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The Oromo people are an ethnic group who predominantly inhabit Oromia in Ethiopia, along with communities in neighboring Kenya and Somalia. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] They are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa ; according to a 2007 census, [ 29 ] they make up about 34.5% of Ethiopia's population, and others estimate that they ...
West Omo or Mirab Omo is a Zone in the Ethiopian South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region. [1] West Omo is located at Ethiopia’s southern margin, where Maji and Surma woredas are bordering Kenya, encompassing the area to the west of the Omo River. The area is dominantly inhabited by the Dizi, Suri and Me'enit communities. [2] West Omo Zone has ...
Until the 19th century, Aari people lived under independent chiefdoms. The divine ruler of the Aari tribal societies were called baabi.. In the late 1800s, the Omo River region was conquered by the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, which resulted in the widespread adoption of Amharic culture and the Amharic language there. [3]
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It broadcasts independent news, educational, and entertainment programs in 14 Ethiopian languages and three international languages on radio and TV. Media Coverage The Organization has been broadcasting for 119 hours per week on Radio and 24 hours a day on TV covering 100% of the region by FM and AM Radio waves and more than 70% by TV using ...
The Oromo people (Oromo: Oromoo, pron. / ˈ ɒr əm oʊ / ORR-əm-oh; [11] Amharic: ኦሮሞ) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo ), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family . [ 12 ]
The group, who make reports on rights issues on behalf of the U.N., also condemned what they called the "summary expulsion of hundreds of Eritreans" by Ethiopia at the end of June. UN experts call ...
The Hamar people (also spelled Hamer) are a community inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia. They live in Hamer woreda (or district), a fertile part of the Omo River valley, in the Debub Omo Zone of the former South Ethiopia Regional State (SERS). They are largely pastoralists, so their culture places a high value on cattle.