Articles

Godina Shawaa Lixaa Aanaa Noonnotti haleellaa "hidhattoonni Faannoo" gaggeessaniin namoonni nagaan 22 ol ajjeefamuu jiraattonni gabaasaa jiru.  Haleellaan kun Aanaa Noonnoo ganda Halloo Dinkii jedhamutti Dilbata, Onkoloolessa 19, galgala raawwate. ...

FROM KEROSENE LAMPS TO GLOBAL IMPACT: The Legacy of Gidda Ayana’s Class Of 1983 Worku Burayu (Ph.D.)   Dedication: To the Class of 1983 of Gidda Ayana High School, the...

By Martin Plaut Oromia is once again reeling from a surge of violence as Fano Amhara militants, widely believed to be operating with support and protection from Ethiopia’s federal government,...

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...