5 October 2019 Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49945694 Huge crowds turned out in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, as it hosted for the first time in more than a century the annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival of the Oromo, the country's largest ethnic group. In one Irreecha tradition, freshly cut grass and flowers are placed in water to thank God...

Aspirations and Realities in Africa: Ethiopia's Quiet Revolution Source: https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/aspirations-and-realities-in-africa-ethiopias-quiet-revolution/ By Jon Temin and Yoseph Badwaz ABSTRACT While enormous challenges persist, the ongoing political opening in Ethiopia offers an opportunity for the expansion of democracy and respect for human rights in a geopolitically important state, and is already having significant implications for peace and security...

Source: www.oromoliberationfront.net 25 June 2018 RESPONSE OF THE OROMO LIBERATION FRONT TO PM ABIY'S CALL The speech made by Ethiopia's Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed on June 19, 2018 in the Ethiopian Parliament calling for reconciliation is admirable and his call for peaceful settlement of conflicts in Ethiopia deserves consideration. However, we will take this...

Dr. Abiy Ahmed's Speeches, Menilek II and the Problem of National Integration in Ethiopia Professor Guluma Gemeda 16 May 2018 The Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has been intentionally ambiguous about the role of Emperor Menilek II in Ethiopian history. Depending on the political circumstances, its position has vacillated between total condemnation and mild...

'Freedom!': the mysterious movement that brought Ethiopia to a standstill By Tom Gardner in Adama March 13, 2018 Source:https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/mar/13/freedom-oromo-activists-qeerroo-ethiopia-standstill Today, Desalegn is a banker. But once he was a Qeerroo: a young, energetic and unmarried man from Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, the Oromo, bound by what he calls a “responsibility to defend the people”. Twelve...

30 March 2018 By Caala Ibsa Oromo After extended, closed-door meetings, the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Council announced the selection of Dr. Abiy Ahmed as the Chairman of the coalition, clearing the way for his appointment as a prime minister of Ethiopia. Although not guaranteed, Abiy's selection is not unexpected. He is believed...

By Caala Ibsa Oromo 27th February 2018 Unable to address the grievances of the people and unable to control the Qeerroo movement, on February 16, 2018, the Ethiopian government has declared another state of emergency for six months. The latest state of emergency is the second since the one imposed after the Irreechaa Massacre of...

By Itana Gammada 23rd February 2018 Background In this era of pain, suffering, physical, and material destruction, words like: genocide, torture, imprisonment, mass murder, mass massacre and "exilement of millions," are loosely thrown around, not receiving the serious attention they deserve, remaining unacknowledged by those who want to suppress the oppressed people's struggle for freedom,...

By Leenjiso Horo January 4, 2018 Since 2014, the Oromo popular peaceful method of resistance has been building momentum against the fascist Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) regime in the guise of Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). The Oromo are taking collective actions of mass revolutionary struggle against the illegal occupation. Unable to stop...

By Caala Ibsa Oromo 1 January 2018 The current political situation in Ethiopia and statements issued by government officials and ruling party leaders are bewildering. Witnessing the widespread anti-government protests and the emboldened posture of the Oromo youth (Qeerroo) movement, many observers believe that the downfall of the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) government,...

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By: Bayisa Wak-Woya 15 May, 2017 Fellow Oromos, With this personal letter of plea, I am addressing you all, wherever you are, requesting your undivided attention. I already sent similar plea note to ALL Oromo political organizations and political activists sharing with them my views on the need to intervene and stop the ongoing war...

Mekuria Bulcha, PhD, Professor 28 March 2017 Whenever an Oromo scholar or politician mentions Menelik or his conquest of Oromia, the scathing criticism that meets him or her is that history is irrelevant for the current crisis. They are often advised to stop looking backwards and to focus on the future. Meanwhile, the irony is...

Source: The Guardian Jason Burke in Addis Ababa Monday 13 March 2017 Addis Ababa had a plan – to expand, and lead newly prosperous Ethiopia into a brave new century. But after protests led to a violent and harrowing state crackdown, what happens next could reverberate across Africa. "Land is everything for the Oromo. It...

By Professor Mekuria Bulcha Introduction Once again the Oromo are preparing for the celebrations of the Irreecha festival at Lake Arsadee in Bishoftu city 50 km south of Finfinnee (Addis Ababa) in central Oromia. This time the annual national rendezvous takes place on October 1, 2016. Although it is the Oromo equivalent of Thanksgiving,[1] and...