The Oromo of Eastern Oromia: Ittu, Afran Qallo, and Anniya The Oromo of Ittu, Afran Qallo, and Anniya form an integral part of the Barentu (Barentuma) confederation, one of the two major moieties of the Oromo people. Despite ecological, economic, and social diversity, these groups share a common Oromo identity, language, worldview, and historical memory. Their collective traditional homeland is remembered as Fugugu, a landscape of cultural unity, mobility, and Gadaa governance. The Ittu Oromo, k

⸻ Oromia-My Country (OMC) Research & Collective Professor Asmarom Legesse and His Scholarly Contribution to Oromo Studies A Gadaa Scholarship Perspective ⸻ Abstract Professor Asmarom Legesse (1931–2026) occupies a foundational position in the academic study of the Oromo people and, in particular, the Gadaa system. His scholarship marked a decisive transition from descriptive ethnography to analytical political theory within Oromo studies. Rather than presenting Oromo institutions as anthropologi