The Ethiopian Orthodox Church's focus should have been on theology instead of being an economic and political instrument that provides a way of life. In the name of religious teaching, the Orthodox Church made it possible for the Amharic language to expand across the empire of Ethiopia while at the same time allowing the Amharas...
The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has just published a document titled, Brief Political Manifesto: From Armed Struggle to the Prospect for Peace. The document sets out the visions and goals of OLA, and proceeds to clarifying possible misunderstanding and confusion that may arise with regard to OLF as a registered political party in Ethiopia. The...
Although no official region-based corruption index for comparison exists, based on the general sentiments of public outcry, Oromia is one of the most corrupt regions of Ethiopia, if not at the top of the league table. From minor traffic offences that can be settled by offenders for mere 100 to 200 Birr on-the-spot bribe, town...
Through all the tumult and the strife,I hear that music ringing;Walabummaa echoes in my soul:Nothing can stop me from singing. When tyrants tremble sick with fearAnd hear their death knells ringing,When WBO rejoices both far and near,How can I refrain from singing? In a prison cell full of dungeon vileOur thoughts to them are winging,When...
The Oromo struggle for freedom is at the most critical crossroads and the stakes have never been so high. The 50+ years struggle has been getting a global attention it deserves only over the recent one year or so (at the UN Security Council, the AU, the EU, and the US State Department). This credit...
— OROMIA TODAY EDITORIAL The audacity is jaw dropping, the miscalculation is mind boggling; the insensitivity will only hasten the end of an empire that is already in tatters. Yes, colonel Abiy Ahmed, PM of Ethiopia, just followed in the footsteps of his role models, Menelik II and Haile Sellasee I, in appointing a transitional...
Andrew DeCort puts out a gripping exposé of "the horrifying escalation of violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region" as he sets out his article on his Facebook page. A five-section article starts with "Ethiopia's “Other War” in Oromia" and wraps up with last section on "Cry Out for Just Peace!". – commentary by Staff Editor Footage is...
Gross Human Rights Violations and Crimes Against Humanity in Western Oromia. The perpetrators are the Ethiopian government and the Amhara paramilitary group called Fano. This sinister Grand Plan is to crush the Oromo People's freedom fighters–the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA)–whose majority fighting force are the Qeerroo and Qarree youths that brought about the current government...
Source: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-government-accused-deadly-air-strikes-oromiya-region-2022-10-27 Summary: Oromo groups say hundreds killed in air strike No comment from government and army spokespersons Alleged strikes come as Tigray peace talks start NAIROBI, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Two organisations from Ethiopia's Oromia region have accused the army of conducting air strikes there in recent days which they said had killed...
By: Itana Gammada, June 29, 2021 A people under colonial occupation have a maximum of two choices, either stand up and fight for their freedom and dignity or accept humiliation, subjugation, victimization and perpetual slavery. Throughout human history, colonialism has never been an option. Rather, oppressed people worldwide make the necessary sacrifices to achieve their...
November 3, 2019 Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minster P.O. Box 1031 Finfinne, Ethiopia Dear Prime Minster Abiy, Please accept my congratulations on winning the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. I believe the award is not only for what you have done in the past, but it...
Source: https://oromiatimes.org/2014/01/04/evidence-meneliks-genocide-against-oromo-and-other-nations/ By Falmataa Oromo First Published on Oromia Times 4 Jan 2014 Frank Chalk and Kurt Jonassohn (1990: 24) wrote that ‘No fewer than 80 percent of the Herero and 50 percent of the Nama had… fallen victim to colonial rule'. They indicated that the Herero and Nama were exterminated for opposing German colonial...
Source: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-democracy-threat-ethiopia/ To watch visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoE0ldEhM8I
By Gumaa Guddaa This article was first published on Oromo Affairs blog site on September 10, 2010 and now republished on Oromia Today to honour the Oromo revolutionaries martyred for the liberation of Oromia since the November 2015 uprise. Introduction Oromia was forcefully annexed by a neighboring country called Abyssinia at the end of the...
Source: www.oromoliberationfront.net (OLF) For Immediate Release 29 July 2016 It is with the deepest sorrow that the OLF announces the passing of Tarfa Dibaba on 29th July 2016 at the age of 76. Tarfa Dibaba was one of the founders and a senior member of OLF leadership. He was one of the early educated few...
Oromo liberation movement originated from pain oppression caused to Oromo society. At a period when poverty, illiteracy, ignorance and physical and psychological abuse reached an intolerable level in Oromia social movements to ameliorate them started to show up and political grievances started to simmer. Among the social movements the greatest was Maccaa and Tuulamaa Self...
