📣OSA Announcement Oromo Studies Association (OSA) has planned a webinar series for Jan. 7 and 14, 2023, on "Understanding the Causes of Collective Violence Against the Oromo People in Ethiopia: A Focus on the Experiences of Oromia Zones Bordering Amhara Region."

Call for papers to our #ECAS2023 conference nomadit.co.uk/conference/eca…

#OSA call for papers: “Constructing the Future: Authoritarianism and the Quest for Oromo Sovereignty” oromostudies.org/uncategorized/…

NEW REPORT | Gold Glitters, Grievances Grow This report by Asebe Regassa & Damena Abebe looks at #Ethiopia's gold rush in the Guji zones, exploring how political dynamics shape resource extraction & government responses to local grievances. Read here: rb.gy/9sv8c

Along with the English version, an Amharic summary of the report on Ethiopia's gold rush is now available. Find here: rb.gy/l70on

“The rise of Amharization” among Ari people- Dr. Julian Sommerschuh’s unfounded Claim. "It is unfortunate to unsuspecting readers and the people of #Aari that this totally biased and distorted paper will be in circulation for years and decades to come representing the dark side

Check out Juweria Ali's report on #oil and gas #extraction in Somali Regional State. This is the second Rift Valley Institute report in our series on the Political Economy of Resources in #Ethiopia's Peripheries. x.com/RVInews/status…

Jirra: #Oromo protest songs as weapons of resistance against domination in #Ethiopia. "Haacaalu underscores the continuity of oppression, particularly with the phrase, ‘Jirra hunda baachaa’ highlighting the impacts of the internal colonial system that impoverished peasants in

NEW REPORT | AFAR’S SALTY POLITICS #Ethiopia's salt industry in Afar demands reforms for inclusivity and fair competition. Addressing the trend of monopolisation is key. Report by Dereje Feyissa  & Abubeker Yasin Read here: rb.gy/01n5s

Fantastic new report by Dereje Feyissa & Abubeker Yasin on #Afar's 'salty politics' and the monopolization of Ethiopia's salt sector! x.com/RVInews/status… This is the third Rift Valley Institute report in the K4P series on the Political Economy of Resources in #Ethiopia's Peripheries.

#Wallagga is subjected to starvation and epidemic disease because of #AbiyAhmed’s regime’s acts of commission (war, displacement, siege, etc) and omission (deliberate abdication of responsibility to provide for necessary social [health] and… 1/n

Heartbreaking to learn that Kulani Hawas, an Oromo mother, was executed by Abiy’s Ethiopian army in Boset, East Shewa. She was arrested because her son is alleged member of the OLA. The army executed her along with many suspects under custody on October 30, 2023. RIP

Ethiopian protest music: the songs of Hachalu Hundessa reveal the struggles of the Oromo people #Hachalu #Hundessa theconversation.com/ethiopian-prot…

The songs of Hachalu Hundessa reveal the struggles of the #Oromo people. "Maalan Jira! (Do I even exist!)... tells of the occupation of Finfinne (what is today Addis Ababa) in the 1880s that dispossessed the Tulama Oromo clans.." theconversation.com/ethiopian-prot…

Gadaa: Symbol of Democratic and Peaceful Society. #Oromia #Ethiopia #Africa #Democracy curateoromia.com/gadaa-symbol-o… via Curate Oromia

A summary of our Policy Research on Resource Frontiers in Ethiopia

#Ethiopia: From Excellence to Emergency: A generation of students held hostage by conflict in Western #Oromia addisstandard.com/?p=44044 Western Oromia, once a hub of academic excellence in Ethiopia, is now grappling with the devastating effects of a six-year conflict. Students

A generation is lost due to a politically orchestrated crisis in Western Oromia

A "Dialogue" that aims to legitimize authoritarianism

Sirni #AbiyAhmed akkuma sirnoota abbaa hirree aangoo isaa gadi-jabeeffachuuf ajjeechaa suukanneessaa geggeessaa jira. Kuni waggoota 6n darban #Oromiyaa keessatti raawwachaa ture, ittis jira.