Ethiopia: Today’s crazy rumours and speculations …

Today, there been a wormhole of rumours and speculations. They have been running loose. In such a fashion that I just had to compile them and write them down. Not because I believe anything of this or take it as facts, because I don’t. Why you may ask? Well, nothing is verified or proven. Neither is there vast reporting or several of sources on the matters. Therefore, it is world-class hearsay and could easily be hot-air.

However, this is such a day of fuming hot-fire mess. That I have to address it and put in press. The first is that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali never went to the frontline, as there is no evidence of it or pictures. He said his going there, but nobody knows where or what. That is strategic of him, but also worrisome and causes a lot rumours.

Earlier today there was a few reports that the Abiy and his close associates emptied the National Bank of it’s gold and shipped it to Asmara, Eritrea. While others are saying he has taken out all the foreign currency to pay off the mercenaries and weapons-importers. None of these money-grabbing or spending issues has been verified.

There was rumours a few days ago that Demeke Hassan had fled into exile, but he was in the House of Federation yesterday at the session there. Therefore, proving how false and how quickly lies goes. Why I am saying that now?

Well, as rumours goes. Abiy is planning life in exile with other associates in his party. Several of the Prosperity Party high ranking officials has never travelled abroad or having passports. Therefore, they will find shelter and safe-haven in the secure parts of the Amhara region. Alas, this has never been confirmed.

To top things off, there is rumours and speculations that Ethiopian and Eritrean operatives in Kampala is preparing for the coming of Abiy post-war. They are finding ways to get support and secure a welcoming gesture to Abiy, if he needs to flee from Addis Ababa and out of the Republic. This will be done with help of operatives getting him to Asmara and then fly him to Kampala. However, there is no proof of this and it is just rumours as off today.

When you read all of this. You know there is a lot of things going around. Lot’s of unconfirmed hearsay.

The ultimate one is that he the Prime Minister will “fake his death” in preparation to either go to Asmara or United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the way of getting him to permanently leave Addis Ababa.

With that all mind and ending with that. We know now that the rumour mill or speculations are going wild. There is no end of the barrel and we don’t know what we are getting. This is just showing how strange time we are living in and what sort of memo’s are spread. People are saying they are “confirmed” and “breaking”. But adding no additional proof.

We know that high ranking officials has applied for Visa in the European Union and some has gotten those denied or not allowed entry. Meaning they cannot flee after the post-war. We don’t know what Abiy been doing. While the final unverified report was that his wife and kids are already stationed in safety in Switzerland. However, that haven’t been confirmed. This is why I am adding it here in the end.

As you see… there was a lot to cover and lot’s of rumours. Peace.

Ethiopia: Agew Liberation Front – Press Release (22.11.2021)

Agew Liberation Front’s press release in different parts of the country, the people of Agaw live in the country and the country is built by the people of Agaw. Now the force led by the fascist group is now being imprisoned and other atrocities on the people of the Agaw in different parts of this country.
The Agew Liberation Front is worried that the criminals who are doing this by supporting the delegation group should be disciplined thinking about their future lives. A fascist group has done a lot in the past one (1) year by denying the people of the country and being able to stand on their own with foreign countries. But it has been made in the history of our army to be sent to where they came from by the power of heroes. Some individuals who have not given up on this fascist group are now deporting and putting them in prison for years saying that they are the brothers of our people. Even though this traitor group is over for him, they are still planning to destroy the people of Agaw, for some time, we have a brief information that thousands of people are facing mistakes in different countries.
Therefore, the Agaw Liberation Front will call for the agaw to stop the torture and torture you are doing on peaceful people by this fascist idea. This call is a historical call for your family or your family’s soul hunting so we are concerned that you should accept it and save yourself from your actions. In a year of war, thousands of prison and death will not escape. When he says, the Agew Liberation Front will broadcast.
Agew Liberation Front
Lalibela Agew

Ethiopia: Statement from families of Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba and other Oromo political prisoners (23.11.2021)

We would like to inform the Oromo public, Ethiopians, and the international community about a startling development around the safety of Oromo political prisoners currently held at Kality prison. We know there have been several reports of an imminent threat to their lives over the last few months but we would like to share with you one frightening incident that took place last week.
On the evening of Nov. 18, 2021, around 8:40 PM, a vehicle carrying several armed men with federal police uniform and three men dressed in civilian clothing entered the prison facility without the prior knowledge and authorisation of the prison administration.
The men asked the guards to take them to the cell where Jawar Mohammed and his colleagues were held. The guards refused to allow them access to the facility, and an altercation broke out. The commander on duty that night arrived and asked the men to leave the compound, which they did.
Over the last few days, we have been enquiring to establish the identity of these men and the motivation for their visit. We now have credible evidence that these men were security agents from NISS, led and directed by Mr. Kifle Ismalealem, the head of the counter-terrorism unit within NISS. Mr. Kifle used to work in the intelligence and nationality security team during EPRDF years, before he was suspected of working for the then Ginbot 7 party and removed from his post. He was reinstated after Abiy came to power.
We now know that Mr. Kifle was directed by Mr. Ingidaw Abebaw, the Acting Directory of Internal Security within NISS, and has been to Kality prison several times. Both Mr. Ingidaw and Mr. Kifle report to Mr. Temesgen Tiruneh, the Prime Minister’s Director of National Security.
We are extremely worried that either the government or elements within national security are trying to either assassinate or move the prisoners to unknown locations. The government has already changed the prison guards and there were efforts to remove the commander too.
It is absolutely critical that the Ethiopian government, countries in the region, and the international community look into this issue as a matter of urgency and ensure the safety of the political prisoners. Jawar, Bekele, and many others were jailed for political reasons and should be released immediately.

Ethiopia: The Lieutenant Colonel will direct the Generals at the Frontline!

Now is the time to lead our nation paying the necessary sacrifices. Starting tomorrow, I will be lead the ENDF at the frontline. If you want to go down in history as one of Ethiopia’s pride let us meet at the war front” – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali (22.11.2021)

The Lieutenant Colonel Abiy Ahmed Ali will go from the Situation Room onto the frontline where the Tigray Defence Force and Oromo Liberation Army is advancing in the Amhara Region. Now after over a year of war. The Prime Minister decides to be on the front-line.

He has on occasion visited the army and inspected military equipment. Like he looked into a shipment of drones and the vans where you control it. However, he hasn’t been steady by the troops or by the positions of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF).

What is striking is that the former Lt. Col. will now directly order and direct his Generals. Maybe he thinks he can revise his days in a Intelligence Team in the Ethio-Eritrea war between 1998-2000. So, his maybe thinking he can change things directly, as the advances are getting close to Addis Ababa.

That’s why he wrote this:

This is not the time to be a critic from afar. We must do what we ought to do. Ethiopia has no one other than us. The name Ethiopia is the name of winners. It is an emblem of freedom. I have no doubt that my generation will pay the necessary sacrifices to maintain the freedom and the name of a winner so that Ethiopia and Ethiopianess will be written in golden pen among history’s records” (Abiy, 22.11.2021).

We know Abiy has been focused on intelligence and messaging. That is why he was a working for extended time with Ethio Telecom and Ethiopian Television. This is clear by how his messaging and PR system has been initiated since he took over.

The Lt. Col. have clearly lived on hubris and promise of finishing the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). This “Operation Law Enforcement” was supposed to be a brief and quick fix to end the power-struggle. However, the ENDF and allies didn’t succeed. They are still tormenting Tigrayan citizens and causing mass starvation in the Tigray region.

Now, the PM wants to be the man in-charge and be on the front-line. That will be a set-up for photo-shoots and all smiles. While he knows the enemy troops have gathered strength and ability to navigate across the Amhara region. They cannot easily be corned and crossed by his troops. That’s why his crying out loud for more people to be front-line to follow him. Since, the past battle-cries and forced conscriptions isn’t enough even.

Abiy is failing, but want to look above it all. He wants to look like he has control and seems like a victor. While the truth on the frontline says otherwise. This time around he cannot scout around or make sudden smart moves. His not in a intelligence team and can find ways to hit the enemy.

Now, he will sit with the General and speak of strategy. Now, he will discuss tactics and what sort of moves he can do. Before, he was just a information gatherer on the frontline.

I don’t believe he will be there long, because that doesn’t suit the 7th King. No, he needs the Palace and the glory. Not the dirt, the wounds, the ammunition or the continued reports of movements along the frontline. No, he needs the power and the prestige. That his not getting here. This is just a move for headlines and moving-on to the next troubling waters in his reign. Peace.

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

There is more verified information from the battlefront between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) with their allies. While they are combatting the united front of Tigray Defence Force and Oromo Liberation Army. Over the recent days there been more news and I rather wanted to collect more substantial information before I make another post about it.

Already on the 8th November 2021 I wrote the TDF-OLA allies was marching on Debre Birhan. They were planning to launch attacks towards that strategic city, which 132,7 kilo-meters away from the capital Addis Ababa.

Today, we can with certainty say the TDF-OLA have captured Shewa Robit yesterday and on the same route they have taken Debre Sina. While on another front within the Amhara region the TDF-OLA have taken Molale in North Shewa. There is also reports that they have taken Mehal Meda, the administrative center of Menz Gera Midir woreda. These are significant blows to the national army and the progressions isn’t swift, but its closing in. Both in the mountains and on the main road towards Addis Ababa.

While on the Afar region front at Kassa/Darsa Gita front the TDF haven’t been able to compete with Afar Regional Special Forces and the ENDF there. They are still at the stages of Bati and not anywhere near Mille, which some still claims and have been saying for over a week. Which is fake news and the Afar region isn’t where the TDF have been able to advance like in the Amhara region.

There is clear indications that the fronts encircling Addis Ababa is going much better. Though at a slower phase, as there was some speculations and others who nearly was ready to proclaim a quick takeover of Addis around the 10th November 2021. We are now on the 22nd November 2021.

The state isn’t doing any good and is losing territory, but they are doing it in a slow speed. It is not like the united front against the ENDF is winning without costs or without tactically planning it’s advances. This is why Addis Ababa is for the long haul and not a short term takeover. Not like it looks like at this very moment.

The most damage the ENDF and it’s allies does at the moment is with drone attacks on the front-lines and on civilians in Mekelle. However, that will not win the war. The TDF-OLA is advancing and it’s clear on many fronts now. It isn’t one place alone. The Afar front-line has been static and not moving in any clear direction. They are meeting a competent adversary there. That is very clear and this is why the TDF haven’t succeeded there for now.

This will be continued and this is far from over. The conflict that started early November 2020 will continue. There is no denying in that and the agony will be prolonged. The pain, the suffering and the hurt will linger on for decades. This war won’t be over when just the guns are silent. This war will be over when the grievances is settled and the places are rebuilt after the conflict is over. That isn’t a quick and brief fix, but rebuilding a state after war-torn battles.

Right now the TDF-OLA front is advancing and doing it strategically. Time will tell how quickly they are able to move and how fast the ENDF allies are fallling. Whatever it is, it will be bloody and until things are verified. I will await the verdict of further movement of the troops in this civil-war. Peace.

Ethiopia: Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) – The Reign of Terror and Anarchy Under the cover of State of Emergency by the Ethiopian government must stop (22.11.2021)

Ethiopia: State Minister of Peace Dendea Aredo vilification of the USAID goes overboard…

The Prosperity Party and it’s allies are really going into conspiracy theories mode. They are making aid and humanitarian assistance into a war-effort into supporting the enemies of the state. This is the same state that has sent notices to diplomats, embassies, envoys and businesses in Addis Ababa to monitor all their communication equipment. So, that these can be registered and prove how they are using these. That shows that everyone can become criminal and the state conspires about everyone. That’s how paranoid the authorities are at this current time.

The state will prove it even further, as a minister will go after USAID, as the state his a part of has created a man-made famine and weaponized humanitarian assistance to the Tigray Region. There haven’t been a convoy coming to Tigray region for a month now and there been little to none of what the needs are. That is what the state does. The only thing his government does is either ethnic cleansing in Humera region and Western Tigray. If not they are using drones to bomb Mekelle. Therefore, this shows how vicious the regime is.

State Minister of Peace wrote this:

Fortunately, USAID is said to be leaving Ethiopia. The government’s refusal to open the Humera Corridor is the reason. According to Mrs Samantha Power, the leaving is to make the people of Ethiopia sense the force of USA! For Ethiopian patriots, this is huge opportunity! Just two important issues. One, USAID has been in Ethiopia for almost 30 years, but has changed literally nothing! Only created dependency attitude! Hence its leaving cannot negatively affect Ethiopians! In the contrary, it will motivate us to help ourselves” (Taye Dendea Aredo – ‘Bye USAID’ 21.11.2021).

Taye Dendea is a former blogger turned minister. So, he knows the written word and his written articles in defence of the government causes. Therefore, his now just pinning the “Wheat Aid” issues, which Abiy have in the past. Instead of using “wheat aid”, Aredo picks on USAID. It is not USAID fault that FDRE haven’t been developed. That is the central government and the ones in-charge over the years. To blame outside entities to give no agency to the ones in-charge. Just like Abiy have ability to do things and reform. However, he decided to go to war and it has cost him dearly. It has backfired, so now Minister like Aredo have to incriminate others. That is what they do.

The State Minister for Peace should ensure and secure the humanitarian assistance gets to the Tigray region. That way he gets to save lives and help people in dire need. However, he rather blame the USAID for the orders and the state blocking the convoys. The UN drivers and others have been targeted by his government. It says a lot, even with the knowledge of this. He still blames them.

Two, the aim of USAID has been mistakenly understood by many to be supporting the needy. Now it has become clear that USAID is trying to change regimes contrary to the will of the people! It is clearly saying “Because we feed you, we shall elect a government for you”. This is the worst insult for the people! Actually, it shows their ignorance about us! Ethiopians are not the types of people who exchange their freedom & independence for food!” (Taye Dendea Aredo – ‘Bye USAID’ 21.11.2021).

Here is the minister deliberately saying USAID plans to have regime change. They are planning to starve everyone and use the aid to destroy the regime itself. What is striking here … is that earlier the state blocked the aid and didn’t allow the aid in to the needy. Now, the USAID doesn’t want to give to the other needy. Than it is an issue and says a lot about Dendea Aredo. As he wants to save the other regions, but not the one, which have been targeted for over a year now. Amhara region and Afar region have also been hardly hit by the warfare. This is also regions where UN and USAID planned to intervene with humanitarian assistance. The US already donated extra for the efforts this year to USAID to help the additional ones who are suffering. Therefore, wherever the Minister of State is having his sources. It is clearly not in the public channels of information.

The FDRE and PP have decided to go rogue. It isn’t the USAID in this instance. The USAID have programs called OTI and they should cease to have them. These are the questionable that mentions “transition” and used the CIA to change governments in favour of the Washington DC agenda. However, in the case of Ethiopia in 2021. The problems, the structures and the internal conflict has spiralled out of control for PP, because it gambled on the weakness of its enemies. A gamble it is losing. It got nothing with OTI or USAID. Neither is it USAID fault that the UN organizations cannot deliver humanitarian assistance within Ethiopia. That is all Addis Ababa would is blocking and stopping them from operating.

This is why you know the State Minister of Peace is lying and conniving. This is to make the USAID a villain. Yes, the USAID and CIA has a shady history. However, right now… the innocent are dying just so Abiy and his allies could prove a point. The same government that arrests people for their ethnic background as well. So… this man of peace is doing this and still the problem is USAID. That says it all and how pathetic things have become. You can even wonder what Abiy was thinking to appoint a man like this. However, that just shows his crowd and what sort of people he has surrounding him. Peace.

Ethiopia: The Global Society of Tigrai Scholars (GSTS) – An Urgent Call for Strong Action to Prevent Further Atrocities in Ethiopia (20.11.2021)

Ethiopia: Tigray External Affairs Office – Press Statement on the need to expedite distribution of humanitarian Aid (19.11.2021)

Ethiopia: Media Authority Warning letters to the CNN, BBC, Reuters & AP (19.11.2021)