Participants of the annual Irreechaa thanksgiving festival carry the two flags that symbolize the Oromo people’s struggle for political and cultural independence, October 2019 (Photo: Addis Standard) By Girma Gutema @Abbaacabsa & Mirgisa Kaba @MirgissaK Background After the politico-military development that historian Teshale Tibebu termed “The Making of Modern Ethiopia”, as led by emperor Menelik’s …