Unesco Highlights Ethiopia's Intangible Gada Heritage

A Unesco conference has adopted 33 new items of intangible heritage that includes the system of traditional governance or Gada system largely practiced by the Oromo people.

  • Ethiopia:   Key Background Information On Gadaa System

    Ethiopian Herald, 21 December 2016

    Oromo elites, Abba Gadaa (father of Gadaa), historians most often say that it is impossible to know about Oromo's background without understanding the ruling scheme of the Gadaa… Read more »

  • Ethiopia:   Preserving Heritages Is Preserving Identity

    Ethiopian Herald, 20 December 2016

    Cultural and historical heritages are the manifestation of a given society's social, economic and political identity. Be it tangible or intangible both cultural and historical… Read more »

  • Ethiopia:   Benefits of Gada's Inscription in UNESCO

    Ethiopian Herald, 11 December 2016

    Ethiopia is proud of its various tangible and intangible heritages. For more than 23 years the nation has been discovering their cultural and economic values since citizens got the… Read more »

The Gada system is largely practised by the Oromo people.

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