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Liberty & Dignity! ‘Humans were born free, but everywhere they are in chains’ ~ Rousseau. #Ethiopia

Addis Ababa
Joined June 2009
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There were reports that senior Prosperity Party officials were being sent for military training after their appointments. I assumed it was fake news, but now it has come from the horse's mouth. What should one really make of this?
ለሁለንተናዊ ብልጽግና - ሁለንተናዊ ዝግጁነት ያለው አመራር የኢትዮጵያን ሥልጣኔ ለመገንባት እንችል ዘንድ ሁለንተናዊ ብልጽግናን ማረጋገጥ አለብን፡፡ ሁለንተናዊ ብልጽግና ማለት ቁሳዊና መንፈሳዊ ብልጽግና፣ ባህላዊና ሞራላዊ ብልጽግና የተሸመኑበት ብልጽግና ነው፡፡ ለዚህ ደግሞ አመራሩ ሁለንተናዊ ዝግጁነት ያስፈልገዋል፡፡ በአካል የዳበረ፣ በሞራል የጠነከረ፣ በዕውቀት የተሳለ፣ በጥበብ የበሰለ እንዲሆን ይጠበቅበታል፡፡ በተለይም በሀገር ፍቅር ስሜትና በሕዝብ ተቆርቋሪነት መንፈስ ግዴታዎቹን እንዲወጣ የሀገር አደራዋ ጥብቅ ነው፡፡ ወታደራዊ ሳይንስ፣ ልምድ እና ሕይወት የሰውን ልጅ ዓላማና ሰብእና በመቅረጽ ረገድ ተወዳዳሪ የለውም፡፡ የሰው ልጅ በአካልም፣ በመንፈስም፣ በሥነ ምግባርም፣ በአፈጻጸምም ዲሲፕሊናዊ እንዲሆን በማስቻል ለዘመናት ትውልድን ሲያዘጋጅ ኖሯል፡፡ ውጫዊና ውስጣዊ ማንነቱ የሠመሩለት ሰብእና በመቅረጽም ታላላቅ መሪዎችን አፍርቷል፡፡ ግዳጅን በብቃት መፈጸም፣ በዐርበኝነት መንፈስ አገልግሎት መስጠት፤ የሥራ ዲሲፕሊንን መቅረጽ፤ የጋራ ግብን በጋራ ማሳካት፤ ወትሮ ዝግጁነት፤ በተዋረድ አመራርን ማፍራት፤ ኃላፊነትና ተጠያቂነት፤ ከላይ እስከ ታች በመናበብ ዓላማን መፈጸም፣ እና የመሳሰሉት ከወታደራዊ ሳይንስና ልምድ ሊወሰዱ የሚችሉ ዕሴቶች ናቸው፡፡ የመደመር መንግሥት አመራሮች በሁርሶ ወታደራዊ ማሠልጠኛ ሥልጠና በመውሰድ ላይ ናቸው፡፡ የመደመር ሥልጣኔ ታላቁ ስትራቴጂን ተግባራዊ ለማድረግ እንዲቻል፣ ከወታደራዊ ሳይንስና ሕይወት የምንቀስማቸው ዕውቀቶች፣ ክሂሎቶች እና ልምዶች አሉን፡፡ በተለይም ደግሞ በአንድ ሰዋሰው መግባባት፣ ሥነ ምኅዳርን በሚገባ መጠቀም፤ በተከታታይ ሕዝብን ለዓላማና ለተግባር ማነጽ፤ ለሕዝብ የገባነውን ቃል በሚገባ አከናውኖ መጨረስ፤ ከታች እስከ ላይ ያለውን መዋቅር ለሀገራዊ ዓላማ ማሣለጥ፤ ሀገርን በባለ አደራነት መምራት፤ ለምንምና ለማንም የማትበገር ጽኑ ሀገር መገንባት፤ ተተኪ ትውልድን ማፍራት እና የሀገርን ደኅንነት ምንጊዜም ማረጋገጥ የሚሉትን የስትራቴጂውን ሐሳቦች በተገቢው መንገድ ለመረዳትም ሆነ ለማስፈጸም ወታደራዊ ሥልጠናው የማይናቅ ሚና ይጫወታል፡፡ ወታደሮች ዒላማ፤ ሲቪሎች ደግሞ ዓላማ አላቸው፡፡ የሁለቱም ግብ ድልን ማስመዝገብ ነው፡፡ ሁለቱን ዲሲፕሊኖች በማገናዘብ ዒላማውንም የሚመታ፤ ዓላማውንም የሚያሳካ ትውልድ እንፈጥራለን፡፡
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I like following Ethiopian "experts" predicting multiple scenarios and celebrate when one hits. If things reversed, the best they do is lecturing us what changed, not admitting misprediction. Not saying this specific prediction is right or wrong. እንዲያው ትዝ ብሎኝ ነው።
Even more so since September 23, almost all “experts” have further reinforced their prediction that a full-scale conventional war in the north was inevitable, with the capture of Assab and/or the overthrow of Isaias as the ultimate outcome. 1/4
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This is outrageous! Why is the government detaining grieving families who lost their loved ones to armed groups due to a lack of state protection? addisstandard.com/more-than-…
The EOTC announced that 46 people were killed for their faith in #Arsi, #Oromia, #Ethiopia this week alone, and this is not an isolated incident. Both the regional and federal governments seem to be turning a blind eye to the matter. Are they unable or unwilling to stop it?
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The EOTC announced that 46 people were killed for their faith in #Arsi, #Oromia, #Ethiopia this week alone, and this is not an isolated incident. Both the regional and federal governments seem to be turning a blind eye to the matter. Are they unable or unwilling to stop it?
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Big Bootifull Bully!
Trump: I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before, Nicki Minaj. That's hard to miss. Stand up.
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Meles said it was not "the most comfortable" part of his life when he was asked about his stay in power for 7 yrs (and kind of can't wait to leave ) but he stayed there 'till death parted us. Imagine, he was previously in the bushes fighting the government for the previous 17 yrs
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The 2017/18 conflict and escalation in the same place has been cited here: ethiopia-insight.com/2020/12…
Moyale, a border town between #Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regions, is once again hit by ethnic clashes. The town was a proxy flashpoint on the verge of the TPLF-led EPRDF’s fall (in 2017/18), exposing how the ethnofederalist establishment is unable to manage ethnic diversity.
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Moyale, a border town between #Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regions, is once again hit by ethnic clashes. The town was a proxy flashpoint on the verge of the TPLF-led EPRDF’s fall (in 2017/18), exposing how the ethnofederalist establishment is unable to manage ethnic diversity.
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Befeqadu Z. Hailu | በፍቃዱ ዘ. retweeted
Dear friends :As most of you may have heard,I was arrested ten days ago and released this weekend. I thank you all for visiting me while in prison, calling and keeping it under wraps as my family and friends navigated a way out. I still hope to find a safe space to do journalism.
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This is reportedly the reception given to @reda_getachew et al. as flights resumed to #Tigray. ​#TPLF had it coming. ​Once synonymous with Tigray in its entirety, the TPLF is now reduced to an opposition group that the Tigrayan people resent more than ever before.
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In #Ethiopia's conflicts for the past #half_century, the actors stay the same; only the alignments keep shifting: 👉🏾​ Pre-1991: ETH gov vs TPLF & EPLF 👉🏾 1999: ETH gov (TPLF/EPRDF) vs ERI (EPLF/PFDJ) 👉🏾 2020: ETH gov & ERI (PFDJ) vs TPLF 👉🏾 2026: ETH gov vs TPLF & ERI (PFDJ)
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An Egypt-led group of #Ethiopia's neighbours has ganged up on Ethiopia.
#Daily_Brief: #Egypt, #Eritrea, #Sudan, #Somalia agree to coordinate security operations if #Ethiopia conflict spills across borders Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia have “agreed to coordinate military and intelligence efforts if the conflict escalated to the borders Ethiopia shares with Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia,” Reuters reported, citing two Egyptian security officials, following a quadrilateral summit in Egypt on 4 Oct. addisstandard.com/brief/n-60…
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Befeqadu Z. Hailu | በፍቃዱ ዘ. retweeted
Several credible reports (including AFP and DW) confirm that Eritrean forces are not only inside #Ethiopia but also expanding in northern and central Tigray, digging trenches and more. This is a dangerous escalation we have warned about for some time. In its attempt to create strategic depth in Ethiopia, the #Eritrean government is making Ethio-Eritrea war a self-fulfilling prophecy. chathamhouse.org/2026/10/war…
Federal forces entered Mekelle, the regional capital this afternoon. The TPLF leadership had already left the city in the past days. That does not necessarily herald the end of the crisis in Tigray. What follows will need prudence and magnanimity. Three things will matter. avoid triumphalism, and keep strict discipline among federal forces and their allies. Do not linger in cities and towns; concentrate troops on major infrastructure and borders, and use quick local elections as a bridge to a proper vote. And keep a channel open for dialogue and mediation with members of the TPLF.
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Befeqadu Z. Hailu | በፍቃዱ ዘ. retweeted
Reuters gains access to #Eritrea. Tightly controlled internet access is sparse and slow. Few people bother staring at phones. Young people drink unlabeled bottles of beer from the state-owned factory. Almost no cars can be seen on the streets amid severe government fuel rationing, save a few battered taxis.
The Iran war has made Eritrea's Red Sea coast more strategically important, and the country says it's now ready to open up. Reuters got access to one of the world's most secretive countries reut.rs/4zA8emT
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The #Tisema campaign team submitted a 12-point petition to the Prime Minister’s Office. Regardless of whether the government responds, the demands are clear and actionable. I hope the gov uses this opportunity to learn to listen to its citizens. instagram.com/p/Dd7KaorjH4a/…
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Today marks the 10th Anniversary of #Irreechaa2016, a turning point for the then-#OromoProtests. In my book, "Lost in Transition," I dedicated a chapter to the event, its tragic turnout, the claims and counterclaims, and violence that followed. befeqe.blogspot.com/2026/09/…
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Four regional councils members have been appointed as cabinet members of Addis Ababa. This means these individuals do not live either in the regions where they serve as legislators or in the city where they serve as executive members. Any experience like this?
ዛሬ የተቋቋመው የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር አዲሱ ካቢኔ ምን ይመስላል? የካቢኔውን የሹመት ድልድል በድረ-ገጻችን ዘገባ ያንብቡ፦ ethioelections.com/2026/09/1… #ምርጫ2018 #EthiopiaElection
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Befeqadu Z. Hailu | በፍቃዱ ዘ. retweeted
The #TigrayWar and the regrettable role of some foreign "#Ethiopia Experts." It has been 5 years since the Tigray War began and 3 years since the Pretoria Agreement was signed. The wounds of the war are not yet healed, nor is the peace sustainable... befeqe.blogspot.com/2025/09/…
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ይመራል ይላሉ ኮሶ መጠጣት፣ ይመራል ይላሉ ግራዋና ሬት፣ እሱስ የሚመረው ነፃነት ማጣት! youtu.be/VODw6cBCXok?si=Rc6j…
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Danke an das Amnesty Journal, dass ihr mein Interview gebracht habt. amnesty.de/sites/default/fil…
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