@_AfricanUnion@ymahmoudali@AUC_PAPS He’s a disgraced former Fano member, removed for misconduct &secret ties to Abiy regime. He has zero mandate to speak for Fano,let alone sign peace agreements.This is pure political opportunism.Shame @IGADsecretariat and @_AfricanUnion are engaging in such an unfounded sideshow.
The man who appeared at the AU–IGAD ceremony and claimed to represent the Amhara Fano Popular Organization (AFPO) had absolutely no authority to speak for any FANO group. AFPO made this very clear in its official statement, shown below, where the organization explains that this individual had been expelled long ago because of serious concerns about his behavior and suspicions that he was working with the government. AFPO stated openly that he has no role, no position, and no connection to their organization.
No real FANO commanders, leaders, or representatives were part of the event. This makes the AU–IGAD announcement deeply embarrassing. Two major African institutions presented a “historic peace agreement” that was signed by someone who does not represent FANO in any way. Instead of showing progress, the event exposed how easily a staged performance can mislead large institutions when basic facts are not checked. It is a major mistake for the AU and IGAD to announce a peace deal between the government and an individual who represents no one.
There is nothing peaceful about this. It is a staged show, and the fact that respected institutions endorsed it makes the situation even more troubling and shameful.
The African Union, once conceived as custodian of peace, unity, and sovereignty across the continent, has regrettably descended into irrelevance and moral compromise. Its recent decision to involve itself in a fake “peace agreement” within the Amhara region—brokered with an inconsequential individual lacking legitimacy and a regime bereft of integrity—underscores the magnitude of its institutional decay. Such a charade does not advance peace; it merely lends undeserved legitimacy to a government defined by repression and systematic deception.
Having previously served within the United Nations system and having worked directly with the African Union, it has been profoundly disheartening to witness the AU’s steady retreat from principle, competence, and credibility. Time and again, the organization has failed to act decisively where its presence has been most needed—from Darfur and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Sahel, South Sudan, and beyond. Today, it seeks to mislead the international community with the illusion of diplomacy, claiming to have “mediated or observed” peace in the Amhara region. This exercise in political theater is even less defensible than the so‑called Pretoria Agreement it mediated and at least involved two recognized parties—the Ethiopian government and the TPLF.
By endorsing and legitimizing a patently contrived process, the African Union has once again betrayed the values it was established to defend. Its actions erode confidence not only in the institution itself but also in the notion of African‑led solutions to African crises.
Equally troubling is the conduct of IGAD, whose credibility has collapsed under the weight of compromised leadership. That the bloc is currently led by a figure implicated in serious human rights violations, including the killing of peaceful demonstrators during his tenure as head of the brutal Ethiopia’s internal security forces, renders any pretense of impartiality untenable. Any statement from an organization led by a UCH individual can not have any credence.
The AU and IGAD must recognize that by endorsing fabricated processes and aligning themselves with discredited regime, they do not serve peace—they desecrate it. Until both institutions confront their failures and commit to genuine, transparent engagement grounded in legitimacy and human rights, they will continue to stand as symbols not of African unity, but of its betrayal. @antonioguterres, @marcorubio@AlJazeera@BBCAfrica@SABCNews
@_AfricanUnion@ymahmoudali@AUC_PAPS This is an unfortunate and misleading communication which should be withdrawn immediately. The AUC should not serve as a propaganda tool in service of the Abiy Ahmed regime.
@_AfricanUnion@ymahmoudali@AUC_PAPS The joke is on IGAD and African Union. Both institutions credibility is eroded by colluding with the Machiavellian duplicitous Abiy Ahmed!
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