







Prime Minister Ahmed Ali Abiy released his article “Operations to Restore Law and Order in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region: How Did We Get Here?” on the 24th December 2020 on his own webpage. Where he could write and explain again the reasons for the Tigray conflict. As he needs to white-wash the conflict and ensure he has the people on his side. As the warfare continues in Tigray. Which it has done since the 4th November 2020.
The Prime Minister begins with: “As I’ve said before, my own life has taught me that war is “the epitome of hell for all involved”. I did not come to office to take my people to hell; on the contrary, I came to office with a commitment to lead my people towards peace and prosperity” (Abiy, 2020).
This is the same Prime Minister that has issued law enforcement on civilians all across the Republic. Gone hard against the Oromo and their activists. Created fake coup d’etat’s and nothing has ever appeared since. Except the appointments of more token loyalists of him. The Prime Minister talks of hell, but has no issues ordering that on his civilians for the cause of his own hubris.
He continues: “Following their surprise attack on their own unsuspecting fellow Ethiopians, it didn’t take long for the TPLF leadership to start celebrating and gloating in public about their prowess and invincibility in war and how they have now transformed themselves, overnight, into the largest fighting force in the entire Horn of Africa” (Abiy, 2020).
What is striking about this tale about the surprise attack. Was that in advance of this. The ENDF had already transported and aired in soldiers across the borders to Eritrea. To secure the Federal Government could attack the region on more fronts than one. Therefore, the idea that it was done in total darkness and surprise seems weird to me. Especially, when the Eritrean operatives and army also have participated. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister has a story to sell and he has to push the narrative.
The PM continues: “My primary duty as prime minister and commander in chief is to protect the nation and its people from internal and external enemies. That is why the Federal Government launched and successfully executed defensive operations to restore law and order in the Tigray Region, regrettably making the use of force the only tool left in our arsenal” (Abiy, 2020).
The man who quickly said in the end of November 2020 that the 3rd Phase was over. Now, states the defensive measures are over. That shows that he shifts the goal-post and the mission objectives. Unless, his winging it and trying to make sense of the sudden changes. It is weird that its law and order when the Federal Government is killing civilians, causing pain and suffering in the name of the Constitution. That is restoring law and order. Then, I am sure people miss the days of the anarchy and outlaws. Air-strikes and missile launches, soldiers in the streets and Fano burning villages is surely not bringing constitutional order, but more havoc.
He says further: “At the same time, I also know that the Federal Government was forced to engage in this operation for existential reasons – the future of Ethiopia as a sovereign nation and the peaceful co-existence of its people was at stake. The heavy cost we incurred as a nation was necessary” (Abiy, 2020).
Nobody forced him to do this. He can claim so now. However, the planned enterprise is clear. The TPLF might played along with it. As you knew perfectly well what would happen and you would eat in glory if they were all fallen by now. However, you haven’t been able to crack the TPLF leadership or their Executive Committee. Therefore, the “Law Enforcement Operation” haven’t worked perfectly. Alas, you have caused pain and suffering on innocent civilians. He speaks of that, but nobody force anyone to order soldiers on your own civilians. That is blatant lie. The PM could have chosen another path and if he believed so. Abiy could have talked and have dialogue with the one party that didn’t dissolve into the Prosperity Party. So, how its existential to annihilate one party is beyond me. Unless, he wants to become a proper “one-party” state?
In the end he says: “At the same time, the peace and security we have restored at so much cost remain fragile. That is why we are determined to ensure our next elections, scheduled to take place in mid-2021, are fair, free, and inclusive, and that the people of Tigray, like all other Ethiopians, shall soon be led by a regional government of their free own choice” (Abiy, 2020).
When the state is all one-sided and only for one-party. Well, it is a lie that they will be free and fair. These elections are rigged long before they even are scheduled. As the main opponents are either labelled “terrorist” like TPLF or behind bars like the Oromo leadership is. Therefore, the up-coming election is a affair in favour of PP and their “yes-men”. Another election made to secure the “status-quo” and the one man victor. There will be no free and fair elections. Not during the tenure of Abiy.
He will force the results and pre-fix it in a manner, which has been usually during the days of EPRDF. There will be no difference with him. The PM might thinks his words and his publicity stunts will change that. However, the mere actions done by the PM is disconnect from his words. That is why it’s impossible to get free and fair elections. When the Oromo is in jail and the Tigray is burning.
That is why this is trying to manipulate and manufacture a story. When he lies this easily and writes like this. It is evident his not even trying to tell the truth. Just like he did with other stories to in connection to the warfare in Tigray. Sooner or later someone with a bigger platform than mine will address it and undermine his stories. Peace.





The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) have been pre-occupied with preparing for elections for a long time now. As the House of Federation have postponed the General Elections, which is slated now for 2021. Because of that the NEBE have twice run through the procedures and gathering information, documents and signatures of the parties. To check if they are viable or are working accordingly to the law.
With this in mind ahead of the elections. The NEBE have two times year revoked parties licenses. First in May 2020 and now in December 2020. They are clearly doing it with a iron-fist. As they are really targeting plenty of parties here. The NEBE had a base of requirements and all of these parties didn’t cut it.
It is a massive load of parties. Today alone 26 parties lost their licences to operate and in May 2020 it was 27 more. That is an total of 53 parties that has lost their licences just this year. On this is list isn’t Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which are now a “terrorist organization” and enemies of the state. This was a political party until the conflict in November 2020. However, that party was neither listed nor in the discussion of NEBE at this point.
Here are the two lists.
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26 cancelled parties of 22nd December 2020: |
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The Existence of Amhara for Ethiopian Unity |
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Oromo Unity and Democracy Federal Peace Change Party |
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Oromo Abo Liberation Front |
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Oromo Independence Unity Front |
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United Oromo Liberation Front |
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Oromo Liberation Democratic Front |
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Oromia Liberation Democratic Party |
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Ethiopian Democratic Party |
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Dube and Degeni National Democratic Party |
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Agwo Democratic Party |
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Oromo Democratic Union |
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All Ethiopian National Movement |
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Oromo National Congress |
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Oromia Independence National Party |
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Union for Democracy and Freedom |
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Somali Patriotic Party |
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Afar Revolutionary Party |
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Somali Regional Democratic Union |
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Consultation for Unity and Democracy Party |
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) |
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Ethiopian Peace and Democratic Party (EPDP) |
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Unity for Democracy and Justice Party: |
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Ethiopian People’s National Movement |
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Nezberake Amhara Organization |
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Unity of the People of Finfine for Justice and Democracy |
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Harari Revival Movement |
There was a list from 15th May 2020 too with another list of parties that was revoked their licenses. Therefore this is second big drive of cutting away parties and taking away their licenses to operate. The previous list of parties was these:
“Full list of parties whose licenses have been revoked:
1. Ethiopian Democratic Unity Movement
2. Geda System Advancement Party
3. Yem Nation Democratic Movement
4. Denta Dubamo Kechinchila People Democratic Organization
5. Ethiopian National Unity Congress
6. Tigre Worji Nationality Democratic Organization
7. All Amhara People’s Organization
8. Ethiopian Unity Democratic Organization
9. All Amhara People’s party
10. Ethiopians National Movement
11. Southern Ethiopia Democratic Congress
12. Sheko and Regional People Democratic Organization
13. Freedom and Peace for Ethiopia Unity Party
14. Ethiopian Visionary Party
15. All Ethiopian Democratic Party
16. Kambata People’s Congress
17. Hadiya Nation Democratic Organization
18. Omo People’s Democratic Union
19. Dil Webi People’s Democratic Movement
20. Bench people’s Democratic Organization
21. Silte People’s Democratic Party
22. Afar People’s Liberation Party
23. Somali Unity Party
24. Freedom for Unity and for Justice Party
25. South-West Ethiopia People Union
26. National Renaissance for Peace and Development
27. Gambella Regional Movement” (FANABC – ‘NEBE cancels licenses of 27 political parties’ 15.05.2020).
We are clearly seeing direct act of the government towards these parties. They are really taking out as many as possible. So there is less choices. Some of these parties was most like partly defunct and some was “brief-case parties” but others we cannot know. However, the reactions to the revoked licenses should say something.
If there is no reaction or no dismay over the deregistering of them. Then they didn’t have a purpose or a platform to begin with. They were only an entity on paper for someone who had an idea, but never made it happen. NEBE is issued to this and check their registries, but doing it at this big of scale. Speaks volumes of their actions and we can wonder what they really want to achieve.
That is for another day. Peace.

This warfare that is being done in the Tigray Regional State, the Law Enforcement Operation launched on the 3rd November 2020. That the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), Eritrean Army and Amhara Para-Military (Fano) all deliberately acting on behalf of the central government and their agenda to end Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
Prime Minister Abiy and his Prosperity Party is going hostile towards all its enemies. Political or anything else. Silencing anyone who reports other stories than the ones the state accepts. The state controls the media houses and their opportunities. The state blocks all venues of communication and orders law enforcement on the ones that dares to challenging it. This being either Oromo organizations or political parties. This being TPLF and the people of Tigray itself. They are all under attack. Arrested, political prisoners and extra judicial killings. This is what the state does..
That is what is worrying. This one-sided mannerism the state of infuriating pains and suffering, which is unknown. Only fragments of witnesses that is fleeing Tigray gets to tell their stories to reporters and humanitarians in Sudan. Therefore, the knowledge we do have is “old” and not fresh actions. Not the newest operations or mission within the region. It is hard to know what extent or what the government does. The voices are silenced and only a few small headlines passes through.
What we need to do. Is to get independent investigations into the conflict. To ensure that victims gets answers and their kin too. So, that the brutal conflict can get an end and justice to the ones that died by either association, unluck or just because they happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. There are so many people dying in a conflict with no name or no history. They are just bystanders and citizens who happens to be living close to a battlefield or a strategic village. These are burned, destroyed and met a hostile force retaliating against their enemy. While these citizens just happen to live there and wasn’t even entertaining the conflict itself. Still, these lives matters, because they could be us. We could be those citizens one day… and we don’t want to die over nothing and that it didn’t matter to anyone.
There are so many loved ones scorned in a conflict. So, many families who has lost their loved ones. Not only soldiers, militias and Tigrayans. No, Oromo have lost plenty over the years and it continues. There are other conflicts happening too.
Soldiers will be remembered and be written in books. However, citizens of smaller villages will only be remembered by a chosen few. Still, these people mattered in their community and within their sphere. These folks deserves to remembered and not forgotten. They have lost their lives because big-men fight. Big men want the glory and the honour. The big man want all the power and bravery to his name. A big man want to consolidate all power and get rid of the ones in his way.
That is why PM Abiy acts like he does. He does it to prove a point. The burning villages and destroyed families is a saga he doesn’t want told. However, he wants the glory of victory and winning battles. Even if he battling his own ego and his own spirit. As he fights to keep himself ahead while haunting after the next enemy and the next battle he needs to overcome.
So, there will be more fatalities and this will not stop. When it was so easy to order war on one part of the Republic. He can easily do it to another. That if he deems them as enemies they will burn too.
This is why we needs to speak up for the dead. The dead cannot speak and they have already left this realm. However, to not forget their lives. We will mention their names and stories. Remind ourselves about what happened and hope for justice. Hope that their life wasn’t taken in vein, but for a grander purpose. So, that we can become better people and create a better tomorrow. Because, nobody should die for nothing, but be remembered for something. These lives shouldn’t be silenced and forgotten. These folk deserves better and death shouldn’t be the final end. However, it should be second life and the ones taking their lives should answer for it. These folks should justify and give reasons to why they did what they did. There should be inquiries and investigations into every bullet taking a life. Every life taken by the air-strikes and drones. The state should answer for it. Especially, since its a “Law Enforcement Operation” and Law Enforcement should address the reason for why they used fire and lifted their cannon. The Law Enforcement should explain the usage of force and reason behind it.
I doubt this will ever happen. However, nobody should be killed, become a fatality without answers. That is devaluing life and endangering the rule of law. That is injustice and impunity, which shouldn’t be promoted by a so-called constitutional government. A constitutional government should secure the well-being and value life. Not only take life and expect people not to address the despair of all the ones dying in the hands of government sponsored law enforcement. Peace.

Geneva (22 December 2020) – Seven weeks after the conflict began in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the continuing lack of overall humanitarian access, coupled with an ongoing communications blackout in many areas, raises increasing concerns about the situation of civilians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Tuesday.
“While we welcome the Ethiopian Government’s statement that there would be unimpeded humanitarian access, in line with the agreement with the UN signed on 29 November, this needs to be to all areas of Tigray where civilians have been affected by the fighting,” Bachelet said, noting that two humanitarian assessment missions were able to enter Tigray on Monday.
“We have received allegations concerning violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law, including artillery strikes on populated areas, the deliberate targeting of civilians, extrajudicial killings and widespread looting,” said the High Commissioner.
“These reports point to failure by the parties to the conflict to protect civilians. This is all the more concerning given that fighting is said to be continuing, particularly in some areas of north, central and southern Tigray,” she said. Tens of thousands of civilians have already been displaced or have fled across the border to Sudan. Bachelet also echoed the concern expressed by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for the safety and wellbeing of some 96,000 Eritrean refugees registered in four camps in Tigray when fighting started.
Given the current restrictions, the UN Human Rights Office is not in a position to verify reports on the ground but it has received consistent information pointing to violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law by all parties to the conflict.
Among the accounts, witnesses described artillery strikes on the town of Humera on the border with Eritrea between 9 and 11 November. The UN Human Rights Office interviewed several people from the town who alleged that shells launched from Eritrea had hit residential areas and the hospital. The Ethiopian army and regional Amhara forces and militia then reportedly took control of Humera, allegedly killing civilians and looting the hospital, banks, businesses, supermarkets and private houses.
Artillery strikes against the town of Adigrat in early November reportedly forced many families to flee to the mountains, where they were then trapped by heavy fighting between 20 and 24 November, with many people reported to have been killed.
One of the most shocking incidents reported to date was the alleged mass killing of several hundred people, mainly Amharans, in Mai Kadra, on 9 November.
“If civilians were deliberately killed by a party or parties to the conflict, these killings would amount to war crimes and there needs to be, as I have stressed previously, independent, impartial, thorough and transparent investigations to establish accountability and ensure justice,” Bachelet said.
“I urge the authorities to build on the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission’s preliminary findings into what happened in Mai Kadra. It is essential that there are investigations into allegations of human rights violations there against both Amharans and Tigrayans,” she said.
Based on multiple accounts, the Amhara “Fano” militia has reportedly committed human rights abuses, including killing civilians and carrying out looting. The UN Human Rights Office has also received information, which it has not been able to verify, concerning the presence of Eritrean troops in Tigray, their involvement in the hostilities and related serious violations of international law.
While telephone lines are beginning to be restored in some areas, the communications blackout that began on 4 November and restrictions on access raise significant concerns that the human rights and humanitarian situation is even more dire than feared. These reported allegations are likely only the tip of the iceberg regarding the extent and seriousness of the violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed by all parties to the conflict.
For instance, while the Government of Ethiopia has repeatedly alleged that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces have been involved in violations of international law, without access it remains challenging to verify these allegations.
“This underscores the need for independent human rights monitors to be given access to Tigray to adequately assess the human suffering resulting from the conflict, verify allegations and to help ensure accountability for violations,” Bachelet said.
“What has happened in Tigray over these past seven weeks is as heart-breaking as it is appalling. Despite the Ethiopian Government’s initial efforts to provide humanitarian aid in some areas, it is vital that life-saving assistance is delivered to all civilian populations in need without further delay,” the High Commissioner said.
“To avoid continued conflict and loss of life, Ethiopia should address its longstanding ethnic divides through accountability, inclusive dialogue, reconciliation and respect for human rights,” she stressed.

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.

The late Prime Minster Meles Zenawi’s daughter, Semhal Meles Zenawi, & late Major General Hayelom Araya’s son, Birhanemeskel Hayelom have both been arrested in Mekelle in Tigray state. This is a revenge act of the Federal Government. Even going after the sons of the previous Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Defence Force (EPRDF) leadership, which was controlled by Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
This is a civilian arrest without any precaution. They are only arrested because of their association and not for what they have done. This is the “reforms” of the Prosperity Party and the guided leadership of Prime Minister Ahmed Ali Abiy. It shows the vengeance and revenge by the government in Addis Ababa.
Maybe, Meles Zenawi can distort the vision and the ideas of change that Abiy is supposed to do. As Zenawi wanted to be known as a statesman and a visionary leader. The former PM also wanted to be known for “the new Ethiopia” but also “the African renaissance”.
This must hurt the pride and ego of the current PM. He doesn’t wanted to be reminded of whatever accomplishments that Zenawi did. Even the legacy he left behind. Yes, the EPRDF and the TPLF under Zenawi was an dictatorship, but still it has some reflections of hope for a brighter future. Right now its a field day on anyone opposing or could be associated with the opposition in the Republic. In a manner, which is insane. Where daughters and sons of the previous generation can be arrested. Just because they were born and raised by their parents. That’s the extent of PM Abiy at this current moment.
PM Abiy must be so proud to live up to the idea that the children can be punished for the possible sins of their parents. That is such a Biblical and retaliation means. This cannot be constitutional or justified through law. However, this is only showing the ugly side of the regime today.
The 2020 Prosperity Party wants to go down as a One-Party dictatorship under the unelected PM. A man who is willing to bury, destroy and arbitrary arrest people. It is willing to muffle the media and citizens. Restrict and block people from speaking out. While they are even arresting people fro the possible sins of their fathers or mothers. Children of the previous generation can be arrested because of their name and not for what they did.
Citizens who happens to be related to previous EPRDF or TPLF leaders can be detained. Just because… apparently. That is how oppressive the authorities are at this moment. You cannot make this up. This shouldn’t be a thing, but sadly it is. Peace.