Oduu gaddisiisaa

                                                                                                     September 27, 2013

Innaa Lillaahi WA’INNAA ileeyhi RAAJI’UUN

Guyyaa kaleessaa kiibxata Sheek Amaan Hasan kan jedhaman Addunyaa tana irraa du’aan gama aakiraatti godaanuun dhagahame .
Baalee Roobeetti ulamaa’a Gurguddaa irraa kan lakkaayamaniifi Jaami’a Roobee guddichaa fi umriidhaan kan ture namni gadi dhaabe isaan akka tahe himameera.

Ayyaannii Irrechaa Maali?

                                                                                                           September 26, 2013 

Must read all Oromo Muslims#IRREEECHA

By Urjii Ahmad

***** #IRREEECHI AYYAANA EENYUUTI? AKKAMITTI EEGALE?

Muslimoonni dubbiftan malee hin dhiisinaa! Share godhuun Amantii Irreechaa wal hubachiisaa!!!

Urjii Ahmad

• Ayyaannii Irrechaa Maali?

Irrecha jechuun Hikkaan Isaa gabbaruu ykn Ibaadaa godhuu jechuudha.

Amanamaa wayyanee fii waahila Mallasaa kan ture Dr. Nagaasoo Gidaadaa hidhame jedhu..

                                                                                                September 26, 2013 

ዶ/ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ ታሰሩ

አንድነት የፊታችን እሁድ ለሚያደርገው ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ መቀስቀሱን፤ ኢሕአዴግ ማሰሩን ቀጥለዋል

September 25, 2013 (Zehabesha) — የቀድሞ የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬዘዳንት እና የአሁኑ የአንድነት ለዴሞክራሲና ለፍትህ ፓርቲ (አንድነት) ሊቀመንበር ዶ/ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ መታሰራቸውን ብስራት ወልደሚካኤል ከአዲስ አበባ አዘገበ፡ ዶ/ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ መታሰራቸው የተገለጸው ዛሬ መስከረም 15 ቀን 2006ዓ.ም.

ዶ/ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ ታሰሩ

September 25, 2013 (Zehabesha) — የቀድሞ የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬዘዳንት እና የአሁኑ የአንድነት ለዴሞክራሲና ለፍትህ ፓርቲ (አንድነት) ሊቀመንበር ዶ/ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ መታሰራቸውን ብስራት ወልደሚካኤል ከአዲስ አበባ አዘገበ፡ ዶ/ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ መታሰራቸው የተገለጸው ዛሬ መስከረም 15 ቀን 2006ዓ.ም. ሲሆን ዘ-ሐበሻ ወደ አንድነት ጽህፈት ቤት ደውላ “ዛሬ እስከ ጠዋት ድረስ ሥራ ላይ ነበሩ’ የሚል ምላሽ አግኝታ ነበር። አሁን ይህን ዜና እየዘገብን ባለንበት ወቅት ወደ አዲስ አበባ የአንድነት አመራሮች ጋር ስንደውል ስልኮቻቸውን ያነሱ ሁለት የአንድነት አመራሮች የዶ/ር ነጋሶን መታሰር ለዘ-ሐበሻ አረጋግጠዋል።

Sugar is ‘the most dangerous drug of our time’ and should come with smoking-style health warnings, says Dutch health chief

                                                                                                     September 24, 2013 

• Paul van der Velpen, head of Amsterdam’s health service, says sugar is a drug and its use should be discouraged because it is addictive
• He says when people are eating fats and proteins they stop when they are full but if they are eating sugar they keep eating for longer
• He suggests sugar should be taxed and regulated like alcohol and tobacco

WBOn Haleellaa Mootummaa Wayyaanee Irratti Fudhataa Jiru Itti Fufuu Beeksise

Madda Oduu ABO/MOA | Fulbaana 23,2013)

Humni addaa WBO Hararge Dhihaa keessa sosso’u tarkaanfii gara garaa fudhataa jiruun diina raasaa fi ummata gammachiisuu irratti argama. Akka kanaan Fulbaana 2, 2013 Harargee Dhihaa Ona Mi’eessoo karaa gara Gololchaa geessu irratti miseensa tikaa sirna Wayyaanee Alamayyoo jedhamu irratti tarkaanfii fudhateen akka hamaatti madeessuu irraa waldhaansaaf gara Finfinneetti dabarfamee jira.

Fulbaana 2, 2013 akkasuma Ona Mi’eessoo magaalaa Mi’eessoo cinaatti tika diinaa ummata hiraarsuun beekamu Fiqaaduu Fiqree jedhamu irratti tarkaanfii fudhateen du’aan adabe.

Libya: Thousands of Refugees in Life-Threatening

                                                                                                                         HRLHA Urgent Action

                                                                                                        September 24, 2013

    For Immediate Release

The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has learnt through its correspondents that hundreds of thousands of refugees in Libya, most of whom were from the Horn of African countries such as Ethiopian and Eritrea, are in a very dangerous situation after they were evicted from their original refugee camps in Benghazi, Libya where they stayed for the past three years. The eviction took place following the infiltration and assault of the refugees by who were described as workers of the Libyan Red Crescent on the 13^th of September, 2013.

Updated: Azeb Mesfin arrest imminent

September 24, 2013

Azeb Mesfin, the widow of Ethiopia’s deceased dictator, is facing multiple charges of corruption and her arrest is imminent unless she leaves the country, according to Ethiopian Review sources in Addis Ababa.

Political and business associates of Azeb Mesfin are dropping like flies. The biggest one to fall was Gebrewahid WoldeGiorgis, a senior official, who was charged with stealing over one hundred million Birr. Others are leaving the country with their families. Since May 2013, over 50 high profile TPLF officials and businessmen have been arrested on charges of corruption.

FOOD HISTORY 101: Coffee Ceremonies in Ethiopia

In Food History 101, we’re hitting the books — to explore the who, what, when, where, and why of what we eat today.

Today: Sometimes drinking coffee is more serious than just staying caffeinated. This article is sponsored by Starbucks in honor of their new core coffee from Ethiopia– an exquisite new single-origin blend celebrating Ethiopia’s rich heritage as the birthplace of coffee.

September 24, 2013 (Food52) — Preparing and drinking a cup of coffee is ritualistic for each and every one of us. Think about it: we’re loyal to our equipment of choice, whether it’s a French press, an espresso machine, or even the trusty automatic office coffeemaker.

Kenya, Israel’s forward base in Africa

Kenya Defense Forces arriving at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, September 22, 2013

Jerusalem (Haaretz) — Israel’s already intimate ties with Kenya likely to deepen in wake of terror attack by Somali Islamist militants that killed at least 68.

On March 15, 2007, a diplomat at the U.S. embassy in Nairobi met with the director general of the Kenyan Foreign Ministry, Tom Amolo. The high-ranking Kenyan official said Kenya and Israel had maintained close security and intelligence cooperation for many years and were in contact at every level and in every field of endeavor.

“Israel is a key geo-strategic partner,” he told the American diplomat in the Kenyan capital, according to U.S. State Department cable that was leaked to WikiLeaks. “

Diversity Visa (DV) Program

DV 2015 Program: Online registration for the DV 2015 Program will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and conclude on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4). See the Diversity Visa Program Instructions webpage for the DV 2015 Instructions and any available translations.

Important Notice – Same-sex spouses of U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), along with their minor children, are now eligible for the same immigration benefits as opposite-sex spouses.

Soccer brings together immigrant students from many countries

September 23, 2013, Ohio (The Columbus Dispatch) — When Tolasa Mosissa came to Kae Avenue Elementary four years ago, he could speak only Oromo, a dialect from his native Ethiopia.

Kenyan water discovery brings hope to parched north

September 23, 2013 (AFP) – The Kenyan government and UNESCO on Wednesday announced the discovery of a huge supply of underground water in the impoverished, drought-stricken extreme north of the country. The find, made using advanced satellite exploration technology and backed up by UNESCO drilling, was hailed as a scientific breakthrough that could radically change the lives of the half-million people living in one of the world’s most arid regions. Two aquifers — underground layers of permeable rock or silt soaked in water — were found in the Turkana region, the scene of a devastating drought two years ago that aid workers said pushed malnutrition rates up to 37 percent. “The news about these water reserves comes at a time when reliable water supplies are highly needed,” said Judi Wakhungu, cabinet secretary in the Kenyan ministry of environment, water and natural resources. 

Ayyaana Irreechaa Baranaa Laalchisee Waamicha Ummata Oromoo Maraaf!

Fulbaana 21, 2013

Ayyaanni ummata Oromoo guddichi waggaatti gaaf tokko hawwii ol’aanaadhaan eegamu, Irreechi, Dilbata dhufu Fulbaana 29, bara 20013 kabajamee oola. Ayyaana ummata Oromoo fageenya adda addaa irraa waamee walitti fidu kana milkeessuuf sabboontonni Oromoo tattaaffii guddaatti jiran. Hiree waggaatti gaaf takkittii argamtu tana irratti ummanni Oromoo miliyoonotaan bahee waan hirmaatuuf, guyyicha guyyaa isaa (Annual Oromo Day) godhatee akka

SEENAA GABRUMMAA DHAALUUN YOOM DHAABBATA?

                                                                                                       September 20, 2013 

   Y.G(2005) |

Habaabileen keenya akaakilee keenyaaf , Biyyaa fi ummata seenaa mataa isaa qabu dhiisanii dabran . akaakileen keenya ammoo,Biyya walabummaa qabdu dhaalee, Biyya gabrummaa jalaatti kufte Abbootii keenyaaf dhaalsise dabre . Abbootiin keenyaa fi dhalooti isaan harkaa fuudhes, waan Abbootii isaanii irraa dhaalan bakkatti deebisuuf qabsoo wal irraa hin cinne gaggeessaa haa jiraatan malee, seenaan waggaa 150 olii, gabrummaa waliif dabarsuudha.

Oduu durii kana beektuu?

                                                                                                          September 22, 2013 

 

  Abdii Boruutiin

Dhiyoo kana mata duree “Oduu Durii Oromoo” jedhuun barreeffama Obboo Beekan Gulummaa Irranaatiin qophaaye tokko dubbiseen ture. Achirraa ka’een anis mee waanan dur beeku ykn dhagaye tokko tokko dubbistootaaf dhiyeessa jedhee barruu gabaabaa kana qopheesse. Duraan dursee, oduu durii kanaan nu booharsuu isaatiif Obboo Beekan galateeffachuun barbaada.

Haawaasni Oromoo naannoo Phoenix Ing.Tasfaahun Camadaa fi Oromoota Koofaleetti ajjeefamaniif siirna dungo ibsu gaggeessan

Fulbaana 19, 2013

Ummatni Oromoo nannoo Phoenix jiraatan walitti dhufudhaan goota oromoo yeroo dhihoo mana hidhaa wayyaanee keessatti haala sukkanneessaa ta’een du’aan adunyaa kana irraa booqoote Ing.Tasfaahun Camadaa fi akkasumas Oromoota jumlaan Koofaleetti  guyyaa saafaa rasaasa wayyaaneedhaan ajjeefaman yaadachuuf qophi gaafa 09/15/13 qophaahee irratti argamuun gadda isaani ibsatan.

Mootummaan Wayyaanee Dargaggoota Oromoo maqaa Miseensummaa ABOn yakkuun hidhuu itti fufe

Fulbaana 20,2013 Amboo

Mootummaan wayyaanee gaaffii mirgaa finiinaa jiruu fi dura dhaabbannaa miidhama mirga dhala namaa itti jiramu hidhaan ala filannoo haaraa kan hin qabne Godina Shawaa lixaa magaala Amboo keessatti dargaggoota mana hidhaatti ukkaamsaa jira. Akka kanaan Fulbaana 19,2013 Mootummaan Wayyaanee waraqaalee dhaadannoo “ABOn Gaachana Ilmaan Oromooti” kan jedhu maxxansitanii jirtan jechuun dargaggoota hojii dhabdoota mana

China and Africa: Little to fear but fear itself – Slowing demand for raw materials will not derail African economies

                                                                                     September 20, 2013

AFRICA has done well out of China’s economic rise. Twenty years ago its exports to China were negligible. Today China is Africa’s biggest trading partner. Around $200 billion-worth of goods moved between the two last year and almost all the stuff shipped from Africa was raw materials. A commodities boom has helped Africa’s GDP to grow by 5.5% a year in the past decade.

Giant reservoir of magma under Ethiopia may explain how continents break apart

             By Scott Sutherland

Erta Ale, one of the volcanoes in northern Ethiopia, hides a huge magma reservoir deep below the surface

September 19, 2013 (Geekquinox) – In the desert of northern Ethiopia, there’s a great rift in the ground which has long thought to have been the starting point of a new ocean, but a recent discovery has scientists wondering if they called that right, or if they’re instead seeing a whole new kind of feature forming.

The Afar Rift has been called ‘an ocean in the making‘, as this is where the continents of Africa and Asia are slowly spreading apart from one another. Presumably, sometime in the future, the continents would get far enough apart that water from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden would rush in and we would be witness to the birth of what would someday become a new ocean. Scientists have seen similarities between the Rift and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where magma wells up to make the ocean floor spread.

Addis Ababa: A city stuck in the Dark Ages

 

Addis Ababa returns to the Dark Ages. The city goes a 4th day without power and 3rd day without running water

September 19, 2013 (Twitter) — It seems many tourists and journalists are complaining Addis Ababa is becoming unbearable to visit. And it’s not only the regime’s draconian repression or its misguided policies to blame, either. It appears the city residents have adopted a culture of prejudice and rude behavior towards visitors, too.

Recently, Nick Ashdown, a journalist and photographer working in Addis Ababa, tweeted a number of complaints about Addis. Among them that bothered him the most was the electricity and water — two basic components needed to govern a city — have been out for three and two days, respectively.

No power for 3rd day, no water for 2nd day.

Environmental Disaster and Cultural Genocide committed by TPLF on Oromo People

                                                                                                              September 18, 2013 

By Bekele Anisa, DVM 

The purpose of this piece is not to come out with something new about injustices being done to Oromo People as many well known scholars have done and doing better job in their articles on different occasions. The sole objective of this piece is to share with my fellow Oromians what I witnessed when I made a short trip to Oromia 3 years ago because that frightening experience is still haunting me every single night. At this juncture, I appreciate also any feedback and critics if my analysis is bogus, exaggerated, or I am just turning paranoid.

Call For The Sidama Lunar New Year, Fichchee, To Be Recognized as The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

           By: Wolassa L. Kumo (Sidama Worancha)                             | September 18, 2013

Wolassa Kumo

1. Background

The Sidama people live in South Ethiopia. They belong to the indigenous African Kushitic (also written as Cushitic) group of peoples that have inhabited north eastern Africa stretching from the current Southern Egypt and northern Sudan to Ethiopia, Northern Kenya and Tanzania for the past 7000 years. The Kushitic peoples living in various parts of north east Africa today include: the Beja in northern Sudan and Egypt, the Saho in Eritrea, the Sidama, Oromo, Agaw, Afar, Somali, Hadiya, and many others in Ethiopia, and the Rendile and the Sakuye in Kenya and parts of Tanzania. The Alaba, Xambaro and Qewena people who currently live in Kambata and Gurage administrative sub regions in Southern Ethiopia belong to the ethnic Sidama people.

In Ethiopia, state controls hold back a waking giant

By Richard Lough and Aaron Maasho

• Ethiopia’s revival a tale of Africa Rising
• Nation still overshadowed by charismatic former leader
• Hailemariam cautious on opening state-dominated economy
• Ruling coalition keeps ethnic rifts in check

ADDIS ABABA, Sept 17 (Reuters) – When global drinks giant Diageo bought a brewery in Ethiopia, it paid a premium for a stake in a barely tapped African market that in the 1980s had spectacularly failed to feed its own population.

Remembering Oromo Prisoner of Consciousness: Taye Danda’a in Prison for being only Oromo

    September 17, 2013

My name is Taye Danda’aa , I am in jail. I am criminal for being Born as an Oromo. I was sentenced to 10 years in prison. I was graduated as a lawyer and offered to be a lecturer  at AAU.

Taye Danda’a Araddo was an outstanding student of Law at Addis Ababa University (AAU) and a role model for many students. He had received countless awards from the district-level to Caffee Oromiyyaa for his academic successes. He had been in jail from 2003-2006 due to his political views. Without giving up, after his release, he went back to school and continued his education till his arrest three days before his graduation in 2009. He has been a star student, and he had been hired by AAU as a professor before his latest arrest by Ethiopian government authorities. Taye is in prison since 2009.

Background

HRLHA Press Release No. 18, Aug 2009

According to documents obtained by the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) from its informants in Addis Ababa, another wave of arrests and imprisonments targeting prominent Oromo intellectuals, students and businessmen is going on in different parts of the State of Oromia, including its capital Addis Ababa. The arbitrary arrests and detentions, which are mainly being carried out by security agents deployed in civilian clothing, started following an updated allegation that the local residents harbor and/or support the opposition armed group – the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF).

With this most recent wave of arrests, dozens of Oromo nationals have already been taken into custody. This includes:

The enemy of our struggle

                  By Bariisoo                                                                   | September 16, 2013

The Oromo people (nation) as a nation existed as subjects and exist as subjects but will not exist as subjects until forever. The factors that forced us to be subjects are: physical enemies and abstract enemies.

The abstract enemy that fought us and continued to fight us is poverty, ignorance, disease, identity crisis, ill-bred compartments, cowardness, corrosion and corruption at societal and leadership level. Abstract enemy is the derivative of physical enemy and natural calamities.

Oduu Gadda: Hayyufi ogeesi sporti beekaman Oromo lubbu dhabee

        Fulbaana 16, 2013

lmaan Oromo yeroo yeroon, akka Qananiisa injifanno battala sporti adunya irratti galmeesun akka ummatatti guddo nu onnachissani hingammanafi. Oromoota sportiin gumaata gugudaa kennani dabranilee hinyaadana.

Hayyufi ogeesi sportii, 1960s jal qabee bara dheerafi Universiti etophia keesati sadarkka garagarati akka  bulchaafi barsiisa sportiti tajaajila ka ture Sora Jaarso Sabbo fayya dhabaan kalee 09/14/13 magaala Finifineeti du’aan nura fagaate jira. Sora Jaarso dhalooti isa naano magaala Meega kutta Boorana yo tahuu, eega barnoota kuta lameeso etopiati fixatee duuba Eastern Europetti dedeebi’udhan barnoota sadarka ulaana haga Mastersiiti ( Masters in Sports Science and Education) fageeffate turee. Soran dandeetif  kabaja oggumaa isaatif qabuu irra, etiopia keesati, namoota 1960s-90s Universiti Finfinee keesati bartoota isa turaniifi kan waliin tajaajila kenaa turan birati

TPLF’S Long Term Political Objective and Its dreadful Impact For Oromos

  By Riyad B. Ebrahim                                                                               | September 16, 2013

Riyad B. Ebrahim

Oromo elders have been practicing Gadaa system for well over 500 years.  Social scientists of diverse backgrounds at different times have studied the Gadaa system. Many of them have testified that it is uniquely democratic. The above three sentences partially clears that our ancestors were ruling our land democratically since long time back. Starting from 70’s we have been struggling to get back that right of we had lost under Menelik’s Empire, it was self-determination of Oromoiyyaa. Indeed, we shall get back our right for two main reasons, firstly we are capable of ruling our land, secondly it’s our natural right to posses and govern our land. The young generation has to show its super effort to secure those rights by what ever it takes. ‘’We should say enough for once again!’’ TPLF should not rule our land for the coming years in the presence of us.

Ethiopian lion kills keeper at Addis Ababa zoo

Addis Ababa Lion Zoo

September 16, 2013 (BBC) — A lion has mauled to death a keeper at a zoo in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, after he forgot to close the door to the inner cage where the animal sleeps, officials say.

The lion, named Kenenisa after the famous Ethiopian athlete Kenenisa Bekele, bit Abera Silsay, 51, in the neck, they said.

The attack is said to have lasted for 15-20 minutes.

The zoo was opened in 1948 for the pet lions of former emperor Haile Selassie.

Oromo Youth Association of Norway Condemns the Murdering of Eng. Tasfaahuun Camadaa, the Massacre in Kofalee and the Ethnic Cleansing Conflict in Anniyyaa, Oromia

              September 16, 2013                                                                · Gadaa.com

The following is a statement from the Oromo Youth Association of Norway. The Association coordinated the Oromo peaceful rally held in Oslo, Norway, on September 14, 2013, to condemn the human rights violations in Oromia, especially, the murdering of Eng. Tasfaahuun Camadaa in the Abyssinian/Ethiopian prison of Qaallittii, the massacre in Kofalee, and the ethnic cleansing in Anniyyaa, Oromia.

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Statement …

In Ethiopia, more land grabs, more indigenous people pushed out

A journalist’s visit to South Omo, where rights groups say police have raped women and otherwise pressured locals to leave an area tagged to become a huge sugar plantation, was quickly curtailed by authorities.

By Will Davison | September 16, 2013

HAILEWUHA VILLAGE, SOUTH OMO, ETHIOPIA

(Christian Science Monitor) — As night wore on in a remote valley in southern Ethiopia, one policeman dozed and another watched a DVD comedy on a battery-powered laptop.

Heavy fighting between ONLF and Ethiopia coalition Troops reported in Ogaden

September 15, 2013 (Ogadentoday Press)- A heavy fighting between, Ogaden National Liberation Front, “ONLF” a secessionist group fighting for the independence of Ogaden Region in eastern Ethiopia, populated by Somali ethnic and Ethiopian Troops is reported.

A according to a report received by Ogadentoday Press , About 150 ONLF fighters attacked on military Camp located at Hoolla, a small village between Dhagahbour and Jigjiga, a capital city of local administration.

The report says, the camp surrounded by ONLF’s forces near Jigjiga on 9 September.

The ODF Chronicles: Resentment, Remorse and Repenting

 September 15, 2013 

By Suutumaa Guutaa

The newly mint Oromo political organization named the Oromo Democratic Front has become the talking point for so many over the last four or five months. Among the media outlets that had been scrambling to air what the ODF is up to, the social media and the gossip rooms ranked first followed by the Ethiopian satellite TV (ESAT)while the dust seems to settle after the first wave of all the mixed emotions about this infant politico.

Peaceful Demonstration, Candle Light Vigil for Engineer Tesfahun Chemada and Kofale massacre by Oromo Youth Association in Norway

On September 14, 2013 Oromo Youth in Norway protested against human rights violations and brutal killing by the dictator Ethiopian government. The main objective of the demonstration was to condemn the human right violation in Ethiopia and the ethnic based abuses as a result of which many Oromos are being arrested, tortured, killed, and thousands are disappearing. The trend of repression is increasing alarmingly and huge number of Oromos have been jailed, tortured and exposed to inhuman conditions under fabricated charges. The TPLF/EPRDF leadership has a standing policy of protracted attack against the Oromo people irrespective of age, sex, profession and occupation. To criminalize Oromo, being only Oromo is enough in Ethiopia.

Among the recent victims is Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda who died in kaliti prison, the massacred Muslim Oromos in Kofale and the genocide against Oromos in Anniyyaa, Oromia.

KOREE AYYAANA YAADANNOO WAGGAA 50-FFAA QABSOO HIDHANNOO – OROMIYAA (1963)

                                                                                            September 15, 2013 

Fulbaana 14, 2013

Ummanni Oromoo harqootaa gabroofataa Habashaa jalaa bilisa of-baasuuf qabsoo geggeesse hangafoota keessa takka lola Oromoo Baalee ka bara 1963-hii tahuun beekamaa dha. Qabsoon gaafasii babal’attee kutaalee Kibbaa-Baha Oromiyaa mara keessatti wareegamni gaafatte laafaa hin turre. Gootota wareegama qaalii baasan san yaadatuun dirqama seenaa ta’uu isaa hubatuu dhaan, Ayyaana Yaadannoo Waggaa Shantameessaa jalqaba qabsoo sanii barana addunyaa guutuu keessatti kabajuuf sochiin wagga tokkoo calaaf adeemsifamaa turte gufuulee adda addaatiin haga tokko dubbatti harkifataa jirti. Gufuulee qophii ayyaana kanaatti danqa tayan keessaa irra guddaan gara Preezadantiin OSA kan baranaa – DR. Ibraahim Elemoo tii fi obboleessa isaa Kadiiro Elemoo irraa tahuu ummanni ayyaana kana hawwiin eeggataa jiru martinu akka quba qabaatu gochuuf ibsa kana baasuuf dirqamnee jirra.

ሀበሻም ሆነ የሀበሻ አመለካከት ወይም አሰተሳሰብ ያለዉ፦ ሁለቱም የኦሮሞ የነፃነት ትግል ፀር ናቸዉ

                                                                                                          September 15, 2013 

በ Hordofaa Dhugaa

ወደ ጽሁፌ ዋናዉ ይዘት ከመግባቴ በፊት አሰቀድሜ አንድ ነገር ግልፅ ማድረግ እፈልጋለሁ። ይኸዉም ሀበሻ (አብሲንያ) የኦሮሞ የነፃነት ትግል ፀር ነዉ ስል ሰላማዊዉን ያአማራም ሆነ የትገሬ ብሔር ሕዝቦችን በጅምላ ባንድ አይን ማየቴ ሳይሆን ስለ ኦሮሞ የነፃነት ትግል ፀር በማነሳበት ጊዜ በይበልጥ የማተኩረዉ ከነዚሁ ብሔሮች ዉሰጥ በወጡት አሮጌ (የአማራ) እና አዲሱ (የትግሬ) ነፍጠኞች ላይ ነዉ። የኦሮሞ የነፃነት ትግል ፀር የሆኑትም እነዚሁ ሐይሎችና የነሱን አሰተሳሰብ ወይም አመለካከት ተከትለዉ የሚሄዱ ጀሌዎቻቸዉ ናቸዉ። የነሱ አሰተሳሰብ ወይም አመለካከት ያላቸዉ ጃሌዎች ስል ምን ማለቴ ነዉ? እነዚህ ጀሌዎች የሀበሻን (ነፍጠኛን) አሰተሳሰብ የሚያንፀባርቁት በተለያዩ መንገዶች ሲሆኑ ከነዚህ መነገዶች ዉሰጥ አንዳንዶቹን ባጭሩ ለማብራራት እሞከራለሁ።

Ethiopia to Continue Land Grabbing and Forced Resettlement

By Curtis Kline 

September 13, 2013 (Inter Continental Cry) — Millions of acres of Ethiopia’s most fertile lands are being offered to foreign investors, often in long-term leases and at bargain prices. At the same time, through its ‘villagization’ program, the Ethiopian government is forcibly displacing hundreds of thousands of Indigenous Peoples in order to free up their land so the transnational agro-industry can move in and grow foodstuffs and bio-fuels for export. It is a process of dispossession in which Indigenous Peoples are being forced to become dependent on aid handouts having lost their land and their ability to produce their own food.

For over a year, the Anuak and other Indigenous Peoples of the Gambella region of Southwest Ethiopia have been forced into government created villages which seldom contain the amenities promised to them. There is little access to food, arable land, water or electricity.

8-year-old Yemeni child dies at hands of 40-year-old husband on wedding night

An eight year old died of sexual injuries on her wedding night with her 40 year old husband in Yemen. [Photo for illustrative purposes courtesy of delhi4cats]

Sept 13, 2013 (Albawaba) — Al Nahar, Lebanon, has reported that an eight year old child bride died in Yemen on her wedding night after suffering internal injuries due to sexual trauma. Human rights organizations are calling for the arrest of her husband who was five times her age.

The death occurred in the tribal area of Hardh in northwestern Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia. This brings even more attention to the already existing issue of forced child marriages in the Middle Eastern region.

“According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), between 2011 and 2020, more than 140 million girls will become child brides. Furthermore, of the 140 million girls who will marry before the age of 18, 50 million will be under the age of 15.”

Why China is making a big play to control Africa’s media

This picture taken on June 12, 2012 shows China Central Television (CCTV) Africa’s news presenter Beatrice Marshall in the studio of the premises of the television in Nairobi.

(SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom)

September 13, 2013 (The Globe and Mail) — When one of South Africa’s biggest newspaper chains was sold last month, an odd name was buried in the list of new owners: China International Television Corp.

A major stake in a South African newspaper group might seem an unusual acquisition for Chinese state television, but it was no mystery to anyone who has watched the rapid expansion of China’s media empire across Africa.

From newspapers and magazines to satellite television and radio stations, China is investing heavily in African media. It’s part of a long-term campaign to bolster Beijing’s “soft power” – not just through diplomacy, but also through foreign aid, business links, scholarships, training programs, academic institutes and the media.

Statement of peaceful demonstration of the Oromo Community in the United Kingdom

Today, 13 September 2013, members of the Oromo Community in the UK, protested against human rights violations and brutal killing exercised by the criminal Ethiopian Government.

The aim of the protest was to stand against Human rights abuses and the brutal killings of thousand s of Oromos including Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda and the Massacred Muslim Oromos in Arsi.  The arbitrary arrest, torture, extra-judicial killings, mass murder & disappearances are not only the day- to- day practices in Ethiopia, but also reached the highest peak.