Violence Against Ethiopian Christians Intensifies in East Arsi Zone

Christian communities in Ethiopia's East Arsi Zone in the Oromia Region have endured a series of deadly attacks between late February and April, with local church leaders warning that what is happening is no longer a set of isolated incidents but a repeated targeting of believers. The escalation comes as Ethiopia continues to struggle with multi-front instability in the wake of the Tigray war and intermittent insurgent violence across Oromia. The pattern of attacks echoes similar dynamics in Nigeria's Middle Belt, underscoring how African Christian communities face some of the gravest physical threats in the global church while receiving comparatively little attention in Western press.