The Same System, the Same Techniques, and Different Targets by TPLF
By Hashim Adam* The propaganda video that was released by the Ethiopian Television (ETV) about the Muslim movement in Ethiopia reminded me of the unfounded accusation that the TPLF made against the...
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የኦሮሞ ልጃገረዶች በጠፍ ጨረቃ
DW Amharic ልጃገረዶቹ ከቤት ወላጆቻቸውን አስተኝተው ሲወጡ በሙሉ ነፃነት ነው። በኢትዮጵያ የኦሮሞ ልጃገረዶች ካላገቡ ወጣት ወንዶች ጋ እኩለ ሌሊት ላይ በአንድነት ተሰባስበው የሚዘፍኑበትና የሚጨፍሩበት ባህላዊ ክንዋኔ። ይህ ባህል ከጥንት ጀምሮ ሲወርድ ሲዋረድ የመጣ ትውፊት ነው። የተለያዩ ባህላዊ ዜማዎችን...
View ArticleEthiopia airs jihadi film amid sensitive Muslim protest trial
by William Davison The Christian Science Monitor The strategic Horn of Africa country is one-third Muslim and two-thirds Christian; why is its state-TV ginning up religious tension? Ethiopia, a US ally...
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Ethiopia’s new leadership is practising hero-worship
Ethiopia’s new leadership is practising hero-worship The Economist| Feb 16th 2013 | ADDIS ABABA DURING his two decades running Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi almost single-handedly engineered its rise from...
View ArticleJaarraa Abbaa Gadaatiifi jalqaba Qabsoo Hidhannoo Bilisummaa Oromiyaa
Abbaa Urjii Walakkaa bara 1876ii, gaafa Ibroo Shaxaa lola Cirrachaatti waraana Kamaal Baashaa tiin odoo loluu wareegame, ilmi isaa Haamid Ibroo dardara ture. Lola Calanqoo booda, baruma 1887 keessa,...
View ArticleUGGUM YAA QULLAA KEE!
Ugguum yaa qullaa kee! Raajii dha uumamni kee Yoo alaa silaalan midhagina kan kee Human gadi facaasa akkataan sinboon kee Of-Keessaa darbata waan nama hawwatu Yaada qalbii namaa kan fuudhee...
View ArticleEthiopia struggling to finance the Grand Renaissance scheme
By John Muchira| Engineering News Fears that construction of a mega hydroelectric plant in Ethiopia could stall owing to financial constraints have forced the authorities to turn to desperate...
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The Myth of Authoritarian Growth
By Dani Rodrik|Project Syndicate CAMBRIDGE – On a recent Saturday morning, several hundred pro-democracy activists congregated in a Moscow square t protest government restrictions on freedom of...
View ArticleThe EPRDF’s use of Somali Political Factions in Ethiopia
By Jilcha Hamid In early January of this year the Ethiopian Somali regional state security force (known as the Liyu Police) moved into the town of Mino, the administrative capital of Qumbi district in...
View ArticleOgaden rebels warn Canadian firm exploring oil
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS| ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopian rebels are warning a Canadian oil company against oil exploration in the country’s east. The Ogaden National Liberation Front, or ONLF, said...
View ArticleThe Ethiopian government bans the last remaining Muslim NGO’s
By Dagnachew Teklu|TheAfricanReport Ethiopia on Friday banned three civic organisations accusing them of doing ‘illegal religious activities.’ The ban came at a time when Ethiopian muslims are...
View ArticleThe untold story of Oromo freedom fighter
(OPride) — Ibro Shaxa was killed at the battle of Ciracha during Egyptian invasion of Abyssinia led by Rauf Pasha in 1876. He left behind a teenage son, Hamid. Unlike his father, Hamid, was poisoned by...
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From ENLF up to FIDO: An Assesment of Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa’s Life Journey...
By Libah Leencoo Jarraa Abbaa Gadaa ( in the middle) along commanders of the Oromo Liberation Army in 1978. Left to Righ: Moosisaa, Bookee, Jaarra, Niinni, Obsaa (Photo credit Abdujaliil Abdalla (...
View ArticlePost Nationalism and Oromo Political Discourse
By Geresu Tufa Oromo nationalism is a political force that has emerged in the context of severe political oppression, cultural subjugation and economic exploitation, in order to pursue national...
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Update from Gambella, Ethiopia: Human Rights Violations Impact the Anuak
by Nickolas Johnson For the Anuak, land is essentially everything. . . . Land is identity and is survival for the community. . . . For the Anuak, the environment is their food source, for hunting, for...
View ArticleFailed Negotiations; the prospect of Somali Region and ONLF
By Karamarda Group|Wardheer News| January 16, 2013 In spite of Meles’s death and historical persona changes in Ethiopian political leadership, The Somali people’s saga is never ending. Today if there...
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Sheeka keenya guddaa kan uumamaan hayyuu
Kan barreesse: Najiib Zannuun Sheeka keenya guddaa Kan uumamaan hayyuu Waa’ee saba keenyaaf kan dhimmamu guyyuu Seenaa isaa himee fixuu hin dandayuu Xiqquman dubbadhaa namuu haa dhagayuu Kan inni...
View ArticleTen Oromo students expelled from AAU
Nearly two months after the latest ethnic clash among Oromo and Tigre students in AAU 4 kilo campus, as expected the university administration has expelled Oromo students selectively. Our sources in...
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‘Abbaan Hiyyeessaa’ Mohammad Abduuda Diidaa Perzdaantii Keeniyaa tahuuf...
Soraa Halakee| Sagalee Ameerikaa|25.02.2013 WASHINGTON,DC — Keenyaatti nama saddeetitti biyya nama miliyona 40 qabdu tana bulchuuf walti hafee dorgommiitti jira.Warra hujii tanaa dorgomuutti jiru...
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Obama: Failing the African Spring?
Helen Epstein|The New York Review of Books Saul Loeb/Getty Images President Barack Obama preparing to address Ghana’s parliament, Accra, Ghana, July 11, 2009 America’s new drone base in the West...
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