The Oromo Diaspora

@oromoo

This blog is dedicated to bringing East-Africas most misunderstood ethnic group, the Oromo people, into focus. Oromo's make up the largest ethnic group in East Africa, consisting close to half of Ethiopia's population. Appallingly, they are virtually faint in historical documentations. The Oromo people trace their roots back to the Ancient Kingdom of Kush/Cush. So please, Enjoy the blog, explore the 'tags' below and do ask questions! :) P.S., we encourage anyone who has pictures/videos/works of Oromo people that they wish to have featured on this page to submit them through the 'submit' button below! Thank You! Tags: Oromo People, Land of Oromia, News, Reads, Dance and Music

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nodicenada

Gimbi

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New playlist with both new and classical Oromo music. Due give it a listen. :)

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benquinton

Ethiopia, 2012.

Busy doing a big website overhaul, will be putting up a new travel section too with a mix of shots from different trips. These were from a piece on the booming Khat industry centred around eastern Ethiopia near Dire Dawa.

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solitude-existence

Dire Dawa lies in the eastern part of Ethiopia. Founded in 1902 after the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway reached the area. The railroad could not reach the city of Harar at its higher elevation, so Dire Dawa was built nearby. This led it becoming an important center of trade between the port of Djibouti and the capital city, Addis Ababa.

The Ethiopian revolution affected the city in many ways. Starting March 1974, there was some worker unrest; Europeans, Yemeni Arabs, and Indians left Dire Dawa; the Greek and Armenian churches were eventually closed due to dwindling membership. Many cement & textile factoris were nationalised and the local branch of the teachers’ union was sacked for alleged anti-revolutoinary activites.

Dire Dawa was occupied by the EPRDF, May 1991. There were reports of about 100 people killed resisting the EPRDF. In 1991, when the Somali National Movement took control of northern Somalia, they dismantled and sold the only publicly owned industry in the whole Somali northern region, a cement factory near Berbera, which was shipped off to help expand the cement factory in Dire Dawa. Both the Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front and the Oromo Liberation Front claimed the city. As a result, there were numerous clashes between the two groups from 1991 until 1993. This ongoing violence and the fear of protracted ethnic conflict caused the city to be designated federally administered

Dire Dawa was separated from the Oromia Region around 1998 to become a chartered city.

avant-savant

Home <3

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My Oromo people doing their thing once again :’)

Eliayaas Kifluu and Danii Kamisee - Kamisee

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Just thought I’d take this moment to glamorize my culture. K bye :)

Kadija Haji ft. Tujar Sofiyaan - Heellee

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avant-savant

Traditional Oromo-Ethiopian Buna (Coffee)

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lachaayah

We are the descendends of the ancient Kingdom of Kush

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Magalaa Khesa. In the Market

An Oromo marketplace, Oromo-Region, Harar, Ethiopia.

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Oromo Beauty.

Oromo beauties dressed in Traditional Oromo attire.

This particular style is common in the Hararghe Region of present day South-Eastern Ethiopia.

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The Oromo (Oromo: Oromoo; Ge'ez: ኦሮሞ, ’Oromo) are an ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and parts of Somalia. With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnicity in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa, at approximately 34.49% of Ethiopia's population according to the 2007 census. Oromos speak the Oromo language as a mother tongue (also called Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.

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anayrahwa

I have used most of these titles in previous papers and/or obtaining background knowledge before writing. It’s definitely interesting reading on our parents’/elders’/cultural/political experiences in an academic context. Send me your email if interested in receiving a copy.

Power and...

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