"A Southern Light at the end of the Tunnel"
The brutal murder of an Oromo-Orthodox man in Shashemene town by Oromia regional police has symbolized the key ideological difference between the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) and a breakaway rebel clergy in Oromia. Gemechu Gudina was an ethnic Oromo and one of the Orthodox faithful reportedly killed by Oromia police at the St. Michael […]
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ስለ ፊቼ ጫምባላላ By Biruk A. Buye ሰፊዉ የሲዳማ ህዝብ የራሱ የሆነ ዘመን መለዋወጫ ባህል አለዉ ፤ የራሱ የሆኑ ቀናቶች እንድሁም ወራቶች አሉት ። በፊቼ ጫምባላላ ማግስት የተጣለው ይታረቃል ፤ በተለያየ መንገድ እርቂና ሰላም ይደረጋል ሽማግሌዎች በጉዱማሌ ተቀምጠዉ ብዙ ይመክራሉ ። በመንግሥት ላይ ወይንም በመሪዎቹ ላይ ያለቸዉን ድጋፍ ሆነ ተቃውሞ በሰላማዊ መንገድ በቀጣላ ይገልፃሉ ። […]
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(AG) Over 500 Ethiopian women lost jobs this week as direct result of US sanctions, an industrial manager told Awasa Guardian (AG) with condition of anonymity. The manager, who blamed US support for an insurrection in the northern Tigray region, said several local & foreign companies based in Hawasa-Sidama that exported to the US are […]
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The Hadiya Development Association built a statue commemorating Col. Bezabih Petros, one of the most accomplished Air Force pilots in Ethiopian history. Bezabih became a legendary figure in the Ethiopian air force after he shot down a US-made fighter jet used by the then Mogadishu government during the Somalia invasion of Ethiopia in 1977. In […]
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The new South-West Regional State will officially kick off its inaugural government on November 8, according to AG source. Voters in six regions of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) held a referendum on September 30 and approved the proposal with over 96 percent voting in favor of a smaller multiethnic state. The […]
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Dr Berhanu Nega (Ezema leader)
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The main Ethiopian opposition party Ezema joined boycott of results by eight parties in Wolayta while revealing alleged election fraud in Konso. The Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice party, known locally with nickname Ezema, is contesting the 2021 election results in several Woredas and Zones of the south as reports of widespread fraud mount. In […]
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(AG) Ethnic Koore Witnesses from Amaro Woreda of Southern Ethiopia said Oromo gunmen have escalated border attacks this week, leading to more deaths and destruction. The latest attacks targeted Darba district of the region and the Oromo fighters crossed the Oromia border thru Guji Zone. Significant property has been destroyed while more locals are displaced […]
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By Samuel Gabisso For many people of Sidama nation, the conflict in Tigray was first felt when their sons serving in the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) were sent down to Hawassa in body-bags or lost contact with them forever, after the TPLF treasonously massacred its own federal army protecting the border with Eritrea. Since […]
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Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said the party intends to participate in the upcoming election but its operations continue to be hindered due to internal division. Interim OLF leader Ararso Bikila said election preparations are still ongoing though work has been obstructed by the suspended former Chairman Dawud Ibsa. OLF spokesperson Tolera Adaba also claimed negotiations […]
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