In Pictures: Oromos in Australia commemorate #Irreecha2016 with candlelight...
Melbourne’s Federation Square in Australia has become synonymous among the Oromo in the Diaspora as the venue of the yearly celebration of Oromo culture and heritage during the region’s Summer season...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Eve of #Irreecha2017 in Oromia
The following are pictures from Oromia on the eve of Irreecha, the Oromo Thanksgiving celebration. The biggest Irreecha celebration is held in Bishoftu by Hora/Lake Arsadi on October 1, 2017. Source:...
View ArticleSaliha Sami: “Ni Baafna Gumaa” [New Oromo Music] – Raya Beat!
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View ArticleUPDATED | In Pictures: Irreecha celebrated colorfully, and peacefully, in Oromia
Oromia colorfully, and peacefully, celebrated Irreecha (Oromo Thanksgiving holiday) in Bishoftu on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Though the ceremony held in Bishoftu is the largest one, Irreecha is...
View ArticleAfricaTimes:- Ethiopia’s Oromo hold peaceful memorial at Irreecha festival
In Ethiopia, this year’s Irreecha festival brought peaceful but powerful protest as the Oromo people marked the anniversary of last year’s massacre at Bishoftu. More than 1.5 million people were...
View ArticleReports by Ethiopia’s Fana and China’s CGTN on Irreecha 2017
Below are news reports about the 2017 Irreecha from Fana and CGTN-Africa. The Oromo Thanksgiving (Irreecha) was colorfully, and peacefully, celebrated on October 1, 2017, in Bishoftu, Oromia. Each...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Abdissa at last Sunday’s Irreecha to honor his late wife Sifan
Last week, BBC’s Afaan Oromoo and Amharic services reported about Abdissa Borena’s return to Bishoftu, ahead of the 2017 Irreecha holiday. Abdissa’s pregnant wife Sifan Legesse was among those who lost...
View ArticleVideo: Inside Bishoftu’s 2017 Colorful & Peaceful Irreecha for 40-Minutes
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View ArticleTaayyee Danda’aa: Diigirii tokko xumuruuf waggoota 16 (via BBC Afaan Oromoo)
Maatiin itti rakkatanii barsiisan, olloota gorsanii guddisan, barsiisotaa fi hiriyoota dandeetti isaa dinqisiifatan hundaaf, eebbi barataa kanaa guyyaa addaati. Finfinnee mana abbeeraa isaa fi aanaa...
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