Monday, November 4, 2013

Madda Walaabuu Media Foundation is to Launch a New Program to Oromia

Why the name Madda Walaabuu was chosen by the founders?  Historical Significances of Odaa with Special Reference to Walaabuu
October 18, 2013 (ayyaantuu.com) — In September 2013, after extensive consultation, over several months, with various segments of Oromo society, a group of community leaders, human rights activists, feminists, journalists and attorneys who are committed to the principle of democracy, human rights, freedom and justice, formed the Madda Walaabuu Media Foundation (MWMF).
The name “Madda Walaabuu” encapsulates the deepest meaning enshrined in Oromo democratic values as manifested in its democratic institutions – Gadaa, Qaalluu, Ateete, Jaarsummaa. In Oromo language, the word Madda means “source” and the word Walabuu means “independence” and hence, the founders of MWMF adopted the name Madda Walaabuu to embody the essence of these values in this new critical initiative.
MWMF is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit organization, incorporated and registered in Washington, D. C., USA.  It is operated by board of directors and administrative staff under the direction of Executive Director.  The MWMF media outlets are run by experienced journalists. It is a membership based organization, which seeks the support and participation of all interested and committed Oromo and all persons of goodwill who have the desire to empower the Oromo, so that they can confront the 21stcentury in their own terms. Read more…
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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Members of the Union of Oromo Students in Germany occupied the TPLF fundraising event hall in Munich

.November 3, 2013
The Embassy of the TPLF regime with it’s five to seven agents organized a fund raising event in the Bavarian town of Munich, hiring two different costly Halls to confuse our protest action. However it did not take us time till the information pointing the exact location leaked in to our ears, and then followed a sudden but very well coordinated and successfully implemented occupation plan. Together with other Protesters, the members of the Union of Oromo Students in Germany and Lovers of the Oromo Freedom struggle from the town of Munich rushed in to the Hall surprising the Organizers who were scared and chose to flee leaving their cook alone in the kitchen.
 The protesters used the stage to show their rage against the abuse of human rights in Oromia and Ethiopia, demanded the release of Political Prisoners, shouted for the freedom of religion and in support of the Muslim movement in the TPLF occupied empire etc.
After such an embarrassing moment for those organizers who entrench themselves behind the Security men, a Chief Police officer entered to the Hall and gently greeted the more than 200 protesters who overwhelmingly outnumbered the Scene. During the discussion, many Protesters explained him the real nature of the TPLF regime. Following that he recognized our rights to protest and admitted that the situation in Ethiopia is not very well known here, advising us to bring it more to the German public.

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ዶላር ለመሰብሰብ ወደ ሙኒክ ያቀናው የህወሀት ቡድን አልቀናውም

November 3, 2013
በአባይ ግድብ ስም ቦንድ በመሸጥ ጠቀም ያለ ዶላር ለመሰብሰብ አቅዶ ወደ ጀርመን፣ ሙኒክ ከተማ የተንቀሳቀሰው የህወሀት/ኢህአዴግ መልዕክተኛ ቡድን ከኢትዮጵያውያን የደረሰበትን ከፍተኛ ተቃውሞ መቋቋም ሳይችል ቀርቶ ያሰበውን ዶላር ሳይሰበስብ ቀርቷል።
ኢትዮጵያውያኑ የእለቱ መሪ መፈክራቸው አድርገውት የዋሉት እየተለመደ የመጣውን “ወያኔ ሌባ” የሚለውን መፈክር ሲሆን የታሰሩ ጋዜጠኞችና የፖለቲካ እስረኞችም እንዲፈቱ ጠይቀዋል።
ቀደም ሲል የህወሀት/ኢህአዴግ ቡድን የቦንድ ሽያጩን ሊያከናውን አቅዶ ከነበረበት የሆቴል አዳራሽ ባለቀ ሰዓት ተባሮ ነው ዛሬ ኢትዮጵያውያኑ ተቃዋሚዎች ተቆጣጥረውት የዋሉትን አዳራሽ እመንደር ውስጥ ሊከራይ የተገደደው።
የህወሀት መልዕክተኞች ይዘውት የነበረውን የሆቴል አዳራሽ ሊለቁ የተገደዱበት ምክንያት በመላው ዓለም የሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያውያን የአዳራሹን ባለቤቶች በኢሜል እና በፋክስ ከወንጀለኛ ቡድን ከህወሀት ጋር የተፈጸ ውል ስለሆነ እንዲፈርስ በመጠየቃቸው መሆኑ ታውቋል።
ተቃውሞውን በከፊል የሚያሳየውን ቪድዮ ይመልከቱ፣
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Ethiopian Taxi driver in New Zealand cleared over his won "unborn" baby death - See more at: http://quatero.net/archives/26027#sthash.lY3oOD4x.dpuf

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By Teuila Fuatai An immigrant taxi driver charged with careless driving after his wife lost their unborn baby in an accident says he still has faith in the New Zealand justice system.
Bililigne Gebretsadik
Bililigne Gebretsadik
Wellington cabbie Bililigne Gebretsadik, who came to New Zealand from Ethiopia in May 2000, was found not guilty of the charge by Judge Tom Broadmore earlier this week.
The 41-year-old, whose case was heard over several weeks at the Wellington District Court, was arrested after the crash at a three-road intersection in Newtown June 2012.
Mr Gebretsadik was driving his wife Seble Cherie at the time. She was 31 weeks pregnant and injured in the collision. The couple’s baby died following an emergency caesarean at the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department.
Ms Cherie didn’t want police to prosecute her husband.
Mr Gebretsadik, who had maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal, told APNZ today the outcome of his case was “very good”.
“Very good, now I’m very happy.”
Losing their baby, and then being charged for careless driving had been a bad experience, Mr Gebretsadik said.
“The first time, I’m very sad. Now, I’m very happy. The New Zealand justice system – it’s all right.”
During the court case, the key police witness Sheronika Singh, who was driving the other car involved in the accident at the intersection of Adelaide Rd, John St and Riddiford St, was adamant she had a green light to proceed, and therefore was in the right.
Mr Gebretsadik’s lawyer, Kerrin Eckersley disputed this, and argued Mrs Singh may not have been clear as to which set of lights she had been looking at.
Mr Gebretsadik and his wife married in Ethiopia in 2004. They have 8-year-old daughter. Ms Cherie joined her husband in New Zealand in 2007.
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Ethiopia Refuses to Recognise Abyei Referendum – AllAfrica.com

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Addis Ababa — Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, said on Friday that his country will not recognise the recently conducted referendum to decide on the future of the Abyei region which is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.
Hailemariam made the remarks while holding talks with visiting Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ali Karti. The African Union (AU) had proposed that a referendum be held in October but the two sides could not agree on who could participate in the referendum.
The Dinka Ngok who are resident in the area held a unilateral referendum at the end of last month, which saw over 99% of voters opt to transfer the oil-rich region back to South Sudan from where it was transfered for administrative purposes in 1905 during the Anglo-Egyptian condominium.
A senior government official who attended the meeting said on Saturday that the Ethiopian prime minister, who also is the current chair of the AU has made clear that it was the Ethiopian government’s and the continental bloc’s decision that a unilateral move to decide the fate of Abyei is unacceptable.
The AU has said that the vote was illegal further describing it as a threat to peace between Sudan and South Sudan.
According to outcomes of the referendum reveled on Thursday 99.98% of the Dinka Ngok voted to join South Sudan. However neither Khartoum nor Juba have recognized the poll.
During his meeting with the Ethiopian premier, Karti reiterated that his country won’t accept any unilateral actions taken to determine the fate of Abyei.
Since South Sudan officially proclaimed independence in 2011, the final status of Abyei is one of the key and sensitive issue that remain to be settled between the two former civil war rival neighbors.
Ethiopia has deployed 4,000 peacekeepers to Abyei as part of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which was established in June 2011 just one month before South Sudan voted to secede from Sudan.
The Sudanese foreign minister also briefed the Ethiopian prime minister on the current developments between Sudan and South Sudan particularly on president Bashir’s recent trip to Juba.
The two sides discussed the Ethiopia-Sudan Joint Ministerial Commission meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Khartoum next month as well as ways to further bolster bilateral relations.
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Ethiopia Refuses to Recognise Abyei Referendum – AllAfrica.com

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Addis Ababa — Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, said on Friday that his country will not recognise the recently conducted referendum to decide on the future of the Abyei region which is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.
Hailemariam made the remarks while holding talks with visiting Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ali Karti. The African Union (AU) had proposed that a referendum be held in October but the two sides could not agree on who could participate in the referendum.
The Dinka Ngok who are resident in the area held a unilateral referendum at the end of last month, which saw over 99% of voters opt to transfer the oil-rich region back to South Sudan from where it was transfered for administrative purposes in 1905 during the Anglo-Egyptian condominium.
A senior government official who attended the meeting said on Saturday that the Ethiopian prime minister, who also is the current chair of the AU has made clear that it was the Ethiopian government’s and the continental bloc’s decision that a unilateral move to decide the fate of Abyei is unacceptable.
The AU has said that the vote was illegal further describing it as a threat to peace between Sudan and South Sudan.
According to outcomes of the referendum reveled on Thursday 99.98% of the Dinka Ngok voted to join South Sudan. However neither Khartoum nor Juba have recognized the poll.
During his meeting with the Ethiopian premier, Karti reiterated that his country won’t accept any unilateral actions taken to determine the fate of Abyei.
Since South Sudan officially proclaimed independence in 2011, the final status of Abyei is one of the key and sensitive issue that remain to be settled between the two former civil war rival neighbors.
Ethiopia has deployed 4,000 peacekeepers to Abyei as part of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which was established in June 2011 just one month before South Sudan voted to secede from Sudan.
The Sudanese foreign minister also briefed the Ethiopian prime minister on the current developments between Sudan and South Sudan particularly on president Bashir’s recent trip to Juba.
The two sides discussed the Ethiopia-Sudan Joint Ministerial Commission meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Khartoum next month as well as ways to further bolster bilateral relations.
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Ethiopia Refuses to Recognise Abyei Referendum – AllAfrica.com

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Addis Ababa — Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, said on Friday that his country will not recognise the recently conducted referendum to decide on the future of the Abyei region which is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.
Hailemariam made the remarks while holding talks with visiting Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ali Karti. The African Union (AU) had proposed that a referendum be held in October but the two sides could not agree on who could participate in the referendum.
The Dinka Ngok who are resident in the area held a unilateral referendum at the end of last month, which saw over 99% of voters opt to transfer the oil-rich region back to South Sudan from where it was transfered for administrative purposes in 1905 during the Anglo-Egyptian condominium.
A senior government official who attended the meeting said on Saturday that the Ethiopian prime minister, who also is the current chair of the AU has made clear that it was the Ethiopian government’s and the continental bloc’s decision that a unilateral move to decide the fate of Abyei is unacceptable.
The AU has said that the vote was illegal further describing it as a threat to peace between Sudan and South Sudan.
According to outcomes of the referendum reveled on Thursday 99.98% of the Dinka Ngok voted to join South Sudan. However neither Khartoum nor Juba have recognized the poll.
During his meeting with the Ethiopian premier, Karti reiterated that his country won’t accept any unilateral actions taken to determine the fate of Abyei.
Since South Sudan officially proclaimed independence in 2011, the final status of Abyei is one of the key and sensitive issue that remain to be settled between the two former civil war rival neighbors.
Ethiopia has deployed 4,000 peacekeepers to Abyei as part of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which was established in June 2011 just one month before South Sudan voted to secede from Sudan.
The Sudanese foreign minister also briefed the Ethiopian prime minister on the current developments between Sudan and South Sudan particularly on president Bashir’s recent trip to Juba.
The two sides discussed the Ethiopia-Sudan Joint Ministerial Commission meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Khartoum next month as well as ways to further bolster bilateral relations.
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