Kadir Martu
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To the Health Professionals Supporting Kadir Martu

We write this letter as professionals and human beings—across diverse fields, including psychiatry, psychology, arts, human rights, history, law, medicine, sciences, conflict resolution, and public health. Though we write from a distance, our concern is intimate, our commitment sincere. We speak not just as observers of trauma but as witnesses to a national soul in…

Jawar Mohammed
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Jawar Mohammed: From Oromo Icon to PP Sympathizer?

Preview: A Revolutionary Spirit in Question Once the fearless voice of Oromo freedom, now sounding like a Prosperity Party (PP) loyalist? Jawar Mohammed’s latest interview on Kush Media Network (KMN) left many shocked — and some wondering: Has the revolutionary spirit faded, or is there a bigger game at play? Read below the full reflection…

Dr Sisay Mengiste
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When Lawmakers Fan Dangerous Flames: The Case of Dr Sisay Mengiste

Questions for Troubling Rhetoric Where does freedom of speech end, and the incitement of dangerous, ethnically charged propaganda begin? At what point does public discourse shift from a right to speak one’s mind into a reckless abuse of influence—especially when the speaker holds public office in a fragile, multi-ethnic society? These are not abstract questions….

when-language-colonizes
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When Language Colonizes: The Amharic Illusion of Progress

When Language Colonizes In the landscape of African colonization, one recurring justification for conquest and domination has been the civilizing mission—carried out not just through force, but through language. From the French mission civilisatrice to the British insistence on “English education,” colonizers offered language as a “gift”—while using it as a tool of control. In…

Oromia
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A New Abyssinian Alliance in the Making and What it Means for Oromia

Synopsis The crisis of Oromia can be summed up in a single, stark sentence: Oromia’s greatest hazard is its own wealth. The sheer abundance of its resources has drawn in competing forces, each vying for control. This relentless scramble has made the realization of Oromia’s self-determination—a cause championed for decades—an even more daunting challenge. Today,…

Civility Costs Nothing, Obbo Hailu Adunya
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Civility Costs Nothing, Obbo Hailu Adunya

Public office is not a playground for personal arrogance, nor is it a stage for hurling insults at those with differing perspectives. It is, above all, a responsibility—a duty to conduct oneself with dignity, reason, and respect. Obbo Hailu Adunya, the spokesperson of the Oromia Regional Administration, seems to have missed this fundamental truth in…

Decoding Prosperity Party Regime’s Farcical Four-Day Meeting on Oromia
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Decoding Prosperity Party Regime’s Farcical Four-Day Meeting on Oromia

  ­DISCLAIMER This editorial opinion of OROMIA TODAY has been formulated in consultation with opinion influencers.   What Just Happened? Reportedly, delegates representing a broad spectrum of political, civic, and faith-based organizations—16 in total, as stated—convened to deliberate on the political and security situation in Oromia. While the stated purpose was to discuss these pressing issues,…

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

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…

The Immutable Standard: The Politician Who Stands Like a Mountain
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The Immutable Standard: The Politician Who Stands Like a Mountain

There exists, in the crumbling, treacherous landscape of modern politics, a rare and nearly mythical figure—the Politician of Unyielding Principle. Unlike the fair-weather careerists who slither from one political feast to another, sniffing for power like a desperate hound at a butcher’s door, this individual is cut from stone, his convictions carved deep, immovable, impervious…

Why Is No One Talking About the Dissolution of the Ethiopian Empire?
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Why Is No One Talking About the Dissolution of the Ethiopian Empire?

The Elephant in the Room The Ethiopian Empire, as it stands today, is a product of the late 19th century “Scramble for Africa,” when European colonial powers carved up the continent among themselves. Unlike most African countries, Ethiopia managed to resist outright European colonization. However, its imperial formation under Emperor Menelik II followed a similar…

Why the Oromia Opposition Parties Never Ever Learn
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Why the Oromia Opposition Parties Never Ever Learn

A famous intelligent person once said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” That is precisely the dilemma Ethiopian opposition groups and liberation fronts find themselves in today. Despite repeated betrayals, failed negotiations, and a rigged political landscape, opposition parties continue engaging with a regime that has never…

The Unshakable Truth: Finfinnee is an Oromo City
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The Unshakable Truth: Finfinnee is an Oromo City

Ignorance is our enemy. When we are devoid of facts and logic, all we have is raw emotion. Emotion alone won’t do it. Rewriting fake history, like the fabricated narrative of Barara, won’t change reality. No amount of rhetorical flourish can override the weight of facts. And the fact of the matter is this: Finfinnee…

The Anatomy of an Unforced Error: When Leadership Blunders Cross the Line
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The Anatomy of an Unforced Error: When Leadership Blunders Cross the Line

Some mistakes are mere slip-ups, while others leave the world scratching its head. The latter category—unforced errors of a daft kind—carries a special weight, often revealing deeper flaws in leadership, judgment, and strategic thinking. These aren’t the minor lapses of an exhausted official or the misstatements of an off-the-cuff remark; rather, they are self-inflicted wounds…

When Those Who Should Protect You Become the Perpetrators
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When Those Who Should Protect You Become the Perpetrators

This article was part-featured in Ethio Forum’s news documentary: የሽመልስ አብዲሳ የምስጢር ሠራዊት፤ ነጌኛዎቹ ወታደሮች (5 Feb 2025). What Do You Do When Power Becomes the Criminal? How do you describe the indescribable? How do you find words for a reality so twisted that it defies logic, morality, and even the most basic human decency?…

Glory to Gloom: The Rise and Fall of Jawar Mohammed
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Glory to Gloom: The Rise and Fall of Jawar Mohammed

Jawar Mohammed’s journey from celebrated activist to a controversial figure in Oromo politics reflects a turbulent trajectory shaped by hidden ideologies, contentious alliances, and fractured loyalties. Once a key player in both the Oromo and Ethiopian political landscapes, his career now serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of political opportunism and the consequences…

On PM Abiy Ahmed’s Mockery of the OLF’s Fifty-Year Struggle
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On PM Abiy Ahmed’s Mockery of the OLF’s Fifty-Year Struggle

by Elemoo Qilxuu “Look at the OLF—fifty years. In those fifty years of OLF struggle, what have the Oromo people benefited? It’s time to sit down and review. Exhaustion!, exhaustion.” “ተመልከቱ ኦነግን ሀምሳ አመት፤ ሀምሳ አመት በኦነግ ትግል የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ምን ጥቅም አገኘ? ቁጭ ብሎ መገምገም ያስፈልጋል። ድካም! ድካም።” — PM Abiy Ahmed, October 31,…