Aayyoo Makka remembers the battle of Dhombir
September 03, 2013 | By Abdullatif Dire* | OPride
“It was a grievous experience,” said Makka Bariso somberly recounting her unspeakable ordeals under successive Ethiopian rulers starting with emperor Haile Selassie.
Makka — or as she is affectionately called Akkoo meaning grandmother in Oromo — is the oldest wife of the late Hajii Adam Jilo Webo, a prominent figure in the Oromo struggle for freedom. Webo died in exile in 2005 after decades of resistance against three Ethiopian regimes, including the current one.
Aayyoo Makka, who came to the U.S. in 2007, now lives with her grandson in Minneapolis, thousands of miles away from her homeland, which she profoundly misses. Born sometime in 1910s in the Bale zone of Oromia region, Akkoo spent her early childhood herding cattle when not tending to house chores. Like most women of her generation, Makka, who did not attend school, married Webo at an early age. She led a good and happy life amid her extended family network, since they had a lot of cows, camels, and goats – thanks to the abundance of grazing land in the area.
Makka — or as she is affectionately called Akkoo meaning grandmother in Oromo — is the oldest wife of the late Hajii Adam Jilo Webo, a prominent figure in the Oromo struggle for freedom. Webo died in exile in 2005 after decades of resistance against three Ethiopian regimes, including the current one.
Aayyoo Makka, who came to the U.S. in 2007, now lives with her grandson in Minneapolis, thousands of miles away from her homeland, which she profoundly misses. Born sometime in 1910s in the Bale zone of Oromia region, Akkoo spent her early childhood herding cattle when not tending to house chores. Like most women of her generation, Makka, who did not attend school, married Webo at an early age. She led a good and happy life amid her extended family network, since they had a lot of cows, camels, and goats – thanks to the abundance of grazing land in the area.
Hawaasti Oromoo Gooticha Oromoo, Inj. Tasfahuun Camadaa fi Ilmaan Oromoo Ajjeefaman Yaadatan
Fulbaana 2, 2013 | Madda Oddu ABO
Konyaan ABO Victoria gooticha Oromoo mana hidhaa Wayyaanee keessatti ajjeefame, Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa, ilaalchisuun sagantaa yaadannoo mata duree “Oromiyaaf Haa Dubbannu” jedhu jalatti qopheesse; hawaasa Oromoo magaalaa Melbourne waliin marii gaggeeffate.
New Ethiopian Party Hopes to Stage Anti-government Rally
September 02, 2013 | By Marthe van der Wolf | VOA
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s youngest opposition party, the Blue Party, says it will try again to hold a demonstration against the government. The party had planned to hold a protest this past weekend, but was stopped when more than 100 members were arrested.
The Blue Party held a successful demonstration against the government in June, Ethiopia's first anti-government protest in eight years.
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s youngest opposition party, the Blue Party, says it will try again to hold a demonstration against the government. The party had planned to hold a protest this past weekend, but was stopped when more than 100 members were arrested.
The Blue Party held a successful demonstration against the government in June, Ethiopia's first anti-government protest in eight years.
Somalia: President Farole Jetted Back From Addis Ababa After Airport Officials Did Not Allow Him to Enter
September 02, 2013 | Dalsan Radio (Mogadishu)
The president of Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland Abdutahman Mohamed Farolee has jetted back to Nairobi today after Ethiopian security officials rejected him to enter Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. According to reliable sources in Addis Ababa, president Farole has flown from Nairobi, Kenya through Ethiopian Airline flight but he has returned back with his flight to Nairobi.
The president of Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland Abdutahman Mohamed Farolee has jetted back to Nairobi today after Ethiopian security officials rejected him to enter Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. According to reliable sources in Addis Ababa, president Farole has flown from Nairobi, Kenya through Ethiopian Airline flight but he has returned back with his flight to Nairobi.
OSA’s Letter to Mr. Ban Ki-moon on the death of Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda
September 02, 2013
His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General
Office of the Secretary General of United Nations
885 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017, USA
Your Excellency Ki-moon:
I am writing on behalf of the Oromo Studies Association (OSA), a scholarly organization established by Oromo and non-Oromo scholars to promote studies on and relevant to the Oromo people. The Oromo Studies Association is deeply saddened and alarmed by the death of Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda in Ethiopian gulag. The ordeal that finally led to such horrific death of Engineer Chemeda highlights the systematic persecution of the Oromo people in Ethiopia and beyond which OSA and its scholars have documented and published for the last 27 years.
Office of the Secretary General of United Nations
885 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017, USA
Your Excellency Ki-moon:
I am writing on behalf of the Oromo Studies Association (OSA), a scholarly organization established by Oromo and non-Oromo scholars to promote studies on and relevant to the Oromo people. The Oromo Studies Association is deeply saddened and alarmed by the death of Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda in Ethiopian gulag. The ordeal that finally led to such horrific death of Engineer Chemeda highlights the systematic persecution of the Oromo people in Ethiopia and beyond which OSA and its scholars have documented and published for the last 27 years.
Ethiopia: Gambling On Education
September 02, 2013 | Africa In Fact | By Elissa Jobson
Analysis
Graduation day in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, and the traffic has come to a standstill on Tele Bole, one of the city's main arterial roads.
Proud students and their beaming parents are spilling out of the cavernous Millennium Hall convention centre. Restaurants across town are packed with young men and women dressed in mortarboards and academic gowns celebrating the fruits of three or four years of hard work. And this year there are more than ever before.
Analysis
Graduation day in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, and the traffic has come to a standstill on Tele Bole, one of the city's main arterial roads.
Proud students and their beaming parents are spilling out of the cavernous Millennium Hall convention centre. Restaurants across town are packed with young men and women dressed in mortarboards and academic gowns celebrating the fruits of three or four years of hard work. And this year there are more than ever before.
Ethiopia Police raid office, seize equipment, block rally, beat some
September 01, 2013 | By Associated Press*
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- An opposition leader in Ethiopia says police have prevented his group from staging a rally to demand the release of jailed activists.
Yilkal Getnet, who heads the opposition Blue party, said Sunday that police raided their headquarters in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Saturday night and beat up some party members. He said police also seized banners and equipment that would have been used during a street protest on Sunday.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- An opposition leader in Ethiopia says police have prevented his group from staging a rally to demand the release of jailed activists.
Yilkal Getnet, who heads the opposition Blue party, said Sunday that police raided their headquarters in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Saturday night and beat up some party members. He said police also seized banners and equipment that would have been used during a street protest on Sunday.
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