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[OPFist]

The Agaw-Oromo Alliance: A Vision for a Prosperous Cushitic Ethiopia

By Fayyis Oromia*

In envisioning a stable and prosperous future for Ethiopia, particularly for its Cushitic peoples, the formation of an Agaw-Oromo Alliance (AOA) is of paramount importance. For this alliance to succeed, it is essential to first address historical identity issues. The Agaw populations in regions such as Gojjam, Lalibela, and Gondar, who have adopted Amhara identities, must reconnect with their original Agaw heritage.

Historical and Linguistic Context
Ethiopian history is interpreted through various lenses, but one perspective I support is that nearly all Ethiopian ethnic groups, including those traditionally classified as Ethio-Semitic, are descendants of the original Cushitic peoples. The Agaw and Oromo, for instance, represent the foundational groups from which many modern Ethiopian communities have evolved. The Tigrayans, Gondarians, and Gojjames are largely of Agaw origin, while many from Wollo and Shoa can be considered “lost Oromos.”

The Oromo national struggle should prioritize the re-establishment of these “lost” identities by promoting the languages and cultures of the Agaw and Oromo people. In practice, this means advocating for Agawigna and Oromic to be recognized as official languages at the federal level, with regions such as Tigray, Gojjam, and Gondar actively teaching and fostering the revival of Agaw culture. Similarly, the Oromo identity of regions like Raya, Shoa, and Wollo should be encouraged through the promotion of the Oromo language, ensuring that these populations can reclaim their historical heritage.

Power and Division: From the Derg to Biltsigina
Historically, Ethiopia has witnessed regimes that used a “divide and rule” strategy to maintain power. The Derg regime favored Amhara elites, the Woyane regime empowered Tigrayan elites, and Biltsigina is now attempting to instrumentalize certain Oromo elites to solidify a dictatorial rule. Despite the appearances of ethnic leadership, these regimes share a common trait: authoritarianism and exploitation of ethnic divisions to maintain control.

The question now is whether the Amhara, Tigrayans, and Oromo can cooperate to dismantle the current regime, Biltsigina, and pave the way for a genuine democratic transition in Ethiopia. This transition must focus on establishing an inclusive state where all nations and peoples coexist peacefully, respecting each other’s rights and identities. One avenue worth exploring is the formation of an Amhara-Tigray-Oromo Alliance (ATO), bringing together key forces such as the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), Tigray Defense Forces (TDF), and authentic Amhara nationalists to challenge the current authoritarian regime.

Biltsigina and Political Strategy
While the Derg, Woyane, and Biltsigina regimes each appear to represent different ethnic groups—Amhara, Tigray, and Oromo, respectively—none of them genuinely reflect the interests of the people they claim to represent. The current political landscape suggests that after the defeat of the “Meshreftites” (pro-Amaranet elites) by the Melesites, the possibility of a return to power by Amhara “naftagna” elites (associated with Menelik II) is unlikely. Such elites might push further militarily, but their political influence is set to diminish after the current conflict ends.

For the Oromo national movement, the primary focus must now shift towards defeating the “Meshreftites”—those Oromo elites who continue to perpetuate Amharanet dominance. This internal enemy represents a significant obstacle to Oromummaa (Oromo identity and autonomy). Pro-Oromummaa elites (POE), or Oromo republicans, must prioritize this battle to ensure a future where the Oromo people are free from external and internal domination.

Cyber Warfare and Propaganda
Biltsigina operatives are highly active in the digital sphere, using divisive language and propaganda to undermine unity among the Oromo and other ethnic groups. These operatives often disguise themselves as different factions—Amharas, Oromos, and Tigrayans—in order to create rifts and sow discord. Their primary goal is to divide and weaken Oromo political cohesion, using tactics such as:
- Posing as pro-unity Amharas while labeling Oromo forces as “separatists.”
- Posing as pro-federalist Tigrayans while accusing the OLF (Oromo Liberation Front) of being anti-federalist.
- Posing as supporters of the OLF while attacking its leadership.
- Posing as pro-independence critics while labeling liberation movements as “traitors.”

Oromo participants in online discourse must be aware of these manipulations and engage in strategic forums where constructive criticism can thrive, rather than allowing the digital space to be weaponized for divisive purposes.

Strategic Directions for Oromo Political Goals
The Oromo movement consists of two primary strategic wings:
- One faction seeks complete independence and freedom for Oromia, potentially outside of any regional union.
- The other faction desires freedom from cultural, economic, and political domination but envisions a united Cushitic Ethiopia, stretching from Meroë to Mombasa, in which peoples share common historical roots.

The latter vision is increasingly resonating with some factions within the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and is gaining traction among certain Habesha elites, who value unity. This vision of a Cushitic Ethiopia, often referred to as “Oropia,” would include modern-day Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Kenya. Alliances like PAFD and MEDREK have sought to bring together various nations in the region under a democratic, multinational framework.

Conclusion: The Path Forward
While some Oromos still debate between the goals of full independence and unity with freedom, it is essential that the Oromo movement remains focused on its ultimate objective: sovereignty and freedom for Oromia, Orompia or Orppia, whether within a broader union or as an independent state. Any compromise that continues under Abyssinian dominance is only acceptable as a last resort, should the ideal vision prove unattainable.

The divisions sown by Biltsigina and its allies are increasingly transparent, and the Oromo elites must unite around a shared vision of freedom. This includes forming alliances with the Agaw and Tigrayans, working toward either a genuine union of free peoples in the form of Oropia or an independent Oromia. Both paths begin with the removal of the Biltsigina regime.

Galatôma!
Read more: https://orompia.wordpress.com/2023/04/2 ... -ethiopia/

[Abere]

የጋላ ነገር
ከመቸ ወድህ ነው ጋላ እና አገው ወዳጅ የሆኑት? ስንቱን ኬኛ ለማድረግ ታላዝኑ ይሆን? ለመሆኑ የወለጋ ጋላ ከሀረር ቆቱ ጋላ ጋር ይስማማል ወይስ የአሩሲ ገሪባ ከጉጅ? ጋላ እኮ እርስ በእርሱ እንኳን እጅግ የተለያዬ ነገር ነው።

[OPFist]

In envisioning a stable and prosperous future for Ethiopia, particularly for its Cushitic peoples, the formation of an Agaw-Oromo Alliance (AOA) is of paramount importance. For this alliance to succeed, it is essential to first address historical identity issues. The Agaw populations in regions such as Gojjam, Lalibela, and Gondar, who have adopted Amhara identities, must reconnect with their original Agaw heritage.

[Dama]

A commission to re-write the history of Agew in Agewinga and English was recently established. Injebara University was awarded the project.
Amara is unsalvageable; it's cracking from within. Thanks to you shiit heads, you are adding more enemies to it. Gurage will be laughing at you skunks when the book is published and out.

[OPFist]

Ethiopian history is interpreted through various lenses, but one perspective I support is that nearly all Ethiopian ethnic groups, including those traditionally classified as Ethio-Semitic, are descendants of the original Cushitic peoples. The Agaw and Oromo, for instance, represent the foundational groups from which many modern Ethiopian communities have evolved. The Tigrayans, Gondarians, and Gojjames are largely of Agaw origin, while many from Wollo and Shoa can be considered “lost Oromos.”

[Dama]

Ethiopian history is interpreted through various lenses, but one perspective I support is that nearly all Ethiopian ethnic groups, including those traditionally classified as Ethio-Semitic, are descendants of the original Cushitic peoples. The Agaw and Oromo, for instance, represent the foundational groups from which many modern Ethiopian communities have evolved. The Tigrayans, Gondarians, and Gojjames are largely of Agaw origin, while many from Wollo and Shoa can be considered “lost Oromos.”

"Lost"? Inaccurate as well as untrue. A large chunk of Wello, Tigrey and Shewa still preserve the Oromo language and traditions. Only some families lost the Ormo language. I would not be surprised Ras Gobena family is lost to the military career he loved to advance serving the goals of Menelick. Such are losers who gave their souls to their ambitions.

At one time, in the norrh and west, the Omotic groups were dominant. You can tell from the traces they left behind. The Damot-related groups. Most likely the Gojjam Agews were Omotic speakers or were Agews who shared a lot of culture with Omotic Damot..Look at the way Agews dance. They dance exactly as Welaitas, Dorze or Gamo.

I know Cishitic groups are older than the semitic groups but Omotic are older than Kushitic. Additionally, the Nilotic groups are the oldest of all residents of northeast Africa.

That's evolution following winds without windbreaks. It should not be allowed any more. Agew identity has to be restored on their lands. No language, culture and history should be allowed to die. It's UNESCO mandate to preserve languages and cultures and history for well-being and development of the people.

[Odie]

A commission to re-write the history of Agew in Agewinga and English was recently established. Injebara University was awarded the project.
Amara is unsalvageable; it's cracking from within. Thanks to you shiit heads, you are adding more enemies to it. Gurage will be laughing at you skunks when the book is published and out.

The qom*te asked for it

Now the listros exposed them and are to be chopped more and are in the chopping block
More will come out of them stating I am agew

[Abere]

የውራጌ Dama እና የጋላ OPPFisr ንትርክ ፈገግ ያሰኛል። ግን ዳማ ቀይ መስመር እያለፈ ነው ምንም ቢሆን የውራጌ ጌታ ጋላ መሆኑን መገንዘብ አለበት።መሞገት አይችልም።

የሁለቱም ንትርክ የሚገርመው ደግሞ አንዳችም በጋልኛ ይሁን በውራጌኛ/ስልጤኛ የተጻፈ ታሪካዊ ማስረጃ የለም። ጋላም ውራጌም የጽሁፍ ባህል ወይም ሆህያት የላቸውም። ወይም ከመሬት በላይ ይሁን ከርሰ-ምድር የተገኜ ማስረጃ የለም። የጋላ ታሪክ አርብቶ አደር ነው (አርብቶ አደር የቀንድ ከብት ኩበት) እንጅ ምንም ማስረጃ በእጁ አይገኝም - ዘላን በመሆኑ የእርስት ባለቤት የግዞት ይዞታ የለውም - የአፈር ወይም የመንግስት ግብር የለም። ውራጌ እንድሁ በታሪኩ የውራጌ ንጉስ ወይም አለቃ የለውም፤ የጓሮ ቆጮ የሴቶች ስራ ( ጥንታዊ ጋርዮሽ የእመዋራ ስርዐት)።ውራጌ ይሁን ጋላ ይህ የኢትዮጵያ ጎሳ ቀደምት ነው ይህ አይደለም ለማለት አንድም አንዳቸውም የጽሁፍ ታሪክ/ባህል ስነ-መንግስት የላቸውም፤ ሁለተኛም ቀድመው በመስፈር ምስክር ለመሆን አይበቁም - ስለዚህ አገው ቀደምት ነው፤ ኦሞቲክ ቀደምት ነው፤ ሴማዊያን እንድህ ናቸው ወዘተ ማለት እጅግ ስህተት ነው።

እውነቱ ይህ ነው። በመጀመሪያ የታሪክ እማኝ በዘመኑ የነበሩ ሰዎች በታሪክ ጽፈው ያስቀመጡት ጋላ የዛሬ 500 አመት ወደ ኢትዮጵያ ፈልሶ መግባቱን ነው። አባ ብህርይ ዜናሁ ለጋላ የጻፉት ማስረጃ ብቸኛ የጋሎች የታሪክ ሰነድ ነው። Among the first generation to witness in his own eyes how Gala migrated and swarmed Ethiopia like wave of grasshopper crossing the dessert entering into fertile land destroying everything on their path. Gala almost consumed more than 22 endogenous Ethiopian tribes, with no trace left behind. በተጨማሪም ውራጌ የሚባል ጎሳ በግልጽ ስለመኖሩ እያከራከረ ያለጉዳይ ነው። አንድ ጊዜ 7 ቤት ሌላ ጊዜ 3 ቤት ወዘተ እርስ በእርሱ የመግባብያ ቋንቋ የሌለው - ሶዶው ለመስቃኑ ውሃ ጠማኝ ስጠኝ ቢለው ጨርቅ ያቀ ብለው ይሆናል -How can Babylon stand as one household or family when its people do not share a common language?
ስለእራሱ ማንነት የማያውቅ ስለሌሎች እማኝ መሆን አይችልም። ታሪክ ታሪክ የሚሆነው የጽሁፍ ማስረጃ ሲኖረው ነው። ኢትዮጵያ ነገዴ ሴማዊ በመኖራቸው ታሪክ ያላት ታላቅ አገር ነች። በስነ-መለኮት፤ በስነ-መንግስት፤ በስነ-ክዋክብት፤ በስነ-ህይወት ወዘተ ታላቅ ቦታ ያገኜችው በሴማዊያን ጎሳዎች ነው። የከብት ኩበት እና የቆጮ ብስባሽ የታሪክ ፋይዳዊ ፋይዳዊ ቅሪት ሊሆኑ አይችሉም፡

OPPFist had better read the book of Aba'Bahrey - the First Historian eye witnessed the swarm of Gala flooding to Ethiopia 500 years ago.

[Dama]

A commission to re-write the history of Agew in Agewinga and English was recently established. Injebara University was awarded the project.
Amara is unsalvageable; it's cracking from within. Thanks to you shiit heads, you are adding more enemies to it. Gurage will be laughing at you skunks when the book is published and out.

The qom*te asked for it

Now the listros exposed them and are to be chopped more and are in the chopping block
More will come out of them stating I am agew

They made a disasterous mistake in,
1. establishing Fano
2. Attacking Gurage who stood beside them to nurse their wound from severe bire by Shabia, TPLF and OLF.

All of these organizations approached Gurage elites to establish a Gurage guardian organization, with even a little bit arm like Sidama and Hadiya or without arm such as Harari. Gurage refused singing Emmiye Menelcick will turn on and on on his sides with the nervousness that Ethiopia may break into pieces by these organizations. Just for that erroneous narrative, Gurage remained friends with most reactionary, most chauvinist section of the Armadillo elite such EDU. One Gurage lady was even a member of EDU. On the contrary, the progressive q*matas worked closely with Shabia/TPLF formi g the ANDM to firm the EPRDF. Gurage remained unorganized, voiceless, unrepresented when EPRDF created its government and the new regions.

Gurage elites misreading history, misreading how opportunistic the Armadillo tribe is Gurage elites failure to adapt to changing political narratives, Gurage elites blindness unable to see a large section of Amara joining TPLF/Shabia to form an associate ANDM, cost it peace, loss of lands and people and the degradation of its place in Ethiopian politics.

They use you and throw you out into the cold.

[Odie]

A commission to re-write the history of Agew in Agewinga and English was recently established. Injebara University was awarded the project.
Amara is unsalvageable; it's cracking from within. Thanks to you shiit heads, you are adding more enemies to it. Gurage will be laughing at you skunks when the book is published and out.

The qom*te asked for it

Now the listros exposed them and are to be chopped more and are in the chopping block
More will come out of them stating I am agew

They made a disasterous mistake in,
1. establishing Fano
2. Attacking Gurage who stood beside them to nurse their wound from severe bire by Shabia, TPLF and OLF.

All of these organizations approached Gurage elites to establish a Gurage guardian organization, with even a little bit arm like Sidama and Hadiya or without arm such as Harari. Gurage refused singing Emmiye Menelcick will turn on and on on his sides with the nervousness that Ethiopia may break into pieces by these organizations. Just for that erroneous narrative, Gurage remained friends with most reactionary, most chauvinist section of the Armadillo elite such EDU. One Gurage lady was even a member of EDU. On the contrary, the progressive q*matas worked closely with Shabia/TPLF formi g the ANDM to firm the EPRDF. Gurage remained unorganized, voiceless, unrepresented when EPRDF created its government and the new regions.

Gurage elites misreading history, misreading how opportunistic the Armadillo tribe is Gurage elites failure to adapt to changing political narratives, Gurage elites blindness unable to see a large section of Amara joining TPLF/Shabia to form an associate ANDM, cost it peace, loss of lands and people and the degradation of its place in Ethiopian politics.

They use you and throw you out into the cold.

You know it

[Dama]

የውራጌ Dama እና የጋላ OPPFisr ንትርክ ፈገግ ያሰኛል። ግን ዳማ ቀይ መስመር እያለፈ ነው ምንም ቢሆን የውራጌ ጌታ ጋላ መሆኑን መገንዘብ አለበት።መሞገት አይችልም።

የሁለቱም ንትርክ የሚገርመው ደግሞ አንዳችም በጋልኛ ይሁን በውራጌኛ/ስልጤኛ የተጻፈ ታሪካዊ ማስረጃ የለም። ጋላም ውራጌም የጽሁፍ ባህል ወይም ሆህያት የላቸውም። ወይም ከመሬት በላይ ይሁን ከርሰ-ምድር የተገኜ ማስረጃ የለም። የጋላ ታሪክ አርብቶ አደር ነው (አርብቶ አደር የቀንድ ከብት ኩበት) እንጅ ምንም ማስረጃ በእጁ አይገኝም - ዘላን በመሆኑ የእርስት ባለቤት የግዞት ይዞታ የለውም - የአፈር ወይም የመንግስት ግብር የለም። ውራጌ እንድሁ በታሪኩ የውራጌ ንጉስ ወይም አለቃ የለውም፤ የጓሮ ቆጮ የሴቶች ስራ ( ጥንታዊ ጋርዮሽ የእመዋራ ስርዐት)።ውራጌ ይሁን ጋላ ይህ የኢትዮጵያ ጎሳ ቀደምት ነው ይህ አይደለም ለማለት አንድም አንዳቸውም የጽሁፍ ታሪክ/ባህል ስነ-መንግስት የላቸውም፤ ሁለተኛም ቀድመው በመስፈር ምስክር ለመሆን አይበቁም - ስለዚህ አገው ቀደምት ነው፤ ኦሞቲክ ቀደምት ነው፤ ሴማዊያን እንድህ ናቸው ወዘተ ማለት እጅግ ስህተት ነው።

እውነቱ ይህ ነው። በመጀመሪያ የታሪክ እማኝ በዘመኑ የነበሩ ሰዎች በታሪክ ጽፈው ያስቀመጡት ጋላ የዛሬ 500 አመት ወደ ኢትዮጵያ ፈልሶ መግባቱን ነው። አባ ብህርይ ዜናሁ ለጋላ የጻፉት ማስረጃ ብቸኛ የጋሎች የታሪክ ሰነድ ነው። Among the first generation to witness in his own eyes how Gala migrated and swarmed Ethiopia like wave of grasshopper crossing the dessert entering into fertile land destroying everything on their path. Gala almost consumed more than 22 endogenous Ethiopian tribes, with no trace left behind. በተጨማሪም ውራጌ የሚባል ጎሳ በግልጽ ስለመኖሩ እያከራከረ ያለጉዳይ ነው። አንድ ጊዜ 7 ቤት ሌላ ጊዜ 3 ቤት ወዘተ እርስ በእርሱ የመግባብያ ቋንቋ የሌለው - ሶዶው ለመስቃኑ ውሃ ጠማኝ ስጠኝ ቢለው ጨርቅ ያቀ ብለው ይሆናል -How can Babylon stand as one household or family when its people do not share a common language?
ስለእራሱ ማንነት የማያውቅ ስለሌሎች እማኝ መሆን አይችልም። ታሪክ ታሪክ የሚሆነው የጽሁፍ ማስረጃ ሲኖረው ነው። ኢትዮጵያ ነገዴ ሴማዊ በመኖራቸው ታሪክ ያላት ታላቅ አገር ነች። በስነ-መለኮት፤ በስነ-መንግስት፤ በስነ-ክዋክብት፤ በስነ-ህይወት ወዘተ ታላቅ ቦታ ያገኜችው በሴማዊያን ጎሳዎች ነው። የከብት ኩበት እና የቆጮ ብስባሽ የታሪክ ፋይዳዊ ፋይዳዊ ቅሪት ሊሆኑ አይችሉም፡

OPPFist had better read the book of Aba'Bahrey - the First Historian eye witnessed the swarm of Gala flooding to Ethiopia 500 years ago.

I can only say 'denqoro' Abere. Read history. Not folktales.

[Dama]

A commission to re-write the history of Agew in Agewinga and English was recently established. Injebara University was awarded the project.
Amara is unsalvageable; it's cracking from within. Thanks to you shiit heads, you are adding more enemies to it. Gurage will be laughing at you skunks when the book is published and out.

The qom*te asked for it

Now the listros exposed them and are to be chopped more and are in the chopping block
More will come out of them stating I am agew

They made a disasterous mistake in,
1. establishing Fano
2. Attacking Gurage who stood beside them to nurse their wound from severe bire by Shabia, TPLF and OLF.

All of these organizations approached Gurage elites to establish a Gurage guardian organization, with even a little bit arm like Sidama and Hadiya or without arm such as Harari. Gurage refused singing Emmiye Menelcick will turn on and on on his sides with the nervousness that Ethiopia may break into pieces by these organizations. Just for that erroneous narrative, Gurage remained friends with most reactionary, most chauvinist section of the Armadillo elite such EDU. One Gurage lady was even a member of EDU. On the contrary, the progressive q*matas worked closely with Shabia/TPLF formi g the ANDM to firm the EPRDF. Gurage remained unorganized, voiceless, unrepresented when EPRDF created its government and the new regions.

Gurage elites misreading history, misreading how opportunistic the Armadillo tribe is Gurage elites failure to adapt to changing political narratives, Gurage elites blindness unable to see a large section of Amara joining TPLF/Shabia to form an associate ANDM, cost it peace, loss of lands and people and the degradation of its place in Ethiopian politics.

They use you and throw you out into the cold.

You know it

Sometimes, it's hard to please you and your AI robot.

Just remember, borders of African countries were established by colonialism, and endorsed by OAU in the 1960s. AU can change its endorsement as these borders divided a group into two or more countries alienating same family of languages, cultures and history from each other which have fuelled conflicts since indendence.

The notion of "My country" is dynamic, changing and reforming. This has been the experience of the world. Your and Horus' Eternal Ethiopia created by the Devine order of Christ is untainable from the experiences of Europe, Asia and the Americas. Borders shift and change giving birth to New countries.
You like it or not.

[OPFist]

The Oromo national struggle should prioritize the re-establishment of these “lost” identities by promoting the languages and cultures of the Agaw and Oromo people. In practice, this means advocating for Agawigna and Oromic to be recognized as official languages at the federal level, with regions such as Tigray, Gojjam, and Gondar actively teaching and fostering the revival of Agaw culture. Similarly, the Oromo identity of regions like Raya, Shoa, and Wollo should be encouraged through the promotion of the Oromo language, ensuring that these populations can reclaim their historical heritage.