Demonstrations have taken place with regular frequency in Ethiopia's Oromia region since November 2015, with protesters demanding greater self-rule, freedom and respect for the ethnic identity of the Oromo people, who have experienced systematic marginalization and persecution over the last quarter century. 
Maandamano yamekuwa yakifanyika mara kwa mara kwenye majimbo ya Oromia tangu Novemba 2015, kufuatia madai ya kutaka kujitawala, kupata uhuru na kuheshimiwa kwa watu wa kabila la Oromo, ambao wamekuwa wakidaiwa kubaguliwa na kuteswa na mfumo wa serikali kwa zaidi ya robo karne iliyopita.