TZTA February 2020 by Teshome Woldeamanuel

TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

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ጠ / ሚኒስትር ጀስቲን ትሩዶ አጋርነታቸውን ለማሳደግ በኢትዮጵያ ጉብኝት መድረጉን ገለጹ

ጠ / ሚኒስትር ጀስቲን ትሩዶ ከኢትዮጵያ ፕሬዝዳንት ዘውዴ ሳህሌ-ስራ ጋር ተወያዩ ፌብሩዋሪ 8 ፣ 2020 አዲስ አበባ ፣ ኢትዮጵያ

አዲስ አበባ ፣ ኢትዮጵያ

ጠ / ሚኒስትር ጀስቲን ትሩዶ የካናዳ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስቴር ጠ / ሚኒስትር ጀስቲን ትሩዶ ሰሞኑን ወደ ኢትዮጵያ ጉብኝት አድርገው ነበር፡፡ ፈጣን በእነዚህ ዝግጅቶች ወቅት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኢኮኖሚያዊ ዕድገት እና በአየር ንብረት ትሩድ የሥርዓተ እኩልነትን ለማስፈን እንቅስቃሴ ላይ ያተኮረ የአፍሪካ ወጣት እና ለአፍሪካ ህብረት ኮሚሽኖች የሚያደርጉትን ፈጣን እድገት ያለው ህዝብ በክልል ውስጥ ያሉ ጥረት እንደሚደግፉ አስታውቀዋል፡ አገራት ለካናዳ የተፈጥሮ አጋር ይሆናሉ ብለዋል:፡ ፡ በኢንቨስትመንቶች ካናዳ ኢኮኖሚያዊ ዕድሎችን ለመጨመር እና በምሥራቅ አፍሪቃ ጉብኝቱ ካናዳ ፣ ኢትዮጵያ እና የአፍሪካ አገራት ለ 150,000 ሴቶች እንቅፋቶችን ለመቅረፍ ለዲሞክራሲ ፣ ለሴቶች ማጎልበት እና ለጾታ ትረዳለች፡፡ ሌሎች ኢንቨስትመንቶች ለ200 እኩልነት ፣ ለአየር ንብረት ለውጥን ለመዋጋት እና የወጣት አመራሮች የአመራር ስልጠና እንዲሰጡ ለሁሉም የሚጠቅሙ ኢኮኖሚያዊ እድገቶችን እና በኢትዮጵያ እና በትናንሽና መካከለኛ መጠን በጋራ ለመወጣት በሚችሉት ላይ ያተኮረ ነበር፡፡ ላላቸው የንግድ ሥራዎች ድጋፍ በማድረግ በወጣቶች እና በሴቶች ባለቤትነት ላይ ያተኮሩ ከጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር አብይ አህመድ እና ናቸው ፡፡ በዓለም ዙሪያ ያሉ ሴቶች ስኬታማ ከፕሬዚዳንት ሳህለወርቅ ዘውዴ ጋር ሲነጋገሩ ሲሆኑ የዓለም አቀፉ ኢኮኖሚም እንዲሁ፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትሩድ ዲሞክራሲና የፆታ እኩልነትን ለማስቀጠል ሁለቱ መንግስታት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ሴቶችንና ልጃገረዶችን ይበልጥ ተቀራርበው ሊሠሩ የሚችሉት እንዴት ማጎልበት ድህነትን እና እኩልነትን ጨምሮ እንደሆነ ተወያይተዋል፡፡ አገራት እነዚህን የጋራ ሌሎች በርካታ ጉዳዮችን ለመፍታት ቁልፍ ጉዳይ ተቀዳሚ ጉዳዮች ማሻሻል ሁለቱንም ሀገሮች መሆኑን ያተኩራሉ ፡፡ የጾታ እና የመውለድ ጤና እንዲያድጉ እንደሚያደርግ ካናዳ ታምናለች። እና የሴቶች እና የልጃገረዶች መብትን እንዲሁም የወሲብ እና ጾታን መሠረት ያደረጉ ጥቃቶችን የኢኮኖሚ አጋርነታችንን ለማጠንከር ጠቅላይ ለመከላከል የገንዘብ መዋጮ ማድረጉን ሚኒስትሩ በካናዳ የንግድ ልዑክ እና በአነስተኛ አስታውቀዋል፡፡ ንግድ ፣ በኤክስፖርት ማስተዋወቂያ እና በዓለም አቀፍ ንግድ ሚኒስትር ታላቅ የተባሉ ናቸው። ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትሩዶ በተጨማሪም ለሁሉም ሰው የሚሰራ ኢኮኖሚ መገንባት ከአየር ንብረት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትሩዶ እንዳሉት በሁለቱም ለውጥ ጋር ለመላመድ እና ለመዋጋት ባለን ሀገራት ላሉት የንግድ እና ኢንቨስትመንትን ችሎታ ላይ የተመሠረተ መሆኑን ጠቅሰዋል ፡ ለማሳደግ እና አንዳቸው የሌላውን ገበያዎች ፡ ካናዳ የመጀመሪያውን በ 2021 አዲስ አበባ በተሻለ ተደራሽነት ለማሳደግ ቃል ገብተዋል። ውስጥ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የካናዳ-አፍሪካ ንፅፅር እድገት ሲምፖዚየም እንደምታስተናግድ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ በአፍሪካ በቀዳሚ ግንኙነቶች አስታውቀዋል:: እና በአፍሪካ ወጣቶች ከሚሰሩት ድርጅት ጋር ስፖርት በመፍጠር የካናዳን ፍላጎት በአህጉሪቱ ሲምፖዚየሙ ችግሮችን በመቀነስ እና ወደ ለማስፋፋት የረዳችው ሚሳኢ ኡራጋን ነበር፡፡ ተለወጠ የአየር ንብረት የመቋቋም አቅም ለመገንባት ኢኮኖሚያችንን ለማሳደግ አዳዲስ የአየር ንብረት ለውጥን ለመዋጋትና የሥርዓት መንገዶችን ያፈላልጋል፡፡ እኩልነትን ከፍ ለማድረግ አስፈላጊ መዋዕለ ንዋይ ከማፍሰሱ በተጨማሪ ካናዳን መራጮችና ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ካናዳ ከሌሎች ጋር ቀጣይነት እጩዎችን ለማጎልበት እና ዴሞክራሲን ያለው የውቅያኖስ ኢኮኖሚ ለመገንባት ለማጎልበት ለኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ከሌሎች ጋር እንዴት እንደምትሠራ ጠቅላይ ቦርድ ገንዘብ ያቀርባል፡፡ በተጨማሪም ካናዳ ሚኒስትሩ ካወቁ በኋላ በውቅያኖስ ሀብቶች ኢትዮጵያን በመቀበል የካናዳ የወታደራዊ መጠቀምን በአገር ቤት እና በውጭ አገር ላይ ስልጠና ትብብር ፕሮግራም አባል በመሆን ያተኩራል። ይህ ሥራ እ.ኤ.አ. የ 2018 G7 ወታደራዊ ስልጠና ለአባል አገራት የምታስተላልፍ ፕሬዝዳንት በመሆን እና በ 2018 ዘላቂ ብሉ እና የደህንነት አቅማቸውን ለመገንባት የሚረዳ ኢኮኖሚ ኮንፈረንስ አጋር በመሆን በሚያሳየው ነው። መሪነት ላይ የተመሠረተ ነው ፡፡ ሀገራት የባህር ዳርቻዎችን እና የባህር ዳርቻ ህብረተሰብን በኢትዮጵያ የተደረገው ጉብኝት ከ 33 ለመጠበቅ ፣ ዘላቂ ውቅያኖሶችን እና ዓሳዎችን ኛው የአፍሪካ ህብረት (ህብረት) ጉባዒ ጋር በመጠበቅ እና የውቅያኖስ ፕላስቲክ ቆሻሻን ተገናኝትዋል፡፡ በአፍሪካ ህብረት የመሪዎች ለማፅዳት ኢኮኖሚያዊ እድገት ለመፍጠር በጋራ ጉባዔ ላይ ለመገኘት የመጀመሪያው የካናዳ መስራት እንዳለባቸው ካናዳ ታምናለች፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር እንደመሆኑ መጠን ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትሩዶ ካናዳ የበለፀገች እና ሰላም በጉብኝቱ ወቅት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትሩድ ካናዳ የሰፈነች አህጉር እንድትሆን የጋራ ራዕይዋን ለኢትዮጵያ እና ለአፍሪካ ወሳኝ አጋር አድርገው እንዴት ማጎልበት እንደምትችል ለመመርመር አስቀምጠዋል ፡፡ ዓለም አቀፉን ተፈታታኝ ከሌሎች የዓለም መሪዎች ጋር ተገናኝቷል ፡፡ ይህ ችግሮች ለመቅረፍ እና የተሻለ ፣ ደህንነቱ ሥራ በተለይ በ 2020 የተባበሩት መንግስታት የተጠበቀ እና የበለጠ የበለፀገ የወደፊት ኑሮ የሰላም ግንባታ ኮሚሽን ሊቀመንበር በመሆን ለመገንባት ካናዳ ዝግጁነት አሳይቷል፡፡ ለካናዳ ትልቅ ትርጉም አለው፡፡ TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

አቀፍ ንግድ ሚኒስትር ጋር በመሆን የካናዳ ዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃና ንፁህ ቴክኖሎጂዎች፣ የመሰረተ ልማት አውታሮች እና የመረጃ እና የግንኙነት ቴክኖሎጅዎችን በመሳሰሉ የኢንዱስትሪ ዕድገቶች የመረዳት አቅምን ያሳያሉ ፡፡ በሁለቱም አገራት መካከል ባሉ ህዝቦች መካከል ጠንካራ ትስስር በመገንባት ዓለም አቀፋዊ ተደራሽነታቸውን ለማሳደግ ለሚፈልጉ የካናዳ ኩባንያዎች ኢትዮጵያ ትልቅ ቦታ እንደምትሆን ተናግረዋል። በተጨማሪም ሁለቱ መሪዎች በካናዳ እና በኢትዮጵያ መካከል ለመሠረተ ልማት በመንግስታዊ እና በግለሰቦች ሽርክናዎች መካከል ከፍተኛ ትብብር ማድረጋቸውን በደስታ ተቀብለዋል፡፡

ጠ / ሚኒስትር ጀስቲን ትሩዶ ከኢትዮጵያ ፕሬዝዳንት ዘውዴ ሳህለ ወርቅ ጋር ተወያዩ፡፡

የካናዳ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ጀስቲን ትሩዶ እና የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬዝዳንት ሳህለ ወርቅ ለንግድ እና ለኢንቨስትመንት ትስስሮች ጠልቅ ያለ ውይይት አድርገዋል። በካናዳ እና በኢትዮጵያ ለሚኖሩ ሰዎች የሥራ ዕድሎችን የሚፈጥሩ ጉዳዮች ላይም ህአሳብ ተለዋውጠዋል፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ካናዳ ከኢትዮጵያ ጋር በውጭ ኢንቨስትመንት ጥበቃ ስምምነት ላይ ለመወያየት ፍላጎት እንዳላቸው ገልጸዋል ፡፡ ሁለቱ መሪዎች በሁለቱም ሀገራት መካከል የንግድ ትስስር እንዴት ማጠንከር እንደሚቻል ለመወያየት የኤክስፖርት ልማት ካናዳ፣ የካናዳ የንግድ ኮርፖሬሽን እና ፊንዴቪ ካናዳ ጨምሮ ከካናዳ ንግድ ልዑካን አባላት ጋር ተወያይተዋል፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ከስሞል ቢዝነስ ንግድ ሚኒስትር ፣ ከኤክስፖርት ማስተዋወቅ እና ከዓለም

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ እና ፕሬዝዳንቱ የአፍሪካን ኢኮኖሚያዊ ሽግግር ለማምጣት እና ለሁሉም በተለይም ለወጣቶች ዕድሎችን ለመፍጠር በግሉ ዘርፍ ፈጠራን እና ካፒታልን በንቃት በማስተዋወቅ ላይ ተወያይተዋል፡፡ ሁለቱ መሪዎች እ.ኤ.አ. በ2019 በካናዳ በተስተናገደው ሴቶች ስኬታማ ትብብርዎቻቸውን መሠረት በማድረግ የሥርዓት እኩልነትን እና የሴቶች ድጋፍን ለመቀጠል የሚረዱ መንገዶችን ተወያይተዋል። በክልሉ ሰላምና ፀጥታ ዙሪያ ሀሳቦችን ያተወያዩ ሲሆን ሴቶችን፣ የሰላምና ፀጥታን አጀንዳ ለማሳደግ በጋራ መስራታቸውን ለመቀጠል ተስማምተዋል ፡፡ የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ በኢትዮጵያ ጉብኝት በካናዳ እና በኢትዮጵያ መካከል ባለው ጠንካራ ወዳጅነት ላይ የተመሠረተ፣ ከሰዎች ጋር በሕዝብ ግንኙነት ፣ ጠንካራ የንግድ ግንኙነት እና ሰፊ የሁለትዮሽ ትብብር ላይ የተመሠረተ ነው ፡፡

ጠ / ሚኒስትር ጀስቲን ትሩዴድ ከኢፌዴሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዶክተር ዐቢይ አህመድ ጋር ተወያዩ

የንግድ ስምምነት አቅም ስላለው ተናግረዋል፡ ፡ በተጨማሪም በኢንዱስትሪ ፖሊሲ እና በካናዳ የፈጠራ ፈላጊዎች በኩል የላቀ ሥራን ለመፍጠር የኢንዱስትሪ ሽግግርን በማበረታታት የኢንዱስትሪ ኢኮኖሚያዊ ብልፅግናን እንዴት ማጎልበት እንደሚቻል ተወያይተዋል፡፡

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትሩዶ እና ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ

አዲስ አበባ ፣ ኢትዮጵያ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትርዶ ካናዳ ለኢትዮጵያ ትልቅ ለውጥ የማምጣት አጀንዳ ጠንካራ ድጋፍ እንደምትሰጥ አረጋግጠዋል ፡፡ ሁለቱ መሪዎች የምጣኔ ሀብት ዕድገትን ፣ የአስተዳደርን እና የዴሞክራሲን ፣ የአየር ንብረት ለውጥን እና የፆታ እኩልነትን እና የሴቶች ማበረታቻን ጨምሮ በጋራ ጉዳዮች ላይ በጋራ ውይይት አድርግዋል፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትሩዶ እና ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ ንግድና ኢንቨስትመንትን የሚያጠናክሩበት አነስተኛ የንግድ ሚኒስትር ፣ የኤክስፖርት ማስተዋወቅና ዓለም አቀፍ ንግድ ተወያይተዋ ወደ ኢትዮጵያ ለመለዋወጥ የተጓዙት የንግድ ልዑካን ናቸው፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የኢትዮጵያን ተለዋዋጭ እና ኢንተርፕራይዝ ወጣቶችን ለመደገፍ የፈጠራ መንገዶችን ጨምሮ ለሁሉም ሰው የምጣኔ ሀብት ዕድሎችን ለመፍጠር ትእስማምተዋል፡፡ መሪዎቹ የተናገሩት የአህጉሪቱን ኢኮኖሚያዊ ለውጥ ለማፋጠን የአፍሪካ አህጉራዊ ነፃ

የተቀናጀ ፣ የበለፀገች እና ሰላማዊ አፍሪካን በማጎልበት የአፍሪካ ህብረት ትልቅ ሚና እንደተጫወቱ ተወያይተዋል ፡፡ ሁለቱ መሪዎች በተባበሩት መንግስታት የሰላም ግንባታ ኮሚሽን ሊቀመንበርነት እስከ 2020 ድረስ የካናዳ ሚና በወቅታዊ ችግሮች ለአፍሪካ ሰላምና ደህንነት ችግሮች ዙሪያ አስተያየቶችን ተለዋውጠዋል፡ ፡ በዓለም ዙሪያ የሰላም እንቅስቃሴዎችን የሚቀይር የሴቶች ፣ የሰላም እና የፀጥታ አጀንዳ ለማስቀጠል በጋራ መስራታቸውን ለመቀጠል ተስማምተዋል። ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ትሪዶ እና ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ የካናዳ የኢትዮጵያን የተሃድሶ አጀንዳ በመደገፍ ላይ እንደሚገኙ ተናግረዋል ፡፡ በአካባቢ ጥበቃ ትብብር ላይ የአየር ንብረት ለውጡ የሚያስከትለውን መጥፎ ውጤት ለመቅረፍ ተጨማሪ ዛፎችን ለመትከል በየራሳቸው ጥረት ላይ ተወያይተዋል ፡፡ ሁለቱ መሪዎች በቅርቡ ሰዎች-ከሰዎች ጋር በመመሠረት የተመሰረተው በካናዳ እና በኢትዮጵያ መካከል ስላለው ጥልቅ ወዳጅነት የተናገሩ ሲሆን በሁለቱ ሀገራት መካከል የሰዎችን ፍሰት የበለጠ ለማሻሻል በሚቻልበት መንገድ ተወያይተዋል ፡፡

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ከቤተሰቦች፣ ህጻናት እና ማህበራዊ ልማት ሚኒስትር አቶ አህመድ ሁሴን ጋር በመሆን ተገኝተዋል ፡፡

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ግቢው! ዩኒቨርስቲው!! (አሥራዯው ከፈረንሳይ)

እንዳልነበሩበት - ተናዳፊ ንቦች ፤ ለህዝባቸው ጥቃት - ዘብ ቆሞ አዳሪዎች ፤ የዕውቀትን ጥበብ - ትምህርት ቀስመውበት፤ ለለውጥ ሃዋሪያነት - ሃሳብ ላመኑበት፤ በአንድላይ ተነስተው - እንዳልተመሙበት፤ ዘመን አሳልፎ - ዘመንን ደርቶ ፤ ሳየው ይገርመኛል ግቢው አንቀላፍቶ ፤ ግቢው አንኮራፍቶ :: " ፋኖ ተሰማራ - ፋኖ ተሰማራ ፤ " " እንደነ ሆ ቺ ሚን - እንደ ቼ ጉቬራ ፤ " "መሬት ላራሽ ይሁን - ገባርነት ይጥፋ ፤ " " የድሃ ልጅ ይማር - ትምህርት ይስፋፋ ፤ " ሃሳብን በሃሳብ - እያሞሻለቅን፤ ትምህርት እንማር - እንቅሰም እውቀትን :: ማለቱ ቀረና ! የአይምሮ ባዶነት - የሃሳብ ድህነት፤ የህሊና ዝገት - ሃሞተ ቢስነት ፤ ተደማምረውበት - ጎሣ_ ዘረኝነት ፤ ይታያል ተኝቶ - ግቢው አንቀላፍቶ ፤ ግቢው አንኮራፍቶ :: የባዶነት ስሜት - ኳኳታ _ ኳኳታ ፤ የውስጣዊ ቁሸት - ክርፋት _ ክርፋት ሽታ፤ ቂም በቀል ጥላቻ - ተደማምረውበት፤ ይታያል ተኝቶ - ግቢው አንቀላፍቶ፤ ግቢው አንኮራፍቶ :: ዘመን አሳልፎ - ዘመንን ሸኝቶ ፤ የዘርና_ ጎሣ - ድሪቶ ደርቶ ፤ ሳየው ይገርመኛል - ግቢው አንቀላፍቶ ፤ ግቢው አንኮራፍቶ :: ኩርር !! ኩርር !! ኩርር !! አንድ ቀን በአገራችን ኢትዮጵያ፤ በተለያዩ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች፤ በተማሪዎች መሃከል ያለው ፤ የዘርና የጎሣ፤ የቂም በቀል ጥላቻና ብጥብጥ፤ ህወሓትና አጋሮቹ፤ የዘር ፖለቲከኞች ለ30 ዓመታት፤ ተክለው እየኮተኮቱ ያሳደጉት ቁልቋል ውጤት ነው:: የዘርና የጎሣ ፖለቲካ አቀንቃኞችና ካድሬዎቻቸው፤ ወጣቱን አይኖቹን ብቻ ሳይሆን፤ አይምሮውንም በዘርና በጎሣ መሃረብ ከልለው በማደናበር፤ ወጣቱን አመክነዋል፤ አገራችንንም ገድለዋል:: የዘርና የጎሣ ፖለቲከኞች የሠረቁት፤ የአገራችንን ሃብትና ንብረት ብቻ ሳይሆን፤ የወጣቱን ህልምና ዕድሜ፤ የአገራችንንም ሠላምና ልዕልና ጭምር ነው:: የራሳቸውን ዕድሜ አገባደው፤ በወጣቱ ዕድሜ ገበጣ የሚጫወቱትን፤ የዘርና የጎሣ ፖለቲከኞች፤ ወጣቱ በአብሮነቱ ጸንቶ በመተባበር በቃ ሊላቸው ይገባል:: መማር ማለት፤ የአስተሳሰብ አድማስን በማስፋት፤ በአብሮነት ማማ ላይ ሆኖ ፤ አርቆ በማስተዋል፤ ዛሬን በሠላም እየኖሩና እየተማሩ፤ ነገን በተስፋ በማለምለም ፤ ለራስ፤ ለቤተሰብና ለአገር ዋልታ መሆን ነው :: በግጥም ያቀረብኳት ወቀሳዬን ሰምቶ፤ ወጣቱ በአብሮነት ማማ ላይ ሆኖ፤ እጅ ለእጅ በመያያዝ፤ አገር ገዳይ ትውልድ ከመሆን ይልቅ ፤ አገር ገንቢ የመሆን ተስፋንው እንዲሰንቅ ምኞቴ ነው :: TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

በወሎ ያለኸው፣ በቤገምድር ጎጃም ጠቅላላ ጦቢያዊው፣ በዓባይ ገባሮች ውስጥ ስትዋኝ ያደከው፣ ሰባተኛው ንጉሥ ኸርማን ኮን የቀባው፣ አፈርህን ውኃህን ለስልጣን ሊሸጠው፣ በሩን ቅርቅር አርጎ በመዋዋል ላይ ነው፡፡ በቅዱሱ መጥሐፍ አምላክ እንዳዘዘው፣ ኦሪት ዘፍጥረቱ እንደሚያስተምረው፣ ዓባይ ግዮን ወንዙ የጦቢያ ወገብ ነው፡፡ ብሉይ ኪዳን ገጡ ቃሉ እንደሚያስረዳው፣ የሙሴ ትርጉሙ ተውሀ መውጣት ነው፣ በሌላ አነጋገር ተዓባይ መገኘት ነው፡፡ እውነተኛው ሙሴ ተዓባይ የተገኘው፣ የዓባይ ውሀን በዘንግ በደም የበከለው፣ የፈርኦን አጃቢን መጠጥ ለመንፈግ ነው፡፡ ሐሰተኛው ሙሴ ተዓባይ ውስጥ ያልወጣው፣ የውሸትን ጣቃ ሲቀድ የሚውለው፣ የግዮንን ውሀ ለፈርኦን ሊግት ነው፡፡ እውነተኛው ሙሴ ባህሩን ሲከፍለው፣ ሐሰተኛው ሙሴ እንዳለ አስረከበው፡፡ እውነተኛው ሙሴ በመንፈስ ተእግዜር ጋር፣ ሐሰተኛው ሙሴ በስልክ ከትራንፕ ጋር፡፡

እሳት አቃጠለኝ! በላይነህ አባተ

ጠላቴ ሌት ተቀን ሴራ ሲያሴርብኝ፣ በጨለማው ዘመን ብርሃን ከጅሎኝ፣ አጠንክሬ አካሌን ጨምቄ አይምሮዬን፣ በአስታቡልቡል ዘዴ እሳትን ፈጠርኩኝ፡፡ የፈጠርኩት እሳት እኔን እያሞቀኝ፣ ጨለማን ገሽልጦ ሌባውን ሲያሳየኝ፣ ድል ስላበሰለ ለዓመታት ደስ አለኝ፡፡ የድሉን እንጀራ ተምጣድ ሳልስበው፣ እባብ አፍ አውጥቶ ኢሳት ሲሳይ ሲለው፣ እንደ ሄዋን ስቶ ወዲያው አሳረረው፡፡ እንጨት ለቃቅሜ የቀለብኩት እሳት፣ ዕጸ-በለስ ጎርሶ እባብ የጠራው ለት፣ እሳቱ ሲሳይ ነው ይማሰል ያለ ወቅት፣ በነበልባል ምላስ ገረፈኝ በክህደት፡፡ ድሮም እኔ አማረ እጄ አመድ አፋሽ ነው፣ የፈጠርኩት እሳት እያቃጠለኝ ነው! በላይነህ አባተ (abatebelai@yahoo.com) የካቲት ሁለት ሺ አስራ ሁለት ዓ.ም.

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እርምን ቆረጣጥም! እግዚኦ መሐርነ ዘመኑ ክፉ ነው፣ የሰማእትን እርም ሕዝብ እየበላ ነው፡፡ ለፍትህ መጎስቆል ለሕዝብ መበደል፣ ምንያህል መንገድ ዳር ስንት ወደቀ ገደል? በፍሪዳዎች ፈርስ ተሚያለቅስ በሬ አንሰህ፣ እንዴት ብትረገም ሙታንን ረሳህ? ገላህ ተጠረቃ መንፈስህ ተረካ፣ እርምን ጉርድም አርገህ ቆረጣጥመህ ብላ፣ ተሬሳ ቁጭ ብለህ ተገዳዮች ጋራ! ስንቱን እንደ በሬ ለፍሪዳ አቅርበህ፣ አንተም ታርጁ ጋር ደም መጠጣት ጀመርክ? ሕዝብን አስፈጭተህ እንጀራ ልትጋግር፣ ዕርቅ ተከልኩ ብለህ ፍትህን ብትነቅል፣ ተማለፍ አተርፍም ተመሄድ ወደ አፈር፡፡ ንሥሃ ያልገባ ፓስተር ብታመልኩ፣ እሬሳ ረግጣችሁ “እርቅ” ብትፈጥሙ፣ ጨለማውም ያልፋል እንኳን ብርሃኑ፡፡ የተሰዋው ጓዱ ዓይኑ ፍርጥ ሳይል፣ እንዴት ተጠላቱ ማድ አብሮ ይቀርባል? ልጁን ጎረቢቱን ወገኑን ላረደው፣ ወይም እያስያዘ ተሳት ላስማገደው፣ እንዴት ያለ ሐፍረት ድጋፍ ይሰጣል ሰው?

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Ethiopian runner Abadi Hadis dies at age 22 marathon. Last year, Hadis won the Bahrain Night Half Marathon and finished second in the RAK Half Marathon in the United Arab Emirates. He also was a regular on the Diamond League circuit from 2017 to 2019, with his best results a pair of third-place finishes in Stockholm and Lausanne in 2018. His lone Olympic appearance was a 15thplace finish in the 10,000 Abadi Hadis, the bronze medalist in the 2017 world cross-country championships, meters in 2016. That year, died last week. Ethiopian news site that the runner had been milestone performances he won the Ethiopian Addis Standard said ailing for several months. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; under 13 minutes championship, also at Hadis was being treated for 5,000 meters, under 10,000 meters. in a hospital for an World Athletics said 27 minutes for 10,000 unspecified illness. Other Hadis was one of only five meters, and under 59 NBC SPORTS news outlets reported people with a hat trick of minutes for the half

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የኮሮና ቫይረስ (Corona virus) ምልክቶች / Possible Symptoms ጤናBY ዘ-ሐበሻFEBRUARY 8, 2020

ዋና ምልክቶች (Major Indicators)

ትኩሳት (Fever)

ሳል (Cough) የምግብ መፈጨት ችግር (Digestive Problem) ማስመለስ (Vomiting) ተቅማጥ (Diarrhea) የምግብ ፍላጎት መቀነስ (Loss of Apetite) የነርቭ ምልክት (Nerve Symptoms) የራስ ህመም (Head Ache) የእይታ ችግር (Vision Problems) የአይን ማቃጠል ወይም መለብለብ ናቸው።

የቫይረሱ መተላለፊያ መንገዶች፦ በቻይና የተከሰተው የኮሮና ቫይረስ (Coronavirus) ወረርሽኝ ከሰው ወደ ሰው የሚተላለፍ መሆኑ የተረጋገጠ ሲሆን በቫይረሱ ከተያዘ ሰው ወደ ጤነኛ ሰው በሚከተሉት መንገዶች ይተላለፋል፦ በበሽታው የተያዘ ሰው በሚያስልበት ወይም በሚያስነጥስበት ወቅት በአየር ይተላለፋል። በበሽታው ከተያዘ ሰው ጋር ከተነካካን ወይም እጅ ለእጅ ከተጨባበጥን (ሰላምታ)። ቫይረሱ ያለበትን ዕቃ ወይም ቁስ ከነካን በኋላ አፋችንን፣ አፍንጫችንን ወይም አይናችንን ከነካን በቫይረሱ በቀላሉ እንያዛለን። ቫይረሱን ለመከላከል ምን ማድረግ አለብን? ለኮሮና ቫይተስ የሚሆን ክትባት እስካሁን አልተሰራም፤ ለኮሮና ቫይረስ ኢንፌክሽንን ለመከላከል የሚረዳን ልክ ጉንፋን እንዳይዝዎት የሚያደርጉትን አይነት ጥንቃቄ ያድርጉ፦ እጅዎን ለብ ባለ ውሃ እና ሳሙና ይታጠቡ ወይም ከአልኮል የተሰሩ የእጅ ሳኒታይዘሮች (Hand Sanitizer) ይጠቀሙ። ህዝብ በተጨናነቀባቸው ቦታዎች ላለመሄድ ይሞክሩ በሽታው ቢኖርብዎትም ባይኖርብዎትም አፍና አፍንጫዎን የሚከልል ማስክ ያድርጉ አፍዎን፣ አፍንጫዎንና አይንዎን በፍጽም በእጅዎ ወይም በጣትዎ አይንኩ። በቫይረሱ ከተያዙ ሰዎች ጋር ያለዎትን ቅርርብ (ንክኪ) ይቀንሱ። TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

አጠቃላይ መረጃ — አጠቃላይ በቫይረሱ የተያዙ ሰዎች ቁጥር = 4,474 • Total Confirmed Cases = 4,474 • አጠቃላይ በቫይረሱ የሞቱ ሰዎች = 724★ Total Deaths = 107 • ከበሽታው ያገገሙ ሰዎች ቁጥር = 63 • Total Recovered = 63 በቫይረሱ የተያዙ ሰዎች ስርጭት በሃገር (Confirmed Cases by Country/Region) • ቻይና (Mainland China) = 4,409 • ሆንግ ኮንግ (Hong Kong) = 8 • ታይላንድ (Thailand) = 8 • ማኩዋ (Macua) = 6 • ማሊዢያ (Malaysia) = 4 • አውስትራሊያ (Australia) = 5 • ሲንጋፖር (Singapore) = 5 • ታይዋን (Taiwan) = 5 • ጃፓን (Japan) = 4 • አሜሪካ (US) = 5 • ፈረንሳይ (France) = 3 • ደቡብ ኮሪያ (South Korea) = 4 • ቬትናም (Vetnam) = 2 • ካምቦዲያ (Cambodia) = 1 • ካናዳ (Canada) = 1 • ኔፓል (Nepal) = 1 • ጀርመን (Germany) = 1 • ኮትዲቫር (Ivory Coast) = 1 መልካም ጤንነት!! ለወዳጅ ዘመድ ነጋሪት zhabesha

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የአድዋ ጦርነት-መጋቢት 1 ቀን 1896 ማርችክ ማርች 1 ቀን 1896 በአድዋ ጦርነት ላይ የጣሊያንን ጦር አጠፋ

አፓርታይድ በሰው ልጆች ላይ ወንጀል ነበር የደቡብ አፍሪካው ደክለርክ ይቅርታ ጠየቀ ደቡብ አፍሪካ

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1883 - የጣሊያን መንግስት አሶሳ ቤይ ከጣልያን የንግድ ድርጅቶች ገዝቷል 1885 (ፌብሩዋሪ 5) ማሳዋ ለመያዝ የጣሊያን ማረፊያ 1887 (ጃንዋሪ 27) ራስ አሉላ ጣሊያንን በዲጊ ጦርነት ተሸነፈ ፡፡ ጣሊያኖች በ 512 ሰዎች ጉዳት ደርሶባቸዋል ፡፡ 1889 (እ.ኤ.አ. መጋቢት 9) አ Emperor ዮሃንስ አራተኛ በመተማ በተደረገው ጦርነት በከባድ ቆስለዋል እናም ራስ መንግስቱ ወራሹን ሰየመ ፡ ፡ ዮሐንስ አራተኛ ሞት እና የታላቁ ረኃብ (18881892) ሞት በመንገዱ ላይ አነስተኛ ተቃውሞ ባጋጠማቸው ጊዜ ጣሊያኖች እንዲስፋፉ ያመቻቻል ፡፡ አፄ ምኒልክ ለንጉሥ ሰለሞን እና ለንግስት ሳባ የዘር ሐረግ በመመለሳቸው ለኢትዮጵያ ዙፋን ተናግረዋል ፡፡ ለታቲ ቢቱል ልዕልት (አልታሽን የፈታ እና ከባባናን ጋር ግንኙነት የነበራት) የሚileilek ትዳር ንጉሣዊ ዕጣ ፈንታን ያስፈጽማል ፡፡ ማሌይክ እና ታይቱ ህብረታቸውን በ 1883 እሁድ እሁድ አቋቋሙ ፡፡ ታምሉ የኦሮሞ ተወላጅ ሲሆን በትግራይ አቅራቢያ በሚገኘው በሰሜን አካባቢ ከቤተሰብ ግንኙነቶች ጋር በመሆን ሚሌክክ የአካባቢውን ህጋዊነት አመጣ ፡፡ 1889 (ማርች 26)-የሸዋ ምኒልክ እራሱ ንጉሠ ነገሥቱን አሳወቀ • 1889 (እ.ኤ.አ. ግንቦት 2) በጣልያን እና በሜልክክ መካከል የኪቻሌ ስምምነት አንቶኒዬ ጣሊያንን ወክሎ ፈርሟል ፡፡ አንቀጽ 17 በጣሊያንኛ እትም ጣሊያን የኢትዮጵያን የውጭ ጉዳዮች እንደምትቆጣጠር ገልፃለች ፡፡ የአማርኛው ስሪት ሚሌክክ

ጣሊያናውያንን ወክለው እርምጃ ለመውሰድ ወይም ላለመጠየቅ መምረጥ መቻላቸውን ይገልጻል ፣ ግን እንደዚያ ማድረግ አልተጠየቅም፡፡ ኢትዮጵያውያን ይህ ዘዴ ነው ብለዋል ፡፡ ጣሊያኖች ለኢትዮጵያን ተርጓሚ ነቀፉ (ጌራ ዮሴፌ ኔዘር ፈረንሳይኛን ግን ጣሊያናዊ ሳይሆን) ፡፡ • •

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በጥቅምት 1889 ጣሊያን በአንቀጽ 17 መሠረት ኢትዮጵያን የመከላከል አውጃ ሰጠች ፡፡ ንግስት ቪክቶሪያ ከማኒሊክ ጋር መቀላቀል መቻሏ ደስ እንዳላት የገለጸች ሲሆን ሁሉንም ቀጣይ መልእክቶች በጣሊያን ንጉስ በኩል ለንደን እንዲልክ ጠየቀችው ፡፡ በታላቁ Menilek ፍርድ ቤት ውጤት አስገኘ ፡፡ ቆጠራው አውጉስተ ሳሊምቢኒ ተጠርቶ የስምምነቱን የአማርኛ ስሪት አሳይቷል። ምኒልክ አገሩን “በመሸጥ” የሀገር ውስጥ ተቺዎች ተመታባቸው ፡፡ እቴጌ ጣይቱ ባለቤቷን ክህደቷን ክሷታል በማለት ቀርባ ክስ አቀረበች ፡፡ ሮም ጠንካራ ብትሆንም ፈረንሳይ የ Wuchale ስምምነቷን በጭራሽ አልተገነዘበችም፡፡ የፈረንሣይ መንግሥት የባሪያ ንግድን ለማስቀረት እና “ሀገራትን” ለአገራቸው ለማምጣት ላደረገው ጥረት የፈረንሣይ መንግሥት ለMenilek የክብር ክንድ ታላቅ ሽልማት ሰጠ ፡፡ 1890 (ጃን 1)-ጣሊያኖች በመደበኛነት የኤርትራን ቅኝ ግዛት አቋቋሙ። እ.ኤ.አ. 1891 (እ.ኤ.አ. ኖቬምበር 1) ማጌጄን ኦሬስት ባራሪ የጣሊያን የአፍሪካ ሀይሎች አዛዥ ሆኖ ተሾመ። ምኒልክ የተፈረመበትን ቀን ከ 5 ዓመት በኋላ እንዲገመገመው በተደረገው ስምምነት አንቀጽ 16 ላይ የተሳሳተ ሆነ ፡፡

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እ.ኤ.አ ፌብሩዋሪ 27 ቀን 1893 ለጣሊያን ፣ ለጀርመን ፣ ለፈረንሣይ እና ለታላቋ መንግስታት መንግስታት የ Wuchale ስምምነቱ ከ 1 ሜይ 1894 ጀምሮ ባዶ እና ባዶ ይሆናል ግን ከጣሊያን ጋር ያለውን ጓደኝነት እንደማያጠፋው ገልጽዋል፡ • እ.ኤ.አ. ፌብሩዋሪ 1894 የጎጃም ንጉስ ተክሌ ሐመኖት እና ሠራዊቱ ከአel ምኒልክ ጋር ተቀላቅለው በቤተ መንግስት ተደንቆ ነበር ፡ ፡ ሲመለከት መስኮቶቹ “በብርሃን እንጂ በነፋስ ሳይሆን በብርሃን” እንደሚበሩ ተመለከተ ፡፡

በትሬስ ራስ መንስሻ የተባረረችው ሉዓላዊት ሀገር ኢትዮጵያ ከቅኝ ግዛት መንግስት የተሻለች መሆኗን ደመደመ ፡፡ •

ሰኔ 1894 እሱ (32 ዓመት) እና የ 6000 ሠራዊቱ ራስ በራስ እና ሌሎች መኳንንት አዲስ አበባ ገቡ። መንግስቱ ትግራይን ወደ ግዛቱ እንዲመልሱ በማድረግ ይቅርታ አደረገላቸው ፡፡ አፄ ምኒልክ በጣሊያን ላይ ማንኛውንም ዓይነት ብጥብጥ እንዳያደርጉ ምኒልክን ዮሃንስን መክረዋል፡፡ የኤርትራን ደጋማ አካባቢዎች ወደ እናት አገሯ እንደገና ለመቀላቀል ሞከረች ፡፡ ጣልያኖች በፍጥነት አመጹን ገፈፉት ፡፡ • እ.ኤ.አ. በ 1894 ዓዋይ በባራቲሪ ተወላጅ ወታደሮች ዘረፈ ፡፡ • ራስ መንገሻ በ 1895 ጣሊያኖች ላይ ወደ ኮትት እና ወደ ሰኔ ተጓዙ ፡፡ • እ.ኤ.አ. ግንቦት 5 ቀን 1894 የአንግሎ-ጣሊያን ፕሮቶኮል የወጣ ሲሆን ሐራን በጣሊያንኛ ተጽዕኖ ውስጥ እንዲቀመጥ የሚያደርግ ነው ፡፡ የፓሪስ ተቃራኒ ቢሆንም የ Wuchale ስምምነት እንደ ምክንያት ተጠቅሷል። • ፒትሮ አንቶኒሊ በጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ክሪስፕ (እ.ኤ.አ. ዲሴምበር 15 ቀን 1893 የወሰዱት) የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚንስትር ሆነው ተሹመው “ችግሮቻቸውን” እንዲፈታ ወደ ምንሊክ ላኩት። ከእንግዲህ በኢትዮጵያ የጣሊያንን ዓላማ ማንም አላመነም ፡፡ • 1895 (ሴፕቴምበር 17) ምንሊክ የኢትዮጵያ ኃይሎች አጠቃላይ ንቅናቄ ጥሪ አቀረቡ። • የተገመተው የኢትዮጵያ ሰራዊት 145,000፤ ከእነማን 57,000 የጫኑ እና 71000 በእሳት እሳትን 28000 ያላቸው - አርበኞች ነበሩ ፡፡ እቴጌ ጣይቱ 10,000 ሴቶች ይመራሉ ፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ 80,000 ጠመንጃዎች ፣ 8,600 ፈረሶች እና 42 ጠመንጃዎች ነበሩት • እ.ኤ.አ. 1895 (እ.ኤ.አ. 7 ኛ) ኢትዮጵያውያን በአባ አጊጊ የጣሊያን ጦርን ያጥፉ • 1896 (እ.ኤ.አ. ጃንዋሪ 20) በመቀሌ ከተማ የሚገኘው የጣሊያን ጦር በሠራዊቱ ላይ ተተካ • 1896 (እ.ኤ.አ. ፌብሩዋሪ 14)-ምኒልክ እና ጦሩ አድዋ ደርሰዋል። • 1896 (ፌብሩዋሪ 29) - ባርባራይ የ 29 ኛውን ምሽት ለማሳለፍ ወሰነ፡፡ • የኢትዮጵያ መመሪያ (የተሳሳተ መረጃ ወይም ብልሹነት) ጣሊያናውያንን አሳሳታቸው ፡፡ • እ.ኤ.አ. ማርች 1 ሚያዝያ 4 ከቀኑ 4 ሰዓት ላይ ፣ ታዬ እና ጨረሮች በጅምላ ነበሩ ፡፡ በርከት ያሉ አሰልጣኞች እና ሯጮች ጠላቱ በስራ ላይ እንደዋለ ለመዘገብ ተጣደፉ ፡፡ • አረንጓዴ ፣ ብርቱካናማ እና ቀይ ባንዲራ አልተሰነዘረም ነበር እናም ከሌሊቱ 5 30 ላይ የምኒልክ የመቶ ሺህ ጠንካራ ሰራዊት ወደፊት ተጓዘ። የኢትዮጵያ ሰራዊት በሚኒልክ እና በታቱ (የሸዋውያን ወታደሮች) እና በሳውዝ ይመራ ነበር

የደቡብ አፍሪካ የአፓርታይድ ዘመን ፕሬዝዳንት የነበሩት ደ ክለክ

የደቡብ አፍሪካ የቀድሞው ፕሬዝዳንት ኤፍ. ደ ክለክ ሰኞ አፓርታይድ በሰብአዊነት ላይ ወንጀል አለመሆኑን እና አገሪቱን ይቅርታ እንደጠየቀ በመግለጽ በሰኔ ወር መጀመሪያ ላይ ያቀረበውን አወዛጋቢ ጥያቄ አቅርበዋል ፡፡

ፕሬዝዳንት ሲረል ራምፎሳ በሩቅ ግራው ኢኮኖሚ ነፃነት ታጋዮች (ኢፌ.ፌ.) የሕግ አውጭዎች በፓርላማው ውስጥ የተቃውሞ ሰልፍ ካደረጉ በኋላ ደ ክለርክ ከህግ አውጭው እንዲወገዱ በመጠየቁ ቁጣ ወደ ሐሙስ ቀን ደርሷል ፡፡

የመጨረሻው የደቡብ አፍሪካ የአፓርታይድ ዘመን ፕሬዝዳንት የነበሩት ደ ክለክ የተባሉት የ 1993 እ.ኤ.አ. እ.ኤ.አ. በ 1993 የነጭ አናሳውን ሕግ በማጥፋት እና ዲሞክራሲን በማስወገድ የኖብል ሰላም ሽልማትን ለነፃነት አጋርተዋል ፡፡

“በዲ ክለርክ መመሪያ ዴ ክለርክ በዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርላማ ውስጥ እንዲቀመጥ ለማድረግ ለሞቱ እና ለተሰቃዩ ሰዎች ስድብ ነው” ብሏል ፡፡

“አፓርታይድ በሰብአዊነት ላይ ወንጀል ነው የሚለው ሀሳብ በሶቪዬት እና በኤኤንሲ / አጋሮቻቸው በነጭ የደቡብ አፍሪካውያንን በእውነተኛ የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰቶች በማዛባት እንዲያንፀባርቅ የተጀመረ ፕሮጀክት ነው ፡፡

ይቅርታ ሰኞ ሰኞ ዴ ክለርክ መግለጫውን አውጥተው “ለፈጠረው ግጭት ፣ ቁጣ እና መጎዳት” ይቅርታ ጠይቀዋል ፡፡

ሌሎች ተቺዎች የምእመናን የምክር ቤት ጉባኤ ፣ ሌሎች የተቃዋሚ ፓርቲዎች እና ነገር ግን የተባበሩት መንግስታት ብይን የሲቪል ማህበረሰብ ቡድኖች ሲሆኑ ገዥው ቢገልጽም ብዙ ደቡብ አፍሪካውያን ግን ኤኤንሲ የዴ ክለርክን አስተያየት እንደ አፓርታይድ በሰብአዊነት ላይ ወንጀል “ግልፅነት ያለው ነጭ ማጭበርበር” ነበር ፡፡ መሆኑን በይፋ ሲካድ በይፋ ተቆጥቷል ፡፡ የተከበሩ ፀረ-አፓርታይድ ተዋጊ ሊቀጳጳስ ሊቀመንበር ዴምሞንት ቱቱ በበኩላቸው በዲድመንድ እና ልያ ቱቱ ፋውንዴሽን “የአፓርታይድ አሰቃቂነት መጠናከር” እስማማለሁ ይህ የአፓርታይድ ተቀባይነት ክርክር ሀላፊነት የጎደለው መሆኑን አለመኖርን ለመጥቀስ ጊዜው አሁን በመግለጽ መግለጫውን እንዲሻር ጥሪ አለመሆኑን እገልጻለሁ ፡፡ አቅርበዋል ፡፡

“በዲድመንድ እና በሌህ ቱቱ ፋውንዴሽን እስማማለሁ ይህ የአፓርታይድ ተቀባይነት አለመኖርን ለመጠየቅ ጊዜው አሁን አለመሆኑን ተረድቻለሁ ፡፡ በመሠረቱም ባወጣው መግለጫ ሙሉ በሙሉ ተቀባይነት የለውም ፡፡

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ብጹዕ ወቅዱስ አቡነ ማትያስ ቀዳማዊ ፓትርያርክ ርእሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ዘኢትዮጵያ

የቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱ ምልዓተ ጉባኤ ከየካቲት 9 እስከ 11/2012 ዓ.ም ድረስ ያደረገውን አስቸኳይ ስብሰባ ተከትሎ ዛሬ ከሰዓት ላይ መግለጫ ሰጥቷል። የሲኖዶሱን መግለጫ በጽሁፍ ያቀረቡት ብጹዕ ወቅዱስ አቡነ ማትያስ ቀዳማዊ ፓትርያርክ ርእሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ዘኢትዮጵያ ሊቀ ጳጳስ ዘአክሱም ወእጨጌ ዘመንበረ ተክለ ሃይማኖት ሲሆኑ በሚከተሉት ላይ የቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱን አቋም አሳውቀዋል። የኦሮሚያ ቤተ-ክህነት አደረጃ ኮሚቴን በተመለከተ የኦሮሚያ ቤተ ክህነት አደረጃ ኮሚቴን በማለት የኦሮሚያ ቤተክህነትን ለማቋቋም የሚደረገው ጥረት ሕገ-ወጥ እና ከቤተ ክርስቲያ እውቅና ውጪ የሚከናወን መሆኑን ቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱ አስታውቋል። ቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ የኦሮሚያ ቤተ ክህነት አደራጅ ኮሚቴ ጥያቄን አወግዛለሁ አለ "ከቤተ-ክርስቲያኒቱ ሕግ እና ደንብ ውጪ በመነሳሳት የኦሮሚያ ቤተ-ክህነት እናቋቁማለን በማለት በሕገ-ወጥ መንገድ በቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ ተባርኮ ጽላት ተሰጥቶናል በሚል ቤተ ክርስቲያን አቋቁመናል የሚሉት፤ • 1. ሊቀ አእላፍ ቀሲስ በላይ መኮንን፣ • 2. አባ ገብረማርያም ነጋሳ • 3. መምህር ኃይለሚካኤል ታደሰ • 4. ቄስ በዳሳ ቶላ ቤተ-ክርስቲያኒቷ በማታውቀው መንገድ በአመጽ በመነሳሳት መዕመናንን ግራ እያጋቡ እና እያሳሳቱ ከቤተ ክርስቲያን አስተምሮ ውጪ የክህደት ትምህርት ማስተማራቸው በመረጃ ተደግፎ ለቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ መቅረቡን ተከትሎ ከድርጊታቸው ተቆጥበው በንስሐ እስኪመለሱ ድረስ ከየካቲት 11/2012 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ ከቤተ ክርስቲያኒቱ የተሰጣቸው ክህነት ተይዟል" ብሏል። ከላይ የተጠቀሱት ግለሰቦች በቤተ ክርስቲያን ስም ምንም አይነት እንቅስቃሴ እንዳያደርጉ መንፈሳዊ አገልግሎት እንዳይሰጡ ታግደዋል ሲል ሲኖዶሱ መግለጫ አውጥቷል። "ግለሰቦቹ ከጥፋት ድርጊታቸው ተጸጽተው ለመመለስ ከፈቀዱ ጉዳያቸው በድጋሚ ሊታይ ይችላል" ብሏል። ቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ ለግለሰቦቹ ከቤተ ክርስቲያኒቷ የተሰጣቸው ጽላት አለመኖሩን አስታውሶ ምዕመናኑም "ከእንዲህ አይነት ተሳስተው ከሚያሳስቱ ግለሰቦች እራሳቸውን፣ ኃይማኖታቸውን እና የቤተ ክርስቲያን ሥርዓትን ከምን ጊዜ በላይ እንዲጠብቁ ጉባኤው ያሳስባል።" ከአምልኮ ቦታ ጋር በተያያዘ ስለተፈጠረው ግጭት በአዲስ አበባ 22 ተብሎ በሚጠራው አካባቢ ከአምልኮ ቦታ ጋር በተያያዘ ተፈጥሮ በነበረው ክስተት የሁለት ሰዎች ህይወት TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

ማለፉ ይታወሳል። ቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱም "ጭካኔ ለተሞላበት ድርጊት" የፈጸሙ አካላት ላይ መንግሥት ጥብቅ ምርመራ በማድረግ ወንጀለኞቹ ለፍርድ እንዲቀርቡና ውጤቱ ለምዕመናኖቻችን በሚዲያ እንዲገለጽ እንጠይቃለን ብሏል ሲኖዶሲ። ከአምልኮ ቦታ ጋር በተያያዘ በተፈጠረ 'ግጭት' 7 ሰዎች በቁጥጥር ሥር መዋላቸው ተነገረ ከዚህ በተጨማሪም ቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱ ለግጭቱ ምክንያት የሆነው ቦታ ከአራት ዓመታት በፊት ጀምሮ ቤተ ክርስቲያኗ ለአከባቢው ነዋሪዎች ማምለኪያነት እንዲውል በተደጋጋሚ ለመንግሥትን ጥያቄ ስታቀርብ መቆየቷን አስታውሷል። ሲኖዶሱ መሬቱ ለቤተ ክርስቲያን ግንባታ እንዲሰጥ ጥያቄውን አቅርቧል። ከግጭቱ ጋር በተያያዘ ካህናት እና ወጣቶች በእሥራ ላይ እንደሚገኙ ያስታወሰው ቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱ፤ "እስር ላይ የሚገኙት ያለምንም ቅድመ ሁኔታ እንዲፈቱ እንጠይቃለን" ብሏል። መገናኛ ብዙሃንን በተመለከተ ቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱ ኦኤምኤን፣ ኦቢኤስ እና ኤልቲቪ የቤተ ክርስቲያኗን ክብር እና ልዕልናዋን የሚነካ መረጃ እያሰራጩ ነው ብሏል። ከብራና ወደ ኮምፒውተር . . . የሚመለከታቸው የመንግሥት አካላት አስፈላጊውን ማጣራት በማድረግ የጣቢያዎቹ ኃላፊዎች ከመገናኛ ብዙሃን ደንብ እና ሕግ አኳያ በሕግ እንዲየቁና ከእንዲህ አይነቱ ሕገ-ወጥ ተግባር እንዲታቀቡ እንጠይቃለን ብሏል ቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱ። የአረብ ኤሜሬቶች የቤተ-ክርስቲያን ግንባታ ቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱ ለበርካታ ዓመታት በተባበሩት አረብ ኤምሬቶች ቤተ ክርስቲያን ለመገንባት ቦታ እንዲሰጠው በተደጋጋሚ ለሚመለከተወ አካል ጥያቄ ሲያቀርብ መቆየቱን አስታውሰው፤ በቅርቡ የቤተ ክርስቲያኗ ጥያቄ ምላሽ ማግኙትን አስታውቀዋል። የቤተ ክርስቲያኗ ጥያቄ ምላሽ እንዲያገኝ ጠቅላይ ሚንስር ዐብይ አህመድ ትልቅ አስተዋጽኦ ማበርከታቸውን በማስታወስ፤ ሲኖዶሱ ምስጋናውን አቅርቧል። "ክቡር ጠቅላይ ሚንስትር ዐብይ አህመድ ወደ መንበረ ስልጣኑ ከመጡ ወዲህ የቤተ ክርስቲያኒቷን ጉዳይ የራሳቸው ጉዳይ አድርገው እየፈጸሙት ያለው አኩሪ መንፈሳዊ ተግባር ቅዱስ ሆኖ ስላገኘው የቅዱስ ሲኖዶሱ ምልዓተ ጉባኤ ምስጋናውን አቅርቧል" ብለዋል። ቢቢሲ አማርኛ

በ18ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን እንደተሰራ የሚነገርለት ዘውድ፤ በኔዘርላንድስ ኤምባሲ በኩል ለኢትዮጵያ የተመለሰ ሲሆን፤ ጠቅላይ ሚንስትር ዐብይ አሕመድ ቅርሱን ተረክበዋል። ከመቐለ 16 ኪሎ ሜትር በደቡብ ምሥራቅ አቅጣጫ ከሚገኘውና ረዥም ዕድሜ ካስቆጠረው ሥላሴ ጨለቆት ቤተ ክርስትያን እንደተሰረቀም ይታመናል። የቅርስ ጥናትና ጥበቃ ባለሥልጣን ዋና ዳይሬክተር ዶ/ር ሙሉጌታ ፍስሐ ለቢቢሲ እንደተናገሩት፤ ዘውዱ ለተወሰነ ጊዜ በብሔራዊ ሙዝየም ቆይቶ ለጨለቆት ሥላሴ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ይሰጣል። "የተሰረቀው ከጨለቆት ሥላሴ ቤተክርስቲያን ነበር። የሚመለስበትን ቀን ገና ባንወስንም በአድዋ በዓል ላይ ለማስረከብ አስበናል" ሲሉ ገልጸዋል። • የጨለቆት ሥላሴ ቤተ ክርስቲያን የተዘረፈው ዘውድ ይመለስልኝ እያለች ነው • ለ21 ዓመታት የኢትዮጵያን ቅርስ ደብቀው ያቆዩት ኢትዮጵያዊ ቅርሱ ነሀሴ 26፣ 1979 ዓ. ም. እንደተሰረቀ የሚናገሩት ዶ/ር ሙሉጌታ፤ ከቅርሱ ዝርፊያ ጋር በተያያዘ በቁጥጥር ሥር የዋሉ ግለሰቦች ቢኖሩም፤ ቅርሱ በምን መንገድ ከአገር እንደወጣ እስካሁን አልታወቀም ብለዋል። ቅርሱን ለ21 ዓመት በቤታቸው ያቆዩት አቶ ሲራክ ስለ ዘውዱ ለኔዘርላንድስ መንግሥት ካሳወቁ በኋላ ጉዳዩ በውጪ ጉዳይ ሚንስትር በኩል ወደ ባህልና ቱሪዝም ሚንስትር ከዛም ወደ ቅርስ ጥናትና ጥበቃ ባለስልጣን መመራቱን ዶ/ር ሙሉጌታ ገልጸዋል። "ቅርሱ የጨለቆት ሥላሴ ቤተ ክርስቲያን መሆኑን በፎቶ ማስረጃዎች ካረጋገጥን በኋላ እንዲመለስ ተወስኗል" ሲሉ አስረድተዋል። • የትግራይ ክልል ቅርሱ ከተሰረቀ በኋላ ለማስመለስ ደብዳቤዎች ይጻጻፍ እንደነበር እንዲሁም ቅርሱ ከመዘረፉ በፊት የነበረበትን ሁኔታ የሚያሳዩ የፎቶግራፍ ማስረጃዎች እንዳሉም አክለዋል። • ከኢትዮጵያና ከሌሎች የአፍሪካ ሃገራት ስለተዘረፉ ቅርሶች ምን እናውቃለን? • የሠላም ተጓዧ ሉሲ (ድንቅነሽ) ምን ደረሰች? • “ጠቅላይ ሚንስትሩ የዳያስፖራው ምሳሌ ነህ አሉኝ” • ላለፉት 41 ዓመታት ኔዘርላንድስ ውስጥ የኖሩትና የአገሪቱን ዜግነት ያገኙት አቶ ሲራክ፤ ቅርሱን ለ21 ዓመታት ደብቀው ማቆየታቸውን ይፋ ባደረጉበት ወቅት ከቢቢሲ ጋር በነበራቸው ቆይታ፤ “ለቅርሱ ደህንነት እምነት የምጥልበት ሥርዓት ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ እንዲህ በአጭር ጊዜ ይመጣል ብዬ አልጠበቅኩም ነበር” ማለታቸው የሚታወስ ነው። አሁን ባለው አስተዳደር እምነት በመጣላቸው ቅርሱን ለኢትዮጵያ ለማስረከብ መወሰናቸውን በወቅቱ ገልጸው ነበር። አቶ ሲራክ፤ ስደተኞች የጥገኝነት ጥያቄያቸው ተቀባይነት እስኪያገኝ የስደተኞቹን ቁሳ ቁስ ተረክበው ቤታቸው በአደራ ያስቀምጡ ነበር። ቤታቸው ይመላለሱ ከነበሩ ሰዎች አንዱ፤ ቅርሱን እሳቸው ቤት ትተውት እንደሄዱም ተናግረዋል። አቶ ሲራክ ቅርሱን ለጠቅላይ ሚንስትሩ ካስረከቡ በኋላ ከቢቢሲ ጋር አጭር ቆይታ ያደረጉ ሲሆን ደስታቸውንም ገልፀዋል። “ዛሬ የተሰማኝን ለመግለጽ ቃላት ያጥረኛል፤ በሕይወት እያለሁ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ለውጥ መጠቶ ዘውዱን ለኢትዮጵያ አስረክባለሁ ብዬ አልሜ አላውቅም ነበር” ብለዋል።

ለጠቅላይ ሚንስትሩ ዘውዱን ማስረከብ “ለኔ ታላቅ ክብር ነው” ያሉት አቶ ሲራክ፤ “ከ20 ዓመታት በላይ ይዤ የከረምኩትን ሸክም ከጀርባዬ አውርደውልኛል” በማለት ስሜታቸውን ገልጸዋል። ዘውዱን ከሁለት አስርት ዓመታት በላይ በአደራና በጥንቃቄ አስቀምጠው በማስረከባበቸውም ጠቅላይ ሚንስትሩ “የዳያስፖራው ምሳሌ ነህ” እንዳሏቸው ተናግረዋል። ከቀደመው ትውልድ የተሸጋገረን ቅርስ ለቀጣዩ ትውልድ ማስረከብ እንዳስደሰታቸውም አክለዋል። “ዘውዱን ለ21 ዓመታት ቤቴ ውስጥ አይቼዋለሁ። ዛሬ ቤተ መንግሥት ውስጥ ሳየው ግን ልዩና ገናና ሆኖ ታየኝ” ሲሉም አቶ ሲራክ ተናግረዋል።

የዘውዱ ታሪካዊ ዳራ በጎርጎሳውያኑ አቆጣጠር ከ1745-1865 በወቅቱ የእንደርታ ዙሪያ የሚባለውን ሰፊ ግዛት ያስተዳደሩት ራስ ወልደሥላሴ በአራት ቦታዎች ማለትም በጨለቆት፣ በአንጣሎ፣ በፈለግዳሮና በመቐለ ቤተ መንግሥቶችን ገንብተው ነበር። በአንድ ወቅትም ጨለቆትን ዋና ከተማቸው አድርገዋታል። ለአሥራ ስድስት ዓመታት መንነው በቤተ ክርስቲያኗ የሚኖሩት የ82 ዓመት የዕድሜ ባለፀጋ አባ ገብረሥላሴ፤ ሦስት ዘውዶችን ራስ ወልደሥላሴ ለቤተ ክርስቲያኗ መስጠታቸውን ለቢቢሲ መግለፃቸው የሚታወስ ነው። ራስ ወልደሥላሴ ካበረከቷቸው ዘውዶች መካከል በኔዘርላንድስ ተገኝቶ ዛሬ ለኢትዮጵያ የተመለሰው ዘውድ አንዱ ነው። ዘውዱን አንዳንዶች በላሊበላ እንዲሁም በፋሲለደስ ወቅት የነበረ ነው ቢሉም፤ ኒው ዮርክ ታይምስ ያናገራቸው በኢትዮጵያ ቅርሶች ላይ ከፍተኛ ጥናት ያደረጉት ጃኮፖ ጊንስቺ፤ ዘውዱ ከሥላሴ ጨለቆት ቤተ ክርስቲያን የተሰረቀ ሊሆን እንደሚችል ተናግረዋል። በኦክስፎርድ ዩኒቨርስቲ ተመራማሪ የሆኑት ጃኮፓ እንደሚሉት፤ ዘውዱ ከመጥፋቱ በፊት በ1980ዎቹ መጨረሻ ላይ አንድ የቤተ ክርስቲያን ቄስ ዘውዱን ራሳቸው ላይ ጭነው ፎቶ ተነስተዋል። ዘውዱ በአይነቱ የተለየ እንደሆነ የሚናገሩት ተመራማሪው፤ ዋጋውንም 55 ሺህ ዶላር ወይም 1.76 ሚሊዮን ብር ይገመታል ብለዋል። • ድሬ ዳዋ ስለሚገኙት የለገ ኦዳ የዋሻ ሥዕሎች ያውቃሉ? • አደጋ የተጋረጠበት የአፄ ፋሲለደስ ቤተ መንግሥት • * በተለያዩ ዘመናት የኢትዮጵያ ቅርሶች ተዘርፈው ከአገር ወጥተዋል። የቅርስ ጥናትና ጥበቃ ባለስልጣን ከተለያዩ አገሮች ጋር ስምምነት በማድረግ ቅርሶችን ለማስመለስ ቢሠራም፤ ቅርሶች እንዳይዘረፉ መከላከል ጉልህ ቦታ እንደሚሰጠው የተቋሙ ዋና ዳይሬክተር ዶ/ር ሙሉጌታ ተናግረዋል። • “ቅርስ ህልውና ነው፤ ለዘመናት የሰው ልጅ ያለፈበትን ታሪክና ባህል የሚገልጽ ቅርስ እኛነታችንን ይገልጻል” የሚሉት ዋና ዳይሬክተሩ፤ ቅርሶች ከማንነት መገለጫነታቸው ባሻገር የቱሪስት መስህብ እንደሆኑ በማከልም ማኅበረሰቡ ቅርሶቹን መጠበቅ እንዳለበት ገልጸዋል።

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ትምህርቱ፤ ትግሉና ከፍተኛዉ መስዋዕትነት ለዲሞክራሲና ለእድገት ነበር – በቀለ ገሠሠ (ዶ/ር) ነፃ አስተያየቶች ዘ-ሐበሻ FEBRUARY 18, 2020

በማሳየት ላይ ይገኛሉ። ምነዉሳ እኛ ከጊዜ ወደጊዚ የቁልቁለት ጎዳና እየተከተልን ሴይጣን ስንመግብ የምንኖረዉ? ከወጣቶች ደም፤ ከእናቶች እንባና ከሺማግሌዎች ሃዘን የሚመጣ መቅሰፍት አትርሱ። እንንቃ፤ ፈሪሃ እግዚአብሔር ይኑረን፤ እንደሰለጠኑ ሰዎች እናስብ፤ ሕይወት አጭር ናት፤ በ21ኛዉ ክፍለ ዘመን ዉስጥ መሆናችንን አንዘንጋ።

TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

መንደርደሪያ፤ ከተገንጣይ ቡድኖች በስተቀር በ50ዎቹና 60ዎቹ የተጀመሩት እልህ አስጨራሽ ትግሎች ታላቅ አገራዊ ራዕይ ነበራቸዉ። እነዚህም በዉድ አገራችን የዲሞክራሲን ሥርዓት ለመገንባት፤ እኩልነት ለማስፈንና ዘለቄታ ያለዉን ዕድገት ለማምጣት ነበር። ይህ ግብ ባለመሳካቱ ምክንያት አንዳንድ ሰዎች የየግላቸዉን ፍላጎት ለማሳካት የተዛባ ትንታኔ ለማቅረብ ይሞክራሉ። በዚህም ላይ ወደኋላ እየተመለከቱ እንዲህ ቢሆን፤ እንዲያ ቢሆን ይሻል ነበር ብሎ መፍረድ ይቀላል። ዋናዉ ነገር ግን በወቅቱ መደረግ የሚገባዉን መልካም ነገር መሞከሩ ላይ ነዉ። በእርግጠኝነት ለመናገር የሚቻለዉ ግን በህዝብ ጎን የተሰለፉት ወጣቶችና መሪዎች ወቅቱ የፈቀደዉ ከፍተኛ ንቃተ ኅሊና የነበራቸዉ፤ ለህዝብ እኩልነትና ለአገር ዕድገት ከፍተኛ ራዕይ የነበራቸዉና ለዚህም የተቀደሰ ዓላማ ከፍተኛ የሕይወት መስዋዕትነት ለመክፈል ቆርጠዉ የተነሱና የከፈሉ ብሩህ ዜጎች መሆናቸዉን ነዉ። የጎሳ አባዜ ያልተጠናወታቸዉ፤ ሃይማኖት ያልከፋፈላቸዉና ዕድሜ ያልገደባቸዉ ንፁሓን ዜጎች ነበሩ። ምንም እንኳን በወቅቱ ብዙ ተሞክሮዎች ባይኖሩም የተደረጉት ሙከራዎችና የተከፈለዉ መስዋዕትነት ለአንድነት፤ ለእኩልነትና ለአገር ግንባታ ነበር። ‘ድር ቢያብር አንበሳ ያስር’ ይላል ያገራችን ሰዉ። ቀላል አባባል አይደለም። በትብብር ነበር አገራችን ነፃነቷን ጠብቃ የቆየችዉ። እንደዚያ ባይሆን ኖሮ በተለያዩ ወቅቶች አንጃብበዉ የመጡብን የተለያዩ የዉጪ ጠላቶች በቀላሉ ድምጥማጣችንና ታሪካችንን ለማጥፋት በቻሉ ነበር። ግን አልቻሉም፤ ለፈጣሪያችን ታላቅ ምስጋና ይግባዉና።በግርማዊ ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ ዘመነ መንግሥት ብዙ ግንባታዎች ታይተዋል። ነገር ግን የወቅቱ ዋና ጥያቄዎች የሆኑት የመሬት ሥሪትና የዲሞክራሲ ጉዳዮች አልተመለሱም።ሥርዓቱ ከማርጀቱ የተነሳ እነዚህን ጥያቄዎች በአግባቡ ለመመለስ አልቻለም። ቀጥሎ የመጣዉ የወታደር አምባገነን ሥርዓት ሆነ። እርሱ ደግሞ ቀኑን ጠብቆ ሲሄድ ህዝቡን በጎሳና ኃይማኖት ከፋፍሎ የሚገዛ የኢሕአዴግ አምባገነን ቡድን ተቀመጠ። ከ27 ዓመታት ትግል በኋላ እርሱም ተዳከመ። ለዉጥ ሊደረግ ነዉ ሲባል ብዙ ሰዉ ትልቅ ተስፋ አደረገ። ሆኖም ግን ከባድ ችግሮች ይታያሉ። ዛሬ በግፍ የሚፈሰዉ የንፁሐን ደም፤ የሚታገቱት ተማሪዎች (በተለይ ሴቶች)፤ የሚፈናቀለዉ ዜጋና የሚቃጠሉት አቢያተ ክርስቲያናትና መስጊዶች እጅግ በጣም ያሳዝኑኛል። በመሻሻል ምትክ ሁኔታዎች እንደዚህ እየተባባሱ መሄዳቸዉን ስመለከት ሰዉ ሆኜ መፈጠሬን ያስጠላኛል፤ እጅግ በጣም ያሳፍረኛል። ቶሎ መቆም አለባቸዉ። ካለበለዚያ ሰላም አይኖርም። ሰላም ሳይኖር ምርጫም ሆነ ዕድገት በቅጡ ሊሳካ አይችልም። ከነሩዋንዳ ለምን አንማርም? በ1994 (በፈረንጆች አቆጣጠር) ወደሚሊዮን ሕዝብ ነዉ በእርስ በርስ የጎሳ ግጭት በጥቂት ወራት ዉስጥ ሕይወቱን ያጣዉ። ዛሬ ግን ከዚያ ከባድ ዉድቀት በመማር የጎሳ ግጭት በአዋጅና በሕግ ተከለከለ፤ በመሆኑም አገሪቷ ከፍተኛ እድገት በማሳየት ላይ ትገኛለች። ደቡብ አፍሪቃ፤ ኬኒያ፤ ጋና፤ ወዘተ መልካም የዲሞክራሲ ሥርዓትና ዕድገት

፩ኛ/ የጠንካራ ሽግግር መንግሥት አስፈላጊነት፤ በግርማዊ ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ ዘመነ መንግሥት ማብቂያ ላይ የተጠየቀዉ ትክክለኛ ጥያቄ ወደ ዲሞክራሲ ሊመራ የሚችል የጊዜያዊ ሕዝባዊ መንግሥት ምስረታ አስፈላጊነት ነበር። ወታደሩ ግን ይሄን ጥያቄ ከለከለ። ከዚያ በኋላ የተከተለዉን አሰቃቂ እልቂት ታሪክ ቁልጭ አድርጎ አስቀምጦታል። ለ27 ዓመታት ገደማ በወያኔዎቹ ሲመራ የነበረዉ የኢሕአደግ መንግሥት በአገሪቷ ከላይ እስከታች በተቀጣጠለዉ ተቃዉሞ ሲዳከም ለዉጥ ሊመጣ ነዉ ተባለ። ኢሕአደግ ከልቡ ከጥፋቶቹ በመማር ጠንካራና ሁሉ-አቀፍ የሆነ የሽግግር መንግሥት ተቋቁሞና እርቀ ሰላም ወርዶ ወደ ትክክለኛዉ ዲሞክራሲ እናመራለን ብለን ተስፋ አድርገን ነበረ። ይሄ ግን አለመሳካቱ እጅግ በጣም ያሳዝናል። ቢሳካ ኖሮ ዛሬ የምናያቸዉ እጅግ አሰቃቂ ክስተቶች ባልተፈጠሩ ነበር። ከእጃችን የወጣ ወርቃማ ዕድል አድርጌ ነዉ የምቆጥረዉ። አሁንም በእጅጉ ሊታሰብበት የሚገባ ጉዳይ ነዉ ብዬ አምናለሁ። ፪ኛ/ ሕገ መንግሥት የማሻሻል አስፈላጊነት ጎሳና ኃይማኖትን በተመለከተ በአገራችን ዉስጥ ከባድ አለመግባባትና ግጭቶች እየተፈጠሩ ናቸዉ። በቅርቡ ሕዝቡን ከፋፍለዉ ለመግዛት የረጩት መርዝ ነዉ እንጂ በቀደሙት ዘመናት እንደዚህ ዓይነት ግጭቶችና እልቂቶች አላየንም፤ አልሰማንም። አማራዉ፤ ትግሬዉ፤ ኦሮሞዉ፤ ወዘተ የርስ በርስ ጠላትነት አልነበራቸዉም። የጋራ ችግራቸዉ የዲሞክራሲ አስተዳደር እጦት ነዉ (በፊት በባላባታዊ፤ ቀጥሎ በወታደራዊ አምባገነን፤ በኋላ ደግሞ ከፋፍሎ በሚገዛዉ የጎሳ አምባገነንነት ምክንያት)። እንደዚሁም ኦርቶዶክስ ሃይማኖት የማንኛዉም እምነት ጠላት ሆኖ እንደማያዉቅ የአገራችን ታሪክ ቁልጭ አድርጎ አስቀምጦታል፤ እኛም ሕያዉ ምስክሮች ነን። ሕገ መንግሥት በግልፅ ማስቀመጥና ማረጋገጥ ከሚገባቸዉ ዐበይት ነገሮች መካከል የሚከተሉትን የእያንዳንዱን ዜጋ መሰረታዊ ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ይጠይቃል፤ • የጎሳን ግጭት ማስወገድ፤ • የእያንዳንዱን ሃይማኖት ነፃነት ማክበርና ማስከበር ይሆናሉ። በዚህም ሂደት ዉስጥ ሁሉም ዜጎች እኩል መሳተፍ ይገባቸዋል። ፫ኛ/ አገራዊ ምርጫን በተመለከተ ከዚያ ሁሉ ረዥምና እልህ አስጨራሽ ትግልና መስዋዕትነትም በኋላ እስከዛሬ ድረስ በአገራችን ዉስጥ ነፃ ምርጫ ተካሂዶ አያዉቅም። በእነኬኒያ፤ ደቡብ አፍሪቃና ጋና ያሉትን የዲሞክራሲ ግንባታዎች ስመለከት የኛ ኋላ ቀርነት እጅግ በጣም ያሳዝነኛል፤ ያስገርመኛል፤ ያሳፍረኛልም።በ97ቱ ምርጫ ትንሽ ለቀቅ ያደረጉ አስመስለዉ ነበር። ድምፅ ቆጠራዉን ግን አጭበርብሮ አምባገነኑ ኢሕአዴግ ራሱ መልሶ ጠቀለለዉ። የአሁኑስ ምርጫ ምን ሊሆን ነዉ? ምርጫ እንዲሳካ መስተካከል የሚገቧቸዉ አንዳንድ ቅድመ ሁኔታዎች አሉ። ተቃዋሚ ድርጅቶች በሁሉም የአገሪቷ ክፍሎች በነፃ መንቀሳቀስና ዓላማቸዉን ለሕዝቡ ለመግለፅ የሚችሉበት ዕድል መኖር አለበት። እስከዞን፤ ወረዳና ቀበሌ ድረስ ነፃ የሆኑ የምርጫ አስፈፃሚ ተቋማት መኖር ይገባቸዋል። ዛሬ እኮ ተማሪዎች እንኳን እየታገቱ መድረሻቸዉ የማይታወቅበት እጅግ አሳዛኝና አስደንጋጭ ሁኔታ ዉስጥ ነዉ ያለነዉ። ታዲያ በዚህ ሁኔታ ነፃ ምርጫ ይካሄዳል ብሎ መጠበቅ ይቻላል ወይ? እንደእኔ አስተያየት ከምርጫዉ በፊት እላይ ባጭሩ የተቀመጡት ቅድመ ሁኔታዎች ቢስተካከሉ ይሻላል ብዬ አምናለሁ።

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Image copyrightEDDIE GERALD ከ2000 ዓመታት በላይ ኢትዮጵያውያን ጤፍን በዋነኛ የምግብ ምንጭነት ሲጠቀሙበት ኖረዋል። ታዲያ እንዴት አንድ የደች ዜጋ በቀላሉ የጤፍ የባለቤትነት መብትን ሊያገኝ ቻለ? በጎርጎሳውያኑ 1980ዎቹ መጀመሪያ አካባቢ በኢትዮጵያ ተከስቶ የነበረውን ድርቅ ተከትሎ በምግብ እጥረት የተጎዱ ህጻናት ምስል በመላው ዓለም በሚገኙ ምግብ ቤቶች ጭምር እየተለጠፈ በረድኤት ድርጅቶች አማካይነት ገንዘብ ተሰብስቧል። በርካቶችም ምስሎቹን ተመልክተው የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማድረጋቸው ጠቃሚ ቢሆንም በተለይ ምዕራባውያኑ የትኛውም ጎጂ ንጥረ ነገር የሌለው የምግብ አማራጭ ከዛች አገር ይገኛል ብለው እንዳያስቡ አድርጓቸዋል። • ጤፏን ለማስመለስ እየተውተረተረች ያለችው ኢትዮጵያ • ጤፍን ሰዳ የምታሳድደው ኢትዮጵያ ጤፍን የተቀረው ዓለም የምግቦች ሁሉ ታላቅ ወይም 'ሱፐር ፉድ' እያለ ነው የሚጠሩት። ምድራችን በምታበቅላቸው አብዛኛዎቹ ሰብሎች ውስጥ የሚገኘውና በተለይ አውሮፓውያኑ ለጤና አስጊ ነው ብለው የሚፈሩት 'ግሉተን' ንጥረ ነገር በጤፍ ውስጥ አለመገኘቱ ደግሞ ከቅርብ ጊዜያት ወዲህ ተፈላጊነቱ ከፍ እንዲል አድርጎታል። በኢትዮጵያና በኤርትራ ለ2000 ሺ ዓመታት ሲበቅል የነበረው ጤፍ ከፍተኛ ፕሮቲን፣ አይረን፣ ፋይበርና ሌሎች ጠቃሚ ንጥረ ነገሮች በውስጡ ስለመያዙ ተመስክሮለታል። የቢቢሲዋ አንጄላ ሳውሪን ወደ ኢትዮጵያ በተጓዘችበት ወቅት ወዲያውኑ በእንጀራ ፍቅር እንደወደቀች ትገልጻለች። • '' ኮምጠጥ ያለው ጣእሙና የትኛውም ዓለም ላይ የሌለው አይነት አሰራሩ ብዙ ጥያቄዎችን እንድጠይቅ አድርጎኛል። እንዴት ነው የሚሰሩት? ለምን የተለየ ጣእም ኖረው? ለምንስ ሰፋ ባለ ትሪ ሰብሰብ ብለው ይበሉታል? በጣም አስገራሚ ነው።'' • '' እንጀራውን ከተለያዩ አትክልትና ስጋ ጋር አቀላቅለው ሲመገቡት ደግሞ በጣም ይጣፍጣል። እኔም ስሞክረው ደስ ብሎኛል። እንጀራውን ቆርሼ ከወጡ ጋር አቀላቅሎ መመገብ ለአያያዝ ትንሽ አስቸግሮኝ ነበር'' ብላለች። ይህን ያክል ተወዳጅነትና ከእያንዳንዱ ኢትዮጵያዊ ህይወት ጋር ከፍተኛ ቁርኝት ኖሮት እንዴት ጤፍን የማቀነባበርና ምርቶቹን የመሸጥ መብት በኔዘርላንድ ለሚገኝ ድርጅት ተሰጠ? ብላ ትጠይቃለች አንጄላ። ለሁለት ሳምንታት በዘለቀው ቆይታዋ “ኢትዮጵያውያን በቀን አንድ ጊዜ እንኳን እንጀራን ሳይመገቡ አላየሁም” የምትለው አንጄላ “ጤፍን በተለያየ መልኩ የመመገብ ፍላጎት ያላቸው እንኳን አይመስለኝም” ስትል ለእንጀራ የሚሰጠውን ክብር ገልጻለች። በጎርጎሳውያኑ 2003 የኢትዮጵያ ብዝኃ-ህይወት ኢንስቲትዩት ከኔዘርላንዳዊው የአፈርና እጽዋት ባለሙያ ጃንስ ሩስጄን ይሰራ ነበር። በዚሁም አጋጣሚ ነበር ኢንስቲትዩቱ

TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

ለምርምርና ስርጸት ይረዳል ብሎ በርካታ የጤፍ ዝርያዎችን ለዚሁ ባለሙያ ወደ ኔዘርላንድስ የላከው። ይህ ግለሰብ የጤፍን ምርቶች ለማሳደግ በሚልም ነበር ስምምነት የፈጠረው። ከአራት ዓመታት በኋላ ግን በአውሮፓ የባለቤትነት መብት የሚሰጠው ድርጅት ‘ሄልዝ ኤንድ ፐርፎርማንስ ፉድ ኢንተርናሽናል’ ወይም በአጭሩ ‘ኤችፒኤፍአይ’ ለተባለው ድርጅት የጤፍን ባለቤትነት መብት ሰጠው። በዚህም ድርጅቱ ጤፍን የማምረት፣ የማቀነባበርና ከጤፍ የተሰሩ የተለያዩ ምርቶችን የመሸጥ መብት አግኝቷል። ከወራት በፊትም በአሜሪካ የኢትዮጵያ አምባሳደር ፍፁም አረጋ በትዊተር ገፃቸው ላይ የሄግ ዓለም አቀፍ የገላጋይ ድርጅት የጤፍ ባለቤትነት ይዞት የነበረው ድርጅት መብቱ መቀማቱን ጠቅሰው ለኢትዮጵያ ከፍተኛ ድል እንደሆነ የደስታ መልዕክት አስተላልፈው ነበር። በዚሁ ትዊተር ገፅ ላይ የደች ፍርድ ቤት ውሳኔንም አብረው አያይዘውታል። በኋላ ላይ ግን ይህ ጉዳይ ከኢትዮጵያ ጋር በጭራሽ እንደማይገናኝና በሁለት የደች ኩባንያዎች መካከል የተካሄደ የጥቅም ክርክር እንደሆነ ተገልጿል። በሆላንድ የጤፍ ዱቄት አዘገጃጀት ላይ በባለቤትነት የተመዘገበው ኤንሺየንት ግሬይንስ የተባለ ኩባንያ ፍቃዴን ሳይጠይቅ የባለቤትነት መብቴን ተጋፍቷል ያለውን ቤክልስ የተባለ በጤፍ ምርቶች ዳቦና ኩኪስ የሚያመርት ድርጅት ላይ ክስ መስርቷል። • ፍርድ ቤት የቀረበው የጤፍ ባለቤትነት ጉዳይ በዚህም የሎያሊቲ (የባለቤትነት መብት) ክፍያ ሊከፈለኝ ይገባል፤ ለፈጠራዬ ገንዘብ ይሰጠኝ የሚል ክስ ማቅረቡን ተከትሎ፤ በምላሹ ቤክልስ የተሰኘው ድርጅት የባለቤትነት መብቱ ሊሰጠው አይገባም፤ ምክንያቱም አዲስ ፈጠራን ስላልጨመረ የባለቤትነት መብቱ ሊነጠቅ ይገባል የሚል መከራከሪያን ይዞ ቀርቧል። `ፍርድ ቤቱም ኤንሺየንት ግሬይንስ የተባለው ድርጅት ምንም አይነት አዲስ ነገር ባለመጨመሩ የባለቤትነት መብቱን ከመንጠቅ በተጨማሪ ቤክልስ የተሰኘው ድርጅት ላወጣው ወጪ በሙሉ ካሳ እንዲከፈል ውሳኔ አስተላልፏል። ኢትዮጵያ ከባለቤትነት መብት ጋር በተገናኘ ዓለም አቀፍ ክርክር ውስጥ ስትገባ ይህ የመጀመሪያዋ አይደለም። ከታዋቂው የአሜሪካ ቡና ሻጭ ‘ስታርባክስ’ ጋር በይርጋ ጨፌ ባለቤትነት ጋር በተያያዘ ዓለማቀፍ ገላጋይ ፍርድ ቤት ሄዳ ነበር። ከበርካታ ድርድሮች በኋላም በጎርጎሳውያኑ 2007 ስታርባክስ የሀረር፣ሲዳማ እና ይርጋጨፌ ቡናዎችን እንዲያስተዋውቅና እንዲሸጥ ስምምነት ላይ መደረስ ተችሏል። በዚህ ክርክር መሀል ግን የኢትዮጵያ የቡና ዋጋ በዓለማቀፍ ገበያው ከፍ እንዲል ረድቶታል። የአገር በቀል ሰብሎች ባለሙያ የሆኑት ዶክተር ቡላ ወዬሳ እንደሚሉት የኔዘርላንዱ ድርጅት በሚሊየን የሚቆጠሩ የኢትዮጵያ ገበሬዎችን የባለቤትነት መብት የነጠቀ ነው ብለዋል።

የሌለው “ጭንብላችን” ቢገለጥ ምን ይመጣል? (በመስከረም አበራ)

(በመስከረም አበራ) ጥር 19, 2012 ዓ .ም. ሃገራችን ሩብ ምዕተ-ዓመት በቆየችበት ህወሃት-መር የጎጠኝነት ፖለቲካ እንደ አማራው ግራ የተጋባ ህዝብ/ልሂቅ የለም፡ ፡አማራው ከጎጥ ፖለቲካው ጋር መላመዱ አልሆን ብሎት እስካሁን በገዛ ሃገሩ እንደ መፃተኛ ሆኗል፡፡በጎጥ መደራጀቱ እንደ የማይገለጥ ምስጢር የሆነበት የአማራ ልሂቅ መገፋት ገፍቶት የመሰረተው መአድ የተባለው ፓርቲ ግማሽ ጎኑ አፍታም ሳይቆይ ወደ ህብረብሄራዊ ፓርቲነት ሲቀየር መቀየሩን ያልወደደው ቅሪቱ መአድ እንደ ሲኒ ውሃ እያደር ተመናምኖ ወዳለመኖር የተጠጋ ሁኔታ ላይ ነው፡፡ መአድ የተባለው ፓርቲ መኢአድ ወደሚባል ህብረ ብሄራዊ ፓርቲ የተቀየረው መለስ ዜናዊ አማራውን የሚያሳድድበትን በትር፣የሚያሳርድበትን ቢለዋ ወደ ሰገባው ሳይመልስ ነው፡፡ ይህ ሁሉ የሆነው አማራው በጎጥ መደራጀቱን ስለማያውቅበት ነው፡፡ይህ የዘመኑን ፋሽን ያለመከተል የአማራው ግርታ ያደረሰበት ጉዳት መጠነ ሰፊ ነው፡፡ አማራን ሁሉ ባላንጣ አድርገው የሚያስቡ

ኦነጋዊ የኦሮሞ ብሄርተኞች የአማራ ልሂቃንን ለዘውግ ፖለቲካ ባይትዋርነት “አማራው የብሄር ፖለቲካው አልገባ ብሎት ሲደናገር ሩብ ምዕተ አመት ሞላው፤ይህ ለኦሮሞ መልም ነው” ሲሉ በመሳለቅ ይገልፁታል፡፡እነዚህ ቡድኖች አማራው ሲሞትም፣ሲፈናቀልም፣ሲንጓጠጥም ሲገደለም ዝም ማለቱ ብቻ ይስማማቸዋል፡፡አማራው መናገር ሲጀምር ኦነጋዊ የኦሮሞ ብሄርተኞች እና ህወሃታዊ ትግራዊያን የሚናገረው ሁሉ ያስበረግጋቸዋል፡፡አማራው በዘውጉ የሚደርስበትን ሁሉ ችሎ የለመደውን ኢትዮጵያዊነት ሲያጠብቅ በኢትዮጵያዊነት ስም ፍላጎቱን በብሄረሰቦች ላይ የሚጭን ጨቋኝ ሲሉ ኢትዮጵያን በማለቱ በድንጋይ መወገር የሚገባው ሃጢያተኛ አድርገው ያቀርቡታል፡፡ እነሱው በየደረሱበት በሚሰኩት የአማራ ጥላቻ ሳቢያ በአማራነቱ መሞቱ ተሰምቶት ኢትዮጵያዊነቱን ሳይጥል አማራነቱ እያስገደለው እንደሆነ ከተናገረ ደግሞ በጭብላምነት ያብጠለጠሉታል፡፡

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በኢትዮጵያ ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ፣ በናይል ተፋሰስ የውሃ ፓለቲካ እና በአፍሪካ ቀንድ ጂኦፖለቲካዊ ጉዳዮች ላይ የተደረገ ቃለመጠይቅ ፕሮፈሰር ተስፋዬ ታፈስ (አልማዝ ከአነበብችው የላከችልን። ለአንባብያን ይጠቅማል ስላልን አውጥተነዋል) ምን አይነት ተጽዕኖ ይኖረዋል? ፕ/ር ተስፋዬ፡-የአፍሪካ ቀንድ በስትራቴጂክ ጥቅሙ ምክንያት የብዙ ኃያላን ሀገራትን ቀልብ ገዝቷል፡፡ ለምሳሌ የቀድሞ የጅቡቲ ቅኝ ገዥ ፈረንሳይ FFDj የሚባል የጦር ሰፈር አላት፡፡ ከ9/11 የሽብር አደጋ በኋላ አሜሪካኖችም ፍላጎት አሳድረው፣ የአሜሪካ ባህረ ሀይል ሰፈር (ካምፕ ሌሞኒየር) ተመስርቷል፡፡ ጣሊያኖችም የጣሊያን ብሔራዊ ወታደራዊ ድጋፍ የሚል ሰፈር አቋቁመዋል፡፡ ጃፓኖች ከሁለተኛው የዓለም ጦርነት በኋላ ወደ ሌላ አካባቢ የሚገቡ አልነበሩም፡፡ አሁን ግን የጃፓን የራስ መከላከያ ኃይል ብለው ከህንድ ጋር በጥምር የጦር ሰፈር ከፍተዋል፡፡ ስለዚህ ከፈረንሳይ ሌላ አምስት ሀገሮች ወታደራዊ የጦር ሰፈር አላቸው ማለት ነው፡፡ ጅቡቲን የምታክል ትንሽ ሀገር እነዚህ ሁሉ ኃይሎች ሰፍረውባታል፡፡

ፕሮፈሰር ተስፋዬ ታፈስ በአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርስቲ የአፍሪካና ኦሪየንታል ጥናትና ምርምር ተቋም የጂኦፖለቲክስና የአፍሪካ ጥናት መምህርና ተመራማሪ የዛሬው እንግዳችን ፕሮፌሰር ተስፋዬ ታፈሰ ትውልዳቸው ከአዲስ አበባ በቅርብ ርቀት ላይ በምትገኘው ቢሾፍቱ ከተማ ሲሆን፣ የመጀመሪያ ዲግሪያቸውን በጂኦግራፊ እና የሁለተኛ ድግሪያቸውን በጂኦፖለቲክስ የትምህርት መስክ ከአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርስቲ አግኝተዋል፡፡ የዶክትሬት ድግሪያቸውን ደግሞ ጀርመን ሀገር ከሚገኘው ኦስናብሩክ ዩኒቨርስቲ በጂኦፖሊቲክስ እና ሶሻል ጂኦግራፊ የትምህርት መስክ ተቀብለዋል፡ ፡ አሜሪካን አገር ከሚገኘው ዩኒቨርስቲ ኦፍ ካሊፎርኒያ ሎስ አንጀለስ እና በጀርመን በተለያዩ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች ጎብኚ ፕሮፌሰር በመሆን አስተምረዋል፡፡ በሴኔጋል ዋና ከተማ ዳካር በሚገኘው የአፍሪካ የማህበራዊ ሳይንስ ጥናትና ምርምር ካውንስል (CODESRIA) የምርምር ክፍል ኃላፊና ተመራማሪ በመሆንም ሰርተዋል፡፡ በአሁኑ ወቅት በአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርስቲ በማህበራዊ ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ የአፍሪካና ኦሪየንታል ጥናትና ምርምር ተቋም የጂኦፖለቲክስና የአፍሪካ ጥናት ፕሮፈሰር ናቸው፡፡ ፕሮፌሰር ተስፋዬ አምስት መጻህፍትን በታዋቂ አታሚዎች አሳትመው ለንባብ ያበቁ ሲሆን፣ በተለያዩ ጉዳዮች በተለይ ደግሞ በናይል ተፋሰስ የውሃ ፓለቲካ ጋር በተያያዘ መጽሀፍ በማሳተም፤ የተለያዩ ጹሁፎችን በመጻፍ ይታወቃሉ፡፡ እኛም ከ25 ዓመታት በላይ በአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርስቲ በመምህርነትና ተማራማሪነት ካገለገሉትና አሁንም እያገለገሉ ካሉት ከእኚህ አንጋፋ ምሁር ጋር በአፍሪካ ቀንድ ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ፣ በናይል ተፋሰስ የውሃ ፓለቲካ እና በወቅታዊ ሀገራዊ ጉዳዮች ላይ ቆይታ አድርገን እንደሚከተለው አቅርበናል፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡የጋዜጣችን እንግዳ ለመሆን ፈቃደኛ ስለሆኑ እናመሰግናለን፡፡ ፕሮፌሰር ተስፋዬ፡ይኼን ዕድል ስለሰጣችሁኝ እኔም አመሰግናለሁ፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡ወቅታዊውን የአፍሪካ ቀንድ ሁኔታ እንዴት ይመለከቱታል? ፕ/ር ተስፋዬ፡በመጀመሪያ የአፍሪካ ቀንድ ስንል ምን ማለት ነው የሚለውን ትርጉም መስጠቱ አስፈላጊ ይመስለኛል፡ ፡ የአፍሪካ ቀንድ አራት ዋና ዋና ሀገሮችን የያዘ ነው፡፡ እነርሱም ኢትዮጵያ፣ ኤርትራ፣ ሶማሊያና ጅቡቲ ናቸው፡፡ በፖለቲካ፣ በኢኮኖሚና ጂኦግራፊ

TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

ተዛማጅ የሆኑት ሱዳን፣ ደቡብ ሱዳን፣ ኬንያና ኡጋንዳም በዚህ ሥር ሊካተቱ ይችላሉ፡፡ የአፍሪካ ቀንድ እንዳለመታደል ሆኖ በብዙ ችግሮች የተተበተበ ነው፡፡ በስደተኞች፣ በተፈናቃዮች ብዛት፣ በእርስ በእርስ ጦርነት፣ በአካባቢ መራቆት፣ በድርቅ፣ በረሃብ፣ በሽብርና በባህር ላይ ውንብድና ብዙ ጊዜ ይጠቀሳል፡፡ እነዚህ ሁሉ መጥፎ ነገሮች እያሉ ደግሞ ስትራቴጂካሊ በጣም ጠቃሚ የሆነ አካባቢ በመሆኑ የአሜሪካ፣ የአውሮፓ ህብረት እና ቻይና የመሳሰሉ ኃያላን ሀገራትን ትኩረት መሳብ ችሏል፡፡ የቻይና በቀጠናው መከሰት አዲስ ነገር ነው፡፡ ጅቡቲ ላይ የጦር ሰፈር መስርተዋል፡፡ ይሄ አንድ ትልቅ ክስተት ነው፡፡ ምክንያቱም ቻይና በፊት ብዙም ከአካባቢዋ የምትርቅ አገር አልነበረችም፡ ፡ የአውሮፓ ህብረት ደግሞ ለኤርትራ ለብዙ ጊዜ ጀርባውን ሰጥቶ ቆይቶ አሁን የፍልሰትና የስደት ምንጭ ስትሆን ሳይወዱ በግድ እያነጋገሯቸው ነው፡፡ ስደቱን ለማቆም ኤርትራን እየረዱ ነው ያሉት፡፡ ይኼ ሌላ ወቅታዊ አዲስ ክስተት ነው፡፡ ትንሿ ሀገር ዩናይትድ አረብ ኤምሬቶች አዲስ ሀይል ሆነው በአካባቢው ብቅ ብለዋል፡፡ በጣም በሚገርም ሁኔታ አሰብ ላይ ወታደራዊ የጦር ሰፈር መስርተዋል፡፡ ከዚያ ሆነው ነው በሚያሳዝን ሁኔታ የመንን እየደበደቡ ያሉት፣ ቱርኮች ደግሞ ወደ ሶማሊያ ገብተው ‹‹ቱርክሶም›› የሚባል ወታደራዊ ካምፕ መስርተዋል፡፡ ለምንድነው እነዚህ ሀገራት ወታደራዊ የጦር ሰፈር በአፍሪካ ቀንድ አካባቢ የገነቡት? የሚለው ጥያቄ ብዙ ምክንያቶች አሉት፡፡አንደኛ የጅቡቲ ስትራቴጂካዊ አቀማመጧ በተለይ ባብል ኤል መንደብ የጅቡቲ ድንበር ላይ መሆኑ ነው፡፡ ሁለተኛው በአካባቢው እየተስፋፋ የመጣው የባህር ላይ ውንብድና (piracy) የዓለምን የንግድ እንቅስቃሴ እያወከ ስለሚገኝ ነው፡፡ በዚች ጠባብ መስመር ላይ በቀን ከ3 ሚሊዮን በርሜል በላይ ድፍድፍ ዘይት ይተላለፋል፡፡ የመርከቦች እገታም ብዙ ጊዜ አለ፡፡ እያንዳንዱ ሀገር የራሱ መርከቦች በሰላም እንዲንቀሳቀሱ ስለሚፈልግ ነው በአካባቢው የጦርሰፈር መገንባት ፍላጎታቸው ያሳደረባቸው፡፡ ሌላውና ሶስተኛው በአካባቢው እያደገ የመጣውን ዓለም አቀፍ ሽብርተኝነት ለመቆጣጠር ነው፡፡ አልቃይዳ፣ አልሸባብ፣ ኢስላሚክ ስቴት ለመሳሰሉ አሸባሪ ድርጅቶች ምቹ የሆነ አካባቢ ስለሆነ የዓለም አቀፍ ሀይሎች ይኼን ለመቆጣጠር ወደ ጅቡቲ ገብተዋል፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡- ኃያላኑ ሀገራት በጅቡቲ እና በቀይ ባህር አካባቢ ወታደራዊ የጦር ሰፈሮችን እያቋቋሙ መሆኑ በአፍሪካ ቀንድ ቀጠና እና በኢትዮጵያ ላይ

ኤርትራ ላይም ሶስት ሀገራት ወታደራዊ የጦር ሰፈር አላቸው፡፡ የተባበሩት አረብ ኤምሬቶች እና ኢራን አሰብ ላይ የጦር ሰፈር ገንብተዋል፡፡ እስራኤል ዳህላክ ደሴት ላይ የመርከብ ማሳረፊያ በሚል ወታደራዊ የጦር ሰፈር መስርታለች፡፡ ሳውዲ አረቢያ፣ የተባበሩት አረብ ኤምሬቶችና ግብጽ በአንድ በኩል፣ ካታርና ቱርክ በሌላ በኩል ተጽዕኗቸውን ለማሳደግ ይፈልጋሉ፡፡ አካባቢው የውድድር ሜዳ እየሆነ መጥቷል፡፡ በኢትዮጵያ ላይና በአፍሪካ ቀንድ አካባቢ የሚያመጣውን ተጽዕኖ ከአዎንታዊ ጎኑ ብንጀምር የእነዚህ ኃይሎች በአካባቢው መኖር የሀገራችንና የአፍሪካ ቀንድን በተወሰነ መልኩ ከሽብር ጥቃት ሊያድን ይችላል ብዬ አስባለሁ፡፡ ምክንያቱም ብዙ ችግር ያለበት አካባቢ በመሆኑ አልቃይዳ እና አልሸባብን የመሳሰሉ የተለያዩ ሀይሎች ችግር ሊፈጥሩ ስለሚችሉ የእነዚህ ሀይሎች መኖር ተጽዕኖውን የሚቀንሰው ይመስለኛል፡፡ በአሉታዊ ጎኑ ደግሞ አፍሪካውያን ያልሆኑ ሀይሎች ለራሳቸው ጥቅም ሲሉ ጅቡቲና አካባቢው መስፈራቸው ያሳስባል፡፡ የቀዝቃዛው ጦርነት አይነት ማለትም ቻይና ከአሜሪካ፣ ሳውዲና የተባበሩት አረብ ኤምሬትስ ከኳታር አይነት ፍጥጫ፡፡ የነዚህ ሁሉ ኃይሎች እዚህ አካባቢ መረባረብ የአፍሪካ ቀንድን የውድድርና የፍጥጫ ሜዳ አድርጎታል፡፡ ይሄ የራሱ የሆነ ተጽዕኖ ይኖረዋል፡፡ ጅቡቲና አካባቢው ላይ የሚደረግ ማንኛውም እንቅስቃሴ ለኢትዮጵያም ይተርፋል፡ ፡ ስለዚህ ኢትዮጵያ በዚህ ልትጎዳ ትችላለች የሚል ሀሳብ አለኝ፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡ከዚህ አኳያ ኢትዮጵያ ምን ማድረግ አለባት? ፕ/ር ተስፋዬ፡ሁሉንም ነገር ነቅቶ ከመጠበቅ ሌላ ምንም አማራጭ የለንም፡፡ ጅቡቲ ራሷን የቻለች ነጻ ሀገር ነች፡፡ የምትፈቅደውም፤ የምትከለክለውም ራሷ ናት፡፡ ነገሮች ጥሩ ሆነው ጅቡቲ ከኢትዮጵያ ጋር፣ ኢትዮጵያ ከኤርትራ ጋር ኮንፌደሬሽን አይነት ነገር ቢፈጥሩ፣ በፖለቲካና ኢኮኖሚ አንድ ላይ እየተናበቡ ይሰራሉ፡፡ አሁን ግን ጅቡቲ የፈቀደችውን ኢትዮጵያ አይሆንም ልትል አትችልም፡፡ ወደፊት የኢኮኖሚና ፖለቲካዊ ኮንፌደሬሽንና ቀጠናዊ ትስስር እየመጣ ሲሄድ እየተወያዩ ለአካባቢው ጠቃሚ የሆኑ ነገሮችን ሊተገብሩ ይችላሉ፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡በኢትዮጵያና ኤርትራ መካከል የወረደው ሰላም በአፍሪካ ቀንድ ላይ ምን አንድምታ ይኖረዋል? ፕ/ር ተስፋዬ፡በኢትዮጵያና ኤርትራ መካከል የወረደው ሰላም ትልቅ ክስተት ነው፡፡ እንደሚታወቀው ለ20 ዓመታት የዘለቀውን መፋጠጥ ፈረንጆች እንደሚሉት ‹No War-No Peace› ማለትም ጦርነትም ሰላም የሌለበትን ሁኔታ የለወጠ ክስተት ነው፡፡ ሁለቱም አገሮች ሃያ ዓመታትን

አቃጥለዋል – በጦርነት ያጠፉትን ሀብት ለልማት ቢጠቀሙበት ኢኮኖሚያቸውን ትልቅ ደረጃ ማድረስ ይችሉ ነበር፡፡ እንደሚታወቀው የዛሬ ሁለት ዓመት ገደማ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ያልተጠበቀ ሪፎርም ተካሄዶ ዶክተር አብይ አህመድ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ሆነው ተሾሙ፡፡ ይህንን ለውጥ ተከትሎ በአንዳንድ የአካባቢው ሀገሮች ሸምጋይነት ወደ ሰላማዊ መንገድ እንዲሄዱ ተደርጓል፡፡ እዚህ ላይ የተባበሩት አረብ ኤምሬቶች እና ሳውዲ አረቢያ ትልቅ ሚና የተጫወቱ ይመስለኛል፡፡ ይህ የሰላም ስምምነት ለኢትዮጵያና ኤርትራ ብቻ ሳይሆን ለመላው አፍሪካ ቀንድ ቀጠና፣ ከዛም አልፎ ለመካከለኛው ምስራቅ ትልቅ እንደምታ ይኖረዋል፡፡ በአካባቢው ሰላምና መረጋጋት ለዘለቄታው ሊያሰፍን ይችላል፡ ፡ ሰላም ካለ ደግሞ የኢኮኖሚ እድገት ይኖራል እንዲሁም የፖለቲካ መረጋጋት ሊፈጠር ይችላል፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ በሚያሳዝን ሁኔታ ከ100 ሚሊዮን በላይ ህዝብ ያላት ትልቅ ሀገር ሆና የባህር በር የሌላት ሀገር ሆናለች፡፡ ከኤርትራ ጋር ሰላም መፍጠሩ ኢትዮጵያን አማራጭ የወደብ አቅርቦት በተሻለ ዋጋ ማግኘት የምትችልበት መንገድ ሊከፍት ይችላል፡ ፡ የኢትዮጵያና ኤርትራ ህዝብ አንድ ህዝብ ነው፣ ለብዙ ዓመታት አብሮ የኖረ፣ የተዋለደ ህዝብ ነው፡ ፡ ሰላም ሲኖር የህዝቦችን ነጻ ዝውውር ይፈጥራል፡ ፡ ሰዎች እንደፈለጉ መዘዋወር፣ ሸቀጥና ካፒታል እንደፈለጉ ማንቀሳቀስ ይቻላል፡፡ ስምምነቱ ለሁለቱም ሀገራት ጠቃሚ ነው፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡ስምምነቱ እንደተጀመረው ወደፊት ተራምዷል ብለው ያስባሉ? ፕ/ር ተስፋዬ፡አጀማመሩ ጥሩ ስለነበር እኔ ከዚህ በላይ ነበር የጠበቅኩት፡፡ ነገሮች በፍጥነት ሄደው ድንበሩ ተከፍቶ፣ ነጻ የህዝብ እንቅስቃሴ በአየር ብቻ ሳይሆን በየብስም ይኖራል የሚል ግምት ነበረኝ፡ ፡ አሁን አንዳንድ ነገሮች ግልጽ አይደሉም፡ ፡ ለምን በኤርትራ በኩል ድንበሩን ከፍተው እንደገና እንደዘጉት በይፋ የተገለጸ ነገር የለም፡ ፡ ምክንያት ይኖራቸዋል፡፡ ከህወሃት (ህዝባዊ ወያኔ ሓርነት ትግራይ) ጋር ብዙ ጊዜ ችግር ላይ ስለነበሩ፣ የኤርትራ መንግስት ያለፈውንም ጦርነት የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ሳይሆን ህወሃት እኛን ለማጥቃት ያደረገው ነው ብለው ስለሚያስቡ በዚያ በኩል ድንበሩን ሙሉ በሙሉ ከፍተው ነጻ ማድረጉን የፈለጉ አይመስልም፡፡ ችግሩ የተወሳሰበ ነው፡ ፡ በኤርትራ በኩል በግልጽ የወጣ ነገር የለም፡፡ በኢትዮጵያ በኩልም ለምን ሁኔታዎች በተጀመረው ፍጥነት አልሄዱም የሚለው እስካሁን በይፋ የወጣ መረጃ ስለሌለ ምክንያቱን አናውቅም፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡የአፍሪካ ቀንድ ቀጠና ሀገራት በኢኮኖሚው የሚተሳሰሩበትና ወደ ኮንፌዴራላዊ ቀጠና ማደግ የሚችሉበት ዕድል ምን ያህል ነው? ፕ/ር ተስፋዬ፡ይኼ የቆየ ጥያቄ ግን እስካሁን መልስ ያላገኘ ነው፡፡ ኮንፌዴሬሽን እንደ አንድ ትልቅ አማራጭ አድርገው የጻፉ ምሁራን አሉ፡፡ አንዱ በዚህ ላይ ብዙ ጹሁፍ ያቀረቡት ፕሮፌሰር ተስፋጽዮን መድሃኔ ይባላሉ፡፡ ኤርትራዊ ናቸው፡፡ የሚያዳምጥ ጠፍቶ ነው እንጂ ብዙ ጽፈዋል፡፡ የእርስ በርስ እንዲሁም የውክልና ጦርነት በአፍሪካ ቀንድ አካባቢ አለ፡፡ በሀገሮች መካከል አለመግባባት አለ፡፡ ባለፈው ኤርትራ ከኢትዮጵያ፣ ጅቡቲና ሌሎችም አገሮች ጋር ችግር ነበረባት፡፡ በዚህ ምክንያት ኮንፌደሬሽን የሚታሰብ ነገር አልነበረም፡፡ ኮንፌዴሬሽንን ተግባራዊ ለማድረግ በሁሉም ዘንድ ሰላምና መተሳሰብ መኖር አለበት፡፡ ሁሉም ይጠቅመናል ብለው ማመን አለባቸው፡፡ ለምሳሌ የአውሮፓ ህብረት ሀገራት አንድ ከመሆን አልፈው አንድ ገንዘብ ዩሮን ነው የሚጠቀሙት፡፡ በአፍሪካ ቀንድ አካባቢ

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ኮንፌዴሬሽን የማይፈጸምበት ምክንያት የለም፡፡ ይኼን የምልበት ምክንያት በአፍሪካ ቀንድ አካባቢ የባህል ትስስር አለ፣ የኢኮኖሚና የፖለቲካም ትስስርም ያለበት ቀጠና ነው፣ እንዲሁም ችግሮችንም በተለያዩ ደረጃ ይካፈሉታል፡፡ ለምሳሌ ድርቅ ከመጣ ሁሉምጋ ነው የሚመጣው፡፡ ረሃብም እንደዚያው፡፡ የአካባቢ መራቆት፣ ድህነት፣ የፖለቲካ አለመረጋጋት ካለ ሁሉም ላይ ተጽዕኖ ስለሚኖረው የጋራ ጥረት አስፈላጊ ነው፡፡ የጋራ ጥረት አስፈላጊ ከሆነ የኮንፌዴሬሽን አስፈላጊነትን ያመጣል፡፡ በኮንፌዴሬሽን መተሳሰር የጋራ ጥረትና የጋራ መፍትሔ ማምጣት ይቻላል፡፡ በአሁኑ ወቅት ኮንፌዴሬሽን በአፍሪካ ቀንድ ቀጠና ለማምጣት ችግሮች ይታያሉ፡፡ በአፍሪካ ቀንድ በተለይም በኢትዮጵያ ጎጠኝነት፣ የሰፈር አስተሳሰብ እና የሃይማኖት አክራሪነት ይታያል፡ ፡ ልክ የአውሮፓ ህብረት እንዳደረገው ወደ ኮንፌዴሽን ለመሄድ ጭንቅላትንና አስተሳሰብን ሰፋ ማድረግ ይጠበቅብናል፡፡ አንተ ኢትዮጵያዊ ሆነህ ስለሀገርህ ብቻ አይደለም መጨነቅ ያለብህ፡ ፡ ስለአፍሪካ ቀንድ ከዚያም ባለፈ ስለ አፍሪካም ቀጥሎ ስለአለም መጨነቅ አለብህ፡፡ በሚዲያ ጎርፍ፣ የመሬት መንቀጥቀጥ ጉዳት አደረሰ ሲባል በሰብአዊነት ታዝናለህ፡፡ በአፍሪካ ቀንድ እና በተለይም ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ትልቁ ችግር በጭንቅላት ላይ ብዙ አልተሰራም፡፡ ፈረንጆች ‘ኮስሞፖሊታን’ የሆነ አስተሳሰብ (cosmopolitan thinking)፣ ማለት ከጎጥህ ወጥተህ ስለዓለም፣ ስለአፍሪካ፣ ስለዓለም፣ ስለ የሰው ልጅ የምታስብበት ግንዛቤ መፈጠር አለበት፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡ኢትዮጵያ ከዚህ ቀደም ከጎረቤትና አረብ ሀገራት ጋር ያላት ግንኙነት በጥርጣሬ የተሞላ እና መተማመን የሌለበት እንደነበር ይነገራል፡ ፡ ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ ደግሞ ሳውዲ አረቢያን ጨምሮ ከካታርና የተባበሩት አረብ ኤምሬቶች ጋር ያለው ግንኙነት እየሞቀ መጥቷልና ይህን እንዴት ያዩታል? ፕ/ር ተስፋዬ፡ቀደም ባሉት ጊዜያት በተሳሳተ መረጃና አስተሳሰብ ከአረብ ሀገራት ጋር ያለን ግንኙነት በጥርጣሬ ላይ የተመሰረተ ነበር፡፡ አንዳንድ የአረብ ሀገራት እና ሌሎችም ኢትዮጵያን እንደ ‘ክርስቲያን ደሴት’ ይወስዷት ነበር፣ በፊት የነበሩ አጼዎችም እንዲህ አይነት ምልከታ ነበራቸው፡፡ እዚህ ሀገር ከአንድ ሶስተኛ በላይ የሚሆነው ህዝብ ሙስሊም ሆኖ ይህ ሀገር የክርስቲያን ሀገር ነው የሚል የተሳሳተ አስተሳሰብ ነበር፡፡ ኢትየጵያ ከእስራኤል ጋር በተለያዩ ምክንያቶች ወገናዊነት ታሳያለች የሚልም አመለካከት ለብዙ ጊዜ ነበር፡፡ አሁን ነገሮች እየተለወጡ መጥተዋል፡፡ እውነታዎች እየወጡ ሲመጡ ነገሮች እየተስተካከሉ የመጡ ይመስለኛል፡ ፡ ለምሳሌ ኤርትራና ኢትዮጵያን በማቀራረብና ሰላም እንዲወርድ ትልቁን ሚና የተጫወቱት የተባበሩት አረብ ኤምሬቶችና በመጠኑም ቢሆን ሳውዲ አረቢያ ናቸው፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዶክተር አብይ አህመድ ስልጣን ላይ ከመጡ በኋላ ብዙ የመካከለኛው ምስራቅ የአረብ ሀገራትን ጎብኝተዋል፡፡ ጉብኝታቸው ኢትዮጵያ ከፍተኛ የሆነ ዲፕሎማሲያዊና ኢኮኖሚያዊ ጠቀሜታ እንድታገኝ አድርጓታል፡፡ አንዳንዶቹ በችግር ጊዜ ደራሽ ሆነዋል፡፡ ካዝናዋ ባዶ በነበረበት ጊዜ ድጎማ በማድረግ ለተወሰነ ጊዜ ኢኮኖሚዋ እንዲንቀሳቀስ የረዱት የተባበሩት አረብ ኤምሬቶች ናቸው፡፡ ይኼ ለጥሩ ግንኙነት ተምሳሌት የሚሆን ነው፡፡ ኢትዮጵያና መካከለኛው ምስራቅ በመልክአ ምድር አቀማመጣቸው ጎረቤታሞች ናቸው፣ ሃይማኖታዊ ግንኙነታቸው ከፍ ያለ ነው፣ የእስምልናና ክርስትና ሃይማኖቶች የተፈጠሩት መካከለኛ ምሥራቅ ውስጥ ነው፡፡ መካከለኛው ምስራቅ የአየር ጸባዩ ደረቃማ ስለሆነ ብዙም የእርሻ ምርት የላቸውም፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ ደግሞ የእርሻ ምርት ውጤቶች ስላላት መካከለኛው ምስራቅ ትልቅ ገበያ ሊሆናት ይችላል፡፡ ግንኙነቱ ሲታሰብ እነዚህን ሁሉ ነገሮች ታሳቢ ማድረጉ ጠቃሚ ይመስለኛል፡፡ አዲስ ልሳን፡- በሌላ በኩል ደግሞ በታላቁ ህዳሴው ግድብ ላይ የአረብ ፓርላማ አባላት የግብጽን አቋም ደግፈው መግለጫ አውጥተው ነበር፡፡ ይሄስ አሁን ከመካከለኛው ምሥራቅ አገሮች ጋር ካለን ግንኙነት አንጻር እንዴት ይታያል?

TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

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አማራውም ይጥለው ዘንድ የማይችለውን ኢትዮጵያዊነት በደሙ ውስጥ ይዞ የተጋረጠበትን የህልውና አደጋም ለመከላከል ቢጣጣርም አማራነቱን ማጠባበቁ ከኢትዮጵያዊነቱ የሚጋጭ እየመሰለው በፈራተባ ውስጥ ይኖራል፡፡ የአማራው ዘመን አመጣሹን የጎጥ ፖለቲካ ፋሽን ተረድቶ ራሱን ከዘመኑ ጋር ማራመድ አለመቻሉ(በባላንጣዎቹ ንግግር “ግራ መጋባት”) ቋጥኝ የሚያክል ፈተና ያንዣበበትን የአማራውን ህዝብ ያለጠበቃ አስቀርቷል፡፡የጎጥ ፖለቲካውን መላመድ ድሮ ቀርቶ ዛሬ ያልሆነላቸው የአማራ ምሁራን በአማራ ብሄርተኝነት መስመር ተሰልፈው ሌሎች እንደሚያደርጉት ለህዝባቸው መሞገት አለመቻላቸው ለኦነግ ግርፍ የኦሮሞ ብሄርተኞች እና ህወሃት ቀመስ ትግራዊያን የአባት ገዳይን በግላጭ እንደማግኘት ያለ ሰርግ እና ምላሽ ነበር፡፡ሆኖም በአማራው ላይ የሚወርደው ዱላ የተኛ ቀርቶ ሙት የሚቀሰቅስ እየሆነ ሲመጣ ዛሬ ላይ የአማራ ምሁራንም ከእንቅልፋቸው መንቃት ጀመሩ፡፡ይህ ደግሞ ለኦነጋዊ የኦሮሞ ብሄርተኞች እና ለህወሃቶች መልካም አዝማሚያ አይደለም፡፡ ለእነሱ መልካም የሚሆነው ባፈው ሃያ ሰባት አመት እንደሆነው አማራው ከሞት በበረታ ዝምታ ውስጥ ሆኖ ግድያውንም፣መንጓጠጡንም፣መፈናቀሉንም፣መገደሉንም አጎንብሶ ሲቀበልነው፡፡ ይህ ሁለት ጥቅም አለው፡፡ አንደኛው አማራው “በሰራው ታሪካዊ ወንጀል” የሚሸማቀቅ በደለኛ እንጅ ስልጣን የሚጋራ የፖለቲካ ሃይል አለመሆኑ ለኦሮሞ ብሄርተኛ ሁለተኛውን ግዙፍ ዘውግ ከስልጣን ተገዳዳሪነት ይቀንስለታል፡፡ ሁለተኛው ጥቅም በታሪክ በድሎናል የሚሉትን ህዝብ በማሸማቀቅ የሚያገኙት ስሜት በቀለኝነት የሚጋልበውን የስነ-ልቦና ቀውሳቸውን ተንፈስ ያደርጋል፡፡ ስለዚህ አሁን አሁን ከበደል ብዛት የተነሳ እያቆጠቆጠ ያለውን የአማራ ብሄርተኝነት አይወዱትም፡፡ ምክንያቱም የአማራው ብሄርተኝነት ካቆጠቆጠ አማራው ያለ ስራው የተለጠፈበትን የበደለኝነት ተረክ የሚያፈርስ መልስ መስጠት ይጀምራል፡፡ ይህ ከሆነ ደግሞ አማራውን ጭራቅ አድርገው የሚያቀርቡበትን ተረክ ብቻቸውን እያወሩ፣ያወሩትም እንደእውነት እየተቆጠረ ወደስልጣን ማዝም አይቻልም፡፡አማራውን የማይስተሰረይ ሃጢያት የሰራ በደለኛ አድርጎ ማሸማቀቅም አይቻልም፡፡ ስለዚህ አማራው በደሉ እንዲሰማው አይፈለግም! በአይን የሚታየውን በአማራ ህዝብ ላይ ያንዣበበ አደጋም ሆነ በዚህ ህዝብ ላይ በወያኔ እና ኦነግ የተደረገውን ግፍ አንስቶ የሚሞግት አማራም ሆነ ሌላ የሰው ዘር አይፈለግም፡ ፡ ከወያኔ ወደ ስልጣን መምጣት ወዲህ በአማራ ህዝብ ላይ በርካታ በደል የተፈፀመ፣አሁንም ይህ ህዝብ በሃገሪቱ ባሉ የዘውግ ፖለቲከኞች ሁሉ በክፉ አይን የመታየት ፈተና ውስጥ ያለ ቢሆንም የአማራ ምሁራን እና ልሂቃን ኢትዮጵያዊ ብሄርተኝነታቸውን የሚቀማቸው የሚመስላቸውን የአማራ ብሄርተኝነት መልበስ አይፈልጉም፡፡በአንፃሩ የወጡበት ህዝብ ያለበት ፈተናም ያሳስባቸዋል፡፡ስለዚህ ኢትዮጵያዊ ብሄርተኝነታቸውን ሳይጥሉ ስለ አማራው ህዝብ እንግልትም ይሟገታሉ፡፡የአማራ ህዝብ ሁሉ ባላንጋራቸው የሚመስላቸው ኦነጋዊ የኦሮሞ ብሄርተኞች ደግሞ መለስ ዜናዊ እንዳደረገው የአማራን ህዝብ ያለ አንዳች ጠበቃ መቅጣት ስለሚፈልጉ ይህን ነገር አምርረው ይጠላሉ፡፡ኢትዮጵያዊነትን ሳይጥል የአማራ ህዝብ ለምን በገዛ ሃገሩ እንዲህ ይደረጋል የሚል የሚል የአማራ ልሂቅ ሲገጥማቸው ሌባ እጅ ከፍንጅ እንደያዘ ሰው ባለድልነት ይሰማቸዋል፡፡ ለአማራ ልሂቃን/ምሁራን ኢትዮጵያዊነት የክብር ልብስ እንጅ ጭንብል አይደለም!ኢትዮጵያዊነት ጭንብላችን ቢሆን ኖሮ በአማራ ህዝብ ላይ ከመለስ ዜናዊ እስከ ጃዋር መሃመድ ነጋሪት ጎሳሚነት የደረሰው በደል ጭንብል ቀርቶ ቆዳ የሚያስወልቅ ክፉ ነውና “ጭንብል” ወርውሮ ጎጠኛ መሆን አስቸጋሪ ሆኖ አይደለም፡፡ ኢትዮጵያዊነት በአማራ ህዝብ/ልሂቅ/ምሁር ዘንድ በደም ውስጥ የሚሮጥ ልክፍት እንጅ ጭንቅላት ላይ ለይምሰል ሸብ የሚደረግ ቡቱቶ ጨንብል አይደለም፡፡የአማራ ልሂቃንን በጭንብላምነት የሚከሱ የኦሮሞ ብሄርተኞች ኢትዮጵያ እንደኩንታል አናታቸው ላይ ተጭና የምትከብዳቸው ሸክማቸው እንደሆነች የፈረንጅ ጋዜጠኛ እጅ እየመቱ የሚምሉ፣ ኦሮሚያ የምትባል ሃገር ናፍቆተኞች ናቸው፡፡ ስለዚህ ሁሉም እንደነሱ ይመስላቸዋል፡፡ ኢትዮጵያን ማለት ትርጉም ስለማይሰጣቸው ሁሉም እንደእነሱ ኢትዮጵያን በጭንብሉ፤መንደሩን ሃገር አሳክሎ በልቡ ተሸክሞ የሚጓዝ የማነስ ልክፍተኛ ይመስላቸዋል፡፡ ስለዚህ የሌለ ጭንብል ይፈልጋሉ፡፡ ለማንኛውም እነሱ ጭንብል የሚሉት ነገር ለአማራው ማን እንደጣለበት የማያውቀው፣በደሉን እንኳን እንዳይቆጥር የሚያደርግ ኢትዮጵያን የሚያስብለው ከደሙ ጋር በመላ ሰውነቱ የሚዞር ልክፍቱ እንጅ አናቱ ላይ የተንከረፈፈ ጭንብሉ አይደለም፡፡ይህ ልክፍቱ ነው ኢትዮጵያን ካለ ጋር ሁሉ የሚያዛምደው፡፡አማራው ኢትዮጵያን ይላል ማለት ግን ስሟ በተጠራበት ልገኝ በሚልላት ሃገሩ አማራነቱ ወንጀል ሆኖ ሲያስገድለው ዘላለም የማይገባው ነፈዝ ነው ማለት አይደለም፡፡ኢትዮጵያዊ ሆኖም በአማራነቴ አትግደሉኝ ማለትን የሚከለክል ፍርደ-ገምድል ህግ የለም! “ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ ካልክ አማራ ነህ ብየ ስገድልህ አመጣጤ አይግባህ” የሚባል አካሄድ ድሮ ቀርቷል፡፡ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ የሚለውን ሰው አማራ ነህ ብሎ ገድሎ ያስገደለህን ምክንያት ስሙን አትጥራ ማለት የሞኝ ብልጠት ነው፡፡ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ የሚለውን ሰው አማራ ነህ ብሎ የሚያስገድለው አባዜ ሁለቱንም የመጥላቱ በሽታ መሆኑን ማን ያጣዋል? ለማንኛውም አማራው አጠለቀው የተባለው የኢትዮጵያዊነት ጭንብል የኢትዮጵያዊነቱን ከፍታም ሳይለቅ በአማራነቱ ሚመጣበትን ፍላፃም ለመከላከልም የመሞከሩ የሚዛናዊነቱ ምልክት ነው፡፡አማራውን ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ በል እያሉ ግን በአማራነቱ የሚገድሉት አዳኞች ደግሞ ይህን አይወዱምና ኢትዮጵያዊነት ከአማራው ላይ እንደማይወልቅም፣ጭምብል እንዳልሆነም እያወቁ “ጭንብልህን አውልቅ” ይላሉ፡፡አይሆንም እንጅ አማራው ችሎ ኢትዮጵያዊነቱን እንደተንከረፈፈ ጭንብል ቢያወልቅ ለኢትዮጵያ መልካም አይሆንም፡፡ አማራው ኢትዮጵያዊነቱን አወለቀ ማለት ትልቁ የኢትዮጵያ አእማድ ፈረሰ ማለት ነው፡፡ ይሄኔ ኢትዮጵያዊነት በአማራነት ይተካል፤ከተተካ ደግሞ የጎጥ ፖለቲካ መለያ የሆነው “ሁሉ ኬኛ” የሚባለው አባዜ አማራውንም ይዋሃደውና የቱ የአማራ የቱ የኦሮሞ ግዛት እንደሆነ የመነጋገሪያ ፋታ የለም! ያኔ መናጋገሪያው ጡጫ ይሆናል፡፡አንዴ ወደ ቁልቁለት ከተወረደ ደግሞ ጡጫ የማይጨብጥ እጅ ያለው የለም፤በአንድ እጅ አስር ጡጫ የሚጨብጥ ባለ ዘጠኝ ሱሪም የለም! መስከረም አበራ

አልማዝ ከአነበብችው የላከችልን

ይህንን ገጠመኝ ለመጻፍ ያነሳሳኝ ጓደኛዬ ባለፈው ሳምንት የደረሰበት ነገር ነው፡፡ ጓደኛዬ ወደ ሥራ ለመሄድ ሲጣደፍ ስለነበር መያዝ የነበረበትን ትቶ ሌላ ነገር ኪሱ ከቶ ይወጣል፡፡ ሥራው ቦታ ደርሶ ከጃኬቱ የውስጥ ኪስ የዘወትር የሥራ መሣሪያውን ሪከርድ ለማውጣት እጁን ይሰዳል፡፡ እጁም የሚፈለገው ቦታ ደርሶ ተፈላጊውን ዕቃ ሲያወጣ ጓደኛዬ ባየው ነገር ይደናገጣል፡፡ ሪከርደር እንዲያወጣ የተላከው እጅ የቴሌቪዥን ሪሞት ኮንትሮል ይዞ ብቅ ብሏል፡፡ ጓደኛዬ ለዚህ የዳረገው ጥድፊያ እንደሆነ ተረድቷል፡፡ አንድ ነገር ለማከናወን ወይም ወደ ሆነ ቦታ ለመሄድ ስንጣደፍ ለጓደኛዬ ዓይነት ዝንጋታ ብቻ ሳይሆን፣ ለአደገኛ ነገርም ልንጋለጥ እንችላለን፡፡ በ1997 ዓ.ም. በወርኃ የካቲት 1 እሑድ ቀን ማለዳ ቤቴ ውስጥ መጽሐፍ እያነበብኩ ሳለሁ የሞባይል ስልኬ ይጮሃል፡፡ ቁጥሩን የማውቀው አይደለም፡፡ ስልኩን አንስቼ መነጋገር ስጀምር ትንፋሹ ቁርጥ ቁርጥ የሚል ሰው፣ ‹‹ዘመድህ. . . አደጋ ደርሶበት ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ ሆስፒታል ድንገተኛ ክፍል ስላለ ቶሎ ድረስ. . .›› ብሎ ስልኩን ዘጋው፡፡ እኔም በድጋጤ ውስጥ ሆኜ ከሩጫ በማይተናነስ ፍጥነት አቅሌን ስቼ ስጣደፍ፣ ከየት መጣ ያላልኩት ሞተረኛ ከመንገዱ አፈናጥሮ ጣለኝ፡ ፡ የዘመዴን ሕይወት ለመታደግ ስካለብ እኔው ራሴ ድንገኛ ክፍል ከዘመዴ ጎን ስትሬቸር አልጋ ላይ ተገኛሁ፡፡ ዘመዴ የዚያን ቀን ማለዳ በመኪና ተከልሎ ሲጣደፍ ነበር በሚኒባስ ታክሲ የተገጨው፡፡ እኔም የእሱን አደጋ ሰምቼ ስጣደፍ ነበር ሞተረኛው የገጨኝ፡፡ ሁለታችንም በሕይወት ብንተርፍም አሁንም ድረስ ጠባሳው አብሮን አለ፡፡

ከምርጫ 97 በኋላ በነበረው የመጀመርያ ብጥብጥ ጊዜ የዘመድ ለቅሶ ለመድረስ ፈረንሣይ ሌጋሲዮን እሄዳለሁ፡፡ በደረሰብኝ የሞተር አደጋ ምክንያት አነክስ ስለነበር ከዘራ እጠቀም ነበር፡፡ ከቤላ ወደ ፈረንሣይ ሌጋሲዮን የሚያሸጋግረው መንታ መንገድ ስደርስ የአንበሳ አውቶብስ 13 ቁጥር በድንጋይ መስታወቶቹ ረግፎ ቆሟል፡ ፡ ምን ተፈጠረ ብዬ የአውቶብሱን ዙሪያ እየተዟዟርኩ ስመለከት፣ ጠመንጃ ያነገተ የአካባቢው ጥበቃ ከኋላ በሰደፍ ሲመታኝ ወደቅኩ፡ ፡ በዚያ ቅጽበት በአውቶብሱ ላይ አደጋ መድረሱን የሰሙ ፌዴራል ፖሊሶች ይደርሳሉ፡፡ እኔም ከዘራዬን ተመርኩዤ እየተንገታገትኩ ከወደቅኩበት ስነሳ አንደኛው ፖሊስ፣ ‹‹ምን ሆነህ ነው?›› ይለኛል፡ ፡ እኔም የደረሰብኝን እነግረዋለሁ፡፡ ፖሊሱ የመታኝን መሣሪያ የያዘ ጥበቃ፣ ‹‹አካሉ ተጎድቶ በከዘራ የሚሄድ ሰው ይመታል እንዴ?›› ብሎ ሲጠይቀው ጥበቃው በተደናበረ ሁኔታ ውስጥ ሆኖ፣ ‹‹እየተጣደፍኩ ስለደረስኩ ከዘራ መያዙን እንኳ አላየሁም. . .›› ብሎ ሲመልስ፣ እንኳንም በሰደፍ መታኝ እንጂ ጥይት ተኩሶ ቢሆን ኖሮ አልቆልኝ ነበር ብዬ ከአካባቢው ሹልክ አልኩ፡፡

በአሁኑ ጊዜ በተለይ በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ውስጥ የምናየው ጥድፊያ ያስፈራኛል፡፡ ልብ ብላችሁ ከሆነ የዘመናችን ሰው ሲናገር በጥድፊያ ነው፡፡ ከቁም ነገር ይልቅ ቀልድ በዝቷል፡፡ ምግብ እንኳን ሲበላ እያጣጣሙና በሚገባ እያላመጡ ሳይሆን፣ ዝም ብሎ እየጎረሱ መዋጥ ነው፡፡ ጓደኝነት በጥድፊያ ይመሠረታል፡፡ ጠቡም ፈጣን ነው፡፡ ገንዘብ ለማግኘት የሚደረገው ሩጫ ልጓም ስለሌለው ሁሉም ይከንፋል፡ ፡ ግጭቱም የዚያኑ ያህል ነው፡፡ መንገዱ ላይ ልምድ ያለውም የሌለውም፣ መንጃ ፈቃድ የያዘውም ያልያዘውም፣ እንዲሁም ሐሰተኛ የመንጃ ፈቃድ የያዘውም ጭምር በፍጥነት ይሮጡበታል፡፡ ከሞተር ብስክሌትና ከአነስተኛዋ ቪትዝ እስከ ትልልቆቹ ላንድክሩዙሮች፣ አርጅተው ከተንቋቁት እስከ ዘመናዊዎቹ መኪኖች ድረስ ሁሉም ፍሬን የሌላቸው ይመስል ይከንፉበታል፡፡ ካፌ በር ላይ አቁሞ ወሬ ከሚሰልቀው አጣዳፊ ጉዳይ እስካለው ድረስ መሮጥ ነው፡፡ ከወሰን በላይ ፍጥነት ግን አደጋው ከሚታገሱት በላይ እየሆነ ነው፡፡ በተለይ በተሽከርካሪዎች መሀልና ግራና ቀኝ እንደ አበደ ሰው ዘው የሚሉት ሞተረኞች ጉዳይ ችላ የተባለ ይመስላል፡፡ ምንም ዓይነት ኃላፊነት የማይሰማቸው ሞተረኞች መበራከት ከፍተኛ ጉዳት እያስከተለ ነው፡ ፡ በተለይ የትራፊክ ፖሊሶች ለዚህ ችግር ልዩ ትኩረት ካልሰጡ የሰው ሕይወት በከንቱ መቀጠፉ ይቀጥላል፡፡ የእነሱ ጥድፊያ የሚያስከትለው መዘዝ በቀላሉ መታየት የለበትም፡፡

የዛሬ አራት ወር ገደማ ከመገናኛ ወደ አራት ኪሎ የሚወስደው መንገድ ቀበና አደባባይ ላይ ሁለት ተሽከርካሪዎች ተጋጭተው አካባቢው ተጨናንቋል፡፡ በአካባቢው የትራፊክ ፖሊሶች ስላልነበሩ ሁለቱን አቅጣጫዎች የሚያገናኘው መንገድ ተዘጋግቷል፡፡ ከጥቂት ቆይታ በኋላ አንድ የትራፊክ ፖሊስ ደረሰ፡፡ አስፈላጊውን ነገር ካደረገ በኋላ፣ ምልክት አድርጎ የተጋጩት ተሽከርካሪዎች ጥግ እንዲይዙ ያዛል፡ ፡ ገጪና ተገጪ በፕላኑ መሠረት የሚለዩ መሆናቸው እንደተጠበቀ ሆኖ፣ አንደኛው በሌላኛው ላይ ወቀሳ ይሰነዝራል፡፡ አደባባዩን በመዞር ላይ የነበረው ተሽከርካሪ ቅድሚያ አለው በሚባለው ሕግ መሠረት ነው ተገጪው የሚቆጣው፡፡ የትራፊክ ፖሊሱ የተዘጋውን መንገድ እያስከፈተ ስለነበር አንድ መንገደኛ ገጪ ነው የተባለውን፣ ‹‹ሕጉን ሳታውቅ ነው እንዴ ዝም ብለህ የገባኸው?›› ሲለው፣ ‹‹ቸኩዬ ስለነበር ተዘናግቼ ነው. . .፤›› በማለት ሲመልስለት፣ ‹‹ኧረ ሰውየውን ብትገድለው ኖሮ እንዲህ ብለህ ነበር የምትመልሰው?›› አለው፡፡ አዎን ሰውየው አደጋ ቢደርስበት ወይም ቢሞት ኖሮ በጣም አሳዛኝ ነበር፡፡ በቅርቡ ከምሸቱ አንድ ሰዓት አካባቢ ከምኖርበት ሠፈር በቅርብ ርቀት ጩኸት ይሰማል፡፡ ጩኸቱ በሚሰማበት አካባቢ ደግሞ የእሳት ፍንጣሪ ይታያል፡፡ ተሯሩጠን ስንደርስ ቤት እየተቃጠለ ነው፡፡ በሰዎች ርብርብ እሳቱ ቢጠፋም በቤቱ ነዋሪዎች ንብረት ላይ ከፍተኛ ጉዳት ደርሷል፡፡ ምንድነው ሲባል የቤት ሠራተኛ ማደሪያዋ ውስጥ የለኮሰችውን ሻማ ሳታጠፋ በመሄዷ ምክንያት ነው ይባላል፡፡ በሻማና በጧፍ ምክንያት በተለያዩ ሥፍራዎች በርካታ ቃጠሎዎች ደርሰዋል፡ ፡ ከንብረት ውድመት በላይ ሕይወትም ጠፍቷል፡፡ የድርጊቱ ፈጻሚዎች ሲጠየቁ ግን ‹‹ቸኩዬ ነበር›› የሚል ምላሽ ይሰጣሉ፡፡ ከቀልብ አለመሆን ለአደጋ ያጋልጣል፡፡ ከቤት ጀምሮ እስከ አገር ድረስ ከቀልባችን ካልሆንን የከፋ አደጋ ይገጥመናል፡፡ ሁሌም ጠንቃቃ መሆን ይበጀናል፡፡ ‹‹የቸኮለች አፍስሳ ለቀመች›› ከሚባለው ተረት በላይ አርቀን እናስብ፡፡

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PM brings star power to Africa as part of push for UN Security Council seat

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to bring some star power from the sports world to his game plan in Africa this week, as he pursues support for a seat for Canada on the powerful United Nations Security Council. Trudeau arrived in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Friday night, where he will attend a weekend session of the African Union. It's a chance for Trudeau to meet directly with several of the 54 African leaders, whose votes at the June vote at the UN will be critical to Canada's success. He is travelling with three of his cabinet ministers but the celebrity element goes to Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri, who Trudeau invited to join the delegation. Ujiri was raised in Nigeria Politics

and played professional basketball in Europe before becoming a player scout and executive in the NBA. Ujiri, whose foundation Giants of Africa uses basketball as a means to educate and enrich the lives of African youth, was planning to travel to the continent to promote his own work, but he joined the Canadian trip after Trudeau asked him to come. "I have relationships with leaders here and anyway we can help, anyway I can help, it's a big part of making the world better," Ujiri said. He said he has already had several conversations with Trudeau and with Ahmed Hussen, the federal minister for families, children and social development, about how he can use his work as an ambassador for sport to help. Hussen is also on the trip. Ujiri flew to Ethiopia with Trudeau

Friday and is participating in official events with Trudeau in both Addis Ababa and later in the week in Senegal. Ujiri was among those on hand with Trudeau for his initial meet-and-greet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday. Abiy and several of Ethiopia's key cabinet ministers and diplomats met Trudeau at the airport, where an official welcome ceremony included an honour guard, a dance performance and a red carpet. This is Trudeau's third visit to Africa as prime minister, but his first time in Ethiopia. He told Abiy in a brief conversation at the airport that he had intended to attend the African Union last year but wasn't able to. Abiy assured him this time was a better time. The African Union is headquartered in Addis Ababa, which has become one of the biggest diplomatic cities in the world. Ethiopia is also a fast-growing economy, with per capita GDP soaring 189 per cent between 2000 and 2018. Trudeau praised Abiy's work to bring about reforms. The theme for this year's summit is Silencing the Guns, as Africa works to reduce violence and conflict and promote economic growth and prosperity. Abiy himself just won the Nobel Peace Prize in part for his work to strike a peace deal with neighbouring Eritrea, that finally solidified a deal backed by the United Nations 20 years ago that had never been implemented. Alice Musabende, who is completing her doctorate in international relations focusing on Africa, said for the African Union, peace and security are the biggest priority. Canada has been largely absent from those discussions, she said, while the European Union and the Americans are more involved. "There is a lot of funding going in,

there are a lot of missions," she said. "Most of the funding comes from the EU, a lot of help comes from the UN but also from the United States. The problem is Canada is nowhere to be found in these discussions." Hussen said he feels like Canada has engaged well with Africa over the last four years. Hussen, who moved to Canada as a refugee from Somalia, said he visited the continent nine times in his previous role as immigration minister. He pointed to a number of programs to aid African immigration, particularly students from Senegal and Morocco, who want to study in Canada. African students tend to be denied visas to study in Canada more often than those from most other countries. Hussen said the government is adding more visa application centres and introducing new services to help students and has reduced processing times for applications in many offices. "We attracted a record number of students from Africa," he said. Trudeau will have an official sit down with Abiy Saturday. Africa has 54 of the 193 total votes that will decide the Security Council's non-permanent seats in June. Canada is in the running against Norway and Ireland for two spots at the table, each lasting for two years. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg is also set to be at the African Union meeting this weekend. Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar visited the continent in January, including a stop to visit Abiy in Ethiopia. Trudeau is spending three days in Ethiopia, and will travel to Senegal and Munich, Germany before returning to Canada next week. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2020.

As Trudeau campaigns in Africa for UN Security Council seat, Norwegian PM is steps behind

Both countries are seeking support for a UN Security Council seat Catherine Cullen · CBC News · Posted: Feb 08, 2020 2:54 PM ET | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Palace from his meeting with the Ethiopian president, Solberg's staffers were in the building preparing for her imminent arrival. It's no coincidence. The two leaders are both in Africa to win support from world leaders for a UN Security Council seat they both want to win. And Norway's prime minister is suggesting that when it comes to that campaign, it may be Canada who is trailing behind. "I think one of the differences, of course, is we have been on the steady Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks Norway's prime minister isn't far same path for a very long time, so with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy [African leaders] know us," Solberg behind. Ahmed as he gives him a tour of Unity On Saturday, Norwegian Prime told Canadian reporters. Park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Minister Erna Solberg arrived to an African Union summit Saturday, Feb. 8. Trudeau is attending African Union meeting on gender Take, for example, the African Union the African Union Summit to solicit equality just minutes after Trudeau meeting. Trudeau made history on support for Canada's bid for a seat on did. Then, she followed in Trudeau's this trip by being the first Canadian the United Nations Security Council. footsteps, strolling through Unity Park prime minister to attend an African (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) with the Ethiopian prime minister. Union session. But Solberg was also Nearly everywhere Justin Trudeau And as Trudeau was leaving Jubilee here last year. goes in Addis Ababa, it seems The African Union is a rich source

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of potential votes for any country looking to win a Security Council seat. It has 54 voting members at the United Nations, roughly a quarter of the total votes. Speaking to Canadian reporters, the Norwegian leader said she didn't want to emphasize competition between the two countries, noting they take the same approach to many issues. But she suggested Norway was perhaps more deeply engaged. "Canada is a bigger economy, a larger country, of course, but on the other hand we are using more in development aid. We have used more support for the international policies as part of our GDP." In 2018, Norway spent nearly one per cent of its gross national income on international assistance. For Canada, the figure was 0.28 per cent, according to OECD figures.

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Trudeau’s stand in Ethiopia

15 February 2020 By Samuel Getachew

Canada and Ethiopia have had a long and rich relationship founded on the ideals and principles of charity, immigration, shared interest in the ideals of multiculturalism, peaceful coexistence and an international view of the world. Canada to Ethiopia has been a society worth of emulation. It remains an admired nation.

the Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujir used as a background, which the later helped save his campaign from humiliation last year over accusation of racism linked to a blackface clownish act he did as a 20-something drama teacher, the Prime Minister looked more like a rock star, than a politician. “He looks more handsome, more attractive and he looks young,” a 60-something woman who accidentally bumped into him at Efoi Pizza told The Reporter. “I came to purchase a pizza, I had no idea why there were many people and I was restricted on my movement. However, when I found out, I was way star-struck to approach a man of his stature. I am also impressed he had few people guarding him. It shows the kinds of humbling nation Canada is.”

It is no wonder; Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was It is hard to imagine his well received among Ethiopians predecessors – the wooden Stephen Harper, the aging Jean wherever he went last week. Chretien and Paul Martin – getting From walking the halls of the such a reception. African Union, politicking for a seat as a member of the The lone Prime Minister to Security Council, joining women ever come to Ethiopia was Ethiopian entrepreneurs inside Jean Chretien; at the end of his Yod Abyssinia Restaurant who premiership looking to accumulate were humbled by his star power, a lasting legacy as he was pushed or the people who shook his hand by his Finance Minister, Paul at a pizza joint as he posed for a Martin, to resign earlier than memorable photo that will surely desired. The then premier was hung in a prominent place – this championing a parliamentary act to was no ordinary visit of a Canadian allow African nations to purchase affordable vital medications from Prime Minister to Ethiopia. international multinationals but it “It is too soon to talk about legacy,” ultimately failed. the Prime Minister said at a hastily arranged press conference at an The son of a controversial Efoi Pizza restaurant in Bole, Prime Minister decades ago, owned by an Ethiopian Canadian Pierre Trudeau, who is credited entrepreneur, when he was asked with the modern day Canadian what his legacy in Africa has multiculturalism and celebrated been. “I am focused on helping for allowing African South Asians create jobs…and I am impressed to immigrate to Canada during with all the constructions that the Idia Amin ill advised rushed are taking place in Ethiopia,” he decision to deport them from their said as the shortcomings of the own nation. Justin Trudeau is Ethiopian construction activities, still on a learning curve after he with few standards and quality was accidentally propelled to the workmanship, were in public view premiership by circumstances and from a top of a building where he the failing of Liberal leaders with a much more hefty background chose to give his presser. – Stephen Dion, who is now Looking annoyed that he was asked stationed as Canada’s ambassador a question far from his talking to Germany and the European points, with Canadian media more Union and Michael Ignatieff, the interested in the issues of home, rector of the Central European joined by a Canadian Somali University, funded by George and a Hong Kong government Soros. ministers and the President of TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

biggest recipient of Canada’s developmental assistance, focused on areas of sexual and reproductive health rights, working against female genital mutilation to a total investment of USD 67.5 million stretched to six years. In addition, with partnership with UNFPA, UNICEF and Plan International Canada, it is spending more than USD 200 million annually to improve women and children’s health. While he denies the visit of Ethiopia is entirely a self serving visit to become a temporary member of the United Nation’s temporary Security Council, he is quick to explain it is also to an endorsement of the recent reforms of Ethiopia initiated by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prime Minister who is often compared to himself. He has placed much resources, attention to make his nation a member part of his legacy, beyond championing women and girl’s rights activism that is associated to his brand as a world leader. Helped by a new greying facial hair – he looked much older than the flashy, talking point machine he was five years ago, when he took over the Premiership, ending an unprecedented decade of Conservative rule. “As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Ethiopia is set to become a major economic hub that could open up new markets & create new jobs for people in both our countries.” Trudeau tweeted as he met with Ethiopian President Sahle-work Zewdie. While Canada belatedly acknowledges Ethiopia’s progress towards an economy worthy of support, as a mechanism to change its status as a society that a once hopeless nation that was dependent on aid, pity and major producer of the world’s most destitute refugees, this has not been the way Canada has been engaged within it in the past.

Trudeau also announced a new engagement via the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA), that is to increase trade and investment, from the minimal two way trade that is now only worth USD 170 million annually. As well, there is to be a new Trade Commissioners of Trade that will push infrastructure projects on P3 projects. At the end, the second coming of a Canadian Prime Minister’s visit certainly made an impression. While the Canadian Prime Minister talked much about the Ethiopian diaspora at home, their political influence is minimal to have an impact and push the Prime Minister to visit, much like his ill-advised visit to India two years ago. There, he was accused of trying to please the South Asians at home, dressed in various costumes and for focusing on style rather than substance. He was ridiculed at home. “Thanks @CanadianPM PM Trudeau for the important visit highlighting a strong partnership with #Ethiopia and the full continent that will be even stronger, based on shared priorities”, his ambassador in Ethiopia, Antoine Chevrier, reflected as he said his good bye.

Now, if that happens is a Justin Trudeau legacy worth celebrating, perhaps truly fulfil the words of the Irish rock star – “The World Needs More Canada” – that was uttered at the 2003 Liberal convention that saw Paul Martin, a champion The nation had been providing of debt reductions of developing untold resources in order to feed nations become Canada’s 21st millions of people. In fact, save Prime Minister. Afghanistan, Ethiopia is the https://www.mywebsite.com

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The Battle of Adwa only to face a united country with a much larger army.

Emperor Menelik II The Battle of Adwa (also called Adowa and Adua) was fought over two days (1st / 2nd March) between Ethiopian forces under Emperor Menelik II and invading Italian forces, and was the deciding battle in the First Italo-Ethiopian war and a turning point in modern African history with a European Colonial power being defeated and Ethiopia being recognised as a sovereign nation state by the European powers. As the scramble for Africa came to an end Italy was allocated Ethiopia but just needed to take control. Ethiopia was largely unknown to Europeans who were aware of the coastal areas due to trade but the central highlands had resisted any attempts to spread European influence. The Italians wrongly assumed that Ethiopia was made up of rival tribes and thought it would be a quick victory for their 20,000 strong invasion forces,

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Emperor Menelik II had swept away old fashioned recruiting systems which had led to defeat by British forces previously and replaced them with much better organisation and supply. With a better organised economy the Ethiopian Emperor had greatly increased his ability to raise and equip an army and he reacted quickly when the Italian plans became known. Within two months he had raised 100,000 troops while the Empress Taitu raised 6,000. This Army also included troops raised by regional governors such as the future father of the Emperor Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen who commanded 12,000 troops. Equipment was also greatly improved with in excess of 70,000 modern rifles and 5 million rounds of ammunition being available for the battle of Adwa not including artillery. This mobilization was not without problems and delays and this gave the Italians time to become established. The Italian forces were led by General Oreste Baraterie. His plan was to engage the Ethiopians in piecemeal battles and carve them up without facing their main force in a set piece battle. The Ethiopians on the other hand planned to use their advantage in infantry and artillery to smash the main Italian force

in one battle, Menelik carefully build his alliance of princes but knew that he needed a decisive battle as he might not be able to hold the alliance together for a long protracted campaign. Ethiopian tactics and strategy were based on their own history and terrain and this was largely unknown to the Italians, so basing their ideas on the British experience the Italians expected to face a force one third of the size of Menelikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Army. By early 1896 both sides were running out of time, the Ethiopians living off the land, the Italian general under political pressure to act. Baraterie lacked confidence and this he displayed with a meeting with his officers on 29th February, present were brigadiers Matteo Albertone, Giuseppe Arimondi, Giuseppe Ellena and Vittorio Dabormida. During the meeting many of the officers argued for an attack and Baraterie finally decided to go ahead after several hours. The Italian forces were made up of around 18,000 infantry and 56 artillery guns, but several thousand Italian troops were allocated to supply duties and the remaining force included many inexperienced troops and some Eritrean lead by Italian officers, equipment was poor and morale low. Menelikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forces are likely to have numbered in excess of 100,000, the majority being riflemen but also a large number of lance armed cavalry. The Italian battle plan was for 3 columns

which could provide fire support to each other but overnight they become separated and were several miles apart in rugged terrain. The battle was a bloody affair with the Italians fighting hard despite being out numbered. Slowly but surely the greater Ethiopian numbers had their toll. Albertone's column broke first and then Dabormidaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column was cut off and fell back. Brigadier Dabormida now made a fatal error as he retreated back into a narrow valley where Ethiopian lancers wiped them out, his body was never recovered. The last of the invading army was slowly destroyed and by mid day the battle was finished, over 7,000 Italians died with the Ethiopians suffering a similar number of casualties. The Italians taken prisoner were treated well but Ethiopian troops (around 800) who had fought for the Italians were mutilated with their right hands and left feet being cut off. The battle proved to be a crushing defeat and the Ethiopians followed up, driving the retreating Italians into Eritrea and out of the area entirely. The Treaty of Addis Abba on 26th October 1896 ended the war and the Italians recognised Ethiopian independence. The Italians did not give up on the idea of an Africa Empire and tried again under Benito Mussolini in the 1930s this time establishing their control before being driven off. In the aftermath of that defeat the Ethiopians freed Eritrea and returned it to Ethiopian control.

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Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau is it solely because Canada needs many of Africa’s 54 votes at the UN to win the seat. There are two seats up for grabs and Canada is vying for them against Norway and Ireland. “It’s not like we were absent and now we are showing up,” said Families Minister Ahmed Hussen. “Nothing could be further from the truth.”

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Solberg also met with Abiy and Zewde on Saturday. She also was in Ethiopia a year ago when she had talks with Abiy. This is Trudeau’s first visit to Ethiopia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with African Union Special Envoy on Youth Aya Chebbi as he attends an African Union high level breakfast meeting on gender equality and women’s empowerment in Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and Ethiopia are preparing to start negotiations towards a foreign investment protection agreement.

However, Ethiopia is the fastest growing economy in Africa and Where Abiy’s vote will go at the UN is unknown but he was one the five fastest in the world. warm to Trudeau. They spent Trudeau also revealed a more than two hours together at $10-million contribution to the a private meeting, an expanded African Union Commission for bilateral meeting with officials gender equality and women’s and ministers from both countries, empowerment. He gave a speech and the tour at Unity Park.

at a breakfast hosted by the Trudeau is in Addis Ababa to meet African Union and the funds with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed were well-received by the mostly and President Sahle-Work Zewde. female audience. Trudeau is the first Canadian prime minister to Both meetings are part of Canada’s attend an African Union event. agenda to secure support from many African nations as it vies The breakfast was a side event to for a seat on the powerful United the African Union’s 33rd session Nations Security Council in June. in Addis Ababa on Saturday, but many African scholars in Canada However, Trudeau says this trip is say Canada’s efforts to advance its about more than just the UN and relationships in Africa comes very told both Abiy and Zewde he sees late in the game. immense potential for Canada and Ethiopia to help each other grow. That was a feeling echoed by the head of one of Canada’s biggest He says that’s why the two nations challengers for two seats available are about to start working towards in the group of countries Canada an investment agreement. is in. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Norway and “This visit is a chance for us to take Canada are pursuing African our partnership and our friendship support in similar ways but that to the next level,” Trudeau said Norway has been a steadier partner Saturday. over the years. “We have an incredible opportunity “I think one of the differences, before us.” of course, is we have been on the steady same path for a very long FIPAs, as they are often referred time, so they know us,” Solberg to in official circles, encourage said. investment between two nations. Canada already has at least two Canada’s economy is larger dozen FIPAs in place. but Norway proportionately spends more on foreign aid and Ethiopia is not a big economic international efforts, she added. partner for Canada currently, with just $170 million in two-way trade Cabinet ministers accompanying in 2018, more than three-quarters Trudeau insist the relationship of it Canadian exports. with Africa is not last-minute, nor TZTA FEBRUARY 2020

Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar visited Ethiopia and met with Abiy in January.

The pulic park and museum was previously private space and is one of Abiy’s pet projects. At the end of the tour, Abiy and Trudeau had coffee and shared some Ethiopian food, and continued talking for more than 20 minutes.

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Abiy told Trudeau that Ethiopia is grateful for the diplomatic relationship between the two countries, which began more than 50 years ago. But he added that Canada’s influence actually began much earlier than that with missionaries and Canadian aid dollars. “We are very much grateful about it,” he said. Trudeau told Abiy he is “much more interested” in building economic partnerships going forward. Trudeau also met with African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Ulisses Correia e Silva, the prime minister of Cape Verde. Later on Saturday, he was to attend an African Union panel discussion about the “blue economy” which refers to the use of water bodies for sustainable economic prosperity.

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Have You No Shame? A reminder to Major Dawit Woldegiorgis (Part 1 of 2) By Tibebe Samuel Ferenji 02/06/2020

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“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell” Carl Sandburg There are times that you can’t just ignore articles you read without responding to it. Particularly articles published with ill-will and with a preconceived design to simply demonize leaders who work tirelessly to make a positive change in our nation. It is particularly difficult to keep quiet when you read false allegations of genocide against a person recognized on the world stage for his effort to make peace in the African continent. The allegation of genocide and complicity used by Dawit deviate so much from a universal standard of understanding what genocide is. Major Dawit’s article titled ‘Time for Machetes’ contains very dangerous components that force any reasonable person to respond to such false and dangerous allegations. The article

contains no facts but too many noises. It is by far one of the most reckless and egregious allegations I have ever encountered in Ethiopian political land escape. Dawit never apologized for his false claim that Jawar Mohammed and Abiy are working together when in fact the opposite to be true. Without any shame, with a straight face, he comes with his allegations that he knows to be untrue and baseless. It is for that reason I ask if he feels any shame at all for knowingly and willfully making false allegations that have no base either in fact or in law; it is, for this reason, Dawit is “pounding the table and yelling like hell” Let us see the facts in the aforementioned article; Major Dawit alleges Dr. Abiy and his administration are engaged in genocide directly or indirectly. Dawit uses the Rwandan example, without any facts, to imply that Ethiopia is headed to that dangerous direction. In fact, reading

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between the lines, Dawit tries to tell us as if Ethiopia is the mirror image of former Rwanda. According to his article, his allegations are prompted because the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture provided about 36,000 machetes to farmers in Harrar. From this, Dawit tells us that the Abiy’s government is aiding and abetting the “Oromo” extremist elements in their quest to commit genocide. Such empty rhetoric is a dangerous assertion; but, it is not made without a purpose. Dawit has a mission to derail the Abiy administration from its reform agenda at any cost to our nation. It is for that reason he uses terms like genocide and complicity without any merit. He is putting the cart first, hoping for the horse to follow. I can tell Dawit and his likes the “genocide horse” that they are waiting and dreaming for will never come to Ethiopia. The people of Ethiopia are God-fearing people and have proven their humanity and compassion time and again. So, don’t hold your breath, Ethiopia is rising again and will never travel the dark roads that the people of Rwanda went through. What is puzzling to me, Major Dawit played a vital role for years to bring Eritreans and Ethiopians together; however, since Dr. Abiy came to power, Dawit has made every effort to entice extremist elements to rise up not just against Abiy but also against Oromos. It is not difficult to deduce what the intention of Dawit and his ardent supporters is from their “dog whistle” messages. We should not allow them to use our worst fears to divide us; we should work towards reconciliation and prove them wrong. Let me address the current issue at hand. The first question is what is the primary function of a machete? Wikipedia tells us that machete is used in various tropical and subtropical countries, to cut through rainforest undergrowth and for agricultural purposes (e.g. cutting sugar cane). Since a machete is used for agriculture, why is it wrong for the Ministry of Agriculture to provide farmers with machetes? We know machete is used to kill individuals, but other tools farmers use can be used to kill individuals if the desire is there to do so. The fact that they have machetes does not make them killers. On a daily basis, we hear news about how smugglers are apprehended in their efforts to smuggle many machineguns, guns, and bullets. Some are arrested while transporting dangerous weapons in the middle of various cities. Dawit and his cronies will not tell you the government’s effort to curb the use of illegal weapons in the country. One must ask how in the world you can get from a point of machete distribution to farmers to allegations of genocide. This simply requires common sense to understand the extremist elements are using everything they can to spread fear in the country. They can only survive and feel relevant in Ethiopian politics by feeding fear. However, such cowardly designed fear-mongering has consequences. Such false and dangerous allegations create mistrust between certain ethnic group and the government; their effort is paying off because we are witnessing such mistrust is growing in our country. These extremist elements have no concern for the nation at all. They spread their hateful propaganda to make the gullible believe they are the “saviors of Ethiopia” and everyoneelse is the enemy. Dawit Woldegiorgis published his article to deliberately confuse what is taking place in Ethiopia today. He alleges, without any evidence, that Dr. Abiy Ahmed is guilty of “genocide” and getting rid of Abiy is the way to save Ethiopia. One may expect such a statement from a hateful layman but

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not from someone who set his foot in law school. As usual, Dawit is trying to confuse the gullible and incite the extremists who hate Abiy for his religion, his ethnicity, and the political position he took to reform Ethiopia. Dawit uses the title of the book “Time for Machetes”. This book is about a Rwanda Genocide. One must wonder how anyone compares the 1990s Rwanda with current Ethiopia. This is not the first time that Dawit invoked the Rwanda genocide to describe what is taking place in Ethiopia. One might wonder if Dawit understands how the Rwandan Genocide began. Of course, he is well aware. He uses Rwanda as an example to instill extreme fear hoping that will lead to ousting Abiy Ahmed. This is also a deliberate attempt to confuse his readers hoping his message will resonate and put pressure on Abyi’s administration to take brutal action against those Dawit considers his enemies. He wants to weaponize the government for his vengeance against his “enemies” which he thinks will lead to a rejection of Abiy by the majority of the Oromos. Dawit and his “cheerleaders”, in their ill-conceived scenario, they are hoping the Oromo politicians will “eat each other” hoping that will lead to a power vacuum where “the saviors of Ethiopia” will take over. It is with this bizarre intention, Dawit wants to tell us that the machetes distributed to farmers in Harrar are intended to massacre a specific ethnic group, and in his dog whistle messaging, he is saying ‘get ready for civil war’. It is for that reason Dawit alleges Abiy has the intention of destroying one ethnic group. He provides no evidence that this is the intent of the government. What is sad is a person of Dawit’s caliber, who is a graduate of Columbia University Law School, does not seem to have any concept and understanding of what the required elements are for an act to be considered a genocide. For anyone who attended any law school, intent (mens rea) is a major component of any crime. Where is the intent of the Prime Minister to commit “genocide”? Maybe, it is necessary to remind Dawit and his likes how the Rwandan genocide began. It began because the rebel forces controlled Northern Rwanda and forced the president hand into a peace agreement. It was the killing of the Rwandan president that ignited the assassination of high officials by soldiers and police that led to civilian killings. On the other hand, Abiy’s administration is fighting with Oromo rebels in Western Wollega to prevent an escalating civil war to prevent what precisely occurred in Rwanda. How does Rwanda’s situation compare to Ethiopia? Dawit is peddling unsubstantiated and baseless allegations to incite violence in Ethiopia hoping the extremist elements in our midst will listen to his dog whistle messages. Dawit quotes the following in his “Time for Machetes” article. “Under Article II of the genocide convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: Killing members of the group; Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.” Where in the world do Dr. Abiy Ahmed and his government fit here? Dawit is not only intellectually dishonest but he is misleading the “Anti Abiy” forces Continued on page 23

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Continued from page 22 with a deliberate comparison of “apples and oranges”. Maybe this is news to Dawit, Ethiopia is under a Federal system. Which means every region is responsible for law and order in its region. The federal government has no hand in what took place in Harrar, College, and other regions. The regional governments are primarily responsible for law and order in their respective regions as the Ethiopian Constitution prevents the federal government to interfere in their affairs. In 2018, 1,739 people were murdered in California alone; but, you don’t see anyone blaming Donald Trump for it. Trump is the president of the United States not the governor of California; ergo, Abiy is not the Harrare or Oromoia Region President; he is the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Maybe Dawit needs to share with us how the Eritrea policy that he was part of helped Ethiopia? He was part of the government when the regime persecuted Christians, where a civil war was taking place in four directions of the country, and in the middle of Addis Ababa. He was a part of a government that intentionally and purposely massacred innocent citizens. Using his own “genocide theory” we should ask why Dawit himself isn’t charged with genocide. As one of the architects of the Eritrean policy, why isn’t Dawit accused of genocide? Using force in Ethiopia never worked to deescalate any civil war or civil disobedience forever. Abiy’s alternative approach needs time to be effective. Moreover, as many regional governments have reported, there have been many detainees who are apprehended by the police as a result of the crime that they have committed against innocent citizens and property. Dawit’s fiction has no merit and it is a deliberate design to incite the extremist elements and create more instability in Ethiopia. Ironically, the OLF is also accusing Dr. Abyi of committing genocide because he is taking action against the so-called Oromo Liberation Army. Sadly, the OLF did not utter a word when the OLA engaged in the assassination of government officials and the massacre of civilians. Yet, the OLF has the audacity to call the action against the bandits in the Oromia region as genocide. Clearly, Dawit and the OLF are different sides of the same coin. I find Major Dawit to lack an iota of integrity. In his previous article titled “A Country on the Brinks”, he falsely asserted that Jawar Mohammed was working in conjunction with Dr. Abiy. It did not take long for this conspiracy theory to blow upon the face of people like Dawit. Even after such conspiracy was debunked, he did not show the courage to apologize to the people he misled; instead, he came up with a new reckless and dangerous allegations. It was in 1954 during a US senate hearing that Joseph Welch, special counsel for the U.S. Army, lashed out at Senator Joseph McCarthy on the US Senate floor asking him “Have you no sense of decency?” Senator McCarthy was notorious in promoting a conspiracy theory about the spread of communism in the US. His actions were reckless and he increasingly displayed erratic behavior. This is the type of behavior and conspiracy theory that is displayed by Major Dawit Woldegiorgis. It is with that type of sentiment and sense of duty I say to Major Dawit have you no Shame? Dawit’s cruelty and his dangerous propaganda must be gaged in the same manner that McCarthy’s dangerous behavior was gaged. When I read articles from the likes of Dawit Woldegiorgis, I am always reminded what the former Night Line Anchor, Ted Koppel, said to Sean Hannity “you are bad for America”. In my humble Opinion Dawit’s conspiracy theory and his dangerous conflation of opinions that have no basis in facts and law makes Dawit not only bad for Ethiopia but a danger for Ethiopia.

Have You No Shame? A reminder to Major Dawit Woldegiorgis Part 2 of2 “Time for machetes”: This is the title Dawit chose for his article. Think about this for a minute and let it sink. What is the message here? I have no doubt Dawit and his “cheerleaders” are “inviting us” to a civil war. If you have any doubt, read between the lines and pay attention to the details. Ironically, these are the same words uttered by the depraved monsters who committed the Rwandan genocide. Dawit’s “The sky is falling” type of allegation is nothing but "will-o’the- wisp". Dawit is someone who should know better than throwing allegations that are contrary to the universal standard of what genocide is. In the past, Dawit and his apologists alleged that Abiy is weak and his inability to take action has put our nation on a dangerous path. It is not clear to this writer how one can leapfrog from alleging someone is weak to a genocide. During the Red Star Campaign in Eritrea, one of the most vicious campaigns against the EPLF where Dawit was one of the officials who played a critical and leading role, Dawit witnessed when the use of force against those who allegedly supported the EPLF backfired. Because the campaign targeted the Eritrean youth and isolated the Eritrean people, the EPLF was able to recruit more “soldiers” then than at any time in its history. The use of force was not the solution then, and it will not be now. We are supposed to learn from history; yet, we willfully ignore the facts that our own history teaches us and act not to know where we went wrong. Instead of jumping from the distribution of machete to farmers to prediction of genocide in Ethiopia, those who are wishing our nation a doomsday for their own pathetic political satisfaction, they should work towards bringing people together. We all have the opportunity to change the political discourse in Ethiopia today more than at any time in our history. I am amazed by the likes of Yemane G, who published an article titled “Is Ethiopia a new Congo in the Making?”, Berhane Kahsay who published an article titled “Abiy’s high stake politics could trigger Yugoslavia type disintegration” and Major Dawit. If these people truly believe what they are saying and have no malicious intent, why aren’t they doing anything for peace and reconciliation? Why they all suggest the removal of Abiy is the ultimate solution to the challenge we are facing. They all use “the sky is falling allegation” to further their own political objective without worrying about the consequences of their dangerous propaganda. To make his point, Dawit invoke Article 2 of the Geneva Convention. As we have seen in part 1 of this piece, in article 2 of the 1948 Geneva Convention, the key term for an act to be defined as genocide certain elements must exist. These essential elements are “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group...” Major Dawit cannot provide any evidence what so ever that indicates Dr. Abiy and his administration which includes many ethnic Amharas have acted with the intention of destroying in whole or in part any ethnic group. The word genocide is used to ferment hate and elevate the political tension with the objective of smearing and demonizing Dr. Abiy Ahmed. If you accept Dawit’s “genocide” standard today, would you apply it equally when someone you support takes power? If you think this piece is just in defense of Abiy, you would be wrong. The issue here is what standard are we using to

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By Tibebe Samuel Ferenji 02/14/2020 state genocide is committed in Ethiopia? Is this standard going to apply equally to others in the future? These are some of the questions we must answer when we examine such important issues. If you accept this standard as true; then you must also accept the allegation that the military regime committed genocide in Eritrea and Tigray. Such claims are as empty and as political propaganda as Dawit’s claims are. The military regime was engaged in war with the TPLF and EPLF, not with the people of Tigray and Eritrea. There is no evidence the military regime had any intention of destroying the people of Eritrean or the people of Tigray.

As I write this, I am wondering what happened to Major Dawit? I have disagreed with most of his conduct in Ethiopian politics but admired his efforts and dedication to bring Eritreans and Ethiopians together. In 1980s, Dawit went as far as asking Issaias Afeworki to be the president of Ethiopia hoping to prevent the separation of Eritrea from Ethiopia. This may say a lot about a lack of his judgment, but he also formed an association with Eritreans to bring Eritreans and Ethiopians together which is admirable. When Dr. Abiy came to power, I expected individuals like Major Dawit to play a vital role to bring people together and lead a reconciliation agenda in Ethiopia not to engage in hyperbolic political rhetoric. Major Dawit went to Eritrea’s war front to meet with the EPLF leaders to oust the military regime hoping for lasting peace in Ethiopia; however, it is puzzling to me why he is unable to pick up a phone or travel to Addis Ababa to speak to the OLF and other Oromo led organizations to bring peace and stability in our nation. Why can’t he hold a meeting with other opposition groups and discuss how we can unite our nation if he is so much interested in stabilizing Ethiopia. Why can’t he go to the Amhara and Tigray region to bring the two regional administrations together to find a peaceful solution to the issues that are challenging them? One must wonder why? Why is Dawit less “compassionate” when it comes to Oromo politicians? Why is he engaged not only in the Anti-Abiy campaign but also in the “anti-Oromo” campaign? Why is he instigating and spreading the Oromo phobia conspiracy theory without any merit? These are questions for Major Dawit’s soul to answer. What Ethiopia needs now is not people who take chapters and verses from the failed political playbook of the “blame game”. We need serious people who dare to work to bring people together. If you think that the problem we are facing in our nation can only be solved by the government, you are dead wrong. We all are part of the problem and we all need to be part of the solution. The question is are we going to continue to be loyal to individuals, political groups, ethnic groups, or to our country? Are we going to stand for principles and the truth or political opportunities? These are the questions we must answer. In his article, Major Dawit States the following: “According to ‘FindLaw ‘composed of legal experts, “Complicity is the act of helping or encouraging another individual to commit a crime. It is also commonly referred to as aiding an[d] abetting.” Anyone who knows anything about the law understands there are no bases to accuse Dr. Abiy with “complicity” based on this definition. The problem with Dawit’s assertion is there is no evidence to substantiate neither Dr.

Abiy nor his administration is involved in any “complicity”. Dawit throw words that have no bearings in current Ethiopia. He formed his opinion without facts and he is “fishing” for terms and statements hoping to find anything that fits his alternative facts. In my first year of law school, in criminal law class, the first thing I have learned is the importance of classifying what constitutes a “crime” and what the elements are that define it. For any layman, the killing of another human being may be considered only as a “murder”, but for anyone who attended criminal law class, a murder has different stages of classifications from first-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter. Mainly, these classifications are done based on the intent of the person who committed the crime. In any crime, with the exception of strict liability, the element of intent is a determining factor in the process of crime classifications. Dawit's allegations of genocide and complicity have nothing to do with the facts on the ground in Ethiopia because the Prime Minister does not show any intent to "destroy" any ethnic, political, or religious group. If anything, his efforts are to bring Ethiopians from all walks of life under the banner of ETHIOPIAWINET. The facts are Dr. Abiy and his administration are working very hard to form a more inclusive society. You may disagree with his effort to minimize the use of brutal and forceful act knowing this is the path that we have traveled through in the past with a disastrous result. Should we continue to do the same thing time and again and expect a different result or should we try a new method that might bring lasting peace in our nation? No matter where you stand on Abiy’s approach, you must ask yourself where the elements of genocide and complicity are that proves Dawit’s allegations. As Dr. Bahiru Zewdie recently stated, we grew up in a culture of war and use of force to solve our problems. The tremendous challenge we have is changing this "culture" and adopting a new way of looking at our problems and seeking solutions that fit the problem. This new approach has become very difficult to swallow for likes of Dawit. Ergo, they are doing everything in their power to discredit and demonize Dr. Abiy. Major Dawit's article failed to provide an iota of proof that indicates Dr. Abiy and his administration are engaged in genocide or have the intent to engage in genocide in any shape or form. Dawit is throwing everything including the "kitchen sink" to see what sticks for anyone he can lure. His allegation does not pass any legal and universal standard test which indicates a genocide exists in Ethiopia. Sadly, there are those who buy into his nonsense and act on it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a danger to our nation. If we fail to recognize this, we better be ready for "a rude awakening" down the road. Our society should expect better from the likes of Dawit, Berhane, and Yemane; we deserve a compelling argument and substantial evidence when such serious allegations are asserted; otherwise, this should be considered as an assault on the dignity of our nation and the reform agenda. May God Bless and Protect Ethiopia and her people!

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The Ethiopian Government is Behind the Kidnapping of Young Female Amhara University Students.

Abebech Shiferaw, Toronto

Education seems the only way to get out poverty for many Amharas. The culture is pro-education and civilization. As a result, Amharas scarify all what they can and Pass through hardship to send their children to educational institutions. Poor economic stand, scattered access to educational facilities, poor schools as many children and adolescents are learning under trees shelter, acute shortage of educational materials (for example, a text may be given for ten students), less qualified teachers and so on best describe Amharas scenario in today’s Ethiopia. Consequently, many dropout from schools early and many more fail in national examinations. These group of students fate is worrisome for they are neither educated people nor farmers and will be forced to be dependents on their poor families. As the education ladder increases, only small section of Amhara youths will succeed to join higher education. Even at tertiary level of educational institutions, ethnic Amhara University students struggle for survival gets double. One, coping up with academic challenges of higher education and competing with others students who come from relatively more privileged regions. Second, the fight for survival becomes more tough as Amhara students are subjects of injustice in different form by teachers, employees, others students, hosting communities and so on. Not only in other regions, Amhara students not immune to injustice even in Amhara region. This is evidenced by unjust measures taken by Universities located in Amhara region. For example, more than 165 Amhara students were fired from universities located in Amhara region for the mere reason of protesting against the mistreatment of Amharas in different universities. Not only this, currently over 50, 000 Amhara University students are displaced from different Universities as a result of intentionally calculated ethnic conflicts by terrorist groups which are believed to be supported by government apparatus in the background. Worse yet, teaching-learning activities have been interrupted in most Universities. Many Amhara university students are warned by terrorist groups and their allies to evacuate from campuses forcefully where many died and got wounded. What is most tragic is that more than 20 females Amhara University students are recently abducted in a day light by terrorist groups in Oromia region while traveling back to their families. And yet, the government has been babysitting agents of hatred and has taken no major action though two months

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has elapsed since the incidence has been voiced by concerned media. This is terrorist act has happened in a country where its Prime Minister is awarded with a Nobel Peace Prize??? What an unjust world! Did the Bokoharam terrorist groups in Nigeria do anything worse than this? Esteemed international communities/organizations, we need your eyes wide open and fairer mind at this critical juncture in history! Obviously, the government seems not willing and is very far away from discharging its responsibilities thereby protecting the rights of citizens. Rather, the government, institutions and officials are obsessed with provision of false information which aim at creating a sense of confusion on the public. The drama and seemingly deliberate miscommunication continued by the government. For instance, one university student who succeeded in escaping the abduction was treated inhumanely by officials in Amhara region. This caused strong public anger and pressure on the less trusted government structure. Following this, peaceful mass demonstrations have taken in different parts of the country demanding the government to execute its duties properly and facilitate release of kidnapped university students. Still the usual misleading propaganda is going on by the government. Giving a deaf ear for the loud quest for democracy, human rights and release of abducted girls, the government is irresponsibly working hard to deliberately to protect the armed bandits from being labeled as “terrorist” group nationally and internationally. Still no promising result, female university students are in the hands of barbaric group and their fate is known to date. In summary, the kidnapping of female university students is a clear terrorist act by terrorist groups based in and backed by Oromia region of Ethiopia and Federal level authorities. This is a war declared against poor Amharas, Ethiopians and humanity at large. Hence, Ethiopians at home and abroad need to stand together and recollect our efforts in curbing this immoral and very illegal war against humanity and ensure the immediate release of kidnapped female university students.We need to be more organized and take pragmatic measures for better results in the short run (securing the lives of University students) and in the long run ensuring the security of Amhara people in the future. I call up on the international community and organizations to stand on the side of Amhara people to stop the war against humanity once again and bring terrorists to justice. Abebech Shiferaw, Toronto

Chirstian Tadele: A True Voice for the Voiceless Amhara People Abebech Shiferaw, Toronto

Christian is a true brother. We have worked in same organization, FMoH-Ethiopia. As a colleague, he is hard working, disciplined, committed, sociable and supportive. In this regard, I have no words to express his all rounded supports and visit during my difficult times of imprisonment. More important, to be mentioned in this regard is his firm courage to serve the public and stand on the side of truth/justice. As a socially most responsible citizen, he sacrificed a lot in the establishment of National Amhara Movement Party (NaMA). He made all what is possible during our small scale discussions that led to the foundation of the party. This is the important scarification paid for ensuring wellbeing of Amhara people. NaMA, the young party truly represents the aspirations, national interests, rights and the people. Seen closely from the inside, Chiristian has been making the most visible contributions that have tremendous implications. He has special respect for and strong believe in women’s contributions. He is my sense of inspiration and encouraged me to attract more female members to the party. Christian Tadele is a spokesperson for National Amhara Movement party. Under this capacity, comrade Chirstian has been playing a pivotal role in voicing the major questions of Amhara people. For instance, here some of them, just to mention a few. • Demanded the return of Amhara lands and identity According to him, the question of Wolqayit and Raya is the question of all Amharas. The decision to take Wolqayt and Rayato Tigray Region is made by exclusionary political decision. The Wolqayit and Raya people are demarcated forcefully without the will of Amhara people. They have been resisting TPLF’s ethnic domination such as the annexation of its fertile and historic territories, forceful displacement and social engineering, mass imprisonment and killing, inhumane treatment, socioeconomic and political marginalization. This resistance against the TPLF /EPRDF regime got momentum with the revival of Amhara nationalism. These Amhara people and cultures need to be returned to their original identity. For this, restorative justice is demanded followed by reconciliation. • On the constitution The Ethiopian constitution is drafted by entirely excluding the Amhara people. Amharas and Amhara political organizations were not represented. In addition, failure to fully implement and respect even the existing constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, was one of the limiting factors for the democratization of Ethiopia.The constitution needs either substantial amendment or replacement by a more progressive one. Thus, Amharas need a more participatory reformulation

of this constitution for a future democratic Ethiopia. Exposed the dangerous move to dictatorship He quite early clearly disclosed that the country and political leadership has fallen in to the hands of another dictatorship. He stressed that there is no change in terms of responding to the major questions of the Amhara people. Instead, what is taking place is change of dictators ”teregninet”. • Challenged the false narratives associated with Amhara people The narratives that wrongly portrayed the Amhara as an oppressor ruling class has been disseminated through a systematic and calculated manner for many years. According to him and his party, Amharas have been subjects of injustice in various forms emanating from wrong these false labels attached to Amhara people by extreme political elites. • Questioned Amhara population and housing census Amhara people are deliberately under counted for the last 30 years. Consequently, they have been under budgeted leading to less quality services from the government. • Ethnic cleansing on Amharas There have been false narratives disseminating against the Amhara people. This has led to death, displacement and inhumane treatment of Amharas. Amhara people and his party have been asking for the government to bring blood handed people /parties to justice and compensation for betrayed Amhara people. What followed then? Hearing the here in above listed central questions and rising of organized Amharas, narrow nationalists have started to shiver. And the man who loudly voiced the long buried central questions of Amhara people has fallen into the eyes of evil eyed dictators and ended up in jail along with his fellow comrades. Cases presented against them, dramas going on in kangaroo courts handling the case and denial of basic human rights of prisoners, relatives and the public ignite suspicion even on the less informed ones. From my knowledge as a sister, colleague and comrade, I would confess that Chiristian Tadele is a peace loving, pro-democracy and responsible citizen. He is a man who raised the true questions of Amhara, the voiceless people. His only sin is standing beside and living for 50 million Amharas genuine questions. He is paying the price which is expected from all us. He proudly and firmly stood as a voice for the voiceless Amhara people. Thus, I demand the immediate release of the true voice of the voiceless Amhara people!!! Free him now! Abebech Shiferaw Toronto

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Ethiopia has become a NO AMHARA’S LAND

The upcoming elections and the political parties' policy options 16 February 2020

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Dr.) and leaders of various political parties

May 20, 1983; The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), which has been in power after 17 years of armed conflict, has repeatedly heard it said that it was one goal to feed the people of Ethiopia who could not even eat three meals a day, while another goal was to advance the democratic system. While many agree that the EPRDF has gone a long way in dealing with its original intent, there are also critics. Yet, especially in terms of economic growth and infrastructural development in the country over the last 15 years, at least some commitment has been made to achieve this goal. As a result of double digit economic growth, Ethiopia has been on the list of fastest growing countries and its name has been heard repeatedly. Although growth has many problems, As for the second goal, it would be difficult to get as much economic agreement as the comparative success of 28 years. There are also allegations that the multi-party system created in the country and the subsequent five-party elections have little progress in this regard. Therefore, party leaders have repeatedly complained that they have failed to create a political party that has been powerless and incapacitated by human and material resources. Despite five previous elections, there were elections where no opposition party outside the EPRDF was close to power. The last year of 2007 was supposed to get better. EPRDF has retained 100 percent of seats in the House of People's Representatives. This has other consequences. In most of these polls, the EPRDF's argument for opposition parties lacks alternative policy agendas, while many opposition parties formulate policies and practices, and openly criticize the EPRDF's policies and practices. Unlike many of these national elections, it is widely expected that the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia will hold a referendum on August 23, 2012, with the election expected to be on August 23, 2012. To announce that it will be public. 2010 At the end, Prime Minister Hailemariam, who was one of the focus of the legal and institutional reforms following the revolution, brought about institutional and legal reforms and preparing for the next election, despite the political crisis in the country. Many political party leaders and representatives have been debating whether the election will not result in a political settlement. On the other hand, if the election is not held, the current government loses its constitutional mandate, and they say the elections must be made on time. By the statements and statements made between these debates, the EPRDF, the wealthy party that now dominates the EPRDF, has been repeatedly emphasized that it is committed to the election. Notably, after the National Electoral Board decided to hold the election, several political parties announced that they were preparing for election and were preparing for election by designing various programs and policies they thought would be competing. They have also been noticed as they prepare to compete in a single emblem for a competitive race, in combination with their various models. One of the political parties that are making such preparations is Citizens for the Social Justice Party (EZ), according to party spokesperson Nathaniel Feleke. In addition to the Political Program, EMS will include

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natural resources management, agriculture, food, finance and finance, investment, finance and banking, culture, tourism and integrated environment, business, industry, social security, employment, health, education, science, technology and innovation, urban and integrated rural development, Nathaniel, who said he had prepared energy, water, and diaspora policies, said details were not yet made public. The Oromo Federal Congress (OFC) on its website has published human rights, democracy, economic, security and unity policies. The Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP) has also documented the government's development, economic development, agriculture and industry, various social sectors, and policy options in the electoral system. With such many policy and program options available to the electorate, many have expressed frustration that the Prime Minister can only gain power through policy alternatives in various speeches. However, while the political system and supporters' collectivism are based on ethnic identity, there are those who wonder whether it is possible to compare policy options. Speaking on this question, the chairman of the Oromo Liberation Front (ONL), who has spent months with the English Web magazine, said: "What policy options do you have for your constituents:" As far as we are concerned, policy issues are second to the Oromo people. We have been in dialogue with our people. The first and most important issue for our people is to choose their own representatives. Putting the authority of the government into the hands of their representatives through peaceful, fair and genuine elections. This is why we are preparing our people. " Similarly, political parties based on different national identities have been advocating for public opinion, not just as a policy option and ideology, as they say in their discussions with the public, but because they should be governed by the people of their own ethnicity. As a result, there are those who suggest that the political parties prepare for a political system based on national identity, often based on political identities. Opposition parties say that the next election may be dominated by ethnic-based parties, claiming that identity-based attacks, as well as regional claims in the South, are indicative of the trend. In this sense, they ask what the policy options are worth. However, observers who argue that the political parties that get and vote in their nationalist constituency can answer basic demographic questions, advocate a clear and straightforward policy, but argue that if they fail to do so, they are less likely to remain in power. On the other hand, commenters on the other hand indicated that national parties should formulate policies to compete with each other, and that they should get a vote based on that. He said that elections are a system through which different ideas and perspectives are selected for power. After all, whether political parties are organized nationally or nationally, the policy they make will benefit the rest of society, and there is no policy that is applicable to small groups.

over the country including the capital city, Addis Ababa. Orthodox Christians denied from celebrating UNESCO recognized public religious holidays(finding of the true cross, epiphany) and use of national flag in decorating festivities in different parties of the country. Followers of Orthodox Christianity were killed and many are leading life in a stressful situation.

Abebech Shiferaw, Toronto Extreme inhumane treatments and discriminations against Amharas in Ethiopia has started long ago. And it seems that such evil practices have been a follow up of false narratives deliberately circulated on Amharas. Evidences showed that ethnic cleansing and genocide against Amharas seems to take an increasing pattern from time to time. The following paragraph clearly demonstrates this long ignored sufferings of Amharas in Ethiopia. It reads: The country [Ethiopia] witnessed an ethnic cleansing and genocide committed by the government and its allies mainly against the Amaras. For more than 26 years, the TPLF rebels targeted the Amaras as their main enemies, they spread animosity and hate against this ethnic group, wrongly accusing them of being rulers, oppressors and exploiters. Not long ago, the world witnessed the horror of genocide in Rwanda and we were hopeful that it would never be repeated in the world let alone Africa. Yet once again, in Ethiopia under the current government, a hidden genocide was committed against innocent civilians because they were Amaras (Moresh Wegene Amhara Organization Research and Study Department, 2016). Amharas have been residing all over Ethiopia in a harmonious manner. But,following dissemination of false narratives against the Amharas by the government and its political allies, the golden social fabricshave started to tore and negatively affect attitudes and day to day interactions of people. Most notable in this regard is the preaching of founders of the nation and native Amharas are foreigners and invaders. Consequently, all the negative propaganda have given birth to endless sufferings of theAmhara people. Everywhere in Ethiopia is a death land for Amhara. Sadly,Amharas are not free from all the injustices even in Amhara region. The Amhara regional state government is the responsible body for protecting the rights of Amharas in and out the region. Nonetheless, the regional government is like A DEAD-LION for it is in a deepsleep and unable to negotiate with other sister parties in rescuing the lives of its people. Worse yet, it is a major organ practicing all forms of injustices against people and their significant others who hold dissenting political views (including arbitrary detentions and killings)within the region. Past to present Amharas are going through miserable atrocities. The intention of this article is to show inhumane treatments leading to ethnic cleansing and genocide by presenting some recent phenomena in the country. •

Demolishing of religious institutionswhich they think are part of the identity and culture of Amharasall

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There is an unfortunate and illinformed tendency to consider Amharas as foreigners and invaders which caused massive displacement from different corners. Displacement of 50,000 Amhara University students, Legetafoarea huge displacement, wollega, Harrar,diredawa, BenishangulGumuz Region and so on are some painful instances of displacement.

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The country is now more characterized by mass killings and denial of basic human rights.Burayu just a gate to the capital, Addis Ababa where very inhumane killings occure on Amharas and others. In Oromia region, 86 Amhara people are slaughtered recently, stoned to death, dragged on streets, and burnt under their house with families. Victims involve old and young, men and women, and what matters most for killers is the identity of victims- being an Amharas! The government has kept silent for this horrible incidence which tookplace just at the next door and media seem ordered not to do reports on case.

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Historical fertile Amhara provinces such as wolqayit, Raya, Metekel and Dera are demarcated to other regions without the will and consultation of concerned people by force. Original residents are systematically killed and displaced and replaced by people from other regions. Those who oppose this political decision have been subjects of death and other violations.

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Sponsored proxy wars by anti-amhara armed groups in Amhara Region (For example: North Shewa, North Gondar areas) with aim of destabilizing the region and long targeted Amhara people.

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Restriction on political participation and loss of freedom to run peaceful demonstrations and in house meetings in Addis Abeba. For example, the illegal acts against Eskinder Nega, (leader of Balderas)and imprisonment of leaders of National Amhara Movement party and associated ill dramas in the court clearly show deep desire of the government to suppress the rights of people of Addis Ababa and Amhara region, respectively.

So, pressing question is where is the land and government of ethnic Amharas? The answer is clear. Everywhere in Ethiopia is a death land for Amharas. Government and extreme political elites seem to intensify the ethnic cleansing and genocide on Amharas. In short, Ethiopia has clearly become a NO AMHARA’S LAND! Thus, we need to urge theinternational community, NGOs, human rights advocates and governments to say NO to ethnic cleansing and genocide in Ethiopia. All Amharas have to be organized urgently and take practical measuresto ensure their survival and lead peaceful life in their own country. Abebech Shiferaw, Toronto

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‘Positive thinking’ would save Ethiopia claimed the Economist Magazine

If the “Never stop questioning” Economist cannot do basic journalism right, it might as well rename itself The Freakonomist Teshome Debalke Feb 12, 2020

is bloated with political overtone in support of its chosen interest groups.

In November 2019 article titled The Clash of Nationalism — Ethnic violence threatens to tear Ethiopia In unprecedented insult to its readers’ apart, the Magazine did exactly that by sensibility, once again, the world- separating the cause of nationalism and famous publication — The Economic violence it zeroed in on the symptom Magazine on its January 15 piece purely to undermine the Prime Minster titled Ethiopia Embraces the Power of that has nothing to do with it. Positive Thinking and, declared; Prime Minster Abiy’s new Prosperity Party Why would the Economist ruin its that officially ended ethnic apartheid brand built over a century resorting rule few months ago; ‘positive with substandard reporting is the thinking’ is in its toolbox, confirming; million-dollar question? The Economist is resorting into tabloid like reporting to undermine the PM But the death of the Free Press that opened the floodgates for democratic once again. rule in the early 16th century in Understandably, in the age of social the west where it started has been media, facts are hard to sell. Thus, accelerating for decades. It no longer many publications resorted into tabloid possible to distinguish the Free Press like sensational stories to stay alive. in the west from the propaganda But the last publication you would press led by Communist China and think to go that route will be The Oligarchy Russia in the east that kept the floodgate of democratic rule closed Economist Magazine. ever since the Free Press came to the But, beyond selling sensational story, seen in Europe. its dismal record on Africa’s coverage under Middle East – Africa section The say ‘money talks’ thus, The

Economist Magazine like many is resembling more and more like mouthpiece of interest groups than a Free Press – abandoning its role as a guardian of democracy and free enterprise system. Its coverage of Africa where there is no one to factcheck its reporting illustrates its true color.

The British government financed BBC coverage of Ethiopia in multiple local languages further illustrates, in the name of public interest of independent Media, it became a mouthpiece of interest groups. Why would the British government financed BBC hires expats to promote ethnic propaganda beside to fuel what the Economists refer “The Clash of Nationalism — Ethnic violence” remained unanswered. No wonder propaganda outlets of authoritarian regimes are embroiled to claim they are as much Free Press as their counterparts in the west. Therefore, from all things The Economist can report about Ethiopia, it chose The Clash of Nationalism — Ethnic violence threatens to tear Ethiopia apart and Ethiopia Embraces the Power of Positive Thinking in the last four months. No one knows why the Economist went out of its way to report on subjects it has no claim of authority but to undermine PM Abiy reform, what a pity for a publication many rely on thoughtful coverage and

independent information of economic policy. Had the Economist entertained report on the 27-year-old ethnic apartheid economic policy led by the ruling Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) party that brought the clash of nationalism and ethnic violence, it could have appropriately addressed the problem the new PM faces. Unfortunately, it chose to pour gasoline on the fire in what appears to be to sustain the last ethnic apartheid rule in Africa instigated and led by colonial Britain since the 16th century. There are many things the Economist Magazine can blame PM Abiy, especially on the economy where the Magazine is known for but, ethnic and religious apartheid belongs to the British government’s favorite party TPLF. Had the Economist inquire the British government; why it supported the then London based TPLF led ethnic apartheid rule for almost three decades or why BBC is fueling ethnic nationalism in Ethiopia by broadcasting in multiple languages by ethnic political hacks masquerading as journalists, it would have solved the puzzle the new PM facing. If the “Never stop questioning” Economist cannot do basic journalism right, it might as well rename itself The Freakonomist

U.S. to Offer Financial Support for Ethiopia Political Reforms: PM “A free and credible vote will show that there is no false choice between democracy and security and it will ensure that everyone has a choice,” Pompeo told reporters. Abiy took power in 2018 following years of anti-government protests. He freed thousands of political prisoners, won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending a long-running conflict with neighboring Eritrea, and put prominent dissidents and human rights activists in positions of power.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Prime Minister office after a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERSREUTERS

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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The United States will provide financial assistance to Ethiopia as it pursues political reforms, the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Neither Pompeo nor Abiy provided further details. Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, has long been an ally of the United States, which supplies about $1 billion in aid annually.

“An agreement has been reached regarding the strengthening of the holistic and ongoing reform in Ethiopia to which the United States Government plans to provide substantial financial support,” the

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Pompeo praised political reforms Abiy has spearheaded ahead of Ethiopia’s upcoming elections. Ethiopians are due vote on Aug. 29 in a ballot Abiy has promised will be free and fair in a bold break from decades of repression.

“These aren’t reforms imposed by somebody on the outside. These were reforms that came from Ethiopian people,” Pompeo said. A senior U.S. State Department official told pool reporters said Abiy appeared committed to holding elections on time, although he said Ethiopian security agencies – long used to suppressing political opposition – might need some more training on respecting human rights. Abiy’s reforms, while applauded abroad, have also unleashed simmering ethnic and political tensions at home as regional powerbrokers jockey for position.

More than 2 million of Ethiopia’s 109 million citizens have been displaced, according to the United Nations. “The most important challenge for us is security,” Ethiopia’s foreign minister Gedu Andargachew told reporters. “Most of our youth have no job… this situation is difficult to maintain peace and order.” Abiy has also overseen economic reforms, promising to open its bureaucratic, state-run economy to foreign investment and liberalize the telecoms and banking sectors. Ethiopia struggles with foreign exchange shortages that inhibit investment. Gedu also said there had been “progress” in a dispute that the U.S. Treasury has been trying to mediate between Ethiopia and Egypt over Ethiopia’s giant Blue Nile hydropower dam. Pompeo is on a tour that has already taken him to Germany, Senegal and Angola. His visit comes as some African governments are questioning U.S. President Donald Trump’s commitment to their continent.

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የትዝታ ጋዜጣ ሕትመት እስካቆምንበትና ጠቅላላ አሰራራችን በመቀጠል በኢንተርኔት ካደረግን ከ25 ዓምት ጀምሮ ሥራችንን ሳናቅዋርጥ እስክ ዛሬ ድረስ አገልግሎት እየሰጠን እንገኛለን። ይኸውም ለአንባብያንና ለማስታወቂያ አውጭዎች በይበልጥ ለመድረስ፣ እንዲሁም በማሳደግ በመደራጀት በአዲስ መንገድ በተለይም ኢትዮጵያውያንን ለማገልገል ተዘጋጅተናል። በይፋም ሥራችንን እንቀጥላለን። በተጨማሪ ትዝታ ሁለት ትላልቅ እገልግሎቶችን ለኢትዮጵያውያን የምንሰጠውን ማሳወቅ እንፈልጋለን። ይኸውም 1) ጋዜጣው እንደተለመደው በዲጅታል ፓብልኬሽን በዌብሳይታችን በወር አንድ ጊዜ እየታተመ የወጣል። ቴክኖሎጂ በሰጠን እድል በቀጥታ ወደ ዌብ ሳይታችን በመሄድ ማንበብ ይችላሉ። እዚህ ላይ ይምናሳስብዎ ይህ ጋዜጣ ለርስዎ የተዘጋጀ ስለሆነ ድምጽዎትን ማሰማት ይችላሉ። ሃስብዎትንም ማካፈል መብትዎ ነው። ማስታወቂያዎትንም ልናራምድልዎት እንችላለን። ከጋዜጣው ሌላ ወደ ዌብ ሳይታችን፣ ፌስቡክ፣ ሞባይል ፎን ስትሄዱ እለታዊ ትኩስ ዜና በቪዲዮ የተደገፈ እንዲሁም ከረንት የኢትዮጵያውያንና የኬኔዲያን ዜናዎች እንደምታገኙ በዚህ አጋጣሚ ማስታወስ እንፈልጋለን። በባነር፣ በዲጂታል ዳይሬክተሪ የመሳሰሉት ማስታወቂያ አለን። 2) ሬዲዮ ብሮድካስት ሰኞ ስኞ በሳምንት አንድ ቀን ከምሽቱ 6 ሰዓትፒም ጀሞሮ ለአንድ ሰዓት እስከ 7 ሰዓት ይኖረናል። በዚህ ፕሮግራም ተሰትፎ አሁንም ለኢትዮጵያውያን ይሆናል። 3) ዮቲዩብ በዌብሳይታችንና በዓለም አቀፍ ደርጃ ይኖረናል። ወደ እርሶ በመምጣት ቃለ መጠይቅ በማድረግ፣ ድርጅትዎን በማስተዋወቅ ስርጩትን ከፍ በማድርግ አዲስ ደንበኞዎት ጋ ለማድረስ እንችላለን። በተለይ ቴክኖሎጂ ምስጋና ይግባውና በአሁኑ ጊዜ በሰፊው በዌብ ሳይት ብፌስ ቡክ፣ በሞባይል ፎን፣ በታብሌት፣ በቫይበር፣ በመጠቅም ለእያንድ አንዱ ተደራሽ የሚሆንበት መንገድ ተፈጥርዋል። ስለዚህ ለዚህ ሁሉ ተጥቃሚ በመሆን አገልግሎቱ ለአንባብያንና ለማስታወቂያ አውጪዎች በቀላል መድረሱን አናሳውቃለን። በዚህ አጋጣሚ ለማስታወቂያ አውጭዎች ለመጀምሪያ ዋጋችንን አብረን በእርሶ ኢሜል አድራሻ ልንልክልዎት እንችላለን። በመጨረሻም ለማስተወስ የምንሸው በይበልጥ ለመረዳት ከፈለጉ በሚቀጥለው ስልክ ወይም ቴክስት ማድረግ ይችላሉ።

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