They are many educated Oromo who would have made a huge difference in Oromia and left the country to save their livies. On the way to flee the country, many of them have been eaten by hyena and other wild animals and some of them also were drowned in the sea before they arrived their last destination. These bright Oromos are among those who could change Oromia to a better level socially, economically, politically, not only Oromia but who could also lead the whole Africa to a better level in many ways, because they are people who left homeland with massive human resources and became productive resources in developed countries.

Less free people are less productive

By Alemu Hurissa | September 14, 2014

There is no question about how much freedom and justice are important for an individual, a society and country. I also believe that no one would argue except Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and its satellite Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO) and others who have gained benefit from corrupting TPLF regime, about the importance of democracy, freedom and justice for peace, stability and development for one country.

For example when someone starts business may be after he/ she got economic assistance from relatives or close friend, then the TPLF regime put him/her under what woyane is called qorannoo/investigation and one woyane cadre will be assigned to follow after him/her, finally that person will be accused or condemned of being a supporter or member of Oromo Liberation Front,OLF with no proof whatsoever, just for the only reason that the individual background is from Oromo ethnic group and because of this false accusation his/her property will be confiscated and the person will be arrested. No way to come back for this innocent Oromo person to continue his/her business again and he/she will be no more productive. According to the law of the country, everyone has the right to run any kind of business if not contradict the constitutions of the country and also will be treated with the same respect and given equal value whether he/she is from Oromo ethnic group or other tribes. But what we have seen the last 23 years is that it is only Tigray people who have the right to run any kind of business. Which means in this case repression and discrimination by TPLF regime and its members continued against Oromo and other people. On other hand this is one of the causes for people not to do what they want freely and we,Oromos and other nations and nationalitities who have been oppressed by TPLF have to fight to stop TPLF favoring only one group, which is the Tigray people.

Another example is Mecha and Tulama Self-Help Association which is named after two of the major Oromo clans Mecha and Tulama. It was established in 1960’s as a self-help club dedicated to promoting Oromo self-identity and improving the lot of the Oromo.(From Wikipedia) The Association’s office has been closed many times, their leaders have been arrested and the organization property and documents have been confiscated by making false accusation that the organization had link with the OLF without having any proof. As I a clip from Wikipedia explained The Macha- Tulama association is formed just to assist any Oromo who need help, it has nothing to do with OLF which again TPLF regime proved for Oromo people that the Oromo people have no freedom and right to form association.

The question is how can we stop TPLF from favoring only one group?

If anyone wants to bring a meaningful development and sustainable future stability for the people who are hunger for freedom and justice in Oromia and other regions, we must stop TPLF from favouring only one group. All oppressed nations and nationalities should be united in struggle against TPLF regime and establishing a true democracy in Ethiopia by overthrowing the TPLF government which is the only alternative.

They are many true Oromos who concerned about the suffering of innocent Oromo people but few Oromos by overlooking the tyrannical repressive state of TPLF have been cooperating with the corrupt TPLF regime just to have a good life.This is a very few example among the reasons why Oromo people are not productive and which in fact the main causes for many of them to live under difficult economic situation. If a person is an Oromo and not collaborated with repressive TPLF regime, then whether the person is an educated, a farmer, business man, or old has no possibility to do freely his/her work.

They are many educated Oromo who would have made a huge difference in Oromia and left the country to save their livies. On the way to flee the country, many of them have been eaten by hyena and other wild animals and some of them also were drowned in the sea before they arrived their last destination. These bright Oromos are among those who could change Oromia to a better level socially, economically, politically, not only Oromia but who could also lead the whole Africa to a better level in many ways, because they are people who left homeland with massive human resources and became productive resources in developed countries.

Most will agree that this is one of examples among those factors which make people less productive.

No one is denying the massive sufferings that the Oromo people have undergone for many years and now TPLF also want to treat us as slave as Ethiopian Empire and Abyssinian rulers did some years ago. Today many Oromo University students have been dismissed from their study, beaten, tortured and even killed, on the same fashion, Oromo farmers have been evicted from their garden and farm, tortured by TPLF security forces and Cadres. It is enough to watch a video clip from interview of Ermias Legese who was former Minister D’etat in Information Ministry for 12 years in Ethiopia by Ethiopian Satellite Television journalist.

The plan intends to integrate Addis Ababa with the surrounding towns in Oromia, one of the largest states in Ethiopia and home to the Oromo ethnic group—which, with about a third of the country’s population, is its largest single ethnic community. While the plan’s proponents consider the territorial expansion of the capital to be another example of what US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the country’s “terrific efforts” toward development, others argue that the plan favors a narrow group of ethnic elites while repressing the citizens of Oromia

Ethiopian Activists Fight US-Backed Land Seizures

By Hilary Matfess and Foreign Policy In Focus

Ethiopians of the Oromo ethnic group stage a protest against the ruling government. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi)

September 12, 2014, Nairobi, Kenya (The Daily Nations) — Yehun and Miriam have little hope for the future.

“We didn’t do anything and they destroyed our house,” Miriam told me. “We are appealing to the mayor, but there have been no answers. The government does not know where we live now, so it is not possible for them to compensate us even if they wanted.”

Like the other residents of Legetafo—a small, rural town about twenty kilometers from Addis Ababa—Yehun and Miriam are subsistence farmers. Or rather, they were, before government bulldozers demolished their home and the authorities confiscated their land. The government demolished fifteen houses in Legetafo in July.

The farmers in the community stood in the streets, attempting to prevent the demolitions, but the protests were met with swift and harsh government repression. Many other Oromo families on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s bustling capital are now wondering whether their communities could be next.

These homes were demolished in order to implement what’s being called Ethiopia’s “Integrated Master Plan.” The IMP has been heralded by its advocates as a bold modernization plan for the “Capital of Africa.”

The plan intends to integrate Addis Ababa with the surrounding towns in Oromia, one of the largest states in Ethiopia and home to the Oromo ethnic group—which, with about a third of the country’s population, is its largest single ethnic community. While the plan’s proponents consider the territorial expansion of the capital to be another example of what US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the country’s “terrific efforts” toward development, others argue that the plan favors a narrow group of ethnic elites while repressing the citizens of Oromia.

“At least two people were shot and injured,” according to Miriam, a 28-year-old Legetafo farmer whose home was demolished that day. “The situation is very upsetting. We asked to get our property before the demolition, but they refused. Some people were shot. Many were beaten and arrested. My husband was beaten repeatedly with a stick by the police while in jail.”

Yehun, a 20-year-old farmer from the town, said the community was given no warning about the demolitions. “I didn’t even have time to change my clothes,” he said sheepishly. Yehun and his family walked twenty kilometers barefoot to Sendafa, where his extended family could take them in.

The Price of Resistance

Opponents of the plan have been met with fierce repression.

“The Integrated Master Plan is a threat to Oromia as a nation and as a people,” Fasil stated, leaning forward in a scuffed hotel armchair. Reading from notes scribbled on a sheet of loose-leaf notebook paper, the hardened student activist continued: “The plan would take away territory from Oromia,” depriving the region of tax revenue and political representation, “and is a cultural threat to the Oromo people living there.”

A small scar above his eye, deafness in one ear and a lingering gastrointestinal disease picked up in prison testify to Fasil’s commitment to the cause. His injuries come courtesy of the police brutality he encountered during the four-year prison sentence he served after he was arrested for protesting for Oromo rights in high school and, more recently, against the IMP at Addis Ababa University.

Fasil is just one of the estimated thousands of students who were detained during university protests against the IMP. Though Fasil was beaten, electrocuted and harassed while he was imprisoned last May, he considers himself lucky. “We know that sixty-two students were killed and 125 are still missing,” he confided in a low voice.

The students ground their protests in Ethiopia’s federal Constitution. “We are merely asking that the government abide by the Constitution,” Fasil explained, arguing that the plan violates at least eight constitutional provisions. In particular, the students claim that the plan violates Article 49(5), which protects “the special interest of the State of Oromia in Addis Ababa” and gives the district the right to resist federal incursions into “administrative matters.”

Moreover, the plan presents a tangible threat to the people living in Oromia. Fasil and other student protesters claimed that the IMP “would allow the city to expand to a size that would completely cut off West Oromia from East Oromia.” When the plan is fully implemented, an estimated 2 million farmers will be displaced. “These farmers will have no other opportunities,” Fasil told me. “We have seen this before when the city grew. When they lose their land, the farmers will become day laborers or beggars.”

Winners and Losers

The controversy highlights the disruptive and often violent processes that can accompany economic growth. “What is development, after all?” Fasil asked me.

Ethiopia’s growth statistics are some of the most impressive in the region. Backed by aid from the US government, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the country’s ruling coalition, is committed to modernizing agricultural production and upgrading the country’s economy. Yet there is a lack of consensus about which processes should be considered developmental.

Oromo activists allege that their community has borne a disproportionate share of the costs of development. Advocates like Fasil argue that the “development” programs of the EPRDF are simply a means of marginalizing the Oromo people to consolidate political power within the ruling coalition.

“Ethiopia has a federalism based on identity and language,” explained an Ethiopian political science professor who works on human rights. Nine distinct regions are divided along ethnic lines and are theoretically granted significant autonomy from the central government under the 1994 Constitution. In practice, however, the regions are highly dependent on the central government for revenue transfers and food security, development and health programs. Since the inception of Ethiopia’s ethno-regional federalism, the Oromo have been resistant to incorporation in the broader Ethiopian state and suspicious of the intentions of the Tigray ethnic group, which dominates the EPRDF.

As the 2015 elections approach, the Integrated Master Plan may provide a significant source of political mobilization. “The IMP is part of a broader conflict in Ethiopia over identity, power and political freedoms,” said the professor, who requested anonymity.

American Support

Standing in Gullele Botanic Park in May, Secretary of State Kerry was effusive about the partnership between the United States and Ethiopia, praising the Ethiopian government’s “terrific support in efforts not just with our development challenges and the challenges of Ethiopia itself, but also…the challenges of leadership on the continent and beyond.”

Kerry’s rhetoric is matched by a significant amount of US financial support. In 2013, Washington allocated more than $619 million in foreign assistance to Ethiopia, making it one of the largest recipients of US aid on the continent. According to USAID, Ethiopia is “the linchpin to stability in the Horn of Africa and the Global War on Terrorism.”

Kerry asserted that “the United States could be a vital catalyst in this continent’s continued transformation.” Yet if “transformation” entails land seizures, home demolitions and political repression, then it’s worth questioning just what kind of development American taxpayers are subsidizing.

The American people must wrestle with the implications of “development assistance” programs and the thin line between modernization and marginalization in countries like Ethiopia. Though the US government has occasionally expressed concern about the oppressive tendencies of the Ethiopian regime, few demands for reform have accompanied aid.

For the EPRDF, the process of expanding Addis Ababa is integral to the modernization of Ethiopia and the opportunities inherent to development. For the Oromo people, the Integrated Master Plan is a political and cultural threat. For the residents of Legetafo, the demolition of their homes demonstrates the uncertainty of life in a rapidly changing country.

Source: The Daily Nation

ይህ “የመለስ “ትሩፋቶች” ፣ ባለቤት አልባ ከተማ” በሚል ርዕስ የታተመው መፀሓፍ በውስጡ ብዙ አጠያያቂ እና አነጋጋሪ የሆኑ ጉዳዮችን ይዞዋል:: ጊዜ ከአገኘው ወደፊት በስፋት በአጠቃላይ ይዘቱ እና ጭብጦች ላይ ሰፋ ያለ ግምገማ ለመስጠት እሞክራለው:: ለጊዘው መፀሓፉን ሳነብ ያስደመሙኝ እና በደራስው ግለሰባዊ ታዓማንነት(integrity) እንዲሁም ኢህአድግ ውስጥ የገባበት እና ውስጡ የቆየበት አላማ ምንነት ላይ አጭር ትችት ለመስጠት እሞክራልው:

የማንነት ምስቅልቅል ስጋለጥ

በገረሱ ቱፋ | September 8, 2014

አቶ ኤርምያስ  ለገስ ለአስራ ሁለት አመታት የኦፕድኦ/ኢህአድግ አባል ሆኆ በተለያዩ ሃላፍነት ደረጃዎች ሲስራ ከቆየ በኃላ፣ በ2010 ወደ አሜሪካ ተሰዶ በሥልጣን ማማ ላይ የነበረበት ጊዜ “ትውስታዎቼ” ናቸው ያላቸውን በቅርቡ በመፀሓፍ መልክ አሳትሞ አሰራጭቶዋል:: ይህ “የመለስ “ትሩፋቶች” ፣ ባለቤት አልባ ከተማ” በሚል ርዕስ የታተመው መፀሓፍ በውስጡ ብዙ አጠያያቂ እና አነጋጋሪ የሆኑ ጉዳዮችን ይዞዋል:: ጊዜ ከአገኘው ወደፊት በስፋት በአጠቃላይ ይዘቱ እና ጭብጦች ላይ ሰፋ ያለ ግምገማ ለመስጠት እሞክራለው:: ለጊዘው መፀሓፉን ሳነብ ያስደመሙኝ እና በደራስው ግለሰባዊ ታዓማንነት(integrity) እንዲሁም ኢህአድግ ውስጥ የገባበት እና ውስጡ የቆየበት አላማ ምንነት ላይ አጭር ትችት ለመስጠት እሞክራልው:: ይህን ለማድረግ ያነሣሣኝ ሰሞኑን አጭር የፈሰቡክ አሰያየት ሰጥቼ ስለነበረ አንዳንድ ጏደኞቼ ሰፋ አድርጌ በሌሎች ወብሣይቶች ላይ እንድለጥፍ ስለጠየቁ ያንኑ በፈሰቡክ ላይ የለጠፈኩትን ትንሽ በማሻሻል እና በመለጠጠ ሰፋ ላለ አንባብ ለማዳረስ ነው:: ስለዝህ ይህ ትችት በውስን አንቀሶች ላይ ብቻ ነው የሚያተኩረው:: መታየት ያለብት በዚሁ ማቀፍ እንጅ እንደ አጠቃላይ የመፀሓፉ ግምገማ አይደለም::

ከላይ ለመግለፅ እንደሞከረኩት በመፀሓፉ ውስጥ ብዙ የደራስውን ግለፍሰባዊ ታዓማንነት እና ማንነት ጥያቄ ውስጥ የሚያስገቡ ፣አጠያያቅ የሆኑ ጭብጦች እና ሥነ አምክኖያዊ መጣረዝ የሚታይባቸው ነገሮች ተካተዋል:: የደራስውን ማንነት እና ተዓማንነት ጥያቄ ውስጥ ከሚያስገቡ ነገሮች ጥቂቶቹ ቀጥዬ በምጠቀሰው አንቀፅ ውስጥ ታጭቀው ይገኛሉ:: እንደምቀጥለው እጠቅሳለውእኝ፣

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Ginbot 7′s problem with the Eritrean regime was not limited to broken promises. The Eritreans have been actively sabotaging Andargachew’s effort to build Ginbot 7′s capacity beyond producing statements and running ESAT. It became clear that the Eritreans do not want Ginbot 7 (or any Ethiopian opposition group other than TPDM) to turn into a powerful politico-military organization. They want Ginbot 7 to serve as a mere propaganda outlet, as well as a source of hard currency from Egypt and Qatar.

The betrayal of Andargachew Tsige – SPECIAL REPORT

By Elias Kifle

September 8, 2014 (Ethiopian Review) — For the past two months, Ethiopian Review has been investigating the shocking abduction of one of Ethiopia’s most senior opposition leaders, Ato Andargachew Tsige, by the TPLF junta with the assistance of Yemen’s secret police. Our investigation has uncovered that the Eritrean intelligence not only has passed Andargachew’s itinerary to TPLF, but more importantly, they gave green light to Yemenis to carry out the kidnapping.

The trouble for Ato Andargachew started when he argued with Eritrean officials about the amount of assistance Ginbot 7 has been receiving and the obstacles they were placing against his effort to form an armed force. Despite repeated promises, year after year, he was unable to make progress with the Eritrean regime.

Ginbot 7′s problem with the Eritrean regime was not limited to broken promises. The Eritreans have been actively sabotaging Andargachew’s effort to build Ginbot 7′s capacity beyond producing statements and running ESAT. It became clear that the Eritreans do not want Ginbot 7 (or any Ethiopian opposition group other than TPDM) to turn into a powerful politico-military organization. They want Ginbot 7 to serve as a mere propaganda outlet, as well as a source of hard currency from Egypt and Qatar.

In September 2013, in an effort to make a breakthrough, Andargachew went overboard in heaping praise on Isaias Afwerki in an interview with ESAT. It didn’t work. When he returned to Asmara, he didn’t see any thing moving. Out of frustration, he started to bitterly argue with the Eritreans. Finally, in early 2014, he left Asmara in disgust, and flew to Cairo for direct talks with Egyptian authorities.

The Egyptians, however, told Andargachew that they cannot give assistance directly to an Ethiopian opposition group, but they informed him that they have allocated an annual budget of $10 million for Ethiopian opposition groups to be dispersed by the Eritrean regime. Qatar gives additional millions of dollars to Eritrea and directly to ONLF to buy weapons from the Eritrean regime.

Discouraged by the outcome of the discussion with the Egyptians, Andargachew returned to London. He told his close friends — with whom he shared his frustrations — that he would never return to Eritrea. As Dr Berhanu Nega explained in a speech, Andargachew’s work in Eritrea was completed.

Privately, it was an “I-told-you-so” moment for Dr Berhanu because he never believed that the Eritreans were serious about assisting Ethiopian opposition groups to become a viable force. He argued, instead, for trying to influence the West to stop financing the TPLF junta that could force them to come to a negotiation table and reach some kind of power sharing agreement. He allowed Andargachew to pursue the Eritrea strategy because many of the other senior Ginbot 7 members shared Andargachew’s view on the matter, and to keep ESAT on the air. The only good outcome of Ginbot 7′s relations with Eritrea’s regime is ESAT, and ESAT is indeed becoming a valuable tool for the struggle to bring down the TPLF junta.

Shortly after Andargachew left Cairo, the Eritreans were informed about his meeting with Egyptian officials. They felt disrespected and double-crossed.

This was the second time for Andargachew to offend the Eritrean intelligence agents who are assigned to work with Ethiopian opposition groups. The first time was in 2010 when he went directly to Isaias and asked that Ginbot 7 be allowed to bring all the opposition groups in Eritrea under its command. Isaias agreed, but a few weeks later, Andargachew was beaten up by his own troops in front of Eritrean intelligence agent Col. Fitsum Yissehak at a remote location. The message was clear: do not go over our heads and ask any thing directly from our president.

Andargachew’s Cairo trip made them even more offended and insulted. As a payback, they leaked the information to the TPLF through unofficial channels. The TPLF junta used the information to revise its propaganda campaign and started attacking all Ethiopian opposition groups of collaborating with Egypt — ignoring the fact that they themselves came to power with massive assistance from Egypt, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen.

The Eritreans would not stop there. They decided to eliminate Andargachew because they thought he was becoming uncontrollable. Assassination was not an option, since they had already killed another Ethiopian opposition leader, TPDM chairman Fisseha Hailemariam in 2008, and blamed it on a mentally unstable Eritrean soldier; and in 2010 they banished former EPPF chairman Col. Tadesse Muluneh whose whereabouts is still not known. They know that they would be blamed if Andargachew is killed in Eritrea. Instead, they came up with a clever idea of throwing him into the jaws of TPLF.

This past June, the Eritreans told Andargachew that they are willing to discuss and sort out their disagreements and asked him to come back. He made the fateful decision of agreeing to go to Asmara, against Dr Berhanu Nega’s advise. Andargachew was so desperate for any progress, that he was willing to risk his life.

On June 22, when he arrived at the Sana’a international airport in Yemen, on route to Asmara, the TPLF agents were waiting for him with a military plane right on the tarmac. He was taken from the Yemenia Airlines flight directly to the TPLF plane and was flown to Ethiopia the same day.

For the past several years, Sana’a and Cairo have been a regular route to Asmara for members of the Ethiopian opposition, including senior leaders of OLF, ONLF and Ginbot 7. Both TPLF and Yemenis have that information but have never abducted any one from Sana’a airport because it would have meant an act of war against Eritrea. Without the Eritrean regime’s acquiescence, Yemen would not dare kidnap an important political figure who is heading to Asmara as an invited guest. In the past, Eritrea had unleashed its wrath against Yemen over minor disagreements. Kidnapping a guest of the Eritrean government is a big deal and Yemenis would not do it without a green light from Asmara.

After Yemen broke international laws and norms to help in the abduction of Ato Andargachew, Eritrea’s relations with Yemen has not changed. There was no consequence for Yemen’s action from the Eritrean government, other than some unconfirmed reports from supporters of the Eritrean regime about Isayas Afwerki’s alleged anger at Yemen’s action. We have not heard any official statement from Isaias himself regarding the matter. As a matter of fact, just one month after Andargachew’s abduction, the Eritrean regime sent a new ambassador to Yemen.

Unless confronted with such facts and challenged to change its ways, the Eritrean regime will continue to exploit, undermine, and sabotage Ethiopian opposition groups. In principle, Ethiopian opposition must be willing to work with Eritrea, Egypt or any one else, but the partnership must be based on mutual interest and respect, not the master-puppet type relationship that Ethiopian opposition groups currently have with Eritrea.

If Isaias Afwerki genuinely wishes to work with Ethiopians, he must launch an investigation into Andargachew’s abduction.

Andargachew Tsige tried his best to work with Eritrea for Ginbot 7′s mission of helping to bring democratic change to Ethiopia. We admire his courage and commitment. He is an Ethiopian hero. Now it is up to the rest of us to use his experience as a lesson, adjust strategy and continue fighting.

በ1997 ምርጫ ወቅት ለ200 ሰዎች ሞት እና በመቶዎች ለሚቀጠሩት ቁስለኞች ተጠያቂ በሆኑ 13 ከፍተኛ የመንግስት ባለስልጣናት እና ወታደራዊ አዛዦች ላይ ለፖሊስ የክስ አቤቱታ አስገቡት በስዊድን ታዋቂ የሆኑት ጠበቃ ስቴላ ጋርደ ከኢሳት ጋር ባደረጉት ቃለምልልስ፣ በቅርቡ ለፖሊስ ከገባው አቤቱታ በተጨማሪ የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት በግፍ ለተገደሉት፣ ለቆሰሉት ፣ ለታሰሩት፣ ከስራ ለተፈናቀሉት አስፈላጊውን ካሳ እንዲከፍል ለማስገደድ የገንዘብ ማሰባሰብ ስራ እየሰሩ መሆኑን ገልጸዋል።

በቂ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ሲገኝ መንግስት በ1997 ጉዳት ላደረሰባቸው ወገኖች ካሳ እንዲከፍል የሚጠይቀው ክስ እንደሚከፈት ስዊድናዊው የህግ ባለሙያ አስታወቁ

ነሃሴ ፳፱(ሃያዘጠኝ)ቀን ፳፻፮ ዓ/ም ኢሳት ዜና :-በ1997 ምርጫ ወቅት ለ200 ሰዎች ሞት እና በመቶዎች ለሚቀጠሩት ቁስለኞች ተጠያቂ በሆኑ 13

ከፍተኛ የመንግስት ባለስልጣናት እና ወታደራዊ  አዛዦች ላይ ለፖሊስ የክስ አቤቱታ አስገቡት በስዊድን ታዋቂ የሆኑት ጠበቃ ስቴላ ጋርደ ከኢሳት ጋር

ባደረጉት ቃለምልልስ፣ በቅርቡ ለፖሊስ ከገባው አቤቱታ በተጨማሪ የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት በግፍ ለተገደሉት፣ ለቆሰሉት ፣ ለታሰሩት፣ ከስራ ለተፈናቀሉት

አስፈላጊውን ካሳ እንዲከፍል ለማስገደድ የገንዘብ ማሰባሰብ ስራ እየሰሩ መሆኑን ገልጸዋል።

አብዛኛውን የምርመራ ስራ የሚሰራውና ወጪውን የሚሸፍነው የስዊድን ፖሊስ ቢሆንም፣ ምስክሮችን ለማስመጣትና ተጨማሪ ሰነዶችን ለማሰባሰብ ገንዘብ

እንደሚያስፈልግም ተናግረዋል።

ገንዘብ የሚያስፈልገው ክሱን ለሚመሰርቱት የህግ ባለሙያዎች አይደለም የሚሉት ስቴላ፣ በክርከሩ ወቅት የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት ቢያሸንፍ፣ መንግስት ለሚያቆመው

ጠበቃ ወጪ መከፈል ስላለበትና ወጪውን የሚሸፍነውም የተረታው አካል በመሆኑ ነው ብለዋል። የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት በክሱ ከተረታ ግን በውጭ ያለው ሃብቱ

ታግዶ ለተጎጂዎች እንዲሰጠጥ ይደረጋል ብለዋል።

በ13 የመንግስት ባለስልጣናት ላይ የክስ አቤቱታ ቢቀርብም በመንግስት ላይ እስካሁን አልቀረበም ያሉት ስቴላ፣ ኢትዮጵያውያን አስፈላጊውን መዋጪ ማድረግ

ከቻሉና በቂ ገንዘብ እንዳለ ሲታወቅ የካሳ መጠየቂያ ክሱ ወዲያው ይከፈታል ብለዋል። ማንኛውም ገንዘብ አለማቀፍ ደረጃ ባላቸው የሂሳብ ሰራተኞች እንደሚታይና

የተዋጣው ገንዘብ ለህዝብ ይፋ እንደሚሆን ገልጸዋል።

ሰሞኑን ለፖሊስ የቀረበውን አቤቱታ በተመለከተ ጥያቄ የቀረበላቸው ስቴላ፣ ፖሊስ ማመልከቻውን ተቀብሎ ምርመራ መጀመሩንና በሁለት ወይም ሶስት ሳምንታት

ውስጥ ለስዊድን አለማቀፍ ወንጀል  አቃቢህግ እንደሚያስተላልፍ ተናግረዋል። አቃቢ ህግ የቀረቡትን መረጃዎች አይቶ ክሱን ወደ ፍርድ ቤት ለመውሰድ ወይም

ላለመውሰድ እንደሚወስን የገለጹት ስቴላ፣ የቀረቡት ማስረጃዎች ክሱ በአጭር ይቋጫል ብለው ለመናገር እንደማያስድፈራቸው ገልጸዋል።

ከአለፉት አስር አመታት ወዲህ የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰቶች እና የጦር ወንጀሎች በየትኛውም አገር መታየት መጀመራቸው ክሱን ለመመስረት እንዳነሳሳቸው ጠበቃው

ገልጸዋል።

አቃቢ ህግ ክስ ለመመስረት ከወሰነ ስዊድን ውስጥ ያሉ ተጠያቂዎች በቁጥጥር ስር እንደሚውሉ፣ ሌሎች ከስዊድን ውጭ የሚኖሩ ባለስልጣናት ደግሞ በኢንተርፖል

በኩል ስማቸው ተላልፎ ተይዘው ክሳቸውን እንዲከታተሉ እንደሚደረግ አክለው ገልጸዋል።

ከጠበቃ ስቴላ ጋርደ ጋር ያደረግነውን ቃለመጠይቅ በነገው ዝግጅት ይዘን እንቀርባለን።

Africa Oil acquired a new oil exploration block in southern Ethiopia rift system in February 2013 from the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines. The block is a large area covering 42,000 sq.km of land in the great East Africa rift valley.

Ethiopia: Africa Oil to pull out of oil exploration blocks in Ogaden

September 3, 2014 (ices) — Africa Oil, the Canadian oil company, which is prospecting for oil in different parts of Ethiopia, is to pull out of two exploration blocks in the Ogaden basin, eastern Ethiopia.

In an operational update released on Thursday Africa Oil stated that it informed the Ethiopian government and its partners that it intends to withdraw from Blocks 7 and 8 in the Somali region. A well recently drilled in Block 8 (El Kuran-3) demonstrated oil and gas flow. However, the company decided to pull out of the two exploration blocks in spite of the positive exploration result.

“Although the El Kuran-3 well did demonstrate some oil and gas potential, the company does not feel it is warranted to continue efforts at this time due to concerns over reservoir quality and commerciality,” the company said.

Africa Oil has a 30 percent working interest on Block 7 and 8 found in the Ogaden basin. The British oil firm, New Age (African Global Energy), owns 40 percent while and the Dubai based East Exploration Limited (EAX), owns a 30 percent stake on the block.

Early this year, New Age, the operator in the blocks, drilled El Kuran-3 well, to a total depth of 3,528 metres. The well undergone logging and evaluation prior to taking a decision on the way forward on the well. “There have been numerous oil and gas shows in the well which is a follow up to a discovery made by Tenneco [a company which spun of its oil and gas properties in 1988] in the 1970′s. There appears to be a significant amount of oil and gas in several intervals and the primary issues are the quality of the reservoir and potential commerciality given the remote location,” the report said. The total acreage of the two blocks is 21,767 sq.km.

Africa Oil has three projects in Ethiopia consisting of blocks 7 and 8 in the Ogaden basin, the Adigala Block close to the border with Somalia and Djibouti and the South Omo Block which lies in the Omo Rift Valley of south-western Ethiopia.

The Ogaden Basin blocks are relatively underexplored with limited well and seismic data to constrain the petroleum system proved by the Calub and Hilala fields to the east. The Adigala block is a wildcat opportunity with no wells in the area. An analogue petroleum system is predicted based on nearby outcrop data and field surveys. The South Omo Block is within the Tertiary age East African Rift, just north of Lake Turkana, Kenya and within the same petroleum system as the company’s Kenya Block 10BB and Tullow’s Uganda discoveries.

Africa Oil acquired a new oil exploration block in southern Ethiopia rift system in February 2013 from the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines. The block is a large area covering 42,000 sq.km of land in the great East Africa rift valley.

In March, the company completed a farm out transaction with a US oil company, Marathon Oil, whereby Marathon acquired a 50 percent interest in the Rift Basin Area leaving the company with a 50 percent working interest. In accordance with the farm out agreement, Marathon was obligated to pay the company 3 million dollars in consideration of past exploration expenditures, and has agreed to fund the company’s working interest share of future joint venture expenditures to a maximum of 15 million dollars.

Africa Oil continues to advance plans to commence a 2D seismic program in the Rift Basin Area Block which is expected to start later this year. The company has put up a tender inviting international companies that will shoot the seismic survey.

Africa Oil has a 30 percent working interest on the South Omo Block. Tullow Oil has a 50 percent stake and Marathon Oil has 20 percent. Tullow Oil, the operator, drilled four wild cat well in the South Omo Block with no commercial oil discovery.

Africa Oil said due to the extensive drilling and seismic program, no additional work commitments will be required. “The partnership plans to evaluate the four wells drilled to date to determine if additional drilling is warranted and, if so, which portion of the block is considered most prospective.”

In the Adigala block Africa Oil has 10 percent stake while New Age and Genel Energy, a UK firm, have 50 and 40 percent respectively. According to Africa Oil, the parties to the block agreed to enter the final exploration period, which expires in July 2015 and carries a 500 kilometer 2D seismic work commitment. The company and its partner have committed to a 1,000 kilometer 2D seismic program which will commence in December this year.

Africa Oil Corp. is a Canadian oil and gas company with assets in Kenya and Ethiopia as well as Puntland (Somalia) through its 45 percent equity interest in Horn Petroleum Corporation. Africa Oil’s East African holdings are within a world-class exploration play fairway with a total gross land package in this prolific region in excess of 215,000 sq.km.

ከዉስጥም ይሁን ከዉጭ ዛሬ የኦሮሞን የነጻነት ትግል ለማደናቀፍ ለሚትሹ ኃይሎች በሙሉ መልስ አለን። መልሳችን ኃይልን በኃይል ለማስቆም የደፈረ ትዉልድ መነሳቱ ነዉ። ይህ ትዉልድ የባርነትን ሠንሠለት ሰባብሮ ፍርሃትን ገድሎ ነጻነቱን ፍለጋ እስከ ወዲያኛዉ አድማስ ጥግ እንኳ ቢሆን ለመጓዝ ወስኖ የወጣ ጀግና ትዉልድ ነዉና “አልገዛም!” ካላ ቃሉ ጽኑ ነዉ!

የትዉልዱ ግልጽ አቋም! “አንገዛም!” የትዉልዱ ግልጽ አቋም!

Qeerroo | September 1, 2014

ይህ ትዉልድ የባርነትን ሠንሠለት ሰባብሮ ፍርሃትን ገድሎ ነጻነቱን ፍለጋ እስከ ወዲያኛዉ አድማስ ጥግ እንኳ ቢሆን ለመጓዝ ወስኖ የወጣ ጀግና ትዉልድ ነዉና “አልገዛም!” ካላ ቃሉ ጽኑ ነዉ!

ነጻነትን ያረገዛ ትውልድ ግፍና ጭፍጨፋ አላቆመዉም። የደቡብ አፍርካዉ የስዌቶ  ጭፍጨፋ (the Soweto Massacre 1976 ) ፣ በኬንያ የታየዉ  የሆላ ጭፍጨፋ “Hola massacre 1959” ወይም በሃሬሮና ነማ ሕዝቦች ላይ የተፈጸመዉ የነሚቢያዉ ጅኖሳይድ  “Herero and Nama Genocide 1904” አልያም የ‘Robben Island’” እስር የትዉልዱን የነጻነት ጥያቄ እንዳልገታ ፤ የነጻነትን ብርሃን እንዳላጫለማ ታሪክ ምንጊዜም ህያዉ መስካር ነዉ።

ዛሬም ቢሆን ከማዕከላዊ እስከ ቃሊቲ፣ ከቅሊንጦ እስከ  ዝዋይ የእስር ቤቱ ቁጥር ቢባዛም ፣ የማሰቃያ ዓይነቶች ቢበራከቱም ፣ ግዲያና ሽብር ቢፋፋምም  ይህ ትዉልድ “ነጻነቴን!” ብሎ ወቷልና ፈጽሞ  የሚያቆም አይሆንም። ነጻነትን የተጠማ ትዉልድ ለእዉነት በእዉነት የሚታገል ኀያል ኃይል (Super Power) ያለዉ ባለራዕይ የነጻነት ሠራዊት እንጂ በመንደርተኞች ኣሉባልታ የሚሳናከል እርባናብስ ስብስብ አይዴለምና!

በተደጋጋሚ እንደተገለጸዉም ሆነ በታግባር እንደተረጋገጠ የትዉልዱ መሠረታዊ ዓላማ (basic Objective) የኦሮሞ ሕዝብን ብሔራዊ ነጻነትን ማረጋገጥ ነዉ። ለዚህ ዓላማ ስኬት ሕዝባችን ዘማናትን ያስቆጠረ ዉድ ዋጋ ስከፍልበት ቆይቶ አሁን ለባርነት የመጨረሻ ስንብት የሚደረግበት  ያታርክ ፊጻሜ ላይ አድርሰዉታል። ይህንን የትግል ምዕራፍ በኃላፊነት የተረከበዉ ትዉልድም ኃላፊነቱን ጠንቅቆ የሚያዉቅ ብቻ ሳይሆን ኃላፊንቱ የሚጠይቀዉን ዋጋም  (responsibility) ጭምር ለመወጣት ዝግጁ ስለመሆኑ በአደባባይ አስመስክሯል። ነጻነት በነጻ አይገኝምና ሞትና እስራት ሳይገድበዉ ርቆ ተጉዟል።

ያለነጻነት መኖር ያዉም ደግሞ በአናሳ ቡድን ነጻነትን መነጠቅ በእጅጉ የስቆጣል። ሕመሙም ጥልቅ ነዉ። ይህንን ታሪካዊ ጥላሸት ለመንጻት  እስከ አሁን የተከፈለዉን ዉድ ዋጋ  እያሰብን ከእንግዲህ ወዲያ ይህ ታርክ የህዝባችን መታወቂያ ሆኖ እንዳይቀጥል ታሪካዊ ግዴታችንን ለመወጣት እነሆ በየፍልሚያ መስኮች ሁሉ ተሰልፈናል። ነጻነቱን የጠየቀ ሕዝብ ተሻግሮ ይሄዳል። ማሸጋጋሪያ ኃይሉ ደግሞ በዘመኑ ላይ የተገኘ ትዉልድ ነዉ። ለኦሮሞ ሕዝብ ያ ትዉልድ ተነስቷል። “እምብኝ ነጻነቴ!” ብሎ ታጥቆ የወጣ ትዉልድ ተንበርካኪ አሽከሮች (Bakar Shaalee, Warqinaa Gabayyoo, Abbaa Duulaa Gammadaa, Alamaayyoo Taganuu, Abdulqaadir Huseen, Geetuu Wayyeessaa, Mohammad Tusaa, Isheetuu Dassee…) በሚያሰሙት ጭንቀት ወለድ  ሠሞነኛ ጩሃት ይቅርና  የቅኝ ገዢዎችን በታሊዮን ሠራዊት እንኳን ቢሆን   በትኖ የሚያልፍ ፣ ሞትን የደፈረ   ፣ በደሙ ጎርፍ  ሕያዉ ታርካዊ ዝክርን ጽፎ የሚያልፍ በዘማናት ዉስጥ አንዴ ብቻ የሚገኝ ፍርሃት ዓልባ ብርቅዬ ትውልድ ነዉ።

በመሆኑም በቀጥታም ሆነ   በተዘዋዋሪ ፣ ከዉስጥም ይሁን ከዉጭ ዛሬ የኦሮሞን የነጻነት ትግል ለማደናቀፍ ለሚትሹ ኃይሎች በሙሉ መልስ አለን። መልሳችን ኃይልን በኃይል ለማስቆም የደፈረ ትዉልድ መነሳቱ ነዉ። ይህ ትዉልድ የባርነትን ሠንሠለት ሰባብሮ ፍርሃትን ገድሎ ነጻነቱን ፍለጋ እስከ ወዲያኛዉ አድማስ ጥግ እንኳ ቢሆን ለመጓዝ ወስኖ የወጣ ጀግና ትዉልድ ነዉና “አልገዛም!” ካላ ቃሉ ጽኑ ነዉ!

ይህ የትዉልዱ ግልጽ አቋም ነዉ።

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