The beheading of a teenager in Ethiopia's Oromia region sparked protests in November 2024. It was the latest in a series of civilian killings in the area. Amid the public outrage, a TikTok account ...

The 40-year-old used to be known at Dereje Begi. But he ditched "Dereje", an Amharic word meaning "augmented" in favour of "Moti", an Afaan Oromoo word meaning "king". In Ethiopia, first names are ...

Hachalu's funeral has taken place in his hometown of Ambo. BBC Afaan Oromoo's Bekele Atoma writes about the musician who was a thorn in the flesh of successive governments. Hachalu is survived by ...