Tewodros Bekele

[EBC WORLD @ebczena]

Ethiopia is turning to tourism to finally shake off its long-standing global image of famine and hardship. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed(PhD), announced a major shift to make the sector a core economic pillar, aiming to rewrite a deliberately false narrative tied to the country's uncolonized history while claiming a share of the trillion-dollar global travel market. Because words alone cannot undo decades of negative stereotypes, he emphasized that inviting the world to see Ethiopia's true reality firsthand is the only way forward.
#PMOEthiopia #AbiyAhmed #Tourism #VisitEthiopia #EBC
https://t.co/ViOBeocRvq

[Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 @AbiyAhmedAli]

Held bilateral talks with President @HassanSMohamud of Somalia on economic ties, security and regional stability, anchored in trust and mutual respect.

Ethiopia and Somalia share more than borders, we share what is most precious to us: our people and common destiny!

🇪🇹 🤝🏽 🇸🇴 Waan ku mahadinayaa

[U.S. Embassy Addis @USEmbassyAddis]

Get ready! The renowned U.S. Air Force Band Touch n’ Go arrived in #Ethiopia as part of the #Freedom250 July 4th celebration.

This special visit features unique musical and cultural exchanges with local musicians, creating new sounds and unforgettable experiences.

Follow along as American and Ethiopian talents come together in harmony.
#July4 #CulturalExchange #MusicBringsUsTogether
#USAirForcesInEuropeAirForcesAfricaBand

[Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 @AbiyAhmedAli]

Ethiopia Delivers - This review demonstrates how coordinated efforts are driving tangible change where it matters most.

[Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia @PMEthiopia]

"Regional integration and trade will be crucial to the future of our continent, allowing us to grow beyond primary commodities and accelerate our development."
-PRIME MINISTER ABIY AHMED
January 23, 2019

#PMOEthiopia #EthiopiaDelivers

[Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 @AbiyAhmedAli]

🇪🇹🤝🇮🇳

Thank you, Your Excellency Prime Minister @narendramodi trusted friend and elder brother whose historic mandate speaks to the enduring democratic strength of the world's largest democracy. Ethiopia and India share bonds rooted in history, partnership, and shared ambition for our peoples.

We look forward to building on our Strategic Partnership and continuing this journey together!

Namaste | నమస్తే

[Al Mariam @AlMariam1]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐂) 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐭���𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚.

The Dialogue Conference marks the final phase of the four-year peace initiative, with 4,000 representatives from across Ethiopia and the diaspora scheduled to converge for the three-week assembly.

The conference aims to resolve deep-seated political and societal divisions, following a preparatory process that gathered public agendas from 1,234 woredas (local districts) across 12 regions and city administrations.

I have participated in the Commission's formal grassroots dialogue process and in media discussions of its work.

What time is it?

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄, 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚.

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬.

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚���𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟑-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time for war, and a time for peace.” (Ecclesiastes 3:8)

"The servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say peace." (Quran 25:63)

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." Matthew 5:9

"And Allah invites to the Home of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight path." (Quran 10:25)

“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.” (Isaiah 11:6)

"And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided." (Quran 3:103)

What time is it?

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍!

@PMEthiopia @AbiyAhmedAli @TagessechaffoD @AdanechAbiebie @TayeAtske @GHessebon @SMHaderaAbera
@mfaethiopia @_AfricanUnion @USEmbassyAddis @DeputySecState @StateDept @marcorubio @VP @PeteHegseth
@ChinaEmbAddis @USAfricaCommand @GovernmentRF @EUinEthiopia @RusEmbEthiopia
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@NorwayinAddis @AusEmbET @SweinEthiopia @flyethiopian @AlsisiOfficial @RedwanHussien @FoxNews @EthioNDC
@ECA_Official #Somaliland #Egypt #Eritrea #Somalia @MOFASomalia @reda_getachew @EthiopianNewsA
@cnni @BBCAfrica @CNNAfrica @BloombergAfrica @Aljazeerafrican @FRANCE24
@EgyptPRNewYork @emirates @HHShkMohd @AlArabiya_Brk @AlHadath

[Zemedeneh Negatu @Zemedeneh]

FirstPost TV interview. Here’s a video highlighting the main topics I discussed:

1. Ethiopia’s recent elections. The successful completion of the elections is a big postive not only for Ethiopia but for Africa. Furthermore, it assures reforms will continue and sustained economic growth in the world’s 2nd fastest growing economy in 2026 (IMF). The elections were declared free and fair by international observers including the African Union (AU).

2. Ethiopia’s right to regain its own direct unfettered access to the sea. In my view it was a historical mistake that made Ethiopia landlocked. Ethiopia is the world’s 10th most populous country with 135 million people and amongst the 5 largest economies in Africa with a GDP of US$556 billion (PPP).

3. The US$5.0 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), is already completed and fully operational. It’s a hydro electric power dam (not an irrigation dam) which does not divert or reduce water flow to Egypt. If there are water flow concerns, they can be addressed by highly qualified technical experts from Egypt and Ethiopia, as has been done continuously. The GERD provides electricity to millions across Eastern Africa who previously lived in absolute darkness and is a clean, green renewable energy source which is environmental friendly.

The full 17 minutes interview is available @firstpost

[EBC WORLD @ebczena]

Ethiopia, Africa's rapidly growing economy
#Ethiopia #Economy #Growth #AbiyAhmed #EBC

[Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 @AbiyAhmedAli]

Ethiopia Delivers - This review demonstrates how coordinated efforts are driving tangible change where it matters most.

[Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 @AbiyAhmedAli]

Today, at the 'Digital for Excellence' summit, we officially inaugurated the Unified MESOB Application, Africa's first unified digital service application that brings services from across institutions onto a single platform. This milestone is a source of immense national pride and a testament to what deliberate, focused investment in technology can deliver.

MESOB one-stop service is critical economic infrastructure. It saves citizens' time, closes corruption gaps, and strengthens institutional integrity on the government side. Above all, it stands as a clear demonstration that Ethiopia's ambitions are not wishes, they are realities we build with our own hands and our own capacity.

I call on us to consolidate this achievement, share this experience with our African brothers and sisters, and move forward with the determination to deliver even more!

[Al Mariam @AlMariam1]

𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐈����𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 “𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅”

I supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 election principally because 1) I was convinced that he would never blindly support the TPLF terrorists as did the administrations of Bad Karma Obama and Crooked Sleepy Joe Biden, and 2) believed he would dismantle USAID so that it will not interfere in the internal politics of Ethiopia.

By their own admission, the TPLF terrorists waged “mebreqawi” (blitzkrieg) war on Ethiopia beginning on November 3-4, 2020, at the behest of the Bli-Den (Blinken-Biden) administration. Read my November 2012 commentary, “The Legal Case Against US State-Sponsored Terrorism in Ethiopia.” https://t.co/r9Ykh48N8g

It is a new day. It is a new game in June 2026. The Trump administration, and especially Secretary of State Marco Rubio, understands the destructive potential of terrorism in the Horn of Africa.

The Press Statement issued by US Department of State Statement on June 18, 2026, is directed at Ethiopia, the terrorist TPLF and its Eritrean-Egyptian-Sudanese sponsors and the Horn of Africa region in general.

The Statement is specifically the first shot across the bow giving notice to TPLF terrorists and their supporters in the region and in the US that the US will not stand by idly as they wreak havoc in Ethiopia and entire Horn of Africa. The Statement makes compelling assertions of facts.

In a follow up tweet, U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos made a special point about supporting the efforts of the “AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa Obasanjo on resolving tensions and advancing peace and stability.”

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

“𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 “𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐞���� 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟔𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐫.”

“Hardliners” in American diplomatic parlance (language) is a term reserved to describe extremists, radicals and fanatics, as in “radical extremist Iranian hardliners bent on sabotaging a deal with the US.” It is a diplomatic substitute for the word terrorist.

The Statement validates the fact that the US has concluded the TPLF is a terrorist organization that is responsible for the deaths of 600 thousand people in Ethiopia and the displacement of hundreds of thousands as a direct result of the war they started in November 2020 and continues in different forms until the present.

The Statement pointedly accuses the TPLF terrorists as a major source of conflict and instability not only in Ethiopia but also the entire region. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥-𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐚𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥-𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐚𝐛 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥-𝐐𝐚𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄����𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚, 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧.

The depraved TPLF leadership has cynically weaponized Tigrean civilians as cannon fodder to sate its lust for power. The TPLF terrorists have used child soldiers, human shields and forced conscriptions to wage a futile and unwinnable war and diverted humanitarian aid to military use causing humanitarian crises of epic proportions in Tigray.

Among the hundreds of thousands lives lost as a result of the TPLF terrorist war include mass killings and summary executions of civilians in such places as Mai Kadra and Chenna. The TPLF’s crimes against humanity include wartime rape and sexual violence, looting and destruction of civilian infrastructure, including homes, health facilities, and religious sites in the Afar and Amhara regions and forced displacement and ethnic profiling.

The Statement further asserts the TPLF and its supporters are hellbent on “undermining peace and security across the entire region.”

U.S. peace and security concerns in the Horn of Africa center on preventing state fragmentation, containing terrorism, and managing great power competition in a region that has merged with Middle Eastern security dynamics. The US wants to promote a secure and peaceful Horn region based on inclusive governance and prevent further humanitarian and security crises in the Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. The US wants to prevent the Horn region from becoming an incubator for international terrorism and eliminate threats to Red Sea shipping via the Bab el Mandeb chokepoint. The Statement recognizes the fact that TPLF is a terrorist organization that is a clear and present danger to peace and security in the Horn region.

“We will continue to use all tools available to expose and promote accountability for TPLF officials and other individuals who threaten that peace and stability in the region. Visa restriction is imposed targeting individuals who are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining resolution to the crisis in the Tigray region.”

The Statement about the “use of all tools to expose and promote accountability for TPLF officials and other individuals” refers to criminal liability for terrorism.

Until 2014, the U.S. government had classified the TPLF as a “tier III” terrorist organization when it issued an exemption in a policy memorandum.
See here:
https://t.co/tZgQwAQMXQ
https://t.co/2MEkeR3FRW

First, as part of “accountability for TPLF officials,” the State Department could classify the TPLF again as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Second, the US could also seek prosecution of TPLF terrorist and their supporters in the US under US federal terrorism law, Title 18, Chapter 113B of the U.S. Code. TPLF terrorists and its supporters in the US could face accountability under Material Support Statutes (18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A-2339B (knowingly providing, attempt to provide, or conspire to provide "material support or resources" (e.g. money, weapons, training, or personnel) to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations under Section 219; or to terrorists in connection with specific crimes and Financing of Terrorism (18 U.S.C. § 2339C) against those collecting funds with the intention or knowledge that they will be used to carry out acts of terrorism.

The identity of individuals targeted for visa restrictions is rarely disclosed but in the TPLF’s case, the restriction almost certainly includes TPLF hardliners and terror masterminds Debretsion Gebremichael, Fetlework "Monjorino" Gebregziabher, Alem Gebrewahid and Getachew Assefa.

“The United States will continue to stand with the Ethiopian people, including the people of Tigray, who want to live in peace and dignity.” This Statement recognizes America’s public diplomacy towards the people of Ethiopia, including the people of Tigray. It is an expression of good will and good faith that the US will do what it can to help Ethiopians live in peace and dignity. Ethiopians have had enough of conflict, war, famine and displacement. The US is committed to seeing the people of Ethiopia live in peace, progress and prosperity.

“AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa Obasanjo on resolving tensions and advancing peace and stability.”

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo played a central mediation role in the Pretoria Agreement, serving as the African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa along with other former high level former African leaders. Obasanjo spent months doing shuttle diplomacy and visited the Tigray war zone multiple times to build trust and understand the conflict's root causes, operating on the principle that there could be "no victor, no vanquished." Obasanjo’s efforts culminated in the signing of the Agreement for a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities on November 2, 2022, (“Pretoria Agreement”) in Pretoria, South Africa.

The Agreement mandated a cessation of hostilities, the disarmament of TPLF combatants, the restoration of essential services, and unfettered humanitarian access for the Tigray region. The Agreement remains under AU monitoring.

The U.S. Senior Advisor is making it crystal-clear that the US supports full implementation of the Pretoria Agreement and continued AU monitoring of the implementation process. The Pretoria Agreement is not going to be reopened for renegotiation nor a new negotiation started with the TPLF. Whatever objections terrorist TPLF may have, it will have to raise it within the implementation framework of Pretoria.

The Ultimate Message to the TPLF Terrorists in the Statement

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐋𝐅 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, “𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐬��𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 and get hammered by the Ethiopian National Defense Force!”

The full message:
“TPLF terrorists, do not mistake the Trump administration for the Crooked Sleepy Joe Biden administration. If you strike a match to start a fifth war in Tigray, you are on your own. You can start another war, but you will not be the ones to finish it. Your best option is to solve your issues with the Ethiopian federal government through the African Union negotiated Pretoria Agreement. If you should be foolish enough to start another war and the Ethiopian National Defense Force drops the hammer on you, you are on your own. You can cry out, “Uncle Sam,” until the cows come home but Uncle Sam will watch from a distance laughing as you get your asses kicked by the mighty Ethiopian National Defense Force!”

The Statement= Make Ethiopia Great Again, Make American Great Again.

PostScript:

On November 22, 2020, I wrote a poem telling TPLF champion in the Biden administration Susan Rice not to cry for the TPLF as it was being hammered by the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

Suzie Rice, now go ahead and cry, cry for terrorist TPLF!

“Oh! Susan-a Rice, Don’t You Cry for the TPLF!!”
Oh! Susan-a Rice,
Don’t you cry for the TPLF
Their end is near, my dear
Hear, hear!
Drones overhead striking fear
It is so simple and clear
Don’t shed the TPLF no tear
They can (negotiate to) surrender
Or surely go six feet under!
Just wait till the TPLF is dead and buried
Oh! Susan-a, then you can weep and cry
Oh! Susan-a, then you can cry them a river of tears!

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በዘመን ውስጥ ተወዳድረን የሚገባንን ለማግኘት ቴክኖሎጅ በጣም ወሳኝ ነው!

��አገልግሎት ዘርፉን ይበልጥ በማፋጠን፣ የህዝባችንን ፍላጎት ለማሟላት ሁላችንም በከፍተኛ የኃላፊነት ስሜት መስራት ይጠበቅብናል።

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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍.

We are building the largest airport in Africa. We will open Bishoftu International Airport in 2030 with two runways with the capacity to serve 60 million passengers a year, with plans to increase it to 110 million passengers.

We don’t just talk about MAKING ETHIOPIA GREAT AGAIN.

We walk the talk about MAKING ETHIOPIA GREAT AGAIN.

We truck our way and MAKE ETHIOPIA GREAT AGAIN.

አ��ሲቷን ኢትዮጵያችንን የምንገነባው በዚህ መንገድ ነው።

ተመልከቱ እንዴት ኢትዮጵያን እንደገና ታላቅ እንደምናደርጋት !

በአፍሪካ ትልቁን አየር ማረፊያ እየገነባን ነው። በ2030 የቢሾፍቱ ዓለም አቀፍ አየር ማረፊያ በዓመት 60 ሚሊዮን መንገደኞችን የሚያስተናገድ አቅም ባላቸው አሮፕላን የማኮብኮቢያ መንገዶች እንከፍታለን፣ ከዚያም ወደ 110 ሚሊዮን መንገደኞች እንድያገለግል እናሳድገዋለን።

ኢትዮጵያን እንደገና ታላቅ እናረጋታለን ስንል ወሬ ብቻ አይደለም።

ኢትዮጵያን እንደገና ታላቅ እናረጋታለን የሚለዉን ወሬ በዉን በመተግበር ነው ፣ በየሰኮንዱ በየሰዓቱ በየቀኑ በየ ሳምንቱ በየወሩ በየዓመቱ ።

ኢትዮጵያን እንደገና ታላቅ ለማድረግ ተባብረን እንስራ እንድከም እንበርታ ።
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A glimpse into the future of housing construction in #Ethiopia.
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Do you believe the future of the world lies in Africa?

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𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 a 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢��𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐢 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰.
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Japan has commended Ethiopia for the successful conduct of its 7th General Election, praising the efforts of the country's electoral authorities and the active participation of citizens in the democratic process.
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