The week-long Gada ceremony, which ended on Sunday, sees the official transfer of power from one customary ruler to his successor - something that happens every eight years.

Over the past week, several thousand people gathered in southern Ethiopia for the Gada ceremony, a historic event that marks ...

Fakkeenyaaf hawaasa Oromoo keessatti ''Abbaa karraa, Abbaa gadaa, Abbaa Malkaa, Abbaa qe'ee, Abbaa Manaa, kkf jedhu. Kun mataansaa kan qorannoo bal'aa barbaachisuudha'' jedhe. Filmiin amma ...

The tradition of regularly appointing a new Abbaa Gadaa has been practised by the Borana community for centuries - and sees them gather at the rural site of Arda Jila Badhasa, near the Ethiopian ...

Thousands of people have been gathering in southern Ethiopia for one of the country's biggest cultural events. The week-long Gada ceremony, which ended on Sunday, sees the official transfer of ...