Abba Gadas: The Ancient Borana Leadership System Across the dusty plains, under the shade of acacia trees six old men can be seen sitting together. A few of them are pulling at their scraggly...

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Mar 3, 2024 · Outgoing Abba Gadaa, Jilo Mando, on the power transfer ceremony on Feb. 21, 2024. On February 21, 2024, the 75 th Guji Oromo Gadaa power transfer was peacefully concluded, demonstrating the democratic nature of the Gadaa system and signifying the people’s commitment to peace.

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After a few minutes, the head of the council arrives, the Abba Gada or ‘father of Gada’ as he was called in the Borana tongue. Old and wise as his years, he trudges along, stick in hand. His...

Gadaa [1] (pronounced "Geda" meaning "The Gateway" in Oromoo language) is the indigenous system of governance used by the Oromos in Ethiopia and northern Kenya. [1] It is also practiced by the Konso , Burji and Gedeo people of southern Ethiopia.

After a few minutes, the head of the council arrives, the Abba Gada or ‘father of Gada’ as he was called in the Borana tongue. Old and wise as his years, he trudges along, stick in hand. His eyes still shine with the rigors of his youth.

Mar 14, 2025 · In the sixth age-grade, known as “Gadaa”, men aged 41 to 48 exercise political, social, military, and ritual leadership. The “Abbaa Gadaa”, or head of the Gadaa, is democratically elected from this group and serves an eight-year term …

May 30, 2023 · The Abba Gada/Abba Bokkuu is the leader known for his duties as a father/keeper of Gada/Bokku in power. The Abba Gada (Bokkuu) has an element of the Gada system called Caffee Gadaa (Gada assembly/councils) which consist of five or in the majority nine assembly (Caffee) members.

In the Oromo gadaa system the term A.g. (‘father of the gadaa ’) designated the leader for an eight-year period of the ruling gadaa class of a localized “tribal” segment of the Oromo, who acted as president or senior councillor of the highest assembly (Caffee).