Professor Guluma Gemeda 7 June 2018 Since the fall of the Dergin 1991, the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), as organizer and leader of the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has dominated Ethiopian politics. The junior members of the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)—the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), the Oromo People's...
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...
By Leenjiso Horo April 15, 2018 The 19th-century Russian historian Vasily Klyuchevsky famously wrote: “History doesn't teach anything, but greatly punishes one for not learning its lessons.” This quotation reminds us, our failure to learn lessons of our tragic history of a century ago, the tragic history that made Oromo people the victim of Abyssinia,...
Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/128/text H. Res. 128 In the House of Representatives, U. S., April 10, 2018. Whereas the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has been an important partner of the United States and a regional leader in promoting economic growth, global health, and peace and security; Whereas Ethiopia has helped advance the national interests of the...
'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 28, 2018 This article is in reference to Lamma Magarsa's speech in Bahir Dar conference held between OPDO and ANDM on November 4, 2017. Lamma Magarsa, the former intelligence operative and the spy ring leader in Oromia and the current “president” of Oromia has made a speech addressing the Amhara regional...
By Wolbert G.C. SMIDT Oromo–German relations First steps A crucial period for the creation of the traditional and special relationship between Germans and the Oromo were the 1840s, when many Oromo areas were still located outside the traditional Ethiopian state. Two parallel undertakings of two South Germans – Tutschek and Krapf – led to a...
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,...
By Caala Ibsa Oromo 15 November 2017 In the middle of mass protests and deepening crisis in Oromia, Lemma Megersa, president of the Oromia regional state, traveled to Bahr Dar, on November 4, 2017, with elders and Oromo People Democratic Organization (OPDO) leadership team to deliver a reconciliatory speech on the relationship between the Amhara...
By Ibsaa Guutama 4 November 2017 Oromia has been ruled by colonial agents sent from Finfinnee since its occupation. The Oromo people had been struggling to end this situation for over a century. An agent of the colonizer called OPDO was created in 1991 with Oromo label to counter the only political organization Oromo had,...
October 15, 2017 Let the Oromo Protests Continue http://www.gettyimages.co.nz/detail/news-photo/people-protest-against-the-ethiopian-government-during-news-photo/856254358#people-protest-against-the-ethiopian-government-during-irreecha-the-picture-id856254358 by Caala Ibsa Oromo After the state of emergency, imposed on October 9, 2016, had tried to stifle it unsuccessfully, the Oromo mass protest of the TPLF-dominated Ethiopian regime has erupted again on October 11, 2017. It is obvious that earlier protests were triggered by the...
A Pledge to Struggle for Oromo National Sovereignty By Mekuria Bulcha, PhD, Professor 30 September 2017 Introduction In Part II of this article I have described the trauma and anger caused by the October 2, 2016 massacre and discussed the manner with which the Oromo society has responded to the situation. In this third part...
