A letter written by 20 members of the US Congress to @mikepompeo expressed "serious concerns about the recent unrest in Ethiopia."
"An unstable Ethiopia with violence, ethnic division,and politically motivated prosecutions will be a less reliable partner for the United States." pic.twitter.com/I7Hj8epDJm
In scheming Ethiopia’s destruction, the current Oromia Region’s Acting President Shemelis Abdissa’s ambition, seems to have picked its lessons from the 19th century Siberian peasant monk who, as a religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II, exercised enormous power to advance his open and secret agendas.
Oh Obo Shemelis is so blinded by hunger for power, his secret mission’s achievement cannot be realised without Addis Abeba being systematically reduced into a ‘district’ from Ethiopia’s/Africa’s capital city!
The cost is only Addis Abeba’s removal with genocide from its present state , aiming to beef up Shemelis Abdissa et.al’s egos! For the broader Oromos, this project advanced by Shemelis Abdissa is sold as project doe their rise!
The overall cost of this project by the Acting Oromia President is genocide in Ethiopia, which Raphael Lemikin in 2008 described as follows:
“Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves. The objectives of such a plan would be the disintegration of the political and social institutions, of culture, language, national feelings, religion, and the economic existence of national groups, and the destruction of the personal security, liberty, health, dignity, and even the lives of the individuals belonging to such groups.”
The postponement of the election was predictable long before the outbreak of the COVID-19 outbreak. The government has not been able to conduct national census, political parties were not able to campaign freely in all regions of the country, and sectarian messages dominated the airwaves. Allegations that security forces, law enforcement agencies and government institutions are partisans have eroded public trust in the government’s ability to prepare the country for the promised free and fair election.
Had it not been for a complex set of events, the month of May 2020 would have witnessed Ethiopia’s first post-conflict and transitional election.
Two years have passed since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in the aftermath of a popular uprising that demanded political reforms, protection of human rights and establishment of law and order. He raised the hopes and aspirations of millions of Ethiopians back home and abroad with tantalizing measures that included the releases of political prisoners, amnesty for political dissidents, and a peace settlement with neighboring Eritrea.
These bold steps earned the prime minister all round commendations and the 2019 Nobel Prize for Peace.
To the dismay of many Ethiopians, no sooner had glimpses of these signs of change been caught than the specter of anarchy and chaos ominously descended on the land. Ethnic conflicts got worse, resulting in countless deaths and massive internal humandisplacement. Minorities (especially the Amharas and Christians) in the various regions were targeted and persecuted, while university campuses became centers of political agitation, violence and killings. Defenseless students of the Amhara ethnic group, mostly young girls, were abducted and tortured by extremist Oromo fighters, and several places of worship, including heritage institutions, were burned down. The governor of the Amhara region and his colleagues were assassinated under mysterious circumstances, as was the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces.
"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
