Ethiopia: Unconfirmed reports that OLA is attacking Sebeta

Today on the 9th November 2021 there are speculations and reports that “rebels” are attacking Sebeta, which is under 1 hour away from the capital, Addis Abeba. However, that’s not reported yet and official news of yet.

If this is happening, then that is done by Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) which have had brigades on that part of the Republic. As they are closing in on the capital. There was some reports about this last night, but very few are stating so. At this very moment it is hard to know and the Ethiopia National Defence Force (ENDF) and neither any relevant sources from the FDRE Government Communication Service. While that would also differ from the “survival campaign” and the current reporting of the state at this very moment.

We cannot know if the OLA is able to come this close to the capital and take a town of 50,000 citizens. If they achieve this. Then they are getting dangerously close and would try to encircle the capital from at least two fronts, as there is reports yesterday of advancing closer to Debre Berhan. Therefore, it would be strategic to have troops on both sides of the capital and possibly shock the remaining soldiers, republican guards and loyal troops of the government there.

However, the reports are far from verified and proven at this very moment. This is blurry and the closeness to Addis Abeba says it all. We know there been pockets outside of the capital the OLA have controlled in the Oromia region. Nevertheless, it has never been this close to their target. Which the OLA leaders said they would soon reach. If they are there already. It is becoming quick and at a speed that the state cannot contain.

We have to wait and see, since this isn’t from credible sources, but it still says a lot. When there is reports of this yesterday and it’s getting amplified tonight. Peace.

Opinion: Abiy don’t want any friends…

Well, when you are in the trenches and gets abounded by everyone. You can either try to reach people with an olive branch and bring hope to the table. If not you can shoot- or go all offensive. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and the Prosperity Party decided to go out swinging. They have decided to use their authority and massively undermine the few allies they have.

Yes, diplomatic missions have evacuated their staff and non-essential staff from Addis Ababa. This has been everyone from Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America and also other Western powers well. The only African state who has done this and announced their departure from Addis was Zambia today. Therefore, plenty of diplomatic staff and envoys has now left Ethiopia temporary.

As the missions have emptied their staff. There is now reports of six released United Nation’s personnel and another 16 UN personnel are still detained by the authorities. This is a clear message of the state. To arrest UN staff and personnel shows how low his willing to sink his government.

The government is already in a violent and vicious war, which the PM and his army will answer to later. The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) have used horrific means and been parts of serious atrocities. The state together with Amhara allies and Eritrean Defence Force (EDF) have used massacres and besieged the Tigray region. Therefore, lives doesn’t matter to this administration and only keeping power matters.

Abiy is a bloodthirsty leader and he has no scruples. He can bomb, use drone and attack civilian targets to get his will done. The Prime Minister just shows how far the government goes to get his way.

That Abiy arrests UN Personnel isn’t shocking. This state has done this to any sort of dissident and people who are independent of the government. The PM expects people just to follow him and be his “yes-men”. Abiy has arrested opposition or killed them. That is what he does… and been doing. The leadership of Oromo and elsewhere has seen that. The war waged at TPLF is just one out of plenty. Against the ones who are defiant to the Prosperity Party and the Federal Government. Therefore, Abiy has shown his “reformist” side.

Abiy is clearly not getting more friends or allies by arresting UN Personnel. Instead, people are seeing his vicious side and it gets exposed for it. Not only arresting Tigrayan civilians because of their ethnicity. Therefore, Abiy has shown his heart or lack thereof. Now, it is just amplified for the world to see. Peace.

Ethiopia: The Global Society of Tigrai Scholars (GSTS) – Stong Condemnation and Call to Stop Extrajudicial killings and Mass Arrests of Tigray Scholars/Professionals in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia (09.11.2021)

Ethiopia: Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) – The Government of Abiy Ahmed Must Stop the Harassment, Mass Arrest and Detention of Oromos and Targeting Civilian Structure (09.11.2021)

Ethiopia: The Global Society of Tigrai Scholars (GSTS) – Call to Ethiopian Scholars and Civil Society Organzations to Intervene and Facilitate All-Inclusive National Dialogue and Peaceful Political Process in Ethiopia (09.11.2021)

Ethiopia: TDF-OLA continues to advance [towards Debre Birhan]

The Tigray Defence Force (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) is speculated to have achieved plenty of miles and territory, as they closing in on the strategical town of Debre Birhan, as that is only 132,7 kilo-meters away from Addis Ababa or Finfinne.

In the second front in Afar Region there is reports that the TDF is fighting remaining Ethiopia National Defence Force and Afar Regional Special Forces aroundn the town of Mille, which is the main road to Djibouti. While the Debre Birhan is closing off another feeder road and vital route to the capital. This will be besieging the capital, in manners of which the state has done the Tigray region for months. With this in mind, the TDF-OLA is directly blocking the A1/A2. That something the Republic cannot afford in the long run.

The ENDF and the government can still get supplies by air and to Bole International Airport. However, it is closing in as pockets of territories are taken not only in Oromia, but in other regions as well. On the 7th November the TDF already took control of Mekane Selam and by doing so. They cut off the Dessie – Bahir Dar route. Therefore, the routes are becoming closed in and the Republic is feeling the damage.

We should expect the government and ENDF to be in panic mode, if this happens. There is already reports of possible internet blockade. It is reported that social media is being slowed down. The state is excusing leaks of a national exams, but this is happening as the TDF-OLA alliance is moving forward.

This will hurt the Prosperity Party and their allies, which isn’t able to stagnate the momentum. Neither, the international community or the African Union Envoy who just visited Mekelle to talk peace with Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). These talks are clearly not enough. The U.S. Department asking for the TDF-OLA to ceasefire isn’t listened to either. Not strange that these hasn’t adhered to that, as the siege of Tigray haven’t ceased and neither has state given any positive signals in concerns with it’s hostilities within Oromia. Therefore, both parties had no grounds to trust the government or it’s allies in this matter.

What is striking is that the TDF-OLA alliance, tactics and strategy is working. Even when the ENDF is importing equipment on the daily. Have weapons specialists flown in the to the Republic. Also, the extravagant purchases of drones and other military equipment. The ENDF has even been forced to force conscription and taking away youths from areas, which the government still controls. In the middle of the night filling up buses to send youths to the front. The state is sending anyone and able bodies to the front.

If these strategic movements and these territories falls into the hands of TDF-OLA. Than the capital is closer to be encircled. The ENDF and the current government would feel the pressure. The battles and the front-line isn’t just somewhere far up north. Neither is it far away with the usage of Amhara regional special forces or the para-military group “Fano”. No, it coming close to home and where power resides.

This should be a warning to Abiy, as the shelling and artillery is over Debre Birhan anytime soon. It is just speculated and rumours of the arrival of the TDF-OLA. That wouldn’t be shocking anymore. As these two collectively is striking at targets from more than one angle. This gives them an advantage and also more flexible usage of their troops. Therefore, expect news to come and that this is soon under control of these armies.

When that happens… know that the ENDF and other Regional Special Forces might retreat or even join the TDF-OLA. Just like there been reports of Oromo Special Regional Forces leaving the Republic to fight with them.

If that happens… the fall of Addis Ababa will happen even quicker. Time will tell and if this is all true. We know the state comes with propaganda … and want the enemies to look weak. They want to look like they have control, but that is hard to believe, as the TDF-OLA is advancing. That’s why we have to follow and see what next move the armies does in the coming days. Peace.

Ethiopia: A Joint Press Release by Salsay Weyane Tigray (SaWeT), National Congress of Great Tigray (Baytona) and Tigray Independence Party (TIP) regarding the joint report by EHRC and OHCHR (08.11.2021)

Ethiopia: Agew Liberation Front (ALF) – Press Release (05.11.2021)

The Agew Liberation Front Organization’s press release with the committee of Agew on the current political crisis and the future of the Agaw people have been evaluated widely. The world knows that the war has continued for one (1) year since the war started by fascist Abiy and his delegates. It has been a long time since the jerseys of Shewa Mafias thought it was decided to be thrown away; although it is confirmed that the people of Agew will take the war as a good thing; especially the Amhara (Christian) group has been fighting for years to destroy the people of Agew rather than the people of Ageaw. However, this war is considered as good for the people of Agw. Our current review meeting, especially the opportunity to self-administration, the discussion is added to the discussion. From now on, 4 decisions have been made for our people (for the people of Agaw and the government of Agew)
1/ The people of Agew have been decided to put the Agaw government in the future. The decision has been made to make the people of North Agew and West Agew as a play of fascists for the people of Northern Agew and Western Agew. Since it has been made for years to be a game of fascists, this is the right thing for the West Agew (Awi Agew) with the power of unity of the forces of North Agew A decision has been made for the two Agaw people to take the same seat by the understanding that the armed struggle is continuing with Metkel and Gumuz.
2/ It has been decided that the Agew people and the Agew government have been using oppression on our people for more than 30 years and the government of Agew Liberation Front Organization should be issued an order to pay cash and imprisonment to those who were in power in the previous region 3 or not. It’s been a while.
3/ Agew Liberation Front has played a big role in a year and the armed struggle will continue strong. It has been decided that the fascist group and others who are fighting to become fascists will not rise again until the fascists reach their grave.
Agew Liberation Front (Agew Liberation Front)
Lalibela Agew

Ethiopia: Gambella Liberation/Front – This Needs Immediate Action!!? (06.11.2021)

With big surprise, it has came to attention of the Gambella Liberation Front/Army’s leadership that there’s an individual by name Akok Ujulu and some individuals with invisible hands, who either have established another Liberation Movement with a similar name to GLF or purposively tryied to hijack the GLF entirely with all its political ideology, programs, as well as its political credibility.
Akok Ujulu is currently wandering around disiminating false information to representatives of parties in partnership with our party against the fascist regime of Abiy Ahmed by deceiving and claiming that he’s a member/representative of the GLF, when the reverse is true since he is not known as a member by the party leadership, supporters, and its military personels fighting with the Prosperity-led regional government on the battle fields.
While both the chairman and his deputy were busy on ground in Africa recruiting young fighters for armed struggle, to achieve his evil objectives, Okok was busy in D.C/ USA and sneakly and secretly presented his ungrounded evidence to Ambassador Berahane G/Kristos who represent TPLF, including other political parties representatives that he is chosen to represent GLF, whereas the GLF Chairman, Gatluak Buom Pal and Vice chairman, Gatluak Pal Tharjiath do not know about Akok Ujulu’s current political stance with an exception that he and Obang Metho are known by the Gambella people to be the diheart supporters of Abiy Ahmed’s undemocratic and centralized system of governance.In addition, he is neither known to have formed an armed politcal party nor a member of the GLF (Gambella Libration Front/A. Seeing Okok representing the GLF did not only surprised the movement’s leadership but caused a confusing political environment in Gambella population and within our partners in struggle at large.
These being mentioned, the GLF supporters, political and military leadership would like to urge the group of intellectuals and Ethiopian community members who organized the anti- Abiy’s pre- transitional government establishing allied armed forces to reconsider this issue and contact the GLF leadership to fix the problem before other pre- transitional government establishment steps are taken.
Final, we would also like to extent our message to public to remain calm until this issue is resolved. Factually, please understand that Akok Ujulu was not allowed to represent “Gambella Liberation Front/Army” in such a historical event or sign a document that should have been attended/signed by party leaders or who is officially assigned.
Abiy and his puppets must quickly GO!!!
The GLF leadership!!!

Ethiopia: The PM’s message of cleaning the “leaves”

The last one is the hardest part where the baby is born. This is a challenging time where heroes are born. The children of Ethiopia have risen from end to the other. The trials strengthened us. Our challengers have shown us other ways. We have twice as many friends who have turned their back on us. Gathering of leaves doesn’t make them clean. Gathering of the wild leaves is keeping the forest invisible. There is a sacrifice to be paid. But that sacrifice will save Ethiopia and put it on the rock” (Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, 06.11.2021).

Prime Minister Abiy is clearly speaking in riddles, as he wants to clean the leaves. We know this is in association with Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Tigrayan people. The state is already addressing this and mass-arresting this ethnic group. The authorities are going after and targeting the Tigrayan people. While calling all eligible people to the front and joining the army.

The Prime Minister is clearly sowing distrust and wanting to empty forest of the leaves. He wants a total war and nothing left to chance. The PM wants to annihilate and avenge the lost in the war. The Head of State is following a pattern and vilifies one group, as he wants to get rid of this. That is not only ethnic cleansing, but genocide. This is what he wants done and his statements says so.

There has already been several of high ranking officials who has stood for similar messages. They have said similar things and wanting to get rid of all enemies. Therefore, the international community should understand this and when the PM has this idea. Don’t expect him to care about humanitarian assistance and the starvation happening in the Tigray region. The same state has no issues with civilian dying in the air-strikes in the republic. They are willing to kill Tigrayan to prove a point. So, we know there is no middle-ground and concern for the lives at stake. The state has created a famine and isn’t willing to help the convoys to enter or operate within the Tigray region. So, he clearly cleans the leaves as we speak…

The PM message should be amplified,as this message is disgusting and destructive. It is a dangerous sentiment and shouldn’t be put in the whirlwind. Since, the PM is spreading these words and willing to say so. This man can say anything for his own benefit and bury others. That is what the PM does and now his trying to reinforce it.

The ones defending the PM here is in the wrong, unless they want to be “génocidaires” and people who participate in it. They want to support this and the willingness to vilify a whole group. That is like targeting someone for their appearance or religion and not their acts. Yes, the TPLF can be assessed on its past and also for their crimes in office. Just like anyone else, however, the PM isn’t doing that here.

He wants the forest cleaned of leaves… that is the sacrifice of the children of the Republic. This is what he does and it’s despicable. The world should recognize this… and not take this into account. As the PM and his government is doing this. They are using the National State of Emergency not only sending untrained civilians into battle, but they are using this time to arrest Tigrayan citizens as well. Therefore, expect more damage and more pain. More lives taken and a more destruction as the people are caught in the cross-fire and the PM is causing more harm than ever before. Peace.