NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian soldiers are accused of burning homes, seizing livestock and killing civilians in its toughest crackdown yet on rebels in a remote, forgotten part of the vast Horn of ...

Ethiopian rebels on Thursday urged the world to bring an end to an army crackdown in the restive Ogaden region, warning that another ”African genocide” was unfolding. The Ogaden National Liberation ...

Claim of natural gas resources in Ogaden in southeast Ethiopia recall the part played by a US oil major in the creation of the country’s post-war federation with ...

June 28, 2009 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rejected the claim by the website, Somaliland press, accusing the rebel group of killing several civilians in south Eastern ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has rejected a claim by a rebel group that it has taken control of a gas field in the country's Ogaden region being explored by Malaysian state oil company Petronas.

The Ethiopian government head of information, Bereket Simon, told Reuters a statement from the insurgent group, Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), was "a complete lie". "This is a well-protected ...

Ethiopia’s Ogadeni rebels on Thursday warned oil firms not to venture into the southern region of the Horn of Africa country where they are fighting government forces. In a statement, the Ogaden ...

Prospects for a resumption of exploration activity in south-eastern Ethiopia's Ogaden basin received another blow today when an ethnic Somali separatist group threatened further attacks on companies ...

EASTERN OGADEN, EASTERN ETHIOPIA - FEBRUARY 23: An ONLF soldier is taking a rest inside the destoyed town school during a sweep in the area for government soldiers, February 23, 2009, in Ethiopia.

JIGJIGA, ETHIOPIA - The Somali regional state in Ethiopia has officially announced the closure of its main prison facility, located in the capital, Jijiga. The Jijiga Central Prison also referred to ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian rebels said Thursday they killed 25 soldiers protecting a Chinese oil exploration company called PetroTrans. It was not possible to verify the claims made by the ...