Ethiopia: Afar Revolutionary Party (APR) – Afar UGUUGUMO Condemns Abduction of Afar Children by Somali Regional State Forces, Djubouti Military Mercenaries, and ONLF Terrorist Group (07.06.2024)

Ethiopia: Somali Political Parties (UDFP, WSDP & SFP) – Press Release (05.06.2024)

Ethiopia: Afar Revolutionary Party (APR) – War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Committed by the Somali Regional Forces, Djibouti Mercenaries, and the ONLF against Afar Civilians in Adda-Ado District, Yngudi, Afar Region (02.06.2024)

Ethiopia: Oromo Scholars and Professionals – Oromos should reject the “Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission” (03.06.2024)

Ethiopia: Afar Region – Sitti Solidarity Council – Press Statement (02.06.2024)

Ethiopia: Salsay Weyane Tigray – Impending Catastrophe for Displaced Tigrayans! (03.06.2024)

Ethiopia: Abiy’s dialogue isn’t believable…

Today is a new chapter for Ethiopia” – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali (01.06.2024)

Maybe if this had been in 2018 and when there was hope in the air. Then the idea of this and the acts of the Federal Government would have been believable. However, the years of the Prosperity Party, the wars and the conflicts of the nation. It is unbelievable to be sincere or honest.

Prime Minister Abiy wants to speak big game, but it won’t be honest. No, he wants a trick and headlines. A man with the Ministry of Peace, but has constant internal conflict. A man who speaks peace, but orders wars. His a warlord who desperately wants to be a peaceful diplomat. We all know the gist by now and the citizens are feeling the pendulum swinging too.

There isn’t any hope on the horizon. Neither is there any sort of consensus or sort of proper dialogue to be held. We know the talks will be to see who participate and who can be bargained with. That’s the deal here…

Abiy is about consolidating power by any means. The National Dialogue Commission will have as much use as the Ministry of Peace. They are both nice in spirit, but in reality it’s the devil. The innocent is already butchered and the ideals of sincerity is long gone. Abiy won’t serve that and take people in with open arms. No, he wants to figure out ways to outsmart and snare people into a trap. That’s what he does… and get them under his spell.

There is hard to believe in the idea or belief of the dialogue when there is warfare going on. It isn’t like there will be talks with the enemies of the state in Oromia or in Amhara regions. Neither will certain opposition parties partake or even try to participate. That’s when you know it isn’t built for the promise it’s pledges. When it lack substantial parties and stakeholders… it will only be there to create headlines and a make-belief.

The mirage of Abiy shouldn’t be sold. The Warlord won’t bring a prosperous peace. No, he won’t make it happen. He can’t stop touching things and interfere. It is bound to be a failure and that’s on the accord of him wanting so badly to be the little King. The next emperor and high priest of the nation. That’s who Abiy wants to be and the crown he wants to wear so badly.

This dialogue will lead to nowhere. There is nowhere to go and it’s bound to crash and burn. It will deliver a report and be based on the epic storytelling of the PM. However, it won’t be real or do what it said it did. There is to may component missing and everyone can see that. Peace.

Ethiopia: After three years – The TPLF is soon allowed to return to “normalcy”…

The Council of Ministers has approved a proclamation allowing formerly banned organizations to re-register as political parties. Pending approval from the House of Peoples’ Representatives, this amendment could pave the way for political groups like the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to attain legal party status once again. The Prime Minister’s office revealed that the existing Electoral Proclamation lacked provisions for groups involved in past non-peaceful activities to transition into legitimate political entities. However, the proposed amendments would offer a framework for such groups, emphasizing the abandonment of violence and a commitment to peaceful operations. Following unanimous endorsement from the Council of Ministers, the draft has been sent to parliament for approval” (Addis Standard, 31.05.2024).

On the 5th May 2021 the Council of Ministers approved a resolution that the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) would be designated as a “terrorist organization”. That’s why today is a big deal, as the Council of Ministers are on the 31st May 2024 is opening up for the TPLF to get re-registered as a political party. After over three years of being seen as so, but after the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, the TPLF and the Federal Government had to work together. So, it couldn’t have worked to be an illegal organization for much longer.

The Prosperity Party and the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has made amends with the TPLF. The recent talks have been favourable and they have been reassured. The TIRA is delivering and following the agreements, which is what Abiy wants too.

We knew this was all political and not sincere, as stated by Redwan Hussain last year:

As you are all aware, the TPLF was labelled as a terrorist organisation not because of ideological differences, a political programme, the TPLF’s possession of weapons, or the fact that it held elections. The TPLF was labelled a terrorist organisation not merely to make our defence forces feel more at ease in continuing the fight. To continue the war, we do not need to label TPLF as a terrorist group; we can already declare war on the basis of the constitution and military establishment’s decree. The defence is now fighting many armed groups in several parts of Ethiopia, including Gambella and Benshangul. However we have not labelled these armed groups as terrorist. Until recently, Only OLF and TPLF have been labelled as terrorists. For some time after the war began, the TPLF was not labelled as a terrorist organisation. The fundamental purpose for labelling the TPLF as terrorist is to control and weaken TPLF’s political and economic power, as well as provide better capacity to our defence and federal police” –Minister, National Security Advisor to the PM of FDRE, Redwan Hussein (22.03.2023).

It is compelling that the PP is changing heart now. That’s to legitimize the TPLF. For the ones that wanted it defunct and annihilate it. Certainly they have lost, but the TPLF is weakened after the war in the North. They are on talking terms, but not a powerhouse, which they were before. The Tigray region isn’t in a good place yet. The war-torn region is still hurting and the people are far from in a good place. Therefore, the re-registration is a nice gesture for the political elite, but it isn’t saving all the victims of the war.

The Tigray region needs more than a political revival of the TPLF. It needs to be genuinely a part of the Federation and gets it’s direct support. The FDRE have disassociated and worked against the Tigray region even before the war. That’s because the TPLF didn’t want to disband and be a part of the Prosperity Party after the ending of the EPRDF coalition. Therefore, the reality now is that Abiy has leverage and isn’t worried about them anymore. This is why he can give them “life” again.

That’s how I see it. The war was about consolidating power and beating an enemy who wouldn’t want to bend the knee. Now they are doing so and following the direct decrees of Addis Ababa. That’s why Mekelle get some fanfare, but they are not getting ready to party just yet. No, they have to much work and struggles to overcome. Peace.

Ethiopia: Assimba Democratic Party (ADP) – Press Release (29.05.2024)

The invading Eritrean army is trying to distort the identity of citizens in Tigray region  in Irob, Gulemakhada, Zalanbesa, Egala and Badme districts by force.

But the facts are:

  1. It is the Eritrean army that broke the Algiers Treaty by re-invading Tigray.
  2. According to the agreement, there is no land reserved for Eritrea,
  3. The people of Tigray who live in the occupied territories do not want to be separated to Eritrea. Knowing these reasons, we strongly express that the international community should pressurize the invading Eritrean army to leave Tigray territories immediately.

Ethiopia: It’s the Ginbot 20 and total radio silence…

On May 28, 1991, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) captured Addis Ababa, ending the 17-year Marxist rule of the Derg regime led by Mengistu Haile Mariam. This marked a significant turning point in Ethiopian history as the EPRDF, a coalition of rebel groups, led by Meles Zenawi, successfully overthrew the government. This event initiated the transition towards the establishment of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and paved the way for democratic reforms and economic restructuring” (Inside Africa, 28.05.2024).

Last year… the authorities, the state and the Prime Minister celebrated their own version of Ginbot 20, as they saluted the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF). This year in 2024… there is only foreign dignitaries and others who seems to remember this day.

It is like Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali who in the beginning of his reign celebrated and publicly stated the importance of the day. Nevertheless, with time going by… maybe he prefers the day to live in infamy. As it isn’t a celebration of his victory or the civil war he fought to consolidate power.

You know this day has lost it’s significance when there is no sign of it on the FANA Broadcasting Company’s front-page. It is like a long forgotten memory. Some even says the day is controversial now. As it was ushering in the previous government, which happens to be one that fostered and made it possible to have Prosperity Party to begin with.

He couldn’t have created his party and his government without the creation of the EPRDF, which is the foundation of his in many aspects. As a powerful Prime Minister he might not like this idea, but that is a fact.

It seems like Abiy needs his own day to bash in glory. The medemer terror that he has created. All the conflict in the republic and the never ending wars. Make the victories of the EPRDF overshadow the conquests of the current era. Maybe that’s why he wants to finish off all his own enemies before creating a day to celebrate his own victories on the battlefield. Because, he has not achieved what the predecessors did.

Well, he has created more conflict and gotten more enemies over the years. That’s what Abiy has been able to do. Making the nation more fragile and war-torn. Instead of building a strong foundation and trust between the regions of the state. Therefore, he struggles to get to grips and to stop the wars. The wars is what makes him tick and gives him power.

That’s maybe why he cannot stomach to celebrate Ginbot 20. It is a reminder of how he failed to continue the legacy and the strong government, which came in affect because of it. That’s what Abiy haven’t been able to do. Neither has he continued the rising development or getting trust from the financial markets. That is all dwindling as a consequence of the costly warfare that is destroying the nation.

Certainly the end of Derg should have been celebrated. Nevertheless, that is apparently in the best interests of the PM. If it was… he would be together with dignitaries and fellow associates making a rally and holding a grand ceremony with him as the centrepiece of attention. Therefore, we know this day isn’t important.

When the PM doesn’t issue a statement, doesn’t utter a word and the authorities and state media is serving radio silence. That’s when we know it is just another Tuesday. Peace.