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- By: Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis Wolassa Kumo reveals details about the Loqqe massacre that, carried out by the Abyssinian tyrant Meles Zenawi, consists in sufficient reason for us to raise the issue of the criminally ignored by the materialistic and apathetic Western World Sidama Genocide. We end this brief introduction by formulating an alarming warning for the devious international community our decayed times: when you focus on one, and forget numerous other genocides, more genocides will happen to you. Supporting the Sidama Pledge for Independence today is not a matter of mere Humanism; it becomes an issue of instinctive self-defense against Evil. Sidama: An Overview of History, Culture and Economy (part 2) By Wolassa Kumo VI. Sidama Today The Sidama people had made tremendous and historic contribution to the weakening and the final down fall of the military regime. However, the TPLF, which overthrew the military regime in 1991, ignored the histo

Sidama Community UK is Honouring its Fallen Heroes! Commemorating the 11th anniversary of Sidama Victims of Atrocity on May 25, 2013 London at ‘GHARWEG’ Training Centre, 5 Westminster Bridge Road London, SE1 7XW Programme of the Meeting Time Speaker/Moderator                    Theme 10:00-10:15am Organisers  Registration, Socialising, Coffee/Tea 10:15-10:20am Denboba Natie Introduction and Welcoming 10:20-10:40 Betana Hoxesso The Theme of the day: - Why is it important to commemorate Sidama Victims of Atrocity? 10:40:11:00 Mulugeta Daye The History of  Sidama Nation’s Struggle for Self Determination since the Conquest! 11:00-11:20 Denboba Natie The Current Struggle of the Sidama Nation for self determination:  Challenges and Opportunities 11:20-11:40  DKN and organisers Break and Sidama Music by DKN 11:40-11:50 Oromo Representative  Sharing the Experiences of brother nations- Oromo 11:50-12:00 Ogaden representative  Sharing the Experiences of brother nation of Ogadenia 12:00-12:10 Ke

አምነስቲ ኢንተርናሽናል ኢትዮጵያን በተመለከተ የ2013 ሪፖርት ይፋ አደረገ:: Background In August, the authorities announced the death of Prime Minister Zenawi, who had ruled Ethiopia for 21 years. Hailemariam Desalegn was appointed as his successor, and three deputy prime ministers were appointed to include representation of all ethnic-based parties in the ruling coalition. The government continued to offer large tracts of land for lease to foreign investors. Often this coincided with the “villagization” programme of resettling hundreds of thousands of people. Both actions were frequently accompanied by numerous allegations of large-scale forced evictions. Skirmishes continued to take place between the Ethiopian army and armed rebel groups in several parts of the country – including the Somali, Oromia and Afar regions. Ethiopian forces continued to conduct military operations in Somalia. There were reports of extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detention, and torture and other ill-treatment carried ou

Amora Gedel or roughly ‘Eagle’s Valley’ in Hawassa of the Southern Region is home toLakeHawassa, the chosen playground and home of Marabou Storks (locally known as Aba Koda). Fishermen and some tourists that work at and visit the lake have gotten these large birds hooked on the fish they throw to them. These days, you are more likely to find the humungous birds roaming the asphalt of the parking lots than at the edge of the lake, on their usual stomping grounds. http://addisfortune.net/articles/birds-in-the-streets/

Exclusive auction for farmer cooperative seats only rejects one offer and accepts the rest The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange’s (ECX) exclusive auction for farmers’ cooperatives seats attracted few and vastly differing offers, all but one of which were declared winners for the seats they sought. The Exchange has a total of 329 seats, 15 of which are held by farmers’ cooperatives. These cooperatives are even less significant in their trading participation, accounting for just 2.2pc of the 601,000tns traded in 2012. The reason for their low presence, according to both cooperatives and the ECX, is that they are permitted to bypass the Exchange in exporting their products. Additionally, most of them happen to have a limited financial capacity to compete with businesses for auctioned seats. ECX’s seats, which were auctioned at a starting price of 50,000 Br when the Exchange was launched in 2008, reached an average of 1.35 million Br in 2012, with the highest offer being 3.5 mil