February 6, 2012 at 1:40 pm · Gadaa.com
By Fayyis Oromia*
The burning issue for Oromians and/or Ethiopians in the last one month was the Oromo people's national liberation struggle, which is led by the vanguard front - the OLF. A lot of things related to this century old struggle is now controversially discussed. The sparkling event for the debate was the decision taken by certain Oromo nationalists at a meeting convened at Kelly Inn in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 1, 2012, where the group claimed to have changed the OLF political program. This step is now interpreted by most Oromo nationalists as a betrayal of the Kaayyoo/Objective ...
February 6, 2012 at 2:11 am · Gadaa.com
February 6, 2012 (Ayyaantuu.com) – A delegate of the Oromo Community Organization (OCO), Mr. Tsegaye E. Gelgelu, attended a community leaders' briefing session at the White House on Friday, February 3, 2012. The invitation was extended to OCO through the District of Columbia's Office of Partnership and Grant Services. The Executive Secretary and Acting Executive Director of the Oromo Community Organization of the Washington Metropolitan area (including Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia), Mr. Tsegaye E. Gelgelu, said, “the event was organized by the Office of Public Engagement of the White House, and it was a very useful and ...
February 5, 2012 at 1:02 pm · Gadaa.com
A photography exhibit and cultural presentation, to be held on February 25 and 26, 2012 at Augsburg College, will showcase Oromo women from the Horn of Africa. It's a testament to the ways the women cultivate beauty despite great challenges in their lives. This is an event not to be missed to encourage the women to pass the hope and perseverance they have to the next generation.
February 4, 2012 at 7:26 pm · Gadaa.com
(Oromocentre, Melbourne, 5 February 2012) The Southeastern Region Melbourne Oromo Community Association in Victoria – Australia Inc. requests all its members for an Extra General meeting to be held on 25th of February 2012 based on BBQ’s day feedback. The purpose of the meeting is to strengthen our community in its services and to come up with common understanding among our members.
-- Full Story (OromoCentre.org)
February 4, 2012 at 4:54 pm · Gadaa.com
By Urgessa Tura*
Meles Zenawi declared ostentatiously that he had found the ‘black box of development’ in a recent chapter he authored (States and Markets: Neoliberal Limitations and the Case for a Developmental State - available online at his buddies’ website http://www.aigaforum.com) in a book edited by Joseph Stiglitz critiquing the neoliberal economic philosophy of a weaker and smaller government as a path to prosperity. If his declaration stands to be true, I recommend nothing less than Kumbaya dance for a grateful nation whose meticulous leader unlocked the mystery of winning the battle against dehumanizing poverty. However, there are hungry ...
February 4, 2012 at 1:36 am · Gadaa.com
The following is a statement from the United Liberation Forces of Oromiyaa (ULFO).
February 3, 2012 at 11:39 pm · Gadaa.com
The following is an appeal letter from the International Oromo Women's Organization (IOWO) on land-grabbing in Ethiopia, where indigenous people are evicted from their livelihood, and subjected to absolute poverty and famine under the guise of development, on top of other human rights violations by the Ethiopian government.
February 3, 2012 at 9:01 pm · Gadaa.com
The following is Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Info Desk's response (given in two languages) to Ginbot-7's accusation that the Oromo struggle is about history. Here's the full text of Ginbot-7's accusation.
To read the full texts of the response from the OLF Info Desk, please click here.
Amharic:
Afaan Oromoo:
February 3, 2012 at 2:12 pm · Gadaa.com
Obbo Rundassa Eshete discusses about TPLF's GDP tales and the plundering of Oromiyaan resources by TPLF, about the so-called "unity" that is romanticized by the "domination camp," about the current state of the Oromo struggle for freedom, and about other topical issues with Seif-Nebelbal Radio.
Audio source: Ayyaantuu.com
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February 2, 2012 at 8:37 pm · Gadaa.com
It has become a fad these days to say, "Oromos participated in the making of the Ethiopian empire."
