
Well, I’m not particularly shocked when the Communique from the recent Intergovenmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State Summit in Djibouti. This communique did practically do nothing and said nothing either. It was the definition of a nothing burger.
Neither does the African Union deliver anything substantial to the table. The AU is speaking in the words of “unity” and as a “sovereign”. They are looking shackled by the trouble that the headquarters of the AU is in Addis Ababa. Therefore, they cannot challenge the government that is housing them.
AU and IGAD has failed the Tigray and the ones suffering as a consequence of the conflict in the Tigray Region. All the refugees, the starving and the ones injured without proper health care in the middle of conflict. Can all be reminded that not only did their Federal Government not save them, help them and be their guardian. However, the big multi-national organizations supposed to support peace, human rights and shield the public isn’t their for them either.
These two bodies are now showing their uselessness. Not like the United Nations or any of its bodies are connecting the dots either. The region is suffering, the state is twisting the narrative and we can only imagine the troubles that are occurring. The levels of murders, assassinations and extra judicial killings happening on the watch of the authorities. The amount of damage and pain, which is served by state.
AU and IGAD are showing they are bound by the headquarters and their loyalty to the member state. In particular the loyalty towards the Head of State and their respective ideals at the time. They are shielding the regimes and the current leadership. These are not looking out for the citizens or questioning the human rights violations. Neither the graver or more worrying allegations of massacres or other mass killings in the region of Tigray. No, they are looking the other way and not challenging the Prosperity Party nor its leader Prime Minister Ahmed Ali Abiy.
The way IGAD and AU is being the helpers and the ones buying Abiy time to do his indefensible actions as the Head of State. The man isn’t questioned or condemned. No, they are on his side and kiss his ass. They are together as a partner and buddy with a War-Lord and unelected tyrant. The man who uses the state to make his opposition arrested, detained and silenced. That man they are willing to take their bets on and defend his actions. Not even mediating or even trying to make a difference.
This here is just proving that they are the dictators club. A place to have a cigar, a laugh and enjoy the perks of being an executive. That all happens when they gather around with their entourages and cronies. They get to spend some times. Hold some pressers, decide and communique, but also eat expensive meals on other people’s dime. That is what they do and get away with it.
That is why this sort of ordeal only shows the maladministration of the AU and IGAD. The Tigray conflict, which have lasted since early November 2020 have undressed this. The IGAD and AU doesn’t work or have the heart to function to the needs. Maybe only the AU can come out with conferences about “silencing the guns”. However, actually silencing them by one member state seems impossible. Because, there is always a good reason for the killings and no reason to interfere too much. That is not the duty. Only some publicity stunts and hope the headlines moves on to another topic. If not to another crisis, which the AU and IGAD has no idea how to solve.
Since, they cannot ruffle the feathers with the heads of state of its members. That will not happen, because then they are daring to belittle a sovereign and make them accountable. This doesn’t fit with the program of a Dictators Club.
They are just supposed to sing and dance while looking Kings. Don’t matter who dies or what moral obligation they should have… that doesn’t matter and have no real values. Not as long as the AU and IGAD is a functional shield for the ones in power. Peace.












