A Chilling Assimilation Blueprint of 1933 for the Oromo
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Haile Selassie’s Chilling Assimilation Blueprint of 1933 for the Oromo: When ‘Unity’ Meant Erasure

Excerpt This article unveils the Chilling Assimilation Blueprint of 1933 for the Oromo people, a calculatedly policy framework of Haile Selassie’s regime. Drawing from historical documents and translated accounts, it exposes how forced identity erasure was justified in the name of “national unity”. Far from being a relic of the past, the blueprint reveals patterns…

Legal Path to Further Oromo Dispossession
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Legal Path to Further Oromo Dispossession? The Oromo People Must Reject the Draft Property Ownership Proclamation

Legal Path to Further Oromo Dispossession? A draft law may hand ancestral lands to foreign tycoons. More than property is at stake—identity, culture, and future hang in the balance. #StopTheDraft #OromoLand #IndigenousRights #LegalPathToOromoDispossession The Oromo People Must Reject the Draft Property Ownership Proclamation A draft proclamation allowing foreign nationals to own immovable property in Ethiopia…

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…

"Systematic Dispossession of Oromia"
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The Systematic Dispossession of Oromia: Language Status Denied, Lands Mythologized and Engineered, Names Rewritten, and a Mountain Nearly Claimed

 An Article by Invitation Introduction In the age of satellites, algorithms, and global awareness, one might assume that cultural denial has no place left to hide. And yet, Ethiopia—a multinational entity whose sociopolitical structure still bears the hallmarks of an unreconciled empire—continues to find creative ways to deny the Oromo people what is clearly, obviously,…

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…

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…

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 Futility of Denial: How Historical Revisionism Undermines Inter-Ethnic Cohesion in Ethiopia
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The Futility of Denial: How Historical Revisionism Undermines Inter-Ethnic Cohesion in Ethiopia

Background As I watched a video clip of a recent parliamentary session from distance—courtesy of YouTube—I was caught off guard by a moment that, while unexpected in such a formal setting, was hardly surprising given Ethiopia’s deep-rooted ethnic tensions. During the Q&A session, Dr. Desalegn Chanie, an Amhara politician, deliberately referred to Adama by its…

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?…

Abiy and Lamma: The Ultimate Betrayal – A Modern Cain and Abel Story
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Abiy and Lamma: The Ultimate Betrayal – A Modern Cain and Abel Story

The human thirst for power knows no bounds. Again and again, history and fiction remind us that when power is at stake, no bond—whether of blood, ideology, or brotherhood—is sacred. The annals of history are littered with betrayals that make us shudder at the sheer depravity of man’s ambition. Historical Echoes of Treachery Julius Caesar…