Ethiopia: Obituary - Prominent Kenyan Oromo Scholar, Anthropologist Professor Abdullahi Shongolo Passes Away

Source: AllAfrica Global Media · 2026-10-22T05:14:50.000Z · Health

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Professor Abdullahi Shongolo, a prominent scholar of history and anthropology whose research on Borana Oromo culture, customary law, and history brought international attention to the community's rich heritage, passed away on 20 October at the age of 68 at Nanyuki Hospital in Kenya, following an illness from which he did not recover.

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