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Math Meets PP Myth: Series Launch
By Editorial Team Posted on2025-08-112025-08-10
Math Meets PP Myth is where Ethiopia’s wildest statistics finally get their day in court. From GDP growth rates that vanish on contact with reality to tree-planting claims that could reforest the moon, this recurring exposé pulls apart the propaganda, crunches the numbers, and exposes the fiction. The PP regime’s math isn’t sloppy — it’s engineered. And we’re here to make the abacus honest. Got a myth? Send it in. Let’s count truth back into the equation.
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Article | Essay | Op-Ed | Politics | ⏭
Intellectual Capital Deficiency in GovernancePart One — Why the Horn of Africa Is a Global Case Study
By Malkkaa Beenyaa (MA, Social Psychologist) Posted on2025-08-082025-08-08
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This article applies the Intellectual Capital framework—widely used in business and development—to the sphere of governance. Using the Horn of Africa as a case study, it explores how deficiencies in Intellectual Capital weaken state resilience, fuel instability, and block long-term solutions, while offering insights relevant to governance challenges worldwide.
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Campaign | Politics
To Shimelis Abdissa and Caffee Oromia: Your Silence on Moyale Is Betrayal
By Editorial Team Posted on2025-08-072025-08-07
To: Shimelis Abdissa, President of Oromia Caffee Oromia, The National Assembly of the Oromo People Shame on you! Days have passed since the Somali regional parliament declared Moyale and parts of Oromia as its own on 26th July, hoisting the Somali flag over Oromo land — and you’ve said nothing. Not a word. Not even...
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Editorial | ⏭
The Sinister Dirty Game of the PP Regime with Moyale
By OT Editorial Posted on2025-08-052025-08-04
The Moyale annexation saga is no accident — it is the latest chapter in the OPDO/PP regime’s betrayal of Oromia. While the Somali parliament claims Oromo land, Abiy Ahmed and Shimelis Abdissa remain shamefully silent. From orchestrated ethnic tension to psychological fear-mongering, the regime is using Moyale as a pawn not only to manage narratives but also to cling to power ahead of the 2026 elections. But the Oromo people are no longer fooled. The betrayal is exposed. And Oromia is no longer silent.
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Article | Opinion | Politics | ⏭
10 Compelling Reasons Shimelis Abdissa Is Not Effectively Governing Oromia
By Editorial Team Posted on2025-07-302025-07-29
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Shimelis Abdissa, nominally President of Oromia, has become emblematic of absentee leadership and quiet complicity in the face of tragedy, dispossession, and systemic betrayal. From his silence during national mourning to his role in dismantling Oromia’s autonomy and impoverishing its people, Shimelis serves not the Oromo nation but the pro unitary Ethiopia Prosperity Party (PP) regime. While we could come up with scores of reasons, for brevity and to get this to print, we chose 10 items that speak volumes.
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Article | Commentary | Op-Ed | Politics | ⏭
Eritrea and Ethiopia: Regret, Rivalry, and the Search for a Permanent Settlement
By Itansaa Barii Posted on2025-07-242025-07-24
The troubled relationship between Eritrea and Ethiopia has remained unresolved since independence in 1993. This essay explores whether Eritrea secretly regrets its separation, how President Afwerki's fixation on Ethiopian politics reflects deeper insecurities, and what the future holds. Is this a conflict frozen in time—or a struggle over imperial legacy and regional power?
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Political Introspection | ⏭
10 Questions That Demand Silent Self-HonestyAn Introspective Challenge to the Ethiopian Mind
By Editorial Team Posted on2025-07-232025-07-23
These 10 questions are designed to spark introspection and silent self-honesty. They challenge long-held narratives and invite you to look inward—without needing to answer aloud.
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Editorial | Politics | ⏭
What the Oromo Dialogue Online Tells Us About Missed Opportunities, Unity, and the Fight for Identity
By OT Editorial Posted on2025-07-202025-07-20
The Oromo Dialogue held online yesterday [Saturday, 19 July] exposed deep cracks in strategy and unity, highlighting how obvious solutions—like backing the OLA—were sidelined. As Oromo identity erasure intensifies under the current regime, the Oromo Discussion must mark a turning point, not just a reflection. Will words become action before history closes the window?
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Commentary | Op-Ed | Religious Affairs | ⏭
We Live Next Door to a Medieval People. Sadly.Orthodoxy, Empire, and the Struggle for Cultural Liberation in Ethiopia
By Yadessa Guma (PhD, Anthropology) Posted on2025-07-182025-07-16
A medieval mindset still haunts the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, preserving Ge’ez exclusivity while marginalizing Oromo identity. A recent video by an Orthodox clergyman exposing this racism underscores the need for ecclesiastical autonomy. This article examines how spiritual exclusion is tied to imperial history—and why a modern, inclusive Oromia Orthodox Church is no longer just necessary, but inevitable.
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Opinion | Politics
The Idea of Oromia Shall Never Be Extinguished
By Yadessa Guma (PhD, Anthropology) Posted on2025-07-122025-07-12
The idea of Oromia is more than a place—it's a vision of justice, dignity, and identity. Despite repression and new threats cloaked in legality, this enduring ideal lives on in Oromo resistance, culture, and memory. Now more than ever, Oromia must be defended, revived, and reimagined for the future it promises.
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Culture | Opinion | ⏭
The Gentleperson Code: Part II—When the Moral Compass Shatters
By Malkkaa Beenyaa Posted on2025-07-082025-07-07
This is Part II of The Gentleperson Code, continuing from Part I—A Cross-Cultural Compass for Modern Dignity. In this installment, we examine how leadership failures, social media, and shifting community values have shattered society’s moral compass. From the quiet erosion of ethical standards to the public normalization of corruption, this piece explores why moral clarity matters—and what’s at stake when it fades.
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Culture | Essay | Opinion | ⏭
The Gentleperson Code: Part I—A Cross-Cultural Compass for Modern Dignity
By Olii Boran Posted on2025-07-072025-07-07
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Excerpt Across cultures, the gentleperson embodies timeless virtues: respect, integrity, empathy, and self-restraint. More than a gendered label or social rank, a gentleperson is a moral compass in action—graceful under pressure, humble yet firm, protective of others. In today’s noisy world, this quiet strength offers a powerful model of dignity and ethical leadership. The Rise...
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Cyber Essay | Opinion
Let the River Flow: How the GERD Dams Colonial Hegemony, Not the Nile
By Tullu Waqjira, Caalaa Dabalee, et al. Posted on2025-07-052025-07-05
The GERD is not obstructing the Nile—it’s obstructing injustice. Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam harnesses the river’s flow for energy, not for control. Yet Egypt resists, clinging to colonial-era water dominance. This article unpacks why GERD symbolizes not just a dam, but a turning point in Africa’s struggle for equitable resource sovereignty.
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Editorial | Update
Parliament’s Deafening Silence—Again: An Update
By OT Editorial Posted on2025-07-032025-07-03
Coincidentally, today marked the 42nd Regular Session of the House of Representatives (HoR) of the Ethiopian Parliament—a moment that could have restored a fragment of public trust. The Prime Minister himself was in attendance, taking the floor for what was billed as a Q&A with representatives. And still, not a single mention of Obbo Taye Danda’a Aredo. Not a question. Not a follow-up. Not even a passing reference.
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Editorial | Politics
Parliamentary Silence and Collective Cowardice: Shame on Ethiopia’s Parliament and Caffee Oromia for Enabling Atrocity
By OT Editorial Posted on2025-07-022025-07-02
Obbo Taye Danda’a’s explosive revelations of war crimes, extrajudicial killings, and state-orchestrated atrocities demanded immediate action. Yet the loudest response was parliamentary silence. Neither Caffee Oromia nor the Federal Parliament uttered a word. In a functioning democracy, such truths would bring down governments. In Ethiopia today, complicity is worn like a uniform. This silence is not caution—it is betrayal.
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Opinion
Ethiopia's Elites Crisis: Fragmentation, Failure, and the Path to Relevance
By Abba Sooqee Posted on2025-06-302025-06-30
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Ethiopia’s elites crisis runs deeper than disunity—it is a collapse of legitimacy. Fragmented, distrusted, and internally divided, no elite figure today commands a unified mandate. Peace will remain a mirage until the elites reconcile with their own constituencies and confront the vertical fractures within. Without grassroots credibility, national dialogue is empty performance—and irrelevance is the best they can hope for.
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