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A reminder of our proverb of the day:
Traditional The eye crosses the river before the body"
Oromo leaders in Ethiopia have transferred power in a colourful ceremony held in Me’ee Bokkoo, about 450km south of the country’s capital Addis We leave you with this photo of Kenyan golfer Mercy Nyabande during day one of the Africa Amateur Championship.
Ababa.
Jiloo
Maandhoo, who was the ethnic leader - or Abbaa Gadaa - for the past
eight years, handed over the mantle to Jaarsoo Dhugoo who will be the 75th leader.
The
power-sharing ceremony is taking place at a ritual site in Southern Ethiopia and
lasts for a week. It was attended by thousands of people from
different regions across the country.
An
indigenous system of governance called Gadaa has been practiced by the Oromo people for centuries and is registered by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
According
to the lore of the Guji community this ancient socio-political governance
system started in the 15th century and has been held since without interruption.
Mr Dhugoo will be in power for the next eight years.
The
Oromo are Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group.
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