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PhD student | Formerly @ECA_OFFICIAL | Public Policy, Int'l Dev, IPE, Ethiopia, Africa | Views my own, RT ≠ endorsement.

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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
11 months
"Rather than scale-up post-war reconstruction & humanitarian assistance in war ravaged [Northern Ethiopia], Abiy’s unrelenting tyranny has turned it's gaze on the #Amhara , where he is orchestrating a brutal, senseless & unjust war." on @EAfricanist @SecBlinken @MikeHammerUSA 👇🏽
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@EAfricanist
East Africanist
11 months
"Rather than the virtues of a well-functioning society such as justice, equality, & rule of law; in Abiy’s #Ethiopia what reigns supreme is the unrelenting pursuit of power, ego, self-aggrandizement, & parochial interests." @BirukHaregu for @EAfricanist
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Biruk Haregu
3 years
In this regard, UN officials such as @MaureenAAchieng have spoken out against efforts within the UN System to undermine the Ethiopian gov't. To date, the media's coverage & investigation into these serious allegations are nonexistent. The playbook is to demonize #Ethiopia .
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hermela aregawi
3 years
Ethiopia: Important context they don’t want to tell you. Rogue UN officials have been implicated in redirecting humanitarian aid/comm devices & who knows what else for the purpose of war. A war fought by poor Tigrayans for the ultra rich TPLF #NoMore
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1/2: Speaking truth to power, religion leadership condemns & rebukes @AbiyAhmedAli for his use of drones to kill civilians & indiscriminately bomb civilian infrastructure. @AsstSecStateAF @MikeHammerUSA @USEmbassyAddis @RepJames
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Church leaders condemn & rebuke @AbiyAhmedAli for the ceaseless wars, killings, chaos & suffering that Abiy is orchestrating throughout #Ethiopia . "All Ethiopians, whether Muslims or Christians, must unite & get rid of this evil leader." – Bishop Lukas
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Biruk Haregu
10 months
Residents of Addis Ababa calling for Fano to control the city. "Fano is coming, Fano is coming," they chant. #Ethiopia #Fano #FanoMeansFreedom
@JahmajestyI
10 months
"ፋኖ እየመጣ ነው" አዲስ አበቤ
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3 years
Evening in Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia
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11 months
"The #EU dithered and officially backed the dictatorship of Abiy Ahmed in #Ethiopia . No matter what preconditions were put forth by the continental body, it is now clear that the EU has turned its back on [Ethiopians] seeking justice and accountability." @BirukHaregu for
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3 years
1/5: This is deeply misguided from Stavridis. First, it illustrates that the US foreign policy establishment hasn’t learned lessons of its military interventionism in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc. It exacerbates conflict & the humanitarian toll.
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10 months
#Ethiopia : Ahh, of course, a diplomacy that has accomplished the following: - removal from #AGOA & collapse of nascent manufacturing & industrial capacity; - diplomatic row with @AfDB_Group due to attacks on AfDB diplomats in Addis Ababa; - unable to get financial support from
@EyobTolina
Eyob Tekalign Tolina(PhD)
10 months
#Ethiopia ’s diplomacy
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Biruk Haregu
10 months
🚨 #Ethiopia : In its latest report, October 30, 2023, the @EthioHRC reports the @AbiyAhmedAli regime continues to commit war crimes in #Ethiopia 's #Amhara region, including extrajudicial killings, targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure with drone strikes, and using
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7 months
#Ethiopia : Ethiopian government troops went door-to-door killing dozens of civilians in the country’s #Amhara region, according to residents. Witnesses claim victims shot ‘execution style’ during house raids by regime forces. #WarOnAmhara #MerawiMassacre
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Biruk Haregu
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1/2: The irony is that the gov't of #Ethiopia has already: 1) Implemented a humanitarian ceasefire; 2) Provided humanitarian relief consistently; 3) Spent $2.3 billion on food aid & to restore social services & ICT infrastructure. @antonioguterres @UN @SecBlinken @PowerUSAID
@antonioguterres
António Guterres
3 years
My appeal to give peace in Ethiopia a chance: 1. Hostilities must cease immediately. 2. Unrestricted humanitarian access must be guaranteed & public services re-established. 3. Conditions must be created to allow for an Ethiopian-led political dialogue to find a solution.
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#Ethiopia : Regime official, @TayeAtske , faced impassioned protestors during a humanitarian fundraising event held in Geneva, Switzerland. The protestors noted that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Ethiopia— ~1 million citizens killed & over 21 million in need of
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Mulugeta Anberber
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ለንደን ፋኖዎች ዛሬም ታሪክ ጽፈዋል።
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Biruk Haregu
11 months
Respectfully, Billene, this is misguided on many levels: 1) these vanity white elephant projects will not deliver broad-based growth and economic development needed to reduce the rapidly increasing poverty across every region of #Ethiopia ; 2) these lavish resorts accommodate the
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Billene ቢልለኔ Aster Seyoum
11 months
Yes, this is also the #Ethiopia of today… Wonchi crater lake is a special place! The eco-lodge - a part of the #DineForEthiopia initiative near completion, is set to elevate this spellbinding destination which places community at the center. #VisitEthiopia
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7 months
#Ethiopia : What a travesty by @FAO ! Not only has @AbiyAhmedAli overseen a 5 year period in which Ethiopians are increasingly plagued by hunger, famine and poverty — including 20 million food insecure citizens needing emergency food aid — but his regime has been found to divert
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Biruk Haregu
10 months
There are widespread reports that the @AfDB_Group #Ethiopia Country Office has suspended operations due to an attack on the Country Manager & Deputy Director General, Dr. Abdul Kamara. According to multiple news reports, Dr. Kamara was attacked by the security personnel of
@JahmajestyI
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የአብይ አህመድ እና የአህመድ ሺዴ ጠባቂዎች የአፍሪካ ልማት ባንክ የኢትዮጵያ ቅርንጫፍ ፕሬዝዳንትን በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ደብድበውት ሀገር ጥሎ ሄዷል🤣 ብልፅግና አለም አቀፍ መጅራት መቺ ሆኖ ቁጭ😂
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
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"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." #Ethiopia #Somalia #Egypt #HoA The greatest threat to Ethiopia’s unity & national interests lies within—and it's @AbiyAhmedAli . Abiy has consistently undermined peace & stability, while prioritizing his personal
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ethiopia 🇪🇹
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Press Statement on the Current Situation in the Horn of Africa
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Biruk Haregu
8 months
Drone strikes target civillians in #Ethiopia 's #Amhara region. "The [regime] refuses to distinguish between Amhara fighters and civilians as it prefers to demonise Amhara society as a whole ... a group it characterises as an enemy." Worth a read 👇🏽
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Biruk Haregu
10 months
#Fano means freedom! #Ethiopia
@MerseaLeilena
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Biruk Haregu
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እናትዋ ጎንደር. So much soul.
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
Upon resigning/removal from office today, #Ethiopia 's State Minister of Peace Building & National Consensus, Taye Dendea ( @DendeaTaye ), wrote the following to @AbiyAhmedAli : "I understand that you are barbarians who don't live by what you say, and who also play with human blood."
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@JahmajestyI
9 months
"በተናገሩት የማይኖሩ ብቻ ሳይሆን በሰው ደም የሚጫወቱ አረመኔ መሆንዎን ተረድቻለሁ።" ታዬ ደንድኣ ለዐብይ አህመድ
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10 months
In #Ethiopia , a powerful video footage has emerged of #Amhara political prisoners defiantly resisting & speaking out against the mass ethnic persecution, ethnic cleansing, and genocidal violence being perpetrated against Amharas by the @AbiyAhmedAli regime. The political
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Hone Mandefro
10 months
Amhara leaders behind bars are constant sources of inspiration. They are turning the courts into sites of resistance, in this clip by praising Fano in defiance of regime forces. Grateful for their unwavering dedication to end #AmharaGenocide & fight ethnic apartheid in #Ethiopia .
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
. @MarcusCooks , #Ethiopia is mired in lawlessness, corruption & conflict at the hands of @AbiyAhmedAli , while 85% of Ethiopians are mired in multidimensional poverty. The fact that you & your wife are serving as a mouthpiece for a tyrannical & genocidal regime is beyond
@EthiopianNewsA
Ethiopia News Agency
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Int’l Chef Marcus Samuelsson Calls Ethiopian Diaspora to Share Their Expertise in Ethiopia
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Biruk Haregu
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1/4: #Ethiopia : Since moving to a floating exchange rate, the #Ethiopian #Birr has depreciated by ~67% vis-à-vis the USD. What are the implications? 1) In theory, while a weaker Birr should alleviate balance of trade (BoT) and balance of payment (BoP) challenges, this is
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Biruk Haregu
7 months
#Ethiopia : Insightful report details how @AbiyAhmedAli @PMEthiopia paid $8.6 million for an award from the @FAO @FAODG . The award was purchased through a lobbying committee Abiy established with support of the #UAE in a perverse & futile attempt to brandish Abiy's tarnished image
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Biruk Haregu
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#Ethiopia : What a travesty by @FAO ! Not only has @AbiyAhmedAli overseen a 5 year period in which Ethiopians are increasingly plagued by hunger, famine and poverty — including 20 million food insecure citizens needing emergency food aid — but his regime has been found to divert
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Biruk Haregu
10 months
In #Ethiopia ’s #Amhara region, @AbiyAhmedAli 's regime is committing gross human rights violations tantamount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Read article here: via @EAfricanist #Ethiopia #WarOnAmhara #AmharaGenocide @DanielBekele @EthioHRC
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Biruk Haregu
3 years
1/3: This interview is troubling. The Chief of @IOMEthiopia @MaureenAAchieng placed on "administrative leave" by @UN for stating that some senior UN officials have a political agenda and actively support the TPLF's aggression against Ethiopian gov't. @antonioguterres @UNEthiopia
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GJé
3 years
1/7. In a normal world, this recording would have started an investigation into @DrTedros and Co for abusing their position, sidelining UN representative in Ethiopia, together with Dr. Kwesi Sansculotte-Greenidge. We are now punishing the victims. Here is the recording thread
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Biruk Haregu
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@jeffpropulsion
Jeff Pearce
10 months
In honor of the brave stand by those folks in Addis declaring " #Fano is coming," here's a brief edited clip from my recent YouTube video. Time to be lions because-- CHANGE IS COMING. 🇪🇹
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Biruk Haregu
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#Ethiopia : credible reports are emerging that the #US gov't (USG) is signaling to @AbiyAhmedAli to stop his unjust war of aggression against the #Amhara region. According to reports, the USG believes Abiy is engaged in an unwinnable war against Amhara due to several factors: 1)
@merejatv
Mereja TV
10 months
አሜሪካ የአማራ ክልል ጦርነት እንዲቆምና መከላከያ ከክልሉ እንዲወጣ ጠይቃለች፤ መከላከያ ቀውስ ከመፍጠር ውጪ ምንም አይሰራም። ፋኖ ተገዳዳሪና የጦር ዲሲፕሊን የሕዝብ ድጋፍ እንዳለው አረጋግጣለች ። via Anchor @NeaminZeleke @USEmbassyAddis
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Biruk Haregu
4 years
It's not the remit of foreign powers to dictate to #Ethiopia . Imperative that @AbiyAhmedAli not be unduly pressured. Conduct all requisite investigations & hold perpetrators accountable, but this must be done by @EthioHRC . If #Ethiopia isn't firm, int'l demands will never cease.
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In northern #Ethiopia , there are credible reports that the criminal cabal known as #TPLF is, once again, attacking the #Amhara region. The criminal cabal was never disarmed & demobilized by the so-called "Pretoria agreement", which explicitly demanded the disarmament,
@Amhara_News
Amhara News Service
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Breaking 🚨: TPLF soldiers entered Alamata Raya. Heavy fighting inside the city.
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Biruk Haregu
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In #Ethiopia 's #Amhara region, indiscriminate drone strikes against civilians & civilian infrastructure amount to war crimes. Independent UN-led investigations urgently needed. @AsstSecStateAF @MikeHammerUSA @UN_HRC @UNHumanRights @eu_eeas @hrw @amnesty
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
#Ethiopia : Ernst and Young's Africa Attractiveness Report (2023) highlights the dire state of the Ethiopian economy— a war economy in free fall. Economic mismanagement, conflict, inflation, foreign exchange shortages, mounting debt, and Ethiopia's removal from the African Growth
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Biruk Haregu
11 months
“During the past 5 years, @AbiyAhmedAli 's approach to economic policy— Abiynomics— has demonstrably proven to be non-strategic, misaligned, confused & socioeconomically ruinous.” Why? Read more: via @EAfricanist #Ethiopia #EconomicPolicy #IndustrialPolicy
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Biruk Haregu
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@AbiyAhmedAli In other words, bring your foreign currency so the Mad King can continue to purchase weapons to oppress & kill the citizens of #Ethiopia . #AbiytheTyrant is not credible.
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Biruk Haregu
4 years
#Ethiopia : Important to note that int'l community is shifting the goal post & will continue to do so. Demands are now about withdrawing troops from Tigray & negotiating with TPLF remnants. These misguided demands & shifting goal post must be unequivocally rejected by @mfaethiopia
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Biruk Haregu
7 months
#Ethiopia : In the tweet below, Social Affairs advisor to @PMEthiopia praises the #MerawiMassacre in which civilians were massacred by the regime in extra-judicial killings. This is quintessential hate speech to incite genocide & war crimes. Regime officials must be held fully
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@danielkibret
Daniel Kibret
7 months
ቀጥቅጥ መዝራዕቶ ለኃጥእ ወለእኩይ፤ የዐመጸኛውንና የክፉውን ኃይል(ክንድ) ቀጥቅጥ ይላል ዳዊት። ሰሞኑን መከላከያ በጃውሳው ላይ የፈጸመው ኦፐሬሽን አስደናቂ ነው መቼም። ሰላም ካልወደደለት ምን ይደረጋል።
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
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Indeed, the violence, ethnic cleansing, and genocide against Amharas in #Ethiopia is systematic and systemic— orchestrated over 5 decades. The #AbiyAhmed regime, with its ongoing brutal #WarOnAmhara , has further directly targeted Amharas in Addis Ababa and throughout the Amhara
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hermela aregawi
9 months
Went to see this documentary last night in DC. "We're Still Breathing" shines a light on the increasingly dark plight of Amharas in Ethiopia, who have for decades been ethnically targeted by different actors in the country. In recent years, the targeting has been brutally violent
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Biruk Haregu
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#Ethiopia : A report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council ( @UN_HRC ) meticulously details the extent of the war crimes and human rights violations being committed by the @AbiyAhmedAli regime against the #Amhara region & its people in #Ethiopia . There is an urgent need to
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Biruk Haregu
8 months
The growing involvement of the UAE in the Horn of Africa is destabilize the region. It's critically important that countries with influence reign in the UAE and its nefarious activities. @AsstSecStateAF @MikeHammerUSA @JDevermont
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Biruk Haregu
3 years
Your silence is deafening. You're aware of the brutality & terror of TPLF, including their use of child soldiers. The USG continues to stand with these terrorists. You are on the wrong side of history. Ethiopians will never forget. @POTUS @VP @SecBlinken @PowerUSAID
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Idris M. Sanusi
3 years
Childhood is violated.. But they prefer silence because it's a violation that suits their subversive goals. @UNICEFEthiopia @UNICEFAfrica
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Biruk Haregu
6 months
The recent damning reports from @newhumanitarian , @amnesty , & @hrw highlight the horrific war crimes & gross human rights violations being perpetrated by the @AbiyAhmedAli regime in #Ethiopia 's #Amhara region, including extrajudicial killings & targeting civilians with drone
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Biruk Haregu
4 years
"Just because the PM @AbiyAhmedAli has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, it doesn't mean that he stops being commander-in-chief. He has a constitutional duty to protect the political & territorial integrity of the nation." #Ethiopia 's AG Dr. Gedion Timothewos @NeaminZeleke
@BBCHARDtalk
BBC HARDtalk
4 years
“It was a perfidious and treasonous attack... this administration [was] left with no option but to respond with force” Ethiopia's Attorney General Gedion Timothewos says his government has been unwillingly drawn into conflict in the Tigray region 📻
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
#Ethiopia : Dr. Seyoum Mesfin, Ethiopia's State Minister of Peace, has fled Ethiopia to seek political asylum in the United States. In a statement via social media Dr. Seyoum condemned the @AbiyAhmedAli regime as: “lacking the character of a government,” while characterizing the
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Biruk Haregu
4 years
If what happened to #Ethiopia occurred to US or EU, they would take requisite measures to uphold the rule of law. Ironically, they preach rule of law, governance, & institutions to developing counties, but won't let Ethiopia uphold & strengthen these key pillars of development.
@ForeignPolicy
Foreign Policy
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EXCLUSIVE: An internal U.N. memo sidesteps questions around the Ethiopian government’s role in atrocities in the Tigray region, FP's @columlynch and @RobbieGramer report.
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Biruk Haregu
7 months
In #Ethiopia , under the cover of a State of Emergency (SoE) decree, the @AbiyAhmedAli regime continues to commit mass atrocities and gross human rights violations in the #Amhara region, including extrajudicial killing of civilians and indiscriminate done strikes against civilian
@BBCAfrica
BBC News Africa
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Ethiopia has extended state of emergency in Amhara by 4 months amid ongoing clashes between army and local militias. Rights groups have voiced their concern over humanitarian crisis and human rights violations stemming from internet shutdowns and sweeping security powers.
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Biruk Haregu
10 months
On Sunday, November 19, 2023, mass public protests and demonstrations were held against the @AbiyAhmedAli regime in Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia . Protestors are demanding that #Fano liberate the city. Among the chants are: “Fano is coming, Fano is coming” “We don’t have time” “Let us
@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
10 months
Residents of Addis Ababa calling for Fano to control the city. "Fano is coming, Fano is coming," they chant. #Ethiopia #Fano #FanoMeansFreedom
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Biruk Haregu
11 months
A comprehensive and insightful report on @AbiyAhmedAli 's non-credible “grand narrative” nonsense, while he demonstrably works to advance an Oromo ethnonationalist agenda through the likes of Shimeles Abdissa, Adanech Abiebie, and Takele Uma. According to numerous reports, their
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Biruk Haregu
8 months
Rampant lawlessness in #Ethiopia 's #Oromia region, where people are being abducted for ransom.👇🏽 Under @AbiyAhmedAli , Ethiopia's social contract has crumbled & the regime is unable & unwilling to address this issue—displaying hallmarks of a failed state.
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Biruk Haregu
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“During the past 5 years, @AbiyAhmedAli 's approach to economic policy— Abiynomics— has demonstrably proven to be non-strategic, misaligned, confused & socioeconomically ruinous.” Why? Read more: via @EAfricanist #Ethiopia #EconomicPolicy #IndustrialPolicy
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Biruk Haregu
4 years
"Ethiopia’s decision to build GERD is less a renaissance than it is a much overdue reconnaissance of the territory over which the nation, empirically, should have had jurisdiction long ago." #Ethiopia #GERD
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Biruk Haregu
11 months
#Ethiopia : Comparatively, in 2023, manufacturing is a $72 trillion industry (10 times larger than tourism), while value added manufacturing is $15 trillion. More significantly, manufacturing is Ethiopia’s dynamic comparative advantage and where increasingly scarce resources must
@BilleneSeyoum
Billene ቢልለኔ Aster Seyoum
11 months
Tourism is a 7.71tr USD industry & #Ethiopia has immense attractions to capitalize on. Halala Kella, Gorgora, Wonchi, Chebera Churchura - ‘DineForEthiopia’ flagship projects: - delivering construction jobs & svc jobs upon completion. - expanding destination options #Hopeful 🇪🇹
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Biruk Haregu
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" #Fano 's struggle must be supported by ALL #Ethiopians ." Fano's resistance & struggle is to ensure freedom, justice, equality, & the rule of law for not only Amharas, but for ALL Ethiopians. #Ethiopia #WarOnAmhara 👇🏽
@YeEthiopiaKurat
ዘ-ብሔረ ኢትዮጵያ 🇪🇹
11 months
“በቀጣይነት የሚወጉት ሶማሌውን ነው።…የፋኖ ትግል በሁላችንም ሊደገፍ ይገባዋል።” ዶ/ር ኢስማኤል ጎርሴ፣ የሶማሊ ... via @YouTube
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
3 years
A brilliant piece by Birtukan Midekssa, Chair, National Election Board of Ethiopia. "We cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good. There are 46 political parties & over 9,000 candidates competing in this election—more than in any previous process."
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
9 months
Embassies in #Ethiopia are expressing their shock and dismay at the detention and assault of @AfDB_Group diplomats by @AbiyAhmedAli 's regime; and thus, the regime's violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. It's critically important to realize and knowledge
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
9 months
#Ethiopia : @AbiyAhmedAli travels to #Europe to beg #EU member states for resources. These resources purchase military equipment, including drones from the #UAE & #Turkey , which Abiy uses to wage war on citizens in his futile attempt to hold on to power. A vicious circle that the
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
8 months
Reports that Chinese factories are closing their operations in #Ethiopia is really unfortunate, but unsurprising. The mismanagement of #Ethiopia 's manufacturing sector and its industrial parks has been a glaring failure of the @AbiyAhmedAli regime—leading to mass firm closures
@ChinaGSProject
The China-Global South Project
8 months
A number of Chinese factories have closed their Ethiopian operations due to what they describe as poor business conditions due to government mismanagement, according to a report by Geng Fenni published in the popular WeChat channel Africa Research Group.
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
11 months
@BilleneSeyoum Mine is not just “one perspective”— it’s based-on the accumulated knowledge of development economics, theory, and practice. Moreover, the country had a promising policy direction in place— manufacturing and industry via Industrial Parks— but this regime completely seems to have
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Biruk Haregu
8 months
#Ethiopia : " @AbiyAhmedAli has overseen three major civil conflicts, and he has also caused Ethiopia's relationships with its neighbors to sour. And despite this, he remains a Nobel Prize laureate. His latest move may lead to a new war. Abiy Ahmed's Nobel Peace Prize is a farce,
@firstpost
Firstpost
8 months
#VantageOnFirstpost : Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has signed a memorandum of understanding to lease a port from the disputed territory of Somaliland. In exchange, Ethiopia will become the first country to officially recognise the breakaway territory. @Palkisu tells you.
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
8 months
In #Ethiopia , due to an unjust war being waged by @AbiyAhmedAli against #Amhara region & its people, Timket celebrations were muted this year, particularly in the historic city of #Gondar . “How can you celebrate when many people are dying?” #WarOnAmhara
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
4 years
THREAD - 1/9: So much faulty logic & selective amnesia here. Three points: 1) Followers of this issue DID call for a peaceful political settlement for 2+ yrs. However, the option of a “negotiated settlement” came off the table the moment that belligerents committed treason...
@TsedaleLemma
Tsedale Lemma
4 years
The powerful pro-war camp has deployed 2 potent means to silence anyone against the armed conflict in Tigray or for a negotiated settlement (dialogue): to defame all as paid by the "Junta" & to chastise all as an "ethnonationist" wanting to save the TPLF." Four things to say 👇🏿
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Biruk Haregu
3 years
I'm cautiously optimistic that all three leaders (Kenyatta, Sall, and Buhari) will stand with #Ethiopia #Eritrea & #HoA . In addition to being at his inauguration, PM Abiy has consistently engaged with them on domestic, regional, & continetal issues. Less certain of @PaulKagame .
@FikreJesus
FikreJesus, PhD
3 years
This week: Blinken is in Africa - 🇸🇳🇰🇪🇳🇬. Ethiopia high on the agenda. Quid pro quos..? #NoMore
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Biruk Haregu
3 years
The US continues to stand by & support military regimes in Cairo & Khartoum -- regimes that seized power through a coup d'etat. At the same time, the Biden Admin is overtly & covertly attempting to undermine #Ethiopia 's nascent democracy & its democratically elected govt.
@SecBlinken
Secretary Antony Blinken
3 years
Met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the opening of the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue. The U.S. remains deeply committed to strengthening our partnership with Egypt, working together to support regional stability, and continuing our dialogue on human rights.
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
1 year
Brief 🧵on #Ethiopia : Today, on the eve of the Ethiopian New Year, #Ethiopia finds itself, once again, engulfed in political turmoil & armed conflict. In fact, what’s unfolding in #Ethiopia ’s #Amhara region is a full-fledged civil war instigated & orchestrated by the regime. 1/10
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
#Ethiopia : Official statement from the African Development Bank President @akin_adesina making clear that @AfDB_Group will be removing its int'l staff from Ethiopia. Not only were #AfDB staff assaulted by the @AbiyAhmedAli regime's security forces, but the regime failed to
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
. @AfDB_Group to withdraw int'l staff from #Ethiopia following an assault on its staff by regime security forces Interesting to see how this development impacts the Abiy regime's request for @WorldBank & @IMFNews bailout loans. @KGeorgieva @GitaGopinath
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
The @AbiyAhmedAli regime devastated #Ethiopia through ceaseless conflict, corruption, & mismanagement of the economy. Thus, losing the support of Ethiopians at home & abroad. Now, this ill-fated "second generation" nonsense by deploying useful idiots, such as @MarcusCooks & Maya
@BilleneSeyoum
Billene ቢልለኔ Aster Seyoum
9 months
Thanks Maya for sharing your #BackToYourOrigins message. #Ethiopia is a product of generational exchange and all have a role to play. 🇪🇹
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Biruk Haregu
8 months
Where are the green, yellow, red colors of #Ethiopia ? Attempts at erasure 👇🏽
@mfaethiopia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ethiopia 🇪🇹
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
#Ethiopia in troubled waters in its security, politics and economics. "It’s very hard to convince oneself that Ethiopia is on a positive trajectory, and impossible not to see the multiple red flags warning of more trouble ahead." Must read by @CFR_org 👇🏽
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
Excellent report detailing the lack of justice and rule of law in @AbiyAhmedAli 's Ethiopia— where the State Minister of Peace was dismissed & arrested this week for calling for peace. Must watch via @palkisu @firstpost 👇🏽
@firstpost
Firstpost
9 months
#VantageOnFirstpost : Ethiopia arrests outspoken critic of PM Abiy Ahmed a day after he was fired from the post of Peace Minister. Former Peace Minister Taye Dendea called Abiy Ahmed a "Barbarian who plays with Human Blood." @Palkisu brings you the report.
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
10 months
. @AbiyAhmedAli the Plagiarist-in-Chief. 👇🏽🤦🏽‍♂️
@TsionBacha
Tsion Bacha
10 months
A video featuring the stealing of the king of plagiarism, @AbiyAhmedAli , was presented by the YouTube news channel Ethio Forum. This is a section of their compilation. One thing they overlook is the ape and the trap 😃.
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
8 months
Abiy has consistently relied on @EmmanuelMacron to do his bidding with the @EU_Commission , including normalizing relations with the EU; re-gaining access to budgetary support; and now his reckless Red Sea adventurism. It's imperative that the EU ceases enabling the demonstrably
@faisalroble19
Faisal Roble
8 months
In a last attempt, PM Abiy is trying to convince France to help him cancel the upcoming UN Security Council meeting. Said meeting is expected to consider Ethiopia's aggression against Somalia. It is recalled that France sold war ships to and train Abiy's frail navy.
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Biruk Haregu
5 months
What a charade! The notion that a regime that committed— and continues to commit — war crimes and crimes against humanity will, in earnest, oversee a credible transitional justice and accountability process is nothing short of farcical. The @EU_Commission 's approach that not
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@EU_UNGeneva
EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters
5 months
Credible transitional justice & accountability processes are crucial to ensuring lasting peace and reconciliation. Today at #HRC55 we delivered a Joint Statement on behalf of 43 countries on the human rights situation in #Ethiopia . Ethiopia’s victims & survivors deserve justice.
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Biruk Haregu
8 months
መልካም ገና! Merry #Ethiopian Christmas to all celebrating!
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Biruk Haregu
10 months
In the dark of an internet shutdown, @AbiyAhmedAli is committing war crimes in #Ethiopia 's #Amhara region and crimes against humanity against its people. #WarOnAmhara #HumanRights #KeepItOn @UNHumanRights on devastating impact of drone strikes and violence on the population in
@accessnow
Access Now
10 months
Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli , internet shutdowns cannot continue! Weaponising the internet is no good—people in the Amhara region are paying a harsh price. It has been over 100 days. Reconnect Amhara now! #KeepItOn Read impact stories ⬇️
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
Short🧵 1/3: For years, oromo ethno-nationalists like @awolallo preached hate & extremism to radicalize oromo youth, contributing to the ethnic-based political polarization, which now manifests as armed conflict throughout #Ethiopia .
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
5 days
#Ethiopia : Regime forces implicated in kidnapping & killing of civilians in Gonder, Ethiopia. Over a year after entering the #Amhara region under the pretext of "disarming regional forces", the Abiy regime continues to cause havoc on the region, its residents & its economy.
@dw_amharic
DW Amharic
5 days
በጎንደሩ እገታና ግድያ። ጎንደር ከተማ በተፈጸመዉ እገታና ግድያ የመንግሥት ፀጥታ ኃላት ሳይሳተፉ እንዳልቀረ የአማራ ክልላዊ መንግሥት አስታወቀ።የክልሉ የሠላምና የፀጥታ ቢሮ እንዳለዉ በወንጀሉ የተጠረጠሩ 14 የፀጥታ አባላት ታስረዋል።
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
11 months
#Ethiopia : This sort of incitement to genocide against #Amhara must be unequivocally condemned. Where are the supposed "Oromo leaders", Oromo Prosperity Party or otherwise? Why are they always silent when Oromo nationalists engage in such incitement and heinous crimes?
@EA_DevCouncil
Ethio-American Development Council (EADC)
11 months
Authorities from Ethiopia's ruling Oromo Prosperity Party (OPP) are making a shocking call for violence against the ethnic Amhara minorities residing in the Oromia region. This is deeply concerning and must be strongly condemned. @LemkinInstitute Instead of promoting peace and
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
#Ethiopia ’s Finance Minister appears to have embezzled $5.2 million that was supposedly paid to the African Development Bank. When the Minister was questioned about the unaccounted for funds by @AfDB_Group , security personnel were sent to arrest & assault #AfDB staff members. 👇🏽
@The_EastAfrican
The EastAfrican
9 months
$6 million fraud investigation at center of AfDB’s staff assault in Ethiopia.
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
9 months
#Ethiopia : A war economy in free fall; citizens struggling to attain basic needs, including food, housing & health care; and a regime unable to meet its debt obligations. Yet, the inept @AbiyAhmedAli unconscionably spends $15 billion on his pet project.
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Biruk Haregu
6 months
#Ethiopia : The musical projects released today by Dagne Walle (Wond Lij Korete) & Teddy Yo (Yileyal) are not only creative & accurate renderings of the catastrophe unfolding in #Ethiopia , but poignant & effective critiques of the tyranny & oppression of @AbiyAhmedAli . Worth a
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Biruk Haregu
3 years
This piece by former Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn rings truer now more than ever. The key problem in the int'l community’s approach to #Ethiopia is the assumption of moral equivalence b/w the democratically elected government of Ethiopia & the TPLF
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
8 months
#Ethiopia : Comparing #GERD with @AbiyAhmedAli 's reckless adventurism, which is against international law & norms, is misguided. It’s apples & oranges. @RedwanHussien A tyrannical regime without legitimacy, credibility & support 👇🏽
@RasDamte
የበራራው ራስ ዳምጤ
8 months
ለአብይ ሲያድር ለመለስ ሲያድር
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
10 months
In #Ethiopia , #Fano freedom fighters have a long & deep history of collective resistance against external foes & domestic oppression— they're currently battling the tyranny & oppression of @AbiyAhmedAli . #FanoMeansFreedom Worth a read via @AfricaAtLSE 👇🏽
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
8 months
This rhetoric of genocide incitement against the #Amhara people emanating from adherents of the extremists Oromuma ideology, including @AbiyAhmedAli 's regime, is being orchestrated through the ongoing unjust #WarOnAmhara . #AmharaGenocide @DanielBekele @MikeHammerUSA @EthioHRC
@Amharafirst88
JusticeIsNotFree
8 months
A Harvard educated Oromo says to Amharas: “If you don’t accept #Oromuma we will eat your flesh, drink your blood and burn your bones” And yes cannibalism has been seen as he declared. #Fano is fighting to stop this gangrenous ideology. #AmharaGenocide
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
7 months
While the @EU_Commission 's denunciation of such heinous crimes is important, such calls must be accompanied by demands for independent @UN -led investigations and the full accountability of the @AbiyAhmedAli regime & its officials. It’s important to note that the #EU attempted to
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@EUinEthiopia
EU in Ethiopia / የአውሮፓ ህብረት በኢትዮጵያ
7 months
The EU 🇪🇺 is seriously concerned by the alleged targeted killings of civilians in Merawi, Amhara region and calls for an independent investigation.
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
6 months
"... in #Ethiopia today, no one is safe from arbitrary arrest and detention. Ethiopia’s long-time partners should condemn the spate of wrongful detentions and challenge the [regime’s] growing intolerance of peaceful dissent." #WarOnAmhara @AsstSecStateAF
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Biruk Haregu
11 months
The #EU has decided to provide financing to the ethnofascist regime in Addis Ababa. In the meantime, "credible reports indicated that passengers from the #Amhara region were denied entry to Addis Ababa and redirected to their places of origin due to an undisclosed government
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
In a continuing trend, another major regional institution elects to relocate away from #Ethiopia . The Mad King, @AbiyAhmedAli , continues to tarnish Ethiopia's image & standing. Civil wars, lawlessness, incompetence and corruption are bad for business @PMEthiopia #PMOEthiopia .
@birrmetrics
Birrmetrics
9 months
East Africa energy body overseeing regulator cooperation has relocated its secretariat from Ethiopia to Uganda. The move backed by $5.4M from African Development Bank to support the secretariat's operations in Uganda. Read More:
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
10 months
#Ethiopia - Situation Report via @UNOCHA : - Over 20.1 million people in need of emergency food aid. - 5 million people affected by drought like conditions in #Amhara & #Tigray . - 7.6 million school children are out of school due to conflict. - 52% of ~264,500 children in #Afar
@FitsumAdela
Fitsum Assefa Adela
10 months
#Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has what it takes to feed itself & beyond. All the potential has been laying out there while ‘food insecurity’ has been the shame and identifier of 🇪🇹. Now thanks to the right mix of policies & investments our mother land is on the right track to where it belongs.
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Biruk Haregu
9 months
#Ethiopia : Yet ANOTHER manufacturing company has closed its operations due to foreign currency shortages. At the same time, the tyrant, @AbiyAhmedAli , drains Ethiopia's increasingly limited foreign exchange earnings on weapons & drones to wage war on citizens. #AbiyMustGo
@addis_fortune
Addis Fortune
9 months
Tasty Foods Plc, Ethiopia’s snack industry pioneer, shuts down after 24 years, a harsh reality check for the manufacturing sector, crippled by foreign currency shortages. Read more:
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
10 months
#Ethiopia : "Employees of the Federal Central Statistics Agency (CSA), who refused to accept data sent from the Prime Minister Office, were terminated from their jobs." An OPP loyalist has since been appointed as head of CSA, and there are ongoing attempts to manipulate economic
@zborkena
borkena
10 months
Experts who rejected data that were released from Prime Minister’s Office sacked. Read. @zborkena #Ethiopia #jobsecurity #AbiyAhmed #news #statisticsexperts
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
8 months
The Head of Transportation and Logistics in #Ethiopia 's #Amhara region, an ally of @AbiyAhmedAli , has been captured by #Fano forces in a targeted military operation.
@MulugetaAnberbr
Mulugeta Anberber
8 months
ሰበር ዜና! የአማራ ክልል መንገድ ትራንስፖርት ኃላፊ አቶ አማረ ባለው በፋኖ ቁጥጥር ውስጥ ወድቋል። ይህንን ልዩ ኦፕሬሽን የሰራው የጎጃም ዕዝ የባህር ዳር ፋኖ የደጉ በላይ ሻለቃ መሆኑን ኢትዮ 251 ሚዲያ ገልጻለች።
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@BirukHaregu
Biruk Haregu
11 months
The idiocy of the Poverty Party knows no bounds! #Ethiopia has over 20 million citizens needing food aid. In Tigray alone, 5.4 of 6 million citizens need food aid. Over 5 million IDPs need humanitarian assistance. Poverty is rapidly increasing in all regions of 🇪🇹 & exorbitant
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@AddisuAregaK
Addisu Arega Kitessa
11 months
A groundbreaking milestone for Ethiopia and the Prosperity Party! In the past, our nation used to channel $1 billion annually into wheat imports. Fast forward to today, and we've witnessed a remarkable transformation. Thanks to our devoted citizens, diligent development agents,
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