Ayalew Kassahun

Dr. ir. Ayalew Kassahun. Assistant professor at Wageningen University. Tweets and likes represent personal opinion.

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Pedro Sánchez

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I liked Corbyn’s answer!

The Sky News anchor kept framing the questions to push a morally indefensible response, yet Corbyn calmly defended his position that kidnapping Maduro is wrong by any measure.

https://t.co/ELqaAlr2zW

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Nicolas Sarkozy in prison

... David Cameron 🤨

#Libya

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#Sarkozy

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sad

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Leaked Hillary Clinton Emails Revealed NATO Killed Gaddafi to Stop the formation of a United States of Africa. (Gaddafi Files Part 1)

Of the 3,000 emails released from Hillary Clinton's private email server in late December 2015, about a third were from her close confidante Sidney Blumenthal. One of these emails, dated April 2, 2011, read in part:

"Qaddafi's government holds more than 143 tons of gold and a similar amount in silver ... This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar.

This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French franc (CFA)." In a 'source comment', the original declassified email added:

"According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to commit France to the attack on Libya.

According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:

1. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,

2. Increase French influence in North Africa,

3. Improve his internal political situation in France,

4. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world

5. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa"

Conspicuously absent is any mention of humanitarian concerns. The objectives were to get rid of the unification of Africa, money, power and oil.

Your thoughts on this ...

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Worth watching

Ruto, Kenya’s president, speech on the need for a more just/fairer global governance at this year #UN general assembly.

Probably the best speech by African leaders at this event that represents the views of most people in #Africa

https://t.co/f2yoKvUwvr

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#GERD is successfully completed, 4 small others remaining....

#Ethiopia
#SustainableFuture
#HydroPower

https://t.co/gSxX7mT30Q

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A church in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (formerly part of East Germany) hoping for peace

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

President Trump asked 5 African leaders for their minerals as soon as they sat down in the White House. They have oil, gold, iron ore, manganese, etcetera that the US needs.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye even dangled a golfing investment in his country

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Ethiopian Parliament approves 2025 national budget: https://t.co/Q2gmrjuO1v

Compare with the Netherlands' 2025 budget breakdown for context: https://t.co/FK5iM4I18q

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https://t.co/x8q71y640Z

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

🚨#Ethiopia : Authorities must immediately engage in negotiations with striking healthcare professionals, release detained medics & end harassment. The strike, now in its 2nd week, has severely disrupted healthcare access nationwide. #EndImpunity https://t.co/pn1Gj3SYsq

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A clear and decent explanation by Singaporean PM Lawrence Wong to his nation parliament (and to his people) on the impact of the ongoing #trade #tariff war and how his country is preparing to address the consequences... enlightening to listen

https://t.co/Gv5KX7d6T9

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Powerful words from Arikana Chihombori-Quao, a Zimbabwean & former #AU ambassador to the US, on the need for Africa to take stock of what it has, to win the battle of the mind, and to no longer go on "begging" int'l institutions and "donor" countries. https://t.co/IHe6MmwrwY

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The two popular Ethiopian traditional food ingredients, #shiro (spiced bean flour) and #berbere (chili powder with mixed spices), may contain >>100 ppb aflatoxins (EU limit: 10 ppb, FAO: 20 ppb). Long-term exposure to aflatoxins causes liver cancer.
https://t.co/Urv5ol9LXH

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The apparent cancellation of the #rail network project for northern #Ethiopia indeed defies logic.

Even more bizarre is the destruction of the already built #Kombolcha-#Woldia/Hara section—to eventually extend to Mekelle—by TPLF rebels, whose home city is Mekelle.

[Tsedi አፅደ ማርያም☦️ @Tsedeniya11]

The Betrayal of a Nation: Ethiopia’s Future Exchanged for Vanity and War

When Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s government unveiled the ambitious Ethiopian Railway Network project nearly a decade ago, it was more than just steel tracks and locomotives—it was a promise. A promise to unite a divided nation, to fuel industrialization, and to ensure that no region was left behind in Ethiopia’s march toward progress.

The vision was grand. Cities would be linked by rail, goods and people would move with unprecedented ease, and Ethiopia’s economy would surge forward. The first phase, the Addis Ababa–Djibouti route, was nothing short of revolutionary. What once took days of grueling travel was reduced to mere hours, transforming Ethiopia’s access to the sea and cementing its place as a logistical powerhouse in the region. But the real game-changer was yet to come.

The second phase of the project was set to be historic. For the first time, northern Ethiopia—#Amhara, #Afar, and #Tigray—would be directly connected to the world’s markets. The railway was a long-overdue sign of hope, a long-awaited bridge to prosperity for regions that had been deliberately sidelined. The benefits were undeniable: Ethiopia, home to the third-largest potash reserves on the planet, was about to become a global powerhouse in fertilizer production, while meeting its dire domestic needs. With potash prices skyrocketing from $200 to $800 per ton, this railway wasn’t just infrastructure—it was an economic goldmine.

The Europeans and Chinese saw it instantly. They lined up to finance the project, recognizing its immense economic and social value. The railway would link cities like Awash, Woldiya, Dessie, Kombolcha, Alamata, and Mekelle, igniting industrial hubs and bringing economic fairness to a nation too often ruled by selective development. The project launched with a $1.7 billion budget and was already 46% complete. Northern Ethiopia was on the brink of transformation.

And then—the unthinkable happened.

In a move that defies logic, common sense, or even the most basic grasp of economics, the PM along with a parade of corrupt officials—men who have sold their nation for their own tribalistic ambition and greed—ordered its abandonment. The PM personally canceled the project under the absurd claim that a $1.7 billion price tag was "unsustainable." Yet, almost in the same breath, he announced:

A $5 billion palace for himself in #Oromia
A $10 billion Sheger City—conveniently in #Oromia.
A $7.8 billion airport—also in #Oromia.

And as if that wasn’t enough of disparity, he tripled military spending and launched a devastating war on the #Amhara region under the guise of “disarming the youth, FANO” a war of choice, not necessarily a war of necessity. It cost the nation $7 billion last year alone. This year, it is expected to double to a staggering $14 billion, an amount that is equivalent to the entire national budget for the year, requiring the nation's investment in education and health to be slashed by 50%.

Every Ethiopian must recognize this tragedy of astronomical proportions. The sheer scale of injustice and waste is beyond comprehension. A project that could have built Ethiopia’s future was abandoned, while billions were funneled into vanity projects and war. Infrastructure that would have uplifted millions was scrapped, while bloodshed and destruction were prioritized instead.

One day, the day of judgment will come. And when it does, there will be no doubt or confusion about who is responsible for this historic betrayal. The names are known. The crimes are clear. And history will remember not just the destroyers, but those who stood silent as Ethiopia was burned to the ground from within. Written By T. G

May your day be free of betrayal and incompetence—unlike Ethiopia’s fate under @AbiyAhmedAli the curse of #Ethiopia and his killing machine! #WaronAmhara if we fail to see why he keeps N. #Ethiopia in crisis then we’re still not fully awake.

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A wake up call for Africa

[Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa]

We have secured a good outcome at this #AUSummit with the installation of the new leadership and we are consolidating the @_AfricanUnion towards unity and cooperation on the continent.

#TheAfricaWeWant
#BetterAfricaBetterWorld 🌍

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Africa is building its own Monetary Union—think one strong financial powerhouse!

A bold step for financial integration
Read here https://t.co/c2PaWO4g8o
#Ausummit #Agenda2063

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@SecRubio #SouthAfrica isn’t doing anything bad—it’s being attacked by a secretary at the orders of someone whose family (and himself) got rich off it & bought influence in US

Fun fact: #G20 actually has 21 members, so with this boycott, it will become very much a G20 (of decent nations).