Where Jawar the realist is failing is in moving the immovable dogma of the Oromummaa colony. The colony romanticizes Oromummaa’s false narrative as a biblical article of faith and sees its adversaries ...
This could go as far as avoiding speaking their language, Afaan Oromo, in public for fear of being criticised for not adhering to a national identity. But an increasing political assertiveness ...
They lived peacefully there until the past three years. The OLA split from an Oromo political organization and reportedly began targeting Amhara, at times as revenge for its losses to government ...
This new-found confidence was encapsulated by Hachalu Hundessa, a former political prisoner turned music star whose lyrics fuelled the Oromo protests. Amid the euphoria that greeted Mr Abiy as ...
Moderators focusing on Ethiopia said they were targeted by members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group for removing their videos but their complaints were dismissed by Sama, according ...