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የቢቢሲ ዘገባ: ‘በአዲስ አበባ ሕገ-ወጥ የመሬት ወረራና የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች ኢፍትሃዊ ዕደላ ተካሂዷል’–ኢዜማ
Ethiopia: ሰበር – ኢዜማ የታከለ ኡማ አስተዳደርን ምስጢር ዘረገፈው | “ወይ አዲስ አበባ ወይ አራዳ ሆይ፤ እንዲህ ተቆርጥመሽ አልቀሽ የለም ወይ?”
Tags: Abiy Admin's corruption, Abiy officials theft, Acting Mayor Adanech Abeibie, Grants on ethnicity basis, Increased repression, land grab, land robbery, Oromuma in action, Prosperity Party's sad legacy, state violence in Ethiopia, Takeöe Uma
"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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