"The TPLF has a practice of creating crises for the people of Tigray"
@HermelaTV
talks with
@trtworld
on why the TPLF renewed the conflict in
#Ethiopia
. Watch now 👇📽️
"The West was really a supporter of the TPLF... because TPLF had made Ethiopia into a client state for the US."
AEPAC member, Wassy Tesfa talks to
@KPFK
about the American-Ethiopian relationship.
Listen now🎙️
Independent Ethiopian-American journalist
@HermelaTV
clearly explains events leading up to the Ethiopian conflict and how the TPLF generated false narratives to support their claims.
The TPLF must disarm & cease current warmongering.
Watch now 👇📽️
Today's announcement of potential sanctions against
#Ethiopia
demonstrates a worrying misunderstanding by
@JoeBiden
’s White House on the current situation in the country and runs the risk of undermining ongoing efforts to end the conflict.
Read the Chairman's statement below:
AEPAC is hosting a discussion on how to change the trajectory for
#Ethiopia
, as part of this year's fundraising effort.
With
@MesfinMtegenu
@HermelaTV
@GabrielChristi8
Dr Asfaw & Ustaz Ahmed.
Join us on December 12th 2-4pm EST.
Register now (Zoom) 👉
The TPLF's prolonged propaganda campaign has gone hand in hand with their aggression on the ground in Ethiopia. Here's journalist
@HermelaTV
with more👇
On behalf of 14 US
#Ethiopian
Diaspora groups, we have drafted an open letter to
@SecBlinken
calling for immediate targeted sections against the TPLF leadership.
We cannot stand by while the TPLF commit more atrocities.
Read the letter 👉
Today,
#Ethiopia
has been delisted from AGOA. This devastating news will negatively impact hundreds of thousands of lives, and we urge the
@JoeBiden
admin to work with the Ethiopian gov to reverse this decision.
Read the Chairman's statement below 👇
The crisis in
#Ethiopia
will be exacerbated ten-fold if the country is delisted from AGOA. Thousands of people will lose jobs and poverty will skyrocket, fueling instability.
It is vital that
@POTUS
reverses this decision now.
Sign the petition -
The American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee (AEPAC) urges all Ethiopians, irrespective of their ethnic or religious affiliations, to unite against atrocities like the
#Maikadra
Massacre and collectively declare, "NEVER again." This tragic event orchestrated by The Tigray
“We will not start another war. We should not do so. Your voices are going to be heard in halls of Congress… I will take your voices to Washington”
We thank Congresswoman
@JacksonLeeTX18
for her passionate support at the
#NoMore
protests.
Professor Ann Fitz-Gerald spoke to
@CGTNOfficial
about the conflict in
#Ethiopia
and questioned the lack of action by the Int’l community to stop TPLF violence.
Why isn't the
@JoeBiden
Admin imposing sanctions on this dangerous insurgency?
Watch
@afitz3105
talk now 📽️👇
The 2022 election was a turning point for the Ethiopian diaspora: 32 of the 35 AEPAC-endorsed candidates won their races. We now have friends of
#Ethiopia
in legislative offices across the US.
Congratulations to you all for a job well done!
AEPAC supports the
#NoMore
campaign and is encouraging all members and supporters to join global protests this weekend and have your voices heard.
Join this important movement and call on the international community to do more to stop the
#TPLF
and end the conflict.
Marching on the White House, Ethiopian-Americans have again voiced their disappointment at the US handling of the
#Ethiopia
conflict.
It is time the TPLF is held to account by the
@joebiden
admin.
#Nomore
war, fighting, violence.
Watch more here 📽️👉
Professor Ann Fitz-Gerald asks a key question on
@CGTNofficial
: What is the true objective behind the TPLF's advance? It is clearly not self-defense, as they argue.
The
@JoeBiden
Admin must pressure the TPLF to end the conflict.
#NoMore
Watch
@afitz3105
now👇
#Welkait
is an Ethiopian region illegally annexed by the TPLF over their 27-year rule, with the indigenous Amhara forcibly displaced.
The area now has a chance to rebuild & for the people there to live in peace without fear from the TPLF.
Learn more 👇📽️
Thank you to Rosa Whitaker, former Assistant US Trade Representative for Africa, for highlighting the damage that will be done to
#Ethiopia
’s economy as a result of
@joebiden
’s decision to delist the country from AGOA.
BREAKING🚨:
@AbiyAhmedAli
wins second term as
#Ethiopia
’s Prime Minister, as his ruling Prosperity Party wins the majority of parliamentary seats.
AEPAC congratulates all parties who ran in the
#EthiopiaElection2021
🇪🇹
Today, the
#NoMore
global protest has shown the strength of feeling about the
#TPLF
's heinous crimes in
#Ethiopia
.
The international community must recognise the importance of bringing peace to the region, and the value of supporting Ethiopia's democratically elected gov't.
In collaboration with 13
#Ethiopian
diaspora organizations, AEPAC has sent an open letter to Members of Congress calling on them to pressure the
#Tigray
Peoples Liberation Front to agree to an unconditional ceasefire.
Please share this post and tag your Representative.
"CNN’s coverage has been misinformed, lacked historical context & is often speculative."
AEPAC's chairman,
@MesfinMtegenu
, has written an open letter to
@CNN
after their consistent failure to report on
#Ethiopia
in a balanced manner.
"Regarding
#Ethiopia
, I think there has been a failure by the State Dept."
We are pleased to hear Rep. Smith's comments, as the US has failed to call out TPLF atrocities. It is time for
@StateDept
to start constructive dialogue with the Ethiopia gov't.
Watch now👇
@EA_DevCouncil
This weekend in Brussels, hundreds gathered at the
@EU_Commission
to decry the targeted violence being committed by the TPLF against
#Ethiopians
.
#NoMore
The American Ethiopia Public Affairs Committee (AEPAC) thanks Senator Jon Ossoff for taking the time to send a letter to Secretary Blinken, asking the State Department to take prompt and prudent action to address the ongoing violence in Ethiopia. We also appreciate his request
PART 1 – Ethiopian human rights activist, Dagnachew Teshome, shared with us the history of the TPLF's ethnic cleansing of the
#Welkait
region over the past 40 years.
Watch now:
In an open letter to
@StateDept
's
@SecBlinken
, the Archbishops of the North American Dioceses of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church urge the US to condemn all barbaric acts of violence in
#Ethiopia
, in particular the
#TPLF
's use of child soldiers. 🇪🇹
If the
@JoeBiden
administration wants to remain a beacon of democracy, it must stand against the TPLF — an extremist group that directly threatens democratic progress in Ethiopia, says Mesfin Tegenu, Chairman of AEPAC in
@InsiderIntl
.
Innocent civilians continue to be killed at the hands of the
#TPLF
in
#Ethiopia
.
The international community must act. It must condemn these atrocities.
AEPAC congratulation Heman Bekele 14-year-old Ethiopian born to names top young scientist for cancer-fighting soap invention.
He was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for creating a bar of soap designed to fight low-grade skin cancer.
“I wanted to try to find a way for
The American Ethiopia Public Affairs Committee (AEPAC) team has spent a very productive day on Capitol Hill discussing the current civilian casualties and human rights violations due to ongoing government forces' attacks on cities and towns using heavy weapons, including drones.
More evidence of massacres in Welkait, against the Amhara population during the TPLF's 27-year rule, is emerging.
The forced annexation of the region by the TPLF into Tigray cannot be forgotten & ethnocentric politics must cease.
Watch the full video:
Reports that the TPLF is planning on restarting their war in
#Ethiopia
and have rejected the
@_AfricanUnion
peace process are highly concerning.
The humanitarian ceasefire cannot be broken & the TPLF must lay down its arms.
Full AEPAC statement:
“Humanitarian goals are incompatible with military insurgency goals.”
Professor Fitz-Gerald (
@afitz3105
) recently travelled to Ethiopia’s northern regions, and reminds
@AJEnglish
viewers that TPLF fighters are still occupying
#Afar
and must withdraw.
This week the TPLF propaganda machine hit the streets of Washington D.C. handing out flyers... we thought we'd take the opportunity to correct some of their "facts" for you.
#factcheck
(1/4)
Thank you to Sen.
@JimInhofe
for another impactful statement calling for the
@JoeBiden
admin to reverse the damaging decision to remove Ethiopia from AGOA.
If not, China and Russia are waiting to fill the trade void.
Watch the full statement here 👉
We would like to thank
@GReschenthaler
for meeting with us to discuss the situation in
#Ethiopia
.
It is with the support of representatives like him that we can make a difference in the crisis and advance the century-old US-Ethiopia partnership.
The Archbishops had a successful 2 day visit to Washington DC, where they met with multiple representatives to discuss the ongoing situation in
#Ethiopia
.
On the 2nd November over 100k Ethiopian-Americans head to
#Virginia
polling places to vote for a new Governor.
We want our next Governor to recognize the value of the 🇪🇹-🇺🇸 community and work to strengthen ties between the two countries.
@TerryMcAuliffe
@GlennYoungkin
#VAvotes
AEPAC is highly concerned by the proposed Malinowski Bill that calls for aggressive action to be taken by the US & Int'l Community against Ethiopia's people.
Without addressing TPLF’s ethnic-based violence, the Bill demands sanctions and ceasing investment in infrastructure.
We’ve been speaking to leading experts and commentators, exploring the future of the century-old US-Ethiopia relationship.
Watch now to hear what journalist,
@AbbaSheger
has to say on the importance of the international community to
#Ethiopia
.
1. Statement from AEPAC Chairman Mesfin Tegenu:👇🏻
The comments by
@SenatorMenendez
and
@RepGregoryMeeks
are deeply insensitive to Ethiopians and the American Ethiopian community.
It’s time for
@SecBlinken
and the
@WhiteHouse
to intensify international pressure on the
#TPLF
. While they ignore the ceasefire, it’s impossible to secure peace and address the humanitarian challenges in the region.
A
@Channel4News
report revealed the true horror of the TPLF's conflict in
#Ethiopia
. Children separated from their parents, families forced to flee.
It must end. The TPLF must withdraw.
#NoMore
ethnic violence.
The American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee is closely monitoring the ongoing government assaults against the residents of Gonder, Gojjam, Wollo, and Shewa in the Amhara region. Disturbing reports persistently surface, documenting the escalating civilian casualties, injuries,
AEPAC board member, Neb Asfaw &
@GleanEthiopia
co-founder Wassy Tesfa discuss with Lila Talks what's next for the US-Ethiopia relationship and how peace can be restored in
#Ethiopia
.
Watch the full talk on Lila's channel 👉
"The time has come for the int'l community to ... get behind the
@_AfricanUnion
in its efforts to help facilitate a peaceful resolution."
Prof
@afitz3105
discusses how peace can be brokered in
#Ethiopia
& why the TPLF has so far blocked efforts. Watch now 👇📽️
AEPAC has released a response to
@SenatorMenendez
's press statement from earlier this week.
His arguments have been categorically disproven by multiple monitoring organizations, including
@amnesty
. His continued use of outdated information is shocking.
Full Statement:
During this year's
#Meskel
celebrations the
#VA
Lieutenant Governor
@WinsomeSears
shared kind words of support for the Ethiopian-American community.
Watch now 📽️👇
Together with our thirteen partner organizations, AEPAC represents a great percentage of the Ethiopian diaspora in the United States, totaling approximately 1.2 million.
Collectively, we make three urgent requests:
AEPAC has received reports of new ethnic-based violence in Wollega, Oromia region in Ethiopia. We stand resolute in our condemnation of this. The Ethiopian Gov’t must do all it can to maintain peace including, upon verification of allegations, bringing perpetrators to justice.
Thank you
@RepRonnyJackson
for your time and engagement in American-Ethiopian matters.
During our meeting with Rep. Jackson AEPAC updated on the urgent situation in Tigray and outlined how the US can best support
#Ethiopia
.
AEPAC's board is in Washington DC this week to discuss
#Ethiopian
issues on the Hill on behalf of the diaspora.
During this time, we'll be highlighting the importance of the 🇺🇸-🇪🇹 relationship & why we need to strengthen it.
It is time for serious scrutiny of the
@WHO
Director-General
@drtedros
's role in the war in
#Ethiopia
.
During the past year, he has increasingly distorted the realities of the conflict to suit his personal interests.
Read on for our fact-checking record 👇
“The researchers did not go to the area where the evidence existed.”
Professor Fitz-Gerald
@afitz3105
is currently in Ethiopia and responds to the latest amnesty and hrw report into alleged abuses in Tigray.
The truth has always remained the same. AEPAC welcomes these comments made by
@USAID
@USAIDEthiopia
.
The TPLF is a threat to
#Ethiopia
and the region.
“They’ve looted the warehouses, they’ve looted trucks, they’ve caused a great deal of destruction”
Sean Jones USAID/Ethiopia Mission Director
U.S. officials are now saying what we’ve known for months.
We know the TPLF is the cause of instability in
#Ethiopia
& in our region.
The American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee regards the report from the untied nations as described by Marta Hurtado very disturbing and a concern for all peace loving people of the free world. “ many of those detained were reported to be young people of Amhara ethnic
We congratulate
@GlennYoungkin
on his victory in the Virginia gubernatorial.
Ethiopian-Americans have overwhelmingly shifted their votes to the
#Republican
candidate for the first time, given the
#Democrat
's unwillingness to support our community.
Read AEPAC's statement 👇
We would like to emphatically thank Sen.
@ChrisVanHollen
&
@RepKarenBass
for their letter urging
@JoeBiden
to reverse the delisting of
#Ethiopia
from AGOA. It would be a devastating, unforgivable and entirely counterproductive move.
#SaveAGOA
Read the full letter👇
AEPAC is committed to making sure that Ethiopian-American voices are heard in our democratic process.
The deadline to register is the 12th of October.
Don't delay. Register now -
#Virginiavotes
#Wevote
Last weekend, AEPAC’s Gala Dinner Fundraiser was in full swing. It was great to reflect on the achievements of the year and come together as we look to the year ahead.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson, a steadfast friend of Ethiopia, has once again conveyed a message of peace, reconciliation, and restoration to the Ethiopian people facing turmoil due to failed governance. Iet all nations and individuals rally behind the people of Ethiopia in their
The
@BBCworld
has reported on the continued TPLF violence in
#Amhara
, including this devastating reminder of the personal suffering experienced by hundreds of thousands.
Peace is the only way forward -- The TPLF must disarm.
AEPAC is pleased to announce its endorsement of Erik Aadland (
@AadlandforCO
) for Congress. As a veteran, Aadland has experienced the effects of war first-hand. He will be an ally to the 🇪🇹-🇺🇸 community as we call for the US to support the peace & security of Ethiopia.
We are saddened by the violent turn the situation involving the EOTC has recently taken and the public is losing trust in the GOE’s ability to resolve the problem.
AEPAC is joining in to echo its concerns. Read the full press release below:
At a time when
#Ethiopia
is recovering from the conflict,
#HR6600
&
#S3199
threaten the fragile peace that has been achieved. These bills cannot pass.
It is time for the US to positively reengage with Ethiopia by reinstating AGOA and calling on the TPLF to lay down its arms.
Thank you,
@RepKarenBass
for voicing the concerns of many Ethiopian-Americans about our homeland.
We look forward to your future support and engagement on the situation in
#Ethiopia
.
We brought our billboard truck to
@SenatorMenendez
's office to peacefully protest his bill --
#S3199
-- which is endangering the American-Ethiopian Relationship.
The bill must be stopped.
The
@UN_HRC
's latest report on Ethiopia is irresponsible & riddled with contradictions. It bases its claims on a sample size so small & exclusive that it ignores the pain and suffering of millions of TPLF victims.
Read AEPAC's statement:
"The int'l community has forgotten that the TPLF was a brutal dictatorship that controlled Ethiopia with an iron grip for 28 years."
AEPAC's Chairman speaks with
@Jerusalem_Post
about the importance of allies like
#Israel
to
#Ethiopia
.
Read more 👉
Today, a joint UN report was released looking into the initial stages of the Ethiopian conflict.
The UN thanked the Gov of
#Ethiopia
for its cooperation & concludes that accusations the gov used hunger as a weapon are without merit.
Full statement 👉
#Climatechange
is the defining issue of our times. The Ethiopian government is making sure
#Ethiopia
is playing its part to save the planet.
Watch now to see what's being done 🌍👇
The American Ethiopian Public Affairs (AEPAC) stands with the EU, underscoring the importance of Somalia’s territorial integrity as defined by its constitution, the African Union’s charter, and the UN directives. As a founding member of both the AU and UN, Ethiopia bears a moral
AEPAC had a productive discussion with Chairman
@RepGregoryMeeks
regarding Africa & Ethiopia. We will work closely with him on pro-Africa, pro-Ethiopia US polices & Meeks commits to listening to the 🇪🇹-🇺🇸 community through his open-door policy & constructive, inclusive dialogue.
It has been 1 year since
#Ethiopia
was delisted from
#AGOA
. Despite a peace agreement, a huge humanitarian aid effort & essential services being restored, the US Government has yet to change the country’s status.
Our statement calling for an urgent out-of-cycle review below👇🏻
For the 2022 midterm elections, AEPAC will be supporting pro-Ethiopian candidates across the country. Today, we can announce our first official endorsements.
"Brad Sherman, stop ignoring your constituents!"
In opposition to
#HR6600
, a number of leaders from the Ethiopian-American & Eritrean-American communities came together to peacefully protest at
@BradSherman
's office in Sherman Oaks, CA.
With the Ethiopian Constitutional Reform (ECR) kicking off, AEPAC conducted a survey to gauge how much Ethiopians/Ethiopian-Americans understand about the Ethiopian Constitution and how many believe Constitutional reform is needed.
The results are in! It’s high time for change
“I am just relying on God to save me.”
Right now, the TPLF is subjecting Ethiopian women to sexual violence that could amount to crimes against humanity. We call for
#NoMore
!
Read
@amnesty
's report and the testimonies of survivors:
Did you know that the companies American families rely on for winter clothing relied on the Ethiopian textile industry? That was until a costly decision made by
@POTUS
forced these companies to consider more expensive routes.
A busy first day of meetings for the Archbishops on the Hill.
Here’s a picture with
@BrandtAnderson
National Security Advisor for
@SenToddYoung
.
Thank you for your commitment to the century old US-Ethiopia partnership. 🇺🇸🇪🇹
AEPAC is pleased to see the defeat and withdrawal of the TPLF. We are now at a pivotal point in the
#Ethiopian
conflict, where a peaceful solution may be sought.
Read AEPAC's statement below 👇
Today
@afitz3105
's groundbreaking report from IDP camps in northern
#Ethiopia
was released. These eye-opening findings contain first-hand accounts from Tigrayans displaced by the conflict, about what life is really like under TPLF-rule.
Read the report:
Ahead of the UNHRC special session in Geneva on Friday, AEPAC is appealing to delegates to fully investigate crimes committed by the
#TPLF
.
Read the full statement below:
AEPAC is pleased to see the strength of feeling from so many organizations calling for the reinstatement of two whistleblowers to the
@UN
.
The International community risks alienating
#Ethiopia
by taking sides in the conflict.
AEPAC is pleased to announce our endorsement of
@RepTrentKelly
(R-MS) for election to Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District.
Rep Kelly is a strong ally to the Ethiopian-American community, and we are glad to support him.
Following the peace agreement, we are intensifying our efforts to convince
@potus
to reinstate Ethiopia in AGOA.
AEPAC’s Chairman,
@MesfinMtegenu
has written a letter to
@USTR
to re-energise the conversation.
Wassy Tesfa (
@WassyTesfa
), AEPAC member and co-founder of
@GleanEthiopia
, traveled to Ethiopia and spoke with women who have suffered sexual violence and displacement at the hands of the TPLF.
She recounted these stories to us.
The
@guardian
consistently fail to share an accurate picture of the conflict in
#Ethiopia
. The humanitarian aid challenge is not just a Tigray issue, it now affects many regions across the North of Ethiopia - most profoundly in Afar and Amhara. (1/4)