The Oromo Liberation Front, a movement formed 30 years ago to fight for the advancement of Oromo rights, has been on a downward slide over the last two decades.
By Nabi' Aliye
I write from my hotel in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, after spending a day in Bishoftu. Bishoftu is a beautiful town 50 miles south of Addis Ababa, known for it’s famous lakes and also as a site of annual Oromo cultural celebration called Irreecha.
By Geresu Tufa
The naked hostility of Ginbot 7 and significant sections of the Amhara elite against the Oromo national liberation struggle came to the surface over the last month.
By Nabi' Aliyee
Hello everyone from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It's the year 2004 here and the weather is so beautiful. My name is Nabila Aliye; I arrived in Ethiopia on a family vacation on Jan. 7, a warm Christmas day in Addis, which threw me off at first since I’ve only known one X-mas all my life.
by Amane .K. Bedasso
Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in the world, receives millions in foreign aid every year. In 2009, the horn of Africa nation was the third largest recipient of humanitarian aid, next to Sudan and Palestine.
By Buri Waddesso | January 22, 2012
January is a month of celebration in the Oromo liberation movement spearheaded by the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). Jan.1st, in addition to being a new year, marks a period of solemn remembrance of the heroic exploits of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) who in 1980 ensured,
In a letter dated Jan. 3, 2012, the Oromo Studies Association (OSA), a scholarly organization established to promote studies relating to the Oromo people in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, wrote to President Barack Obama about the growing repression and human rights violations committed by the Ethiopian government.