What is Gadaa The Gadaa system is a time-honored age and generation-set system practiced among the Oromo people who regarded the system as their common heritage and as one of their major identity makers. The system has long been practiced by the Borena, Guji, Karayu, Tulama, Arsi, Ittu, Humbana, Afran Qallo, Akichu, Macha, and Gabra clans of the Oromo Nation. Major Oromo clans have established the centres of their Gada at several places based on their territorial settlement. The Borana and the G

Abay TV Coverage of Gadaa Bank's Third Anniversary Celebration and the Launch of the Fuel Payment System. | Gadaa Bank

The Gadaa system is an indigenous, democratic socio-political system of governance used by the Oromo people in Ethiopia, recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Key features include: * Democratic Governance: It provides a framework for political, economic, social, and religious life, emphasizing checks and balances, and the separation of powers. * Cyclical Leadership: Power is peacefully and systematically transferred to a new set of elected leaders, known as the Abb

The Gedaa System, a UNESCO Registered Intangible World Heritage | Ethiopia Land of Origins