Gabaasa Qeerroo Bilisummaa – Muddee 07, 2013 (Qeerroo.org) – Baatii Sadaasaa 2013 keessa Yuuniversitii Goonder keessatti barattooti Oromoo gaaffii mirgaa kaasuun ni yaadatama. Rakkoo fi gidiraa uummata Oromoo akkasumas hidhaa fi ariisaan barattoota Oromoo irra gahamaa jiru haa dhaabbatu jechuun gaaffii mirgaa barattooti Oromoo kaasaniif deebiin mootummaa Wayyaanee irraa kenname ajjeechaa fi dhihdaa ture, sababaa […]
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Barattoota Gondor Yuuniversitii Irraa Dismissal Ariyaman
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Magaalaa Torontoo – Guyyaa WBO – Amajjii 1, 2014 – WBOn Abdii Ummata Oromoof Gachana Oromiyaati
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Oromo Studies Association 2014 Mid-Year Conference Call for Papers
Theme: Communicating Oromo Issues Effectively: The Role of Media, Organizations and Elites The Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Oromo Studies Association (OSA) have unanimously chosen Chicago to host the 2014 Mid-Year Conference of OSA. The Conference is going to take place on March 29th and 30th of 2014 at Weiss Memorial Hospital, […]
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In Madiba’s Footsteps – Col. Fekadu Wakene Remembers His Time Training Mandela
Col. Fekadu Wakene, the 1962 Trainer of Mr. Nelson Mandela listen to ‘In Madiba's Footsteps’ on Audioboo (BBC Africa) – In 1962, Nelson Mandela secretly and illegally left South Africa to spend seven months travelling around Africa. The African National Congress, which had been banned by the apartheid state, had just launched its armed struggle. […]
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Haacaaluu Hundeessaa and Abbush Zallaqaa Will Return to Little Oromia (Minnesota) for New Year’s Eve Party @ DS Event Center
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Oromo Studies Association’s Press Release on the Death of Nelson Mandela
The Oromo Studies Association (OSA) is profoundly saddened by the death of Nelson Mandela. Mandela was a father, a husband, a statesman, a global hero, an anti-apartheid symbol, an advocate of human rights, and a fearless fighter of discrimination. He fought for the equal right of the black people in Apartheid South Africa, and paid […]
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HRLHA: Mourning the Departure of Freedom Icon and African Hero Nelson Mandela While Celebrating His Achievements
The following is a statement from the HUman Rights League of the Horn of Africa. —————————— Press Statement December 9, 2013 We, the Board of Directors and staff members of the Human Rights League of Horn of Africa (HRLHA), would like to express that we are deeply saddened by the passing away of our African […]
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Waamicha Kabaja Guyyaa WBO fi Waggaa Haaraa
Kabajamoo Ilmaan Oromoo biyya Netherlandii fi Nannoo ishee jiratani Hundaaf, Hunda dura nagaan keenyaa kabaja Oromummaa fi sabbummaa haadusru jecha Konyaan ABO Netherlandiis Amajjii tokko (1) Guyyaa WBO fi bara haaraa 2014 kabajudhaaf sochii xumura irraa jira wanii ta’eef sagantaa kana irraa qooda akka fudhantaan waamicha Oromummaa siinf gonna. Guyyaa: Amajjii 4, 2014 Bakka: Haarlem […]
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The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) sends condolence letter to President Zuma on Mandela death
The following is a statement from the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). —————— His Excellency Jacob G Zuma President Republic of South Africa Dear Mr. President: It is with feelings of great sorrow that we in the Oromo Liberation Front and the Oromo people at large learned the passing of Mr. Nelson Mandela, the first elected […]
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Call for Participation: Emerging Oromo Academics and Professionals Summit – February 21-23, Atlanta, Georgia
The following is a press release from the Oromo Professionals Network. As a nation, the Oromo people are at historical transition between the gallant and revolutionary generation of the 70s and the rising leaders of the “Qubee Generation,” who are energized to shoulder the responsibility of advancing the Oromo succession. To carry out this generational […]
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Waamicha Kabaja Guyyaa WBO; Washington DC – Amajjii 25, 2014
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In a Letter to the Deutsche Welle (DW) Broadcasting Board, Oromo Activist Announced Boycott of DW Amharic Service Over Ethnically-Motivated Biased Program Against the Oromo Nation
The following letter was written by an Oromo human rights activist to the Deutsche Welle (DW) Broadcasting Board, regarding the DW Amharic Service involvement in racial/ethnic attack against the Oromo nation on air. Here is the inflammatory and biased program aired on DW Amharic Service on December 8, 2013. ———————————- Dear Broadcasting Board, We, the […]
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Mr. Obama’s Eulogy for Mr. Mandela; Oromo Nationalists Celebrate the Bond Between Oromia’s Gen. Taddesse Birru and South Africa’s Mr. Nelson Mandela
The Video Below Shows the Inseparable Bond Between Oromia & South Africa: The Longing for Freedom However Long It May Be A Note from A Fellow Oromo Nationalist I was watching the memorial service of Madiba (Mr. Nelson Mandela) in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 10, 2013, on TV scrutinizing the flags flying behind Mr. […]
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Maaf calliftan?
Iyyaa, iyya labsaa dhaamsa waliif dabarsaa guca bilisummaa qabadhaa dafaa, gamtaan birmadhaa muka guddaa, Odaatu jige malkaa obaa, maddatu goge urjii Afrikaatu dhidhime ifaa bilisummaatu dhaame gaaddisa gurraalee hambaa gootolee hayyuu qarootu nurraa godaanee kana calliftuu, garaa jabaattuu dandeessanii obsituu? aayyoleen siiqqee qabadhaa aabbootiin bokkuu qabadhaa iyya gaafoo birmadhaa ya Waaqi nu hirphi jedhaa! uggum, […]
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Ethiopian Empire Has Never Been Grateful to Even Loyal Oromos
By Gizachew Ebisa Soboksa* Amhara elites always repeat the lie that Oromo nationalists deny the role of Oromo individuals in building and keeping the Ethiopia empire. No, we do not. What we are saying is that the Ethiopian empire had been built and has been maintained by destroying the Oromo identity, culture and pride to […]
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OLF INFO DESK on the Mancaa Disarmament in Eastern Oromia by Ethiopia’s Woyane Government
The following commentary is from the Oromo Liberation Front’s Info Desk. —————– ወቅቱ የኦሮሞ ህዝብ በይበልጥ ታጥቆ ራሱን የሚከላከልበት እንጂ ባህላዊ ትጥቁ ሳይቀር በጠላት የሚፈታበት ወቅት ሊሆን ኣይገባም የወያኔ መንግስት የኦሮሞን ህዝብ ዋነኛ የጥቃት ኢላማው በማድረግ ካለፉት ስርኣቶች ሁሉ የከፋ ስለመሆኑ ኣያጠያይቅም። በተቻለለት መንገድ ሁሉ ይህን ህዝብ በማዋረድና በማዳከም ላይ ሲተጋ ይታያል። ወያኔ ለሁለት ኣበይት […]
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OLF Condemns the Ethiopian State-Terrorism Along the Oromia-Kenyan Border
The following statement is from the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). ——————————- Date: 10 December 2013 Ref: 003/OLF/13 PRESS RELEASE OLF condemns Ethiopian state-terrorism along the Oromia-Kenyan border The Ethiopian regime has, once again, orchestrated a widespread unrest and carnage on both sides of the border between Kenya and Oromia. Having totally dominated and dehumanized the […]
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Waamicha Ayyaana WBO fi Bara Haara 2014
Caayaan Tokkummaa Baqattoota Oromoo Biyya Masrii bara haaraa 2014 keessa bifa haaraan qophii addaa Qophiiwwan bashannanaa fi miira namaa hawwatan Ayyaana WBO kan Amajjii 1, 2014 ilaalchisuudhaan eenyu kan naan mormu jedha. Wallistootaa Oromoo Haaraa kan reefu Daaddeen deemaniis ta’ee Aartistoota Oromoo Beekkamoo keessaas of keessatti Hammatee bifa addaatiin miseensotaa isaa bashanniinsuuf qophii addaarra jira. […]
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Noble Park woman secures over $50,000 in crowd-funding to help revitalize an African language
A CROWD-FUNDING campaign launched from Noble Park to revitalize an African language ended yesterday with more than $50,000 in the bank. Called simply Afaan, which means ‘language’ in Oromo, the month-long campaign to raise $20,000 on pozible.com was the brainchild of Noble Park resident Toltu Tufa. The 27-year-old, who works in clinical governance at the […]
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Effort to Unify QC-OLF and Shanee-OLF Dead, Say Insiders
By Gurraacho Silgaa | ‘Oromo Affairs’ Blog Since the OLF split into Transitional Authority (QC) and Shanee Gumii (SG) in 2001, the concept of reconciliation has emerged as a central theme of political discourse within the Oromo community in the diaspora. Reconciliation has been promoted as a way of re-directing Oromo resources and energy that […]
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