Eight Essential Skills to Be Re-Adapted from Oromo Ancestral Knowledge 1. Collective Governance and Rotational Leadership The Oromo Gadaa tradition cultivated the ability to govern collectively through fixed terms, public accountability, and peaceful transfer of authority. Re-adapting this skill strengthens contemporary leadership by prioritising service, limits of power, and institutional continuity over personal dominance. 2. Ethical Reasoning Rooted in Safuu Safuu trained individuals to evalu

⸻ Adwa and the Oromo: Power, Participation, and Historical Recognition Introduction On 1 March 1896, the Battle of Adwa became one of the most decisive anti-colonial victories in modern history. The defeat of the Italian army preserved Ethiopia’s sovereignty and sent a powerful message across Africa and the wider world: European expansion was not unstoppable. Adwa is often remembered through a simplified national narrative, frequently centered on Emperor Menelik II. Yet the victory was achieved

One of the leaders of the Addis Ababa Synod Aba Petros belittling Abune Sawiros & all the #Oromo Church leaders just as he belittled the anointing of episcopates in #Tigrai yesterday. This greedy satanic mentality is ruining the Church not the people of Tigrai and Oromo. | Tigrai Online