The Ethiopian protests in the provinces end in ‘State of Emergency’ another way to oppress the Amhara and Oromo regions!

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Just as the months of demonstrations in Amhara, Oromo and Ogaden regions the Ethiopian Government under the Tigray Central Government under Prime Ministre Hailemariam Desalegne has order a State of Emergency. This happens as several foreign businesses are either pulling out of the regions or feeling the fear of being burned down by protestors. The reality is that the Government have already set in the Agazi Squad of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) under the Ethiopian People’s Revolution Democratic Front (EPRDF).

The Amhara demonstrations and Ogaden demonstrations has been in general peaceful, but with some reactions towards the government has given land to foreign companies instead of giving the needed support to the locals. 

PM Hailemariam Desalegne said on TV:

“A state of emergency  has been declared  because the situation posed a threat against the people of the country” Hailemariam said on state run tv” (Reuters, 09.10.2016).

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State of Emergency:

“The Council of Ministers has declared a state of emergency that will be effective as of Saturday evening so as to deal with anti-peace elements that have allied with foreign forces and are jeopardizing the peace and security of the country,” the state Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation announced Sunday morning” (FaroukFahima, 2016).

Breaking News: The minority and most hated regime in #Ethiopia declares state of emergency. The regime is in war against the people” (ERITREA Hadelibi, 09.10.2016).

There has also been reported on Friday that both Dutch Flowering companies working in Oromia and Amhara are planning to shut-down production in the area. This being Esmeralda Farms, Africa Juice and other 11 companies has been or trying to close their operation in Ethiopia. Other businesses have been burned down by the demonstrators as they are feeding the government with tax monies and do it weakening the authorities. This company has also been reported being behind the land-grabs in the regions, something that are escalating the anger towards the Central Government and their policies towards the citizens.

Zewya Prison have been set a blazed by demonstrators as the government are using their army. There been heard of gun shootings as well.

There been reported that the TPLF are keeping their loyal henchman in Amhara, as the regional president Hon. Ato Gedu Andargachew are to stay in power. Even with all the problems and demonstrations he is still trusted by the Addis Ababa government.

The army and Agazi Sqaud have been reported being responsible for the killings amounting up to 700 people, because the #OromoProtests are violating the control and insecurity of the Central Government. The Oromo people are fighting for their justice as the Central Government are keeping them under control now with surveillance, army and curfew in the region. Since November 2015, the amount of fallen people during the Oromo Protest has been calculated to 2500. That is extreme numbers to die under protests in peace-time.

That is happening as the Army has also sent brigades to the Amhara region where towns has been attacked and taken over by the Agazi squad. They have had assassins on the roof tops of Bahar Dir and Gonder/Gondar.

There also been reports that the TPLF and the EPRDF has moved all ammunitions and heavy artillery to the Tigray district. As they have sent major armies that we’re reported a month ago or so to be in the levels of 25,000 soldiers to Amhara alone. That is not setting the levels of army presence in the Oromo region.

In Addis Ababa the roads are now blocked by the government as the locals and demonstrations are throwing rocks at the cars moving in the area.

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This here proves the vital problems of the State of Emergency created by the Central Government as they are trying to kill their way into silencing the Amhara, Oromo and Ogaden, this is happening the same week as the Government supposed to celebrate a feet of having a new railway between Addis Ababa and Djibouti where the Chinese are operating and training Ethiopians to run it.

The Central Government are now using excessive force as they are not even happy with the martial laws set in regions, therefore added their repressive behaviour and killing squads of the Agazi Squad of the ENDF. The ENDF are there to stop the burning of foreign businesses, because that hurt the pocket of the controlling TPLF government.

There will be more, when the reports are coming, this is a worry and the world should care that the country that has the African Union and seemingly are in-charge of the  Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). So with that in mind the Government should care more for their citizens as their responsibility to be a example is now far-gone because of the ways the silencing and killings of their citizens are happening in Oromo and Amhara regions. They are continuing as the government are not only having issues in Ogaden, as they are acting questionable in Somali Region as well. Peace.

Reference:

Faroukfahima – ‘Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency’ (09.10.2016) link: http://www.forumspotz.ng/ethiopia-declares-state-of-emergency/

UN, World Bank, insurance sector tackle climate vulnerability (06.10.2016)

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NEW YORK, 6 October 2016 – A new public-private partnership between the leaders of the United Nations, the World Bank and the insurance sector has adopted a risk management strategy that seeks to harness insurance to promote economic recovery and resilience to climate hazards and disasters.

The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) said that it has decided to contribute to achieving the G7 “InsuResilience” target of providing 400 million of the most vulnerable people in developing countries with increased access to direct or indirect insurance coverage against the impacts of climate change and related natural catastrophes by 2020.

“For many developing countries with scarce resources, rebuilding is often beyond their means. Typically, a disaster is followed by appeals to bilateral, regional, and international partners for aid relief and financial support,” said Ms. Helen Clark, IDF Co-Chair and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.

“This support, however, often falls well short of what is required. Systemic lack of funds and recurrent inefficiency of recovery initiatives on the ground impede progress. Insurance can be an efficient, fast-disbursing mechanism to build back better in vulnerable countries and communities hit by disasters, but also to reduce risks and the costs of risks in the long term.”

The IDF was first announced at the COP21 UN climate summit in Paris in December 2015 and officially launched in April 2016.

It is led by a Steering Committee, chaired by Mr. Stephen Catlin, Deputy Executive Chair of XL Group Ltd., with Co-Chairs Ms. Clark and Mr. Joaquim Levy, World Bank Group Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. Other Steering Committee members include Mr. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, and Mr. Robert Glasser, the UN’s Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, as well as 13 insurance industry CEOs. Additional governmental and public sector organizations are expected to engage in the coming year.

The IDF adopted its insurance-based strategy when it met on the sidelines of the recent UN General Assembly session. It approved a proposal to create a Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), which will assemble public and private insurance industry resources and tools necessary to support governments in building public-private partnerships that will better manage the financial consequences of climate events and natural disasters while increasing the use of insurance in emerging markets and developing countries. Work has begun to secure funds for the programme.

The IDF’s work is linked with a string of UN agreements adopted in 2015 to set the global development agenda for years to come. They include the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change.

“With growing natural disaster losses it is essential that governments learn how to incorporate risk management fundamentals into their planning, budgeting and governing processes so that their citizens can be better protected,” said Mr. Catlin.

Joaquim Levy, IDF Co-Chair and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer stated that “many emerging market and developing countries lack sufficiently developed insurance markets, which does stifle growth and has a negative impact not only on business but on general welfare, notably among the poorest. The lack of insurance instruments or broader risk-pooling or risk-mitigation mechanisms is also evident in the public sector, affecting government’s ability to respond to natural disasters and other large-scale events”.

Mr. Rowan Douglas, chair of the IDF Implementation Committee and head of the Capital Science and Policy Practice at Willis Towers Watson, said, “We all recognize a unique moment and opportunity to make a huge step forward in the protection of lives, livelihoods and communities – realizing the benefits of insurance across public, private and mutual and cooperative sectors.”

The IDF focuses on members of the “Vulnerable Twenty Group”, which was set up in 2015 and groups the finance ministers of countries highly vulnerable to a warming planet in dialogue and action to tackle global climate change.

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Ethiopia: Meskel Celebration reports isn’t all holy as the Government muster fake support and kills in Amhara and Oromia!

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The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) with the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegne has sent his TPLF and Agazi Force to Amhara and Oromia to silence the demonstrations of the oppressive behaviour of the Government. They continue to oppress the people and even use their force and armies to demonstrate against other regions in “solidarity” with Central Government, because the government doesn’t have the legitimacy to do this with their own in Addis or anywhere else; so they take the Somali Region of Ethiopia and use them as pawns. Here are the reports from recent days in Ethiopia and the continuation of the oppression form EPRDF.

As this is happening the Ethiopian government has sent 2,000 Liyu Police Militia to wear ENDF to Amhara and Oromia on the 25th September.

Also the Government have organized demonstrations in the Somali region to counter the militarized regions where they now occupy their own country. Something that should shock the world and show the violent extent that the Ethiopian Government goes to.

Ethiopian Broadcasting Company wrote today:

“Ethiopia’s Somali region led the nation on May 7 and OLF yet their confidence in the forces opposing the movement to tear down the federal system today Jimma town part of their peaceful demonstrations” (EBC, 27.09.2016).

So the Ethiopian Government are using their oppressive behavior to muster up support for their violence in another region to try cover over with their own created demonstrations. This so the Addis government can look like somebody who respects the will of the people, while they are suppressing other regions.

During recent days in Oromia three people have killed there by soldiers in Nekemte, Mendi and Shashamene. Today on the 27th September there are reported that 5 people we’re killed by soldier in Oromia.

Also reported: “Two Agazi soldiers were also killed today near Gaara Harree located on Boarder of Shashamanne and Shalla districts, West Arsi. They were there to disarm farmers” (Jawar Mohammed, 27.09.2016).

There reports that the Government are still shutting down internet connections, therefore if possible the people in the regions should connected through FireChat and MeshKit.

Gondar/Gonder in 19th September 2016
Gondar/Gonder in 19th September 2016

Even reports from outside of Addis:

“According to eyewitnesses, four miles from the center of Addis Ababa, the seat of the ruling party location, the atmosphere seems to be worse. Shooting was heard in the area of communication also states that at the palace. Heard a tremendous noise of the device is turned on, in part, Addis Ababa, said eyewitnesses told: The place internet been cut off”.

There been reports of gunfire around Oromiya Culture and Tourism Centre as the Meskel and Erecha celebration around the National Stadium in Addis.

Reports from ESAT:

Gondar Meskel Celebration:

Since the month of July, the city of Gondar is located on the ongoing public protests on Tuesday announced the nationwide celebrations of the Meskel Holy Cross Celebration;

On the New Year’s residents of the city lacks of discipline Yechibo turn spoken eyewitnesses, many residents have expressed the sentiment that the opposition gathered during the malicious messages. Information and video information gets burned bodies reached the current cross celebrations ever seen was more than physical tension and instability. The festival refers to information from the local implementation of the same alien environment in Addis Ababa and other regional cities” (ESAT, 27.09.2016).

So the Celebration has been weaken in the region as the Ethiopian Orthodox Celebration hasn’t been as big as it usually can be, as much as the silence of the people where at the New Year’s celebration. This is another way of showing dissidents.

Gonder/Gondar on the 27th September 2016
Gonder/Gondar on the 27th September 2016

Other reports:

In his interview,  CDO Debretsion addressed a number of issues including the  recent “disturbance” (uprising) in Gonder:

“The people who live in the particular area (Gonder) are Amhara people. We know they are defending others  (non-Amharas) so they do not suffer damage. There are many actions (criminal) that have been committed. A limited number of people have sought to inflict damage on the properties of Tigreans (in Gonder). Therefore (these actions) are not related with the people (of Gonder at large).  There is no mobilization against Tigreans anywhere. But we know there are a limited number of people involved (in committing crimes against Tigreans). We know they (few individuals) have committed specific (criminal) acts against Tigreans. We know it is the action of a few. There is a movement with own aims. The government and killil (government) are following up on this. But this is not the question that needs to be asked. As you have seen the analysis, the solution cannot be found only by focusing on the conflict (confrontation). We need to look at the broader situation, problems in the (local) leadership, denying proper governance to the people, answering questions in a timely manner, (failure) to recognize there are problems like this.  And there are mobilizations around this. This has itself created problems, and as we solve problems around it, we solve other problems as well. Other administrative problems, development questions. And it is possible to entertain and solve political questions (as well). That is what we see. The conflict (in Gonder) is a limited issue. It does not reveal  the (the whole)  situation. The (Ethiopian) society is very sad about the kind of discussion being conducted in different forums. This is not something EPRDF brought about. People (of Tigray and Gonder) have been living together (for a long time). Not only living together, but also married to each other and lived as one family… But there are few whose aim is to trigger people-to-people conflict (ethnic conflict).  It is improper. There has been damage… That is what the recent discussions have been about” (Mariam, Alemayehu G. – ‘Disinformation in T-TPLF Land of Living Lies: Pinocchio Preaches Truth Against Perception in Ethiopia? Link: http://ecadforum.com/2016/09/25/disinformation-in-t-tplf-land-of-living-lies-pinocchio-preaches-truth-against-perception-in-ethiopia/#sthash.M6QpAxfK.dpuf).

This here proves the miscommunications and lies from the Central government of Ethiopia. EPRDF has gone too far with sending the ENDF or the army doesn’t come in peace with artillery and 25,000 soldiers, especially when they send the Agazi Squad to the Amhara and the Oromia.

There we’re reports yesterday that the Government even had jammed the VOA Amharic channel to silence opposition news to the people in the country.

This here what has been reported in the recent days… and it is not good news that TV-Channels, soldiers die and civilians of regions while the Ethiopian Government uses the people of Somalia Region to be loyal to Central Government as the Agazi Squad and Soldiers are killing and harassing the Amhara and Oromia people.

Something that should be sanctioned and also not accepted as the people are suppressed by their own government with their army; while the Government even does whatever it can to rhetorical defend their actions as they are telling the world the demonstrations have become silent. What they are not telling is that they have occupied their own country with a battalions and soldiers. That is the reason the Gondar didn’t even celebrate the Meskel; the same celebration became violent even in the capital.  We can understand that the Ethiopian Government does not want the world to know, as they still try to silent social media and spread information online. Peace.

Ethiopian government rejects calls for an independent investigation (Youtube-Clip)

Burundi: EU renews sanctions until 31 October 2017 (20.09.2016)

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These measures consist of a travel ban and asset freeze against four persons whose activities were deemed to be undermining democracy or obstructing the search for a political solution to the crisis in Burundi.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 20, 2016 – On 20 September 2016, the Council renewed the EU restrictive measures against Burundi until 31 October 2017. These measures consist of a travel ban and asset freeze against four persons whose activities were deemed to be undermining democracy or obstructing the search for a political solution to the crisis in Burundi. These activities include acts of violence, repression or incitement to violence, and acts which constitute serious human rights violations.

The EU has repeatedly and continuously called on all parties to refrain from, and to condemn, any acts of violence. This is essential if the conditions for progress in the search for a political solution to the crisis are to be put in place and maintained.

The Council considered that the absence of progress in the situation regarding the four persons under restrictive measures justified the prolongation of the sanctions.

The names of the persons concerned and the reasons for listing them are included in the annex to the decision of 1 October 2015 published in the Official Journal.