Coming up today The Standard Signal – Ep. 2: When Words Make Wars: Ethiopia’s Red Sea ambition and the dangerous politics of size The #Karrayyu_Oromo have an ancient proverb: “Balaa bakka hin waraannetti luqqifachuun fiddu.” It is a proverb used to warn against the dangers of “drawing your sword where there is no war.” In this episode of The Standard Signal, Tsedale Lemma speaks with Jawar Mohammed to unpack his warning in which he recently invoked the Karrayyu Oromo proverb to frame Ethiopia’s