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“We do firmly believe the answer is greater freedom, not less”!
“The United States is a long-time friend and partner of #Ethiopia. We look forward to working with you as the people of Ethiopia seek greater peace, democracy, and prosperity — all of which we know you will succeed in achieving.” — Secretary Tillerson with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gebeyehu on March 8, 2018 #SecStateinAfrica.
"የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት በሀገሪቱ ተከስቶ የነበረውን ሁከት ለመቆጣጠርና ሰላም ለማረጋገጥ የወሰዳቸውን እርምጃዎች እናደንቃለን – ሬክስ ቲለርሰን" ፋና = ንግግራቸውን አዳምጫለሁ! የት ይሆን ሚሩ ይህን ያሉት? ቪዲዮው ተለጥፏል። https://t.co/X5YKza6llp
— @EthiObservatory (@EthiObservatory) March 8, 2018
Tags: addis abeba press conference, Ethiopia's State of emergency law, Greater freedom not less, TPLF repression, United States Secretary of State Tillerson
"When they [government officials] first came they told us an investor was coming and we would develop the land alongside one another. They didn't say the land would be taken away from us entirely. I don't understand why the government took the land."
Farmer Gemechu Garbaba
His wife adds:
"Since the land was taken away from us we are impoverished. Nothing has gone right for us, since these investors came."
Africa succumbs to colonial-style land grab
Channel 4 News, 7 January 2012
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