The Red Sea and Assab Port belongs to Ethiopia

Ethiopia will get its sea coast and port back one way or another. But first, the country needs to establish a democratic government before dealing with the issue. The current Government that Abiy leads is criminal and needs to be removed from power and face justice for the atrocities it has been committing against citizens.

I disagree with Dereje Kebede

I grew up listening to many of his Christian spiritual songs, and I have great respect for him, but I strongly disagree with many of his views on the current Ethiopian political issues he raises in his video. We should stop spreading ideas that increase ethnic divisions and give PM Abiy the benefit of the doubt.  Without his leadership, the crisis in Ethiopia could have been even worse. 

Free trade pact to cost Ethiopia 26 bln birr in revenue losses

 Ethiopia could lose up to 26 billion birr annually by putting into operation the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to a document from the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration. This includes Sur tax, withholding, excise, and VAT tax revenues generated from imports from African countries, which will be tariff free under the AfCFTA.

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Sudan-Ethiopia border dispute deepens internal chaos for both

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Chinese Foreign Minister Visits Ethiopia in Support of Abiy

 China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting Ethiopia this week in a show of his nation’s support for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government amid a yearlong civil war with rebels from the northern Tigray region.

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Facebook deletes Ethiopian PM's post, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, for inciting violence

It is actually embarrassing, to begin with, that the leader of a big country like Ethiopia uses Facebook, instead of an official government website, to get his messages across. The PM should close down his Facebook account and not humiliate himself further by posting there. The PM's post should have been seen in the context of the war going on in the Northern part of Ethiopia, but Facebook deleted it because it wanted to make a statement that it is a force for good and improve its own image. 

Debunking the Media Lies Fueling War in Ethiopia, w/ Journalist Hermela Aregawi