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Junedine Sado prevented from boarding a flight | ION reports
* Troubles are mounting for the civil service minister and leader of the OPDO, Junedin Sado. The civil service minister Junedin Sado, a longstanding member of the executive of the Oromo People’s...
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Sendek |የጁነዲን ሳዶ ባለቤትን ጨምሮ 29 ሰዎች በሽበርተኝነት ተከሰሱ
* የጁነዲን ባለቤት በኦሮምያ ክልል አክራሪነት እንዲስፋፋ አድርገዋል – 1.5 ሚሊዮን ብር ከ27ኛ ተከሳሽ ተቀብለዋል (በዘሪሁን ሙሉጌታ) በ1996 ዓ.ም የወጣውን የኢፌድሪ የወንጀል ሕግ አንቀፅ 32(1) (ሀ)(ለ)፣ 38(1) እና የፀረ-ሽብርተኝነት አዋጅ ቁጥር 652/2001 አንቀፅ 3(1) (2) (4) (6) እና...
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Saline lake puts Awash River and Aggro-investments at risk
Highlight: Authorities have attributed Beseka’s growth to irrigation runoff in the Metahara area. A saline lake in Ethiopia that’s baffled scientists by its 15-fold growth threatens to spill into the...
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ሰማያዊ ፓርቲ|አማራ ብሔር አይደለም፣ ለኦሮምኛ የግእዝ ፊደል ይሻላል
የ‹‹ሰማያዊ›› ፓርቲ ሊቀመንበር ኢንጅነር ይልቃል ጌትነት ከላይፍ መጽሔት ጋር ያደረጉት ቃለ-ምልልስ መጽሔቱ እንደሚከተለው አቅርቦታል፡፡ (ከላይ ያለው ርዕስ የኛ ነው) *********** ላይፍ ፡- ለፖለቲካ ስራ ሙሉ ጊዜን መስጠት በኢትዮጵያ ነባራዊ ሁኔታ አስቸጋሪ አይሆንም? ኢንጅነር፡- መኖር ስላለብኝ ጥቂት ስራ...
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Nile| OLF sympathizers rally in Cairo, oppose Renaissance dam
(Daniel Berhane) Dozens of Ethiopians staged a demonstration in front of Ethiopia’s Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, according to eye witnesses’ report. The sources indicated that the demonstrators held...
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(ጆሲ ሮማናት) ኢህኣዴግ ስልጣን በያዘበት ሰኣት ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ብሄርን መሰረት ያደረገ ፖለቲካዊ መፍትሄ መስጠቱ ትክክል ነው ብቻ ሳይሆን ሌላ ኣማራጭ ኣልነበረም፡፡ የተለያዩ የኢትዮጵያ ህዝቦች ለዘመናት ሲደርስባቸው የነበረው ጭቆና ብሃራቸውንና ሃይማኖታቸውን መሰረት ያደረገ ነበር፡፡ የሃይማት ጭቆናው መንግስትና...
View ArticleSources: Bekele Gerba may not be released soon
Ethiopia’s opposition politician Bekele Gerba is not legible for release until next month and may not be released until next year, Horn Affairs learnt. Bekele Gerba, former dep. Chairperson of Oromo...
View ArticleProfile| Alemayehu Atomsa, leader of Oromia, laid to rest
Alemayehu Atomsa, President of Ethiopia’s largest state Oromia, was laid to rest on Saturday, at age 45, in a rare state funeral. He has been chair of OPDO (Oromo People’s Democratic Organization),...
View ArticleThe Inseparability of the Gadaa System and the Oromo Calendar
Among others, the feeding, clothing and housing cultures of people depend on the nature of their environment. The environment people inhabit determines as to when and how inhabitants work. However, of...
View ArticleAmnesty International’s statement on recent deadly protests in Oromia
AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPUBLIC STATEMENT13 May 2014AI Index: AFR 25/002/2014 ETHIOPIA: AUTHORITIES MUST PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR SCORES OF PROTESTERS KILLED, INJURED AND ARRESTED IN OROMIA Amnesty...
View ArticleEthiopia: Crackdown of protests taints higher education success
(Paul O’Keeffe) Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has become home to one of the world’s fastest-growing higher education systems. Increasing the number of graduates in the country is a key component of...
View ArticleEthiopia| Why Resist the Master Plan? A Constitutional Legal Exploration
(Tsegaye R. Ararssa) 1. Introduction When the Ethiopian government announced its readiness to implement its “Integrated Regional Development Plan” (the “Master Plan” for short) in the middle of April...
View ArticleEthiopia | Ambo Protests – A Personal Account of two Americans
(Jen and Josh) Disclaimer: We are no longer Peace Corps Volunteers, and the following is a personal story, not a news report, and does not reflect the views of the U.S. Government, the Peace Corps,...
View ArticleAmnesty says Ethiopia detained 5,000 Oromos illegally since 2011
Ethiopia’s government illegally detained at least 5,000 members of the country’s most populous ethnic group, the Oromo, over the past four years as it seeks to crush political dissent, Amnesty...
View ArticleEthiopia: Amnesty International: Sensationalism gone Wild
This article, by Daniel Berhnane, was first published on the Canadian “Centre for Research on Globalization” on Oct. 31, 2014. Amnesty International made waves this week with its report alleging...
View ArticleJawar Mohammed: A Bull in a China Shop
Editor’s note: A reader of HornAffairs submitted a lengthy commentary on Jawar Mohammed of Oromia Media Network (OMN). For the sake of convenience, we have published it in four parts with the consent...
View ArticleJawar Mohammed’s views on Oromo Politics
(Dachaassaa Hundaa) [Previous: Jawar Mohammed: A Bull in a China Shop] Since the onset of his political engagement, Jawar has been criticizing OLF and the Ethiopian government repeatedly in his pieces...
View ArticleJawar Mohammed’s understanding of Ethiopian Muslims
(Dachaassaa Hundaa) [Previous parts: Jawar Mohammed: A Bull in a China Shop; Jawar’s views on Oromo Politics] Besides his amateurish engagement in the Oromo politics, Jawar has also been meddling with...
View ArticleIs Jawar a Political Commentator or Megalomaniac?
(Dachaassaa Hundaa) [Previous parts: Jawar Mohammed: A Bull in a China Shop; Jawar’s views on Oromo Politics, Jawar Mohammed’s understanding of Ethiopian Muslims] A political commentator/analyst or...
View ArticleTen Reasons why Afaan Oromoo should be a federal working language
(Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni) Nowhere in the world has the government of the country refused to speak the language of the majority of its people. It is weird, unthinkable, unjust, undemocratic, immoral,...
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