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🔴 Three Israeli soldiers have been injured in a Hezbollah attack in the security zone, Netanyahu’s office says
🔴 It says Hezbollah has broken the ceasefire by launching the attacks
🔴 Office of @IsraeliPM - Three soldiers wounded in a Hezbollah attack in the security zone this morning
🔴 Hezbollah violated the ceasefire by launching attacks in the security zone this morning
🔴 @IDF "not aware" that Hezbollah had deliberately placed civilians inside a military compound
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THANKS TO THE IRANIAN DOCUMENTARY MAKERS
They made this during my visit to Iran.
This was 2 days of shooting.
Iran is a beautiful country with rich history. Thank you for welcoming me.
@WoldeYihun I dont need your suppprt for my freedom. I am more than enough. Where is your Fatherland Amhara Republic of the ancient (FARA) project BTW?
@anenatey I know PP drama very well. They are playing dangerous game. The group he is trying to please interest can't be satisfied easily. They want his seat nothing else. But Finfinnee Question belongs to Oromos not one individual or group.
Addis Ababa is treated as the capital city of the Federal State of Ethiopia (not simply Ethiopia like it used to be before 1991) as per the federal Constitution. Being the capital city makes it a seat of the federal government. No split into a seat and a capital city like what some countries do have.
Dear @1juxa, on what basis could you say "Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia.
It belongs to all Ethiopians — not to any regional government.
A nation’s capital must remain national"?
According to the Constitution of the Oromia Regional State, Finfinnee is the capital city of Oromia. It is also a seat of the federal government; headquarter of African Union and international organizations.
The federal government doesn't own a piece of land in Ethiopia as per the Constitution.
Ownerships of lands belong to Regional States.
There are a lot of misunderstandings/confusions about Finfinnee/Addis Ababa.
Oromia is the only regional state that does not administer its capital unlike all other regional states.
Its ownership is mainly contested by descendants of some of those who invaded and controlled it about 150 years ago.
Oromos support the rights of all residents of Finfinnee etc to be respected equally.
They have the right to be administered by their elected representatives.
The Ethiopian empire is in denial of its past and present history.
Before Finfinnee was invaded by Emperor Menelik's troops it was owned by the Tulema Oromo clans.
It was established as a garrison under the name Addis Ababa in 1886.
Finfinnee was inhabited by Tulema Oromos as per the accounts recorded by British diplomat and military officer Major Sir William Cornwallis Harris in his famous 1844 three-volume book titled The Highlands of Aethiopia.
While Major Harris actually witnessed these campaigns under Emperor Menelik II's grandfather, Negus Sahle Selassie of Shewa (rather than Menelik II himself, who completed the permanent annexation and founded Addis Ababa decades later), Oromo scholars and historians heavily rely on Harris's book. It serves as a primary, foundational eye-witness record of the early military incursions into the Tulama Oromo territory of Finfinnee.
Advocacy for Oromia +2
What Major Harris Witnessed and Recorded
The Brutality of the Cavalry Raids: Harris described the invading forces pouring down "like the mighty waves of the ocean" upon Oromo rural hamlets.
MDPI +1
Destruction of Livelihoods: He documented the systematic trampling of ripening corn fields and the massive plundering of untended cattle herds.
MDPI
Scorched-Earth Tactics: His writing vividly captures the burning of "village after village until the air was dark with their smoke".
MDPI
Impact on the Population: He detailed how peaceful local populations were suddenly attacked, slaughtered, or forced to flee their ancestral grazing lands.
MDPI +1
The Connection to Menelik II and Finfinnee
Major Harris's book exposed the initial 1840s expansions. Decades later, Menelik II utilized European firearms to permanently subdue the Tulama Oromo, clearing the indigenous settlements around the thermal springs of Finfinnee to build his capital, Addis Ababa, in the late 1880s.
Finfinnee/Addis Ababa was built on the graves of Tulama Oromos. The descendants of the Tulema Oromos who escaped the brutal massacres of Emperor Menelik's troops are all over Oromia. They are demanding justice.
The indigenous people are acknowledged by the USA, Canada, Australia etc.
The descendants of those who invaded their lands apologized to the indigenous people and asked for their forgiveness unlike the descendants of the Abyssinian/Ethiopian colonial masters (አባት ነፍጠኞች). Due to fabricated lies and disinformation this may infuriate some. Let us try to know the whole truth.
Out of a great disrespect to the Oromo people, the so-called Ethiopian Dialogue Commission was asked to determine the status of Finfinnee and Dire Dawa (the two main Oromo cities).
The Oromo people have coexisted with representatives of the majority of about 86 nations for centuries in peace.
The government should be forced to stop horizontal conflicts between Oromos and Amharas, Somalis etc. to buy time to stay in power based on its divide & rule policy.
The ppls could solve their problems better!
“... Finfinnee [Addis Ababa] was inhabited by Tulema Oromos as per the accounts recorded by British diplomat and military officer Major Sir William Cornwallis Harris in his famous 1844 three-volume book titled The Highlands of Aethiopia.
While Major Harris actually witnessed these campaigns under Emperor Menelik II's grandfather, Negus Sahle Selassie of Shewa (rather than Menelik II himself, who completed the permanent annexation and founded Addis Ababa decades later), Oromo scholars and historians heavily rely on Harris's book. It serves as a primary, foundational eye-witness record of the early military incursions into the Tulama Oromo territory of Finfinnee.
Advocacy for Oromia +2
What Major Harris Witnessed and Recorded
The Brutality of the Cavalry Raids: Harris described the invading forces pouring down "like the mighty waves of the ocean" upon Oromo rural hamlets.
MDPI +1
Destruction of Livelihoods: He documented the systematic trampling of ripening corn fields and the massive plundering of untended cattle herds.
MDPI
Scorched-Earth Tactics: His writing vividly captures the burning of "village after village until the air was dark with their smoke".
MDPI
Impact on the Population: He detailed how peaceful local populations were suddenly attacked, slaughtered, or forced to flee their ancestral grazing lands.
MDPI +1
The Connection to Menelik II and Finfinnee
Major Harris's book exposed the initial 1840s expansions. Decades later, Menelik II utilized European firearms to permanently subdue the Tulama Oromo, clearing the indigenous settlements around the thermal springs of Finfinnee to build his capital, Addis Ababa, in the late 1880s.” Excerpts from the attached comment.
Unknown to the IC: Invasion and Reoccupation of parts of Western Oromia has taken place. Many unarmed Oromo civilians masscred, displaced from Horro Guduruu and East Wollega Zones with the consent of the PP government that deliberately misrepresenting itself as
an Oromo government without being elected by them. As per eyewitnesses account : "The locals (non-Oromo) and Fanos are in full control of many districts." They renamed Wollegga as "Bezamo".
On various mass media, some Amhara elites speak about it proudly.
Rajii Gudeta (a human rights activist and former member of security(police) force said on Tiktok: "Fanos have training camps (well known to the government). The ENDF supports the Fanos.
The displaced Oromos don't have basic necessities. Not safe anywhere. Daily Mass massacres taking place."
This is to urge the IC to put great pressure on the government to allow independent investigations of all alleged crimes for accountability and justice.
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#StopGenocideInOromia!
#StopDividingOromiaIntoClusters!
#SelfDeterminationIsALegalRight!
Finfinne and the Oromo Question: Beyond the Seat of Oromia Regional Government (Dr. Taye. B)
The ongoing discussion at the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission has brought the question of Finfinne back to the center of political debate. Much of the reaction, particularly on social media, has focused on whether Finfinne should be the seat of the Oromia Regional Government. But reducing the Oromo question to the location of regional government offices misses the much deeper issue.
The real dialogue should address Finfinne's territorial status, Oromo historical and cultural rights, justice for displaced communities, control of surrounding land and resources, and its constitutional relationship with Oromia.
1. Finfinne must be constitutionally part of Oromia
The fundamental question is not whether Oromia should be 'allowed' to establish its government in Finfinne. It is: Is Finfinne an integral part of Oromia?
Finfinne should be recognized as part of Oromia, just like Adama or Bishoftu, while continuing to serve as Ethiopia's federal capital. Federal institutions can be given all necessary constitutional protections without separating Finfinne from Oromia.
2. Oromo history, names and cultural identity must be restored
Finfinne should visibly reflect its Oromo history. Historical Oromo names of places, rivers, mountains and landmarks that were displaced should be restored, and Oromo historical and cultural sites should be recognized and protected.
Afaan Oromo, Oromo cultural institutions, festivals and public symbols should have a meaningful and permanent place in the capital. This should restore marginalized Oromo heritage without denying the cultural rights of other residents.
3. Justice for Oromos dispossessed of ancestral land
Successive expansion of Finfinne has displaced Oromo farmers and communities from ancestral lands. Their claims should be properly documented.
Where return or restoration is possible, it should be considered. Where it is impossible, affected families deserve fair compensation, rehabilitation and meaningful participation in the economic benefits generated from their former lands.
4. Finfinne's boundary and expansion must be settled
Finfinne should not expand indefinitely into Oromia without the consent of the Oromia government and affected communities.
Its boundaries should be clearly established, with any future expansion or metropolitan development jointly negotiated with Oromia.
5. Oromia must have authority over shared resources
Finfinne depends heavily on surrounding Oromia for land, water, roads, labour and other resources. Oromia's constitutional "special interest" therefore cannot remain symbolic.
Clear arrangements are needed for natural resources, infrastructure, revenue sharing, environmental protection, urban planning and metropolitan development.
6. Finfinne should be the seat of the Oromia Government
If Finfinne is part of Oromia, the Oromia government should have the right to establish its principal institutions there.
The question should therefore not be why Oromia wants its government in Finfinne, but why Oromia should be excluded from having its government in a city located within Oromia.
7. Protect the rights of all Finfinne residents
Recognizing Oromo historical and territorial rights should not mean denying the rights of other residents.
All residents should enjoy equal individual rights, property rights, political participation and municipal self-government. Oromo historical justice and the democratic rights of Finfinne's diverse population can and must coexist.
The National Dialogue should therefore move beyond debating where Oromia's government offices should be located.
The real question is: What constitutional arrangement can recognize Finfinne as part of Oromia, address Oromo historical injustices and territorial rights, protect the rights of all residents, and at the same time allow Finfinne to continue functioning as Federal capital?
@Jawar_Mohammed