The Manifesto of the TPLF on "Republic of Greater Tigrai" and The Current Border Conflict Between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

  Writer: Anonymous

We would like to share with you what we have learned about the cause of the Ethio- Eritrean conflict that has been puzzling Ethiopians, Eritreans and the international community. We know for sure that the border conflict was motivated by some evil tendencies in part of the Weyanes beyond the thoughts and expectations of any peace loving Ethiopians and Eritreans and we believe this information will clarify most of the confusion behind the conflict by revealing its real causes and effects.

The current conflict is nothing but a direct function of an attempt of implementing the February 1976 TPLF manifesto, which clearly defined who a Tigrian is, the land that the TPLF considers of Tigrai, and the final destination of the TPLF. The following comprises some important contents of the manifesto.

a) A Tigrian is defined as anybody that speaks the language of Tigigna including those who live outside Tigrai, the Kunamas, the Sahos, the Afar and the Taltal, the Agew, and the Welkait.

b) The geographic boundaries of Tigrai extend to the borders of the Sudan including the lands of Humera and Welkait from the region of Begemidir in Ethiopia, the land defined by Alewuha which extends down to the regions of Wollo and including Alamata, Ashengie, and Kobo, and finally the lands of Eritrean Kunama which includes Badme, the Saho (close to the conflicting area of Zalambessa), and Afar lands including Assab.

C) The final goal of the TPLF is to secede from Ethiopia as an independent "Republic of Greater Tigrai" by liberating the lands and peoples of Tigrai. Read More

Avengers neither forgive nor forget, and the naïve forgive and forget; but victors forgive but not forget

Mulugeta Aserate Kassa

The response to my “We must live for the future, and not for the past and in the Past” (Aiga and Tigraionline) has by and large been positive with a great majority of respondents believing that the time is now ripe to forgive the repentant former Derg officials who have remained behind bars for close to 20 years. I am however saddened by the fact that my own kith and kin – who, incidentally, used to curse me for attending the Derg officials’ court proceedings – have now deemed it appropriate to voice their opposition to the very idea of forgiving them. 

I must admit I simply cannot stand hypocrites. Here you have my own kith and kin who usually attend regular church services in Addis, no doubt, beseeching God to forgive them, the very same God who demands of them, “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive you.”

According to the Amharic version of The Reporter of the 22nd December the Group Representing the families of the 60 officials – one of whom is my father - who were summarily killed without trial, has taken umbrage by the fact that it had not been party to the Religious Leaders consultative process. While this may be a cause for complaint, it does not in any form or shape prohibit them from exercising their Christian duty to forgive. I continue to have high regard to the leadership of this Group, but it cannot claim to be the inner voice of each and every member of the 60 martyrs. The call to forgive has to be answered individually. I, for one, do not require a spokesman to put into words what I passionately believe to be the core value of my Christian faith.Read More

Dhaawac Soo Gaarey Mas’uul Katirsan Maamulka Gobolka Mudug.

Gaalkacyo (RBC Radio):- Gudoomiyaha xaafadeynta degmada Gaalkacyo Mudane Cali Cumar Jaamac (Cali Kacaan) ayaa la sheegay in maanta dhaawac soo gaarey kadib israsaaseyn ka dhacdey gudaha magaalada Gaalkacyo.
Israsaaseyn dhexmartey ciidamo Boolis ah oo ka tirsan Saldhiga Miir ee magaalada Gaalkacyo iyo koox maleeshiyo ah ayaa ka dhacay agagaarka kaamka Buula-bacley kadib markii la isku afgaran waayey mucaawino halkaasi ay ka bixineysay mid ka mid ah hay’adaha samafalka ee magaalada degan.
Sii Akhri

Idaacadda Shabelle mise Idaacadii Rwanda (Faallo dhab ka hadal ah)

Dalkaan waa u caado in aad maalin kasta aad maqasho wax kaa yaabiya ama ku cabsi geliyo qalalaaaska dagaalkana waa midka mar kasta loo qiil dayo sidoo kale la yaab kuma ah in shaqsi caan ah uu durbaan u garaaco balaayo hor leh balse waxaa maanta mar kaliya reer Muqdisho ka yaabisay habdhaqanka Idaacada  Shabelle Radio oo markeeda sidii Idaacada Rwanda markaan dagaal beeleed shambalka u tumeysa.
Idaacada Shabelle ayaa si buuxda garaarka ugu soo xeratay in ay mar kale dib u soo celiso dagaaladii hore loogu riiqmay ee Soomaali ay ku weysay saraakiil waxgal ah iyo aqoonyahano waxgarad haa, kaas oo horaantii 90aad dhexmaray Labo beelood oo walaalo ah,  kana dhigay Magaalada Muqdisho  mid kala qoqobmatay.
Sida la xusuusto Idaacadii Rwanda ee afka Dowladda ku hadli jirtay ayaa kaalin ka qaadatay dagaalkii dhexmaray Tutsi iyo Huto ee sanadkii 1994 xasuuqa badan loogu geystay beelaha laga tirada badnaa, waana wadada ay Shabelle hada ku socoto oo ay ugu gogol xaareyso dagaal ay ka dhex huriso beelaha Muqdisho ku wada nool, iyadoo sida muuqata horboodayaasha Idaacada Shabeele ay qaateen shaati qabiil mutuxan banaankana ay la yimaadeen qabyaladooda.Sii Akhri

Dark shadows on Somalia

With the joining hands of two hitherto adversarial militant groups, Somalia is heading towards further instability. Already the security situation in the troubled country is precarious.

With Al Shabab and Hizbul Islam coming together as a combined force, the situation is likely to further deteriorate. The merger, expected to take place this month also brings in its wake the promise of more attacks on the African Union peacekeeping force in the country. Attacks in Uganda and Burundi owing to the states’ contribution towards the forces are also on the militants’ agenda. An Al Shabab spokesman Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage has also voiced the intent to invite foreign fighters from across the world to join the insurgency which is expected to double in strength 
after the merger. 

The pitch is that the Shabab-Hizbul Islamic forces are fighting an apostate government backed by foreign powers. Al Shabab as well as Hizbul Islam have branded the use of the Islamic card from some time now. While both groups were engaged in fighting each other previously, the new development is likely to prove a blow to Mogadishu. Read More

Shabaab oo u yeeratay Qacida

Ururka Al-shabaab oo dhawaan uu kusoo biiray Xisbul Islam, ayaa ku dhawaaqay dagaal cusub oo ka dhan ah DF iyo AMISOM, iyagoo u yeertay dagaalyahanada Al-Al-Qaacida ee caalamka ku firisan.
Afhayeenka Al-shabaab Sh. Cali Max'ud Raage [Sh. Cali dhere], oo ka hadlayay shir jaraa'id oo uu ku qabtay Muqdisho maalin ka hor, ayaa  ugu baaqay dagaalyahanada Al-Qaacida inay yimaadaan Somalia, si ay gacan ugu siiyaan dagaalka ay xukunka kaga tuurayaan DF.
"Walaalaheena caalamka, waxaan ugu baaqaynaa inay yimaadaan Somalia, si ay noo caawiyaan, si ay gacan noogu siiyaan dagaalka aan kula jirno DF iyo AMISOM, uuna u sii socdo jihaadka Bariga Afrika" ayuu yiri Sh.  Cali dhere oo ka hadlayay shir jaraa'id oo lagu shaaciyay midowga Xisbul Islam iyo Al-shabaab
.Sii Akhri

Somalia: 20 killed in Mogadishu, Hiraan violence

At least 20 people were killed and 22 others wounded in attacks in two major cities in central and southern Somalia, Radio Garowe reports.
Witnesses in Mogadishu said 10 people were killed in fighting between Somali government forces and Al Shabaab insurgents. More than 15 wounded persons were admitted to local hospitals, medical sources reported.
Somali military officers presented to local media dead bodies in Bondhere district, which they claimed were Al Shabaab fighters killed in action.
Separately, at least 10 people were killed in central Somali region of Hiraan after insurgents and Somali government were fought over control of a village near Beledweyne, capital of Hiraan region.
Ahmed Osman Inji, who identified himself as Somali army commander in Hiraan region, told reporters government forces killed 6 insurgents and burned one armed truck.
Al Shabaab military spokesman Sheikh Abdiaziz Abu Musab said Al Shabaab fighters attacked a Somali army camp located at El Gal, near Beledweyne town.
Abu Musab claimed that Al Shabaab fighters had seized control of El Gal town, but local sources reported that the town remains empty of armed factions.
Somalia’s capital Mogadishu been wracked by insurgent violence since early 2007, with insurgents now controlling most regions in south-central Somalia, including most of Mogadishu and Hiraan region.
GAROWE ONLINE

Al-Shabaab oo ‘Sanadkan’ Magac Cusub u Bixisay

Saraakiisha Shabaab ayaa guud ahaan bilaabay adeegsiga magac cusub oo ay ugu yeerayaan sanadkan iyadoo marka ay ka hadlayaan warbaahinta qeybaheeda kala duwan u adeegsada magacaasi.
Magacaasi cusub ayaa ah [Caamul Jamaacah] oo micneeheedu yahay ‘sanadkii midowga’ kaasoo ka yimid isku biiristii labada urur ee Shabaab iyo Xisbul Islaam, iyadoo maalintii ay dhacday xafladii labada dhinac ay iskula biireen looga dhawaaqay magacaasi.
Afhayeenada Shabaab ayaa marka ay ka hadlayaan warbaahinta waxaad maqleysa iyagoo adeegsanaya magacaasi, waxayna xita bilaabeen in waraaqaha warsaxaafadeedyada ee ay saxaafada siiyaan ku soo qoraan ‘Caamul Jamaacah’.
Afhayeenka dhanka ciidanka Sheekh C/casiis abu Muscab oo si gaar ah uga hadlay adeegsiga magacaasi ayaa sheegay in magacaasi uu la bilawday sanadka cusub ee hijriga 1432 oo toddobaadkan bilawday.
Wuxuuna dadka ugu baaqay inay soo dhoweeyeen talabadii kooxdii Xisbul Islaam ugu biireen Shabaab
Sii Akhri 

Wasaaradaha Dekedaha iyo Maaliyada DKMG oo War Saxaafadeed ku Beeniyey in Musuqmaasuq ka jiro Dekeda Muqdisho

Muqdisho (RBC) War saxaafadeed si wadajir ah u soo saareen wasaaradaha dekedaha iyo maaliyada ee DKMG Soomaaliya ayaawaxba kma jiraan ku tilmaamay war xalayto ay baahisay idaacada Shabelle kaasi ku saabsan in musuqmasuq uu ka jiro dakhliga soo gala dekeda Muqdisho.
War saxaafadeedka oo si wadajir ah ugu wada saxiixnaayeen labada wasaaradood ayaa wax lala yaabo iyo iska horkeen ku tilmamay eedeyntaasi, xili aysan jirin wax baaritaan ah oo arintaasi lagu sameeyey.
Sii Akhri

Maamulka Gobolka Ceyn Oo Cabsi Kaqaba In Soomaaliland La Wareegto Degmada Buuhoodle

Buuhoodle (RBC Radio):- Mas’uuliyiinta maamulka gobolka Ceyn ayaa shaaciyey cabsi ay ka qabaan in maamulka Soomaaliland uu la wareego gacan ku heynta degmada Buuhoodle oo gobolka Ceyn oo ah deegaan ka tirsan Puntland.
Xubnaha mas’uuliyiinta maamulka Gobolka Ceyn qaarkood oo warbaahinta la hadley ayaa sheegay in ay hayaan cadeymo dhab ah oo qeexaya in Soomaaliland ay qorsheyneyso in ay la wareegto gacan ku heynta degmada Buuhoodle, waxayna sheegeen in ay arkeen ciidamo farabadan oo ka socda maamulka Soomaaliland kuwaasi oo soo dhoobtey degmooyinka ku hareeereysan degmada Buuhoodle.Sii Akhri

Ivory Coast: Another African Tragedy

Sunday, December 25, 2010

                                                                             

Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh

                            

      Alassane Dramane Quattara found himself in a familiar political spot last month after the Independent Electoral Commission of Cote d’Ivoire (CEI), declared him the winner of the November 28 run-off presidential election in the Ivory Coast.

     It was a hard-fought victory worthy of celebration, and a hard-won victory that would make Mr. Quattara to think twice if he ever attempted to be like Laurent Gbabo, the dictator who is trying to deny him the chance to succeed him.

     Quattara’s presidential victory supposed to be a cherished one worthy of celebrating in that part of the world because of the difficulty of running and winning elections in Africa, especially when corrupt and brutal dictators – always in denial will never accept defeat; and will never turn over the reign of power peacefully until they are either chased out of the country unceremoniously, jailed or killed.

                     

                     Laurent Gbabo (left)        Alassane Quattara (right)

     The Ivorian tragedy is a chilling reminder of the African continent’s flirtation with clueless and corrupt dictators who are not only bent on destroying the hopes and aspirations of their people, but are also bent on turning their people into beggars and their respected countries into ancient and uncompetitive societies lacking opportunities that improves their people's lives.Read More