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    When A Foreign Scholar Trips Over Authoritarian PoliticsA Red Alert on Foreign Commentaries about Ethiopia’s National Dialogue and Unity

    ByRoobaa Hawwaas Posted on2025-10-102025-10-10

    A recent ‘The Conversation’ article by a foreign scholar lauds Ethiopia’s new dam and National Dialogue as signs of national unity. Yet beneath its polished tone lies a troubling detachment from Ethiopia’s lived realities. When foreign scholars echo autocratic narratives, they lend legitimacy to repression. Academic distance must not become moral distance — especially in a land scarred by stormy landscapes and rifted terrains of conflict, exclusion, and historical injustice.

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  • Urbanizing the People, the Land, and the Government: A Bold Statement by Shimelis Abdissa
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    Urbanizing the People, the Land, and the Government: A Bold Statement by Shimelis Abdissa

    ByRoobaa Hawwaas Posted on2025-02-222025-04-15

    Introduction Shimelis Abdissa, the President of Oromia, has introduced a new term—possibly a novel entry into the Afan Oromo lexicon—magaalomsuu, derived from magaalaa, meaning town. The term magaalomsuu is intended to mean “to urbanize,” and it resonates deeply in the context of Oromia’s rural-urban divide with strong socio-political connotations. He further stated, “Waan sadii magaalomuu…

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  • The Case Against President Shimelis Abdisa: When Admission Demands Resignation
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    The Case Against President Shimelis Abdisa: When Admission Demands Resignation

    ByRoobaa Hawwaas Posted on2024-11-282025-01-21

    In any civilized political landscape, certain admissions of failure or culpability warrant an immediate and unambiguous resignation. The recent statements by Shimelis Abdisa, President of the Oromia Regional State, serve as a glaring example of such a moment. His admission—albeit cloaked in a desperate blame-shifting exercise—exposes a dereliction of duty so profound that any leader…

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  • A Missed Opportunity for Peace in Oromia
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    A Missed Opportunity for Peace in Oromia

    ByRoobaa Hawwaas Posted on2023-11-222025-05-29

    November 21st, 2023 was indeed a sad day! The unsaid reason behind the failed peace talks between the Ethiopian government and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) was all too evident from a statement issued by Mr Redwan Hussien—PM’s advisor and on-behalf chief negotiator—on his X (formerly Twitter) social media page last night. To get the clue,…

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