ውድ @awolallo እንግልዝኛዬና ኦሮምኛዬም ስለማይበቁ በአማርኛ ለመፃፍ ተገድጃለሁ
የOLA ውሳኔ ልክ ነው አይደለም ለማለትም አይደለም
የኦሮሞ eliteን አስመልክቶ ግን አረዳድህ ገርሞኝ ነው‼️
እንደምታውቀው የኦሮሞelite ኢ/ያን የመራው አሁን ብቻ አይደለም
The OLA’s decision to join the so-called Alliance for National Survival, an alliance of former adversaries with whom it shares no principle or vision of any real substance, is absolutely confounding. Equally disturbing is that some who know better appear to be rooting for its success.
There is much here that needs unpacking. I focus on one overarching theme that seems to animate the idea that an alliance with an Eritrea-backed TPLF and Fano, whatever the history of animosity and the absence of a shared vision, would somehow advance the interests of the Oromo.
The OLA and some supporters of this alliance still insist on the original, pre-2018 narrative of national oppression and national liberation. That narrative cannot be sustained as a coherent argument today. For decades, Ethiopian and Oromo political thought described the Ethiopian state as a colonial formation (Donald Levine 1974; Merera Gudina 2002), a prison house of nationalities (Wallelign Mekonnen 1969), or a structure of national oppression (Asafa Jalata 1993, 2007, 2010, 2021; Sisai and Holcomb 1990; Leenco Lata 1999; Mekuria Bulcha 2011; Abbas Gnamo 2014). Those diagnoses spoke to a different political order and moment, one in which the Oromo existed as an oppressed/subordinate national group. Since April 2018, the Ethiopian state has been ruled by ethnic Oromo elites. The claim that the Oromo remain under national oppression by another group - and that armed struggle must therefore take the form of national liberation - no longer fits that context.
This is in no way an apology for the current government. Human rights violations, democratic deficits, and the absence of the rule of law remain real, and they demand continuing struggle. But for the Oromo, in particular, that struggle is not national liberation in the pre-2018 sense. The distinction matters. Whatever the failures of the present government, Ethiopia today is headed by an ethnic Oromo; ethnic Oromos occupy many of the highest offices of state; and Oromia itself is run by ethnic Oromos. For the national oppression thesis, it is immaterial what one makes of these individuals and whether the state has become accountable and democratic. That is a different struggle - one that expands its horizon beyond the national group to establishing a democratic, accountable, and inclusive government that works for all Ethiopians.
In any event, if this Eritrea-sponsored alliance of past adversaries were to succeed, it is far from clear how that would advance Oromo interests. In my view, the risk would be far more serious: a likely return to conditions of national subordination that the 2014-2018 struggle and the post-2018 order, for all its failures, had displaced.
No serious reading of Oromo interest can treat that as progress.
የብልፅግና መንግስትን በዛው ልክ ካልታገለ በኔ አረዳድ የታማበትን የጥበትና የዘርኝነት ውንጀላን እውን እያደረገና እየኖረ ነው‼️
የጥቂት ኦሮሞዎች በስልጣን ቁንጮ መቀመጥ ኦሮሞን ከነበረበት መከራ አላላቀቀውም‼️
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Free Taye Dendea and Other Political Prisoners in Ethiopia
Taye Dendea is a selfless freedom fighter who has long stood for the rights and aspirations of the Oromo people through peaceful political struggle.
During the EPRDF era, he was imprisoned multiple times for his political activism. He was also part of the movement that contributed to the political change of 2018. When he later took public office, he continued his struggle from within government, hoping that the legitimate questions and demands of the people would finally be addressed.
But as time passed, he became increasingly critical of the direction of the Prosperity Party and its leadership. He spoke out when he believed the government was prioritizing its grip on power instead of answering the people's demands.
Today, he is once again behind bars.
Standing up for your people, expressing political disagreement, and demanding justice should not be treated as crimes. Political differences should be resolved through dialogue and democratic participation, not imprisonment.
Free Taye Dendea and all political prisoners.
#FreeTayeDendea #FreePoliticalPrisoners #Oromo
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Music has a unique power to carry the soul of a people, especially when it comes from a nation enduring war, displacement, and unimaginable hardship.
This Sudanese children's song really touched me. 💔
My heart goes out to the people of #Sudan.
I wish peace in Sudan. 🌿🇸🇩✨
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የትግራይ ህዝብ በፍላጎቱ ምርጫን ማከናወን መቻሉን ብቻ ሳይሆን እነ ዶ/ር አረጋዊ በርሄም ከአዲስ አበባ ይልቅ መቀሌ ቁጭ ብሎ በነፃነት ሀሳበሰቸውን መግለፅ እንደሚችሉም በተግባር ማስመስከር አለበት። የ1 ፓርቲ ብቸኛ የበላይነትን መቀበል የለበትም።
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@Tewodros_Tse
በቅርብ ጊዜ የኦሮሞ ሊህቃንን ስትወቅሳቸው በተለይ ፕ/ር ህዝቀል ጋብሳን በስም ጠርተህ ስልጣን ከኦሮሞ እጅ እንዳይወጣ አብይን ይቀበላሉ ያልከው ትልቅ ስህተት ስለሆነ ብታርመው ይመረጣል። በተለይ የፕ/ር ህዝቀልን አቋም ለማወቅ
They must end warmongering too‼️‼️
The shameless PP government and its cadres accuse TPLF of forcibly recruiting young people into the military. Yet this video appears to show PP doing the same, including the recruitment of underage children-one of whom is 13 years old. In the video, these victims appeal to the wider public and the international community for help. Both parties rooted in the EPRDF legacy must end the forced recruitment and exploitation of children and young people for their own political agenda.
#StopChildRecruitment #ChildrenNotSoldiers #EndForcedRecruitment #ProtectChildren #HumanRights #ProtectYouth #Ethiopia #NoMoreWar
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Warning ⚠️
Animals Cruelty in Ethiopia!
Central Ethiopia In the city of Hossana..kids killing Dogs after some adults refuse..
Dogs have been hanged from trees with ropes , beaten to death with sticks ,and subjected to unimaginable suffering ...
The poor dog waiting his ..💔
Unfortunately, you allowed the destruction of that admirable and inspiring unity-something no one can comprehend‼️‼️
Day Etched In History: 5th Anniversary of Mekelle’s Liberation
Today marks 5yrs since the #Tigray Defense Forces liberated Mekelle during Operation Alula—a decisive counteroffensive that turned the tide of the war. A day of defiance, unity, and victory against overwhelming odds.
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In Ethiopia, the ruling party took 90% of the the parliamentary seats and donated the remaining 10% to coopted opposition :)
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Title: What I Saw in Trump’s Talk With Sisi Yesterday
I may see yesterday’s Trump talk with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi differently from many people.
Yes, many Ethiopians are angry, and I understand that. But on the flip side, I see at least two good things for Ethiopia.
First, it exposed the very weakness of those two Ethiopian experts who keep telling us Ethiopia should negotiate with anyone, anywhere, anytime, under any condition. The same people who speak so confidently on zoom and podcasts, as if they understand diplomacy better than everyone else. The irony is that they thank each other for their failure. Now the Ethiopian people can see their disaster idea clearly. They were wrong before, and yesterday exposed it again. Who’s a dump can listen them anymore? and that is a good thing.
Second, Trump made the situation very clear. He did not hide where he stands. He showed plainly that he is helping Egypt’s framing, not Ethiopia’s interest. No mask, no pretense of being neutral. And strangely, that clarity helps Ethiopia. If the government now chooses to enter a negotiation while Trump is openly taking Egypt’s side, it can no longer say it did not know. When a mediator already speaks like Egypt’s lawyer before the process even begins, there is no reason to pretend the table is neutral.
In 2020, when Ethiopia nearly walked into the Washington draft trap, many gave Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli the benefit of the doubt. He was less experienced in this file then, and many of us believed the government had learned from it. But there is no excuse now. The government is more experienced, the bias is clearer, the danger is in plain sight. If Ethiopia enters another mediation already highly tilted toward Egypt’s interest, it will be judged by the Ethiopian people and by the generations that come after.
And this is not really about today’s politics. Abbay is more than a river. It is the backbone of Ethiopia’s 70% surface-water future, the inheritance of every Ethiopian child not yet born. A binding deal under a mediator who has already framed Egypt as the victim does not settle the dam. It could chain the future of the river, every farm, every city, the power Ethiopia needs to grow, the reserve it needs to survive a drought, to a colonial number Ethiopia never signed. That is not diplomacy. That is handing away what belongs to the unborn.
Government cadres and online defenders will not save anyone from history. And history is not kind to governments that sign away the survival of their own nation. The Ottoman government signed the Treaty of Sèvres in 1920, the deal that would have torn apart the Turkish heartland. The nation rejected it, the old order lost all legitimacy, the sultanate was abolished, and Sèvres was buried and replaced by Lausanne. In China, the moment the Versailles settlement handed Shandong to Japan instead of returning it, the people rose in the May Fourth Movement, officials were dismissed, and the cabinet was forced out within weeks. China refused to sign. When a government trades away what the people believe is their survival, it does not keep their trust for long.
So that is the positive side I take from yesterday. The pressure is now visible, and so is the bias. The government has no excuse left. Talk where talk is fair, technical cooperation, data sharing, dam safety, drought coordination, under African Union leadership and the principle of equitable and reasonable use. But hold the lines that do not move. No 1959 quota. No fixed release that protects Egypt’s quota while Ethiopia’s share remains undefined. No foreign veto over Ethiopia’s own dams. And no mediator who framed Egypt as the victim before a balanced process even began.
2020 was the year Ethiopia stood firm and was proven right. Stand again. This water is not yours to trade away, and not yours to hand to a biased referee. It belongs to those not yet born, and one day they will read what was done in their name.
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Patrice Lumumba wanted Congo’s wealth for its people, not foreign powers. His own friend Mobutu betrayed him. Backed by America and Belgium, they tortured, executed him in 1961, then dissolved his body in acid.
The West preaches democracy and human rights, yet removes any African leader who refuses to serve their interests. They installed their puppet Mobutu, who ruled for 32 years and looted the nation. Real heroes disappear. Puppets thrive. Africa is still not free.
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I have stopped going to South Africa for any international conferences for mainly 3 things.
1. Border police rudeness: Some years ago I was invited for a conference on conflicts in the Horn in South Africa. I showed email invite to the border policeman at the desk. He rudely asked: "but why can't you people hold your peace conferences in your homes. Why always come to South Africa?" - I think he had a point. Why must we?
Second time it was worse - "But why are you Zomallis and Ethiopians always here."
I reminded him I was actually Kenyan, and I was only in the country for 2 days for an international conference
Reply: "Sheh, um, eh. But what is the difference"
2. As soon as locals figure out you are a black person, possibly African from another country, the automatic assumption is that you are an illegal migrant. You see immediate hostile reaction. Honestly, I found SA one of the most miserable places on earth in terms of peoples' attitude to foreigners. The visceral hatred towards fellow Africans is unnerving. Still one of the most beautiful geographies in Africa.
3. The state bureaucracy and departments filled with people who actually know very little about the outside world. Most of the best people who made South Africa an outward-looking African power are gone. All remaining are small-time apparatchiks stealing from the state and fat toads serving as diplomats. I feel sorry for South Africa.
