Ethiopian police foil plan to attack Addis Ababa airport

August 16, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ethiopian federal police said on Friday that they have uncovered explosive devices planted inside, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, averting a major tragedy.

Ethiopian Airlines planes at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport

Two explosives were found around the departure terminal of the country’s largest airport targeting the hundreds of passengers waiting to fly.

The incident created panic among passengers and caused a delay in flights until bomb disposal experts were able to dismantle the devices, which are believed to have been home made, and cleared the rest of the area for other explosive devices.

It is not clear how the attackers managed to pass the number of security check points at the airport.

A police official told Sudan Tribune that the nature of the attack is under investigation and it is yet to be determined if the attempt was a terrorist attack.

“It is safe now and no more threats. There is nothing to worry” about the source, who requested anonymity, said.

Airport authorities have placed the international airport on high alert with a heavy security presence.

Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is among Africa’s three busiest hubs.

(ST)

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Minneapolis College the first to offer Afaan Oromo in the U.S.

by Arijeta Lajka

(OPride) – The Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) will be the first college in the U.S. to offer an Afaan Oromo course this September, the instructor said.

Adjunct Instructor Mathias Gudina will be teaching a two-level course, Afaan Oromo I and II, starting this fall to introduce students to one of the ancient and most widely spoken languages in Africa.

Considered the lingua franca of Ethiopia, Afaan Oromo, the language of Oromo people, is the third most widely spoken language in the continent, after Hausa and Arabic. In the Horn of Africa alone, there are over 45 million native Afaan Oromo speakers.

Beginning this September, MCTC students will be able to advance themselves in Afaan Oromo. “This introductory course series will teach you how to read, write and speak the Oromo language as well as master Qubee Afaan Oromoo (the Oromo alphabet),” reads the online course description.

The idea for teaching Afaan Oromo as one of several foreign language courses offered by the college came when associate Professor Kano Baja approached Gudina, a former language instructor, with a proposal. 

Gudina then developed the lesson plan as part of the course offerings through the college's Continuing Education Unit. Administrators reviewed the proposal and later approved it. Oromo I and II are introductory courses that will focus on teaching the Oromo alphabet Qubee ­­– adopted from Latin letters in 1991 – Afaan Oromo grammar, sentence structures, and conversations. 

Both courses are open to all students and the general public. Since the course is new, it is expected that primarily Oromo speakers will sign up, however Gudina hopes that some non-Oromo speakers will also enroll in the class.

Gudina has taught Afaan Oromo since 1993 in Europe, Oromia, and the U.S. Most recently, in 2008, he taught introductory Afaan Oromo at Our Redeemer Oromo Evangelical Church in Minnesota.

"I wanted to take [the course] to higher education where there are more opportunities to use technology and a support system to deliver quality teaching,” Gudina said in an email response to OPride. 

In Ethiopia, under emperor Haile Selassie’s rule, the use of Oromo language was widely prohibited, especially in schools, government offices, and the media. When the Dergue regime was overthrown by a coalition of Oromo and other rebel fighters in 1991, Ethiopia began to recognize other languages and nationalities within its borders. 

The New Education and Training Policy allowed native languages to be established in school systems. Since 1994, Afaan Oromo is the official language of the Oromia region and is taught in both high schools and colleges. 

In order to become a professional in Oromo linguistics, literature and language, colleges in Oromia region now offer a BA in Afaan Oromo. Addis Ababa University has a Post Graduate Program.

One of the lower Cushitic language groups, Afaan Oromo is also spoken in parts of neighboring East and Horn of African countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, and Tanzania. It shares words and phonetics with Somali, Afar, and other Cushitic language groups.

In a world where technology has established English as the dominant global language, preserving foreign languages or taking language courses are as culturally significant as ever. Cognizant of this significance, Oromo activists from around the world took to social media to celebrate the news last week when it first became public.

Resources for learning Afaan Oromo online:

1. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Afaan_Oromo/Alphabet
2. http://www.oromiffa.com/
3. http://www.digitaldialects.com/Oromo.htm
4. http://www.freelang.net/dictionary/oromo.php
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromo_language
6. http://www.qubee.org/
7. http://www.opride.com/aadula/Oromo%20language.pdf
8. http://windowsodaanabee.webs.com

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Ethiopia: The Justice System Becoming a Political Tool in Ethiopia

HRLHA - Calls for Reversal of Racially and Politically Motivated Sentences

August 15, 2013

Press Release

The Federal High Court of Ethiopia sentenced 21 Oromo Nationals (most of whom are university students) 

to as much as 2-8 years in prison on 7th August, 2013. The report HRLHA received indicates that all of them have spent about three years pending trials on alleged charges of collaborating with the opposition organization of Oromo Liberation Front with the intention of committing terrorist crimes. According to information obtained by HRLHA through its correspondents, most of the defendants were very young Oromo students picked up at different times from different universities and colleges in the regional state of Oromia and other parts of the country.

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Commander Tesfaye, who ordered the Kofale Massacre, was killed by OLA

The Woyane military commander, Tesfaye, based in Bishoftuu, was killed on August 10, 2013. He is responsible for killing about a dozen innocent Muslim prayers including children and women, on August 5, 2013 (See bold text in Afaan Oromoo below)

Oromiyaa Bakkoota Adda Addaatti WBOn Injifannoo Galmeessaa Jiraachuu Ajaji Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo Beesise

(Madda Oduu ABO/MOA/Hagayya 14, 2013) Humni addaa WBO Godina Wallagga Bahaa keessa sosso’u tarkaanfii Hagayya 12, 2013 fudhateen qabeenya miliyoonaan shallagamu barbadeessuu ajaji WBO Godinaa Wallagga Bahaa beeksise. Humni addaa WBO tarkaanfii kana kan fudhate Ona Haroo Limmuu bakka Yaasoo jedhamutti oggaa tahu qabeenyi barbadeeffames kan inveestera Wayyaanee Ibraahiim Asaffaa jedhamuu ti.
Tarkaanfii kanaanis:
1. Saliixa kuntaala 600
2. Boqqolloo kuntaala 800 fi
3. Nuugii kuntaala 400 barbadeeffamuu ibsi bahe ni hubachiisa. Inveestarri
Wayyaanee kun qonnaan bultoota Oromoo fi Gumuz naannoo sana jiraatan lafa isaanii irraa ari’uun kan qotataa turee fi ummata dararuun beekamu dha. Ummatootni naannoo addatti ammo ummatni Oromoo tarkaanfii fudhatame kanaan gammachuu itti dhaga’ame ifatti ibsatanii, WBOn gaachanaa fi abdii ummata Oromoo ti jechuun cinaa kan dhaabbatuu itti fufan tahuu beeksisanii jiran.

Gama kaaniin humni addaa WBO waraana mootummaa Wayyaaneef qajeelfama kennuun kan ilmaan Oromoo Kofaleetti fccisiise Komander Tasfayee irratti tarkaanfii fudhate. Tarkaanfii hammeenyaa fi gara jabinaa ilmaan Oromoo irratti fudhatamaa ture keessatti hogganaa Faxinoo magaalaa Bishooftuu qooda ol aanaa kan qabaachaa ture Komander Tasfaayyee irratti tarkaanfiin kun kan fudhatame Hagayya 10, 2013 tahuu ibsi WBO hubachiise. Hogganaan waraana Wayyaanee kun kanaan duras Kaaba Shawaa Ona Dagam keessatti ilmaan Oromoo mana hidhaatti kan guursisaa fi ajjeesisaa ture tahuu kan hubachiise ibsi WBO tarkaanfii irratti fudhatame kanaan haalaan madaa’ee hospitaala Koriyaa keessatti waldhaanamaa kan jiru tahuu addeessee jira.

Tarkaanfii gara jabinaa Ona Kofaleetti fudhatame kanaan ilmaan Oromoo fayyaaleyyii fi meeshaa maleeyyii 20 ol ajjeefamuu namootni naannoo hubachiisaniiru.

Kana malees humni Addaa WBO humna farra ummataa irratti tarkaanfii fudhate. WBO Godinaa Wallagga Bahaa keessa sosso’u humna diinaa sababa WBO sakattaana jedhuun ummata irra qubsiifamee ummata saamaa, doorsisaa fi yakka gudeeddii raawwataa jiru, Ona Limmuu Galiilaa bakka Baddeessaa Gammadaa jedhamutti haleeluun midhaa guddaa irraan gahuu ajajni WBO godinaa kanaa beeksise. Tarkaanfii humna addaa WBO Hagayya 3, 2013 kanaan loltoota Wayyaanee ajjeefaman keessatti ajajaa 10 Taddasaa Danieel akkasumas Fiqaaduu Dessalee kan jedhaman kan argaman oggaa tahu miseensotni humna saglii bobbaatee hedduu haalaan madaa’uu ibsi bahe dabalee hubachiisa. Humni addaa WBO tarkaanfii kana fudhate gochaa diinummaa ummata Oromoo irratti humni diinaa raawwataa jiruuf mootummaan naannoo Oromiyaa fi bulchiinsi godinaa Wallaggaa itti gaafatamoo tahuu beeksisee, kanneen gochaa diinummaa waraana Wayyaaneef tumsaa fi golgaa tahan hunda irratti tarkaanfii kan fudhatu tahuu hubachiise.

Akkasumas gootichi WBO Godinaalee Ormiyaa gara garaa keessatti tarkaanfii diina irratti fudhataa jiruun diina irraan miidhaa adda addaa dhaqqabsiisaa jira. Akka kanaan humni addaa WBO Oromiyaa Bahaa keessa sosso’u Adoolessa 22, 2013 Harargee Dhihaa Ona Mi’eessoo bakkoota Doddotaa fi Bareedaa-Calloo jedhamutti lola dheeraa adeemsiseen waraana diinaa 21 hojii ala taasise. Ibsi Ajaja WBO Godinaa Harargee Bahaa akka hubachiisetti waraana diinaa gaaga’ame keessaa 7 battalumatti kan ajjeefaman, 14 ammoo madoo tahuu beeksise. Tarkaanfii WBO diina irratti fudhate kanaanis ummatni naannoo gammachuu fi deggersa WBOf gabu mul’isee jira.

I.U.Of!!

–Oromo Liberation Front

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Ibsa Qeerroo Bilisummaa: Murtiin Dabaa Barattoota Oromoo Yuuniversitii Adda Addaa fi Duulli Uummata Oromoo Irratti Baname Qabsoo Oromoo Galii Hin Hanqisu

በተለያዩ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች በሚገኙ የኦሮሞ ልጆች ላይ የተላለፈ ኢፍትሀዊ ውሳኔ እና በኦሮሞ ህዝብ ላይ የተከፈተው ዘመቻ ትግሉን ከግብ እንዳይደርስ አያደርገውም

የወጣቱ (ቄሮ) የነፃነት መግለጫ

እ.ኤ.አ ነሐሴ/2013 የወያኔው ፍርድ ቤት ባዋለው ችሎት በእነ ደቻሳ ዊርቱ መዝገብ በተከሰሱ 24 የኦሮሞ ተማሪዎች ላይ ያስተላለፈው ውሳኔ ከእውነት የራቀና ሆን ተብሎ በኦሮሞ ህዝብ ላይ የተከፈተው ዘመቻ አካል ነው፡፡ በመሆኑም ለዚህ ኢፍትሀዊ ውሳኔ የወያኔ መንግስት እና ቅጥረኞቹ በኦሮሞ ህዝብ ላይ እያደረሱ ለሚገኙት ወደር የሌለው ግፍ እና በደል ከተጠያቂነት አያመልጡም፡፡

የወያኔ መንግስት የኦሮሞ ተማሪዎችን ከተለያዩ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች በመሰብሰብ “የኢፌዲሪ መንግስት በአግባቡ እና በፍትሀዊነት የኦሮሞን ህዝብ እያገለገለ አይደለም እያላችሁ ህዝቡ በመንግስት ላይ እንዲያምፅ ለማድርግ አስተባብራችኋል ስለዚህ በአሸባሪነት ወንጀል ተጠያቂ ናችሁ” በማለት የከሰሳቸው ሲሆን ችሎት በማቋቋም በኦሮሞ ልጆች ላይ የረዥም እና የአጭር ጊዜ እስራት ብይን አስተላልፎባቸዋል፡፡ የመብት ጥያቄ ለመጠየቅና ሰልፍ ለመውጣት አስባችኋል በማለት ተማሪዎችን ማሰር እና ከትምህርት ገበታቸው ላይ ማባረር ለረጅም አመታት ሲፈፀም የቆየ ነው፡፡ “የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ሰልፍ ሊወጣ ነው ብላችኋል” በማለት ተማሪዎችን በህዝባዊ አመፅ አስተባባሪነት በመፈረጅ አሰቃቂ ድርጊት ከመፈፀሙም በላይ ኢ-ፍትሀዊ ውሳኔ ስለተላለፈባቸው ብሄራዊ የኦሮሞ ወጣቶች ንቅናቄ ይህን ድርጊት በጥብቅ ያወግዘዋል፡፡ የወያኔ መንግስት የኦሮሞ ተማሪዎችን በማሰር እና የኦሮሞን ህዝብ ከመኖሪያ አካባቢው በማፈናቀል የፖለቲካ ችግሩን ለመፍታት መሞከሩ የህዝቡን የፀረ ባርነት ትግል መቀልበስ እንደማይችል እንገነዘባለን፡፡

የኦሮሞ ተማሪዎች በአንድ በኩል የፀረ ባርነት ትግሉን ለማቀናጀት አስባችኋል እየተባሉ እየተወነጀሉና እየታሰሩ የሚገኙ ሲሆን በሌላ በኩል ደግሞ ባልፈፀሙት ድርጊት አሸባሪ ተብሎ በመፈረጅ ትርጉም የሌለው ክስ ቀርቦባቸው የእስር ውሳኔ ከተሰጠባቸው መካከል፡-

1. ተማሪ ደቻሳ ዊርቱ፡- ከሀሮማያ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ከ 8 ዓመት፣
2. ተማሪ ኤቢሳ ራቴሳ፡- ከኦምቦ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 8 ዓመት፣
3. ተማሪ አዳሙ ሽፈራው፡- ከአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 8 ዓመት፣
4. አቶ በርሲሳ ለሚ፡- የአዲስ አበባ ነዋሪ ሲሆን 4 ዓመት፣
5. መምህር ብርሃኑ እምሩ፡- የኮተቤ ኮሌጅ መምህር ሲሆን 4 ዓመት፣
6. ተማሪ ጌቱ ሳቃታ፡- ከአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 3 ዓመት፣
7. ተማሪ ሴና መረራ፡- ከአርባ ምንጭ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 3 ዓመት፣
8. ጋዜጠኛ አለሙ ተሾመ፡- የአዲስ አበባ ነዋሪ ሲሆን 3 ዓመት፣
9. ተማሪ ዲሪብሳ ዳምጤ፡- ከአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 3 ዓመት፣
10. ተማሪ ስለሺ ሶሪ፡- ከሃሮማያ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 3 ዓመት፣
11. ተማሪ አብዲሳ ጉደታ፡- ከመዳወላቡ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 3 ዓመት፣
12. ተማሪ መሬሳ ኃ/ኢየሱስ፡- ከአዲስ አበባ የግል ኮሌጅ 3 ዓመት፣
13. ተማሪ ደሜ ዘሪሁን፡- ከአዲስ አበባ የግል ኮሌጅ 3 ዓመት፣
14. ተማሪ አብዲ ደረጀ፡- ከወለጋ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 4 ዓመት፣
15. ተማሪ አለማየሁ ራጋሳ፡- ከሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 3 ዓመት፣
16. ተማሪ ደረጀ ጌቱ፡- 3 ዓመት፣
17. ተማሪ ዳግም በቀለ፡- ከአዳማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 3 ዓመት፣
18. ተማሪ ጌታቸው አበራ፡- ከሻምቡ 3 ዓመት፣
19. ተማሪ ሻፊ ሰኢድ፡- ከጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ 3 ዓመት፣
20. ጅሬኛ ደሳለኝ፡- 3 ዓመት ከ3 ወር፣
21. አለማየሁ ረጋሳ፡- 3 ዓመት፣
22. ሻሼ ሰኢድ፡- 3 ዓመት፣
23. መምህር ለሚ፡- 4 ዓመት፣ እንዲሁም
24. አለሙ ተሾመ፡- 3 ዓመት እስራት ተፈርዶባቸዋል፡፡

ከላይ ስማቸው የተገለጹት የኦሮሞ ተማሪዎች ያለምንም ጥፋት ከተለያዩ የትምህርት ተቋማት ከትምህርት ገበታቸው በመያዝ የታሰሩ ሲሆን ይህ መንግስት በኦሮሞ ተወላጆች ላይ እየወሰደ ያለው የጠላትነት ውሳኔ የተጨቋኙን ህዝብ ቁስል የበለጠ ያደማል እንጂ ትግሉ እንደማያቆም መታወቅ አለበት፡፡

ብሄራዊ የኦሮሞ ወጣቶች ንቅናቄ የኢፌዲሪ መንግስት በኦሮሞ ላይ የሚፈፅመውን አረመኔያዊ ድርጊት እንዲያቆም በጥብቅ ያሳስባል፡፡

ትግሉ ይቀጥላል! የባርነት አገዛዝ ይወድቃል!

ድል ለኦሮሞ ህዝብ!

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ነሀሴ 2013 አዲስ አበባ

Murtiin Dabaa Barattoota Oromoo Yuuniversitii Adda Addaa fi Duulli Uummata Oromoo Irratti Baname Qabsoo Oromoo Galii Hin Hanqisu

Ibsa Qeerroo Bilisummaa

Hagayya gaafa 7 bara 2013 Manni Murtii Wayyaanee dhaddacha ooleen galmee barataa Dachaasaa Wiiruu jalatti barattoota Oromo 24 irratti murtii fudhate murtii haqa irraa jallatee fi duula ta’e jedhamee ummata Oromoo irratti baname waan ta’eef jallina haqa Oromoo kanaaf mootummaan Wayyaanees ta’e gartuun sirnicha tajaajiluun miidha hanga hin qabne baratootaa fi addattis ummata Oromoo irraan gahaniif gaafatama jalaa hin bahan.

Baratoota Oromoo Yuuniversitiilee adda addaa irraa walitti qabuun himata “mootummaa EPRDF mootummaa haqaa fi ummata Oromoo sirnaan tajaajilaa hin jiru jechuun ummata mootummaa irratti kakaasuuf qindooftanii waan jirtaniif maqaa shororkeessummaan yakkamtan” jechuun mootummaan Wayyaanee baratoota Oromoo dhaddacha isaa dhaabee murtii hidhaa wagga dheeraa fi gabaabaa irratti murteessee jira. Oromoon mirga akka gaafatuuf jettanii gara fuula duraatti hiriira bahuuf mariyataa jirtu jechuun barattoota yeroo hidhanii fi barnoota irraa ar’inan baroota dheeraaf muldhatee jira. “Ummati Oromoo gara fuula duraatti hiriira bahuuf jettu” jechuun barattoota maqaa qindeessummaan qabamanii yakka gara malee fi murtiin dabaa Wayyaanee irratti jigaa waan jiruuf sochiin dargaggoota Oromoo biyyoolessaa gochaa kana gadi jabeessee balaaleffata. Mootummaan Wayyaanee barattoota Oromoo hidhuu fi ummata Oromoo qe’ee irraa buqisuun rakkoo siyaasaa furuuf tattafachuun qabsoo diddaa ummata Oromoo tasa dhaamsuu akka hin dandeenye kanuma waliin beeksifna.

Baratooti Oromoo gama tokkoon FDG qindeessuuf yaadaniittu sababa jedhuun yakkamanii hidhamaa gama biraan ammo waan wal hin fakkaanne jecha shororkeessummaa itti maxxansuun himata hiikkaa hin qabneen itti banamee kanneen murtiin irratti kenname keessaa:

1. Barataa Dachaasaa Wiirtuu barataa Yuunivarsiiti Haroo Ammaayyaa hidhaa Waggaa saddetiin (8)
2. Barataa Ebbisaa Raatessaa barataa Yuunivarsitii Amboo hidhaa waggaa saddetiin (8)
3. Barataa Addamuu Shifarraa barataa Yuunivarsiitii Finffinnee hidha waggaa saddetin (8)
4. Obboo Barsiisaa Lammii jiraataa Finfinnee irraa hidhaa waggaa afur (4)
5. Barsisa Biraanuu Imiruu barsiisaa Koollii Kotobee hidhaa waggaa afur (4)
6. Barataa Geetuu Saqqataa barataa Yuunivarsitii Finfinnee hidhaa waggaa 3 fi batii 3
7. Barataa Seenaa Mararaa barataa Yunivarsiitii Arbaa Mincii hidhaa waggaa sadii (3)
8. Gazixeessaa Alemuu Tashoomee jiraataa Finfinnee irraa hidhaa waggaa sadii (3)
9. Barataa Dirriibsaa Damxee Yuunivarsiitii Finfinnee irraa hidhaa waggaa sadii(3)
10. Barataa Silaashii Soorii barataa Yuunivarsiitii Haroo Ammayyaa hidhaa waggaa (3)
11. Barataa Abdiisaa Guddataa barataa Yuunivarsiitii Maddaa Walaabuu hidhaa waggaa sadii 3. fi batii 3
12. Barataa Mirreessaa H/Yesuus Finfinnee kolleejjii dhunfaa irraa hidhaa waggaa (3)
13. Barataa Damee Zarihuun barata Finfinnee Koolleejjii dhunfaa hidhaa waggaa (3)
14. Barataa Abdii Darajjee barataa Yuunivarsiitii Wallaaggaa hidhaa waggaa (4)
15. Barataa Alamayyoo Raggaasaa barataa Yuunivarsiitii Hawaasaa hidhaa waggaa (3)
16. Barataa Darajjee Geetuu hidhaa waggaa sadii (3)
17. Barataa Daagiim Baqqalee barataa Yuunivarsiitii Adaamaa hidha waggaa sadii (3)
18. Barataa Geetachoo Abarraa Shaambuu irraa hidhaa waggaa sadii (3)
19. Barataa Shaafii Said barataa Yuunivarsitii Jimmaa hidhaa waggaa sadii (3)
20. Jireenyaa Dassaaleny Waggaa (3)
21. Alamaayyoo Raggaasaa Waggaa (3)
22. Shaashee Sayid Waggaa (3)
23. Barsiisaa Lammii Waggaa (4)
24. Alamuu Tashoomaa Waggaa (3)

Kanneen jedhaman barattooti Oromoo balleessaa tokkoon malee dhaabbilee barnootaa garaagaraa irraa qabamuun keenneen hidhaman yeroo ta’u, mootummaan kun murtii diinummaa lammii Oromoo irratti fudhataa jiru madaa uumata cinqurfamaa daran jabeessaa deema malee akka hin dhinsinee fi qabsoo irraa hin dhaamne beekamaa dha. Sochiin daraggoota Oromoo biyyooleessaa (Qeerroo Bilisummaan) gochaan hammeen Oromoo irratti EPRDF raawwatu kun akka dhaabbatu gadi fageessee beeksisa.

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Injifatnoon Ummata Oromoof!

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Hagayya 13,2013 Finfinnee

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Ati dura Oromoo moo itophiyaa dhaa? Gaaffii juujuu akkamiiti? | Are you first Oromo or Ethiopian? What question of a naïve?

Ibsaa Guutama | Hagayya 13, 2013

Ibsaa Guutama | August 13, 2013

Ati dura Oromoo moo itophiyaa dhaa? Gaaffii juujuu akkamiiti?

Are you first Oromo or Ethiopian? What question of a naïve?

Oromiyaan waggoota dhibbaa oliif qabaa Itophiyaa humnaan itt fe’ame jala jirti. Kanaaf sabaawoti Oromoo waan hariiroo sabgidduu ilaalutt kelladarbii (passport) nambiyyummaa see qabatanii deemu. Oromoma  keessaa  illee mammiin  Oromoon saba of danda’e ta’uu kan keessaa hin baane jiru. Jireenyi saanii daddaaqinaa fi dudhama dhabuutu keessa guute. Alii republika Oromiyaa walaba dhaabuuf kan kutatan waliin joga’u. Alii walqixxummaan nambiyyummaan Itophiyaa nu hayyamamnaan nu gaha jedhu. Eessa akka isaan ijaajjan baruun hammuma eessa akka isaan hin ijaajjinee baruu dhibaa dha. Sun tuffii nyaaphaf karaa bane.

Oromiyaa is under forced Ethiopian occupation for over a century. For this reason Oromo nationals carry her passport for concerns of international relations. Among the Oromo there are some that are not yet liberated from doubt that Oromiyaa can be a self sustaining entity. For this reason their lives are filled with wavering and lack of commitment. At times they roll on with those determined to establish independent republic of Oromiyaa. At other times they say it would be enough for us if we are granted Ethiopian citizenship as equals. To know where they stand is becoming as baffling as where they are not.

Hobbaati kolonummaa bara dheeraa fi hanqina birmadumma sammuutu haala akkasii uuma.  Nyaaphi jara akkasii ilaaluun gargar baasee rukutuuf anjaa kan argate itt fakkaata. Mamtuun ati dura Oromoo moo Itophiyaa dha yoo jedhaman isa lammaffaatu afanitt dhufaa. Jarri akkasii jara Amerkanoti “Uncle Tom”, yk Oromoon “Galtuu” jedhaniini. Jara akkasitt kan baratantu Oromo argan hunda gaaffii tuffii “ati dura mali?” jedhu kan gaafatan. Oromo an dura Oromoo dha  jedhanii fi an dura Itophiyaa dha jedhaniitt hiranii waldura dhaabbachiisuu tattaafatu. Gidduu darbe mooraa Habashaa fi Oromo keessatt waca kan kaase gaaffi ati dura Itophiyaa moo Oromoo dha jedhuuf deebii kenname ture. Oromtichi “An dura Oromoo dha” jechuu saatiif mooraa Habashaatii haddheessaa fi arrabsoon itt robe agarreerra. Sana irratt sabboonaan Oromoo biraa yaada ofii ifsatee ture. Biyyi inni keessa jiru mirgi of ifsuu heeraan kan eegame. Habashooti ala jiran “mirga ilmoo namaatu Wayyaaneen tuqame, abalu faatu maaf of ifsitan jedhamanii hidhaman” jechuun Mootummaa Itophiyaa amma angoo irra jiru balaaleffataa, hiriira itt bahaa oolu. Yero isaanitt dhufu garuu biyya olhantummaaan seeraa jiru hamaa jalaa itt baqatan kana keessatt Oromoon maaf xiixa jechuun burququ. Si’ana burquqquun hin dhiifnee Oromticha yaada ifsate jenne butanii gorra’uuf yoo aggaman nammi itt baanaan dhiisanii baqachuu dhageenye. Oromoon alaaba ofii balalisuu erga jalqabanii fi qasaawoti ifatt nuti Itophiyaa miti jedhanii erga labsanii kurnan lama darbaniiru.  Gurguddoon Habashaa haala wareegama Ilmaan Oromoo kumaa fi kitilaan uumame kana utuma arganii haaluu yaalu. Gubbaatt Oromoon eenyummaa ofii maman akka jiran himuu yaallee jira. Jara fuula itt agarsiisan akkasii irraa ka’anii Oromoo hundi kaayyoo walabummaa akka hin utubnett fudhatani. “An dura Oromoo dha” jechuunuu akka waan raajiitt itt dhagahame. Sanan akaakuun tuffii nyaaphaa bara abbaa lafaa kulkulfataa jirachuu hubanna. Ija laafuu fi harka kennachuun bakkatt hin deebisu. Gaaffiin  “Ati dura Oromoo dhaa?” jedhu ofirrummaa fi wa’ee Oromo  irratt beekumsa dhabina iyyaafatichi qabu beekama agarsiisa. Oromoon of baran buuba nyaapha kana akka afuuffee uratee afuura baafachaa jiruutt fudhatu. Nama dhiibbaa haala naannaa jala dhaabbachuu hin dandeenye, damaqina malbulchaa hin qabneetu akkas ta’a. Nammi lammiin Oromoo ta’e dura Oromoo dha, boodas Oromoo dha. Eenyummaa sabummaa, sabummaa saa waliin dorgomu hin qabu. Kanaaf dhaadannoon saa “An dura Oromoo dhaa” utuu hin ta’in silaa “An yoomuu Oromoo dha” kan jedhu ta’a jechuu dha. Habashaan waggaa dhibbaa oliif dhiddhiitanii, rirritanii eenyuma saanii haquuf hedduu dhama’ani. Seera, aadaa, dudhaa fi afaan saa akka dhimma itt hin baane waanjallaa godhani. Sun hunduu ta’ee galati qotee bulaa saanii hin badinii irraa oolfatanii yoonaan ga’ani. Amma erga ijoollee ofii barsifatanii booda sun caalaatt misa malee duubatt deebi’a jedhanii yaaduun ofirrummaa ija baase.  Hololli maqaa balleessaa fi busheessaa gurguddoo Habashaa angoo irra konkolaataniin oofamaa jiru itt fufa imaammata abboolii saanii kan Oromoo hoggansa dhabsiisuuf godhamaa tureen adda miti. Yoo akka abboolii itt tole isaanis ajjeechaa eegaluu danda’u, akkuma dhiheenya yaalanii. Yeroon imaammati darban hundi geengoo seenaa dhaabuu akka hin dandeenye mirkaneesseera.. Haa ta’u malee wal amantee fi walqixxummaan hidhata fedha bilisa irratt hundaawe ollaan ummachuu hin danda’u hin jedhamu. Bakka sana hin ummatinitt gaffii “Ati jalqaba maanni?” jedhu kan wal hin beeknetu walgaafata. Garuu roorrisaa fi kan itt roorrifame yoo akka wal hin beeknee ta’an nama dhibuu hin dhiisu. Oromtichi itt roorrifama bahe akka itti of ilaalu himachuun maal nama oriisisa? Dammaquu saa arganii “Ati nuwi malee of hin taatuu deebi’ii rafi” jechuu kajeelanii. “Kan lafatt jibban ka’ee sitt sirbuu jedha” isa intalli jette sana ta’a.  Dhaadannoo “an dura Oromoo dha” jedhu si’ana golee baaqulaa Oromoon itt argamu hunda keessaa wal jalaa qabamaa jira. Jechi kun filmata biraaf banaa kan dhiisu fakkaata. Kanaaf kutannoo dhabinni kan keessa jiru akka hin fakkanne rimsama an yoomuu Oromoo dha jedhu calaqisuun yoo dandahame dansa. Oromoo fi ummatoota kibbaa irratt fanfanni yoo jiraate iyyuu akka seera addunyaa fi empayerichaatt nambiyyumaa (citizenship) koloneeffataa saaniitt lakaawamu. Itophiyyummaan kan humnaan itt fe’ame malee fedha bilisaan kan filatan miti. Qabsaawotis sana akka filmaata lammaffaati hin fudhatani. Kan walabummaa Oromiyaa akka abjuutt ilaalan sun bifa jijjiirratee akka itt fufu fedhu. Oromtich dardara ta’ullee naamusa qabeessa. Wan gaafatame damboobaan deebise malee nokkorroo hin seenne. “An dura Oromoo dha” jedhe malee kan jedhamuu qabu “An Itophiyaa miti” hin jenneenii.  Utuu sana jedheenii maaltu ta’a  ture laata? Homtuu hin ta’u, tarii isa ifatt Oromoof walabummaa malee filmaati biraa akka hin baafne ejjennoo fudhachiisuun yoo dudhama galchu, gara saaniitiin kan amma akka saree gadoodan akka harree halaaksisaan ta’a. Naamusi dardaricha ilaalcha saanii “atsummaa” saxile. Oromoon qoccolloo ganda keessaa bira darbee bara baaquleessaa kana saboota addunyaa waliin karaa itt dorgomu karoorfataa jira. Yeroof malee bittaa empayera ofirraa fonqolchuun fagoo hin ta’u.  Of hin beeknee fi bor hin hedneetuu eenyummaa Oromoo gaafata. Oromoon ummata ollaa saa hunda obbolummaan ilaala. Kan ilaalcha saanii akkasii akka dadhabinaatt fudhatan itt bahi saa maal akka tahuu danda’u dursanii heduu qabu. Naannaa keenyatt nagaa fi tasgabii yoo buufne qofa akka Afrikaa kabajchiifnu beekamuun dansa. Ummatooti naannaa nagaa barbaaduu. Duulli samichaa fi bololli aangoo gurguddoon Habashaa kara karaan itt jiran bu’aa hundee qabu waan argamsiisuufi miti. Ollaa waliin qayyabannoo naga qabeessa yoo tolfatan jireenya guddinnaa fi gammachuun keessa guute ummatoota saanii argamsiisuu danda’u. Kanaaf hundi saanii ofiif ulfina yoo fedhan mirga ummatoota hundaa beekuu qabu. Bakka duriitt deebi’uuf yaada qaban dhaaban kolonoota durii akka miltoo wal qixxeett fudhachuu qabu. Ummatooti sun isaan jaallatanis jibbanis ifaajee ofiin mirgaa fi ulfina saanii kabajchiifachuun hin oolu. Haa ta’u malee nagaan gargar ba’uun hundaaf anjaa qaba. Kiniinii hadhooftu kan Oromummaa saaniin boonan duras boodas Oromoo akka ta’an liqimsuuf qophii ta’uun barbaachisaa dha.  Akka sabaa fi lammii addaanjiroott  Oromummaa saanii kan mulquu;  yooka nambiyyummaan Itophiyaa fedha saanii bilisa malee itt fufaa akka deemu  gochuu kan danda’u hin jiru. Oromoon yoomiyyuu Oromoo malee kan biraa hin taa’anii!! Qabsoon Oromoo kallattii halleen hanga injifannoott itt fufa!!! Ibsaa Guutama Hagayya 2013 >ayyaantuu

It opened the way for contempt of the enemy. Their condition is the result of more than a hundred years of occupation and lack of mental liberation. Observing those types enemies thought they got advantage to divide and attack Oromo. They know if they are asked “are you first Oromo or Ethiopian?” what first come to running dogs lips will be the second one. Such are those Americans call “Uncle Tom” and Oromo call “Galtuu”. The adversary took for granted that all Oromo are like them and ask those they come across, “who are you first Ethiopian or?” with contempt. They wanted to set Oromoo against each other by dividing them into those that say “first Oromo” and “first Ethiopia”. The cacophony heard recently in reactionary Habashaa camp and Oromo camps was the result of the question “are you Oromo or Ethiopian first?” Some days ago we have also seen the barrage of insults and defamations poured over an Oromo from Habashaa camp for saying “I am first an Oromo”. Another Oromoo nationalist had expressed himself on this issue. In the country he resides the right of expressing oneself is protected by constitution. Habashaa in the Diaspora are seen daily condemning the incumbent Ethiopian Government through mass media and street demonstrations for breach of human rights and the right of self expression. But when it comes to them, in this country where rule of law is supreme and in which they took shelter fleeing from injustice it does not work. They become furious and do not tolerate even a hissing sound from an Oromo. This time they did not stop with fury but kidnapped the Oromo that commented on the issue and were ready to hack him when unexpectedly someone appeared on the scene and they run away before they performed the operation. It is now over two decades since the Oromo started to fly their own colors and activists officially declared that they are not Ethiopians. Habashaa elites are taking Oromo struggle that thousands were sacrificed for, as if nothing happened. Judging from few conformists they have convinced themselves that all Oromo have no objective for independence. They were surprised hearing “I am Oromo first” from their historic serf. Enemy contempt of the feudal days is relapsing. Shying and surrendering cannot make it to rest. Asking questions “Are you Oromo first?” shows only arrogance and ignorance as ever of the interviewer about Oromo struggle. Conscious Oromo take violent acts of the enemy for a leaking balloon. It is only one that is unable to stand surrounding pressure and does not have political consciousness that behaves in that manner. An ethnically Oromoo is first Oromo and then after too. One also does not have a competing nationality at the same time. For this reason the slogan is not “I am first Oromo” but will be “I am an Oromo ever”. The Habashaa had pounded and rubbed down for over a hundred years to delete their identity but in vain. They made it crime to use one’s law, culture, religion, tradition and language. Thanks to their peasants they are able to preserve it and save so long under all that happened. Now to expect going back after their children are educated rather than developing more is naked arrogance. Propaganda for defamation and denigrating being advanced by Habashaa elites that fell down from grace is not new; it is continuation of the policy of their fathers that was aimed at denying Oromo viable leadership. If they get a fitting time, they will follow their footsteps and continue assassinations like one tried recently. . Time has proved that all past policies were unable to stop the wheel of history. However it cannot be said that neighbors cannot form relations based on trust and equality based on free will. At a time when such relations were not formed it is only strangers that ask “What are you first?” But it will be strange for oppressor and the oppressed to behave like one. What makes one rant if an oppressed Oromo tell how he views himself? Seeing that he is awake they wished to tell him “go back to sleep you are us and cannot be yourself”. It is like the Oromo girl said “One that one abhors his sight even when sited, gets up and asks for a dance”. The slogan “I am first Oromo” is being chanted in all corners of the glob where Oromo are found. This saying seems to leave an opening to another alternative. If possible it would be better for it to reflect the concept that I am Oromo at all times so that it is not interpreted as having inbuilt lack of determination. Even if there is discrimination against Oromo and the Southern peoples they are considered Ethiopian citizens according to International and law of the empire. Being Ethiopian is not by choice but imposed on them by force against their free will. Therefore that is not to be considered as a second choice by activists. If there are those that advocate keeping that with some face changes, they will be only those that are against kaayyoo of independence. The Oromo mentioned above though youthful is disciplined. He answered what he was asked politely without squabble. He said only “I am first Oromo” and did not say what should have been replied for such arrogant question “I am not an Ethiopian”. What would have happened had he said so? Nothing, but it would commit him publicly to independence of Oromiyaa as the only position on his part and on their side that could have made them bray like asinine rather than howl like a dog. By his civility the young Oromo exposed their imperatorial arrogance. Oromo had gone far beyond local verbal skirmishes at this age of globalization and started to think how to compete with nations of the world. Only short time is left before they get rid of the empire’s rule once and for all. It is only the unconscious and one who does not take tomorrow into account that question Oromo identity. Oromo views all neighboring peoples as siblings. Those that take such view as weakness should pause and consider consequences before hand. It is only if we bring peace and stability to our region that we bestow respect on Africa. Peoples in the region desire peace. The campaign from all directions for plundering and power mongering by Habashaa elites will not have any lasting benefit. They can achieve a life of progress and happiness for their people if only they could reach peaceful understanding with neighboring peoples. For this reason if all expect respect for themselves they should recognize the right of all peoples. They have to cease nostalgia for their past and start to consider their old colonies as their equal partners. Whether they like it or not those peoples are going to force their rights respected by their own efforts. But smooth break can have advantage for all. The must be ready to swallow the bitter pill that those that are proud of their Oromummaa are first and last Oromo. No one can deprive them their Oromummaa as a national and ethnic entity; or for Ethiopian citizenship to continue ad infinitum without their free consent. Oromo will always be only Oromo!! Oromo struggle shall continue in all dimensions until victory!!! Ibsaa Guutama August 2013