Walgahii "What is Next for Oromo?" jedhu kan OACCn yaamame irratti Haasaa ABOn dhihaate

(Bitootessa 13, 2010, MPLS, MN)
"Addunyaan yeroo kamillee – yoo dirqame malee - salphaatti gaaffii mirgaa keessummeessee hin beeku. Kan isaan seenaa irraa barachuu qaban, addunyaan gaaffii saba akeeka ifaa jalatti ijaaramaee sagalee tokkoon dubbatee, falmate, keessummeessuun isaa kan hin oolle ta’u dha. Kan addunyaan gaaffi saba tokkoo keessummeessuuf, sababa sabin sun mirga jedhame kana qabaateef osoo hin taane sababa sabichi jabaatee falmateefi. Osoo sabichi jaaramee, hidhatee, jaabaatee hin falmatin akkeeka falmatamuuf akka gufuutti dhiheessuun addunyaan akka itti hojjetu hubachuu dhabuu dha (b) Akeeka qabsoo saba tokkof madaalli inni duraa alagaan ni deggera fi hin deggeruu ykn ni jaalataa fi ni jibbaa osoo hin taane, rakkoo fi gaaffii ummattichaaf furmaata ni tahaa fi hin ta’uu dha. Dura akeeka lafa kaayyatanii isaaf tumsa horachuuf hojjechuu feesisa malee akeeka ofii yeroo-yeroon akka addunyaan ni fudhata jedhanii yaadanitti jijjiiraa ooluun furmaata hin ta’u. Kun akka gaariitti hubatamuu qaba." Guutuu isaa dubbisaa

Oromia:Umurii koloneefataa dheeresuuf tataafii godhama jiru.

By Qeerransoo Biyyaa*
The Reverend pleaded with Oromo political groups about the dire need for a shift in paradigm in the Oromo national movement. He said because tens of ethnic groups shared long-stretching borders with Oromia, an independent Oromia would be infeasible as that would lead to the demise of Ethiopia as we know it, hampering the security and economic development of future Oromia. Rev. Dr. Gemechis Buba, Oromo Evangelical Churches


Top – from left to right: Dr. Fido Ebba, OLF; Dr. Merara Gudina, OPC and Medrek; Obbo Abduljalil Abdella, OLF; Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa, Kettering University – Assistant Professor.
Bottom – from left to right: Obbo Hassan Hussein, OLF; Rev. Dr. Gemechis Buba, Oromo Evangelical Churches; Obbo Abrahim Abaye, OLF; Dr. Asafa Jalata, University of Tennessee – Associate Professor.
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Ethiopia: Aid money was spent on arms

Afrik.com
A recent document released by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has revealed that millions of dollars, allocated for victims of the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85, went into buying weapons for rebellions. However, Robert Gates - President Obama’s Secretary of Defense said the suggestion cannot be ruled out that the CIA not only knew about, but supported, the diversion of aid funds to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

The document printed by CIAs Michael Burke’s in 1984, dated April 1985, and entitled: Ethiopia: Political and Security Impact of the Drought, concluded that: "Some funds that insurgent organizations are raising for relief operations, as a result of increased world publicity, are almost certainly being diverted for military purposes."...read more

Ethiopian tribesmen kill Kenya policeman at border

Reuters South Africa
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan police officer has been killed by members of an Ethiopian tribal militia after a clash along the two countries' common border, Kenyan media said on Saturday.

The private Kenya Television Network said the officer from the paramilitary General Service Unit was killed late on Friday after 500 militiamen, believed to be from the Merille tribe, attacked the unit's camp.

The report said the 500 gunmen were on the counter-attack after the Kenyan officers repulsed them away from the waters of Lake Turkana, on the Kenyan side, after a shoot-out that lasted four hours.

Five other Kenyan officers are missing after the attack, which is believed to involve Ethiopian Merille tribesmen, the station added.

The reported location of the clashes, Todonyang, is a village that has been abandoned since 1997, when its two ethnic communities, Merille and Turkana, fought and dispersed into Ethiopia and Kenya respectively.

Kenyan government spokesman Alfred Mutua declined to comment on the report, saying he had no details.

Kenya's long borders with Sudan, Ethiopia and politically unstable Somalia care a constant source of security concerns.

IBSA WBO ZOONII KIBBA OROMIYAA.

HAALA YEROO, KAN ZOONII KIBBA OROMIYAA ILAALCHISEE,
IBSA WBO ZOONII KIBBA OROMIYAA.

Waraanni Bilisummaa Oromoo, Zoonii Kibba Oromiyaa, adda fottoqiinsa dhaaba keenna ABO keessatti, baroota kudhan dabraniif ture, qabsoo keenna guddoo miidhaa jiraachuu hubannee, gartuuleen ABO sadeenuu walitti deebi’uun moonaan qabsoo akka tokkoomuuf, dhaabbii fudhannee, gaafa 13/09/09 yaamicha tokkummaa qaamota ABO sadeenii fi ummata Oromoof labsuun keenna ni yaadatama. Haa ta’u malee, akka hawwii keennaatti, gartuuleen ABO kun ariitiin walitti dacha’uu hin dandeenne. Kana sababa taasifachuu fi rakkoo qabsoof obsa dhabuu irraa gaafa 09/01/2010 nyaapha ummata Oromoo ajjeesaa jirutti kanneen nu keessaa harka kennatan akka jiran mirkana.

Nu irra guddaan WBO-ZK- OROMIYAA, dhaabbii gantoota kanaa fudhachuu diduun qabsoo bilisummaa Oromootti cichinee akka hafne gammachuu guddaan ummata Oromoo waliigalaaf ibsaa, kaayyoo Bilisummaa Oromiyaa ganuun nyaapha ummata Oromootti kanneen harka kennatan cimsinee akka baleeleffannu ummata Oromootiif mirkaneessina. Tarkaanfiin ganiinsa kun, ummata Oromoof furmaata akka ta’etti ololoota isaan sab-quunnamtii Impaayera Ixoophiyaa irratti fi karaa adda addaa oofaa turan, ammas itti fufanii oofaa jiran dhugaa irraa kan fagaate fi fudhatama kan hin qabne waan ta’eef, gochaa isaanii kana hunda dura akka dhaabbannu jabeessinee ibsanna.

Qabsaawuu malee, gantummaan, rakkoo qabrummaa ummatni Oromoo qabuuf furmaata osoo hin taane rakkina kana daranuu kan hameessu ta’uu isaa jabeessinee waan hubannuuf, haga Oromiyaan gabrummaa Impaayera Ixoophiyaa jalaa bilisa baatutti qabsoo keenna akka itti fufnu waada keenna ummata Oromoof irra deebinee haaromsina.

Moonaa ABO keessatti, tokkummaan kaayyoo bilisummaa Oromiyaa irratti hundaa’e akka uumamuuf yaamicha ABO’n ZK-Oromiyaa gaafa 13/09/09 gartuulee ABO sadeeniif ( QC_ABO, Shanee ABO fi ABO jijjiiramaa) dhiyeessse onnee Oromummaa fi jaallummaa guutuun fudhatee kan nu waliin dhaabbate, akkasumas, eerga humni hagi tokko nu irraa citee nyaaphatti harka kennatee asis, dhimma tokkummaa irratti ijibaachuu dhabuu irraa nuhi WBO’n ZK-Oromiyaa dirreetti hafne, yaamchi tokkummaaf duraan godhame kun akka milkaahuuf irra deebinee gartuulee ABO sadeeniif gaafa 04/02/2010 yaamicha goone gartuun lamaan (ABO Shanee fi ABO jijjiirama) fudhachuu yeroo didan qaamaan nu biratti argamee yaada fi tinnisa qabsoon barbaaddu cufaan kan nu waliin dhaabbate, akkasumas, qabsoof hamilee guutuu kan qabu fi tokkummaan kaayyoo bilisummaa Oromiyaa irratti hundaa’e akka argamuuf fedhii guddaa kan qabu ABO (QC-ABO) ta’uu isaa hojiidhaan waan mirkaneeffanneef, gaafa 21/02/2010 irraa eegallee, ajaja, qaama kana irraa fudhannee qabsoo akka itti fufnu : ummata Oromoo, miseensota fi deggertoota ABO, akkasumas, gartuulee lameen hafan beeksisaa, har’a illee, moonaa ABO keessatti, tokkummaan Kaayyoo Bilisummaa Oromiyaa irratti hundaa’e akka argamuuf akka hojjennu cimsinee ibsanna.

QABSOON HANGA INJIFATNOO FI BILISUMMAATTI!

ZOONIIN KIBBA OROMIYAA, NYAAPHAA FI GANTOOTAAN HIN DHAALAMTU!

INJIFATNOON UMMATA OROMOOF!

WARAANA BILISUMMAA OROMOO, ZOONII KIBBA OROMIYAA

Gurraandhala 21. 2010

Ethiopia: ONLF forces captured Yucub town

Ogaden Online
Reports reaching us from Yucub town, Dolo province say that Ethiopian troops based there have fled their camps after they could not cope with constant nocturnal attacks by Ogaden National Liberation Front [ONLF] forces.

In response to the myriad troubles Woyanel troops have been visiting upon civilians, ONLF forces pounded the two camps housing Ethiopian soldiers and their puppet militiamen with heavy artillery guns every night, with the heaviest attack on the camps occurring on the night of 3 February. Our reporter in the area said Ethiopian troops were eventually forced to flee to Warder town after incurring massive personnel losses and destruction of the camps.

World Number one Tennis Player R.Federer reduced to tears on visit to Ethiopia

By Barry Malone

KORE ROBA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer sends the ball spinning into the net.

His opponent, Ethiopian teenager, Jirata Demksa, smiles and prays the Swiss is having an off day.

But Federer just pauses and, taking a deep breath, serves a blistering ace.

The 17-year-old, realizing he's beaten, simply shrugs.

"He's the best tennis player ever," he says. "I am just lucky we played ping-pong."

Jirata says he will never forget taking two points from Federer in an impromptu game of table tennis at a school the tennis ace funds in the poor country.

For Federer, this week's visit to Ethiopia was one that moved him to tears....read more
www.newsdire.com

Thousands flee south every year from Somalia, Ethiopia - Reuters South Africa

By Frank Nyakairu

NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least 17,000 illegal migrants from the Horn of Africa leave their countries for South Africa annually, most of them transiting through Kenya, a top U.N. official said on Monday.

Tal Raviv, a regional programme officer at the U.N.'s International Organisation for Migration (IOM), told Reuters that conflict and poverty were forcing Ethiopians and Somalis to undertake risky trips to better places...read more

Reuters

Oromo Affairs: OLA unit defects: so where does the buck finally stop?

By Gumaa Guddaa

“The quality of leadership, more than any other single factor, determines the success or failure of an organization.” Fred Fiedler & Martin Chemers.

There is no doubt the commanders who went back with the fighters are wholly responsible for their actions. They should be blamed. Nevertheless, who should be overall accountable for what has happened? One might argue why someone should be responsible. But the first question must be the unit has been under the two factions of the Asmara Group; long time under the Shanee Gumii and recently under the Jijjirama Group albeit very brief. Therefore, the two leaders namely Dawud Ibsa and Kamal Galchu must take the blame. Had the unit attacked and overtaken Moyale these chaps would be the first to self-congratulate and take credit. Unfortunately, now that the unit has defected they must take the blame. Or do you think that these people in Asmara should not be held accountable? ...read more
Oromo Affairs

Witnesses say Ethiopian troops back in Somalia

Press TV

Press TV
Heavily-armed Ethiopian vehicles have reportedly crossed into south central Somalia, seizing the family of a man with Al-Shabab links. ...read more

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Somalia: More Ethiopian Troops Reach in El-Berde in Southern Region
AllAfrica.com
More heavily armored Ethiopian troops with many Somali transitional government soldiers have reached at El-berde village in Bakol region in southern Somalia ...

Ethiopian troops cross into two Somali towns-locals Reuters AlertNet By Mohamed Ahmed and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ethiopian troops in armoured vehicles crossed into two border towns in south central Somalia ...

Exchange of gunfire on Eritrea-Ethiopia border: UN

AFP -
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — The United Nations said Thursday that Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers facing off along their disputed border exchanged gunshots a day ...read more


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www.voanews.com
Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of attacking its security forces along the two countries' disputed border.

ONLF Statement On African Union Summit

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 13:43 Ogaden Online

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As the heads of State of the African Union (AU) convene, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) wishes to note the continuing suffering of the people of Ogaden at the hands of the host nation of the ongoing AU summit. The Ethiopian regime has a well documented and systematic campaign of persecution against the people of Ogaden.read more

Bashir genocide ruling reversed

International judges reverse a ruling that there is insufficient proof to charge Sudan's president with genocide in Darfur. Profile: President Bashir Q&A: Sudan's Darfur conflict Ruling reversed Source: BBC

US envoy pledges to press Ethiopia on rights

Hearing | U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations | The Honorable Donald E. Booth, of Virginia to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
(Amb. Booth’s testimony starts ~13:40min into the video)

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AFP

AFP
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next US ambassador to Ethiopia pledged on Tuesday to press the government in Addis Ababa to improve ...US read more

Olola Diinaatiin Abdi hin kutatinaa

Oromo language conference in Finfinne

www.norway.org.et

Obbo Debela Amante, a linguistics PhD student at the University of Oslo, is planning an academic conference on the Oromo language to take place in Addis Ababa later this year.

Debela Goshu Amante. Photo: Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa

Escaping the Norwegian winter for a while, Debela Amante is back in his native Ethiopia doing fieldwork for his dissertation on “The Semantics of Omoro Adpositions”, as well as lecturing at the University of Addis Ababa and preparing an academic conference on the Oromo language. He takes time to share his vision with the Norwegian Embassy.

The Oromo language, spoken by about one third of Ethiopians as well as in parts of Kenya and Somalia, was introduced as formal language of instruction in Ethiopia in 1991. However, Mr. Amante notes that there is as of yet no standardised written form of the Oromo language and that Oromo researchers in Europe and North America are not well connected with researchers in Ethiopia. To remedy this he and his colleagues are planning an Oromo language conference to be organised in Addis Ababa in the second half of 2010. In the longer term, Debele Amante hopes to see an Oromo language academy established.

Mr. Amante encourages anyone interested in more information to contact him (click here for contact details).

Gantuudha mannaa Shimala koo gaarii Wayya

Gantuu Liichoo Bukuraa fi kittilayyota isaa

Oromo: from Self-Deception via Self-Adminstration to Self-Determination

Fayyis Oromia

Few days back, one “breaking news” from Oromia came out telling the world that the beginning of 2010 is “the end for the armed struggle of the Oromo liberation movement, i.e. the OLF is almost dead.” Is this fact or fancy? Are the news makers deceiving themselves or are they devoid of the sense for reality? Did the consumers of the news fall into the trap of buying the reason for the merrymaking in the Weyane camp in the last few days? Here, I do try to show how almost all stakeholders are living in self-deception as far as the Oromo liberation movement is concerned. I think the following groups do live under such self-made “reality” about Oromo, Oromia and the Oromo liberation struggle: read more
Oromo Times

Sagantaa Addaa Amajjii 2010 : Gantoota Maqaa ABOn Daldalaa Turaniifi Daldalaa Jiran Kaleessa fii Har'a

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Gantoota 2010 kutaa lammaffaa Amajjii 25, 2010 Maxxanfame >> Daawwadhu/Watch

Fuula Kolonoomaa Haara

Duubbee

Bara Walharkati qaba Afrikaa dhuma jaarraa 19ffaa n lafa keenya dhabne, gidiraa fi salphina kana hin jedhamneen mankaraarfamne. Sun tahus osoo ofirraa hin faccisin akka hawwa diina keenyaa himannaa konkaa mirkanii hin qabne “lafa saa harkaa baasnaan jireenyi Oromo ni dhumataaf” jedhuu hin taane. Sun hundi tahe Oromummaan seenaa barasii irra baraaramuun, eenyummaan Oromoon hin tuqamin gilgila bahe. Akkuma yeroo amma kana anjaa yoo hin qabaannellee haalicha fuggisiisuuf jara hedhannoo nurra olhaanaa qaban waliin qabsoo hin irraanfatamne goone. Sun jalqaba kolonummaa kan bowwuu jaarraa tokkoo duuba rimsama sobaa “baaqulessaa” kan jedhamu waliin dhufuu jiru farrisa ture. Wanti tokkoo garuu kan darbeen walfakaata...read more