Ethiopia: ONLF’s 31st Anniversary Celebrated

By Ahmed Abdi, Thousands of Somalis from occupied-Ogaden, South-Eastern Ethiopia celebrate the Ogaden National Liberation Front or ONLF’s 31st anniversary. Ogaden Liberation movement (ONLF), which was founded in August 15, 1984 has waged an armed struggle against the Ethiopian imperialism or Tigray People’s Liberation Front, Ethiopia’s current ruling ethnic group since 1994 after TPLF ousted […]

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Cartoon Democracy – Authoritarian Rule and Elections in Ethiopia

By Johanna Green, THE Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), in cooperation with Julie Ward MEP (S&D), Soraya Post MEP (S&D), Ana Gomes MEP (S&D), Jordi Sebastià MEP (G/EFA) and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), will be convening a high-level conference entitled “Cartoon Democracy – Authoritarian Rule and Elections in Ethiopia” at the European Parliament […]

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Ethiopian Rebels Warn Chinese Firm Exploring Natural Gas

By TesfaNews, AN ETHIOPIAN rebel group today warned a Chinese firm against natural gas exploration in the Somalia region of Ogaden. The Ogaden Liberation Front (ONLF) accused the Chinese company of partnering with the Ethiopian government to illegally exploit resources of the Somalia region of Ogaden in addition to providing surveillance and funds for the […]

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Protester Lambasts Ogaden Regional State President Abdi Iley (Video)

By Ahmed Abdi, PRESIDENT of Ogaden regional state of Ethiopia has been confronted by an Amharic speaking Ethiopian man while he was on a visit in the U.S. In what is considered to be the third historical public humiliation an Ethiopian government official face by angry Ethiopians in the U.S. before running away to their hotel room with tails […]

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Being a Politician in Somalia

By Ahmed Abdi, THERE is a direct association between the Somali politicians’ ill-fated and their actions against Somali history, culture, language and ethnicity. Government officials were preparing their  Friday prayers at the Central Hotel in Somalia’s capital when an Al-Shabaab extremist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the hotel gate, and another went inside the mosque […]

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