Oromia is Ethiopia’s country’s biggest state, with 35% of the population and the Federal Republic’s capital, Addis Ababa. But according to Jaal Marroo, the leader of the Oromo Liberation Army, historic injustices against the Oromo people persist in modern-day Ethiopia. The OLA has been fighting the Ethiopian government for more autonomy since the 2018. Speaking to The Associated Press in a rare interview from his remote forest outpost in southern Ethiopia, Marroo said his goal is to establish a democratic political order. Meanwhile, the people of Oromia state continue to suffer because of the conflict.
Ethiopian rebel leader rejects accusations of targeting civilians in rare interview from hideout
Oromia is Ethiopia’s country’s biggest state, with 35% of the population and the Federal Republic’s capital, Addis Ababa. But according to Jaal Marroo, the leader of the Oromo Liberation Army, historic injustices against the Oromo people persist in modern-day Ethiopia. The OLA has been fighting the Ethiopian government for more autonomy since the 2018. Speaking to The Associated Press in a rare interview from his remote forest outpost in southern Ethiopia, Marroo said his goal is to establish a democratic political order. Meanwhile, the people of Oromia state continue to suffer because of the conflict.
