The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has denounced a meeting that took place in Jigjiga, the capital of Somali region, as "illegitimate and politically orchestrated," accusing the ruling ...

The Somali region of Ethiopia, known as Ogaden by most people of Somali origin, is once again at the centre of international tension. It is at the heart of a dispute between the Ethiopian government ...

Ethiopia: what’s at issue in the Somali region of Ogaden? The Ogaden National Liberation Front has said it’s rethinking its 2018 peace deal with the government. We hear from a former female ...

Guns are silent, but war lingers for Ogaden’s former women rebel fighters Ex-rebels from Ethiopia’s Somali region have had a rocky transition to civilian life, even years after the 2018 peace ...

A united Somalia, including former British Somaliland, achieved independence in 1960. The enlarged state coveted the Somali-populated Ogaden region in Ethiopia.

Somalia unsuccessfully attempted to reconquer the Ogaden border region from Ethiopia during the 22-year reign of Siad Barre, who was Somalia's dictator until 1991.

Africa is known for some of the largest deserts in the world but have you ever heard of the Ogaden Desert? While smaller, it is home to a diverse range of animal and plant species, as well as a ...

In addition to recently striking two Ethiopian outposts inside Somalia right on the border with Ethiopia, Shabaab also launched a three-day incursion into Ethiopia itself. On the Ethiopian side, ...

This article was first published in Ethiopia Insight. A much less brutal party-state is set to consolidate its power in a slightly more democratic environment. It has been almost three years since f ...

The author dedicates this article to the memory of Ahmed Ali Gedi ‘Borte.’ Published in partnership with Ethiopia Insight. Many years ago I conducted an interview with a leader of the Ogaden National ...