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Waaqeffanna is an ethnic religion indigenous to the Oromo people in the Horn of Africa. [1] The word Waaqeffanna is derived from Waaq which is the ancient name for Creator in various Cushitic languages including the Oromo people and Somali people.
The Oromo conflict or Oromia conflict is a protracted conflict between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian government. [17] [18] The Oromo Liberation Front formed to fight the Ethiopian Empire to liberate the Oromo people and establish an independent state of Oromia.
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, this zone has a total population of 1,389,800, of whom 702,580 are men and 687,220 women; with an area of 18,577.05 square kilometers, Guji has a population density of 74.81.
Oromo (/ ˈ ɒr ə m oʊ / [5] OR-əm-ow or / ɔː ˈ r oʊ m oʊ / [6] [7] aw-ROW-mow; Oromo: Afaan Oromoo), historically also called Galla, [8] which is regarded by the Oromo as pejorative, [9] is an Afroasiatic language that belongs to the Cushitic branch.
The Karrayyu are an Oromo people clan inhabiting the Awash Valley banks of Abadir and Merti area in central Ethiopia. [1] They are pastoralists. [2] Karrayyu neighbor the Afar and Argobba people. [3]
Tamagne Beyene (Amharic: ታማኝ በየነ) is an Ethiopian human rights activist, former actor, comedian and media personality.Born in Gondar, Tamagne was recruited to the Gondar Traditional Group in 1981.
Addisu Arega Kitessa (Oromo: Addisuu Araggaa Qixxeessaa Amharic: አዲሱ አረጋ ቅጤሳ is (born June 26, 1982, in Doreni, Ilubabor, Ethiopia is a seasoned Ethiopian politician and public servant. He has held prominent positions at both the regional and federal levels, including Vice President of the Oromia Regional State and Head of ...
The Gamilaraay or Kamilaroi language (Gamilaraay pronunciation: [ɡ̊aˌmilaˈɻaːj]) is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup found mostly in south-eastern Australia.