Ethiopia: The Amhara Popular Front fights for Independence…

There is no reason for Amhara to step back the goal of establishing the great country of Amhara thinking they will be sad by Yulnata and others. From now on we don’t have a language to sing Ethiopia Ethiopia. Those who have been killed, displaced and suffered while singing for Ethiopia are enough. Now our language and work is to establish the great Amhara.

Victory to the vast people of Amhara!!” (Amhara Popular Front, 02.07.2023).

The tides are turning. Eskinder Nega and his fellow men are now on a real quest. They have already been launched and as a result of losing allegiance with the Prime Minister. The former Amhara allies and para-military group members have now joined forces. The Amhara Popular Front is a group of former Fano militants and former member of the Regional Special Forces, which where to be disbanded by the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF).

The Amhara elite and the “No More” brigade have felt a pinch and loss of influence as the Tigray war got on hold with the Cessation of Hostilities. They haven’t since then left the region or certain parts of it. Instead they have annexed it and made it part of their own. That’s been done in alliance with the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF). Therefore, the losers of the war and the ones accepting a hostile peace is the Tigrayan people and the Interim Regional Administration (Tigray People’s Liberation Front).

Nega knows all of this and he had the ambition to prolong the war. His the sort of politician that actually thrived on the war and wanted it to totally annihilate the region. Nevertheless, times are changing and Addis Ababa don’t need to be that hostile towards Tigray. However, the Federal Government haven’t opened up all the gates or services just yet. There is still loose ends and lots of suffering in Tigray. Regardless of what anyone thinks of the agreement and the peace, which was announced months ago in Pretoria, South Africa.

The APF is just doing what the Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) never did. The TDF fought to survive and overcome the Tripartite Alliance. While the TDF was also defending its own and trying to avoid further bloodshed.

The APF is in its stead now fighting for nationhood and be outside of the federation. That’s another goal and set of objectives. That is dismantling the boundaries of the state and the initial purpose of the rebellion. In the onset, it seemed to target the Prime Minister and his reign. At least that was in the official release when the APF was founded.

Now however the goal post has shifted. They are now fighting to be sovereign independent nation and that’s mean leaving the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE). If they wanted to do it correctly. They would have followed the direct guidelines of the 1995 Constitution. Though I doubt the APF has this in mind.

The 1995 Constitution article 39 (4) is clear on this and is a protocol for how to do it. So, if the Legislative Council of the Nation (Amhara) votes for a Referendum with a margin of two-thirds majority. Then, the Federal Government has to organize an election within 3 years. After that, if a majority supported the referendum. It is at that point the Federal Government have to transfer its powers to the Council of the Nation.

That’s what the Amhara Regional State could do, if it wanted too. Regardless of how the Prosperity Party or Prime Minister Abiy would feel about. That’s the law and the Constitution we are talking about. However, we know the APF doesn’t regard that or consider this way. If they did… then they wouldn’t have the territories or the “greater” Amhara which it thrives for, apparently. The map and the moving of goal post just shows that.

This is lofty ambitions and Addis Ababa should listen here. Abiy is now warned and now he has people talking of ceding and leaving the Federation. There been speculations in the past of other regions doing the same. That’s why I knew about the article in the 1995 Constitution. It is already there and gives a way forward.

The APF will try to do this by the gun. Meaning more violence and extra judicial killings. There will be retaliation and the battlefield will be near people’s homes. Innocent lives taken and one armed militia fighting the national army. That’s the gist of things and damage will done on the regular.

If the APF thinks this is easy. They should learn and abide by the principals of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). OLF has fought the longest against the state and against oppression in Oromia. If there is anyone who has fought and done the hard work, it is them. They have never ceased and never given up their fight. Therefore, APF is just beginning.

The APF is now levelling up. They are rising the stakes, but making it less possible to succeed. It might be a quest worth taking, but it will not only cost, but make them traitors. This is treasonous thoughts and ideals. Especially if they are intending to do so outside the bounds of the 1995 Constitution. Peace.

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Ethiopia: Abiy will not care about your plights or inevitable death…

““Just glass breaking – noise, water spilling – noise. [This] is not needed. A review is required. It is necessary to look at things in a very simple way now that we can do many things. It is not possible to react to everything. It is not appropriate to respond to everything. When you grow up, you ask for help. It is said that ‘still water has depth’. When we mean a review, it shows our ability to do it, not our exhaustion. Some, it needs to be ignored. “field is needed”” – Prime Minister Abiy.Ahmed Ali (04.06.2023)

If you ever wondered what arrogance looks like or sounds like… you don’t have to go far or wide to find it. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali spells it out himself. The quote that is mentioned is taken from the address that the PM held to the Prosperity Party – Central Committee. As he spoke about the current affairs in the Republic.

It is telling how he values people and see himself. This man has gotten to much power and prestige. His ego is bigger than Mount Everest. The PM is high as a kite and think of himself as the almighty. A sort of deity walking among mere mortals. Because, just imagine someone saying these things and thinking nothing of it.

The PM is practically saying that the violence, the state sponsored violence and conflicts are just “shattered glass” and a little spilling of water. It is making it seem so trivial. When we know about the conflicts, the violence and the massacres. The “medemer” terror is a normalized affair and been going on for years now. That’s why the PM can be so nonchalant about it all.

We know the PM has intelligence and knowledge about what is going on. He knows what is happening in Tigray, Amhara or in Oromia. The PM gets the reports and memos from the authorities. Therefore, if someone has the access and knowledge it is him. That’s why it happens on his orders and from his close associates. It is a coordinated effort and done in the spirit of the PM.

This is why reading this quote and seeing the viral tape is infuriating. Knowing the plight, the suffering and the consequences of it all. It is just compelling and telling. This is the dark and sinister time in Ethiopia. PM Abiy is following the footsteps of the Dirg/Derg and the butcher of Addis, Megistu. That’s tragic, but where we are in 2023.

PM Abiy came in as a “peacemaker” and a “reformer”, but will go out as a tyrant and a warlord. Certainly not the legacy he wants to leave behind. Nevertheless, his remains will possibly be laid in the shade of one of the trees planted in this generation.

Alas, the PM just tells the world and his citizens that he don’t care about their struggle and lack of help. That’s because he got to choose and see what he can do. He got to review every case and then act upon request. This is how he operates now or thinks. We know the PM has erratic behaviour and quickly changes alliances. Therefore, Abiy today is at war with Amhara, but tomorrow they could be brothers-in-arms again. That’s if the PM gets his way and the Amhara don’t want to retaliate or revenge the lost.

The PM is just showing his cold heart and cynical approach to life. For a man in his office and with the power he posses. That isn’t what a Republic needs or should have. Abiy is to calculated and self-serving that he will let the Republic burn to be King. The PM is so self-centred and narcissistic that it’s the only thing he can do.

The Prosperity Party and allies should be concerned, because their name and reputation is going to be tainted. The PP and Abiy is already tainted by the actions in Oromia, Tigray and now Amhara. The actions in Ogaden and other regions deserves to spread about too. Not like the PM has only chosed certain parts of the Republic. No, this man serves injustice everywhere and at any given time.

PM Abiy will not care or be bothered by the impunity and injustice his serving the public on a regular basis. He just don’t care and won’t even bat an eye. The PM will just say it’s spilled water and call it a night. Peace.

Ethiopia: Eskinder Nega will soon feel the wrath of God…

Even though Eskinder Nega, the leader and coordinator of the armed group, tried to hide from the area, mainly the defense army and the Amhara region security forces are carrying out a coordinated operation to arrest them. In a press release sent by the Security and Security Joint Force, Eskinder Nega, who has been working under the cover of a political party called Balderas, mentioned that he was trying to create chaos and chaos in Addis Ababa when he couldn’t achieve his goal by ensuring the superiority of ideas” (A statement given by the joint security and security force, 03.06.2023).

The journalist and politician Eskinder Nega, the now militia and rebel leader of Amhara Popular Front have now arrived at his end-game. That is being done because of the fall-out between the Federal Government and the Amhara allies, which was weapon-brothers in the war in Tigray. After the fall-out and plans to reform the Regional Special Forces into the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF). The full out conflict between the parties happened and we are now seeing the effects of it.

The Amhara leaders and nationalists are now fighting. They have gotten together, the para-military “Fano” who participated in the Tigray-War and is still stationed with brigades in Western Tigray. In addition, the Amhara Regional Special Forces have also gone together with “Fano” to create the Amhara Popular Front. The new enemy of the state and a military movement to address the misgivings of the current regime.

The leader is Eskinder Nega, a war-hawk and a nationalist himself. He wanted to retaliate and do a scorched earth tactic on the Tigray region. The man has called for prolonging the war and ensure a total defeat of the Tigrayan leadership. That has been done since the “Operation Law Enforcement” in November 2020.

However, now that the state is doing the same in Amhara. The politician and former journalist decided to take up arms himself. He has now become the leader and the head of an ethnic militia, which is fighting for the rights of Amhara.

When the individual realized that this was not successful, he created an organization called Amhara People’s Front Shimelis Simachew, Seummehon Wertaw and Menberu Kasse and a few other extremist forces of the region, he was working together with the armed forces of the region to recruit, organize and give them the name of the armed forces. The press release that said that the front will be coordinated by a person called Dawit W/Giorgis, who is leading the front both in the country and abroad, has also shown that the joint peace and security forces have been trying to push the people into an unrelenting war” (A statement given by the joint security and security force, 03.06.2023).

We can await the House of Federation and the Prime Minister Abiy coming out with brutal statements. That is clear here… just like he did against the TPLF and OLF. We have seen it before and the likelihood of being called a “terrorist” is very near for Nega. The leadership of the Amhara Popular Front should expect so too. Because, they are fighting a war and doing so on their own merit. Therefore, the regime which is used to use brutal force will have all the reasons to do so. They have called war just to consolidate power and could easily do so again.

This time around… the leaders and the ones with influence is taking up arms. That is a game-changer. It just shows what people is willing to do to get ahead. There isn’t becoming more peaceful in Republic. No, it is become more hectic and chaotic. The ones who was allies of the PM is turning on him and his turning on them too. While his making “temporary” reliefs for his previous enemies. Therefore, things are not moving ahead, but continuing a war-path. Just battlefields and enemies of other kinds. It is just a never ending cycle of violence and the PM is thriving on it.

Nega is following others before him. His not making himself into a villain and a nightmare of the state. The man is doing it for personal gains and belief in the cause. That is done for the greatness of Amhara. It isn’t a kept secret, but just the way it is. They are fighting for self-control and less imposed restrictions of the regional state. The same fashion that the Federal Government wanted to impose itself and hold “elections” in Tigray. Abiy wants his men and his allies on the throne in Bahir Dar or Gondar. He don’t want people who defy or resist him. That’s why there is bloodshed. Just one man, yet again consolidating power. It is that simple and the citizens are the ones carrying the burden.

Nega will only be deemed a hero if APF achieves its goals and objectives. However, the same forces couldn’t defeat the Tigray Defence Forces or complete the “Operation Law Enforcement”. That’s why I doubt these will be able to silence the guns quickly or end the war in a snap of finger. To achieve that… the ENDF or the APF have to do the impossible and I cannot see that coming. This will be prolonged effort and possible along the lines of Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). The APF might have to settle in for the long run and become infamous. Nevertheless, don’t expect a quick fix, but expect the “medemer terror” to be re-occurrent issue in Amhara region. That is bound to happen and it has already started. Peace.