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Oromo invasions in the Harar region were followed by epidemic and food shortages in Adal's capital Harar leading to massive loss of life which included Adal leader Nur ibn Mujahid among the casualties in 1567. [21] The Oromo attacks on the Harar plateau did not let up in 1572, as recounted in a Harari chronicle. [22]
The Oromo people (pron. / ˈ ɒr əm oʊ / ORR-əm-oh [11] Oromo: Oromoo) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [12]
Oromo is the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia comprising about 40% of Ethiopia's population. [3] Historically, they were called "galla" in various Ethiopian literature and beginning to Oromo migrations, the Oromo civilization strived to the Ethiopian dominance, by introducing adoption system (guddifachaa) the democratic rule (the gadaa system). [4]
The Oromo migrations were a series of expansions in the 16th and 17th centuries by the Oromo people from southern Ethiopia into more northerly regions of Ethiopia. [ 35 ] Expansion of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa in the early 19th century was a major factor of the Mfecane , a mass-migration of tribes fleeing the Zulus.
The Oromo conflict or Oromia conflict is a protracted conflict between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian government. [17] [18] The Oromo Liberation Front formed to fight the Ethiopian Empire to liberate the Oromo people and establish an independent state of Oromia.
The diversification and urbanization of the U.S. population could have a substantial impact on American politics, many experts say. At first glance, the shift in demographics appears to offer an ...
Most extreme drought in 50 years followed by extreme flooding, both displacing parts of the population [14] While economic growth and industrialization takes place, the government disregards the rights and needs of the rural population, these are left behind [15] Human rights abuses [6] (detention of opposition demonstrators) [6] Oromia Region [8]
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to analyze the 2023 Surgeon General's Advisory on the "epidemic of loneliness and isolation" to investigate trends in American social connection.