Yonas

Energy consultant, father. Tigray ❤️💛, Ethiopia🇪🇹, Norway🇳🇴

[Yonas @yonakov]

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.” — Ernest Hemingway

[Dawit Kebede @dawitawramba]

Here is my latest piece delves into @reda_getachew's first 6 months in office, conducting a meticulous analysis of the crucial developments that have arisen under his leadership.
https://t.co/kWEfv3jg6u

[Yonas @yonakov]

@dawitawramba raises an important point "...those involved in kidnapping and robbery often employ vehicles without license plates... why does the govt permit vehicles without license plates to freely traverse the regional capital during broad daylight?" https://t.co/uxZ9zxm0Ea

[Getachew Assefa @GetachewAssefa_]

ህዝቢ ኣብ ዝደለዮ ግዜን ብተደጋጋምን ካብ ፖለቲከኛታት እንታይ ይገብሩ ከምዘለዉ ክፈልጥ ዘይግሰስ መሰል ከምዘለዎ ምርዳእ ወሳኒ እዩ። ኣነ ዝጣበቐሉ ዘለኹ ንሱ እዩ። ንላዕለዎት ሰብ ስልጣናት ብኽንደይ መከራ ሓንቲ ጊዜ ረኺብካ ንዘልኣለም 1/2

[Yonas @yonakov]

@ProfKindeya @MekUniETH Impressive job! I really liked the collaboration among different disciplines & involvement of industry partners in the project

Many might not appreciate the significance of this considering the current situation, but I thank you for sharing it. Well-done @DrAsfafawHT & team👏

[Yonas @yonakov]

@reda_getachew @GerEmbAddis These regular short formupdates are appreciated. Would also be nice to regularly (say bi-weekly) inform the media of what has been achieved so far, what remains, progress of the to-do list, what challenges you are facing, how everyone can help...

[Yonas @yonakov]

@MekonenMeley @TeklehaymanotG Is it possible to follow online?

[Yonas @yonakov]

@GetachewAssefa_ As well intentioned as this tweet is, continent based generalisation is a bit lazy.

[Yonas @yonakov]

Brilliant take by Teddy of @reyotmedia
of the TPLF faction rendering the lives of the Tigrayans a nightmare. Unfortunately, like many other times, Tigrayans will only heed to advise after the damage is done and Tigray is broken beyond repair ☹️. https://t.co/2vpfOk5Eum

[Yonas @yonakov]

TPLF's obsession with holding elections is a curious one 🤔.

[Naty Berhane Yifru @NatyYifru]

❗️Dear Dr. Deb.

Demanding election in #Tigray at a time,
~ IDPs are still not returning to their homes.
~ Foreign troops and domestic militias are still not evacuated.
~ Aid and relief distribution is halted.
~ Roads are still closed to the rest of #Ethiopia, which made movements and trade virtually nonexistent.
~ Schools are barely starting.
~ Civil servants barely started to get paid and have not yet gotten their normal lives back.
~ Because of all these, people of #Tigray distracted.

Generally, while normalization of life is still an illusion to #Tegaru, it may be neither wise nor the right thing to do.

Please reconsider.

Sincerely yours...
https://t.co/QUQ6soRvHR

[Yonas @yonakov]

@MogesTeshome10 Excellent initiative! Keep it up Moges

[Moges Teshome @MogesTeshome10]

ቴዎድሮስ ፀጋዬ @-buffetofideas https://t.co/jpTpERIxDa via @YouTube

[Yonas @yonakov]

This should be properly addressed by the Tigray leadership. Such a bold act couldn't be done without collusion with people in the higher ups of leadership. @reda_getachew, your leadership needs to take this seriously, investigate it, and hold the perpetrators to account 😤.

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

US int'l aid agency USAID and the World Food Programme announced they are freezing food aid to Ethiopia's war-scarred Tigray region after finding shipments were diverted to local markets
USAID head Samantha Power called the decision 'difficult'
🇺🇳 🇺🇸 🇪🇹
https://t.co/Sv2aOieyvX

[Getachew Temare @getachew_temare]

ኦሮ-ማራ ብዘየላጢ ምኽንያታዊ ኣይነበረን:: ኦሮ- ትግራይ እውን ካብኡ ዝሓለፈ ክኸውን:: እንዲያውም ድሕሪ ሞት ኣማኢት አሸሓት ክምስረት ዝድለ ዘሎ ኽሱር ፓለቲካዊ ስምዒት ጥራሕ እዩ::

[Yonas @yonakov]

A tale of Getachews!
@GetachewAssefa_ asked fair, challenging and timely questions and @reda_getachew's responses were sincere and pragmatic. For all our sake, I hope Mr. president succeeds in dragging Tigray out of the quagmire. https://t.co/8klnjcf7qq

[Yonas @yonakov]

@ProfKindeya @ShimelisAbdisa You can pass your message without licking Shimelis' boots. Granted, politics requires flexibility, but yours is downright prostitution.

[Yonas @yonakov]

Blinken rolled out State Dept’s global human rights report for 2022

"ENDF, EDF, TDF & Amhara forces committed war crimes"

"ENDF, EDF & Amhara forces committed crimes against humanity..."

"...Amhara forces committed ethnic cleansing in western Tigray”
https://t.co/PuyJajhExu

[Yonas @yonakov]

@StateDeptSpox Of course! Commitment shown by awarding a rape apologist 🙄

[Yonas @yonakov]

Besides the obvious, the other long-term consequence of such a devastating war could be altering the psyche of the populace for the worst. Greed and cruelty are becoming quite ubiquitous and I fear that what we identify as Tigrayan values could fast disappear.

[Fasika Amdeslasie MD FCS-ECSA MHPE @FAmdeslasie]

The intermediate bankers of Mekele. They withdraw the money from the banks in millions, they horde it. Then the bank says it has run out of cash. Then you pay 5 percent of your money to withdraw from your savings. You transfer money from your account to theirs, they cut 5% ...

[Yonas @yonakov]

@TeklehaymanotG I've to disagree with you here. Given that the whole process was flawed and many opportunities to address it were not taken, the parties' decission to boycott the event is justified.
Imagine how TPLF could've spinned their presence if the party reps showed up for a mere minute

[Yonas @yonakov]

"We can’t afford to spend any more time to establish the IRA. We can’t afford to have an  elaborate election process at this time. But at the same time, we shall not miss this opportunity to transform the political landscape of  Tigray." Gen. Tsadkan https://t.co/FBxkzuYDDU