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During the 1998 invasion of #Eritrea by Meles’s #EPRDF government🇪🇹, reportedly, 120,000 #Ethiopian soldiers died, compared with approximately 20,000 #Eritrean fighters.
At the time, #Eritrea was still demobilizing its freedom fighters and was barely a newly established nation. Today, it is arguably 100 times stronger.
Of the 120,000 #Ethiopian soldiers reportedly killed, it is highly probable that 90% were poor #Oromo youth.
Today, almost all #ENDF🇪🇹 soldiers dying while fighting #FANO and the #TDF fighters are #Oromos. If war breaks out between #Ethiopia and #Eritrea, it is likely that the overwhelming majority of #ENDF soldiers sent to fight and die for @AbiyAhmedAli’s🇪🇹 government will once again be poor #Oromos.
Why #Oromos? Why should they die for #Ethiopia’s corrupt political leadership when these same leaders are also killing, torturing, and persecuting #Oromos in the Oromia region?
And why is @jawarmohammed, an #Oromo populist leader, still encouraging #Oromo youth to go and die for @AbiyAhmedAli’s government🇪🇹? Isn’t that absurd and outrageously selfish?
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ኢትዮጵያን አክብሮ ከኢትዮጵያ ጋር ተጠቃሚ መሆን በደስታ እንቀበላለን፤ ከዚህ ውጪ ግን ከቶውንም አይቻልም! 💯🇪🇹
#Ethiopia #Eritrea #Djibouti #Somalia #Kenya #HornOfAfrica #EthiopianPolitics #EPRDF #Habesha #EastAfrica #ኢትዮጵያ #ቀጠናዊግንኙነት #ክብር #ሀገር
ኢትዮጵያን አክብሮ ከኢትዮጵያ ጋር ተጠቃሚ መሆን በደስታ እንቀበላለን፤ ከዚህ ውጪ ግን ከቶውንም አይቻልም! 💯🇪🇹
#Ethiopia #Eritrea #Djibouti #Somalia #Kenya #HornOfAfrica #EthiopianPolitics #EPRDF #Habesha #EastAfrica #ኢትዮጵያ #ቀጠናዊግንኙነት #ክብር #ሀገር
ኢትዮጵያን አክብሮ ከኢትዮጵያ ጋር ተጠቃሚ መሆን በደስታ እንቀበላለን፤ ከዚህ ውጪ ግን ከቶውንም አይቻልም! 💯🇪🇹
#Ethiopia #Eritrea #Djibouti #Somalia #Kenya #HornOfAfrica #EthiopianPolitics #EPRDF #Habesha #EastAfrica #ኢትዮጵያ #ቀጠናዊግንኙነት #ክብር #ሀገር
Beyond the Short Memories should be remembered. Never ever, in the history of the imperialist Country of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has ever gave power’s peacefully. Except #EPRDF #TPLF
And yet, the pathological liar 🤥 @AbiyAhmedAli wanted to destroy Tigray and wipeout TPLF” He May Have dreamed that, but he will not be able do Sh*t, maybe 🤔 the imperialist will be coming dismembering for the history 📚‼️
Tigray will prevail ‼️
Beyond the Short Memories should be remembered. Never ever, in the history of the imperialist Country of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has ever gave power’s peacefully. Except #EPRDF #TPLF
And yet, the pathological liar 🤥 @AbiyAhmedAli wanted to destroy Tigray and wipeout TPLF” He May Have dreamed that, but he will not be able do Sh*t, maybe 🤔 the imperialist will be coming dismembering for the history 📚‼️
Tigray will prevail ‼️
Just for Short Memory!!
#Tigray has been denied the chance to live free from militarization for generations. Under the #Derg& #EPRDF, it was treated as a military garrison rather than a home for its people. Now, after a genocidal war, the very army accused of atrocities is back in Tigray’s cities💔
@hrw
@AbiyAhmedAli, held responsible for the #TigrayGenocide, invited a foreign army into a war marked by Genocide & sexual violence against women. He cannot expect a welcome in a city whose people were killed& universities & industries destroyed under his govt.
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Facts vs. @AbiyAhmedAli's PP Party Distortions About #Ethiopia’s Situation :
When the #TPLF-led #EPRDF took power in #Ethiopia in 1991 under Prime Minister #MelesZenawi, Ethiopia’s🇪🇹 economy was worth approximately $25 billion, with a #GDP per capita of about $278 and a population of roughly 50 million, most of whom lived in poverty. International organizations supported and praised #Meles’s economic reforms and his adoption of a market-oriented economic system.
Eight years into #EPRDF rule, Ethiopia🇪🇷 and Eritrea🇪🇷 went to war. #Meles’s government refused to use the port of #Assab🇪🇷, just about 74 km from #Eritrea–#Ethiopia border, seemingly expecting Eritrea’s🇪🇷 economy to collapse and seeking to hurt it economically. He persuaded #Ethiopian elites that using Djibouti’s🇩🇯 ports was more beneficial for Ethiopia🇪🇹 than using Eritrea’s🇪🇷 port of Assab. Rather than supporting Eritrea’s economy, his government chose to redirect trade through #Djibouti. #Meles also acknowledged at the time that #Ethiopia would not be able to take #Assab by force.
Fast-forward 35 years. According to figures reported by the @WorldBankGroup and @IMFNews, Ethiopia’s🇪🇹 economy has grown to approximately $125 billion, with a population of around 130 million and a #GDP per capita of roughly $933. The economy’s nominal size and GDP per capita have increased severalfold since 1991. These figures demonstrate that the lack of its own seaport did not prevent Ethiopia🇪🇹 from achieving substantial economic growth.
Yet, despite this economic growth, millions of #Ethiopians continue to face hunger, displacement, and poverty. Civil and ethnic conflicts remain severe. So, what has contributed to this suffering, persistent poverty, and inequality? Government corruption, the looting of public resources by officials, and ethnic politics that favor some groups over others are major issues that demand accountability.
THE PROBLEM IS NOT A LACK OF PORT ACCESS.
Both #Meles’s government and @AbiyAhmedAli’s Prosperity Party government have faced serious allegations of corruption and the mismanagement of $billions of dollars in public resources, leaving millions of #Ethiopians vulnerable to poverty and hunger.
At least #Meles’s government did not directly blame #Eritrea for all of #Ethiopia’s domestic economic and social problems. Ultimately, his government was removed following mass protests and a popular uprising.
@AbiyAhmedAli's Prosperity Party, by contrast, appears to be using Eritrea🇪🇷 and neighboring countries as scapegoats for #Ethiopia’s internal problems, including corruption, inflation, and economic hardship.
#Ethiopia’s🇪🇹 current crisis requires honest leadership, accountability, an end to ethnic politics, and sound economic governance—not threats against #Eritrea🇪🇷 or attempts to seize the port of #Assab🇪🇷. The central problem is #Ethiopia’s domestic political and economic leadership, not #Eritrea or the lack of access to #Assab.
@EUSR_Weber @EUinEthiopia @Reuters @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld @business @AFP @AUC_PAPS @AfDBPresident @AfDB_Group
It is becoming crystal clear now that @AbiyAhmedAli’s PP🇪🇹 may not last long from here on. The question is how Eritrea🇪🇷 is going to handle its relationship with the next #Ethiopian leadership differently from the last two—the #EPRDF/#TPLF under #Meles and #Abiy’s PP.
#Eritrea should trust, but not depend solely on that relationship, as the betrayal of #Eritrea and its isolation from #Western powers by a future #Ethiopian government and regional organizations could happen again—for the third time.
Instead, #Eritrea should broaden its relationships—not only with the next #Ethiopian leadership, but also with the #West and #Western investors—to help prevent future attempts at isolation and betrayal by #Ethiopian leaders and corrupt proxy organizations in the #Horn of #Africa.
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It is great news that the unjust unilateral sanctions imposed on #Eritrea🇪🇷 by Secretary #Blinken of the Biden administration in 2021, in collaboration with some elements of the #TPLF, are now behind us. It is worth noting that the first round of sanctions was also unfairly imposed on #Eritrea and later lifted by the previous #Trump administration.
It looks like the cycle of sanctions was used by the #Democrats🇺🇸 to punish #Eritrea simply because #Eritrea did not align with their values. That said, American political parties and administrations change every four years, with changes in the balance of power potentially occurring during midterm elections every two years. #Democrats will certainly return to power sooner or later.
The question now is: Will Eritrea🇪🇷 establish a long-term relationship with the United States 🇺🇸 regardless of which party is in power, rather than allowing strained diplomatic relations to be influenced or manipulated by Ethiopian🇪🇹 and other regional politicians and corrupt organizations against #Eritrea?
As I have always said, #Eritrea's relationship with the United States🇺🇸 should resemble that of Egypt🇪🇬 and other #Gulf states: maintaining its own values and sovereignty while also being willing to work with and compromise with different U.S.🇺🇸 political parties, including #Democrats, in order to make the relationship sustainable. This would help ensure that #Eritrea is not subjected to another round of sanctions and can instead focus on long-term economic development.
Therefore, I hope the #PFDJ/#Eritrean government will consider implementing some internal and foreign-policy reforms and liberalizing certain political and economic policies while strengthening cooperation with the United States🇺🇸 and Europe🇪🇺, just as it has developed relationships with countries in the East🇨🇳 #BRICS.
Singapore's🇸🇬 #PAP party has been in power for 67 years while maintaining relations with both the #East and the #West and building a highly developed economy. The #Gulf states themselves are not all #democracies, yet they have maintained strong relationships with the #West🇺🇸🇪🇺 and experienced substantial economic growth over the past several decades.
There is no reason #Eritrea🇪🇷 cannot pursue a similar long-term relationship with the United States🇺🇸 and Europe🇪🇺 while maintaining its sovereignty and national values. I, along with many #Eritreans, hope to see that happen.
Such a relationship could also help reduce the long-term threat from #Ethiopia🇪🇹 by encouraging greater #Western🇪🇺🇺🇸 investment and economic engagement in #Eritrea🇪🇷.
@Habtishgreat I wouldn't be surprised if that happened. These African leaders wage wars solely to restore peace, so they can resume fighting later. Unfortunately, there are no lasting solutions. They keep their citizens in a constant state of stress and uncertainty to stay in power. #EPRDF
Never mind the lust for authoritarian state power the person has since many of them who capture state power do.
But how did the #EPRDF manage to create and empower such a pathological liar in the person of @AbiyAhmedAli who essentially is and proven to be genocidal?
A person who’s proven to be detrimental to the peoples of #Tigray and beyond.
An established fact that his contradictions were not limited to that leadership, but the hate he harbors extends to the peoples of #Tigray that had and did not gain proven benefits from neither.
Eventually, if the targeted peoples Abby is waging his criminal war are not going for and create a Common Front and set up a common challenge, the misery that had befallen upon them will continue.
Abiy cannot afford to lose and the targeted peoples must not allow their sufferings to continue unabated. Something has to give in.
Note: To survive as people and given the objective conditions, #Tegaru maintain the right to create strategic alliances with willing forces from within and without. And the current constitution promulgated on August 21 1995 has neither delivered Tigray nor the rest of Ethiopia out of misery.
If Article 39(1-5) is not written simply as an academic exercise let it prove itself by being invoked.
Per this article, #Tigray like others in the “federation”?! has the right to determine its future.
"የባንዳዎች መጨረሻ ሽንፈት ሆኗል" ህውሃት እንደመጥሪያቢያ ነው መያዣው እንጨት ሻዕቢያ - ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢ... https://t.co/OF95OdkXGy via @YouTube
Who was Abiy’s first supporter? 😂 They are all the same! #EPRDF
I don’t know why @AlikoDangote is taking another risk in chaotic Ethiopia🇪🇹. He knows that during the #TPLF/#EPRDF era, he faced countless problems — from security issues to alleged breaches of agreements. His country manager was killed in 2018 alongside two #Ethiopian staff members. The #TPLF-led government also reportedly violated agreements by denying the company additional land and mining areas that were part of the deal. History may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. The wars and instability are even worse now under #AbiyAhmed.
#Eritrea🇪🇷 is completely the opposite — highly secure and full of untapped opportunities. As an investment destination, I would also view it very favorably. #Eritrea should also reach out to the @DangoteGroup.
@hawelti @EmbassyEritrea @AmbStesfamariam @Ministersaleh @ERIEMBAET
Dangote Gets Hero’s Welcome in Ethiopia, Raises Investment to $4bn
President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, received a warm welcome in Gode, Ethiopia, where he was hosted by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed.
Both leaders visited the site of the proposed fertiliser plant to assess ongoing construction. Ethiopia had signed a shareholders’ agreement with Dangote Group in August last year to establish a urea plant with a capacity of three million metric tonnes annually.
Dangote announced an increase in investment from $2.5 billion to over $4 billion, reflecting expanded scope, including a 110km pipeline, a 120MW power plant, a polypropylene packaging facility, and a two-million-tonne NPK blending plant.
Prime Minister Abiy described the project as a strategic initiative to boost agriculture, enhance food security, and reduce import dependence. He noted steady construction progress and expressed confidence in its impact on farmers, job creation, and economic growth.
The project reinforces Dangote Group’s commitment to industrial development across Africa.
Now, Eritrea🇪🇷 needs to fully work with the United States🇺🇸, given how strategic and influential it is, and lead #IGAD instead of withdrawing and allowing #Ethiopian leaders — #EPRDF #1 and #2 (the PP party) et al — to abuse their power and work against #Eritrea, as they did during the last two rounds of sanctions imposed by the #Obama and #Biden administrations. It is now up to Eritrea🇪🇷 to seize this opportunity by becoming a strong ally of the United States🇺🇸, no matter which party is leading, so that no threats or conspiracies come from either #Ethiopia or #IGAD. #NoMore old games.
I had a call with H.E. Massad Boulos, U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs and Senior Advisor for Africa at the Department of State.
We discussed the current regional situation and the impact of global developments on the IGAD region.
We reaffirmed the importance of continued dialogue and coordinated engagement in support of peace, stability, and development across the region.
The two self-appointed, discredited analysts here. As we’ve said before, the rift between Eritrea🇪🇷 and the United States🇺🇸 has benefited #Eritrea’s adversaries, including the #EPRDF and now the Prosperity Party—essentially EPRDF 2. A rapprochement between #Eritrea and the U.S. would mark the end of their advantage, which is why they will do everything possible to prevent it.
Deconstructing the myth of cultural suppression!
Many power hungry individuals have claimed the Afan Oromo language was officially suppressed and banned by the governments preceding the #TPLF/#EPRDF. Despite being unable to show any documented proof, they’ve succeeded in misguiding the #Oromo youth to accept these baseless claims as if it’s the gospel. They’ve also tricked uneducated #Amhara youths to believe their ancestors were victimizers. Thus adding fuel to the immense division and violence of post 1983/91 #Ethiopia.
This nearly 100 year old video of a traditional legal court hearing was filmed during a time when suppression of the #Oromo people via the “Chauvinistic #Amhara” was allegedly at its peak according to many contemporary #Oromo and #Tigrinya “scholars and politicians”. Yet in this film, all three men, including the judge spoke in Afan Oromo! Absolutely zero harassment, mockery, or wrongdoing was perpetrated against them for speaking Afan Oromo during the court proceeding. During that era, language was simply communication! Yet modern day vultures whose power thrives on internal division have weaponized language.
#Commentary: From #Derg to #EPRDF to Present: #Ethiopia’s unfinished nation-state-building journey
https://t.co/2D6bdoJLWB
In this commentary, Merera Gudina traces Ethiopia’s enduring instability to successive failures in state-building, spanning the imperial era, the Derg, and the EPRDF. He contends that each transition, though initially promising, ultimately collapsed because rulers prioritized personal power over the "equality of Ethiopian peoples" and their "thirst for development."
The author recounts the unceremonious end of Emperor Haile Selassie, whose 60-year reign concluded with a beggar throwing bread at his car, even as hundreds of thousands perished in the #Wollo famine. The Derg, despite abolishing the feudal land system, rapidly succumbed to an "extreme lust for power," replacing hope with Stalinist "#Red_Terror" and systematically dismantling multinational political movements.
The article further highlights that the subsequent EPRDF era, initially seen as an opportunity to address the "nationalities question," devolved into 27 years of systemic oppression. Merera notes that "revolutionary democracy" became a puppet administration, where self-administration was a "crude joke," leaving the aspiration for a truly democratic federalism unfulfilled.
The author warns that Ethiopia now stands at a "final frontier," cautioning that the current reform process is drifting toward a deadlock, primarily because it is driven by "one group’s exclusive roadmap" rather than a collaborative, shared vision. For Ethiopia to endure as a unified state, Merera underscores that the nation must finally move beyond the era of "political theater" and "sham elections."
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