By Martin Plaut Oromia is once again reeling from a surge of violence as Fano Amhara militants, widely believed to...

Gratitude, Peace, Unity, Cultural Resilience, and Communal Identity Worku Burayu (PhD) Abstract This article offers a proactive reflection on Irreecha,...

Worku Burayu (Ph.D.) Introduction The passing of my younger brother, Kumsa Burayu, who gave his life to the cause of Oromo...

  Asafa Jalata, PHD Professor of Sociology, Global and Africana Studies the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Abiy Ahmed's grand...

  Asafa Jalata, PhD The Oromo nation shares history, culture,  identity, collective grievances, and political aspirations. As one of the largest...

    Abstract The paper explains how Oromo leadership and organizational deficits, and the low and uneven development of Oromummaa or Oromo...

By Asebe Regassa The political crises in Ethiopia are rooted in competing visions of state, identity, and citizenship. It is...

Book review Asafa Jalata. Baro Tumsa: The Principal Architect of the Oromo Liberation Front. Palgrave Macmillan, Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham,...

Jalqabbee Seenaa ABO fi Qabsoo Oromoo (The Beginning of the History of the OLF and the Oromo Struggle) is a powerful...

For decades, a fundamental question has shaped Oromo political discourse: Can the Ethiopian state be reformed from within, or must it...