Abe Gemechu

Ethiopia 🇪🇹 🇨🇦

[Abe Gemechu @AbebeBegna4]

MEGA #ethiopia

[Al Mariam @AlMariam1]

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MAKING ETHIOPIA GREAT AGAIN (MEGA)!

My interview on FANA TV. (Amharic)

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[Al Mariam @AlMariam1]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞👇
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MEDEMER is a political philosophy and governance framework developed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in four volumes (Medemer, Medemer Journey, Medemer Generation, and The Medemer State), to guide Ethiopia beyond ethnic, communal, sectarian, political, socioeconomic, cultural and ideological polarization toward national unity and cohesion, shared identity, common purpose, civic engagement, effective governance and shared prosperity.

Medemer is also a practical socio-economic and political framework to achieve peace, progress and prosperity in Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa and beyond. It is a homegrown Ethiopia-centered concept of synergy based on the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 

Medemer is a dialectical synergistic synthesis where distinct identities (theses) and potential conflicts (antitheses) combine to create a constructive, cooperative whole (synthesis) for collective peace, progress and prosperity. The praxis of  Medemer is the systematic application of Medemer to solve real life socioeconomic and political problems and integrate, aggregate and synergize individual and small groups  to create exponential collective progress and prosperity.

Medemer is an intrinsically scientific concept supported by scientific laws. As a scientific concept, it can be used to systematically categorize, understand, analyze and explain the socio-economic and political dynamics in Ethiopia and can be tested empirically. It is possible to derive specific testable hypotheses from Medemer theoretical propositions and validate or falsify them through direct or indirect observation and experimentation.

As a scientific law, Medemer can be expressed through a synergistic equation that models social interaction using principles from physics and chemistry. Medemer philosophy posits that social dynamics follow the same laws as the physical universe, where human synergy releases vast amounts of energy similar to nuclear fusion. When individuals and institutions combine in “Medemer” (synergy) state, they create a syn-ergy (working together) effect that generates more collective power than the sum of individual or singular efforts, analogous to how atomic nuclei combine to release energy.

I created the Medemer equation and Medemer statistical model to illustrate the empirical fact that multiplying social capital by active citizenship leads to exponential collective impact. In homegrown Ethiopian proverb about the power of synergy, “If the silk in spiders’ web could be made into twine, it could tie up a lion.”
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[Al Mariam @AlMariam1]

𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐓𝐇����𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐒:
𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

On June 24, 2026, the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) took its most significant step forward yet, officially unveiling the eight major thematic agenda pillars meant to anchor the highly anticipated national consultation forum.

Led by Chief Commissioner Professor Mesfin Araya, this announcement crystalizes years of intensive data collection and validation workshops held across more than 1,200 woredas (districts). These pillars serve as the overarching framework for the National Dialogue Conference.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚.

Let's have a successful National Dialogue Conference and MAKE ETHIOPIA GREAT AGAIN!

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[Al Mariam @AlMariam1]

𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐒!

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥!

My greatest respect, admiration and appreciation goes to the distinguished and honorable members of the Commission and the extraordinary leadership of Chief Commissioner Professor Mesfin Araya who led the Commission and its work with the utmost honor, professionalism, integrity and impartiality.

After a four-year labor of love, the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission has delivered a massively comprehensive and inclusive discussion agenda for the Dialogue Conference scheduled to begin on July 15, 2026. The eight-point agenda is refreshingly breathtaking in its scope and depth.

It is said, “A farmer's work is never done.” I will say the same about the Commission’s work.

Peacebuilding is a work in progress. It is never done. It is a long-term process aimed at resolving current conflicts and preventing future ones by addressing their root causes rather than merely stopping violence. It involves transforming relationships, reforming institutions, and integrating civil society to create an environment supportive of self-sustaining, durable peace.

𝐒𝐨, 𝐈 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞��𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞.

Future generations of Ethiopians will remember the work of the Dialogue Commission in gratitude and wistfully sigh, "Never in the search for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia was so much owed by so many to so few."

And I, paraphrasing the words of the great American poet Robert Frost in the “Road Not Taken,”
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and We Ethiopians
We took the one less traveled by, the road of peace and reconciliation
And that has made all the difference for us and coming generations."

𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐄𝐇𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍.
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***** *****
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[Al Mariam @AlMariam1]

𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 “𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅”

I supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 election principally because 1) I was convinced that he would never blindly support the TPLF terrorists as did the administrations of Bad Karma Obama and Crooked Sleepy Joe Biden, and 2) believed he would dismantle USAID so that it will not interfere in the internal politics of Ethiopia.

By their own admission, the TPLF terrorists waged “mebreqawi” (blitzkrieg) war on Ethiopia beginning on November 3-4, 2020, at the behest of the Bli-Den (Blinken-Biden) administration. Read my November 2012 commentary, “The Legal Case Against US State-Sponsored Terrorism in Ethiopia.” https://t.co/r9Ykh48N8g

It is a new day. It is a new game in June 2026. The Trump administration, and especially Secretary of State Marco Rubio, understands the destructive potential of terrorism in the Horn of Africa.

The Press Statement issued by US Department of State Statement on June 18, 2026, is directed at Ethiopia, the terrorist TPLF and its Eritrean-Egyptian-Sudanese sponsors and the Horn of Africa region in general.

The Statement is specifically the first shot across the bow giving notice to TPLF terrorists and their supporters in the region and in the US that the US will not stand by idly as they wreak havoc in Ethiopia and entire Horn of Africa. The Statement makes compelling assertions of facts.

In a follow up tweet, U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos made a special point about supporting the efforts of the “AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa Obasanjo on resolving tensions and advancing peace and stability.”

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

“𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝���𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚����𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 “𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟔𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐫.”

“Hardliners” in American diplomatic parlance (language) is a term reserved to describe extremists, radicals and fanatics, as in “radical extremist Iranian hardliners bent on sabotaging a deal with the US.” It is a diplomatic substitute for the word terrorist.

The Statement validates the fact that the US has concluded the TPLF is a terrorist organization that is responsible for the deaths of 600 thousand people in Ethiopia and the displacement of hundreds of thousands as a direct result of the war they started in November 2020 and continues in different forms until the present.

The Statement pointedly accuses the TPLF terrorists as a major source of conflict and instability not only in Ethiopia but also the entire region. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥-𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐚𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥-𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐚𝐛 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥-𝐐𝐚𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐞��, 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧.

The depraved TPLF leadership has cynically weaponized Tigrean civilians as cannon fodder to sate its lust for power. The TPLF terrorists have used child soldiers, human shields and forced conscriptions to wage a futile and unwinnable war and diverted humanitarian aid to military use causing humanitarian crises of epic proportions in Tigray.

Among the hundreds of thousands lives lost as a result of the TPLF terrorist war include mass killings and summary executions of civilians in such places as Mai Kadra and Chenna. The TPLF’s crimes against humanity include wartime rape and sexual violence, looting and destruction of civilian infrastructure, including homes, health facilities, and religious sites in the Afar and Amhara regions and forced displacement and ethnic profiling.

The Statement further asserts the TPLF and its supporters are hellbent on “undermining peace and security across the entire region.”

U.S. peace and security concerns in the Horn of Africa center on preventing state fragmentation, containing terrorism, and managing great power competition in a region that has merged with Middle Eastern security dynamics. The US wants to promote a secure and peaceful Horn region based on inclusive governance and prevent further humanitarian and security crises in the Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. The US wants to prevent the Horn region from becoming an incubator for international terrorism and eliminate threats to Red Sea shipping via the Bab el Mandeb chokepoint. The Statement recognizes the fact that TPLF is a terrorist organization that is a clear and present danger to peace and security in the Horn region.

“We will continue to use all tools available to expose and promote accountability for TPLF officials and other individuals who threaten that peace and stability in the region. Visa restriction is imposed targeting individuals who are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining resolution to the crisis in the Tigray region.”

The Statement about the “use of all tools to expose and promote accountability for TPLF officials and other individuals” refers to criminal liability for terrorism.

Until 2014, the U.S. government had classified the TPLF as a “tier III” terrorist organization when it issued an exemption in a policy memorandum.
See here:
https://t.co/tZgQwAQMXQ
https://t.co/2MEkeR3FRW

First, as part of “accountability for TPLF officials,” the State Department could classify the TPLF again as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Second, the US could also seek prosecution of TPLF terrorist and their supporters in the US under US federal terrorism law, Title 18, Chapter 113B of the U.S. Code. TPLF terrorists and its supporters in the US could face accountability under Material Support Statutes (18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A-2339B (knowingly providing, attempt to provide, or conspire to provide "material support or resources" (e.g. money, weapons, training, or personnel) to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations under Section 219; or to terrorists in connection with specific crimes and Financing of Terrorism (18 U.S.C. § 2339C) against those collecting funds with the intention or knowledge that they will be used to carry out acts of terrorism.

The identity of individuals targeted for visa restrictions is rarely disclosed but in the TPLF’s case, the restriction almost certainly includes TPLF hardliners and terror masterminds Debretsion Gebremichael, Fetlework "Monjorino" Gebregziabher, Alem Gebrewahid and Getachew Assefa.

“The United States will continue to stand with the Ethiopian people, including the people of Tigray, who want to live in peace and dignity.” This Statement recognizes America’s public diplomacy towards the people of Ethiopia, including the people of Tigray. It is an expression of good will and good faith that the US will do what it can to help Ethiopians live in peace and dignity. Ethiopians have had enough of conflict, war, famine and displacement. The US is committed to seeing the people of Ethiopia live in peace, progress and prosperity.

“AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa Obasanjo on resolving tensions and advancing peace and stability.”

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo played a central mediation role in the Pretoria Agreement, serving as the African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa along with other former high level former African leaders. Obasanjo spent months doing shuttle diplomacy and visited the Tigray war zone multiple times to build trust and understand the conflict's root causes, operating on the principle that there could be "no victor, no vanquished." Obasanjo’s efforts culminated in the signing of the Agreement for a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities on November 2, 2022, (“Pretoria Agreement”) in Pretoria, South Africa.

The Agreement mandated a cessation of hostilities, the disarmament of TPLF combatants, the restoration of essential services, and unfettered humanitarian access for the Tigray region. The Agreement remains under AU monitoring.

The U.S. Senior Advisor is making it crystal-clear that the US supports full implementation of the Pretoria Agreement and continued AU monitoring of the implementation process. The Pretoria Agreement is not going to be reopened for renegotiation nor a new negotiation started with the TPLF. Whatever objections terrorist TPLF may have, it will have to raise it within the implementation framework of Pretoria.

The Ultimate Message to the TPLF Terrorists in the Statement

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, “𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 and get hammered by the Ethiopian National Defense Force!”

The full message:
“TPLF terrorists, do not mistake the Trump administration for the Crooked Sleepy Joe Biden administration. If you strike a match to start a fifth war in Tigray, you are on your own. You can start another war, but you will not be the ones to finish it. Your best option is to solve your issues with the Ethiopian federal government through the African Union negotiated Pretoria Agreement. If you should be foolish enough to start another war and the Ethiopian National Defense Force drops the hammer on you, you are on your own. You can cry out, “Uncle Sam,” until the cows come home but Uncle Sam will watch from a distance laughing as you get your asses kicked by the mighty Ethiopian National Defense Force!”

The Statement= Make Ethiopia Great Again, Make American Great Again.

PostScript:

On November 22, 2020, I wrote a poem telling TPLF champion in the Biden administration Susan Rice not to cry for the TPLF as it was being hammered by the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

Suzie Rice, now go ahead and cry, cry for terrorist TPLF!

“Oh! Susan-a Rice, Don’t You Cry for the TPLF!!”
Oh! Susan-a Rice,
Don’t you cry for the TPLF
Their end is near, my dear
Hear, hear!
Drones overhead striking fear
It is so simple and clear
Don’t shed the TPLF no tear
They can (negotiate to) surrender
Or surely go six feet under!
Just wait till the TPLF is dead and buried
Oh! Susan-a, then you can weep and cry
Oh! Susan-a, then you can cry them a river of tears!

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[Al Mariam @AlMariam1]

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍.

We are building the largest airport in Africa. We will open Bishoftu International Airport in 2030 with two runways with the capacity to serve 60 million passengers a year, with plans to increase it to 110 million passengers.

We don’t just talk about MAKING ETHIOPIA GREAT AGAIN.

We walk the talk about MAKING ETHIOPIA GREAT AGAIN.

We truck our way and MAKE ETHIOPIA GREAT AGAIN.

አዲሲቷን ኢትዮጵያችንን የምንገነባው በዚህ መንገድ ነው።

ተመልከቱ እንዴት ኢትዮጵያን እንደገና ታላቅ እንደምናደርጋት !

በአፍሪካ ትልቁን አየር ማረፊያ እየገነባን ነው። በ2030 የቢሾፍቱ ዓለም አቀፍ አየር ማረፊያ በዓመት 60 ሚሊዮን መንገደኞችን የሚያስተናገድ አቅም ባላቸው አሮፕላን የማኮብኮቢያ መንገዶች እንከፍታለን፣ ከዚያም ወደ 110 ሚሊዮን መንገደኞች እንድያገለግል እናሳድገዋለን።

ኢትዮጵያን እንደገና ታላቅ እናረጋታለን ስንል ወሬ ብቻ አይደለም።

ኢትዮጵያን እንደገና ታላቅ እናረጋታለን የሚለዉን ወሬ በዉን በመተግበር ነው ፣ በየሰኮንዱ በየሰዓቱ በ���ቀኑ በየ ሳምንቱ በየወሩ በየዓመቱ ።

ኢትዮጵያን እንደገና ታላቅ ለማድረግ ተባብረን እንስራ እንድከም እንበርታ ።
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"ሞት ደቅናን ደቂ ደቅናን ይኣክል!" ምባል ገበን ዝኾነላ ትግራይ ካብ ትፍጠር ፀኒሓ'ያ:: ገሌና'ውን ፈሊጥናስ ከይፈለጥናስ ኣስተዋፅኦ ጌርናሉ ኢና:: የሕዝንን የሕፍርን::

ካብዚ ዕብዳን'ዙይ ቀልጢፍካ ንምውፃእ ከም ህዝቢ ኣብልዕሌና ተዳዕነነ መሪሕነት ፀማም ጉጅለ ክለግስ ካብ ምግባር ወፃኢ መማረፂ የለን::
እማማ ኣኸዛ ከምዝበልኦ "ኣቦይ'ዝጊ ያ እንተገርገሩስ: ካብሬስኦም ኣይሓልፉይ'::

ደቂ 76ን ሰረቕቲ ክጉሕሉ: ደቀን ዝስኣና 76 ዝዓመተን ኣዶ ናብማእሰርቲ ዝኣትዋሉ ኩነታት ካብምርኣይ ንላዕሊ ዘሕዝንን ዘሕፍርን ነገር ክህሉ ዝክእል ስይመስለንን::

ነውርን ንዉርን ተሓዋዊሱና ብዘይቃለዓለም::

[Kindeya Gebrehiwot, PhD, Prof @ProfKindeya]

I have met Mrs. Akeza Hiluf several times at #Enderta, where she was actively engaged in public mobilization. The imprisonment of a 76 years old elderly woman for expressing her views is deeply troubling and deserves the strongest condemnation. Such actions further undermine justice and driving the region into crisis. This criminal group in Tigray will do everything shameful under the sun unless stopped by any means. #Tigray #Ethiopia
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Initially, Isaias led Eritrea dreamt to be economically like Singapore, militarily like Israel and socially like Denmark.

But eventually the miscalculation of Sheabya led it to be the decaying country where its youth have no hope than forced military conscription.

Contrarily, Ethiopia’s new generation is charting its future built on innovation.

The difference is crystal clear!
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[Brook Hailu Beshah @ProfBrookHailu]

The crisis in the Sudan....
with Al Jazeera.