Analysis

The resurgence of Oromo culture seen through Kenyan eyes

As we say “It is not yet Uhuru” in Kenya; it is also not yet “Bilisummaa” in Oromia.

‘Oromos have been liberated’ – Abiy Ahmed’s speech in Naqamtee

"The Oromo people had endured a century of dehumanization, the use of their language banned and their rights over their land and country usurped."

Who killed Batte Urgessa?

His assassination comes as a part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent in Oromia and Ethiopia in general.

Gadaa: Symbol of Democratic and Peaceful Society

In the Guji Gadaa system it is believed that authority is received from two sources.

Silence in the face of slaughter: Ethiopia’s war in Oromia

The violence in Oromia is perpetrated largely by government security forces under the guise of hunting down the OLA.

How to resolve the Guji-Borana dispute over the new zone

Borana youths were sidelined in employment opportunities in all sectors, denied business licenses and lands.

Amhara hardliners fume over US embassy’s use of Oromo name for the Ethiopian capital

Amhara hardliners have long viewed the use of other languages in Ethiopia as an attack on their identity and their cultural dominance in the country.

Can Reconfiguring Amhara Region Bring Stability to Ethiopia?

One of the first project of Amhara regional state officials was to erase the identity of the millions of Agaw, Qemant, Oromo and Argoba who lived in the region.

How TPLF created the OPDO

TPLF’s intelligence arm had a daunting problem at hand: How to march into the vast Oromo land without local eyes and ears?

What is Fano doing in Oromia?

Fano involvement goes beyond the retaking of "lost Amhara lands".

Colonization Beyond Europe: The Ethiopian Case

Ethiopia, as a state, propagates pathologies in the same way other colonial states have done.

Sacred Knowledge Traditions of the Oromo of the Horn of Africa, Book Excerpt.

This ambiguous state of affairs, in which the Oromo were nominally free, whilst in practise still colonised, was one of the most dangerous and critical of times in their history.

Adwa: African Victory over Colonialism or Victory of Black Colonialist Power?

Adwa as an African victory over colonialism is an atrocious distortion.

The Ethiopian Racist: the Afro-phobic Roots of Amhara Supremacy in Ethiopia.

Racism against non-Amhara Ethiopians and African blacks is its best kept dark secret.

Ethiopia: Ethnically motivated attack leaves scores dead in Amhara

Ethiopian government forces and Fano Militia killed over 5,775 civilians in Oromia since 2018, Rights Group

Oromo scholars reject PM Abiy’s speech in Naqamte