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The last 24 hours must be humiliating for the rulers in Addis Ababa. As the armed rebellion in Amhara region is worsening for him. The Para-Military Group Fano, which has been deemed as unorganized and lack of leadership. That one can take over a bigger slice of the Amhara Region and even enter into Gondar (Gonder).
The armed group of FANO is able and has taken over 3 districts of the Gonder city. The historical city and the second biggest in the region are taken over by FANO. That’s a big fall and a utter failure of the ENDF. The Federal Government is just lacking composure and the tactical advances to ensure the safety of a city like this.
We know the citizens and everyone else will feel the pain of this. The armed forces will be brutal, and their actions will be questionable. Innocent lives will be taken from both sides. Just so they can supreme.
The Amhara region is steadily becoming a warzone and a place of insecurity, as the ENDF isn’t able or capable of controlling the FANO. That’s what is happening here, and the Federal Government is weakened as a result. That the former ally turned enemy becomes its worst nightmare. That’s what is going down…
The Prosperity Party and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali should be in dire straits here. They should revise their strategies and their ways of handling things. The way things are going. It is only going from bad to worse. There isn’t much to salvage from this and the trying to consolidate power at any means possible. Only ensures more conflict and more suffering on the third-party individuals that get caught in the crossfire. That’s what is happening and the whole Amhara region is caught up by it.
Some are saying the FANO should just start marching to Addis Ababa and overthrow the government. However, that’s a major task and it doesn’t have allies outside the region. It’s a regional force and made up by rebels, para-miliary trained forces and some former Regional Special Forces, which was disbanded and joined FANO. Therefore, the mentality and amount of training differs. Meanwhile the ENDF structure is supposed to be on another level, but that’s overstretched and lack proper coordination. At least how it looks like right now. When it cannot defend a city like Gondar.
This should send shockwaves across the nation. That a para-military group and former allies of the PM has taken over a city of this stature. It is the utter embarrassing acknowledgement of how Abiy has failed his nation. This is a sign of how he cannot keep the reign or be even credible as a Commander-in-Chief. No, his a lying and conniving man who has been made a fool of.
FANO now has a say and the ones paying the price is the people of Amhara. They are now under siege by their own militants. That’s what they are and we don’t know how this will end. It will be a bloodshed and innocent lives will be taken as a consequence. Warfare isn’t for the faint hearted. It will be bloody and everyone will point the finger at each other while doing it.
Abiy needs to reconsider and restructure things around him. His not assessing or having the personnel that can keep things in order. Neither is his wavy and selfish interests making things better. The lonely King with a crown and a palace in Addis Ababa won’t save anyone. Everyone else is left to ashes and he rules over it. That’s not bringing prosperity but bringing judgement day really fast. This is the legacy of the medemer terror and the plights that was carried during his time.
It is just tragic, and we will never know the true scope of the losses. We will not know the full extend and the cost of all of it. Only a fragment and rest will be kept shut. This is a dark day and more dark days to come. The utter failure and embarrassment will continue to persist. Because the price of consolidating power will continue as long as Abiy is in power. Peace.






The exiled former army commander Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba who coup d’etat himself into power back in 31st January 2022 and was ousted already by the 30th September 2022. Since October 2022 there been reports that the army commander had to flee into exile in Togo. Which is now the point of the new reporting.
There are now speculations that the Lt. Col. Damiba is planning another coup d’etat. This time against the one who overthrew him. That means his planning to overthrow Captain Ibrahim Traoré who has been in power since September 2022. Therefore, there must be some sort of backing of the Lt. Colonel as the news is coming our way.
That Lt. Col. is safe in exile is one thing. His in a Republic and a nation that has been favourable towards the colonial French. The Togolese authorities has worked in close tandem with the ideals and the neo-colonial aspects of Francafrique. That’s where Burkina Faso and the Sahel Republic’s has worked against.
The current ruler of Ouagadougou has distanced himself from France and chosen another ally. That just makes sense both politically and for easier capitalization. The current leadership has sought to Russia and elsewhere. As they need fresh funds and need another form of military support. Because the French has only sought for own selfish interests and keep their looting of the continent, as their status quo.
That’s where Lt. Col. Damiba comes in and can be a useful pawn. His now in a favourable home and a friendly nation of Paris. There he can make allies and sponsors of a return. That wouldn’t be shocking or out of bound. The French has already lost investments and interests within the Burkina Faso.
So if the Republic would get a friendly face and a new ally in Ouagadougou. If that happened to be Lt. Col. Damiba the French would be fine with that. He would be a useful tool and stooge. A man who is compromised and bought into power. Not by the wishes of the people or the Burkinabe. No, he would be there on behalf of the French.
That’s why we will see his name lingers and his relevant enough. We will just wonder if he can muster and train enough soldiers to intervene. Because he needs the support and find the weak moment of the current leader. That’s how these things strike. They find a passage and moment of uncertainty. Take advantage of that and strikes. Therefore, the captain can never be slow and never be weak. If he is…
Then the Lt. Col. can return and bring vengeance of France. That’s how I am reading the tea-leaves here. The rumours and possibilities of it is there, but will Togo realize the issuses with this and how they are interfering within another sovereign? They should be aware and be worried that a man in exile could be used for this sort of covert mission. A clandestine operation to conquer and install a man for their puppet. That should be a concern of the rulers of Togo.
However, we know Togolese leadership is more worried about their relations and closeness to Paris. That’s why they can easily lose relations with Burkina Faso or anywhere else. Because the French is the saving grace and the lifeline that the dynasty of Togo needs. Peace.




