<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972</id><updated>2024-08-30T17:17:38.871+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Oromo in Diaspora</title><subtitle type='html'>Oromo in diaspora is a web blog designed to address the social, economical, political and cultural backgrounds of Oromians in diaspora, report the the challenge they face in countries where they are living, with the objective of introducing  Oromo people and Oromo nation to international community.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-2108501163795813331</id><published>2010-06-30T16:08:00.009+03:00</published><updated>2010-06-30T17:31:36.242+03:00</updated><title type='text'>On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia</title><summary type="text">
On the Question of Nationalities in EthiopiaBy Walleligne MekonnenArts IV, HSIU – Nov. 17, 1969
The main purpose of this article is to provoke discussions on the “sacred”, yet very important issue of this country-the Question of Nationalities. The article as it was prepared for a special occasion (where detailed analysis was due time and other inconveniences impossible) suffers from </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/2108501163795813331/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/2108501163795813331' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/2108501163795813331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/2108501163795813331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2010/06/on-question-of-nationalities-in.html' title='On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-8579997047568860667</id><published>2010-02-08T17:59:00.003+03:00</published><updated>2010-06-30T17:14:40.909+03:00</updated><title type='text'>OLA unit defects: Where does the buck finally stop?</title><summary type="text">OLA unit defects: so where does the buck finally stop?By Gumaa Guddaa
“The quality of leadership, more than any other single factor, determines the success or failure of an organization.” Fred Fiedler &amp;amp; Martin Chemers.

The defection of a unit consisting nearly 100 Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters, including their commanders, to the Wayane regime in January 2010 has dominated the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/8579997047568860667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/8579997047568860667' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/8579997047568860667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/8579997047568860667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2010/02/ola-unit-defects-where-does-buck.html' title='OLA unit defects: Where does the buck finally stop?'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-3853632265181055407</id><published>2010-02-07T20:45:00.002+03:00</published><updated>2010-06-30T17:15:19.317+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Ethiopia law forces journalists to reveal sources</title><summary type="text">

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia&#39;s new anti-terror law strips journalists of the right to protect the identity of their sources, a top official said in a statement carried Saturday by the national news agency ENA.

&quot;The anti-terrorism law revoked the rights of journalists not to disclose their information sources when they report on terrorism,&quot; the agency quoted State Minister for Communication </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/3853632265181055407/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/3853632265181055407' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/3853632265181055407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/3853632265181055407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2010/02/ethiopia-law-forces-journalists-to.html' title='Ethiopia law forces journalists to reveal sources'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXc-xsr67XOC8UPEEJnafuvZx7YLzMOwTHMk1JFGa2kk-Dmhy4viEIoRCGdxIYs72t3L5fnMCv-DMDb_btEVYkiRZGprmKxN5H4nP2uaIk2LbiVSxdEgSgICmlY1C74B0IZYXikrBCs4U/s72-c/capt_photo_1265456282216-1-0.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-8957487065156391502</id><published>2010-01-27T00:29:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2010-01-27T00:29:44.150+03:00</updated><title type='text'>OLF is awaking its Enemies</title><summary type="text">OLF is awaking its Enemies</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/8957487065156391502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/8957487065156391502' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/8957487065156391502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/8957487065156391502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2010/01/olf-is-awaking-its-enemies.html' title='OLF is awaking its Enemies'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-2560471575397695762</id><published>2008-08-13T17:40:00.004+03:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T17:09:05.030+03:00</updated><title type='text'>WHAT HAS GONE WRONG, BY WHOM AND HOW CAN WE FIX IT??</title><summary type="text">OLF CRISES: The past and the Present;Reconciliation as a way forwardWhen we look at the path followed by the Oromo national struggle over the past few decades, we realize that our national struggle was made to go through Dark Age and OLF as a political party has been turned into a kind of organization which George Orwell described in his book titled Animal Farm. Marginalization on region, </summary><link rel='enclosure' type='' href='http://oromiantimes.blogspot.com' length='0'/><link rel='enclosure' type='' href='http://oromiatimes.com' length='0'/><link rel='enclosure' type='' href='http://oromoindex.com' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/2560471575397695762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/2560471575397695762' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/2560471575397695762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/2560471575397695762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-has-gone-wrong-by-whom-and-how-can.html' title='WHAT HAS GONE WRONG, BY WHOM AND HOW CAN WE FIX IT??'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-6771429995569355179</id><published>2007-03-26T22:06:00.003+03:00</published><updated>2012-01-31T08:40:06.075+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Conspiracy of the Eritrean government against Oromo national struggle</title><summary type="text">THE FIRST CONSPIRACY


After Dergu was ousted by popular forces, EPLF led Eritrean to referendum and Eritrea became an independent state. The next question of the EPLF at that time was how to rebuild Eritrea . The new born nation was torn by war and had no sufficient national resource. The most plausible step to take was to get access to Ethiopia for more resources to be taken to Eritrea .
TPLF, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/6771429995569355179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/6771429995569355179' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/6771429995569355179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/6771429995569355179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2007/03/conspiracy-of-eritrean-government.html' title='Conspiracy of the Eritrean government against Oromo national struggle'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XRyMVuSuwGK8T3hb3tLq642u6GsKkjvruBYa5Y_7Ke0WvexyqDDaFFRvWSWwIDpmtHUhyphenhyphenFjsfC4zGnrMIOvz2LtArAbDXUPbfvdkfa6cwe-5Xtl7deDPsQs_lVDhC9m8QVmztVPzTcE/s72-c/rferendum1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-7332655974035101312</id><published>2007-02-09T15:45:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2007-03-08T23:05:26.964+03:00</updated><title type='text'>They are still our slaves</title><summary type="text">For those of you who heard it, this is the article Dee Lee was reading  this morning on a New York radio station. For those of you who didn&#39;t hear it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian wrote it. Dee Lee, CFP  Harvard Financial Educators  Dee Lee THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES We can continue to reap profits from the Blackswithout the effort of physical slavery Look at the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/7332655974035101312/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/7332655974035101312' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/7332655974035101312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/7332655974035101312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2007/02/oromo-cultural-show-in-nairobi-usiu.html' title='They are still our slaves'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-4593385000466564162</id><published>2007-01-15T15:49:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2007-01-15T15:58:53.711+03:00</updated><title type='text'>HINTS  ON THE RELIGIONS OF MASAANUU FAMILY BROTHERS</title><summary type="text">By Getachew Chemeda (Taken from ONA mailig list)HINTS  ON THE RELIGIONS OF MASAANUU FAMILY BROTHERS             &quot; For the God of Israel is the God of Christiandom and the God          of Islam and Judaism is the source of these two great Religion&quot;  According to the Old Testament, which is purely Jewish history and story, Abraham was the father of the revealed religion of Judaism. He was also the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/4593385000466564162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/4593385000466564162' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/4593385000466564162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/4593385000466564162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2007/01/hints-on-religions-of-masaanuu-family.html' title='HINTS  ON THE RELIGIONS OF MASAANUU FAMILY BROTHERS'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898066199928890972.post-1792781711450288974</id><published>2007-01-15T00:36:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2007-01-15T00:38:17.148+03:00</updated><title type='text'>How US forged an alliance with Ethiopia over invasion of Somalia</title><summary type="text">How US forged an alliance with Ethiopia over invasionXan Rice in Nairobi and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington(The Guardian - Saturday January 13, 2007) On December 4, General JohnAbizaid, the commander of US forces from the Middle East throughAfghanistan, arrived in Addis Ababa to meet the Ethiopian prime minister,Meles Zenawi. Officially, the trip was a courtesy call to an ally. Threeweeks later</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/feeds/1792781711450288974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1898066199928890972/1792781711450288974' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/1792781711450288974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1898066199928890972/posts/default/1792781711450288974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://oromodiaspora.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-us-forged-alliance-with-ethiopia.html' title='How US forged an alliance with Ethiopia over invasion of Somalia'/><author><name>Gutanbar Angasu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190465332170728694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJk11dpIQaPaQwhww91OYsWNdOeqSNuyQDmrttcG92z8IyAAJkDdAEV-eTpYaknqKvNOTgII9_ZMsiYa1GVKjcfkfiUopyUGpYdhfM_eoAx27t6PB_CHuDLTCplH3tyc/s220/blackhorse.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>