Ethiopia: AGAW Democratic Movement (ADM), Benhangul Human Rights Foundation (BHRF), Gambella Liberation Front (GLF), Kemant Advocacy Group (KAG), Sidama National Liberation Front (SNLF), Congress for Somali Cause (CSC), Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), and Wolayta People Liberation Movement (WPLM) – Joint Press Release Concerning the Rescalation of the War in Tigray and Continued Civil War in the Rest of Ethiopia (13.09.2022)

Ethiopia: The marriage of convenience between TPLF-OLF seems to be over [and is this the end of United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces (UF) too?]

Only in November of 2021 there was nine Liberation Fronts of Ethiopia that went together to fight the Prosperity Party (PP) and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali reign. The last 48 hours seems to have shattered the work and alliance between the two major Liberation Fronts in the United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces (UF), which happens to be the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

That has happened as the Regional Government of Tigray and the TPLF came out with a statement on the 11th September named “The Government of Tigray’s Stance on a Peaceful Resolution of the Current Conflict” and a vital part of that statement says this:

To that end, the Government of Tigray is prepared to participate in a robust peace process under the auspices of the African Union (AU). Furthermore, we are ready to abide by an immediate and mutually agreed cessation of hostilities in order to create a conducive atmosphere. Indeed, the Government of Tigray has repeatedly called for, and worked towards, the peaceful resolution of the current conflict. The Government of Tigray’s prior unilateral compliance with the cessation of hostilities is a case in point” (Regional Government of Tigray, 11.09.2022).

That seems to hurt the Oromo Liberation Front, which came out with a Press Release today on the 12th September 2022 called: “Oromos Should Defend their fate by themselves and from now on No alliance or cooperation is needed, especially from the Disgraced TPLF”. Where the OLF says this:

We the Oromo’s deceived by the TPLF liars many times and didn’t learn from the past. In recent times the TPLF leaders was overstating their possible discussion with the current Government of Ethiopia Empire. They were expressing it by their president Dr. Debretsion Gebremichael, “TPLF will not seat with Abiy Ahmed PP Government unless the other fighting liberation’s fronts involved”. TPLF is the most silky liars’ group. Now the statement just released from TPLF has expressed their interests to discuss with Abiy’s Government without any precondition anywhere/anyplace. The world should know this clearly, the OROMO liberation struggle has now reached to a point of no return. From Now On, Oromo will not cooperate with other “struggling fronts”, since the state of Oromos distrust on any so-called liberation fronts in Ethiopian Empire reached the ultimate high” (OLF, 12.09.2022).

This here sets the stage for the end of not only the collective efforts of OLF-TPLF, but also the possible end of the UF. Because, the two main Liberation Fronts are ceasing ties. The OLF doesn’t trust the TPLF anymore. That is the message sent from Oromia to Tigray. The two Liberation Fronts, which have been assaulted, massacred and been directly targeted by the authorities in the years of Abiy. There been offensives and military operations directly going after the OLF and TPLF. Therefore, these two could help each other and the conflicts they are in currently.

Now, we are seeing an official fallout. We are seeing the OLF distancing itself and maligning the TPLF. In a fashion that we couldn’t have expected just a month ago. That means there been happenings and actions behind closed doors. There are certainly a lot more at stake and the OLF feels betrayed by the statement released from the TPLF. That is clear and the PP government is the one winning on this.

The OLF isn’t winning anything by distancing itself from the TPLF. The TPLF isn’t getting more leverage by negotiating alone with the PP either. They are all losing and has less fire-power against the current regime. This is a loose-loose game and no one is winning. That is the gist of it here. The liberation fronts ceasing to work together is only good news in the Palace in Addis Ababa. The leaders of Finfinne is getting a gift by doing this. The armed opposition is directly ensuring less of communication and possible coordinating affairs. If there is a need for a new aim to overthrow or a coup d’etat, which the Liberation Fronts would work for. They can only do that alone now and the they cannot come from various of battlefronts and make it harder for the ENDF to compete with the offensives.

The OLF feels betrayed and that’s rightfully so. The TPLF should communicate and try to get connected with the OLF again. Especially, if they want to really overcome the regime that is running the Republic today. The ones losing here is the people of Mekelle and Dire Dawa. This is sad news really. Because, this could be the nail in the coffin of the UF as well. Unless, they want to be a 8 Liberation Front group without the OLF. However, that is a weakened team and they should all be United.

That’s why the TPLF needs to act upon this and needs to read the room. This is if they want to clear their name and ensure they are coordinating with their fellow Liberation Fronts. The OLF has just spoken out and addressed their grievances. That’s why it’s up to TPLF to act upon it or let it be bygones. Peace.

Ethiopia: Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) – Oromos Should Defend their fate by themselves and from now on No alliance or cooperation is needed, especially from the Disgraced TPLF (12.09.2022)

Ethiopia: Government of Tigray – External Affairs Office – The Government of Tigray’s Stance on a Peaceful Resolution of the Current Conflict (11.09.2022)

Ethiopia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Press Statement (09.09.2022)

Ethiopia: Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) President Debretsion Gebremichael letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (07.09.2022)

Ethiopia: Agew Liberation Front (ALF) – Existence of Agew people! (08.09.2022)

Since the people of Agew have been silent if they shout in peaceful stages for the past many years, the people of Agev have won partial victories by fighting dictators, public demands, wealth and identity by the leaders to know the behavior of peace and political stability, and the basic questions of our people that have been asked in a peaceful way are answered without any hesitation. The people of the people have won a partial victory by the struggle of Agew Liberation Front.

The people of Agew, especially Lalibela (Humra) and the surrounding Agew people are known to experience an alternate seasonal weather of 10 fat years and 10 lean years) natural drought. They are accepting the system that is infested with pride. They are dreaming of removing our people from the national existence and making a fundamental political administration change. Rather, by being motivated by knowledge politics, moving away from the red. Extended Resettlement Policy:

Disintegration to prevent language and culture, failing education and urban development, denying the land and heritage blessed with natural and man-made resources at the national level, not to hold the stick of civilization. The Agew people have been oppressed without any measure. Also available at this stage.

The Lalibela Hamra (Agew) and the fascist displaced Agew people who are under the oppression of the invader prosperity system that our people are not represented by the Lalibela Umra (Agaw) and the fascists displaced by the migration of the Agew people due to poverty, political negligence, and disease led by a party led hunger and disease. By prohibiting international media, human rights violations have continued.

Agew Liberation Front spared from force measures

1. Saving the children of Agew, mothers and elders who are dying of hunger that is found in the hands of dictators should be a priority for survival.

2. Blanket feeding activities to be implemented for the displaced and large number of people who are in the middle of hunger.

3. Our people are under psychological pressure because of the return to the red color and the local oppressive political ideology and media, so that the voice of the people is lost by the anti-agew voices that continued yesterday, by the people’s representative organizations of the Agew, and the people’s wing bodies, so that their voices can be heard.

4 The people of Agew have paid their sacrifice: the people of Agew who have been deprived of their national identity and identity; the people of agew have been deprived of political representation; the man-made and natural resources are respected, the people’s right to self-determination and administration without distorting the constitutional question of the people;

5. Open media recognition in the languages our people use and to keep our people safe and free from invaders.

6. It demands that the political representation of the Agew people be respected at the national level.

To protect the existence of the people of Agew, until the people’s questions are answered peacefully, until the arrogant dictators kneel down, until our people’s just questions reach their goal, the people of Agev, the freedom front leadership and our army, the struggle will continue.

The freedom of the whole Agew people by shining victories! !

ALF!

Ethiopia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter to all Diplomatic Missions in Addis Ababa (06.09.2022)

Ethiopia: The Tripartite Alliance invading the Tigray region on all fronts…

The news from Ethiopia is grim. While the #NoMore crowds are speaking of “no touching” and “no interference” of foreign interference, the Ethiopian government have no issues with foreign invaders in the likes of Eritrean Defence Force (EDF). That’s the ironies as the EDF have forced conscripted thousands of soldiers ahead of the new offensive. Which is happening on several fronts. The Tigray region is attacked from every possible angle. That being either done by the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), EDF or Amhara Para-Military Group “Fano”.

The Fano group mission is to annihilate Tigrayans and ensure the Tigrayan people are regretting being born Tigrayan. That was stated by a militia member on TV as the Fano is attacking in coordination with the ENDF. While the EDF is attacking and shelling other fronts around Tigray region.

While this is happening, the Ethiopian Government have dropped a manufactured document claiming the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) was planning a coup and overthrow the current regime. Where they had speculated ways of doing so and involving tricks in the Amhara region and others. Which is an illusion and what the Prosperity Party and other allies needs as an excuse to invade and conquer the Tigray region again.

This time around the Eritrean government and the Ethiopian government isn’t conceal anyone’s involvement. They are proud of attacking and enforcing this war. This is a civil war with foreign implication. As the Ethiopian government have through media releases claimed Sudanese or from Sudanese territory that the Tigray Defence Force (TDF) have gotten reinforcement (former Peacekeepers) and also ammunition through the air. Therefore, this can be used to further escalate the war in a later stage.

Asmara and Addis Ababa is really ready to impose a new set of regional government in Tigray region. They are both willing avenge the past with vicious means. While the government and their propagandists are working on overtime to vilify the victim. They are using all ways of gaining sympathy and claiming superiority. That’s how they are doing it.

We can expect news of new massacres similar to the first invasions in November 2020. The EDF and Fano would easily try to conceal and make it seem like a lie. That’s what they have done before and we shouldn’t be shocked if it happens again. The ENDF, EDF and Fano will pursuit this and certainly ensure they have destroyed Tigray, once and for all.

However, people should be worried about a genocide, with ethnonationalism and fascism, which is spiralling out of control. We should fear for what will happen in Tigray. Especially, with the backdrop of the all massacres in the first invasion of the Tripartite Alliance. In 2022 as we have seen what happened after November 2020. That’s why we should warn and be worried. The besieged region and the famine in addition to war will only worsen it all. Plus the wants of revenge and the possible plans of annihilation.

The utter silence and lack of support of Tigray is obvious. As it is acted as an internal affair, when it’s really a sign of how fragile the Horn of Africa has become. The strongest army is already weakened after years of war in the ENDF. That’s why the ENDF needs the forced conscripts of EDF and the fascists from Amhara. This is what is going on and people should be worried of the consequences.

Right now there is a full scale war on multiple fronts and with a will to vilify the ones defending their territories. The innocent and the third party are the ones that will get most of the pain and suffering. The plight of Tigray continues and there is no end in sight of the hostilities. Peace.

Ethiopia: Macha Tulama Association (MTA) – Statement on civilian attacks in the Amuru district of Horo Guduru zone of western Oromia (05.09.2022)