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Interview: “I have always said that there is really no ideological difference between Oromo political parties” Jawar Mohammed
Jawar Mohammed announced yesterday that the party he will be joining in the run up to the next election will be Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). But not many details came out of the announcement. Addis Standard’s Ephream Sileshi and Mahlet Fasil caught up with Jawar for the following interview shortly …
The Interview: “We think we will win a majority in Oromia and win significant seats in the federal parliament,” Dawud Ibsa
Born in 1952 in Abuna village, Horro Guduru District in the then Wollega province, present day western Oromia, Dawud Ibsa Ayana’s actual name was Firew Ibsa Ayana. Dawud started his political journey when he took part in the Ethiopian Student Movement in the early years of 1970s when he was …
Exclusive: “If we don’t treat this carefully and we meddle things, it will affect the entire region”: ONLF chairman on Jubaland
On Tuesday August 20, Abdirahman Mahdi Madey, chairman of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), gave a press briefing to local journalists in Addis Abeba regarding the party’s stand on federalism, election, as well as the progress of its registration on becoming a political party (click here to see the …
