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Ethiopian opponent Dawud Ibsa, former leader of the Oromia Liberation Army (OLA), is no longer under house arrest, the BBC reported, citing party leader Shigut Geleta. The former rebel leader had been under house arrest since April 2021, according to Ethiopia’s electoral body, which demanded his release last week. “It’s …

Authorities in Ethiopia’s Oromia region have accused a rebel group of killing more than 160 civilians and burying 87 bodies in a mass grave, local media reported. The federal government has often accused the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) of being behind the killings of ethnic minorities living in the area. …