(OSGA, 15 January 2018) Oromia Support Group Australia (OSGA) call to prompt action on a very urgent case involving 38 Oromo refugees and 10 Somalis detained in West Yemen at Sa’ada town.
According to OSGA report most of these genuine Oromo refugees are holders of the UNHCR eligibility status. However, 38 Oromo refugees who are in prison for more than one year are incarcerated from accessing the UNHCR support and protection and detained under harsh condition.
“During this time only the Red Cross visited them once in the detention,”said OSGA. Continue reading


In a recent posting on ZeHabesha website, Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam presented what he dubbed as his “provocative and thoughtful argument and analysis” of ethnic federalism. In his writing (titled “Win-Et: Understanding the Mind of the Mastermind of Ethnic Federalism,” December 25, 2017), the Professor expressed his interest to find collaborative solutions to the country’s ills, and extended a challenge to others to offer competing perspectives, ideas and views on the theory and practice of federalism. In response to such an invitation as well as out of a desire to counter the perennial veiled attack on the Oromo struggle for freedom and recognition, I will attempt to make a modest contribution here.
Mootummaan Wayyaanee Godina Jimmaa Aanaa Limmuu Saqqaatti Uummata Oromoo Abbootii Warraa 208 Ol Irraa Lafa qabiyyee isaanii 315 heektaara fudhachuun Qe’eef qabeenyaa malee uummata hambisee rakkoo ulfaataaf saaxilamani jiru.
Qeerroon Oromoo jaalatamaafi Kabajamaa Sabboonaa Oromoo Dargaggoo Dajanee Dassuu Gabbisaa balaa konkolaataa akka tasaa isa mudateen kan Wareegame ta’uu Maddeen Qeerroo Mogor gadda guddaa itti dhagaahame ibsatan.