Sudan: Forces of Freedom and Change – Press Statement (14.06.2022)

We have recently followed up on a number of media agencies hosting public figures and attaching the leadership capacity to the Forces of Freedom and Change, or a member of the Central Council, or assigning inaccurate leadership positions, due to the lack of jurisdiction, these statements caused a degree of confusion and confusion over the positions of the Forces for Freedom and Change.

In this context, Mr. Bushra Al-Saem made recent press and media statements as a leader and member of the Central Council for Freedom and Change it is true that he is not a member of the Executive Office and does not chair any of the Freedom and Change Committees, and he is not a member of the Central Council either. Accordingly, the statements attributed to the above-mentioned represent his personal view and do not reflect any of the institutions of freedom and change.

In the same context, we note that Mr. Nabil Adeeb is not the head of the Legal Committee for Freedom and Change, and it is true that the head of the Legal Committee approved by the Central Council is Mr. Wajdi Saleh.

We note in the same context that the occupants of the leadership positions in freedom and change in the Executive Office and whose positions authorize them to authorize, or the heads of the committees specialized in freedom and change are known and published in the media.

We understand the obligations associated with the work of local and foreign media agencies in obtaining statements and comments from actors or experts other than those in leadership positions in freedom and change, who can be presented to the public in their partisan, professional, analytical or other capacity. These are qualities and statements that we will not be interested in what will be mentioned in them as long as the owners make them in their personal capacity and not as occupants of leadership positions in freedom and change.

In conclusion, we note that the media committee will provide and publish later for the media channels of communication with its leaders, in addition to developing new mechanisms that allow the flow of information and news, and linking local and international media agencies with all the committees of the forces of freedom and change.

Media Committee – Freedom and Change

June 14, 2022 AD

National Unity Platform (NUP): Statement on the 40m Uganda Shillings given illegally to Members of Parliament (14.06.2022)

Ethiopia: Gambella Liberation Front/Army (GLF/A) – Press Release (14.06.2022)

The operation conducted by Gambela Freedom Front (GANG) and Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in Gambela capital city is based on Prosperous government army institutions, Prosperous government leaders and army so we strongly advise you not to leave your house so that no civilian will be a victim of flying bullets!!!

Victory for freedom fighters !!!

The operation conducting by Gambella Liberation Front (GLF/A) and Oromo Liberation Front ( OLF/A) in Gambella capital city is targeting only security forces institutions, PP leaders and government’s armed forces.

Therefore, we are seriously warning the civilians not to come out from their houses to avoid cross Fire!!

Victory for freedom fighters

Ethiopia: TPLF President Debretsion Gebremichael letter to UNHRC President Federico Villegas (13.06.2022)

Eritrea: Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights situaton in Eritrea, Mr Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker – 50th Session of the Human Rights Council – Ineractive Dialogue on Eritrea – 13 June 2022 (13.06.2022)

RDC: Province du Nord-Kivu – Communication Officielle des Forces Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo du 13 Juin 2022 sur l’Occuption de Bunagana par l’Armee Rwandaise (13.06.2022)

Northern Ireland: 52 MLAs signs off on a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson (13.06.2022)

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) – Reclaiming the Sanctity of Life: ZCC Pastoral Statement on the murder of Moreblessing Ali (13.06.2022)

RDC: Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) – Communique Officiel (13.06.2022)

Tanzania: Loliondo land-grab – When tourism beats the ownership of indigenous land…

The Tanzanian government is intending to resume the eviction of about 70,000 Maasai community in Loliondo to make room for trophy hunting and elite tourism. The move, which will involve dispossessing over 70,000 Maasai pastoralists of 1500sq km of their ancestral land. This is aimed at creating room for Ortello Business Company, a hunting firm owned by the United Arab Emirates’ royal family, as part of investment for the government” (Western Nyota TV, 13.06.2022).

The Chama Cha Mapundzi (CCM) don’t care and isn’t concerned with the rule of law. As the commercial interests of the tourism industry and a foreign investors involvement matters more. That’s why Maasai territories are now possibly evicted for the sole purpose of an investor making a game-drive. So, that the animals can be seen by foreigners visiting and ensuring profits to the state coffers.

That’s done without the consent of the Masaai people or their ancestral rights to territories in question. This is why they have been demonstrating, because the state is violently and brutally evicting them from their homeland. Just so one investor can have a safari company and game-drive in the area. That’s really not developing, but ceasing territory for man’s pleasure and his company.

According to reliable information received by IWGIA, the Tanzanian state is currently moving ahead to grab 1,500 km2 of ancestral and legally registered village land belonging to the Maasai Indigenous people in the Loliondo division of Ngorongoro District in northern Tanzania. This land grab will forcefully evict the Maasai from their land. This is happening despite the fact that the East African Court of Justice is expected to issue a ruling on this matter on 22 June 2022. On 7 June 2022, a paramilitary group of around 700 people (mainly police, park rangers, military and other security forces) arrived in Loliondo to demarcate the 1,500 km2 area of land as a Game Reserve1. This land is the ancestral land of the Maasai people who have formalized land tenure rights to this land as per the Village Land Act No.5 of 1999. The demarcation of this land as a Game Reserve will effectively dispossess the Maasai people of their ancestral land since people and livestock will not be allowed to live in a Game Reserve” (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) – ‘Urgent Alert: New serious threats towards the Maasai people of Loliondo in Tanzania’ 13.06.2022).

Over 100,000 Maasai are facing a forcefully eviction from their ancestral land in Loliondo and Ngorongoro, Tanzania Maasai have been living in Lolondo and Ngorongoro before Tanzania gained independence. The eviction is purely to making way for Trophy Hunting” (Tanzania Leaks, 13.06.2022).

This here shouldn’t be accepted and people should speak out on the matter. It isn’t righteous and fair. Clearly it is injustice, pure and simple. Tanzanian authorities and state is doing practically a land-grab and with violent means to get their way. This eviction isn’t done with measures of fairness or compensation. No, these are people who is violently removed and evicted from their territories, which have been theirs for generations.

That the Tanzanian authorities are doing this and using all sorts of violent ways. Just shows the world how unjust this is. The CCM and the President knows this as they are just serving a Middle Eastern company “prime-real-estate” for safari and a game-drive. That’s why they are doing this and showing the lack of care or concern for the people who belongs in this territory.

If CCM and the President wanted a favourable look. This wasn’t it. They are just displaying brutality and what they do for some cheap coins. Peace.