Rakkoolee Wal-qaxxamuran: Waliingahiinsa Barnoota Olaanoo fi Ramaddii Barattootaa Itoophiyaa

Afan Oromo Article

Rakkoolee Wal-qaxxamuran: Waliingahiinsa Barnoota Olaanoo fi Ramaddii Barattootaa Itoophiyaa

Barruuleen kunu dura bloog pejii kana irraatti Afaan Ingliffaatiin Mismatch Troubles: Access to Higher Education vs. Student Placements in Ethiopia jedhamee maxanfamee turee. Kuni akka Qaasim Amaanoo Afaan Oromooti hiikee “Gullallee Post” magaazina jedhuu irratii maxanseetii. ***** Oduun gaddisiisaan Yuunivarsiitota adda addaa irraa dhagahaman baayyisee miira koo kan tuqeedha. Kunis Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Current Affairs Economy Opinion

Ethiopia’s ‘Homegrown’ Economic Reform: An Afterthought

It was within a few months of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD)’s administration coming into office that a radical economic reform program was launched. The government announced their decision to privatize key public enterprises, including Ethio telecom, Ethiopian Airlines and other public utilities. The urgency with which the authorities got Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Economy Opinion

Ethiopia Needs Evidence-Based Economic Reform

Ethiopia needs a deeper economic reform agenda that is rooted in evidence-based decision-making. A cursory glance through Ethiopia’s economic literature leaves one to wonder if there are two Ethiopias. On the one hand, official reports paint a rosy picture. It has often been referred to as one of the fastest-growing Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Commentary Culture Ethiopia Technology

Fonqolcha fi Darbaa: The Amazing Powers of Oromo Expressions!

I saw these traditional farming, harvesting, implements and the beauty of Oromo Language suddenly overwhelmed me. As you may know the one Berhanu (left hand side) holds in his left hand is called Fonqolcha, the other held by Jawar (right hand side) is called Darbaa (in Chabo Wancii/Wanchii area, West Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Commentary Current Affairs Economy Opinion Opinion

Ethiopia’s Rapidly Inflating Debt Mountain

In December 2019 alone, Ethiopia’s external debt stock has increased by about US$ 9 billion. The multilateral agencies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, each approved about US$ 3 billion. The VOA has quoted PM Abiy’s tweet referring to unnamed source pledging yet another US$ 3 billion. Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Commentary Current Affairs Economy Opinion Opinion

Ethiopian Government Attitude to Debt: Borrow, Come What May!

This piece is the second of a two part series. The first part, Ethiopia’s Rapidly Inflating Debt Mountain, has set the background by presenting and discussing facts and figures on Ethiopia external debt and also providing a highlight of domestic debt. This part of the series will build on part Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Amharic Commentary Commentary Current Affairs Opinion

የፕሮፌሰር ብርሃኑ ነጋ “እኛ እና እነሱ” ንግግር!

የአዲስ አበባ ከተማን 133ኛ ዓመት የምስረታ መታሰቢያ በዓልን ምክንያት በማድረግ ህዳር 19 ቀን 2012 ዓ.ም በተሰናዳው ዝግጅት ላይ ፕሮፌሰር ብርሃኑ ነጋ ንግግር አድርጎ ነበር። የኦሮሞ ወጣቶችን በመወረፍ ነበር የጀመረው! ምስጋና ብጤም አከለበት፣ “ይህንን ትግል ስላገዙ አለ”! ትግሉን እሱ እየመራው፣ ቄሮ/ቀሬ እያገዙት መሆኑ ነው እንግዴህ! በኦሮሞ ወጣቶች መስዋእትነት ነጻ ወጥቶ ሀገሩ Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Commentary Current Affairs Opinion Politics

The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost!

In the middle of one night Miss Clavel turned on the light And said, “Something is not right!” – “Madeline,” by Ludwig Bemelmans, 1939 (As quoted by Ruth Marcus, Deputy editorial page editor, Washington Post, May 26, 2017) I listened to Obboo Lemma Megarsa’s interview with VOA and felt exactly Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Afan Oromo Article Commentary

Saba Oromo Attamiti Magaleesina?

Magaaloota gugurdoon Ethiopia keesa jiran harkii caaluu Oromia keesa jiru, Finfinee dabalatee. Garuu Oromian haa magaaloftu malee, sabni Oromo amma eegamu magaaloota Oromia keesa qubatee hin jiru. Kuni maaliif akka ta’ee beekamadha, seena Oromo wagga 150n darbaan yoo xinxalee deebii argganna. Kan tau’uu ta’ee amma bakka jiru jira. Maal yoo Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago

Afan Oromo Article

Sabni Ati Akkasii Jedhee Yoo Yaadee fi Amanee, Atumtuu Akkasuma Tawun Kee Hin Ooluu

Ganama ar’aa, Taye Dandea fuula facebook isa irrattii waa katabee, Afaan Oromoo tiin! Katabbii isaa kan calqabee, jecha Dr Abiy Ahmed tokkoonii. Innis: “Oromoon kan Itoophiyaa, Itoophiyaanis kan Oromoo” Hordoftootni Taye fi qeeqtotni isa samoona kana wal dhadheessa akka turan naaf gala. Yaadniin kana gadditti keenuu, sana keesa akka wal Read more…

By Ayele Gelan, 4 years4 years ago