OMN (Oromia Media Network) Tasked to Serve the Majority Hitherto Systematically Excluded from Media in Ethiopia

By Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni*

When one looks at the media landscape in Ethiopia (both the print and the broadcasting media), for more than one century, successive Ethiopian regimes have used the public resources and government apparatus to build, educate and inform only the Amharic-speaking segment of the population (not necessarily the ethnic Amhara per se), which constitutes less than one fourth of the Ethiopian population.

The century-long segregationist government media policy has enabled this Amharic-speaking group to fortify itself in the urban areas, government civil service institutions, religious and cultural institutions of all sorts; and specifically, it has enabled this group to be the economically and politically favored and empowered. The economic, political, linguistic, social and cultural fabrics and institutions of the over 70 percent of the Ethiopian population had been forcefully and systematically dismantled; and the people were left in the dark for the silent communal extermination over a period of time.

Even today, almost all media institutions established in the name ofEthiopia by the elements of this group, both at home and in the Diaspora, serve the exclusive interests of this group. To the utter dismay of the 75% of the marginalized and segregated segment of the Ethiopian population, even foreign government media outlets, such as the United States Government funded Voice of America (VOA)’s Amharic radio program, and the German Government funded Deutsche Welle’s Amharic program are systematically made to serve the exclusive interests of this group; all in the name of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian people.

The advent of the Oromia Media Network (OMN), soon to be inaugurated, on this segregationist media environment in Ethiopia is one major step forward to reach the hitherto excluded Oromo people, who constitute over 40 percent of the Ethiopian population. To further create a credible alternative media platform that reaches the more than 70% of the Ethiopian population excluded by the old segregationist media policy, continued measures need to be taken by including the excluded segment of our people in the South and make our people the beneficiary of the 21st century information driven global economic, political and cultural progresses. Congratulations to all the initiators, organizers and supporters of the Oromia Media Network.

* Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni is an Attorney & Counselor at Law, and a former Legal Affairs Advisor in the Permanent Mission of Ethiopia to the United Nations.

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Gaaffiin Mirgaa Ummataa fi Barattoota Oromoo Godina Jimmaan Qabsiifame Dhaamsuuf Waraanni Wayyaanee Heddumminaan Bobba’e

(Qeerroo) Gabaasaa FDG: Guraandhalaa 24/2014 Godina Jimmaa, fi Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaatti FDG haalan jabaata ta’ee Qeerroo bilisummaa Oromoo gootota baratoota Oromoo fi hawwaasa Oromoo Magaalaa Jimmaatiin bifa adda addaatiin itti fufee oole .

Dargaggoonni baratootni Oromoo Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa utuu waraannii mootummaa Wayyaanee lakkofsaan kumaan lakka’amu mooraa Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa keessa qubsiifamee jiruu guyyaa har’aa ifatti nyaataa fi barnoota dhaabuun mormii sirna wayyaaneef qaban ifatti argisiisuun FDG finiinsaan. Guyyaa kaleessa Guraandhala 23/2014 Goototni sabboontotni baratootni Qeerroo bilisummaa Oromoo sababaa Oromummaa isaniin yakkamaa ta’anii hoggantoota waraana wayyaanee mooraa Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa keessaa qubsiifamani jiranii fi poolisotaan karaa bulchiinsa Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa seeratu isin barbada jedhamuun wamamanii dorsifamuun ittuma dargaggota Oromoo gara FDGtti jabeessuun dorsiifni diinaa, hidhaan, heddumminni waraanaa fi qawween,sochii warraaqsa bilisummaa Oromoo qeerroon gaggeessa jiru yoom iyyuu duubatti deebisuu kan hin dandeenye ta’uu, kunoo guyyaa har’aa qeerroon ifatti beeksise jira. Waamicha FDG qeerroon bilisummaa Oromoo tasiseef irraa ka’uun hawwaasni Oromoo magaalaa Jimmaa guyyaa har’aa hojii idlee isaanii illee dhaabuun mormii sirna wayyaaneef qaban ifatti argisiisaani jiru. Keessattuu daldaltootni magaalaa Jimmaa dukkana daldalaa isaanii cfattii olchuun diddaa sirna fashiistii wayyaaneef qaban argisiisaniru,kana malees hojjetootni mootummaa sabboontotni Oromoo hojii dhaabuun diddaa qeerroon gaggeessa jiru keessatti qooda fudhachuu isanii beeksifatan.

Kana malees hordoftootni amantaa Muslimaa uummannii Oromoo fi sabaafi sablammoonni mirgii amantaa isanii sarbamuu fi abba irrummaa Wayyaanee irratti dammaqanii jiran guyyaa har’aa kayyoon FDG garbummaa Qeerroon bilisummaa Oromoo godina keenyaa fi Oromiyaa keessatti gaggeessa jiru sirriidha, kayyoo kanas ni deeggarra, qeerroo cina dhaabbannee mirga amantaa keenyaa fi mirga eenyuummaa fi dimookiraasii sarbamaa jiru kabachiifachuu ni dandeenya jechuun guyyaa har’a FDG Qeerroon bilisummaa Oromoo gaggeessuu keessatti qooda fudhatan. Haala kanaan fulduraaf illee nam-tokko biyya dimookiraasiin hin jirree fi biyya mirgi namummaa sarbamaa jiru keessatti mirga amantaa isa egsifachuun waan ulfataa ta’eef FDG qeerroon gaggeessaa jiruu keessatti ga’ee keenya gumachuun mirgoota namummaa, dimookiraasii fi eenyummaa haa kabachiifannu jechuun diddaa sirna wayyaanee Qeerroon gaggeessa jiru keessatti qooda fudhachuu isani waliif beeksisan. Bifa kanaan hojii idlee isani dhaabuun mormii sirna wayyaaneef qaban argisiisaniru. Gabaaasaa humna Waarana Wayyaanee Qeerroo bilisummaa irratti bobbafame kan ilaallatu Guraandhala 22/2014 irra egaluun Mootummaan abbaa irree Wayyaanee humna waraana guddaa Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa keessa qubsiisu egale. guyyaa kaleessa qofa humni waraana wayyaanee guddaan konkolaataa 30 ol kan ta’uu ganama irra egaluun magaalaa Jimmaa galee, waraannii kun irra guddaan isaa nannoo Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa Mooraa Yuunivarsiitichaa keessaa fi mooraa Yuuniversiitichaan ala qubsiifame, Waraana guraadhala 22 moora Yuunivarsiitii seenuu eegale irraatti qeerroon bilisummaa Oromoo barruu warraqsaa FDG irraatti bittineesseen sochiin qeerroon itti jiruu ulfaataa waan ta’eef humna guddaa nuf dabalaa jechuun kitillayoonnii Wayyaanee iyyatachuun humni waraana guddaan hammana ga’uu kun uummata irra qubsiifamee guyyaa har’a magaala Jimmaa fi Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa keessatti sakkata’insa da’imman umrii waggaa 8 olii irra egalee hanga manguddoo jaarsa gadamoojjiitti namuma daandii irra deemuu dhaabuun sakkataa jiraachuun ibsamera.

Wanti baay’ee nama dhibuu mootummaan Wayyaanee muddama sochii qeerrootiin qabamee dhukkubsatootaa hospitaalaa Jimmaa Mooraa Yuunivarsiitii jimmaa keessa jiru keessa ciisaa jiranii fi namotaa dhukkubsatoota dhukkubsachiisa jiran illee sakkatta’insan dararaa jiraachuun gabaafamera.

Dhabbannii Barnoota olaanoo guddaa fi Yuunivarsiitii biyyatti keessa jiran hundaaf fakkeenyummaan qaba jedhuu Yuunivarsiitiin Jimmaa heddumina waraana wayyaanee irraan kan ka’ee guyyaa har’a dirree leenjii waraana fakkatee jira, kana irraa ka’uun halli baruu fi barsiisuu illee uguramee barnoonni dhaabbatee kan olee ta’ee jira.

Konkolaatootni tajajila(service) hojjetoota fi baratootaa Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa guyyaa har’a kana tajajila dhaabuun humna waraanaa Wayyaanee Fe’uun mooraa Yuunivarsiitii fi magaalaa Jimmaa keessa nanneessa kan olee ta’uun, Yuunivarsiitiin Jimmaa dirree waraanaa fi ergama waraanaa nurraatti gaggeessaa jirtii jechuun uummataan mufii guddaan irratti ka’aa jira…. gabaasaan kun itti fufa.

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Ethiopian immigrants 'walked for nine months' to Zimbabwe

Twelve Ethiopian illegal immigrants walked for nine months to Zimbabwe to escape religious tensions in the Horn of Africa nation, a court was told on Monday.

They were arrested late last year in Bulawayo but the trial delayed because of lack of an Amharic interpreter.

On Friday, they were sentenced to three months in prison, which was wholly suspended for five years on condition they do not remain in Zimbabwe without proper documentation.

“I walked for nine months to Zimbabwe because of religious tensions in my country. I was hoping to get peace and job opportunities,” one of them said.

ADMISSION OF GUILT

The group had been arrested on December 4, 2013 while hiding at a house in Bulawayo.

“My parents were killed while I watched and they burnt our farm which was our only means of survival. We came here seeking asylum because life had become difficult in Ethiopia.

The group signed an admission of guilt letter where they urged the authorities to grant them refugee status.

“This letter serves as an admission of guilt and request for refugee status. There is a social and political unrest in the region where we come from," the letter reads.

According to the magistrate Abedinico Ndebele, it would be a waste of money to fine the immigrants as they had no money.

ETHIOPIAN PLANE HIJACKED

“This court understands that there is instability in your country and that most of you are young people who entered Zimbabwe for the first time,” Mr Ndebele said.

“Therefore there is no need for us to fine you or put you in prison because you have been in remand for almost three months now. You can go but do not commit such an offence again.”

Last week, an Ethiopian pilot was arrested in Geneva after he hijacked the plane in a plot to get asylum. (READ: Ethiopian plane hijacker 'was co-pilot')

The man told police he “felt threatened in Ethiopia and wants to seek asylum in Switzerland."

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Egypt internationalizes dam dispute with Ethiopia

Laborers work on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Ethiopia's border with Sudan, June 28, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri)


AUTHOR                         TRANSLATOR(S)Al-Monitor                        Walaa Hussein


The Egyptian government has begun to take serious, overt measures toward internationalizing the Renaissance Dam. It is doing so through protracted negotiations taking place behind closed doors among the Supreme Committee for the Nile Waters, which includes representatives from all parties affected by issues of concern to the Nile River Basin. It is composed of staff from the Foreign Ministry as well as the Ministries of Water Resources and Irrigation, International Assistance, Defense and Electricity, and the Egyptian intelligence services.

On Jan. 20, Al-Monitor became the first to publish a report concerning this step, revealing Egypt's intention to internationalize its case against Ethiopia concerning the Renaissance Dam. At the time, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdul Muttalib released a statement denying Al-Monitor's reporting. 

This comes at a time when, according to polls, the proportion of Egyptian public opinion that favors escalating the issue has risen to 87%. This is the percentage of people who answered "yes" when asked, "Do you support internationalizing the issue of the Renaissance Dam, following Ethiopia's rejection of initiatives to solve the crisis?" The poll was carried out by one of the most widely read news websites in Egypt.

These Egyptian moves toward international escalation are proceeding on two levels, in keeping with an agreement concluded by the Supreme Committee for the Nile Waters, according to a government source who spoke to Al-Monitor. The source stressed that, in fact, first-level steps began with the visit of Muttalib, along with Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Fahmy, to Italy, which is believed to be Ethiopia's principal technical supporter in building the dam. The Italian contracting company Salini Corporation has already conducted several studies and begun construction at the dam site.

The source noted that the next stage will witness other visits by Muttalib to a number of countries. It was agreed that the next visit would be to Norway, one of the countries that is funding the establishment of the Renaissance Dam. All of these visits seek to clarify the harm that Egypt will incur if the dam is completed according to its current specifications, aiming to win support from these countries for Egypt's position as well as bringing pressure to bear on the Ethiopian side. Egyptian officials seek to slow construction of the dam until an agreement can be reached with Cairo concerning the mechanisms for mitigating the expected damages to the Egyptian people and the beginning of an era of thirst in Egypt.

The same government source added in remarks to Al-Monitor that the second level of Egypt's plan to escalate the issue internally, which was agreed upon by the Supreme Committee for the Nile Waters, encompasses special steps to present international complaints against Ethiopia over its intransigence and insistence upon inflicting damages to Egyptian water security. This aspect of the plan has been postponed at present until after the completion of the Egyptian government's campaign to educate other governments concerning the harm that the Renaissance Dam will inflict on Egypt. He noted that the committee had put in place a number of options, including raising complaints to the United Nations and other international organizations such as the African Union. Bringing the matter before the UN Security Council has been ruled out for the time being, since it was decided to leave it to the next president-elect to determine whether or not to pursue that route.

Muttalib stressed that his visit to Italy had achieved its goals and would be repeated in many other countries and places. The mission of this and subsequent trips is to provide greater clarity on Egypt's water position, the challenges that Egypt is confronting with regard to the scarcity of water resources and the efforts that the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is making in this area. Muttalib noted that, during the visit, he had explained the water resources situation and the reality of water scarcity in Egypt to Italian experts and officials. Those present expressed a keen interest in information concerning water resources and stressed that they were hearing it for the first time.

Muttalib stated there are a number of scenarios that the Egyptian government has agreed to implement in order to deal with the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis. Among them is an effort to raise awareness in the world regarding the truth of Egypt's position toward development of the Nile River Basin, which he insists is not opposed to development in the countries of the basin, contrary to the version of events Ethiopia propounds. He stressed that the position of the political administration and the Egyptian government is fixed concerning the waters of the Nile: namely, refusal to compromise or give in on any point concerning Egypt's share, which has averaged historically at 55.5 billion cubic meters of water per year.

For its part, the Ethiopian side believes that the Egyptian bid to internationalize the issue of the Renaissance Dam will not bring about any result so long as there is a serious intention to submit the matter to the International Criminal Court. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry's website reported that the prime minister remarked, "There is no international court responsible for investigation or arbitrating in issues of water … and that is why the Egyptian move to internationalize won't have any effect."

The Egyptian government, acting out of the belief that the Renaissance Dam threatens to leave many Egyptians without water, has already begun to internationalize the issue through a campaign to define the dangers of the Ethiopian dam in the international community, and to work to halt its foreign financing. Will the coming days witness the beginning of the next step, one of internationalization through formalized, international complaints?

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Is Egypt Seeking A Military Defense Pact With Eritrea?

Is Egypt Seeking A Military Defense Pact With Eritrea?


Recently, a Yemeni news agency, Alhadath, claimed Egypt is seeking a joint defense agreement with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. According to the report, the defense pact would include Egypt building military bases in Eritrea and Djiobuti, and would help defend these countries from foreign forces, presumably, Ethiopia.

While Yemeni news agencies are infamously known for fabricating news, there is some evidence to suggest this story could have some truth to it. Last summer, two Egyptian generals visited Somalia to study ways to rehabilitate the Somali National Army facilities. Similarly, in 2012, Wikileaks leaked files from the Texas-based global intelligence company, Stratfor, which quote an anonymous high-level Egyptian source saying they were talking to the Sudanese government to build a military base in the border of Sudan and Ethiopia.

Even with the limited evidence available to support this claim, the information provided is still very plausible when you consider time is not on Egypt's side. By 2017, the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be completed. If talks fail, which appears they will, then Egypt must destroy the dam before Ethiopia starts filling it with water or risk flooding Sudan's flat eastern territories upon its destruction. So this leaves Egypt with a 3-year window to find a political solution to this crises before the military option is used.

Once the military option is decided, distance will be the only obstacle left for the Egyptian military. Currently, Egypt can not attack Ethiopia because it is beyond the combat radius of all Egyptian aircraft staging from Egyptian airfields. Therefore, Egypt needs one of Ethiopia's neighbors to provide an airfield to launch its attacks against the dam and other military targets within the country. Naturally, Sudan and Eritrea would be the best fit, due their proximity to the dam, and other military targets. Thus, signing a military defense agreement with either of these countries becomes a top priority for Egypt.

Signing a defense pact with Eritrea could also potentially shield Egypt from international scrutiny if it decides to use military force. For instance, since the regime in Addis Ababa is allergic to peace and has a track record of attacking Eritrea every few years or so, Egypt could use any future minor border disturbance by Ethiopia against Eritrea as a pretext to not only destroy the dam but bring about a regime change in Addis Ababa on the guise of bringing peace and security to the region.

While most bigwigs in Egypt would certainly prefer to end this dispute peacefully, a few observers have noted that some of the top brass in Cairo could be looking for a fight with Ethiopia for reasons other than the dam. Egypt's domestic crises, coupled with its diminishing international clout, could make war a costly necessity in the minds of Egyptian generals. For them, Egypt is in a state of political uncertainty and finding an external threat to rally the country behind could bring much needed stability to the country.

In many ways, Egypt of today mirrors Ethiopia of the 1990s. During that period, the TPLF regime was trying to convince Amhara elites, the traditional rulers of Ethiopia, that they were not the puppets of EPLF. In order to prove their political independence and solidify their rule, they attacked Eritrea. Seemingly overnight, those who were calling TPLF leaders traitors and puppets of Eritrea were volunteering to become canon fodders for them in the name of defending their country from an external threat that never existed.

Whether this rumor is true or not remains to be seen. One thing that is certain is Eritrea will not allow Egyptian troops to have a military base inside the country. Egypt was never a friend of Eritrea, nor will it be one in the foreseeable future. Despite this however, Eritrea's and Egypt's national security are under threat by a wayward regime in Addis Ababa that has no regard for international law. Signing a defense pact would be in both countries' immediate and long term interests.


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MARAAMMARTOO SIYAASAA IRRAA OF TIKISAA !!

SEENAA Y.G(2005) | Guraandhala 24, 2014

Ummati mirgi isaa dhiibame yk xuqame mirga isaa kabachiisuuf falmachuun ykn mormuun yk diddaa isaa mul’ifachuun mirga. Dirqamas. Mormii fi diddaan kun garuu, Ajandaa qaama biraa yk diinni qalbii keenya gara dabarsuuf yk waan keessa jirru hubachuuf waa tokko uumuu isaa irraa qofaan kaanee , waan yaannu hundaa irra buufannee, yaada diinaa sanas fashalsinee qofaa kan manatti gallu yoo taate, MARAAMMARTOO DIINAA nuuf kiyyeesse keessa seennee jiraachuu keenya hubachuu qabna. Diinni maraammartoo siyaasaa kan namaa qopheessuuf, joonja’anii akka kufaniif. Kana ragaadhaan deeggaruun barbaada.

“Dursa kaayyoo barruu kanaan kaa’a.”

Qabxiilee Maraammartoo siyaasaa jedhee dhiheessuuf deemu kana irratti, diddaan Ummati OROMOO Biyya keessaa fi alatti gaggeesse guutummaatti deeggaruu qofaa mitii, gama hundaan amma mirgi keenya kabajamutti akka itti fufu qabuttan amana. Kun ta’uuf ammo , waan amma itti jirru fi nu irratti ta’aa jiran caalaa waan har’a gamtaan dhaabbannee falmachuu qabnu akkuma jiru, waan dhaloota itti guddisaa deemnullee jiraachuu beekuun barbaachisaadha jedhee yaadu irraati. diddaa torban tokkotti xumuramtun odoo hin taanee, sagantaa bal’aa,  yk qophii bal’aa yk adeemsa dhalootaallee kan nu gaafatu, diina bara eeggatee nutti ka’us ta’e , nutti ka’ee jiru hundeetii buqqisuun alatti,  filmaati biraa akka hin jirree jala muruu qabna. diina uruursu irraa bu’aan argannee, waggaa 150 boodas tuffatamuu keenyadha. Miniiliikiis ta’ee H/Sillaasee kan  nu irratti faarfachuuf yaalaa jiran, siidaan isaanii akka dachee keenya irra dhaabbatee jiraatu hayyamuu keenyadha. sochii akka dungoo bakka muraasaatti iftuun odoo hin taanee, sochii akka ifa aduu bal’atutti ce’uu akka nu barbaachisu hubachuun dansaadha. Yoo dhalooti har’aa ykn dhalli Oromoo Addunyaa kana irra jiru furmaata buqqaasaa hin umiinitti, faarfachuunis, salphifamuunis, arrabsamuunis itti fufa. Dhalooti itti aanus bakkuma nuuti dhiitaa turre dhiitaa akka jiraatu taasiisu ta’a. kana geeddaruuf, Maraammartoo siyaasaa diinni nu kiyyeesseen odoo hin taane, galii fi ejjannaa keenya ta’uu hubannee irratti hojjachuu qofaan xumura dubbii itti gochuu dandeenya.

=Qabxiilee ka’umsaa .

1. Baddallee Biiraan  Dogoggora seenaan Namaa hin dhiifne hojjachuu yaaluu isaa irraa, ejjannoo Ummata Oromoo keessa deebii hin qabneen yaadi isaa naafatee hafeera. Naafachuun isaa itti deebi’uu dhabuu isaa hin mirkaneessu. Garuu Kana irraas barachuu qaba. Ummati Biyya keessaa fi alatti sochin taasise garuu kan nama boonsuudha.
2. Namichi mankaraarsituu Amaaraa tokko Intarneetaa fi midiyaa deeggartoota isaa irratti, Biyyi Oromiyaa jedhamtu hin jirtu , Oromoon bakka biraa dhufee qubate malee Biyyi kan isaa miti fi kkf jechuu isaan, mormiin abbootii dhimmaa irraa kannameef ammas boonsaadha. Dheekkamsi ilmaan Oromoo kan isaan rifaasisee fi adeemsa namichaa kanneen morman , (saboota biraa keessaa) danuudha. Bakka nu hin bu’u kan jedhan illee ni jiran. Kun of-tuultoota amaaraa keessaati. Deemee deemee miniliikiin faarsa.
3. Qabxii lammaffaa kanatti aanee ammo, Namichi Ani kibbaa ofiin jedhuu fi beekumsan qaba jedhu tokko, miniiliik lammiilee Oromoo harkaa fi harma hin murree. Kan kana raawwate Oromoodhaa . walaayittaa fi kanneen biroo irratti Oromootu waan kana raawwatee jedhee , beektoota keenya amma danda’u arraabse.Ummata Oromoos miniiliiki godhee lafa kaa’ee.
4. Baatii Hagayyaa 2013 keessas, Nama Affaaritti of himatu tokko, sochii qabsoo Oromoo irraa yaaddoo akka qabu, Qabsaa’oota keenya yakkamaa taasisuu kan barbaadu, Ilmaan Oromoo jechuma Itoophiyaa jedhamu balfachaa jiru fi Biyyattii sanaaf yaaddoo guddoon Oromoo ta’uu kaa’ee, sirna Fedaraalizimii kan deeggaru fakkaatee Tokkummaa isa durii kan dheebootu dubbifneerra.kunis ijaarsa miniiliik hin balaaleeffanne. Itoophiyaaf bo’a.
5. Wayyaaneen Ajandaan, Lammiileen Somaalee Itoophiyummaa malee kan biraa hin barbaannu jedhanii jedhee karaa miidiyaa isaa bara 2013 hololaa jiruun cinatti, jaruma kana maqaa liyyuu haayil jedhuun hidhachiisee obbolaa keenya fixaa jiraachuu fi adeemsi isaa kun eenyu irratti akka qiyyaafatu hubachuun nama hin rakkisu.
6. Maqaa Saboota biroonis itti fufun isaa dhakkii hin qabu.

Mee qabxiilee kana irratti qofaa Maraammartoo haa ilaallu. Qabxiileen Arfan waanuma baatiilee 3 asitti walitti aananii mul’ataniidha. Arfanuu adeemsi isaanii fi fedhiin isaanii tokkuma. Yaadi isaanii ykn kaayyoon yaada isaanii tokkodha. Garuu bakka shanii waa tokko irratti kaasuuf qiyyaafatame. Asi keessatti qaamni irratti qiyyaafatame Oromoo fi kaayyoo isaati. Warri irratti akka qiyyaafataniif irratti hojjatamaa jiran ammo, saboota shan  fakkeessuuf yaalame. kun maaliif barbaachise ? kana hubachuun rakkisaa natti hin fakkaatu. Maraammartoo diinni nu qopheesse ta’uu kan mirkaneessu isa kana. Affaar, Amaara , Ogaadeen, Walaayittaa ykn Ummattooti kibbaa wal=ta’anii waan kana shiru jedhee hin yaadu. sababaan warri gaaffii wal irraa qabu akkamiin waliin dhaabbatu ? diinni duris , ammaas anaaf tokkuma. diinuma . dura dhaabbatuun barbaachisaadha. garuu waan nu irratti raawwatame kun murtee akkamii , tarkaanfii akkamii barbaadu ? jedhanii kaasanii yeroo kennanii waan keessa deebii hin qabne, diinnis irraa baratu laachuutu irra caalaan jedheen amana. Sababaan , Mormii fi diddaan har’aa diina rifaasiseera. Garuu diinni nu dhabamsiisuu isaatti dhaadatuuf deebii gadi isa teesisu waan hin taanefidha. bara baraan waan miniliik raawwateen xuxxuqamu qabnaa ? hammeenya isaa kana yaadachaa jiraachuun carraa keenyaa ? waan isa nu yaadachiisu maaliif itti yaannee hin dhabamsiifnu ? waan furmaata nu ta’u itti yaannee maaliif ajandaa kana of irraa cufuuf hin hojjannu ?

Mee ilaalaa … Baddallee Biiraan waan yaadetti tarkaanfii gama hundaa fudhatamuun sababaan ,“miniiliik kaleessa Ummata keenya harkaa fi harma muruu fi ajjeechaa jumlaa raawwate nu irratti hin faarsitaniidha” !!!!!!!! mitii ????????hayyee dansaa . wayyaanee waggaa 20 oliif miidiyaa isaan Tewudiroos, Yohaannis, Miniliik, H/Sillaasee faarsaa fi dhaadheessaa jiran maaliif callifnee ilaallaree ? isaaniif hayyamne jechuudhaa ? kanaafan Maraammartoo siyaasaa keessa seennee akka hin miidhamne jedhe. Kan irratti akka naaf hubattan kanan barbaadu , sochiilee gama kanaan taasifaman salphisuu ykn mormuu koo akka hin taaneedha.

Ani kanan jechuu barbaade, badii Tewudiroos, Yohaannis, miniiliik, H/Sillaasee , Dargiitti furmaata maayyii yk kan bakkaa buqqisu irratti hojjachuu hanqachuun keenya, kan wayyaanee daballee baadhachuuf nu dirqisiisaa akka jiru haa hubannuudha. Rakkoon nu irra jiru kan hundee buqqisuuf wareegama itti kafalan ta’uu qabaadha. Akkuma Addunyaan itti jirtu, Kan bade bade, qabeenyaan kasaarru yoo jiraate kasaarree ,dhaloota itti aanu baraaruun ala furmaatii akka hin jirreedha.

Maraammartoo siyaasaa kana keessaa hedduu kan na raaje, Qamar Yusuuf, Walaayittaa dhageessaa, Sidaamaa Dhageessaa jedhee sirbuutti aanee, Namichi walaayittaan of waame waan    gubbaatti kaa’ee kana Intarneetaan facaase. Kana irraa ka’ee adeemsi kun hundi , qaama ta’e jedhee hojjatutu akka jiru nutti mul’isa. Kun ammo kan maddu, gaaffiin Oromoo dhageettii horachaa dhufuu, shirrii wayyaanee saboota hundaa Oromoo irratti kaasuuf hojjattu hongaa’uu fi adeemsi gama hundaan gaggeeffamu sodaachuu irraa ti. Yaada kiyya yoo hubattanii ta’eef, furmaata maayyii wal haa yaadachiifnu.

Miniiliik qofaa odoo hin taane, waan miniiliik nutti fide hundaa dura dhaabbachuudha. Kana gochuuf ammo nama isa nu yaadachiisuu eeggachuu hin qabnu. Waan miniiliik nu godhe karaan itti gumaa baanu hedduudha. Karaan kun ammo, waanuma inni nutti fide of irraa dhaabuudha.waan seenaa miniiliik nu yaadachiisu hundaa dachee keenya keessaa dhabamsiisuuf irratti hojjachuudha. Kun dhaabatti gatanii kan ilaalan miti. Ol-aantummaa qooqa tokkoo warra nu irratti faarsan dura dhaabbachuun , waan qooqa kanaan ba’anii eenyummaa keenya dhabamsiisuuf deeman hundaa toobbachuu, jireenya hawaasummaa qophummaa hawaasa keenya keessaa balleessuun, Maqaa keenyaa fi ijoollee keenyaa keenyatti moggaasuun, kkf fi waan hundeetii Hawaasa keenya keessaa haftee isaanillee dhabamsiifnee isaanuu isa akka dagatan taasisuu baannaan furmaata hin ta’u. kun halkan tokkotti hin ta’u. hunduu ga’ee isaa bakka jirutti irratti hojjachuu gaafata.akka nama dhuunfaa tokko kaasee hanga sabaatti waan hojjachuu qabnutu jira.

Qabxiilee biroo kutaa 2ffaa keessatti itti deebina.

HORAA BULAA !

=>ayyaantuu

Statement from the Leadership of the Oromia Media Network (OMN)

Oromia Media Network will be inaugurated on March 1, 2014.

Oromia Media Network (OMN) is a product of the unwavering spirit of the Oromo people, and their firm belief in freedom of expression and freedom of thought. We believe that the primary purpose of any media establishment is to offer thoughtful perspective on various issues. Cognizant of this, OMN is our grand step towards reclaiming our voice, the voice of truth and fair representation. We are elated to announce that Oromia Media Network will be launched on March 1st, 2014 in the heart of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Oromia Media Network is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit news enterprise whose mission is to produce original, impartial, citizen-driven reporting. The goal of this network is to create multilingual news and programs that will serve as a reliable source of information in the greater horn of Africa region. OMN will offer perspectives grounded in objectivity rather than propaganda. It will uphold international core journalistic and ethical standards of truthfulness, objectivity, integrity, and public accountability while offering a uniquely Oromo perspective. These principles are integrated and adopted into our core values and editorial policy as a media entity.

OMN has a structural governing body that consists of the Board of Trustees, Executive Council and Editorial Board. The Board of Trustees is supervisory body of OMN, while the Executive Council is responsible for the overall management of the organization. The Editorial Board is charged with the development and production of news and other programs.

From Ayub Abubakar, who was murdered because he established the first Afaan Oromo radio in Mogadishu city, Somalia in 1960s, to Lelise Wodajo, who has just been forced into exile after years in jail, Oromo people and Oromo journalists in particular have sacrificed and paid the ultimate price for freedom of expression, to bring truth to light and tell their story in their own way. This project is the latest in this ardent effort to have our voice heard free from intimidation and censorship. We believe that the historic establishment of this media network is an integral part of the multifaceted struggle of the Oromo and other oppressed people to regain their freedom. This is evident in the unreserved support we have been receiving since we initiated this project. It is our collective effort that made it possible for us to stand at this pivotal point in our history.

Therefore, on behalf of the OMN leadership and the team that labored so hard to make this dream a reality, we take great pleasure in inviting Oromo and friends to join us for this historical inauguration at 2 PM on Saturday, March 1st, 2014 at University of Minnesota.

Hamza Abdurezak (PhD), Chairman of Board of Trustees
Girma Tadesse, Executive Director

Oromia Media Network (OMN)