Regardless of personal views about the #President, the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT itself commands respect as a cornerstone of National Leadership and Stability.
While disagreement is natural, acts like throwing a shoe or any aggressive display, undermining civil discourse, may carry legal consequences.
Constructive alternatives, such as voting, peaceful protest, or reasoned debate, offer far more effective solutions while preserving the integrity of our institutions.
Honouring the position, if not the person, ensures political differences are addressed with dignity within the framework of law and mutual respect.
While you may disagree with the #President personally, the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT demands respect.
Siyad Bare (a dictator who ruled for 21yrs with absolute power) died poor while Hassan Sheikh Mahamoud (a self-professed democratic who was a poor man before he ruled Somalia for just 4yrs) is a multi USD millionaire and owns half of Mogadishu. Make it make sense?
Dear His Excellency Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli
I do consider myself to be a personal friend but your latest utterances have come as unexpected surprises to me, your push to acquire a sea port with unfettered access to the Red Sea, by force if necessary, seems misplaced. I believe that such a statement is harmful and I would even urge you to reconsider your position.
Remember that your new found friends—the Americans—promise heaven when pursuing their interests. You know better than anyone else the enormous empty promises made to the TPLF leaderships of the yesteryears. On the other side of the world in the Ukraine, one Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been used to single handedly run his country to the ground fighting a proxy war for them and today Ukraine we knew is gone forever.
I would be utterly devastated were something similar to happen in Ethiopia and for it to become a shell of its former self under the watch of my Cushitic cousin, His Excellency Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Like the proverbial returning bird that picks up a flaming twig on the way only to end up setting its nest on fire, do not bring with you a flaming twig to the Horn of Africa my brother.
The Americans are well known to have every leader from the developing world become unsovereign with their corrupting influence. One only needs to look at the historical examples of such men; Marcos from the Philippines, Somoza of Nicaragua, The Shah of Iran, Mobutu of Zaire, Gaddafi of Libya, Suharto of Indonesia as well as Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
Do I need to remind you how Saddam Hussein was incentivized to attack Iran and occupy Kuwait only to be later hanged after a forceful overthrow?
Ethiopia's aggressive pursuit of a seaport has the potential to antagonize neighboring countries, particularly Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti, who are all on the Red Sea. This could lead to renewed conflicts and undermine the fragile peace that prevails in the region.
It is crucial for Ethiopia to address these pressing challenges as it prioritizes addressing the many challenges at home.
I would reiterate my call to his excellency Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and his administration to tone down on the jingoistic rhetoric, engage in genuine reconciliation with Ethiopia's neighbors, and work with them to develop a regional plan for an access to the sea, not forceful occupation.
“The greatest single obstacle to the economic and social advancement of the majority of the peoples in the underdeveloped world is rampant population growth.” — Robert McNamara, One Hundred Countries, Two Billion People (New York: Praeger, 1973), p. 31.
Most recent piece of mis-information. No Puntland army attack is happening. It is Dhulbahante forces aided by small Warsangeli and Majeerteen/Omar Mahamoud units in the background.
President @M_Farmaajo missed one last golden opportunity today.
He could have sincerely apologized to the nation for the last five years' maladministration, quit the race, promise to not endorse anyone, tell us where in #Eritrea the 7,000 missing cadets are and just disappear.
We are restricting visas for those involved in undermining democracy in Somalia. Obstructing the democratic process has consequences. The U.S. strongly supports the Somali people, and we are committed to working together to advance democracy and mutual prosperity.
"Don't just aspire to make a living. Aspire to make a difference." -- Denzel Washington
This quote goes directly to all those who are in public service to make money.
From a theoretical stand-point, the importance of a federal system, as shared by all political theories of federalism, is the sharing of power among regional states. This division of power may lead to the extinction of tyrannical regimes.
2/2 Watts (2008:9) suggests that a federal system of government is one in which there is a division of power between one general and several regional authorities, each of which acts directly through his own administrative agencies.
1/2 Federalism as an ideology, like socialism, communism and liberalism, is a pragmatic term which refers to the sharing of power among autonomous units and is considered to advocate the values of ‘unity in diversity’ or ‘shared rule and self-rule’ (Watts 2008:1)
James Swan's message was clear. He said: (1) both the FGS & FMS need to come & work together despite their differences; (2) he also reiterated that since the security has improved & reforms are ongoing, extra effort is paramount in dealing the insecurity. https://t.co/hLmQs5m3fo