Yes, the Red Sea ports that Ethiopian kingdoms controlled for centuries were taken from the country by European colonial powers (especially Italy), Egypt, and other middle eastern collaborators. It was a conspiracy that succeeded due to the geopolitical situation that followed the end of the Cold War.
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At the Battle of Gundet in 1875, Ethiopia faced an Egyptian invasion backed by foreign military officers from Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, the United States and other countries, alongside Egyptian and Sudanese troops. Yet Ethiopia stood its ground and defended its sovereignty. History must remember that Ethiopia was not merely fighting Egypt; it was confronting a foreign-backed expedition. The courage of Ethiopian warriors who defended their homeland at Gundet remains a testament to Ethiopia's enduring spirit of independence!
#Gundet150
ኢትዮጵያ በግብፅ ላይ የተቀናጃቸዉን 150ኛዉን የጉንደት ድል በምታከብርበት ቀን (November 16) የዘመኑ ፅምዶ የሚባሉ የግብፅ ባንዳዎች በአሜሪካ ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ መጥራታቸዉ እጅግ አሳፋሪና የሚገርም ተግባር ነዉ
The war Shabia (the EPLF) waged against Ethiopia during the so-called independence struggle was actively backed by several foreign powers. These countries worked together to lock Ethiopia into a geopolitical prison by severing its historic access to the Red Sea - ports it had used for millennia. It was a classic David-versus-Goliath battle, with Ethiopia forced to confront the entire Middle Eastern Arab alliance Today, however, the geopolitical balance has shifted dramatically. The moment may finally have arrived for Ethiopia to reclaim the justice denied to it for the past four decades.
The port of Assab was taken from Ethiopia through Meles Zenawi’s treacherous political decisions, aided by the biased and deeply questionable influence of then UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali, an Egyptian national, at a time when the Ethiopian people had no freely elected government to represent or defend their national interests.
This was more than the loss of a port. It was a historic geopolitical injustice that stripped a nation of its natural access to the sea and inflicted lasting consequences on generations of Ethiopians. The people of Afar, whose ancestral homeland and communities were torn apart and displaced, have an even deeper historical grievance that must never be forgotten.
But history cannot be buried, and injustice cannot be made permanent simply by the passage of time. Neither the Ethiopian people nor the Afar people will remain silent. Our demand for justice, historical recognition, and the restoration of Ethiopia’s legitimate interests will not disappear.
Assab is not a forgotten chapter in Ethiopia’s history. It is a question of historical justice, national dignity, and the rights of generations yet unborn. Ethiopia deserves justice. The Afar people deserve justice. And history must not have the final word in favor of those who benefited from this injustice‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
ይሄ የአሸባሪዉ ፅምዶ የሰላማዊ ሰልፍ ጥሪ ሻብያ በወኪሎቹ የተዘጋጀ የሰልፍ ጥሪ ነዉ!
በዚህ ሰልፍ ብዛት ያላቸዉ የአሸባሪዉ የሻብያ ደጋፊ ኤርትራዉያን እንደሚገኙ ቢጠበቅም አንዳንድ ፅንፈኛ አመለካከት ያላቸዉ ኢትዮጵያዉያን ባንዳዎች ሊገኙ እንደሚችሉ እንገምታለን።
በዚህ ሰልፍ ላይ መገኘት ማለት የግብፅን ሴራ ከመደገፍ እኩል ነዉ
ይሄ ሰልፍ ማን ከተጠላት ጎን ተሰልፎ የሀገሩን ሲወጋ እንደነበር ለማወቅና ለታሪክ ፅፈን እንድናስቀምጥ ጥሩ አጋጣሚ ይፈጥርልናል
The Mastermind Behind the Anti-Oromo Campaign Exposes Itself
Over the past several weeks, I have repeatedly warned that the clashes between two clans in Moyale were being exploited to transform a localized conflict into a broader Oromo–Somali, and potentially even an Ethiopia–Somalia, confrontation. I argued that the Eritrean regime, with the backing of its Egyptian allies, was seeking to open an eastern front against Abiy Ahmed by exploiting Ethiopia’s internal divisions.
One striking feature of this campaign has been that some of the most inflammatory rhetoric surrounding Moyale has come not from politicians and media personalities in Ethiopia, but from their counterparts based in Kenya. I have never considered this pattern coincidental.
My assessment was informed by several months of monitoring open-source information and clandestine political activities in Nairobi involving operatives linked to Isaias Afwerki’s regime. Now, Eritrea’s own ambassador to Kenya, Beyene Russom, has brought together some of the very politicians who have been working to inflame tensions surrounding Moyale. At this meeting, the ambassador reportedly brought the Moyale clashes, Ethiopia’s internal political divisions, and the dispute over Assab into the same discussion, even invoking the narrative of an alleged “Oromo supremacy” agenda. His own social media post confirms this.
The ambassador’s use of the term “Oromo supremacy” follows an established pattern of ethnic framing. It echoes Isaias Afwerki’s reference to the so-called “ideology of Orommuma” in his May 2025 speech, in which he linked it to Ethiopia’s political crises and Abiy Ahmed’s quest for maritime access. At the time, I warned, both publicly and in private discussions with Eritrean officials, that introducing this kind of ethnic framing into an already volatile political environment was setting the region on a dangerous path. Unfortunately, those warnings went unheeded. Instead, Asmara intensified its support for media outlets spewing hateful propaganda against the Oromo people.
What began as rhetoric from Isaias himself is now being amplified by his diplomatic representative in Kenya. The same ethnic framing is being extended to tensions surrounding Moyale—a localized clan dispute that should never have been allowed to escalate into an Oromo–Somali confrontation.
There should now be little doubt about the origins of the increasingly familiar narratives of “Oromo expansionism” and “Oromo supremacy,” peddled by a handful of opportunistic politicians and media personalities, or about who is sponsoring and amplifying them. The fingerprints of the Asmara regime are becoming increasingly difficult to conceal.
The ambassador’s intervention has brought into the open the very political agenda we have been tracking for months. Criticism of Abiy Ahmed’s government is entirely legitimate. But a blatant, coordinated anti-Oromo campaign designed to foment communal tensions and engineer a regional confrontation is an entirely different matter.
I once again issue a strong warning to the Eritrean regime and Ambassador Beyene Russom against abusing diplomatic positions and platforms to inflame ethnic tensions within Ethiopia. This strategy will not achieve what they hope. On the contrary, it risks backfiring by helping Abiy Ahmed rally support around a narrative of external threats and national sovereignty. Those seeking to weaken him may end up strengthening him instead.
As for the Oromo people, they have endured and overcome degrading campaigns waged against them from multiple corners for more than a century. They have survived far more organized and sustained attempts to undermine their identity and dignity. This latest hate campaign will be no different. It will not make a dent.
Ximdo is a true godsend , a gift that keeps on giving. It has brilliantly unmasked Ethiopia's real enemies and cleared the fog so Ethiopians can finally see who has been working against EThiopia's interest. Shabia's invention of Ximdo will certainly be remembered as the last nail in its own coffin. ጢሚዶ ማለት ሰኞ ተቋቁሞ ማክሰኞ የፈረሰ ትብብር ነዉ!
ከአወል ሰኢድ ቁመት ያጠረ እድሜ ያለዉ ትብብር 🤣
