Amhara’s Goal (Amapia, Amarpia or Amaria) vs. Oromo’s Vision (Oromia, Orompia or Oropia)
By Fayyis Oromia*
Interestingly, nowadays, all Amhara elites—starting from Ato Andargachew Tsige—are removing their Ethiopiawinet mask and openly striving either to bring back Amapia (an Amharic-dominated geo-federation), maintain Amarpia (Amharic-dominated ethnic-federation, or to forge Amaria (an independent Republic of Amhara land), consisting of the former provinces of Gondar, Gojjam, Wollo, and Shoa, with Addis Ababa as its capital. They sense that Dr. Abiy’s Ethiopia is slowly but surely being transformed into either Orompia (an Oromic-led ethnic federation or Oropia (an Oromic-led geo-federation), and they want to hinder this transformation at all costs.
The question yet to be answered is whether Amhara and Oromo elites can find a middle ground—i.e., fostering a rainbow Ethiopia, where all nations in the country share power culturally, economically, and politically. This could mean proportional representation in all aspects of national life: at least 40% Oromo, 20% Agaw, 10% Amhara, 6% Somali, 5% Tigray, 4% Sidama, 3% Gurage, and so on.
Read more:https://orompia.wordpress.com/2023/04/1 ... or-oropia/