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…
By: Bayisa Wak-Woya wakwoya2016@gmail.com Geneva, 20th February, 2017 PART – I From the outset: The recent ESAT interview with Dr. Larebo encouraged me to write this note, something which I was thinking of doing for some years now. Although I am disappointed with both the form and content of the interview, I found it a…
Source: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-democracy-threat-ethiopia/ To watch visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoE0ldEhM8I
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 Ibsaa Guutama February 2017 The matter of Oromo Liberation Seriousness of the Oromo in demanding for their independence has started to be felt by all that have interest in and hatred for independent Oromia. As a result, scared internal and external forces are rushing to extinguish the fire of freedom. For them independent Oromia…
By Leenjiso Horo, February 2017 Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it. —Frantz Fanon The Greatest Oromo Generation of 1960s The great Oromo generation of 1960s chose to fulfil its mission. Its mission has been and still is the liberation of Oromia. It rejected any political line…
By Leenjiso Horo, January 2017 The Tigrayan fascist regime has undertaken open and hidden total genocidal war against the Oromo men, women, and children. It has been carrying out systematic, methodical, pre-planned, and centrally-organized genocidal mass massacre against the Oromo men, women and children. Our people have been and are facing the cruelest and barbarous…
A PROPOSAL ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF OROMO SUPPORT By: Koree Tokkummaa 29 December 2016 Over three months ago, a lady came up with an initiative on “#Oromo Protests Support Group” to go beyond mere exchange of information and urged the participants to organize a teleconference for a deliberation on what concrete measures need to be…
Source: The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/ethnic-tensions-could-see-ethiopia-descending-into-civil-war-1.2898411 James Jeffrey in Addis Ababa No longer are bands of young men marauding on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, trying to set fire to foreign-owned factories. Nearly two months into Ethiopia’s six-month state of emergency, it appears to be having the desired effect: protests rocking its two…
OLF announces the election of Galasa Dilbo as Chairman and Mulugeta Mosisa as Deputy Chairman Source: www.oromoliberationfront.net Read the whole statement below. 06.12.2016 At this critical juncture the Oromo people are facing ethnic cleansing and genocide. By declaring state of emergency, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) regime has authorized full-scale state terrorism, arbitrary mass…
By Leenjiso Horo October 2016 Today, there is a campaign by the ODF, OFC, Blue Party, Medred, Vision-Ethiopia and other organizations for the formation of “transitional government” of Ethiopia that includes the fascist TPLF. This “transitional government” is a coalition of Amhara nafxanyas, Oromo neo-gobanas, Tigrayan fascists, and other self-interested, power hungry, anti-liberation renegade forces…
October 30, 2016 Dr. Margaret Chan Executive Director, Office of the Director General, World Health Organization (WHO) From: Oromo Studies Association (OSA) Re: Expression of Strong Opposition to the Candidacy of Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Ethiopian Foreign Minister, to Lead the World Health Organization Dear Dr. Chan, On behalf of the Oromo Studies Association[1] Board of…
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/10/30/legal-analysis-ethiopias-state-emergency OCTOBER 30, 2016 11:00PM EDT Summary On October 9, 2016, the Ethiopian government announced a country-wide six-month state of emergency. This followed a year of widespread protests against government policies that state security forces violently suppressed, killing hundreds of people and detaining tens of thousands. [1] Protesters also committed a…
By Ibsaa GuutamaOctober 2016 Source:http://www.gubirmans.com/Guyyaattii%20Bala%E2%80%99amtuu%20Sana.html It was Birraa season in Oromia. It all happened in Maa’ikalaawii (Central) Investigation center in Northern Finfinnee. One morning hour, some prisoners were busting in the morning sunshine behind a building where prisoners meet their relative by appointment. The north side of the building had window like openings, where family…
Press Release October 2, 2016 www.oromoliberationfront.net www.ulfo.org
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…
