[Below is a translation of PM Abiy Ahmed’s speech given on the occasion of Mesqel Square dedication on June 13, 2021. Translator’s Note and explanations on translation provided in endnote.] H.E. President Mulatu Teshome [former Ethiopian president], H.E. Maeza Ashenafi [President of Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia], H.E. Binalf Andualem [head of Prosperity Party office],…
There is D-Day and there is DD-Day Ethiopia. On June 6, 1944, the Allied Forces launched their first large-scale attack on Normandy Beach (Northwestern France) ultimately liberating Western Europe from the clutches of Nazism. That was D-Day. On June 21, 2021, exactly 7 days from today, Ethiopians will have their own DD-Day. DAWN OF DEMOCRACY…
Exactly two weeks from today, June 21, 2021, Ethiopia will have its first historic free and fair election. It is a day I have waited to see for a long time. In 2010, the terrorist organization TPLF declared victory by claiming to have won 99.6 percent of the seats in Parliament. The U.S. merely…
NATO is now openly threatening to invade Ethiopia. On June 3, 2021, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon tweeted, “Conflict-related sexual violence is abhorrent and unacceptable in our world. This week, UK and NATO ministers agreed powerful action to stand up to these brutal crimes and ensure we can protect and support victims and survivors today…
[The original of this commentary is a letter sent to Senator James Inhofe. It has been formatted in the style of a commentary.] While Biden is pushing our country in the wrong direction, we won’t let him win.” Senator James Inhofe, May 31, 2021. The Ethiopian Government wants nothing more than peaceful resolution of the…
Let me make a bold prediction. The fix is in! Blinken, Sullivan and Susan Rice have set up the preconditions to do a number on Ethiopia. Their plan is to break Ethiopia’s back and bring her to her knees using the leverage of US aid, multilateral loans from the World Bank, restrictions on U.S. investments,…
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‘It’s not the size of the dog that determines the outcome of the fight but the size of the fight in the dog.’ ‘…There are those who want to impose upon us a modernized form of colonialism. They believe we are ignorant and incapable of determining our own destiny in politics, religion or work…
… We Ethiopians have always been free. We will continue to be free. We may be poor today. Tomorrow, we shall prosper and become the crown jewel of Africa. We will set an example for the world. We shall teach these hubristic juveniles what it means to be an Ethiopian… Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, May…
