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Commentary
The rise of Abiy and the state of misinformation against ‘Oromummaa’
By Milkessa M. Gemechu (PhD) @milkessam Addis Abeba – Ever since Abiy Ahmed became prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018, there have…
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Commentary
Ending recurrent tragedies in Somalia’s ‘flood town’ Qardho
By Barkhad Abdikadir Ali Garowe, Somalia – Although floods are a universal tragedy that annually threatens the lives of many people…
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Art & Culture
“Ali is a teacher of Oromumma” – Lemma Megersa’s tribute to the late Ali Birra
Addis Abeba – Lemma Megersa (PhD), former minister of defence and president of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia expressed his…
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Art & Culture
In memory of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa: Singing freedom into the convulsing suicidal empire
By Martha Kuwee Kumsaa Addis Abeba – There is an amazing aura of jubilation in the air. Young and old alike,…
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Interview
“I want to bring to the world Borana’s cultural music in a modern way”-Kuul Surre, coming with a new taste of Borana music
Addis Abeba – Addisalem Tibebe, a.k.a Kuul Surre, was born and grew up in the Borena zone of Oromia region, in…
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Interview
“It feels as if George Orwell wrote about what Oromos continue to go through…”- Translating ‘Animal Farm’ into Afaan Oromoo
Amenti Bonja was born in East Shewa zone of Oromia, in a rural area called Qilee Dooyyoo, where he spent the first seven…
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Interview
“I wrote it with the purpose of unfolding the history of Oromo legends” Author Zufan Urga
A book titled “Dannaanee hanga Finfinne” meaning “From Denane to Finfinne’ outlining Brigadier General Tadesse Biru’s biography was published and…
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Feature
“I lost my two newborn babies due to hunger”– a mother in Abiy Addi IDP camp, Tigray
By Mihret G/kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – In the heart of Central Tigray, just 95 kilometers away from the city of Mekelle, the…
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Feature
How the war in Tigray threatens to split ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church
By Mihret G/kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – The Tigray war, which later spilled over to the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions, has resulted…
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Feature
Students’ resilience, the struggle to rebuild education in war-ravaged Tigray
By Mihret G Kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – Two years ago, Abrha Weldetsadik, a 20-year-old boy attending Gebreayiga Primary School in the remote…
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