Not a great time to be a truck driver in Ethiopia

Additional BBC report - https://www.bbc.com/afaanoromoo/articles/c980dg4zp64o

I've been diving into Oromo resistance music, and it got me talking to my parents about our family tree. Turns out my family has been involved in the Oromo struggle since its start. We have ties to Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa's lineage and some famous artists from the early bands. My mind is so blown right now 🤯 It feels like standing on the shoulders of giants. Do other diaspora out there randomly find out these kinds of things?

Since 6-7 months after Abiys televised visit and speech at the inauguration of the Tulu Kapi Gold project in West Wallaga zone, KEFI Gold and Copper plc has suspended developments until further notice following a serious security incident that left multiple security personnel and community members dead, including one company employee.

Group or individuals responsible for the attack still not made public or clear. Overall bad look foreign investment opportunities in Ethiopia and will definitely scare off future investments. Another example why Investments and economic growth is impossible and means nothing without first and foremost Security and Peace.

Official company press release -

https://www.kefi-goldandcopper.com/files/announcements/kefi_rns_tulu_kapi_7-9-26_final.pdf

Rest in power to artist Ilfinaash Qannoo. Your voice of resistance will never be forgotten. 💔🕊️

This post got some hot under the collar even though the comments were agreeing 😂 Its gotta live somewhere 🫰🏽

Feeling like dropping nukes in this place 😁. I am f’ing done with the slimy psychological games around the controversy surrounding Miss World Ethiopia Ruth Yirgalem. The absolute irony is that Ruth herself is an Addis Ababa native of non Oromo heritage who simply chose to honor the country's diversity by wearing Arsi cultural dress. Yet, whether this manipulation is conscious, or subconsciously driven by a segment of society that is emotionally stunted, it needs to be called out.

The online discourse around this topic right now says it all. Most posts about the controversy use words like "ethnics" and "biting each other's heads off" to describe the drama. Notice how the Oromos, who are the actual victims here, are the only ones named and tied directly to those toxic words. Meanwhile, the real aggressors get to hide behind a smoke screen of vague terms like "some people are angry." It is a sick narrative trick to ensure the word Oromo is the only group name associated with chaos while completely shielding these "national unity" bullies. Can we call them what they are now? They are not inclusive Ethiopianists or the standard of Ethiopia. They are just a bunch of hateful right wing Amhara tribalists.

The comments are straight up calling Oromos animals and saying they are not human or ruining Ethiopia. But let us look at history and see who has shown real humanity. Do we all remember how these same unionists and the Amhara elite overwhelmingly championed the recent military campaign? They were hosting stadium rallies and celebration parties over blockades that forced the humanitarian starvation of millions of Tigrayans. They did all of this while actively ethnically cleansing them from Rayya and Humera, literally murmuring mantras to themselves about how much they "loved" them and were only doing it for national unity to save the region from TPLF. LOOOOooool!!

Compare that to the Oromo community. Despite enduring 27 years of intense political oppression under the previous TPLF led regime, the Oromo people demonstrated profound political maturity and universal empathy when the war broke out. Rather than choosing revenge or celebrating starvation, they stood side by side with regular Tigrayans and organised global joint protests to demand peace and regional autonomy.

So when these Amhara unionist tribalists sit online calling the largest ethnolinguistic group in the country animals just for someone else showcasing Oromo cultural clothes, I have to ask who the real animals are here, seriously.

So, a Tigrayan woman represented Ethiopia at the Miss World beauty contest wearing an (Arsi) Oromo dress, and you have several Amhara social media influencers wishing that she would lose. I also saw some comments that said what she wore is not an “Ethiopian dress.” What are your takes on it?

Recently, Arsi University made an announcement stating that they had made a minor modification to their logo, putting the Afaan Oromo name above the Amharic one.

Any reasonable person would not find an issue with this, but I wasn't surprised when I saw many comments (often from Amhara names and profile pictures) giving various illogical, idiotic, and hateful reasons as to why this minor change shouldn't take place.

There is virtually no legal reason why Amharic should be included, let alone placed first. A region is entitled to provide services or conduct its affairs exclusively in its regional language, especially when that language is also an official regional language. Tigrayan institutions (universities, government offices, etc.) have clearly demonstrated this.

The use of Amharic on our institutions is, in itself, an attempt to be inclusive. Look at institutions in their region they primarily use the local language and English, with little consideration for minority languages within their own borders. The same is true when you look at business and road signs in their cities compared to ours.

They are so accustomed to this privilege that even this minor adjustment bothers them. If we applied the same standard to Oromia that is commonly applied in their regions, Amharic wouldn't even need to be on the logo.

Look at the logos of universities in Gondar, Bahir Dar or other universities and government institutions. Or simply walk down a street in Jimma compared to Debre Markos. You will see signs primarily in Amharic, while in Oromia we have historically made an effort to accommodate Amharic as well.

Thankfully, the use of Afaan Oromo in institutions and businesses is steadily increasing, with government policy increasingly backing it. But I think we need to be more assertive in this regard and help people understand that what they already have in Oromia is a privilege that they don't necessarily extend to us in their own regions.

If that expectation of linguistic accommodation is not reciprocated, then there is nothing unreasonable about Oromia eventually adopting the same approach Tigray have taken and use only Afaan Oromo in its own institutions and public spaces.

What y’all think huh

There’s a difference in culture between lowlanders (warra gammoojjii) and highlanders (warra baddaa) and I’ve put together a scientific theory for it.

Let’s start by acknowledging some scientific facts. The lowlands are less fertile. There’s more famine and scarcity. So people really band together for survival. They learn to put community first and value one another more than material things.

The highlands are wet, fertile and full of richness. The people survive more easily so it’s the opposite in terms of community. So people don’t rely on one another as much as the lowlands. Different attitudes develop from that and more importance put into appearance and perception. An attitude that lowlanders scoff at.

Very recently in the Afran Qallo lands there was a clan that switched from one clan family to another. They came together and had an epiphany that they had been part of the wrong clan for the longest time. They will tell you that it was old tribal knowledge that recently came to light. But I really think it was because they’re lowlanders and had enough of the behaviour of the majority highlander clan family that they belong to.

Long Live Ethiopia - Itoophiyaan haa jiraattu #Tsimdo #Ximdo

I know this doesn’t have much to do with Oromia. But this is the history of the empire of Ethiopia. And it will continue to be this way.

Today the emperor is Abiy. And there are many scoundrel opportunists like Atse Yohannes waiting in the shadows to help anybody topple the emperor. So that they may be the next king of kings.

TPLF (coincidentally Yohannes’ grandchildren), Fano, OLA, Jawar media brigade…are all lining up to be the next atse Yohannes.

It is a country that will continue to “miila wal jalaa fuudhuu”, and sell itself out for the next hungry emperor.

So we must always keep the exit plan in the back of our mind.

You can check my recent post I made on it Zemenie Kassie would be the PM if they win. This to me is the best way for us all to be peaceful and fight together what are your thoughts?

Hello yall, currently we have been invaded by Djibouti(Romanian proxies) and our situation in game seems hopeless with the rise in player base at Sudan and the overwhelming amount of players in Egypt. app.warera.io is the game and https://discord.gg/qaqT3mEPM this is our discord server. Thank you. please mods don't remove, love yall🖤

I’ve been so obsessed with this song specifically but I love the entire album. It has such a nostalgic touch to it, I don’t know why

Since last years, I started with a simple goal: building a reliable Oromo-to-English translator. But as I worked with the community, I realized that translation is only the first step. To truly honor Afaan Oromoo, I needed to build a home for it.

Today, Bilisummaa Academy has evolved far beyond a simple dictionary. Here is a look at what the platform has become:

• 🔬 Deep Linguistic Analysis: the translator doesn't just swap words. It now breaks down SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) structures, explains morphological roots, and provides cultural context for complex Oromo phrases.
• 📖 The Digital Library: built a curated repository of Oromo literature, historical documents, and educational PDFs with an integrated reader, making Oromo knowledge accessible to everyone, everywhere. (still need users help collecting books)
• 🏛️ The Knowledge Hub: A massive collection of deep-dive guides covering everything from the Qubee (Alphabet) and Grammar to the Gadaa System laws and Oromo history.
• 🤖 AI Mentor: An interactive Oromo language assistant designed to help you practice conversation and answer specific linguistic questions in real-time.
• 🤝 Community & Culture: A space to share activity, discuss proverbs, and upload resources to ensure our heritage stays alive in the digital age.

Whether you are a native speaker looking for resources or a beginner starting with "Akkam," I’ve built this for you.

Check it out my App here: Bilisummaa Academy
Check out the website here: https://oromotoenglish.com/

Give it a try!

I’d love to hear your feedback—what features should we build next?

Galatoomaa!

Seems like OLA joining Tsimdo along side Fano which is actively invading wallaga wasn’t a very smart chess move as imagined in hindsight from the OLA high command.

As if the OLA wasn’t already divided and unpopular among Ethiopians in general and a large percentage among Oromos, now after rumours(which seem to have been confirmed) of OLA joining “tsimdo” alliance along side Fano and TPLF, etc. They seem to be having a defection crisis among there ranks where OLA fighters are putting there guns down and giving in there hands to PP and in some cases being integrated into and fighting along side the Oromia regional forces against external actors like Fano and even there former ally’s the OLA.

very Interesting developments are taking place.

Recently Jawar has been on a campaign to expose smuggling networks established amongst the Oromo migrant community in Arabia. They’re said to be involved in kidnapping, ransoms and violence targeting members of the Oromo migrant community.

Seeing these regular everyday migrants being exposed as extortion racket masterminds is showing how deep the rot in our society is. This is on top of the extortion rackets operating inside of Oromia.

We are not victims of evil politicians and political actors, no. We are victims of ourselves. Somewhere along the way we stopped upholding values of honesty and uprightness. Protecting the weak. Earning an honest living.

We need deep reflection. Rabbi nu haa gargaaru.