Ethiopia’s push for nuclear power station is less about energy need than regime vanity, pursued by a leader who weaponize conflict, neglect citizens, and disregard safety. With a record of atrocities, proxy wars, and environmental neglect, entrusting such a volatile state with nuclear materials risks catastrophe not just for Ethiopia, but for the entire region.
Ethiopia today elevates the happy tears of an autocratic ruler above the anguished tears of thousands. As Oromia bleeds from years of massacres, displacement, and proxy wars, state media buries the truth — while in grotesque contrast, the ruler’s tears of joy receive wall-to-wall coverage. History warns us: ignored anguish always erupts into tragedy. The world must act now, before Oromia’s tears ignite into an irreversible fire.
When leaders fall silent, elders rise. Shabo Media’s latest 105-minute interview with Borana elders is nothing short of a governance masterclass—clear, dignified, and unflinching. It tackles border grabs, unlawful killings, and Oromia’s bleeding wounds with a wisdom that dwarfs even the TED stage. A must-watch for activists, politicians, and everyday citizens alike.
The Prosperity Party regime of Ethiopia is playing a reckless game, redrawing boundaries and fuelling discord between Oromo and Somali peoples. History teaches us that injustice planted today never stays buried—it grows into resistance. Only the wisdom of brotherly nations, a united diaspora, and responsible foreign actors can defuse this potential time bomb before it explodes.
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.
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.
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?
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?
The Obbo Taye Danda’a Aredo interviews offer a rare, unfiltered look into the inner workings of Ethiopia’s federal government and the Oromia regional administration. From personal persecution to state-sanctioned cruelty, Obbo Taye’s revelations expose chilling truths about power, war, and control. This series examines five key themes drawn from his testimony—beginning with his harrowing prison experience. His voice is not just brave; it is a call to collective reckoning.
The emerging Habesha Axis—an uneasy alignment of Amhara, Tigray, and Eritrean elites—reveals a deeper truth: historic rivals will unite to suppress Oromo political empowerment. Despite decades of hostility, these actors find common cause in opposing self-determination for Oromia. This convergence is not about unity, but about preserving an old imperial center. Naming it for what it is, the article argues that it is crucial to understanding why Ethiopia’s future hinges on justice for the Oromo and Oromia.
This haunting postcard captures the grief of two Ethiopian mothers — one Oromo, one Tigrayan — whose suffering stands as a silent rebuke to a Nobel Peace Laureate. History may forget his speeches, but not the faces he left behind in ashes.
Ethiopia’s parliament has become a theatre of false applause, where belly-politicians betray their people by clapping for lies in Ethiopian politics.
There are moments that sear themselves into the soul—not because of their scale, but because of the depth of their inhumanity. Ethiopia never ceases to amaze—but with inhumanity. We’ve witnessed people burned alive, skinned while breathing, severed heads paraded on spikes. And now, as if in a grim sequel to past shock treatments, we…
Excerpt: The crisis of Oromia can be summed up in a single, stark sentence: Oromia’s greatest hazard is its own wealth. The sheer abundance of its resources has drawn in competing forces, each vying for control. This relentless scramble has made the realization of Oromia’s self-determination—a cause championed for decades—an even more daunting challenge. Today,…
Excerpt: She is not poor but dispossessed. The tear-streaked face of an Oromo woman from northern Oromia, captured in a single haunting photograph, tells a story of systemic betrayal. Her sadness is not born of fate but of deliberate cruelty—of a government that abandoned her, of militias that stole her land, and of institutions that…
In any civilized political landscape, certain admissions of failure or culpability warrant an immediate and unambiguous resignation. The recent statements by Shimelis Abdisa, President of the Oromia Regional State, serve as a glaring example of such a moment. His admission—albeit cloaked in a desperate blame-shifting exercise—exposes a dereliction of duty so profound that any leader…
