The Haacaaluu Hundessa monument is more than just stone and metal—it’s a heartbeat. It’s a reminder that your voice is the most powerful tool you own.
In a world that often asks us to "blend in," Haacaaluu taught us the power of standing out for what is right.
Lesson of the day..
Forests are living systems that sustain climate, water, food, and culture.
Biodiversity loss is already shaping our present, not just the future.
Science, indigenous knowledge, and action must work together to restore balance.
#Biodiversity#Forestry#ClimateAction#NatureFacts
An aerial visualisation of a fuel queue winding in Addis Abeba last week did more than capture a city stuck in traffic. It uncovered a capital stalled by scarcity. #Fuel#Shortage#Ethiopia
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Last hours There are many rumors that going viral on every Media reporting The Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu is killed after Iranian Strikes on Israel Center Tel Aviv. Is this man really eliminated?
Has Ethiopia’s inflation improved as the government claims or exacerbated ? I asked a senior economist if the government’s claim of reducing inflation to a five year low of 16.9 is accurate. I found his explations helpful, hence decided to share with his permission.
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“Rosy pictures everywhere, rooted in fake official statistics.
Let's focus on inflation! Reported as "falling down to 16% year on year, the lowest in five years". Easy to prove this is a rather farsical economic statistics.
First, since birr floated in July 2024, the birr depreciated by about 115%, rose from birr 58 to 125 per USD, official statistics! This means prices of imported goods, including fuel, must have increased by at least 100%. Let's go by a very conservative estimate of a 75% import price increase!
Official economic statistics aside, we can follow such deductive reasoning and establish that Ethiopia's year on year inflation (Nov 2023 to Nov. 2024), must have increased at the very least by 40%, assuming prices of domestic goods and services increased by less than prices of imported goods. In November 2023 inflation stood at about 30%. So 40% increase means currently Ethiopia's inflation is likely to stand somewhere between 60% and 80%.
We can follow the same method of triangulation to establish all other figures in this press release have been fudged to similar extents."
Beyond naming and shaming those who scanned and distributed my “Hin Gaabbu” book
As I said few days ago, I sent hard copy of my book to the Ethiopian embassy in Nairobi as requested. The copy we sent was a sample prepared by publisher before going into mass printing hence had distinct features.
Under orders from her superior, Selam at the Nairobi embassy collected the book and sent it to Worku G., who forwarded it to his subordinate Rahel M at the Artificial Intelligence. Rahel and individuals working with her then scanned, manipulated and uploaded it to internet. However, in their eagerness, they neglected the basic task of covering their tracks or cleaning up afterwards. This sloppiness enabled tech-savvy individuals to uncover details of their identities, activities, correspondences, and even family and professional networks and send to me.
While we have chosen not to disclose this information—refusing to stoop to their level or risk compromising national security to foreign entities—their actions speak volumes.
Be that as it may, the broader issue goes far beyond this disgraceful theft by the regime. It highlights a systemic problem plaguing Abiy’s Ethiopia: the absence of data security, respect for property rights, and intellectual property protections.
No data is safe in today’s Ethiopia where even private banking details are bought and sold as seen in the rampant abduction for ransom practices; no property rights are respected where the government seizes private property at will, as seen in the so-called “Corridor Development”; and no property is protected in a system where top diplomats and intelligence officials steal any thing with impunity.
This should keep everyone awake - not just friends, but also foes. It is the naked reality about the dire state of rights, security, and data protection in Ethiopia at a time when its officials are declaring their “readiness to welcome” foreign investment in the country, especially in the Banking sector, where this issue of data protection and intellectual property rights are a matter of top priority.