By Professor Mohammed Hassen April 25, 2019 Georgia State University This paper attempts to briefly discuss the development of Oromo Nationalism and the continuous multi-faceted attack on Oromo cultural, civic and political organizations. The paper aims to show that the attack on Oromo political and cultural institutions which began during the imperial era, continued through...
By: Itana Gammada April 18, 2019 Introduction A nation cannot survive, let alone develop and prosper, without having full control over its land, resources and the capacity to direct those resources towards economic development. An effective development plan requires: 1) free mobility of available national resources; 2) a people-oriented and firmly secured national organization;...
Itana Gammada Ebla 18, 2019 Walbarsiisa Sabi tokko misoomuu fi duroomuun hafee yoo lafa, qabeenya fi dandeettii qabeenya sana gara misoomaa diinagdeetti masaku dandeessisu irratt too'annoo hin qabaanne itt fufee jiraachuu hin dandahu. Wanti karoorri misoomaa dhimma baasu gaafatu 1) qabeenyi sabaa jiruu bilisummaan sosso'uu dandahu 2) jaarmaa sabaa jabaa ummata wiirtuu tolfate 3) hoggansa...
By Ibsaa Guutama 10 April 2019 OLF is the first-born Oromo political organization. It was founded to free Oromia from Ethiopian colonialism and establish independent Democratic Republic Oromia. Since then, as Oromo struggle advanced with strength much change has taken place in the empire. Today except for colonial mentality colonial relations are no more what...
Source: Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-horne-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed-democracy-20190408-story.html By FELIX HORNE APRIL 8, 2019 The ascent of Dr. Abiy Ahmed to the post of prime minster in Ethiopia a year ago was a rare positive story in a year filled with grim news globally. Within months of taking office, his administration released tens of thousands of political prisoners,...
8 April 2019 By Leenjiso Horo* Let me begin with the oftentimes told old parable to illustrate the meaning of the Oromo consensus: unity makes strength. The parable runs like this. Once upon a time, there was an old man who was very ill and lay dying in his bed. He had four children who...
8 April 2019 By Ibsaa Guutama It seems we are now in a period like that of Ali Aluulaa, the last Oromo regent/guardian of the Ethiopian throne. He was true to his trusteeship and did not crown himself when Teedros came to disgracefully discarded him. But no one called Teedros “Zaranya” when he chased out...
By Ibsaa Guutama 23 March 2019 Oromo elites are shunning initial Kaayyoo of the nation as articulated by OLF without replacing it with any viable alternative. This raises a question if they are accepting that Oromo were and will be self-reliant independent nation? So far it is only struggle under that kaayyoo, that could enable...
By Guluma Gemeda PhD University of Michigan-Flint 25.11.2018 Recently, unpublished, 49-page document entitled: ‘Addis Ababa is Barara, and Barara is Addis Ababa' has circulated on the internet. The name of the author(s) is not indicated but an organization called Amhara Professionals Union (Amba) claims to have sponsored it. The purpose of this document, as indicated...
A Response to Dr Zelalem Atlee's attack on the Oromo: (http://abbaymedia.info/oromo-fundamentalism-the-septic-abortion-of-ethnic-politics-zelalem-attlee-md-mhcm-drph/) By Imiru Itana 16/11/2018 I wrote this article in response to Dr. Zelalem Atlee's statement posted on AbayMedia on 28 September 2018 as linked above. It is appalling to read the jargon written by a person who is a Medical and Philosophy doctorate holder...
Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/ren-lefort/pacified-politics-or-risk-disintegration-race-against-time-in-ethiopia RENÉ LEFORT 21 August 2018 The dramatic changes of the last months have moved Ethiopia away from “the gates of hell ”, but all options are still on the table, from the worst to the best. April 2, 2018 - House of People's Representatives - Swearing in of the new Prime Minister Abiy...
Article 39: Oromo Nationalism, Abyssinian Exceptionalism & Expectations Raised by Dr. Abiy Ahmed's Premiership (Part II continued) Mekuria Bulcha, PhD, Professor 25 July 2018 Inclusion that excludes - a myth used to distort history As I have noted in the previous section of this article published on this website on July 12, the Abyssinian myth...
Article 39, Oromo Nationalism, Abyssinian Exceptionalism & Expectations Raised by Dr. Abiy Ahmed's Premiership (Part II) Mekuria Bulcha, PhD, Professor 10 July 2018 Introduction As indicated in the first part of this article, the declaration of most of the opposition political organizations that came to life and disappeared during the last 26 year has been...
Article 39, Oromo Nationalism, Abyssinian Exceptionalism & Expectations Raised by Dr. Abiy Ahmed's Premiership Part I Mekuria Bulcha, PhD, Professor 8 July 2018 Ethiopia is in the middle of one of the many crises it had faced since its creation as an empire at the end of the nineteenth century. During the last four years,...
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...
The History and Politics of the Qubee Alphabet Guluma Gemeda Professor, PhD 1 July 2018 In several publications, Professor Mekuria Bulcha has presented the origin, development and the significance of the qubee alphabet for Afaan Oromo. Just last summer, in an article published online, he has succinctly summarized the discussion on the same topic.[1] But...
