Month: January 2010

Sirba Gadaa

Maal siin jedhaa gadii qaanquunNama si jaalatuu dayma haanquun
Maal eeine guyyaan gayee marga

walii haa murruu
Maal eeine duumessi taree ala waliin haa bulluu
Jaalalli bahra yaa’uu, jaalalli bahra yaa’uu
Hindhaabadhuu, gad hintaa’uu
Hindhabadhuu, gad hintaa’uu
Waaqa ,Si malee maaltu jiraa
Waaqa, Simalee maaltu firaa
Jaalalli bahra yaa’uu
Hindhaabadhuu
Gad hintaauu

 

Qunbii

Dubbii maa si nyaadha
Qunbii maa si baadha
Qunbi maa si baadha
Naa himaa dafaa

Ani har’a maa rafaa

Natti dubbadhu kaleessaAni maa sitti dheessa
Dubbii maa si nyaadha
Qunbii maa si baadha
Har’aafi truun
Ammaafi jiruun
Yaadadhu kaleefi borii
Dhaabadhu har’aafi qorii
Har’aafi truun
Ammaafi jiruun
Ammaafi jiruun
har’aafi truun

 

The misuse of famines runinng parallel in Ethiopia and Somalia

International Herald Tribune in its issue of Monday November9. 2009 reports that US suspended supplies over fears they were helping a militant group. The International Herald Tribune reports that the US suspended food supplies to

Somalia over fears they were helping a militant group. Meant is Shabab, groups of nationalists and islamists fighting against the pro Ethiopian regime in Mogadishu. US and Ethiopia lump them together as islamistic insurgency with strong ties to Al Qaiida. Parallel to the famine in Somalia runs a bigger famine in Ethiopia. Both are interconnected in many ways. The draught in both countries is systematically misused to achieve political objectives. In Somalia it is used to force the population to its knees so as to undercut the insurgency and consolidate the unpopular pro Ethiopian regime in Mogadishu. In Ethiopia the Tigray minority rulling clique uses famine to controll masses of people opposed to its brutal rule and to mislead world public opinion. The end to this game is not in sight. In the meantime the victims are innocent people.

Why do US and Ethiopia lump together the two main trends in Somalia? The aim is to discredit the nationalists in Somalia as terrorists allied to Al Qaiida. It is clear that Somali nationalists will never accept Ethiopian hegemony in the Horn of Africa for political and historical reasons.

Moreover, I have tried to show in my article ” Ethiopia at the crossroads “the connection between the Oromo qurestion and Somalia. No wonder then that the US is determind to establish in Somalia a regime subordinated to Ethiopia.

This policy has forced even very moderate secular nationalists and other democratic elements in Somalia to join hands with the islamist groups. It is to be remembered that after independence Somalia had an impressive democratic tradition till the military takeover in 1969. Somalia can revive that tradition sooner or later, which is unthinkable in Ethiopia, under Abyssinian domination. Double standards in policies of western democracies are hampering the growth of democracy in our region.

Criticism: a living language compared to an extinct and dead one

An axe to grind against Arabic

My attention is drawn to an article in asmarino.com 2009.11.17 under the heading ” The language question revised”.  The writer  gives at the beginning the percentage Continue reading “Criticism: a living language compared to an extinct and dead one”

Ilmaan Oromo yaada gurguddaa yaada

Afaan Germaniitti ein Mal ist kein Mal jedhama. Bal’ifnee yoo laalle akkana jechuu: Wani namni yoo tokko jalqabatti godhu homaa miti . Yoo balleessaa taate dhiifamatu godhama. Garuu irra hindeebi’in. Yoo tolchaa taate silaa baraavo. Irra deddeebi’ii tolchi. Obboleewaan, obboleettiwwan Continue reading “Ilmaan Oromo yaada gurguddaa yaada”

Sila maa ofiifi walillee sossobna?

Tokkumman adeemsa qabsoo dhuftii

Oromoon guddinnaan wanni isiin dubbattu waan tokkummaa dhaabbota Oromoti. Wanni gaafachuu nubarbaachisu:

Wanni gaafachuu nu barbaachisu: Nu Oromoo keessa  namni yaadaafi laalchi isaa tokkoo lakkofsa hinqabu. Qabsaayutti jirraa? Maaltu nudhoogge? Tokkummaan dhabamuù? Duraandursee ofittiifi walittillee kijibuu haadhiifnu jedha ani. Namni yoo

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No ideological or mythological formula is needed to define Ethioipia.

In making the following statements, my aim is to throw some light in boad outlines on certain aspects of the political reality in and around Ethiopia, which I consider to be vital in understanding our complex dilema. We can reawaken ourselves to our reality if we wish.

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