@MeronKassa11 PP cadres are desperate to patch up the damage caused by international media/community saying that, this so called PM Abiy Ahmed, a seventh grade dropout is creating chaos in the Horn of Africa and undergoing a sham election.
Abiy Ahmed’s Evolving Narrative From Denial to Acknowledgment of Atrocities: “No Eritrean Army”; “We Thank Eritrea”; “We Knew of Demolitions and Massacres by Eritrea but Remained Silent”
In his address to parliament today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who led the coalition that waged the 2020-2022 war on Tigray, made one of his clearest acknowledgments to date regarding the conduct of Eritrean forces in Tigray.
He stated:
“We did not fall out with the Eritrean government because we raised the issue of the Port of Assab. The conflict began when, as we entered Shire, Eritrean forces were demolishing buildings; when we passed through Axum and the youth of Axum were being massacred; when factories in Adwa were dismantled and looted, the tension escalated; when in Adigrat they uprooted the pharmaceutical factory and destroyed what they could not remove, the dispute reached its peak. We knew all this was happening, but we did not speak about it. Meanwhile, we were fighting on multiple fronts.”
This statement is not minor. It is an open admission that the federal government was aware, in real time, of the destruction of civilian infrastructure and mass killings attributed to Eritrean forces, and that it chose silence.
Yet this stands in sharp contrast to a long series of earlier public statements including in parliament.
1) Phase One: Absolute Denial
At the outset of the war, Abiy Ahmed categorically denied Eritrea’s involvement. He told the UN Secretary-General and others:
“The Eritrean army has not entered Tigray.”
He further argued:
“Our national defense forces have sufficient strength and capacity. They do not need Eritrean assistance.”
In a parliamentary statement seemingly crafted to stir public emotion and shape perception during the war, he said:
“The Eritrean army did not enter Tigray. What people are calling ‘Eritrean soldiers’ were actually Ethiopian troops who, after being stripped of their uniforms by the TPLF, crossed into Eritrea, obtained Eritrean uniforms, and then re-entered dressed as Eritrean forces. Soldiers without uniforms do not go into battle.”
This was not ambiguity. It was direct denial, delivered to domestic and international audiences alike.
2) Phase Two: Partial Admission
As mounting evidence such as as satellite imagery, eyewitness testimony, international reporting, made denial untenable, the narrative shifted.
Abiy acknowledged:
“The Eritrean government entered the border areas. They say they have national security concerns. They told us, ‘If you secure the border, we will leave in one day.’ But we did not have the capacity to do that while we were fighting from behind.”
The entry was reframed as limited, temporary, and security-driven.
3) Phase Three: Public Gratitude
Soon after, the tone evolved from reluctant acknowledgment to open appreciation:
“Had we not reconciled with the Eritrean government this year, it is very difficult to imagine what might have happened. We are deeply grateful to the Eritrean government and people for what they did.”
The same Eritrean forces that were initially said not to exist in Tigray were now publicly thanked. The contradiction deepened.
4) Phase Four: Crimes Denied
When reports of massacres surfaced from Axum, Adwa, Shire, Adigrat, Humera, Sheraro, and many other towns, Abiy declared:
“In Humera, Adu Goshu, Dansha, Sheraro, Adi Hageray, Afi Waela, Adi Nebriid, Adi Daero, Shire, Selekleka, Axum, Adwa, Adigrat, Edaga Hamus, Zalambessa, and Mekelle, not a single civilian was killed by the defense forces. No army in the world could show greater discipline. We have a highly disciplined, heroic army.”
Later, this was reduced to a limited number of prosecutions:
“We have charged 28 Ethiopian National Defense Force members with crimes in Tigray. Three are accused of sexual violence, and 25 of killings and other crimes.”
From “not a single person was killed” to “28 soldiers charged” is not a minor adjustment, it is a fundamental revision. 1/3
The Ethiopian Govt arrested one trending TikToker by the name of Adonay, who was rapidity rising in popularity and capturing the minds of millions of Gen Z youth. He was soon to surpass the number of followers the Prime Minister has on social media. He is their main target.