international media and diplomatic circles focus on the Pretoria Peace Agreement that ended the two-year war in Tigray, Ethiopia’s most populous region of Oromia remains embroiled in an underreported conflict. Armed clashes between government forces and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA)—designated as a terrorist group by Ethiopia in 2021—have led to widespread civilian casualties ...