Ethiopia to begin negotiations with OLA rebel group

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a stadium in the town of Jimma in the southwestern Oromia region of Ethiopia, June 16 2021. [VOA]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his government will begin negotiations with rebel group the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in Tanzania on Tuesday.

This is the first time the Ethiopian government has formally said it would negotiate with the OLA, which has been battling the government on and off for decades.