Here’s yet another courageous Ethiopian parliamentarian who spoke truth to power, telling Prime Minister #AbiyAhmedAli exactly what he needed to hear in an open parliamentary session. You can see the discomfort on his face, he looked deeply uneasy about the hard truths being laid out.
She is far more eloquent and direct than this short summary below. In essence, she asked: What’s the point of a government that cannot protect its own people? True prosperity must be about the citizens, not just buildings or land. I am deeply ashamed to be part of this governing body. Our people go to bed every night unsure if they’ll wake up safe. What are we even doing here if we can’t guarantee their security?
Yet tomorrow, Abiy Ahmed will hold another parliamentary session talking about sovereign sea access. We all know this is a distraction — a topic he leans on whenever he wants to avoid dealing with the real internal crises the parliamentarian just highlighted
#Eritrea #Ethiopia
Migrants are now celebrating the attempted beheading of an innocent Irish man, with one African woman being recorded reenacting the attack by mimicking the stabbing motions in the air before lying on the ground and acting out the aftermath of the attack.
What really happened in Arsi, Ethiopia during election week? 🧵
100+ killed or wounded. Two churches burned. Thousands displaced. And when religious figures spoke out, regime forces began arresting them across the country.
Here's what's being covered up 👇