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Asfaw Beyene I was taken aback by recent comments from two prominent political commentators of Somali ethnicity, Farah Maalim and Faisal Roble, both associated with Nairobi's political circles. My focus...

መግቢያ፡ ቋንቋ፣ ተፅኖ እና ያልተጠናቀቀው የብዝሐ ቋንቋ ፕሮጀክት ቋንቋ የማንነት፣ የመንግሥት አስተዳደር እና በማንኛውም የፖለቲካ ሥርዓት ውስጥ የመሳተፊያ ዋነኛ ምሰሶ ነው። በብዝሐ ቋንቋ አገራት ውስጥ፣ የቋንቋ ፖሊሲ ዜጎች ከመንግሥት ጋር...

Obsolete or Inherent?   Gizaw Tasissa (PhD) Self-determination is popular but seems challenged by counter parts of itself, i.e. alien determinants. Some argue that Oromo struggle for self-determination is obsolete...

Gratitude, Peace, Unity, Cultural Resilience, and Communal Identity Worku Burayu (PhD) Abstract This article offers a proactive reflection on Irreecha, the annual Oromo thanksgiving festival dedicated to Waaqa, the supreme...

Worku Burayu (Ph.D.) Introduction The passing of my younger brother, Kumsa Burayu, who gave his life to the cause of Oromo unity, has compelled me to write this article—both as a...

  Asafa Jalata, PHD Professor of Sociology, Global and Africana Studies the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Abiy Ahmed's grand narrative of Ethiopianism, which attempts to rebuild the so-called great ancient Ethiopia...

  Asafa Jalata, PhD The Oromo nation shares history, culture,  identity, collective grievances, and political aspirations. As one of the largest nations in the Ethiopian Empire, Africa, and the world, that...

    Abstract The paper explains how Oromo leadership and organizational deficits, and the low and uneven development of Oromummaa or Oromo nationalism, have delayed the mobilization of a substantial number of...

By Asebe Regassa The political crises in Ethiopia are rooted in competing visions of state, identity, and citizenship. It is ingrained in the political contradictions between a colonial and a...