PHOTO: As well as running a restaurant, Tigist Teresa has a market stall in Coffs Harbour. (Liz Keen)

(ABC) –Tigist Teresa was born in rural Ethiopia the same year that Bob Geldof put a spotlight on her country’s horrific famine.

Now, living in Coffs Harbour in regional Australia, Ms Teresa is frustrated by the ramifications that Geldof’s Band Aid program had on the perceptions of her home.

“I did, a lot of times, feel disappointed about the way people talk about Ethiopia, all people know is that there was hunger and people were starving,” she said.

“I never starved, we were never hungry at all.”

People come into her restaurant and say she must feel lucky to have so much food, and that they are surprised an Ethiopian restaurant has food.

She finds these comments insulting.

She said she was frustrated that many Australians did not know there was currently a civil war in Ethiopia, and that many people had died fighting the government.

She believes this is because the Ethiopian wants to push the famine story out, so they can get money, but they don’t want people to know about the war.

“At least 40 people a week die in the war for weeks and weeks, and that sort of news doesn’t exist,” she said.

Escaping arranged marriage

Ms Teresa grew up in a traditional family on a farm in a place called Qoro Hari.

Her father had two wives and she has 17 brothers and sisters; they farmed all their food and bought only salt.

She did not start school until she was 10 years old, because the school was a three-hour walk each way.

“We grew up the traditional way and my family still lives that way, which is amazing,” she said.

PHOTO: Tigist Teresa comes from a place called Qoro Hari in Ethiopia, which is always green. (Tigist Teresa)

She was 14-years-old when she fled her home to escape an arranged marriage to a man she had been promised to since she was 12.

“I ran away on my engagement morning,” she said.

“I ran away around five in the morning while everyone was cooking.

“I remember my mum was just sitting by the fire cooking, and she was tired and she didn’t see me when I left.”

She travelled by four busses to get to a major city where an aunt had arranged for someone to pick her up.

“I was hiding two years in the house, no going out, not seeing anyone at all.”

She didn’t know that her family was looking for her until she was ready to face them two years later.

“I didn’t like that life anymore, so I called my family. They were happy to hear from me because they thought maybe I was not alive,” she said.

“It’s been very hard on my family; I’m sorry to do that to them, but I wasn’t ready for it.”

Living in the city

After she let her family know where she was, Ms Teresa stayed in the city and started working at a cafe in the day and studying at night.

It was while she was working in the cafe that she met her Australian husband, Marcus Baynes-Rock who was in Ethiopia completing a PhD in Anthropology.

“Marcus came into where I was working. I didn’t speak any English but I knew he liked me,” Ms Teresa said.

While they could barely communicate, because he spoke little of her language and she spoke no English, he kept asking her on dates.

“We have a culture where you can’t say to people ‘no’ directly, so I would say ‘ok sure’, then I would stand him up.”

After six months of leaving Mr Baynes-Rock waiting, Ms Teresa finally turned up on a date.

“A few months after we had been dating I said ‘ok’ and we got engaged, and around five months after we got engaged, we got married,” she said.

Ms Teresa said it was not until they had been married for six months that her English was good enough for them to have a proper conversation.

“Before that it was a love language.”

Mr Baynes-Rock was the first white person to visit Ms Teresa’s home village. They were surprised to see him, and worried he would not eat their food.

“They were in shock,” Ms Teresa said.

Now my mum loves him so much, and everybody loves him.”

PHOTO: Tigist Teresa with her husband, Marcus Baynes-Rock and their daughter Marlena in Coffs Harbour. (Liz Keen)

Moving to Australia

Once Mr Baynes-Rock completed his study, the couple moved to Coffs Harbour.

It was Ms Teresa’s first trip out of Africa, and she was understandably nervous.

“I was just following one guy, I didn’t even know where I was going, even though I knew I loved him and I trusted him,” she said.

But the green of Coffs Harbour reminds her of her home, and she has come to love the small regional city.

Two years after moving to Australia, and in the early stages of her first pregnancy, Ms Teresa opened the town’s first Ethiopian restaurant Mana Chita.

She said that while the idea of starting a restaurant just before having a baby seemed crazy to people around her, she was used to cooking for her large family.

“I always loved cooking, it is part of my culture,” she said.

“Cooking for my family every night was almost like cooking in a restaurant or having a party every night.”

She said her friends in Coffs Harbour helped her, and she has loved running the restaurant.

As an anthropologist, Mr Baynes-Rock doesn’t have any work opportunities in Coffs Harbour, so when he was offered a three-month contract with the Notre Dame University in Indiana, the couple decided to close down the restaurant and move there together.

“I went there for five weeks with him, but I didn’t like it so I came back, I just love Coffs Harbour,” Ms Teresa said.

Mr Baynes-Rock is travelling between America, Coffs Harbour and other regions for research, so they are spending months apart.

He has just finished a stretch in Coffs Harbour but next week he will leave for seven months.

“It will be very hard but I think we just have to do it,” Ms Teresa said.

“I don’t think I can live anywhere else but here or my home in Ethiopia.”

Tuujubee Hora

Faayilii – Mormii Oromiyaa

WASHINGTON, DC (VOA Afaan Oromoo) — Godina Wallaggaa dhiyaa aanaa Manasibuu mgaalaan Mandii bakka hiriirri mormii Oromiyaa keessaa itti geggeessamaa ture keessaa tokko.

Magaalattii keessatti barattoonni mana brnootaa kutaa 9ffaa fi 10ffaa mormii dhageessisuu dhaan kanneen hidhaman haa hiikaman garbrummaan nu ga’a jechaa dhaadannoo fi sirbaan komii isaanii ibsaa ka jiran ta’uu jiraattonni magaalattii ibsanii jiru. Humni poolisiis bobba’ee hiriira kana bittimsuuf jecha samiitti qabee dhukaasuu, ijoollee kana daandii irraa qabee reebuu dhaan kan miidhaman illee jiraachuu nuuf ibsanii jiran jiraattonni magaalaa Mandii.

Itti gaafatamaan waajjira poolisii magaalaa Mandii Inspeekter Aabbosee Faasil immoo immoo hiriirri geggeessames namni miidhames hin jiru magaalattiin nagaa dha jedha. Akkuma duraanii uummati jireenya isaa guyyuu geggeeffataa jira jechuu dhaan himannaa jiraattotaa kana haalanii jiran.

Jiraattonni Magaalaa Buraayyuu bishaan dhugaatii dhabanii rakkataa jiru.

OMN:Oduu Waxb. 22,2016 Godina addaa Oromiyaa naannawa Finfinnee bulchiinsa magaalaa Burraayyutti bishaan dhugaatii dhabuun jiraattonni rakkataa jiran.
Namoonni hedduun waajjira bishaan magaalaa Burraayyutti hiriira bahuunis himame.
Bishaan oomishamee gabaa irra ooluu fi akkasumas kan magaalaa Finfinneetiif raabsamu magaalaa Burraayyuu nannawa Gafarsaa keessaa akka maddu beekkamaadha.
Haata’u malee hardha magaalaan Burraayyuu bishaan dhugaatii dhabuudhaan haalaan rakkataa jirti.
Jiraattoonni hedduun rakkoo isaanii kana gara waajjira bishaan magaalaa Burraayyuu fi qaamota dhimmi ilaalutti hiriiruun gafataa jiran.
Deebiin isaan argatan gahaa akka hin taane jiraataan magaalattii tokko nuuf himan.
Akka namni kun jedhanitti, namoonni miseena mootummaa ta’anii fi sirna kana deeggaraniif akkasumas kanniin dhalataan saba biroo ta’anii magaalaa Burraayyuu keessa qubsiifaman bishaan dhugaatii ni argatu.
Dhalattoonni Oromoo achi keessa jiraatanii fi qotee bultoonni handhuurri isaanii achitti bu’e ammoo dheebuudhaaf saaxilamaa jiru.
Kana gochuun mootummichaa namoonni achitti dhalatan ufi jibbanii magaalattii dhisanii gara biraatti akka godaanan waan karoorfame fakkaatas jedhan.
Akka namni kun jedhanitti, keesumattuu mormii dhimma maastar pilaanii Finfinnee fi labsii qindaawaa magaalaalee Oromiyaa federaalatti makuuf karoora dhihaatee ture isintu fudhachuu dide jechuun kan jiraattota kana bishaan dhugaatii dhorgachuudhaan miidhaa jiran.
Namoonni kun bishaan dhugaatii dhabiinsaaf eddoo dhaloota isaanii irraa kan godaanan yoo ta’e, jala jalaan karoora maastar Pilaanii lubbuun namoota hedduu itti wareegamee fi dhiigni itti dhangala’e hujii irra oolfachuu fakkaatas jedhan.
Kana males hoogganaa bishaan magaalaa Burraayyuu kan turan hooggansa isaanii irraa kaasuun nama mootummaaf amanamaa ta’e bakka buusanii jiru.
Hooggansi amma filaman kun rakkoo ummataa furuu dhiisanii dantaa mootummichaa tiksuu qofatti xiyyeeffatanii jiru jedhan.
Magaalaan Burraayyuu bishaan dhugaatii dhabuu qofa osoo hin taane bu’uuraalee hawaas-diinaggeen miidhamaa jirti.
Dhalattoonni magaalaa Burraayyuu fi qotee bultoonni naannawa san jiraatan ufi jibbanii eddoo dhaloota isaanii gadi dhisanii akka deemaniif mootummicha rakkoolee kana geggeessaa jiraachuun ifatti kan muldhatuudha jedhan.
Usmaan Ukkumeetiin dhihaate.

#‎OromoProtests‬ Waxabajjii 22,2016
Arsii bahaa aanaa roobee diida,aa naannoo ayyuuba jedhamutti namoota 18 ummata Adda Bilisummaa Oromootif nama ijaaraa jirtu jechuun namoonni hedduun kan hidhaman yoo ta’u kenneen keessaa kan maqaa isaanii nu gahe. 1.Jamaal Abduljabbaar,
2.Kaamil Jundii,
3.Alii Zeeynuu,
4.Kadiir Maammaa,
5.Zeeytunaa Ahmad kadiir,
6.Alfiyaa Huseen,
7.Awwal Aloo,
8.Ziyaad Qamar
godina arsii dhihaattis ummata oromoo warra saamaa fi ajjeesaa jiru seeratti dhiheesseera oduu jettuun ummata sobaa kan jiranii fi namoota ajjeesuumooyummaan wayyaanee ammas cimsee itti fufaa jiraachun akkuma itti fufetti jira.
Via Qeerroo Bilisummaa Oromoo

Waxabajji 22,2016
Godina Wallaggaa lixaa aanaa Najjoo bulchiinsa magaalaa Warra Jirruu keessatti fincilli xumura garbummaa bifa haaraan dhohee jira.Fincilli kun kan jalqabe baratoota mana barumsaa sadarkaa lammaffaa magaalattiin yeroo ta,u fincilichi daran jabaachuun guutummaa uummata magaalattii dhuunffachuun dhaga,amee jira. Dhaadannoowwan jajjaboof Walleewwan onnechiisoo wallee warraaqsaa dhageessisaa tura humni federaalaas baratoota nagaa irratti dhukaasa banuun magaalattii goolaa jiraachuu maddeen keenya achirraa nu qaqaban ifa godha.

Lixa Oromiyaatti Warraqsi Jabaan Eegale
(SBO/VOL – Waxabajjii 22,2016) Waxabajji 22,2016 Godina Wallaggaa Lixaa Aanaa Najjoo bulchiinsa magaalaa Warra Jirruu keessatti fincilli xumura garbummaa bifa haaraan dhohee jira.
Fincilli kun kan jalqabe baratoota mana barumsaa sadarkaa lammaffaa magaalattiin yeroo ta’u fincilichi daran jabaachuun guutummaa uummata magaalattii dhuunfachuun dhaga’amee jira.
Dhaadannoowwan jajjaboo fi Walleewwan onnechiisoo wallee warraaqsaa dhageessisaa turan.
Humni federaalaa gartuu abbaa irree fi shororkeessaa wayyaanee baratoota nagaa irratti dhukaasa banuun magaalattii goolaa jiraachuu maddeen keenya achirraa ifa godhaniiru.

Hardha (Waxabajjii 22) Uummanni Oromoo nannawa magaalaa Shaashamannee jiraatu gamtaadhaan hiriira mormii gaggeessaa jiru. “Dukkana dawoo godhachuu dhaan obboleeyyan keenya ajjeesuun, Sabboontota dhabamsiisuun haa dhaabbatu!” jechuu dhaan jabeessanii mormii isaanii dhageesisaa jiru.

Shaashamanneettii, ajjeechaa raawwatamaa jiru balaaleffachuuf hiriirri mormii godhamaa jira

Acute water Diarrhea (AWD) is spreading in all sub city of Finfinnee, what is shocking and scary is the outbreak is quickly spreading across condos. Our People living in the Condos need to make maximum care.
Every body should have telephone number of Ambulances in the near by health center or sub city as the taxes are not willing to take people with such case. The other issue is every body need to have ORS in his/her house so that they can take it as the diarrhea starts and should immediately take the patient to nearby hospital. AWD can kill the patient within 24 hrs if he/she did not take ORS and /or medical care !!

#‎OromoProtests‬
Ajjeechaan Sabrina Abdallaa kan dhagahe hunda Sabrii dhowwate. Ajjeechaan mucittii miskiina kana irratti hidhattoota mootummaatiin raaw’atame ergaa guddaa Oromoof dabarsa. Ajjeefamuuf Oromoo tahuun qofti gahaa akka tahe nutti hima. Sabriinaan dhagaa darbitee miti yookiis qawwee baattee hidhattootatti dhukaaftee miti kan ajjeefamte. Oromoo waan taateef qofa. Bakki ajjeechaan kun itti raaw’atame ammoo Calanqoo lafa lafeen Oromoo kumaatamaa lafa jala ciiftu. Tarkaanfiin Wayyaaneen Shashamannee fi Baha Oromiyaatti ummata Oromoo nagaa irratti fudhataa jirtu godaannisa madaa gaafa Calanqo fi Aanoolee daranuu billawa itti horfee dhiigsuun tarkaanfii maayyii fi murteessaaf Oromoo qopheessa malee hin callisiisu!

‪#‎Oromoprotests‬
Gochaan ammaan kana magaalaa Shaashamannee keessatti deemaa jiru waggaa lamaan darbe magaalaa Ambootti shaakalamee osoo hin turiin dargaggoota biyyaan fashalaa’e.bara 2014 keessa erga warraaqsa cimaan dhohe sunii asittidha.mootummaan biyyattii namoota dhalootaan saba biraa ta’an magaalaa Hawaasaatti leenjii addaa kenneefi hojii gar-jabummaa irratti bobbaase.namoonni kun halkaniif guyyaa dahoo argatanitti dargaggoo magaalaa Amboo meeshaa qara qabuun waraananii saamicha fakkeessuun gochaa suukanneessaa torban tokkoof dalagan.ijoollee isaan adamsanii waraanan illee dhimma sochii biyya keessaa keessatti qooda kan fudhatan ture.

Magaalaan Roobee Magaalaa Saffisaan guddachaa jiran keessaa ishee tokko; Magaalaa Haalli taa’umsa isii fi qilleensi isii haalan mijaawaa garuu mottummaan hattun lafaa fi qabeenya ummata samuu isaa akkuma itti fufetti jira. warroonni achitti dhalatanii fi achitti guddatan kan naanawaa sanii dhufan irra fayyadamoo hin taanee. kuni kan tahu dandaheef sababa motummaa hattuu saniif ilaan teenya achi irra baqatanii baharatti dhumatan. rabbiin muttumma san haa dhabamsiisu.

Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok

The Kenya Defence Forces will build more bases in Turkana County.

(Standard digital) — The bases will enhance security in the area following the recent discovery of oil.

Governor Josphat Nanok on Tuesday hosted a military delegation comprising Kenya Army, Kenya Navy and the Air Force at his office in Lodwar.

The delegation was on a mission to kick-start consultations on establishment of military installations in Turkana, the governor said.

“Today (Tuesday) marked the start of engagements with the Ministry of Defence and when formal requests are made to the county government by the military, they will be shared with key players including the county assembly,” he said.

Mr Nanok said locals have manned these borders since colonial times and it was time security apparatus took up their role of protecting the citizenry from incursions.

Oil deposits have been discovered in Lokichar Basin and its production is ongoing. But Department of Defence spokesman David Obonyo downplayed the development, saying the visit by his bosses was normal. He said he did not have details of the meeting.

“Whenever the delegations are visiting particular counties they pay courtesy calls on governors. It is normal but about the bases we have one in Lokichogio and other one in Kacheliba,” he said.

Lokichogio is about 300km away from Lokichar. Kenya will make about Sh6.4 trillion from the Turkana oil find alone if commercial production starts by 2020.

Milkeessaa Haayiluu Irraa

Loltuu Wayaane taatani, bakka awwaalchalee hin arganneeti, ilmaan Oromoo dhumuu hin qabdan! Kan Somaleeti dhuman keessa irra caalaan Oromoota akka ta’an beektuu laata? Warri isaani ammalee hin jiru jedhani eegaa jiru.

(Qeerroo) — Akkuma baayyeen keessan hubattan yeroon fi barri amma keessa jirru kun haala heddu walxaxaa, qaxxaamuraa fi jijjiiramaa keessa jiraachuun keenyi hunda keenyaaf ifa galaa natti fakkaata. Haala ulfaataa fi jijjiiramaa ta’e kana immoo gara ofii keenya feenutti jijjiiruuf gara bilisummaa keenyaatti geessuuf kan beekumsa, dandeettii, humnaa fi hiree seenaa kan itti qabu isin dargaggoo Oromoo (Qeerroo Oromoo) Oromiyaa keessa jirtanii ti. Seenaan qabsoo ummata Oromoo bara dheeraa suuta adeemee deemee dhufee harra irra gahee hiree ummata bal’aa Oromoo harka keessan galchee akka jiru waan hubattanii dursitani beektanii dirqama seenaan isinitti keenne kana bakkaan galiidhaan gahuuf qabsoo hadhooftuu harka qullaa keessan morma diina jalatti diina waliin kookkee walqabaa akka jirtan diinnis firris ni beeka. Haata’uutii jireenyi gabrummaa, ummata bilisummaa hin qabnee bifa kamiinuu taanaan ulfaataa fi gadadoo akka ta’e ifaadha.

Mootummaan garboomfattuus ummata hiyyoomsitee dinagdeetiin gadachitee ofii gaditti qabdee gara barbaaddetti micciirtee bulchuuf imaammata ishee isa tookooffaa akka ta’e beekamaa dha. Haala bifa kanaan yeroo ammaa kanatti Wayaaneen dargaggoo Oromoo akka waliigalaatti hojii dhabdee fi hiyoomaa deegaa gootee raawwatteen booda amma kunoo hojiin isiniif arge koottaa loltuu naaf ta’aatii qoraan ta’aatii naaf gubadhaa. Nuti ilmaan Tigree moo isin duuba dhaabbannee isin ajajaa abiddatti isin oofna jechaan jiru. Yaa ilmaan qeerroo Oromoo, hammam illee jireenyi isinitti hammaattee jireenya gadadoo keessa jiraattan illee duula fi waaraana isin hin ilaallanne keessa seentanii loltuu diina keessanii kan Wayaanee taatanii cunqursaa fi bittaa Wayaanee of irra tursuuf abidda waraanaa wayaaneen qopheessitee itti isin afeeraa jirtu kana keessatti tasa gonkumaa akka hin hirmaanne dhaamsa lammuummaa fi Oromummaa ti. Ammaan booda bara dhaaloota qube kana keessatti lammiin Oromoo dargaggoon Oromoo tokko Wayaaneef loltuu ta’ee qawwee baatee diina isaaf ittisa waraanaa ta’uun qaanii fi salphina qofa utuu hin taane kan seenaan illee bor dhiifama isaaf hin goone ta’u isaa hubatamuu qaba. Qeerroon Oromoo carraa qaawwa mijataa qabsoo bilisummaa isaaf tolu hundaa itti dhimma bahuudhaan qabsoo finiinsee yeroon inni diina isaa Wayaanee of irraa buqqisee furmaata waaraa tokko akka isaaf tolutti fi gara isaaf tolutti fiduun yeroon isaa barri isaa amma male, barri itti dargaggoon Oromoo habashootaaf loltuu ta’ee maqaa Itoophummaatiin qawwee baatee habashootaaf lolu barri isaa darbeera, tooftaan kun amma dargaggoo Oromoo qaroo birattii waan fudhatama qabu miti. Warri tari jireenyi isinitti hammaattee loltuu Wayaaneef ta’uu kan of yaaddan yoo jiraattaniif seenaa isa fagoo dhiisaatii isuma as dhihoo hogganoota OPDO warra turanii fi jireenya ilmaan Oromoo warra amma waraana Wayaane keessa jiranii ilaaluun qofa barmoota guddaa fi hubannaa gahaa tokko isiniif kenna jedheetan amana.

Kanaaf yaa dargaggoo Oromoo murannoodhaan tokkummaadhaan bilisummaa keessanii fi birmadummaa Oromiyaaf qabsaawaa male Wayaaneef loltuu taatanii obboleessa keessanitti qawwee akka hin dhokasne. Loltummaa bakka isiniin hin ilaallanne keessatti loltuu diinaa hin ta’iinaan dhaamsa koo isa maayiti. Qeerroon Oromoo harka walqabatee tokkummaadhaan Wayaanee yoo lole Oromiyaan ni bilisoomti, Hiyyummaa, hojii dhabdummaan fi gadadummaan ilmaan Oromoo irraa ni dhabama.

Tokkummaatiin harka walqabannee Oromiyaa keenya haa bilisoomsannu! Itoophummaaf loltuu ta’uun garbummaa ofitti fe’uudha.

Abbaa Urjii tiin

Uumama isaarraa kaasee, warri utubaa hawaasaa ti. Utubaan hawaasaa kuni diriiree dhaabbachuu fii ulfina irra jiru akka baadhatu godhuurratti, jaartummaa/niitummaa fii haadhummaan dubartoonni itti gaafatama guddaa qabu. San malees, aadaa maalummaa fii eenyummaa beeysisuu fii calaqqisuurratti dubartoonni alaabaa hawaasaa ti. Roorroo hawaasarra geeysu dura dhaabbachuu fii irraa ittisuu keessattiis, durattii, eeboo fii gaachena qabatanii, dirree lolaa keessa geeraraa gulufuullee baatan, qarmaammee eeguun; galaa qopheessuun; wayaa hodhuu, qoybuu fii miicuun; madoo tajaajiluu fii wal’aanuun; qooda irraa eegamu  gumaachaa turan.

Walakkaa Bar-dhibbee 20^ffaa ykn Jaarraa 50^ffa -rraa kaasee, qoonni hujii dubartii kan warraa akkuma jirutti jiraatee, isa hawaasaa keessatti ammoo, jijjiirama guddaa tu dhalate. Aadaan sirna barnootaa tan manatti ugguraa turte jijjiiramtee, dubartoonni, baayyinaan, mana barnootatti bobbahuu jalqaban. Haalli kuni, qooda bultii tan ganamaa, tan tajaajila manaa fii joollee, qonyee isaaniirraa odoo hin buufne, gumaata hawaasaaf laatan caalaa ol kaase. Garuu, qoonni gumaachan haa guddatu malee, mirgaa fii tabaroon warra, hawaasaa fii lammii keessatti qaban, bakkarraa sossoohuu didde. Kanaaf, aadaa, hoodaa fii safuun (laguun) haqaaramtee, ol-aantummaa dhiiraa irratti seereessuun qixxummaa waakkatte, jijjiiruuf mudhii hidhatanii wal’aasotti seenan.

Jaarraa 50^ffaa –rraa kaasee, jijjiiramni dhufe kan haala jireenya dubartii qofa hin turre. Yaruma tana, bulchiinsa gabrummaa alagaa jalaa bahuuf qabsoon bilisummaa biyyootaa fii hawaassan hedduu keessatti, gabroomfatarratti qaanqee wa’laansoo facaasuu jalqabde. Haalli kuni, dubartoota biyyootaa fii hawaassan gabrooman keessa jiran qabsoo bilisummaaf lammiin godhan irraa qooda fudhachutti bobbaase. Gaafana, dirqamman durattii dirree waraanaa duubaan irratti bobbaahaa turaniin alatti, dhiira maddii hiriiranii dhaadannoo lallabuu bira dabranii, qabsoof zinnaara hidhatan. Akkuma dhiiraatti, manaa bahanii, diida galanii, dhagaa boraafatanii, duulatti bobbahan. Boombii ifitti caanceeysanii diina barbadeeysanii wareegaman. Kana malees, gandoota keessatti dhokotanii, biiflummaan, adawwii lafatti haran; Qaruutee tahanii, haxxummaa isaanii tiin, odeeyfannoo fii sirrii (iccitii) diinaa funaanan; Shashaqaxa dubartummaa tiin sobanii, nyaapha, illima kaayamteef keessatti guuran. Walii-galatti, dubartoonni, qabsoo riphee loltummaan sirna gabrummaa fonqolchuu keessatti, miseensummaan loluu bira dabranii, hoogganummaan lolchiisuun bilisummaaf wareegama barbaachisu warra kennu tahan.

Qabsoo bilisummaaf godhamtu keessatti, dubartoonni qooda fudhachuun, irree dura-dhaabbii cimsitee, gabroomfatatti hegeree dukkaneeysite. Jaalalti dubartoonni biyyaa fii lammiif qaban, tooftaa sirna bulchiinsa isaa umrii ittiin dheereeffatu, tan lammii lammiin gabroomsuu fii basaasuu, qaawa duraa dhiphifte. Murannoon dubartoonni jibba roorroo tiif qabaniis, tan gunaa fii aangoon injifatamtuuf tahuu didde. Tanaan achittiis, dubartoota qabsaawota, haala adda-addaa tiin harka isaa seenan irraa tumaa fii araraasa fedheen iccitii keessaa baasuun, karoora fiixa hin-baane itti tahe. Dimshaashatti, haalaa fii amalli qabsaawummaa dubartii, gabroomfataaf dhukkuba sammuu tahe.

Axeerarriif, dubartoonni, haala armaa oliitti, qabsoo bilisummaarraa qooda fudhachuun, biyyoota Aasiyaa, Ameerikaa Kibbaa fii Afrikaa keessatti, kufiinsa sirna gabrummaa saffisan. San keessa, seenaa dirree qabsoo keessattiis jijjiirama guddaa fidan. Gootummaa akka durattitti dhiirummaan madaalamuu hanqisan. Gariin, lammii isaanii fii diina birattiis mallattoo qabsoo bilisummaa tahan. Gariin, inumaa san bira kutanii, guutuu adunyaa keessatti faajjii qabsoo fii diddaa roorroo tahuun beekkaman.

Haala armaa olii kanaan, qabsoo bilisummaaf godhamte keessatti, gootummaa fii murannoon, lammii biyyaa bira taree hawaasa adunyaa keessatti, maallatto diddaa gabrummaa tahuun dubartoota beekkaman keessa takka, Jamiilaa Boohiirdi. Jamiila, qabsoo hidhannoo ummanni Algeeriyaa (Jazaa’ir), bulchiinsa gabrummaa Faransaayii jalaa bilisoomuuf godhan keessatti, qabsooytuu haalaan beekkamte. Jamiila, xiqqeenyaan jaalala qabsoo bilisummaa tiin boojihamtee, mana barnootaa keessatti, dhaadannoo “Faransaayiin haadha teenya!” jettu, “Algeeriyaan haadha teenya!” jettutti bakka buusuun, bulchiinsa gabrummaatti finciluu jalqabde. Gocha isii kanaaf bulchiinsi mana barnootaa daddeebi’ee adabullee, dhaadannoo akka jattu barbaadamu afaanii baasuu dadhabe.

Fincilli diddaa gabrummaa kan joolummaan Jamiila qaadhimate, gashantummaan, sab-boonota maadhee lafa-jalaatti jaaramaniin walitti hidhe. Bara 1954 keessa akka addi bilisummaa Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) ja’amu dhaabbateen, umrii kudha sagalitti, miseensoomte. Akka dhaabni kuni kaayoo dhaabbateef fiixa baasuurratti bobbaa jalqabeen, daandii loltoonni Faransaayii irra deemanirratti boombii awwaaluun, diina galaafachutti seente. Gaafa dhaabni damee Fedayeen (warra bilisummaaf if wareegu) dhaabuuf miseensota keessaa warra haala kanaaf if qaadhiman gaafate, Jamiila murattuu duraa taatee if galmeessite.

Amajjii 26, 1957, mana dargaggoonni Faransaayii kanneen dirqama biyyaa “Military Service” -iif Algeeriyaa dhufan itti bashannanan dhokottee seentee, boombii yaroon dhukaatu dhooysitee baate. Boombiin isiin keesse loltoota kudha tokko ajjeeftee baayyee madeeysite. Ajjeechaa fii madaan alattiis, bakkaa fii haalli gaaga’amaa, waraana Faransaayii fii nafxanyoota Algeeriyaa keeysa turan maratti shoorarkaa gadhiise. Gocha isii kanarraa kan ka’e, maqaan isii beekkamee, qabsaawota haalaan barbaadaman keeysaa tan angafaa taate. Kanarraan kan ka’e, qaruutee Faransaayii tiin, halkanii-guyyaa adamamtee, Caamsa 09, 1957, waraanaan marfamtee, dhukaasa walitti bananiin madooytee harka diinaatti kufte. Qabamtee yaroo karaa mana hidhaa deemaniin, kani madooytee jirtu, afaaniin callisuu diddee, hamma mana hidhaa ol naqanitti, “Jazaayirna!” “Algeeriya teenya!” jettee lallabaa turte. Yaroo tana, isii malees, karaa irraan deemaan irra ummanni turaniis, dhaadannoo isii jalaa bowwaasaa turan.

Akka Jamiila mana hidhaa geeyfataniin, haluu bahuu fii iccitii irraa arkachuuf hamma dandayan cafaqan. Tumiinsaan dhiiga hedduu irraa yaasanii dhukkuba amenorrhea ja’amu kan laguu dubrtii hanqisu ykn gufachiisu mudan. San malees, miila mirgaa irratti ajjeesan. Korreentii itti diranii harmaa fii dhanna hormaataa waadan. Garuu, araraasa kana hundaan Jamiila afaanii sirrii takkallee baasuu dadhaban.  Yaroo tuman, waan isaan dhagayuu fedhan dhiiftee, dhaadannoo isii tan gaafa joollummaa tiin gurra duuchiti. Diinni Booddee, Adooleeysa 16, 1957, warri biyya isii irreen qabate, shororkeessitummaan baannatee, du’a itti murteessee, ajjeechaa isii tiif Bitooteessa 07, 1958, ballamate. Jamiila, diina du’aan yakkeen, “akka du’a narratti murteessuuf jiraattan niin beeka. Ammoo hin irraanfatinaa, ana ajjeesuu dhaan, biyya teeysan keessatti bilisummaa halaakuun alatti, Algeeriyaa bilisaa fii walabaa tahuu hin hanqiftan,” jette.

Oduun Jamiila du’aan yakkamuu, onnee tarkaanfattootaa fii sab-boonotaa fudhattee, adunyaa sossoofte. Magaalota gurguddoo biyyoota addunyaa keeysatti hiriira walitti dhaabbateen, dhaadannoo isii “Algeeriyaan tan ummata Algeerriyaa ti!” bowwaasifte. San biratti, dhaadannoo “Save Djamila Bouhired,” “Jamiilaa Boohiird dandamachiisaa!” jattu lallabsiifte. Tarkaanfiin, maqaa Jamiilaa adunyaa hunda keeysatti beeysisuu bira dabree, suuraa fii fuula isii mallattoo qabsoo bilisummaa godhe. Gochi kuni, hoogganoonta biyyootaa kanneen akka, Presdantii Misraa Jamaal Abdunnaasir, kan Hindii Jawaharlal Nehru fii Abbaa Bokkuu Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev, mootummaa Faransaayii dura magantaa dhaabe. Dura dhaabbiin adunyaa mara keessaa itti xiyyeeffatte mootummaa Faransaayiirratti dhiibbaa fidde. Guyyaa ballama ajjeechaa, murtii hujiirra oolchuuf onnee itti dhabdee, ji’a itti aanu, Caamsaa 18, 1958, adaba ajjeechaarraa hidhaa umriitti jijjiirte. Ajjeechaan Jamiilarraa hafuun, tarkaanfattootaa fii sab-boonotaa adunyaa mara gammachiise. Jamiila ammoo ni naasise. Hoggaa jijjiirraa murtii dhageesse, “Hidhaa umriirra du’a naaf wayya. Silaa na ajjeesanii, laalaa narra gayaa jirturraa hara na baafachiisanii,” jette.

Haalli Jamiilaa fii kan biraatiis qabsoo bilisummaa itti finiinsee, Faransaayiin Jamiila mana hidhaa Algeeriyaa keessatti taraaduu dadhabee, dhuma bara 1958, gaashiree guddoo biyya isaa magaalaa Reim ja’amtu keessaa qabu fidate. Maayyiirratti, wal’aansoo diddaa gabrummaa irra aanuu dadhabdee, bulchiinsa gabrummaa baroota 132-a booda, Algeeriyaa gadhiisuu murteeffatte. Yaroo tana, waraanaa fii hortee nafxanyoota isaa kenneen Jaarraa sadiihii fii Gadaa tokkoo cinaa biyya san keessatti wal-horan nagayaan baafachuuf, jalqaba bara 1962, qabsaawota (FLN) waliin marii jalqabe. Marii tana keeysa, Jamiila, akkuma dhaadachaa seentetti, “Algeeriyaan tiyya!” jechaa, mana hidhaa Faransaa keessaa  baate. “Murannoon Jamiila bilisummaaf qabdu, qabsoo diddaa gabrummaa tan Bar-dhibbee 20^ffaa tiif fakkii dha” ja’amee, seenaa diddaa gabrummaa keessatti galmeeffame. Jamiila, umrii 81-n akkuma gaafa joollummaatti, ammallee, lammii isii tiif aanaannachaa jirti.

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Madaaluma olii tiin, dubartiin asxaa diddaa gabrummaa Jaarraa 50^ffaa taate Leeylaa Khaalidi. Leeylaan, umrii waggaa sadihiitti, bara 1948, warraa waliin biyya isii Falasxiin irraa Lubnaanitti baqachuu dirqamte. Biyya baqaatti, umrii 15-tti, dhaaba Arab Nationalist Movement (ANM) ja’amu kan bara 1967-tti, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)-tti jijjiirametti miseensoomuun qabsoo bilisummaatti seente.

Hagayya 29, 1969, umrii 24-tti, jaallan waliin, xayyaara Ameerikaa kan Roomaarraa gama Ateens (Athens) deemaa jiru boojihanii, imaltuu isaarraa maqee, karaa Dimishq (Damascus) akka deemu godhan. Leeylaan iddoo dhaloota isii kan daa’imummaan keessaa baqatte samiirraa gadi laaluuf, xayyaarichi, biyya Israa’el magaalaa Haifa gubbaa akka bararu goote.

Bobbaa boojii xayyaaraa booda, suuraan Leeylaa tan isii Kilaash (AK-47) qabattee, imaamata bifa adii fii gurraacha walkeessa qabu matatti hagooggatte agarsiisftu, adunyaa keessa facaate. Yaroon san, yaroo dubartoonni Oroppaa fii Ameerikaa keessatti hiriira walitti dhaabbateen mirga wal-qixxuumaa falmachaa turani. Suuraan Leeylaa qawwee waliin agarsiiftu, dubartoota kanatti onnee dabalte. Kanneen mirgaaf qabsaawaa jiran malees, miliyoonota dammaysitee wal’aansoof hiriira galchite. Haala kanaan, yaroo gabaabduu keessatti, Leeylaan, murannoo ummanni Falasxiin diddaa gabrummaa tiif qaban adunyaa beeysisuu bira kuttee, wal’aansoo dubartoonni mirga wal-qixxummaa tiif godhaa jiraniif asxaa taate.

Adunyaa keessatti beekkamuun, Leeylatti, dirqama akkasii kan biraarratti bobbahuuf gufuu itti tahe. Gufuu irraan tarkaanfachuuf, oppiraasiyoona funyaanii fii mallaa tan yaroo jahaa tiin uunkata fuulaa if jijjiirte. Leeylaan, innaawaa jeeynummaa, yaroo oppiraasiyoona godhamtu, banjii coraa hadoochuun laalaa irraa hanqisu fudhachuu didde. Haala oppiraasiyoonaa, “Kaayoo dantaa tiyyaa olii fii irra kabajamtuu, kaayoo dhimmi dhunfaa hundi irraa gad tahuun qaba,” yaada ja’uun ibsite.

Akka fuulli sabateen, Birraa 06, 1970, xayyaara Israa’el kan Amastardaam irraa gama Neew Yoork bararuuf saganteeyfate boojihuuf, jaala tokkoo waliin, yaabbatan. Walakkaa amnaatti, iddoo warri xayyaaricha oofan jiran seenuuf, lameeniin hulaa itti dhadhawan. Leeylaan, boombii harka qabdurraa, ilkeen lilmee buqqaaftee, akka hulaa bananiif warra oofutti lallabde. Yaroo tana, Komandoon Israa’eel xayyaara keessaa, duubaa dhukaasa itti bananii jaala biraa kuffisan. Isiin mataa dhawamtee, akkuma boombii sanacha keessaa qabdutti qabamte. Maalif akka boombii gad hin-dhiisin yaroo gaafatamtu, “qaceelfamni naaf kenname, warra oofu ittiin sodaachisuu malee, xaayyaricha barbadeessuun lubbuu namaa galafachuu hin turre,” jette.

Haala san booda, xayyaarri iddoo itti deemurraa maqee, biyya Ingiliz magaala Landan qubate. Achitti, Leeylaan mootummaa biyyaatti kennamtee, shororkeessitummaan baannatamte. Kanarratti, Leeylaan, “Een tu shororkeessummaa qe’ee teenyatti habaqaale? Gariin alaa dhufee lafa teenya fudhatee, humnaan irraa nu oofee, goorannoo keessa akka jiraannu nu dirqe. Shororkeessummaan tana natti fakkaata. Shororkeessummaa tana dura dhaabbachuu fii miidhaa isii hanqisuun qabsoo ja’ama.” Jette.

Akka Leeylaan mana hidhaa seenteen, oduun qabamuu isii daftee magaala keessa facaatee, ummanni daawwachuuf itti yaa’an. Foolisoonni waardiyaa isii dhaabbatan, kabajaa fii jaalala qabaniif ibsaniif. Odoo akkasitti jirtuu, walii-galtee jijjiirraa hiidhamtootaa tan mootumma Ingilizii fii dhaaba isii jiddutti godhamteen, Onkololeessa 01, bara 1970, hidhaa guyyaa 28-i booda, gadhiifamte. Leeylaan, yaroo tanatti nama umrii 71 ti. Akkasumaa waliin, ammallee, akkuma gaafa shamarrumaa sanitti, bilisummaa lammii tiif anaannatti.

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Akkuma Algeeriyaa fii Falasxiinitti, Oromiyaa niis, sossooha qabsoo bilisummaa isii keessatti, dubartoota jeeynummaan isaanii hoonga hin-qabne, kanneen murannoon qabsoo bilisummaa tiif qaban mallatto diddaa  gabrummaa isaan godhu heddu qabdi. Haala kanaan, qabsoo hidhannoo bilisummaatti joollummaan  makamuun, araraafama bahaa-bu’ii dirree qabsoo malees miidhaa harka diinaatti mudatteen odoo hin daddaaqamin, kaayoo ganamaatti cichuun, lammii bira dabree diina birattiillee mallattoo qabsoo bilisummaa ummata Oromiyaa tahuun, dubartiin jiruun farfamuun malte, Aslii Oromoo (Mahamaadi) ti. Asliin, akkuma Leeylaatti, umrii 15-tti, gashantummaan, biyya baqaa keessatti, wal’aansoo bilisummaa tiif if qaadhimtee, bara 1983 keessa, Jabuutirraa Soomaaliyaa dhaquun qabsawota Abba Bilisummaa Oromootti makamte.

Bara 1987 keessa, humna itti dhufte ifirraa ittisuuf, lola biyya alagaa keessatti godhaniin, qaataa harkiftee shurufkaa baarudaa shittoo godhachuu jalqabde. Bara 1989 jila qabsaawotaa kanneen Kora Adda Bilisummaa Oromoorratti arkamuuf dirree qabsoo Dhihaarraa dhufan waliin odoo karaa biyyaa ol deematuu, Diida Waaled keessatti, lola dagutti itti banameen madooytee, harka diinaa (Dargii) seenuu mudatte.

Akka harka isaanii seenteen, diinni, daree kophaa naqatanii halkanii fii guyyaa cafaqutti seenan. sirrii dhaabaa barbaacha, harka duubbeetti hidhanii, mataa gadi rarraasanii, bishaan keessa cuuphuu fii faantarratti feestaala baysuun lubbuu itti guraaran. Asliin, kani, miidhaa jaraa malees, rasaasa qoma keessa jiruun araraafamaa jirtu, abdii kutattee, akka isaan fedhan tahuuf didde. Ilkee ciniinnattee, madaa rasaasaa fincaan isii tiin wal’aannachuuf tattaafatte. Gaafa kaan, maduma tanaaf akka mana yaalaa geeyfamteen, hidhaa waggaa lamaa booda, gargaarsa namaa tiin, diina harkaa baate. Diina jalaa akka milyxeen, warra bira, Daaroo Labuu, dheeyxee, yaroo xiqqoof boolla keessatti hadhaadhiyyamtee, akka khabsatteen, kaayoo isii tan ganamaatti deebite. San booda, Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo keessatti loltee lolchiisuun, gootummaa qixa hin-qabneen beekkamtee, caasaa hooggana waraanaa keessa ol loohuu jalqabde. Isii akkanatti jirtu, madaan duraanii itti hafrooytee dhiiga tufsisutti seente. Isii wal’aansa kanaa tiif, iddoo manni yaalaa itti arkamu dhufteen, taraa lamadaa tiif, diina (Wayyaanee) harka seenuu mudatte.

Wayyaaneen, Aslii, mana hidhaa Huursoo, bakka yakki keessatti hojjachaa jirtu, dhaloota lammii Oromiyaa kanneen dhufaa-jiraaniin itti gaafatamuuf jiraattu, geeyfatte. Achitti, miidhaa waraanni Faransaayii Jamiilarraan gayan daraniin araraafte. Wanni bira hanqatee, waggaa tokkoo fii baatii sagal mana fincaanii ajaawaa keessatti hiite. Huursotti, araraasuu malees gunaan sobdee akka barbaaddu irraa dhabnaan, mana hidhaa Zuwaay geeyfatte. Zuwaayittiis badii dhala namarratti hojjatamuun hin malleen hadhaa-lubbuu agarsiifte. Akkasumaa waliin, afaan Asliirraa, “ani miseensa hawwisoo ti malee, tan waraanaa tii miti. ABO fii WBO irraa hiis waaniin beeku hin-qabu,” malee waan biraa dhabde.

Asliin, hidhaa murtii hin qabneen, Zuwaayitti waggaa torba akka araraafamteen, “murtiin barbaada!” jechuun, midhaan nyaachuu didde. Yaroo tana, Wayyaaneen, shororkeessitummaan baannattee, mana murtii isii dhiheeysite. Dhaddachi mana murtii Wayyaanee, hamma dandayu dubbii lafarra harkisaa bahee, maayyiirratti, hidhaa bara 13 booda, ragaa qabatamaan alatti, du’aa itti murteesse. Asliin, yaroo murtii irratti dabre dhageeyse, “Wanni biraa hanqatee, Wayyaaneen, rifeensa kiyya gurraacha adii godhuu hin dandeessu. Lubbuu tiyyarratti abbaan Rabbi qofa!” jechuun Rabbii isii tiif sujuudde. Abokaattonni isii heerumaaf ja’anii, Iyyannaa galchaniif. Garuu, akkuma kan jalaatti, Dhaddachi Ol-aanaan biyyaa tiis, ajaja Wayyaaneen kenniteef hordofuun, “badii hojjatteef yakki itti xiqqaata,” murtii jattuun dubbii isii goolabe.

Yakki Wayyaaneen Asliirratti dabarsite, akka kan Faransaayiin Jamiilatti murteessitetti, tarkaanfattoota adunyaa magaalota gurguddoo keessatti hiriiraaf tarree galchuullee baatu, dhaabota mirga namoomaa hunda afaan tokkoon Wayyaanee balaaleeyfachiisee jira. Gama biraa tiin, murtiin Wayyaanee, ummata Oromiyaa warra Asliin bilisummaa isaanii tiif lubbuu isiirraa kaateef, kanneen biyya keessaa, hadooddii onneerratti tan sammuu dabaleef. Kanneen biyya ambaa keessatti jiruu baqaa tiin daddaaqamaa jiran, akkuma Asliitti Rabbii isaaniitti iyyachuu malee, waan godhan wallaalchise. Maayyiirratti, sujuunni murtii Wayyaanee irra aanee, zaliilaa bara 18-i booda, Asliin, mana hidhaa Wayyaanee keessaa baate.

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Haaluma olii kanaan, ammaas, dirree qabsoo bilisummaa ummata Oromiyaa keessatti, gamnummaa ajaa’ibaa tiin, hujii seena-qabeessa hojjatteen sammuu diinaa wareersitee, mallattoo qabsaawaa bilisummaa dhugaa tahuun, dubartiin jiruun faarfamuu fii siidaan malte, Raggaatuu Roobaa ti. Raggatuun, akka Jamiilaa  Booheerditti, dubartii gashantummaan jaalalti qabsoo bilisummaa onnee fudhatte. Aslii, isii waggaa kudhanii, qabsaawota lammii dammaysuuf baadiyyaa naannoo isiin itti dhalatte keessa olii-gad sossoohaniif, magaalatti ergamtee, waan barbaadan bituu fiin, dirqama lammummaa bahuu jalqabde. Haaluma san keessa, hiriiyotaa wallin,

“Ciroo golaa, ciroo golaa
Naafiis kennaa hiree lolaa?”

jechaa, hellee keessaan qabsaawotatti odoo lallabbattuu, bara 1982 keessa, qabsoo bilisummaa ummata Oromiyaarraa qooda fudhachuuf dirree qabsootti makamte.  Akka dirree qabsoo seenteen, miseensa hawwisoo Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo taatee, faaruu fii wallee warraaysaa wallisuun, dirqama itti kenname raawwachutti seente. San keessa,

“Niin  deema karaa duulaa
Niin deema karaa duulaa
Saba koo gabroomee
Taa’uun naan hin-mallee”

jechuun, fedhii manaa baateef lallabatte. Lallabbiin, hawwisummaa biratti, barnoota ogummaa fayyaa tiif isii qaadhime. Kana booda, Raggaatuun, hawwisummaan hawaasa dammaysaa, jaalalan booharsaa, ogummaa wal’aansaa tiin qabsaawaa madaawee fii dhukkubsate walaanuu bira kuttee, lola adda-addaa keessa seenuun, diina barbadeessutti seente. Lola seentu keessatti jeeynummaa malees dandeeytiin hoogganummaaf qabdu ifa bahaa dhufee, caasaa waraanaa keessatti ol muudamuu jalqabde. Akka kanaan, qabsoo bilisummarraa qooda fudhachaa odoo jirtuu, bara 1992 keessa, waraanni bilisummaa Oromoo mooraa galuu mudate.

Haalli Mootummaa Ceehumsaa jijjiiramee, qabsaawonni goorannoo mudatan mooraa keessaa akka bahaniin,  deebi’amee jaaramuurrati hojjachuun dirqama Raggaatuu faa tahe. Yaroon tuni, dirree qabsoo bilisummaa Oromiyaa tiif yaroo du’aa-jiruu turte. WBO-n deebi’ee akka hin jaaramne godhuurratti, diinni humna qabu maraan irratti bobbahaa ture. Haala kana keessa, Raggaatuun, qabsaawota faffaca’arraa walitti deebi’uu dandayan irraa humna jajjabii jaaramteen, lola halkanii fii guyyaa tiin waraana diinaa haleeluu jalqabde. Isii tanatti jirtu, Wayyaaneen, “WBO dhabamsiiseen jira!” olola ja’u ooffachuu jalqabde. Raggaatuun kanarraa dallanuun, dhara Wayyaanee saaxileessuu barbaadde. Kanaa fiis, murtii fii ajaja isii tiin, qorannoo gayaa booda, bara 1994 keeysa, humna saylii tiin Faranjicha tokko boojite. Waraana diinaa kan namicha harkaa baasuuf dachii fii samiin hordofaa ture jalaa mimmiliqaa, amna guyyaa torbaa tiin, qarmaammee hoogganootaa geeysite. Karoorri Raggaatuu akkuma yaaddetti fiixa bahe. Gochi isii olola diinaa fashaleessuun alattiis, lammii Oromiyaatti onnee godhe. Jireenya WBO beeysisuu bira dabree, Wayyaanee shororkeesse. Akka oduun boojii adunyaa wal-geeyseen, Faranjichi abuura hin-yaadiniin baadiyyaa Oromiyaa keessa daddeemsifame, seenaa fii qabsoo bilisummaa ummata Oromiyaa tiin wal barsiisfamee, nagayaan magaalatti deebifame. Kuni, dinatti dhukkuba sammuu fide. Bara 1998 keessa, jaallan waliin odoo karaa biyya Soomaalee deemtuu, Raggaatuun, diina jirtuu nyaachuuf isii barbaadu harka seente.

Raggaatuu arkachuun waraana diinaa tiif feesta tahe. Akka waan duula injifatanii goobaan galanitti, bakka jiranii dhukaasa dachii-samii gooseen, gammachuu isaanii beeysisan. Ajajoonni waraanaa, hamma jeneraalotaatti, dhufanii jeeynitti daawwatan. Gama biraa tiin, akka Raggaatuun harka seenteen, mana kophaa geeyfatanii tumiinsaa fii miidhaa adda-addaa tiin waan beeytu qoma keessaa baasuu tattaafatan. Raggaatuun, kani qaruuteen diinaa, kan WBO hulluuqee ture, ragaa itti bahu, iccitii kennuu mitii, maalummaa isii tu raggaasisuuf didde. Mana hidhaa adda-addaa geeysanii miidhaa qaamaa malees, gudeeddiin if jibbisiisan. Araraasni hamilee cabsuuf dinnaan, gunaa sadoo tiin sobanii akka hojjattuuf kadhatanii, isaas, irraa dhaban. Booddee, badii irratti barbaaduuf, hawaasa Baha Oromiyaa irraan daddeemanii kan himatu barbaadanii kana niis hoongooynaan, hidhaa bara sadihii booda, Amajjii 02, 2001, gadhiisan. Garuu, hidhaa keessa haa baasan malee, naaduraa tooyannaa tan halkanii-guyyaa jala naqatan. Qormaata ja’oota jaha-jahaa malees, amma-amma mana itti seenanii, ilmaan duratti rakkuun lubbuu itti hadheeysan. Akki kuni, Oromiyaa bilisumaa isii tiif joollummaan manaa baateef keessaa baqachuu murteeffachiisee, ilma isii qabattee karaa seente. Akka qarqara biyyaa geeyseen, warri baqattuu timjii qaxxaamursu kan isii malees ilmaa fiis horii gaafatan. Horiin qabdu lameeniif gayuu waan hanqateef, tokkicha isii qe’etti deebiftee, kophaa isii biyyaa bahuu dirqamte. Akka biyyaa baqatteen, diinni, ilma isii haala hin-beekkamneen duraa ajjeesanii, jiruu baqaa daranuu itti golgoleessan.

Raggaatuun, hidhaa fii araraafama toyyannaa diinaa tan halkanii-guyyaa jalaa baatullee, illaan mana hidhaa Wayyaanee keessatti mudatte irraa hin baane. Biyya baqatte keessatti, ammalee, dhibamaa jirti. Akkasumaa waliin, “qabsoo bilisummaaf godhamaa jirtu keessatti, dubartoonni akka gaafa keenyatti dhiira maddii dhaabbatanii qabsaawuu bira dabranii durummaan gaggeessuu qaban,” jechuun dhaamsa dabarfatti.

Qabsoon bilisummaa Oromiyaa tan yaroo Raggaatuun itti makamte, irra hedduu sabaatti manaama guyyaa fakkaachaa turte, arra, bahaa-dhiha, kaabaa-kibbaan xiqqaa fii guddaa lammii sossoosaa jirti. Kaa’imman, dhalaa fii dhiiraan, harka qullaa, mootumaa Wayyaanee rooraasaa jiran. Dhamsi Raggaatuun, bara 34 dura, daggala Baha Oromiyaa keessatti,

“Yaa ilmaan Oromoo, maaluma eeydanii
Bakkuma jirtan maraa, diinatti hin-kaatanii?”

jettee lallabde, guuguu fii aasaabaloon baadhatamee, gaarranii fii laggeen qaxxaamuree, guutuu Oromiyaa wal-gayee, qoma lammii fudhatee, arra, xiqqaa fii guddaan lallabamaa jira. Raggaatuu fii qabsaawota gaafasii keessaa kanneen tana arkuuf hiree arkataniif, gammachuun daangaa hin qabdu. Akkuma Raggaatuun hawwitutti, arra, shamarran Oromoo qabsoo bilisummaa, maddiin odoo hin taane, durummaan finiinsaa jiran. Akka itti jiran kanaan, bilisummaan warri akka Raggaatuu joollumman araraafamaniif fagoo hin jirtu.

Oromiyaan ni bilisoomti!
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Bara 2016 itti” Kallacha Daandi Qabsoo Bilisummaa Dhugaa” mataa durree jedhu Jalatti rakkinni qabsoo bilisumma uummata Oromoo inni duraa dhalootan Oromoota tahanii  Oromoo fi diina uummata Oromoo jidduu warra qubatee jiru akka tahe ibsuu yaalleen ture(Ayyaantuu.net 7/12 ilaaluu dandeessu).  Uummatni Oromoo diina isaa wajjin fuulatti walitti bahuuf Oromoota kana duraan dursee of jalaa daandii qabsoo irraa maqisuu qaba. Har’a akka uummatni Oromoo warra kana karaa irraa qulqulleessaa jiru ifatti argaa jirra. Galatni fi ulfinni bara baraan qeerroo fi qaree Oromoof haa tahu malee dhiiga isaanii akka bishaanii lolaasisnii salphinaa fi qaanii wagaa dhibaa olii keessaa Saba Oromoo  baasanii jiru. Har’aan kana uummatni Oromoo fira isaa,  diina isaa fi halgaa biratti ol aantummaa qaba. Lamuu gad aantumatti  ilaalamutti hin deebi’u. Har’a bilisummaa ykn du’aa jedhee tokkummaan  ka’eera.

Haalli kun tasa kan argame miti. Bara dheeraaf qabsoo bilisummaa dhiiga ilmaan Oromoon sooramee guddatee as gahee dha. Har’as dhiigni amma kana hin jinne itti lolaafamaa jira.Wareegamni qaalii baasaa jiru qabsoo bilisummaa kana gabsee galma isaa mirkaneesa malee kan gara duubaa nu deebisu miti. Yaroo kana keessa  namni Oromummaa isaa beeku bakka jiru maratti kan qabsoo kanaaf hin gummaachine jira jechuun hin ulfaata.

Ummatni Oromoo yaroo duraaf diina hamaa isa tahe sodaa moo’atee jira. Uummata sodaa moo’ate humni jilbeefachiisu danda’u biyya lafaa kana irra hin jiru.  Mootuumaat TPLF hamma meeshaa waraanaa of harkaa qabdu wixxifachuu ni dandeessi.  Uummatni Oromoo hundee ishee buqqisee biyyaa Oromoo keessa akka ishee darbuu isheenuu hubattee jirti. Hanga sana garuu uummata keenya miidhuu fi qabeenya isaa saamuu irraa booda hin jettu. Kan ‘bishaan nyaate haafa qabata”, jedhan .  OPDO meeshaa godhatee uummata Oromoo kan  ittiin  gowwomsuuf  caraaqa turte meeshaa cabee harkaa tahe ol fi gadi kunkuraa jirti. Tooftan ishee harkatti bututee  dhimmaa baasuuf didnaan saaxilaa of baaftee biyyaa Oromoo duchaa waraanan bulshuu murteefattees jirti. Ummatni Oromoo waraana ishees sodatee jilbeefachaaf hin jiru. Kana booda maqaa demookraasii fi federalizemiin dhaadachuu fi wa lgowoomsuun hafeera. Diina keenya wajjin ifaa fi ifatti walitti baanee jirra.

Har’a namni Oromoo tahee dhalatee seenaa qabsoo boonsaa kanaan kan hin dhaadanne  hin boonne hin gummaachineef hin jiru jedheen yaada. Yoo jiraate kan namumaa isaa miti lubbuun isaa iyyuu diinaaf bitame qofaa tahuu qaba. Diinaa fi firri Oromoo hundu gootummaa fi murannoo Saba Oromoo hubatanii jiru.  Seenaan Saba Oromoos isa hara’a agaru  kana mirkaneessa.  Seenaa kijibaa dabteeronni Habashaa afuufaa bahan miti. Uummatni oromoo, uummata seenaa gootummaa, aadaa bareedaa , sirna jiruu fi jireenyaa  bulmaataa biyyi lafaaf fakkeenya  tahu qaba. Diinni yartuun malaan isa cabsitee seenaan isaa akka dhokatu, jiruu fi jireenyi isaa bade akka salphatu gochuuf  ayyaana gahee waan argatee ture.  Salphinni uummata Oromoo kanaan booda ni raawwata.

Biyyoolessi Ollaa Oromoo har’aan kana yaada lamaffaa qabu. Akka Kanaan duraa  ija tufiin uummata keenyaa ilaala hin jiran. Karaa nagaa fi ulfinaan nu wajjiin jiraatan barbaadu malee ijoollee keenya qabanii akka ilmoo hoolaa diinatti kenuudhaan qolbaasisaa hin jiran. Mootumaan TPLF akka dhumaaf jirus argaa jiru.

Uummatni keenya tokkichumaan ka’e humana isaa diinaa fi fira hubachiisee jira.  Karaa siyaasaa, dingadee fi humna namaa Sabni Oromoo  gahaa ol qaba.  Diina kam iyyuu of irraa ittisuu duwwaa utuu hin taane  caccabsee iyyuu irra deemuu  danda’a . Uummatni Oromoo waggaa darban kana keessa Motumaa Habashaan cabee dhiitamaa  kan ture  sababni guddaan inni duraa qamaan Oromoo tahaanii warra Motota Habshaa soruuf lubbuu isaanii dabarsanii kenaniif. Warra kana bara Minilk irraa kaase  amma TPLF warra  jiran seenaa bareesitootaaf dhiifnee bira darbuu wayya.

Garuu kan dhagatamuu hin qabneetu jira. Anuu mootummaa Habashaa sadii kufiisuu keessatti qooda fudha’e. Kan Haile Selassie fi Dargii yaroo kufan ijaan arge. Akka Impayeer Itopiyaa sun hin diigamnee tiksuu irratti namootni qamaan Oromoo tahan gahaa guddaa qabu. Fedhiin isaanii inni guddaan kan isaanii guutuu yoo Impayeera Itopiyaa sana tiksan itti fakkaata. Mootumaan Habashaa garuu isanitti dhima bahee erga of ijaaree, jabaatee  booda ajjeesse akka saree lafa irraa isaan gototuu hin dhiifne. Hiriyaan koo tokko  “ Gamni orma irraa barata, gowwaan immoo of irraa iyyuu hin baratu”, jedha .

Impaayeer Itopiyaa koloneefataa dha.Mootonni Habashaa  sirna kolonii kan ittiin tiksatu keessaa tokko Afaan Amharii fi ol aantumm saykologii Habashaa ti. Inni lamaffaa lafa kan mootumaa gochuu dha. Bishaan lagaa burqu, muka lafaa margu  albudi lafaa keessaa  bahuu fi midhaan lafa irraa biqiluu irraatti kan aangoo qabu mootummaa Sana. UUmmata keenya lafaa isaa irraa buqisee namootaa isaa irra qubachiisuu, badhaasuu fi gurgurachuuf aangoo qaba. Haalli kun mootumaa Habashaa irraa darbii darbanii kan dhufan ni dha..

TPLF utuu jibinsa Amhaaraa guddaa qabduu maaliif Afaan Amaaraa akka afaan hojii tahuu filate kan jedhu wal nama gaafachiisa taha. Sababni isaa Impeerali Itopiyaa kan ijaarame Afaan Amaharaan waan taheef afaan biraa bakka bu’uu hin danda’u. Utuu Haile Mariam Desalegn TPLFn mo’ee bushaa Itopiyaa tahee afaan hojii isaa Afaan Amaaharaa taha malee Afaan Walaayita hin tahu. Utuu namni Oromoo tokkos Impayeera Itopiyaa tiksuu aangoo argatee afaan hojii mootumaa isaa Afaan Amaaharaa irra adda tahuu hin danda’u. Haalli Imperayali Itopiyaa itti ijaaramte yoo hin jiraane Imperyaali Itopiyaa jiraachuu hin danda’u. Uummatoti Minilkiin caban marri humnaan  walitti qabamanii mana hidhaa Impayeri Itopiyaa keessa jiru. Mootumaan  Impayeri Itopiyaa uummatni  kun mana hidhaa kana keessaa akka hin baane kan tiksu dha. Mana hidhaa kana keessatti cunqursaa, saamsaa fi cubbuun hojjetamu hiriyyaa hin qabu.

Hanga Impayeri Itopiyaa jiru uumanni mana hidhaa kana keessa jiru kam iyyuu bilisa thaauu hin danda’u. Duraan dursa cancala kolonii kana of irraa ciree gatuu qaba.  Sana booda uummatni fedhii isaan, waliin jiraachuu, waliin guddachuu fi waliin hoojjechuu yoo murteefate biyya bifa barbaadeen ijaaracuu danda’a. Biyya ijjaramu kana keessatti uummatni kam iyyuu ilaa fi  ilaameen wal qixa mirga qabaachuun barbaachisa taha.  Inni barbaade immoo qofaa bahee jiraachuuf haqa qaba. Qofaa bahuu hin dandeessu kan jedhu yoo jiraatee humna kolonii Impayeri itopiyaa tiksuu duwwaa taha.

Cabitii Imperyaalii Itopiyaa kan mirkaneessuu keessaa Oromiyaa bilisoomte keessatti afaan hojii Afaan  Oromoo fi Afaan Ingilizii yoo tahe qofa. Afaan Amhaaraa  malattoo koloneefataa waan taheef mootummaan uummata Oromoo itti fayyadamuu hin qabu. Afaan Inglizii afaan biyyi lafaa ittiin wal quunnamu, afaan saayinisii fi tekinologiin  itti guddate waan tahee nu gargaara. Namni biyya Oromoo keessa jiraatu afaan kamiin iyyuu yoo dubbate rakkina hin qabu. Dhalootni Qubee universiiti irraa digrii fudhatanii akka dhagaa  baatan kan isaan godhe tooftaa mootumaan TPLF Afaan Amaaraa afaan hojii mootumaa gochuu dhaan. Haalli kun cubbuu guddaa ilmaan Oromoo irratti raawwataamaa jiru agarsiisa. Haalla kana fakkaatu Mootumaa Oromoon illee daballee hojii irraa hin olsha jedhee hin yaadu. Kana irratti namootni Oromoo umuriin deeman illee afaan Amaharaa kana mararsiifachuun isaa ni mala. Tahu illee biyyi kan dhaloota borii tahuu isaas dhagachuu hin qabnu. Ijoollee fi ijoollee ijoollee keenyaaf maal akka dabrsinee dabrru adda baafnee hubachuu qabna.

Yaaddoon koo inni duraa seenaa darbe yaroon ilaaluu namnonni Oromoo tokko tokko kufatii Impayeri  Itopiyaa kana akkuma warra Habshaa warra dhugaan yaadaan arguu dha. Warrii fedhiin keenya  Impayeri IItopiyaa jalatti irraa gudaa nuuf guuta jedhanii dammaqinsaan wixxifatan lakkobsaan xiqqaa dha. Akka natti fakkaatutti irra guddaan isaanii  sorgaamumaan ykn gowwomaan yaadaa  Impayeri Itopiyaa kana haaromsanii bifa biraan ol dhaabuu wayya laataa yaada jedhuun warra dhama’aa jiran akka jiran hubachuu dha.  Warri kun warra  baayyee nageenyaaf dhaabbatan of fakkeessu yaalu. Nageenyi uummata Oromoo itti ibdi qabatee jira. Humni warraa uummata Oromoo duuchaa irratti qubbatee, xinnaa fi guddaa ajjeessaa, waxaalaa, mana hidhaatti dhiba dhibaan guraa, dubartii Oromoo gudeedaa fi qabeeny Oromoo saamaa jira. Utuu ija keenyaa haala  kana argaa jiruu nagaa isa kamiif yaadahaa jiru jeenee fudhanna? Warri diinaaf lubbuun isaanii bitame gaafa biyyi isaanii bilisa bahuu illee diina wajjin utuu baqataan dhumu malee gara uummata isaaniitti  hin galagalaan. Haalli kuun waan haaraa miti. Uummata kam keessaa iyyuu hinuma jira.  Yaroo uummtni Viitnaam Imperyala Ameerkaa injifatee bara 1975 bilisa bahuu uumatni qaamaan Vitinaama tahanii jiranii  Ameerkaa wajjin baqachuuf utuu doonii irratti wl caccabsanii bishaanitti namdhanii kumaatamaan  dhuman.

Yaroo ummatni keenya  waregama qaalii kana fakkaatuu baasaa jiruu wajjin hiroroo gallee waan dandeenyuu fi waan qabnuu maraan wajjin dhaabbachuun kan seenaan nu irraa eegatu dha. Bilisumaa uummata Oromoof tahee uummata biyyaa Impayeerala Itopiyaa jalatti kufanii jiraniif inni duraa Impayeera Itopiyaa hundee isaa buqqisanii akka lamaffaa deebii hin latne gochuu dha. Sana booda uummatni naannoo tokko jiraatu mirga hiree isaa ofiin murteefachuu yoo seeraan mirkanaaneef jaalaa fi fedhiin , biyya qofaas tahe biyya waloo ijaarachuun karaa dha. Biyya waloon ijaaramu keessa uumatni tokko yoo isaaf tahe fedhiin galee, gaafa itti hamaatee fedhiin akka keessa bahuu danda’u seeraan ifa taa’uu qaba . Kunis tahuu kana danda’u keessaa galuu fi keessaa  bahuun kan dand’amuu riferandamaan uummatni akka murteefachuu danda’u seeraan yoo mirkanaa’e  dha.

Qeerroo fi qaree Oromoo ebbi, ulfinni fi galatnii isiniif haa tahu. Kaayyoo bilisummaa goototni Oromoo hedduun itti waregamaan  qoltanii fudhachuu keessaniif. Har’a baka jiru marati kuma kumaatamaan isini wajjin jira. Diina meeshaa waraana amma fuunyaan isatti hidhatee jiru kana humni ittisaa malee of  irraa facisuun ni jabaata. Diina kanaaf  sagaleen nagaan qabsaa’uu illee waan galuuf hin fakkaatu. Qabsoo bilisummaa godhamu kana keessatti uummatni humna ittisaa ijaarachaa yoo hin deemne rorroon diinaa ni jabaata. Diinni kun diina balleessee baduuf qopha’e akka tahe illee dagatamuu hin qabu. Diinni keenya badii guddaa Gafaa Afrikaa fidaa jiruu itti gaafatam isa duraa qaba. Yoo badii dhufu gabaabsuu barbaade gaaffii tokko malee hattattamaan wraana isaa biyya Oromoo duuchaa keessaa baasuu qaba. Warra abbaa aangoo uummata Oromoo ajjeessaa fi ajjeesisaaa jiran kan seeratti dheeyafatuu uummata Oromoo ti malee Motummaa TPLF miti. Mootummaa TPLF irraa seeraa fi heera uummtni eegachaa hin jiru. Argachuus hin danda’u. Dachee Oromoo keessaa kan dura bilisa bahuu Finfinnee tahuu qaba. Sababni isaa cubbuu Finfinnee irratti dalagametu Oromiyaa hunda irratti dhangala’e.  Kanafuu yoo hundurri Oromiyaa kun hin bilisoomne bilisummaan jiraachuu hin danda’u.

Dhuma irratti Qabsoon Bilisummaa diinaa fi warra diina wajjin hirira galle marraa barbdaeesse galma bilisumaa ililleen akka gahu mamii hin qabu. Amma sana garuu tooftaa fi tersimoo qabsoo yaroon yaroon xinxallee karaatti lubbuu diina keenyaa gabaabsinu irratti haa hojjennu qabna.

Injifannoo uummata Oromoof!

Oromiyaan ni Bilisoomti!

ADDIS ABABA (HAN) June 23.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Sporadic gun fire coming from looters and earth shattering explosions of gutted buses turned the South African capital city into a fireball. The sprawling townships resembling a warzone. “Pretoria has become Africa’s Bagdad.” An observer told this writer in the calm but tense Pretoria city centre on Thursday morning.

Even some members of the South African police service are seen here stealing from poor foreign spaza shop owners they supposed to protect. Unimaginable chaos, brazen looting and extreme anarchy just few kilometres from the presidential palace known as the union buildings. State security Minister David Mahlobo said on Thursday that the violence Pretoria faced has reached a new level involving gangs, youths on drugs and opportunistic members of the community with a criminal agenda.

“Although trouble had persisted overnight, law enforcement had restored a semblance of calm to the capital.” The Minister added as Pretoria braced itself for a third day of violent protests. However, the Minister didn’t update anxious foreign nationals on the fate of their counterparts that are remain trapped in the affected areas and left to the mercy of xenophobic and extremely cruel criminal gangs. Several hundred Ethiopians, Nigerians, Zimbabweans and other African nationals are believed to have been stranded inside the lawless and dangerous townships where looters run amok without any fear of the police.

Worst affected areas where looting reached fever pitch are Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, Mabopane, Soshanguve, Hammanskraal and Ga Rankuwa. For now the death toll stands at five and we are unable to establish whether Ethiopians or other African nationals were among the dead.

“Urgent backup! Urgent backup central city! Urgent backup central city!”

“ya gents please…please…anyone who can assist…please…we need urgent backup at central city…we are even out of rounds…these people are attacking us…please,” a South African police officer was heard pleading in two radio  transmissions obtained by News24 journalists on Thursday morning..

“There are simply not enough police officers and we are overwhelmed. With the way we are engaging these people while trying to protect property and disperse them, we are running out of rubber bullets. A lot of people (police officers) haven’t been issued with rubber rounds.” The unnamed officer said.

Currently, (on Thursday) the looting frenzy that was ignited on Monday night after the announcement of ANC stalwart Toko Didiza  as mayoral candidate for Pretoria, has moved to Mabopane central city shopping centre. The area was hit by ugly violent protests and looting overnight (Wednesday night).

Meanwhile, Gauteng Premier David Makhura says looting is of great concern to him, the police are acting firmly. “We can assure people of the province that ANC members are helping to stop looting incidents.” And as events shifted to theft, the Premier conveyed his regrets to those who have lost their property to looters.

As the dust settles, more news and updates on the fate of Ethiopian refugees and other Africans trapped inside affected areas to follow shortly….

(HAN) — At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, CGH, the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, paid a State Visit to the Republic of Kenya from 22^nd to 24^th June, 2016. The three day State Visit and Inaugural High Level Biennial Commission provided an opportunity to strengthen the excellent relations existing between the Governments and the peoples of the Republic of Kenya and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn was accompanied by H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Workineh Gebeyehu, Minister of Transport, H.E. Mr. Tolossa Shagi, Minister of Mining and Energy and H.E. Mr. Sileshi Getacun, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Resources and Senior Government Officials and members of the business community from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta and H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia held discussions on a wide range of issues of mutual interest at bilateral, regional, continental and global levels.

At the bilateral level, the two Leaders welcomed the decision to elevate the economic relations between the two nations through signing the Historic Special Status Agreement.  They committed to redouble their efforts and undertook to provide their support for the creation of a conducive environment for trade and investment between the two countries.

The two leaders noted the progress on the implementation of the commitments made by the 34^th Session of the Joint Ministerial Cooperation Commission meeting between Kenya and Ethiopia held on 21^st November, 2012 and the 35^th Session held from 17^th -22^ndJune, 2016 in Nairobi as follows:

Affirmed their commitments to support the African Position during the upcoming two major conferences scheduled to be held in Nairobi namely the 14^th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Tokyo Conference on Africa’s Development VI (TICAD) Summit in 17^th to 22^nd July and 27^th  to 28^th August, 2016 respectively.

Appreciated the work of the Joint Border Administrators’ Commissioners Meeting for its contribution in enhancing issues of Peace and Security along the common border and agreed to share information on the movement of anti-peace elements, human and drug trafficking and illegal arms dealers and committed to share experiences in the management of possession, registration and licensing of firearms.

Recognized the role of the private sector in enhancing trade and investment between the two countries and encouraged the private sector to implement the MoU signed between the respective Chambers of Commerce during their address to the Kenya/Ethiopia Business Forum on 23^rd June 2016.

Noted the ongoing construction of the Moyale One Stop Border Post (OSBP) and agreed to expedite the process including its operationalization.

Agreed on the establishment of a Joint Railway Commission (JRC), and Project Coordination Committee (PCC) to help in the implementation of the bilateral agreement signed in March 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Committed to finalize an agreement on the development and operation of a product oil pipeline from Lamu Port to Addis Ababa by the end of 2016.

Agreed to explore the possibilities of launching a Joint Grand Kenya/Ethiopia Marathon as a “Sports Brand” to promote Cultural Cooperation and Sports Tourism.

Reaffirmed their commitment to work together on areas of mutual benefit and cooperate in the following areas Immigration, Information and Media, Customs, Trade & Investments, Civil Aviation, Energy, Transport, Environment, Arts and Culture, Gender & Social Development, Education, Science & Technology, Cooperatives, Housing & Urban Development and Public Service.

Stressed the key role that African countries must continue to play in the pursuit of peace and security on the African continent. While noting the gains made in South Sudan and Somalia, underlined their commitment to support the stability and peace building of these two nations in collaboration with IGAD and the international community.

Witnessed the signing of five (5) Memoranda of Understanding:

1. MOU in the Cooperation on Oil and Gas Sector:
2. MOU on Cooperation in the Field of Health
3. MOU in Cooperation in the Field of Sports
4. MOU on Cooperation on Cross Border Cooperation in Animal Health and Sanitary Measure
5. MOU in the Field of Education

H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn expressed warm appreciation to H. E. President Uhuru Kenyatta, the people and the Government of Kenya for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to his delegation during the visit.

H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, invited H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta to make a State Visit to Ethiopia in the context of the Second High Level Biennial Commission in the first half of 2018.

H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta accepted the invitation.

The two leaders rededicated themselves and their Governments to enhance and further deepen the cordial bilateral relations that exist between Kenya and Ethiopia and directed the immediate implementation of all signed agreements and MOUs within a clear time frame.

State House,

Nairobi, Kenya

23^rd June 2016

Dr. Baaroo Keno Deressa

Dr. Baaroo Keno Deressa

For the first time in the history of Oromo people struggle against the colonialism the current TPLF colonialist regime is panicked and disoriented. It is impossible for colonialist to survive, primarily because the system of colonialism needs some blood to suck.  Colonialist regime in general to be like an eagle, but now the TPLF colonialist regime more like a vulture. It used to be strong enough to go and suck anybody’s blood whether they were strong or not. But now it has become more cowardly, like the vulture, and it can only suck the blood of the helpless. For more than 100 years the Ethiopian empire colonialist ruler suck the blood of defenseless Oromo people and other nations of the Ethiopian empire.  Now the Oromo people get united to declare their right on this earth to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be free from all kinds of colonization and to build a democratic Republic of Oromia. To acquire those God given right the qube generation of gallant Oromo sons and daughters across Oromia confront with bare hands the well-equipped and organized TPLF military forces and paid and still paying grateful sacrifices. After that confrontation the TPLF regime get panicked by the reaction of the Oromo people and start to act like the vulture. The TPLF government thought that the Eritrean government is internationally condemned, sanction makes the Eritrean people economy weaker and it is a perfect time to act like vulture.

The TPLF government has invested millions of dollar and enormous human power in the form of military, security agents and diplomacy to slowdown the OROMO people movement for freedom. As I have already mentioned in my previous article that TPLF is critically sick and looking for transplantation. Unfortunately there were no matched organ were found to heal the TPLF disease in Ethiopian empire. The problem is in the course of learning the art of administering, TPLF have committed such a grave mistake, including risking the life of his fellow Tigrians. The flown blood of innocent Oromo people and other nations brought them insomnia. The Oromo people and other nations in Ethiopian empire find it difficult to forgive them. So the TPLF is now looking organ transplantation in Eritrea. The question is, is there any organ available with good compatibility? TPLF betray Eritrean people many times: (In Oromo: namni galfata nyaate akka aadutti du’a).

In medical terminology, organ transplantation is often the only treatment for end state organ failure, such as liver, kidney and heart failure. The procurement of organs for transplantation involves the removal of organs from the bodies of deceased persons. This removal must follow legal requirements, including the definition of death and consent. Immunosuppressive therapy after organ transplantation is paramount for long-term outcomes and prevention of organ rejection.

TPLF start war with Eritrea for several reasons. But not for conventional war, it is an attentional war (beginning of transplantation process) to attract the Eritrean people and government attention in order to get new protection like previous one to contend the emerging Oromo people force. To be clear I would like to mention some attentional point of TPLF:

1. Fear of the future consequences of their choices and Tigray people fate if the force behind the united Oromo people control entire country (from behind the betrayed Eritrean people and from in front the wounded lion of Oromo people).
2. To correct his behavior of blackmailing Eritrean people in the international arena and excuse his betrayal of Eritrean people and begging the Eritrean government to expel all rebel groups like OLF, ONLF and Ginbot-7…etc)
3. To sign death-life/consent contract in order to get good transplantation (support) to maximize the effect of immune suppressive (to guarantee the continuation of Oromo people and other nations oppression).
4. To divert the international attention and internal movement against the TPLF act of barbarism in Oromia.
5. Searching extra partner to protect illegally collected millions of cash money and Gold.

To know about this war between TPLF and Eritrea, it is better to understand the basic underlying process. The TPLF was assisted and guided by Eritrean people to be competent and confident in order to solidify their current position. During those solid support of Eritrean people they pass through many difficulties and challenges. I am not going to enter into the details of all evidences. But to be clear enough let me mention the highlight:

1. Mahbare gesgisti hizbi Tigray (phase of disorganized movements)
2. Tegadilo harinet hizbi Tigray (phase of partially organized movements)
3. Hizbawi wayyane harinet Tigray (TPLF) (phase of well-organized under support of Eritrean people)
4. Marxist-Leninist League of Tigray (phase of internationally appearances)
5. Artificial collection-EPRDF (TPLF, OPDO, ANDM, SEPDM….) (phase of power control under support of Eritrean people).

The Eritrean people raised the TPLF with biological breast milk without mixing artificial bottle milk. They helped them to thrive from Mahbare gesgisti hizbi Tigray to Artificial collection EPRDF Finfinnee palace. After they brought them to Finfinnee palace they assisted them to walk and run. Later on also they encourage them to crash the OLF force and control entire country. TPLF rewarded them with painful bite of their mother breast.

So, the dilemma of TPLF is in one side the act of betrayal to Eritrean people and in another side the act of barbarism against Oromo people and other nations of Ethiopian empire.

Between this dilemma there are hundreds of Tigreans origins who became millionaires overnight and some of them is still expanding their mafia practices to be billionaires while the Oromo’s and other nations are looking for daily bread and suffering in various prison camp without any criminal act. To keep these practices safe and intact TPLF redefine the meaning of democratic governance and travel to Eritrean for transplantation (extra protection).

The real definition of Democratic government is a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them either directly or through their elected agents;… a state of society characterized by nominal equality of rights and privileges.

TPLF definition of democracy is very simple, that is respect the rule of gun, to give you good example of rule of gun is enough to mention two traitors (Ambassador Dina Mufti and Ambassador Girma Birru those two claims to be an Oromo, denies the Human Rights Watch report over killings of more than 400 Oromo protesters by TPLF security forces because they are afraid to be killed by TPLF security forces). According to the TPLF rule of gun if you are not participate in their barbaric practices such as (killing and torturing innocent civilians, students, children and women, imprisoning and humiliating political opponents and intellectuals…etc) you will face severe punishment. I am not surprised with their way of thinking because those so called leaders of TPLF come to power from the bush straight to the palace without having any training in public administration (except the training they received in dadabit on how to kill their alleged enemies mostly Oromo people and other nation in Ethiopian empire). But what the TPLF leaders is still not understand is, to be head of a nation is totally different than dadabit way. Here people expect you to respect the rule of law i.e. that means citizens should not be killed arbitrarily, ill-treated (torturing) or kept in jail without charges or trial. TPLF leaders are blinded by ignorance and arrogance and oblivious of the future consequences of their choices. The Oromo people responded them with dedication and firm stand to accelerate their struggle for freedom to these desperate measures of the TPLF regime.

TPLF leaders I am so sorry to inform you that there is no compatible organ is/will found in Eritrea too, to offer you the adequate transplantation. According to Oromo quote” Tokko goyomun gadhmudha lama goyomun harumadha” In English “Ones cheated ignorance twice is stupidity”. So the Eritrean people are still memorizing the painful bite, the international coup funded and guided by TPLF and their occupied land Badame.

The good news for Eritrean people is stand with Oromo people. The Oromo people can/will offer eternal stability and prosperous to the Eritrean people. The Oromo people is 200% trustful (when we talk about trust, don’t mix up with OPDO, OPDO is mutilated, they have chromosomal abnormality). So it is time to redoubling the support and assistance to the Oromo people struggle for freedom and justice.

The goal of my people and me is always been the same, to be free in our country and free from brutality of the colonizers, free from the evil act of the Ethiopian empire ruler and live in peace. You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. Everybody would like to reach his objectives peacefully. If we could get our freedom and respect the will of our people by peaceful means, well and good. But I’m also a realist. The Oromo people are the forefront champion of peace and nonviolent nation in Ethiopian empire. But that course brought again and again death award before the war is started. When a person places the proper value on freedom, there is nothing in the globe that he will not do to acquire that freedom.

Victory to the Oromo people!

Uganda says international partners are acting without coordination, and that this is causing problem

(BBC) — Uganda will pull its soldiers out of the African Union mission fighting Islamist group al-Shabab in Somalia, its military chief has said.

Gen Katumba Wamala said the decision to withdraw Ugandan troops by December 2017 was taken because of frustration with the Somali army and military advisers from US, UK and Turkey.

Uganda provides the biggest contingent of soldiers to the AU force, Amisom.

Amisom has helped push al-Shabab out of most of Somalia’s major towns.

But the militants continue to mount deadly suicide bombings and guerrilla attacks.

• Uganda 6,223
• Burundi 5,432
• Ethiopia 4,395
• Kenya 3,664
• Djibouti 2,000

Uganda joined Amisom in 2007 and has just over 6,000 troops in the 22,000-strong force.

Gen Wamala told the BBC’s Catherine Byaruhanga that it was time for the Somali army to take over its own security, but that it was not happening.

Countries including the US, UK and Turkey have been training Somali soldiers and police officers.

Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Burundi also have troops in Amisom.

In May, Kenya also threatened to withdraw its troops from Somalia if the United Nations did not offer funding to support the mission.

Our correspondent says some have questioned Amisom’s effectiveness because it has struggled to secure areas outside of the big towns and has been plagued with accusations of corruption.

Gen Wamala says Uganda could pull out before its deadline of December 2017 if another country is found to replace it.

#‎OromoProtests‬
Mahamad gullo jedhama warana ganama har’aa somaaleen baha oromiya Harargee Lixaa aana hawwii guddina ganda gurratti irratti bananii rasaasan gurra keessa dhahamee hospitaala galamsoo ciise yaalamu jira. warri naannawa magaala galamsoo jiran tumsa barbaachisa akka godhanif waamicha keenya nuf dabarsii.”

Ethiopia’s Communication Minister Getachew Reda debates the Oromo Democratic Front’s Lencho Bati on Friday at 1930GMT.

Qophii Qaanqee Show
Gaaffii fi Deebii Dr Marara Guddinaa Chairman of O.F.C waliin ‪#‎OromoProtests‬

Waxabajjii 23_2016
Shaggar lixaa Ambo keessatti guyyaa kalee irraa eegalee mormiin cimaan gaggeeffamaa jira. Guyyaa har’aas barattoonni kutaa 11ffaa mormii cimaa gaggeessaa oolaniiru. Ajjeechaa gara jabeenyaa lammiilee Oromoo magaalaa Shaashamannee irraan gahaa jiru balaaleffachuun hiriira mormii bahanii jiru.
Mootummaan abbaa irree wayyaanee diraamaa ilmaan Oromoo irratti raawwachaa jirtu akka dhaabdu barattoonni ummata waliin hiriira bahuun gaafatanii jiru. Dhaadannoon gaaffii abbaa biyyummaa mootummaa gabroomsaa raasaa jira. Magaalli Amboo dirree waraanaa taatee jirti.
Qeerron Amboo hanga guyyaa bilisummaatti tokkumkaan akka falmatan ibsanii jiru.

Waxabajii 23.2016 Godiin Lixa Shawa Aanaa Jaldu ganda Intoo Dalleet saroonnii Wayyanee qeroowwan arkaa duwwaa dinaa shororkeessunegeeren Oromiyaa boru kenyaa jedhani falman, badii tokko malee adamsuudhan qabanii reebicha dangaa hin qabnee irratti rawwataani jiruu kana lammin mal jedha lata??
1. Qerroo rorroo fi dadaarbaa alaga hin dandenyee Obsaa Gurmeessa yoo tahu inni
2. Ammo fincilaa diinaa Abbu Qaabatatii kanaf qerroowan kundandetii bakka bakkatti sochou waan hinqabneef ammantan dararamani manaa yalaattii argamuu!!!!!!

TPLF misooma guddaa isiniif fidne jechaa jirt, mee dhagaan minan daakuun guddina attamiiti. Wayyoo yaa shamarran Oromoo. Ka’aa of haa bilisoomsinu – eeyee, yoo bilisoomne rakkinoota xixiqoo akkasi of irraa hambisuun salphaa dha.

‪#‎oromoprotest‬
‪#‎dhaloonni_qubee‬ yakka sanyii balleessuu hiriyootaaf obboloota isaanirratti raawwatame ni balaaleffanna jedhu.Dhumnee haga mancaanutti kan eenyuunuu hin haalamne ‘kaleessas,har’as,Boris, Lafti Keenya Lafee Keenya

Dhaamsa qaba:-
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Wayyaaneen sodaatteetti jennee qabsoo irraa laanfachuu hin qabnu. Of hin gowoomsinu. Yeroo ammaa akkuma beekamuu wayyaaneen raafamteetti , kanaafuu qabeenya ishii hunda basaastotaa fi gantoota opdoti dhangalaasuun godinaa hanga gandaatti sabboontota socha’an irratti tarkaanfii fudhachuuf qophii fixaniru . Kanaafuu , qabsoon jalqabne hanga dhumaatti akkuma kanaan duraa itti fufuu qaba. ‪#‎oromoprotests‬

Qeerroo Yuniverstii Jimmaa fi Magaalaa Jimmaa

‪#‎OromoProtests‬
TPLF and its puppets are trying to use scapegoats to hide the murderous campaign in Shashamene. Few days ago, they arrested some day laborers accusing them of committing the night time murder spree. After just one day of trial, the declared them guilty and sentenced them lengthy imprisonment of 23 years to life.
Aside the sham trail, you might recall that two more people were attacked in the same in the same manner as previous victims after these individuals were arrested. Therefore I am certain that the real perpetrators are still out there protected by the regime and the arrested individuals are scapegoats.

Rushed! Shashemene’s administration is attempting to thwart Oromo protests by making accelerated judgements. We know so many Oromos in jail who are yet to receive any type of verdict. But this is far more proper than vigilante sentences declared in seconds. It is better than spreading alleged photos and threatening with murder before any due process.

#‎OromoProtests‬-Konkoolaataan wayyanootaa kan ta’ee salaam bus yeroo amma kana gara Oromiyaa Lixaattii imaaluu addaan kutee jira. Tarkaanfii Qeerroon fudhachaa jiru sodaachuun Salaam Bus hojii dhaabee jira. Sochii diddaa garbummaa yeroo derbee irrattii salaam bus dhakaan reebanii darba dhoorkanii turan. Sanii booda jarrii tofitaa haaraa basitee turte. Inniis salaam bus kan jedhu -gara Golden bus jedhuuttii jijjiranii halluu isaas jijjiranii gara hojjitti deebi’anii turan. Akkanatti yeroo mura’aasaaf hojjetanii turan. Garuu, torbee darbee qabee Qeerroon gara lixaa konkoolaata 5 oll foddaa isaa waan caccabsaniif, hojii dhaabee jira. Konkolaatichi erga hojii dhaabee guyyooti 5 darbee jira.
Ajjeefamaa, hidhamaa, dirqiin sabiin jiraatuu hin jiruu ! !
Qabsoon keenyaa ittii fufaa !

Waxabajjii 22,2016
Arsii bahaa aanaa roobee diida,aa naannoo ayyuuba jedhamutti namoota 18 ummata Adda Bilisummaa Oromootif nama ijaaraa jirtu jechuun namoonni hedduun kan hidhaman yoo ta’u kenneen keessaa kan maqaa isaanii nu gahe. Jamaal Abduljabbaar, Kaamil Jundii, Alii Zeeynuu,Kadiir Maammaa, Zeeytunaa Ahmad kadiir, Alfiyaa Huseen, Awwal Aloo, Ziyaad Qamar fi godina arsii dhihaattis ummata oromoo warra saamaa fi ajjeesaa jiru seeratti dhiheesseera oduu jettuun ummata sobaa kan jiranii fi namoota ajjeesuumooyummaan wayyaanee ammas cimsee itti fufaa jiraachun akkuma itti fufetti jira.

Barattoonni Amboo Ajjechaa Oromootaa Shashamannee irratti raawwatame morman.

OMN:Oduu Waxb. 22,2016 Barattoonni mana barumsa magaalaa Ambo, ajjeechaa mootummaan biyyattii bulchaa jiru, jiraattota magaalaa Shaashamannee irratti geggeessaa jiru dhaabuu qaba jechuun guyyaa hardhaa mormii isaanii bifa haarawaan itti fufan.

Daandiin gara godina Wallaggaa geessuu cufamee oolee jira.
Loltoonni Agaazii ammoo hidhaa fi reebicha hamaa namoota nagaa irratti geggeessaa jiru.

Magaalaa Ambotti guyyaa hardhaa Waxabajjii 22 bara 2016 mormiin tasaa ka’uun himame.
Barattoonni mana barumsa sadarkaa lammaaffaa guyyaa hardhaa guutuu magaalaa Amboo mormiidhaan haguuganii oolanii jiru.

Ka’umsi mormii kanaa magaalaa Shaashamannee keessatti torbaan laman darbe irraa jalqaabee haga ammaatti haala suukaneessaa ta’een, tarkaanfii ajjeechaa mootummaan biyyattii bulchaa jiru namoota nagaa irratti fudhataa jiru dhaabuu qaba jechuun akka ta’es himame.

Kana males ajjeechaa guutuu Oromiyaa keessatti geggeeffamaa jiruu fi hidhamtoonni hundi haal-duree tokko malee hiikkamuu qabu jechuun mormiin kun kan eegale ta’uu jirataan magaalaa Amboo tokko dubbatanii jiru.

Akka namni kun jedhanitti, mormiin kun kan eegale akka laakkofsa biyyattiitti ganama sa’aatii shanitti ture.
Mana barumsa sadarkaa lammaaffaa magaalaa Amboo irraa haga mana barumsa Awwaarotti haala adda ta’een geggeeffamee oolee jira.

Loltoonni Agaazii hedduun magaalattii keessa guutanii osoo jiruu, mormiin tasaa kun guyyaa hardhaa magaalattii haguugee ooluun hedduu nama dinqisiisa jedhan.

Barattoonni hundi waliif birmachuun mormii kanaan dhaadannooleen isaan dhageesisaa oolan, guutuu Oromiyaa keessatti, ajeechaan mootummaadhaan raawwatamaa jiru dhaabbachuu qaba.
Namoonni hidhaman marti nuuf hiikkamu qabu kan jedhuu fi loltoonni mootummaa hatattamatti Oromiyaa dhiisanii bahuu qabu kan jedhu ture.
Akkasumas qaamonni mootummaan bobbaase kan jiraattota magaalaa Shaashamannee fi godina Harargee lamaanii irratti tarkaanfii ajjeechaa raawwataa jiran seeratti dhihaachuu qabu jechuudhaan kan mormiin itti fufee oole jiru.

Mormiin tasaa kun barattootaan geggeeffamaa osoo jiruu loltoonni Agaazii heddumminnaan dhufuun reebicha hamaa barattoota irratti raawwatanii jiru jedhan.

Mormii guyyaa hardhaa kanaan daandiin magaalaa Amboo irraa gara godina Wallaggaa geessullee cufamee oolee jira.
Loltoonni Agaazii konkolaataa waraanaa ‘’convy’’ jedhamuun magaalaa keessa naannayuun, namoota daandii gubbatti argan hunda ni reebu. Kaan ammoo hidhaa jiru jedhan.
Itti dabaluun akka isaan jedhanitti ummattoonni biyyattii hundi sirna bulchiinsa mootummichaa didee jira. Mootummaan garuu humna meeshaa waraanaatiin sodaachisuudhaan na jalatti bulaa jedhaa jira.
Ummattoonni biyyattii jibbinsa mootummicha irraa qabaniin osoo loltoonni hedduun magaalaa keessa qubsiifamanii jiranii mormiin tasaa itti dhoohuun ammoo mootummichi fudhatama dhabuu isaa kan agarsiisuudha jedhan.

Ka’umsi mormii barattoota Amboo kun ajjeechaan ummata Oromoo irratti raawwatamaa jiruu fi hidhamtoonni hundi gadi haa dhifiaman kan jedhu yoo ta’u, torbaan darbe irraa jalqabee magaalaa Shaasahamannee keessatti, humnoota ukkaamsaa mootummaan bobbaaseen namoonni saddeet ajjeefamuu isaanii gabaasuun keenna ni yaadatama.
Usmaan Ukkumeetu gabaase.

‪#‎OromoProtests‬-Diddaa fi mormiin Oromoo kaabinoota OPDO keessattis mul’achaa jira. Yeroo ammaa kana kaabineen Shawaa lixaa keessattii walii galuu dhabidee walnyaachaa jirti. Sababiin isaa “amma yoomitti military irra qajelifama fudhanee hojeennaa?” kan jedhuudha.
Kaabinoota keessaa yeroo ammaa-Bulchaa godiinichaa Dachaasaa Beekaa qofaatu ajaja Tigirootaa fudhatee raawwachaa jira. Kaabinooti kaan garuu gumgummii keessaa bira darbanii walgahii irratti mormii eegalaniiru.

Ibsa Gabaabaa Qeerroo Bilisummaa Oromoo

Mootummaan Wayyaanee Abbaa Irrummaa isaa bifa mul’ataa fi dhokataadhaan gadi jabeessee itti fufuun lammillee Oromiyaa ilmaan Oromoo mana jireenya isaa fi bakkoota hojii akkasumas manneen barnootaa sadarkaa gadii hamma Yuniverstii keessatti adamsuun rasaasaan ajjeesaa kaanis hidhaatti guuraa aangoo irra bubbuluun waggppta 26 lakkaawataa jira.

Waggoota umurii Mootummaan EPRDF(TPLF) aangoo irra ture kana keessatti qabsoo uummanni Oromoo taasisaa turee fi itti jiru keessatti qabsoo karaa nagana mirga uummata Oromoo argamsiisuuf carraaqiin ta’ee keessatti biyya abbaa isaa keessatti roorrifamuu fi hiraarfamuun sabi Oromoo nagaa dhabaa jira. Nagaan bahanii mirga uumamaa fi namoomaa gaafachuun akka yakka ta’eetti meeshaan waraanaa fi humni waraanaa uummata nagaatti duulchifamee ajjeechaan akkaanii uummata Oromoo irra gahaa waggaa 26 lakkoofse.Kunis ta’ee qabsoo sabi Oromoo deemsisaa jiru duubatti deebisuu hin dandeenye.

FXG Oromiyaa keessatti finiinuu eegaleenis har’a injifannoo gurguddaan olaantummaa Qeerroo Bilisummaa( ABO) mul’isuun uummanni Oromoo guutummaan dacha’ee Wayyaanee dura akka dhaabbatu taasiseenis TPLF uummata nagaa irratti dhukaasa halkanii guyyaa roobsen lubbuu kumaataamaan kan iji arge galaafateera. Kaanis hidhamuu garuu hidhamuu malee kan lubbuun mana hidhaa keessatti baate ukkaamfamte hedduudha. Kanuma keessatti qabsoon sabboontota Oromoo fi Qeerroodhaan eegale hanga injifannoon daddaqamaa fi raafama siyaasaa tokko malee cichoominaan guyyaa irraa guyyaatti bilchaataa fi inijfannoo xiqqaa fi guddaa galmeessaa kunoo har’aan gahee jira.

Yeroo ammaa kanatti Mootummaan Wayyaanee raafama siyaasaa FXG itti qabsiise irraan kufaatii isaa of oolchuuf filannoo qabutti kan fayadamuu eegales ilmaan Oromoo halkan halkan humna hin beekamne oomishatee ajjecha suukkanneessaa raawwataa jiraatuunis ifatti godina Arsii magaala Shaashimannee keessatti mul’atee jira. Godina biraattis cehuuf tarkaanfataa jiraatuunis hubatamaa dhufeera. Lubbuun torban lamaa asitti magaala Shaashimannee keessatti halkan halkan galaafatamte hin dhaabbanne itti fufee waan jiruuf.

1. Humna addaa boodaan mootummaan dhaabbatee utubee jiru kan lubbuu ilmaan Oromoo nagaadhuma manaa fi maatii keessaa baatee ajjeefamaa jirtuuf mootummaan Wayyaanee itti gaafatamuu qaba. Ilmaan Oromoo alaa fi keessa jirtan gochaa dhokataa mootummaan Wayyaanee Oromoo irratti taasisu kana saaxiluu daran gadi jabinaan hojjechuu qabdu.
2. Kaleessas taanan har’as darbees ajjechaan kamuu FXG kan boodatti deebisu akka hin taanee mootummaan kun hubatee tooftaa ajjechaa amma raawwataa jiru irraa dhaabbatuu of of deebisuu akka qabu Qeerroon Bilisummaa gadi jabeessee beeksisa.
3. Uummanni Oromoo yoomiyyuu mirga isaaf kan ilmaan isaa dhabee fi lubbuu isaanii kan dhabaniif gaafatamni mootummaa wayyaanee tahee gumaa wareegamtootaa ilmaan oromoo baasuu Qeerroon ejjennoo isaa lafa kaa’a
4. Qaamni torbeewwan kana keessa magaala Shaashimanneetti ilmaan Oromoo nagaa irratti tarkaanfii ajjeechaa fudhatee jiru seeratti dhiyaatuu qaba.

Ajjechaanii fi hidhaan yoomillee Qabsoo Uummata Oromoo boodatti hin deebisu!

Injifannoon Uummata Oromoof!

Gadaan Gadaa Bilisummaati!

Qeerroo Bilisummaa!

Waxabajii 2016

oduu gaaddisisaa
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guyyaa haardhaa kana jechunis 25/6/2016
yunivaristii saayinsifi tekinolojii Adaamaa keessattii kana argamuu Gumiin Aadaa fi seenaa oromoo ykn GASO kab jedhamu guyyaa haardha tana galgalaa 12:00 irraa kasee saganta ballee ykn Angoo fi hundeefama waggaa 10 ffaa gumichaa kabajacha olaan haa ta’u malee saganata kana irrattii kan argamaan keessummaa kabaja ta’udhaan. Dargagoo
# Firaa’ol Damee
# laalisaa Dagagaa
# Eebbisee
kan jedhaman xumuraa sagantichaa irrattii ukamfamani fudhatamanii jiruu. waa nama gadisisuu keessaa muccayoo maqaan ishee eebbisee jedhamtuu.hiriyyaa firaa’ol waan taateef imimmaa ishee osoo dhangalasaa jirtuu naasuu tokko malee ergamtooni wayyaanee ukkamsanii konkolaata keessattii darbanii fudhatan deemani kana. kuni kanan osoo jiruu dargagoo laalisaa dagaga muccaa jedhamus batalumaa akka bubbee obonboleetii lafa ol kasanii tarataniini jiruu yaa oromoo maaliu keenya malii. ijolleen kun balleessaa tokko malee fudhataman‪‪

#‎FxG‬ Kuni injifannoo guddaaadha Uummatni Oromoo Xiqqaaf Guddaan Bakka Oolumsa isaa hunddaatti qabsoo finiinsaa jiraachuun nama oonnachiisa. Bakka jiruu ofii hundatti mallattoo biyya ofii fi eenyummaa ofii ibsu godhachuun sabboonummaa ofii cala’qi’siisa. Diina ofii funyaan jala taa’anii ittiin morkuun ‪#‎Gootummmaadha‬. Oromoon Goota.

Oromo Literature Industry/ Warraaqsa Ogbarruu Oromoo
Dhaamsa Qeerroo Eebbifamtoota Oromoo bara 2016 irraa!!
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TOKKUMMAA QEERROO OROMOO YUNIVARSIITIIWWAN OROMIYAA
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Duraan dursa baga firii dadhabbii keessanii arguuf guyyaa jaallatamaa eebba keessanii kana geessan isiniin jenna. Bara kana keessaatti akka sagantaa eebba Yunivarsiitiiwwaniirraa hubachuu dandeenyetti eebbi waxabajjii 18 irraa ka’ee Yunivarsiitiiwwan garaagaraa keessatti niraawwatama. Guyyaa kan nuuf guyyaa gammachuu utuu hintaane guyyaa gadda keenya guddaa akka ta’e siniif ibsuu barbaanna: Sababiinsaas:
1. Barattoota keenya qaqaaliifi sabbboontota rasaasa Wayyaaneetiin cinaa keenyaa dhabnee jirra,
2. Daa’ima Oromoo waggaa torbaa kaatee jirtu rasaasa Wayyaaneen dhabneerra,
3. Haadha keenya kan nudeesseefi ulfa ji’a torbaa rasaasa wayyaaneetiin dhabnee jirra,
4. Obboloota keenyaa akka ba’anitti hafanii afaan bineensaa bu’an hedduusaanii dhabneerra,
5. Obboloota keenya, harmeewwan keenyaa roorroo wayyaanee nuffuun biyya ollaatti utuu baqataa jiranii galaana miditiraaniyannyaataniifi gammoojjii saahaara keessatti of biraa dhabnee jirra,
6. Sabboontotaa, geggeessitootaafifi barattoota keenya kumootaan lakkaa’aman mana hidhaa wayyaanee keessatti rakkataa jiran, lafee cabuun dhiiga fincaa’aa jiran hunda quba qabna,
7. Baatii torba guutuuf utuu barnoota keenyaa hinqayyabatiin qormaataaf ta’uun qabxiin keenyaa kan gadi bu’e hedduu keenya jira, kana malees eela baay’eetu jiru.
Eebba baranaa akkamiin dabarsinaree?
1. Guyyaa eebbaa sana mooraa Yunivarsiitiifi sirna eebbaarratti gadda keenyaa dhageessifanna,
2. Yeroo digirii keenyaa nuuf kennuuf ka’aa dhaabadhaa nuun jedhan harka keenyaa walqaxxamursinee mormii keenyaa calaqqisiifanna,
3. Wayita eebbaa sanatti sagalee keenyaa olkaafnee miidiyaa nuwaraabaa jiru sanati bilisummaa barbaannaa; gumaan saba keenyaa niba’a, biyyi kan abbaa biyyaa ta’uu qaba kan jedhuufi kan kana fakkaatu jechuun dhaadannoo keenyaa dhageessifachuu qabna.
YOO WAADAA SALPHAA KANA RAAWWACHUU DADHABDE:
1. Dhhigni qulqulluufi lafeen qulqulluu Oromoo dhangala’eefi boolla keessa ciisee jiru sihaagaafatu,
2. Imaanaan wareegamtoota keenyaa kan halkaniifi guyyaa bislisummaa sabaafi mirga abbaa biyyummaaf jecha umurii isaanii guutuu gidiraan dabarsanii sihaagaafatu,
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. NAMNI BIYYA HIN QABNE GAMMACHUU HIN QABU!
DHIIGAAFI LAFEE DHALA OROMOO CACCABDEEFI DHANGALAATERATTI BILISUMMAAN NIMARGA!
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TOKKUMMAA QEERROO OROMOO YUNIVARSIITIIWWAN OROMIYAA

‪TPLF get ready to leave Oromia!!!
TPLF has no legitimacy to govern Oromia, The Oromo People are not with them!!

#‎OromoProtests‬ Guyyaa arraa Waxabajjii 24, 2016 G/Arsii aanaa muunessa magaala qarsaatti mormiin haala hoo’aan geggefama ole

OGADEN: Ethiopia’s Hidden Shame

‪#‎OromoProtests‬ TPLF is calling back Girma Biru and Kuma Demeksa from their post as ambassadors in USA and Germany. Girma Birru is apparently promised Tedros Adhanom’s post if the later succeeds in his bid to lead WHO. Any way recalling these ‘retired’ PDOs is a last minute effort to retake control of OPDO’s leadership by reappointing these expired loyalists. It won’t work.
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Wayyaaneen Girmaa Birruu fi Kumaa Dammaqsaa biyyatti deebisa jirti. Girmaa Birruutin bakka Teediroos Adaanom siif kennina jedhanii sossobataa jiran jedhama. Jarattii kolkolee amma dura itti fayyadamtee darbite kana deebiftee aangorraa kaawuun hoggansa OPDO deebiftee dhuunfachuuf mala kanaan dhufte.

#‎OromoProtests‬ ” Kisaaraan mootummaa wayaanee irra ga’a jiru amman kana kallatti baayeen bakkeeti ba’e mul’aacha jira. Isan keessaa tokko warshaan sukkaraa Arjoo Dhidhessaa hojiiwwaan jallisii kan InterpriseIjaarsa Hojiiwwaan Bishaan Oromiyaatti kenne rakko baajataa isa qunnameen akka hojjetoonni fi mashiinoonni dalagaa dhaabaan godhe jira. Bakki jallisiin kun itti hojjetamaa jirus bakka lama: 1,Arjoo 1ffaa kan baajata qarshii biliyoona lama oliin walii galamee, bakki kun bakka dam jallisii itti hojjetama jiru fi kan isan Abbay xiqqicha jedhanii waaman; 2, Arjoo 2ffaa kan baajati isaa qarshii miliyoona 700’n walii galamee. Yeroo amma kana hojjetotni baayeen gara mana isaaniitti gala jiru, akkasumas machiinootni hundi hojii dhaaabanii jiru.”

FXG Baha Wallaggaa Giddaa Ayyaanatti Haala Aja’ibsiisaan Itti Fufee Jira
Waxabajji,24 2016
Balaleffaannaa shororka Waayyaane addatti sochii humni
gabroonfattootaa Shaashamanneef Hararge qobbootti taasisaa jiru,Akka hatattamaan dhaabu uumatniif barattonnii Giddaa Kaleessaarraa qabanii hanga har’atti hirira mormiin gaafataa jiran.Hatatamaan gocha kanarraa kan hin deebine taanaan itti gaafatamaan isa ta’uu diddaasaaniin ibsatanii jira ilmaan Oromoo halkan halkan humna hin beekamne oomishatee ajjecha
suukkanneessaa raawwataa jiraatuunis ifatti godina Arsii magaala Shaashimannee
keessatti mul’atee jira. Godina biraattis cehuuf tarkaanfataa jiraatuunis hubatamaa
dhufeera. Lubbuun torban lamaa asitti magaala Shaashimannee keessatti halkan
halkan galaafatamte hin dhaabbanne itti fufee waan jiruuf
1. Humna addaa boodaan mootummaan dhaabbatee utubee jiru kan lubbuu
ilmaan Oromoo nagaadhuma manaa fi maatii keessaa baatee ajjeefamaa
jirtuuf mootummaan Wayyaanee itti gaafatamuu qaba. Ilmaan Oromoo alaa
fi keessa jirtan gochaa dhokataa mootummaan Wayyaanee Oromoo irratti
taasisu kana saaxiluu daran gadi jabinaan hojjechuu qabdu.
2. Kaleessas taanan har’as darbees ajjechaan kamuu FXG kan boodatti deebisu
akka hin taanee mootummaan kun hubatee tooftaa ajjechaa amma raawwataa
jiru irraa dhaabbatuu of of deebisuu akka qabu Qeerroon Bilisummaa gadi
jabeessee beeksisa.
3. Uummanni Oromoo yoomiyyuu mirga isaaf kan ilmaan isaa dhabee fi
lubbuu isaanii kan dhabaniif gaafatamni mootummaa wayyaanee tahee
gumaa wareegamtootaa ilmaan oromoo baasuu Qeerroon ejjennoo isaa lafa
kaa’a
4. Qaamni torbeewwan kana keessa magaala Shaashimanneetti ilmaan Oromoo
nagaa irratti tarkaanfii ajjeechaa fudhatee jiru seeratti dhiyaatuu qaba.
Ajjechaanii fi hidhaan yoomillee Qabsoo Uummata Oromoo boodatti hin deebisu!
Injifannoon Uummata Oromoof!
Gadaan Gadaa Bilisummaati!
Qeerroo Bilisummaa!
Waxabajii 2016

Haalli yeroo ammaa kana waajjirri UNHCR ilmaan Oromoo lubbuu isaanii bineensa mootummaa Woyyaanee irraa hanbisuudhaaf lubbuu isaanii woreeguudhaan gammoojjii baayyee ulfaataadhaafi qormaataa ta’e kana keessa of woreeganii dhufanii as gayanillee bineensi bineensa caalu kan guyyaadhaan yuusee ilmaan Oromoo nyaataaru asiinille asbayeeraa waajjiruma baqattummaa namaa mirkaneessu keessaanuu.kuni waan baayyee nama gaddisiisuudha. Yaa ilmaan Oromoo hanga yoomi intaloon tuni Woyyaaneedhaan wolii galtee ilmaan Oromoo akkanatti boochistee abdii kutachiisuudhaan akka isaan galaanitti dhumatanii dhiyana qurxummii ta’an gooti. Yaa ilmaan Oromoo kan biyya kana ta’ee addunyaa guutuurra jirtan dhumaatii ilmaan Oromoo kanaaf akka nuuf birmatan ani akka nama tokkotti kabakaadhaan isinitti iyyadha. Wonni asirritti sirriitti beekkamuu qabu baqattummaan ilmaan Oromootiif hadhaa miti kan mirkanaayuu eegale. Hadha maaltuu argamee jennaan ilmaan Oromoo kan biyya keessaa lubbuu isaanii hanbisuudhaaf of weraganii dhufan harka 100 keessaa harki 95 kan kufaaruuf???? Kufaatii /dubbii ilmaan Oromoo biyya masrii irratti raawwataaruun dubba icciitii guddaatu jira. Kanaafuu waan kana xiyyeeffaanna guddaa itti kennuun gara furmaata barbaachisuutti deemuun waan irraa turame natti fakkaata ana akka kiyyatti galatoomaa.

OMN: Sona Miidiyaa waxabajjii 23, 2016

OMN:Oduu Waxb.24,2016 Hoggantoonni paartii kongireensii feederalawaa Oromo Gare obbo Baqqalaa Garbaaffaa mana hidhaa Qilinxootti iddoo dukkaanatti hidhamanii jiranii, haalli fayummaa isaanii sadarkaa sodaachisarra akka jiru, Itti aanaan Duraa taa’aa KFO Obbo Mulaatuu Gammachuu himan.
Itti aanaa dura taa’aa paartii KFO kan tahani Obbo Mulaatuu Gammachuu, haalli faayummaa hidhamtoota paartii isaanii sadarkaa yaachisarra akka jiru fi maatiin isaanillee akka isaanii hin dubbisne dhorkamu dubbattu.
Beelama mana murtiitti kan qaban ji’a waxabajjii gara guyyaa dhumatti kan jedhan Obbo Mulaatuu Gammachuu, miseensonni paartii isaanii dhukkubbii guddaan rakkachaa osoo jiranii, mana hidhaa kana keessatti halkanii fi guyyaa kutaa dukkaanaa keessaa jiraachuun isaanii immoo hedduu garaacha nama gubaas jedhaniiru.
Dhimma obbo Mulaatuun, waraqaan abukkaattoo harka fudhatamuun dhaggahe jedhanii yaada shakkiin dubbatan addaa baasuuf, abukkaattoo isaanii kan tahani, obbo Abduljabbaar Huseenitti bilbile akka gafannettiis, waraqaan dhimma gaaffii fi dhiibbaa mana hidhaa keessatti, garee obbo Baqqalaa Garbaaffaarra gaha jiru qabate, garee poolisoota mana hidhaa qaallitti eegganniin fudhatamuus nuuf mirkanneessaniiru.

Obbo Mulaatuu Gammachuu dubbii isaaniin, jaarraan 21ffaa keessaa namoota akka barbaadanitti reebuu fi hidhuun fala gaariidha jedhe yaaduun mootummaa TPLF dogongora tahu himuun, Biyyaa Itiyoophiyaa bakka sabaa fi sab-lammiileen wal dandahuun, jaalalaan waggoota dheeraa jiraatan keessatti mootummaan kuni diinumaa fi jibbinsa babbal’isuun isaa, fuula sabaattis tahe Rabbii biraatti gaarii miti jechuun dubbatu.
Itti aanaa duraa taa’aa paartiicha kan tahani, Obbo Mulaatuun yaada isaanii xumuraan hacuuccaan mirga namooma miseensota paartii isaanii irratti mana hidhaa fi kutaalee Oromiyaa keessatti gaggeefamu dhaabbachu qaba jechuunis waamicha isaanii dhiyyeessaniiru.
Itichaa Guddataatiin.

By Patty Wetli

Oromo Cafe Coming to Lincoln Square

LINCOLN SQUARE (Dna Info) — Carving out a new niche in Chicago’s coffee scene is a tall, dare we say grande, order.

But that’s what the team behind Lincoln Square’s coming-soon Oromo Cafe, 4703 N. Lincoln Ave., is aiming for.

Drawing inspiration from the craft cocktail movement, owner Cenk Duman, 24, and chef Corey Joseph, 25, have created a menu of craft lattes that will debut alongside more traditional offerings when the cafe opens sometime in mid-July.

^{Pistachio and rose latte. [All photos DNAinfo/Patty Wetli]}

Joseph, who has a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu in Minneapolis, is concocting his own house-made nut milks and simple syrups (using coconut, not cane, sugar) and incorporating them into drinks like a maple matcha and pecan latte and an espresso flavored with pistachio milk and rose.

“I like playing around with flavor combinations,” Joseph said.

“Super foods” like matcha, along with nuts and fruits — all organic — will figure heavily not only in Oromo’s lattes but also in Joseph’s pastries.

Think brownies made with hazelnuts and a “guilt-free” tiramisu made from cashew cream.

“I can’t get enough of the cakes,” said Duman, whose favorite is the blackberry fig.

^{Blackberry fig cashew cake.}

In a bit of serendipity, Oromo is situated kitty-corner from the Lincoln Square Athletic Club, whose members Duman suspects will be particularly appreciative of the cafe’s “nutrient-dense” confections.

Oromo’s “culture-conscious” motto emphasizes not only the health of its customers but the planet, Duman said.

Sales of Oromo’s primary house brew will benefit small farmers in Ethiopia (Oromo is the name of the indigenous people of Ethiopia who were the first to use coffee as a food), and every bag of Chapin Coffee bought at the cafe will feed 10 children in Guatemala, he said.

Duman said he and his business partner, Nara Bashirova, also plan to contribute to the Lincoln Square community.

“The residents of Lincoln Square are there to support their neighborhood,” said Duman, who lives in Andersonville. “We’ll be looking to give back.”

^{Oromo Cafe is aiming to open by mid-July.}

After a lengthy renovation that included the addition of a kitchen to a storefront that previously housed the boutique DLR, Duman is nearing the finish line as he hires and trains staff.

“Construction was the easy part,” he said. “Now the pressure is on to open.”

By Leelloo Sabaa

Because of life time decision that the British people had to make and the fall out of that decision around Europe, for Europeans in general and British people in particular, the last several months were rather very difficult. The campaign temperature for “leave” European Union (Brexit) led by personalities like the leader of UK independence Party Nigel Farage, former London mayor Boris Johnson and his ally Michael Gove from the Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Cameroon in one hand and the campaign for “remain” in European Union led by the British Prime Minister Cameroon himself went so high and even led to the assassination of remain campaigner and British law maker Jo Cox. Emotion did run high, insult were hurled and accusation and counter accusations were rampant. While the Brexit or pro “leave” campaigners argued the exit from European Union is to take back control, sovereignty, pride, and independence of British from European Union, the “remain” campaigners argued that British is better off in European Union. The pro “remain “ campaigners argued that tackling economic problems, fighting terrorism and tacking immigration problems would be easy when British is in European Union. The pro “leave” campaigners, chanted, “Bring back British sovereignty and independence!” They even argued that United Kingdom is shackled to the corps of European Union. While these campaigns were running, majority of British: pundits, political analysts, medial personalities and those who conduct opinion poll were forecasting the win for remain campaigners.

When the decision day came on June 23, 2016, British people flocked to the polling station and voters’ turnout was estimated to be over 70 percent. Several hours after British people exercised their right to national self determination to shape their future destiny , the result started trickling in and when the final result was announced, the ‘leave” campaigners carried the day with 51.9% of the vote while the “remain “campaigners led by the Prime Minister himself garnered 48.1% of the vote. The majority of British people decided to divorce from European Union after over 40 years. Excited by the winning of his side, Nigel Farage declared June 23, 2016 to be remembered as British Independence Day. While the mood is that of celebration and pride for the “leave” side, the mood is that of sadness, confusion and unclear future for “remain” side.

Amid all these, as an individual, Prime Minister Cameroon was the first causality. Due to the fact that majority of British people chose different path than the path he campaigned for, he cannot be the captain of the ship that can take British people to their destination. As a Prime Minister, he cannot be trusted to lead the implementation of the decision of British people against which he campaigned. Therefore, the win by “leave” campaign immediately resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Cameroon. The consequences of the outcome of UK’s referendum is not only limited to this. Scotland led by Nicola Sturgeon and Sinn Fein of the Northern Iceland renewed their call for referendum for these two regions of United Kingdom.

Because of the long standing policy of European countries to keeping Oromia and other colonized countries in Ethiopian empire under Ethiopian unity, this big political event in Europe is a great development for Oromoo and other colonized people of the Ethiopian Empire.  This development re-energized Oromians resolve to see this day for Oromia. While their people are allowed to freely exercise their right to self-determination and freely decide their future destiny, it is puzzling and an outright double standards to follow policies that deny Oromians and colonized people of Ethiopian empire the full right to self-determination from Ethiopia. While allowing the Scottish people the right to decide whether to stay in UK or be independent, denying Oromians this right or supporting Ethiopian colonial rule that suppress this right is unjust and selfish. The decision by the British people to leave European Union is the decision for sovereignty and independence. The decision by the British people to leave European Union is born out of this people’s desire to have full control over their affairs and destiny. Like the British people, it is for this aspiration and desire that Oromians have been fighting and dying.  While British people are free to exercise their national right and decide freely their destiny, Oromian are killed and driven to prison in their own country in millions.  In the heart of Europe, in British, while people are allowed to freely decide on their political destiny, to suppress and destroy this right, Sabriinaa Abdallaa was killed by Ethiopian colonial brutal force. For Europe in general and British in particular, Oromians deserve that same right British people were given to decide on their destiny. The right in Europe should be the right for everybody around the world. Since the right the British people used to decide on their destiny is considered a crime in Ethiopia, Europe and British government should stop supplying instrument of violence to Ethiopia but push for the same right to be respected in Ethiopian empire for Oromains and other nations.

This political decision by the British people is a big political event for the Oromo Liberation Front too. Citing the European Union and globalization, the enemy attempted to discredit the Oromian Independence struggle championed by the OLF. From the  referendum that was held by Scotish people in the UK and from the decision made  by British people on June 23, 2016 to exit  Europe, one can confidently and certainly conclude that even today, in the era of the so called “globalization”, the right to self-determination, including independence, has remained the universal political right that should be respected internationally and if denied, therefore, the people who have been denied such right have every right to use every means available to reclaim it.   This is why, Oromain independence struggle, championed by the Oromoo Liberation front, is always valid and justified.  In order to accomplish this national mission put on its shoulder, the Oromo Liberation Front deserve our unreserved and full support and assistance. Oromian independence is inevitable and insight than ever before. Let us all join our hands together, to shorten that day, the day when we are going to see Oromian independence flag flying high in all corners of Oromia and the cloud of :death, imprisonment, displacement, poverty, disease and mourning are removed forever and Oromians usher in life of :freedom, peace, prosperity and happiness . The day when Oromians exercise their full right to self-determination by choosing either Orexit (Oromia exit) from Ethiopian Empire or “remain” in Ethiopian empire is fast approaching, let us be among those who are at the fore front to make that day a reality. As British people celebrated by deciding to reclaim their independence and sovereignty by exiting European Union, the day Oromians celebrate their exit from Ethiopia is surely on the horizon. Let stretch our hands and get hold of it.

Oromia shall be free !

Leelloo Sabaa, 24/06/2016

Getachew Reda, Ethiopia’s communication minister, debates Lencho Bati, committee member of the Oromo Democratic Front.

(Aljazeera) — More than 400 Oromos have been killed and tens of thousands arrested since November, a recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) found.

The Ethiopian government says that some protesters who are from Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group have died, but HRW is “very generous with numbers”, and that protests have been overrun by armed groups.

The latest round of protests began over a government plan to expand Addis Ababa, the nation’s capital, to parts of the surrounding Oromia region. The government’s plan has since been cancelled, but protests have continued over what Oromos say is the long-standing marginalisation of the Oromo people.

So is the government guilty of a violent crackdown on the Oromos? In this week’s Arena, Getachew Reda, the country’s communication affairs minister, debates with Lencho Bati, an executive committee member of the Oromo Democratic Front.

Note: winner in this debate is Getachew Reda, because he could divide the Oromo through the incapable ODF interviewee. Very disappointing responses from Lenco Bati of ODF. He is the weakest link and just fell into the divisive work of Getachew Reda. Getachew must celebrate tonight.

Here is what the response should be: by Jawar Mohammed:

Lets be very clear. The Oromo Liberation Front was not and is not a terrorist organization. It has never committed an act of terrorism which is defined as the use of violence against civilians to advance a political agenda. In fact despite existence of several rebel groups, there is no single opposition organization that is engaged in terrorist activity in Ethiopia. The only entity that uses violence against civilians to advance politics is the the Tigrean Liberation Front. If there is a terrorist, its the ruling party. Just because the Tigrean mafia declares an opposition group a terrorist, it doesn’t make it one. We might disagree with ideologies, tactics and leaders of these organizations, but we shall not distance ourselves just because the ruling mafia barked the word ‘terrorist’.