.@MarcusCooks, #Ethiopia is mired in lawlessness, corruption & conflict at the hands of @AbiyAhmedAli, while 85% of Ethiopians are mired in multidimensional poverty.
The fact that you & your wife are serving as a mouthpiece for a tyrannical & genocidal regime is beyond reprehensible & abhorrent.
Consequently, Ethiopians at home & abroad have a personal moral obligation to boycott Marcus Samuelsson and his businesses.
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Abiy Ahmed arrested Taye Dendea, a state minister of Ministry of Peace. Taye blamed Abiy for the devastating wars in Ethiopia before he got arrested today. Abiy does not allow any decent voice both within his party and in Ethiopia. Abiy means violence!
"I love looking for the good in the world! As I flew up to Washington today, I had this cute little 94-year-old lady get on my plane.
She was frail and had a hard time getting back to her seat. There was a bit of confusion about where she was supposed to be seated.
In first-class, this wonderful gentleman saw her plight and flagged me down.
He said, "can you please get her and put her in my seat, and I will take hers."
He walked back with me to get her and take her to first class. She was so touched.
The woman gave him a big hug and said, "Never in my 94 years has someone done that for me. Thank you, young man."
She had tears of gratitude.
It was amazing how his thoughtful act changed the attitude of everyone on the flight.
May we all look for the little things we can do to help others around us and show kindness.
In this crazy world, let's all try to be the good."
Repost this story!!
We need some feel good!!! ❤
These Oromo political prisoners were welcomed back to Ethiopia in September 2018, with millions of turn outs. Shocked by the popular legitimacy they enjoy, Abiy determined to keep them behind bars without any crime or court ruling. Free them all!
My name is Anna Kaplan. I am a mother, former Senator, and the Democrat running to defeat George Santos, flip #NY03, and flip the House blue.
Santos is a liar, a grifter, and a fraud.
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Z genocidal war led by z Ethiopian gov. against the Oromo nation must cease. In Horroo Guduruu, Agamsa, a mother tragically took her own life when she couldn't afford to feed her hungry children.@SenateForeign@AP@hrw@WFP@USAID#OromoGenocide
It’s great to have fighting force but Oromia will only librated when all Oromos who believe in z cause inside Ethiopia & diaspora do their part wherever they are what ever institution they work for. Find a way to challenge anything against our cause big or small.
@StateDept@SecBlinken@UNHumanRights All aid, loan, any financial support to African dictators must be tied to democratic governance. If Westerners want to end civil war in Africa, they must help by not enabling these dictators.
News: #US official reveals #Ethiopia’s request for #AGOA eligibility ‘still pending’, decision unlikely at upcoming forum https://t.co/9fJr5ty9nb
“Those decisions are still pending,” Ms Hamilton told journalists from the continent, and that “there probably will not be an announcement at the time that we get to the AGOA Forum,” she said referring to the upcoming AGOA forum.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order in November 2021 removing Ethiopia from AGOA following the escalation of the war, which started a year earlier in the Tigray region, and witnessed “gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.”
The Ethiopian government condemned the decision, describing it as “misguided and failing to consider the wellbeing of ordinary citizens.”
Proud moment for those who understand & admire his talents & contribution. @addisstandard let us take this opportunity to shed light on how past & present Ethiopian dictators have used Education as political tool & current situation in Ethiopia in terms of education.
#Ethiopian-born ‘most impactful geneticist’ Gebisa Ejeta awarded #US National Medal of Science
President Joe Biden on Tuesday (Oct. 24) awarded the National Medal of Science to Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics and International Agriculture, executive director of the Purdue Center for Global Food Security and Purdue University Presidential Fellow for Food Security and Sustainable Global Development.
The award is the highest recognition the nation bestows upon scientists.
Gebisa studies sorghum, an ancient grain used widely as a food source for humans and livestock. He received the 2009 World Food Prize for his research in creating sorghum hybrids that are resistant to both severe drought and the destructive parasitic Striga weed. The resulting dramatic increase in sorghum production has helped feed hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
"Gebisa Ejeta is one of the most impactful geneticists in the world, a remarkable leader at Purdue in food security research, and a role model of perseverance for all Boilermakers. Our university celebrates another prestigious and richly deserved honor, bestowed by the president of the United States, to Gebisa, and I am delighted to join him on behalf of our university at the White House ceremony today," said Purdue University President Mung Chiang.
"With this latest exciting news, Purdue faculty and alumni have received 19 National Medals of Science, of Technology and Innovation, of Humanities or the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including three current faculty members." https://t.co/P0GdznD3KN
Choose true peace. As my father said, “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” #Peace#Love#BelovedCommunity#MLK