Year of Massacre, Protest and Impunity
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Oromo Year in Review 2014: Weighing the Bright and the Dark Side
December 31, 2014 | Oromo Press
For the Oromo, the year 2014 has been simultaneously a year of
success stories and tragedy because of the peaceful protests that took
place in Oromia from April to June 2014, leading to the massacre of over
200 Oromo students and the imprisonments of thousands. The year is
drawing to an end without Ethiopian officials and security personnel
responsible for the killings being held accountable locally and
internationally. Year of impunity for TPLF ruling elites who went on
genocide spree in Oromia. Oromo students were protesting what was
termed the “Addis Ababa Master Plan,” a land grabbing genocide
plan calculated to evict millions of Oromo farmers from their ancestral
land. Many places in Oromia saw many deaths in connection with Oromo
Protests. Oromo Protests by Qeerroo Oromiyaa, Oromiya’s youth movement, remains the prominent highlight of the year.
Ethiopia 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report from Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, US Department Of State
December 31, 2014 | US Department of State, Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Ethiopia is a source and, to a lesser extent,
destination and transit country for men, women, and children who are
subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Girls from Ethiopia’s
rural areas are exploited in domestic servitude and, less frequently,
prostitution within the country, while boys are subjected to forced
labor in traditional weaving, herding, guarding, and street vending. The
central market in Addis Ababa is home to the largest collection of
brothels in Africa, with girls as young as 8-years-old in prostitution
in these establishments. Ethiopian girls are forced into domestic
servitude and prostitution outside of Ethiopia, primarily in Djibouti,
South Sudan, and in the Middle East. Ethiopian boys are subjected to
forced labor in Djibouti as shop assistants, errand boys, domestic
workers, thieves, and street beggars. Young people from Ethiopia’s vast
rural areas are aggressively recruited with promises of a better life
and are likely targeted because of the demand for cheap domestic labor
in the Middle East.
Saudi Star To Restart Rice Project on Disputed Anuak Lands in Ethiopia
December 31, 2014 | By Fatima Hansia, CorpWatch Blog
Saudi Star Agricultural Development plans to pump $100 million into a
rice export project in Gambella region of Ethiopia despite allegations of human rights violations surrounding the “villagization” program under which the land has been taken from indigenous Anuak pastoralists to lease to foreign investors.
The company is owned by Mohamed al-Amoudi, who was born in Ethiopia to a Saudi father and an Ethiopian mother. Al-Amoudi made a fortune from construction contracts to build Saudi Arabia's national underground oil storage complex. Now a billionaire many times over, al-Amoudi has invested heavily in Ethiopia where he owns a gold mine and a majority stake in the national oil company.
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| An abandoned Anuak village in Gambella, Ethiopia. Photo: Julio Garcia. Used under Creative Commons license. |
The company is owned by Mohamed al-Amoudi, who was born in Ethiopia to a Saudi father and an Ethiopian mother. Al-Amoudi made a fortune from construction contracts to build Saudi Arabia's national underground oil storage complex. Now a billionaire many times over, al-Amoudi has invested heavily in Ethiopia where he owns a gold mine and a majority stake in the national oil company.
British security guard faces death penalty in Ethiopia after being found guilty of terrorism offences
December 31, 2014 | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Verkaik
A British man who claims he was tortured in an Ethiopian prison is
facing the death penalty after being found guilty of terrorism offences.
Ali Adorus, a security guard from east London, was subjected to electrocution, hooding and beatings during his 18-month imprisonment in the East African country, according to allegations made against Ethiopia and Britain to the United Nations High Commission.
Before leaving Britain to visit family in Ethiopia in 2012, Mr Adorus had complained that he had been targeted by MI5 and the Metropolitan Police over alleged links to Islamic extremism.
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Ali Adorus was arrested in Ethiopia in 2013 and
accused of being a member of terrorist groups |
Ali Adorus, a security guard from east London, was subjected to electrocution, hooding and beatings during his 18-month imprisonment in the East African country, according to allegations made against Ethiopia and Britain to the United Nations High Commission.
Before leaving Britain to visit family in Ethiopia in 2012, Mr Adorus had complained that he had been targeted by MI5 and the Metropolitan Police over alleged links to Islamic extremism.
Toltuu Tufaa, Porojeektii Afaanii fi Eennummaa Oromoo Addunyaatti Guddisuuf Jalqabde, ‘Afan Publications’ Eebbisiisuutti Jirti
Muddee 30, 2014 | VOA Afaan Oromoo
Gaafa tokkoo manii barumsaa tokko ijoollee cufaan afaan keessaniin
suuraa kaasaa, wa barreessaa kootta jedhe, jennaan daahimii tokko dadhabe
maaliif akka dadhabe gale maatii isaa gaafate.
Toltuun sun irratti garaa hammaatee achi irraa kaatee afaan Oromoo akkamitti sadarlkaa addunyaatti akka guddisuu dandeettu yaaddee hujiiti seente jedha warrii isii beeku.
Hujii Afaan Oromootiin guddisut tanaan ‘Afan Publications’ jettee moggaafte, Toltuun.
Toltuun sun irratti garaa hammaatee achi irraa kaatee afaan Oromoo akkamitti sadarlkaa addunyaatti akka guddisuu dandeettu yaaddee hujiiti seente jedha warrii isii beeku.
Hujii Afaan Oromootiin guddisut tanaan ‘Afan Publications’ jettee moggaafte, Toltuun.
Waggaa Haaraa ilaalchisuun dhaamsa ABO: Amajjii 2015
- Miseensota ABO QBO Dirqama Duraa Godhatuun Qabsootti Dhaabbataa Jirtan;
- Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo Bilisummaa Oromoo Dhugoomsuuf Wareega Qaalii Baasaa Jirtu;
- Dargaggootaa Oromoo, Sirnaa fi Diina Farra Oromoo fi Bilisummaa Oromoo Irratti Finciluun Mirga Ummata Keessaniif Falmaa Hadhawaa garuu Boonsaa Irratti Cichitanii Argamtan;
- Ummata Oromoo, Sirna Gabrummaa Haalaan Hadhaawaa fi Umurii Dheeraa Of Irraa Darbatuuf Qbsoo Haqaa of Irratti Irkannoo Qofaan Gaggeessaa Jirtu;
- Akkasumas Firoottan QBO
Waggaa haaraa seene kana keessa maaltu raawwatamuu qaba? Fedhii fi hawwiin ummata qabsoofnuuf akkamiin guutama? gaaffiilee jedhaniif deebii gahaa fi qabatamaa kennuuf waggaa dabre keessa kan raawwatamee fi kan hanqate ilaallatuun fardii dha. Kanaaf bara 2014 keessa haala dhaabni keenya ABOn keessa ture, haala ummata keenyaa fi haala diinaa wal yaadachiisuu feesisa.
New Report On Ethiopia from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: High number of measles cases despite vaccination coverage and 2015 Humanitarian Requirements Update
December 30, 2014 | Ethiopia Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
KEY EVENTS
Measles continue to be reported in large numbers despite on-going Government efforts for mass immunization. In 2014, more than 15,500 suspected measles cases were reported in 249 woredas, of which 8,625 cases were confirmed positive. The measles incidence[1] rate increased from 3.1 in 2013 to 8.6 in 2014.
KEY EVENTS
- Measles cases continue to be reported in large numbers despite on-going Government efforts for mass immunization. More than 15,500 suspected measles cases were reported in 2014.
- The 2014 meher humanitarian needs assessment teams concluded the assessment on 21 December. Preliminary reports indicate that despite the late onset, the kiremt rains performed well in most parts of the country.
- The Food Management Taskforce’s Prioritization Committee allocated resources for the sixth relief food round for 3.2 million people nationwide.
Measles continue to be reported in large numbers despite on-going Government efforts for mass immunization. In 2014, more than 15,500 suspected measles cases were reported in 249 woredas, of which 8,625 cases were confirmed positive. The measles incidence[1] rate increased from 3.1 in 2013 to 8.6 in 2014.
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