Konso people
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The Konso, also known as the Xonsita, are a Lowland East Cushitic-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting south-western Ethiopia.
Konso dwelling-houses
Boy playing ball in front of a Konso stone house
A waga (grave marker) near the town of Konso
Peaceful demonstration in Karat town
Gadaa
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Gadaa is the indigenous democratic system of governance used by the Oromos in Ethiopia and northern Kenya. It is also practiced by the Konso and Gedeo people of southern Ethiopia. The system regulates political, economic, social and religious activities of the community.
Professor Asmerom Legesse in Abbaa Gadaa cloth.