By Dr. Daniel Teferra*
The Ethiopian government and some external organizations claim that Ethiopia has recently become one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its October 2013 report concludes that Ethiopia’s “robust economic growth in recent years has been accompanied by significant poverty reduction and improved living standard.” The purpose of this article, therefore, is to check these assertions with available evidence.
In 2005-2009, the Ethiopian economy grew at an annual average rate of 8 percent net, after a 2.6% population increase per year. This was a significant growth compared to previous periods. In 1990-1994, the economy grew by -2.9 percent; 1995-1999 by 1.8 percent and in 2000-2004 by 2.9 percent net. The surge in economic growth in 2005-2009 was the result of an unprecedented increase in government spending on infrastructure, which was financed through borrowing and foreign aid. The contribution of foreign direct investment to growth was negligible while net export was negative—evidence that government spending did not transform domestic production. Instead, it leaked mostly to the outside world. The government, obviously, did not partner with the private sector in its growth strategy. Thus, the major beneficiaries of government spending were public enterprises, Chinese state-owned companies and few other foreign firms. There was some contribution to growth during this period from a modest increase in personal consumption spending.
Ethiopia’s annual income per capita (per person) in 2005-2009 increased to $255 (the average for the poorest African countries was $319) compared to only $124 in 2000-2004. The increase in per capita income continued after 2009. In 2008-2011, the per capita income was $320. However, in 2008-2011, the real income per capita (income after inflation based on year 2000 prices), which is used to measure standard of living, was only $131. In comparison, in pre-growth 1991-1994, real income per capita was $295. Yet, the IMF report asserts that Ethiopia’s economic growth was accompanied by a significantly improved standard of living. Further, it says, “The proportion of people living below the poverty line of $1.25 a day has gone down from 60.5 percent in 1995 to 30.7 percent in 2011; and Ethiopia has outperformed many sub-Saharan African countries regarding poverty reduction.” Ethiopia is rich potentially and can do better than a poverty line of $1.25 (birr24), which cannot even cover the daily cost of adequate food supply for one person, let alone a family of four. Astronomical prices of food staples and basic necessities have made life unbearable for the majority of Ethiopians. Teff flour costs birr18 a kilo, shiro birr25 per kilo, cooking oil birr45 a liter, butter birr180 a kilo, beef birr170 a kilo, one chicken birr180, and the list goes on. The very low per capita income and declining living standard during the growth period were rooted in Ethiopia’s semi-famine, subsistence economy. Ethiopia’s production base was too small to feed a rapidly growing population. Ethiopia’s production per capita was half of Kenya’s, but Ethiopia was three times larger in surface area and labor force. South Africa’s agricultural productivity, thanks to commercial farming, was sixteen times higher than Ethiopia’s. During the so-called growth period, some 13 million people depended on some degree of food aid from the outside world. The worst manifestations of famine were avoided because of the generous assistances provided by the United States and others. There was another tragedy of Ethiopia’s subsistence economy. The economy was too weak to respond favorably to repeated devaluations of the birr. In 1992, the government adopted the IMF program and devalued the birr by 59 percent against the US dollar. This was considered a necessary measure by the government and the IMF to make Ethiopia’s economy and prices competitive globally; and thereby, to improve the country’s trade deficit. The value of the birr has since been adjusted downward periodically. In September 2010, the Ethiopian National Bank devalued the birr by 17 percent, the third time it had done this in just a 14 month period. However, Ethiopia’s undeveloped and rigid production capability was unable to take advantage of the challenges and opportunities that were presented by the devaluation of the birr. Consequently, there was not any noticeable improvement in domestic production and exports. The trade deficit continued to widen. In 1992-1996, the annual average deficit-to-GDP ratio was 7 percent and by 2006-2010, it increased to 19 per cent. The devaluation of the birr simply resulted in runaway inflation, which made imports very expensive in terms of the domestic currency. In 2009 alone, Ethiopia’s inflation rate was 36.4 percent, the second highest in Africa, after Congo’s 39.2 percent. The IMF devaluation program has a problem of its own. It views economic problems from the standpoint of an overvalued currency, which hampers export earnings and debt financing potential. When the IMF devaluation program began in Africa and Latin America in the 1980s, two-thirds of the countries in the two continents implemented the program. Between 1980 and 1985, the IMF lent about $4.6 billion to Sub-Saharan Africa to support the program. During this period, the African countries cut their imports by about 20 percent. However, their current account deficits did not improve; it was $7 billion for 1980 and 1985, and worse for the intervening years. They continued to experience increasing poverty, declining standard of living and worsening current account deficit. After a painful experience with the IMF prescription, the late Prime Minister Michael Manley of Jamaica rightly concluded that the problem in poor countries is not the search for market for sophisticated wheat farmers, already capable of a high level of productivity, but how to get a simple peasant to become an efficient producer in the first place. Currency devaluation works favorably in a market economy rather than in a subsistence economy. This is because a market economy, unlike a subsistence economy, has a large number of responsive entrepreneurs, local ownership of industry, sophisticated commercial farmers, large number of export commodities, a well-developed capital market, a mobile and highly educated labor force and an average income substantially above subsistence. The IMF report says that an economic structure has evolved in Ethiopia, called a developmental state, “whereby the government leads development, state ownership is widespread in economic activities and the private sector is oriented to support the development goals of the government.” But, this is not a new idea. The so-called developmental state is the modern child of socialism. Economic development cannot be based on other than the free market system. Economic development is inherent to the free market. In a free market system, the profit motive compels continuous technological advances and economic development. Socialism does not possess such internal mechanism of development. Only a transition to a free market economy and democracy will enable Ethiopia to achieve economic development and a cohesive society. Ethiopia’s potential surplus for food and industrialization lies in earnings from its agricultural sector. Thus, the first task of the transition is to privatize land so that a market-based capitalization process of Ethiopia’s subsistence agriculture, which has been abandoned since 1975, can resume. The current government, however, is not going to willingly privatize land because this will diminish its power. It is worthwhile to mention why Ethiopia, twenty-two years after the collapse of the Soviet system, has not privatized land and transitioned to a market economy and democracy. When the Soviet system collapsed in 1991, Ethiopia was still a Marxist-Leninist state. But, unlike in Eastern Europe, an alliance of anti-capitalist, powerful secessionist forces emerged in Ethiopia from its Marxist-Leninist state, unchecked by a democratic alliance. As a result, the opportunity to embark on a genuine transition to a free market economy and democracy escaped Ethiopia. Thus, what we are witnessing in Ethiopia today is the same anti-capitalist, command growth system, which continues to stifle the private sector and the economy through state ownership of the means of production and economic activities. The IMF report overlooks the real issues of Ethiopian development, which deserve thorough investigation. It does not reflect a complete picture of poverty and standard of living in Ethiopia. --
* The writer, Daniel Teferra, is Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Ferris State University, presently at UW-Whitewater, WI.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
አይ አበሻ! አበሻና ሆድ፤ ክፍል ሁለት (ፕ/ር መስፍን ወ/ማርያም )
አበሻ ድግስ ይወዳል፤ ድግስ የሚወደው መብላትና ማብላት ስለሚወድ ነው፤ ለመብላት የአበሻ ምክንያቱ ብዙ ነው፤ ልጅ ተወለደ ብሎ መብላት ነው፤ ልጅ ክርስትና ተነሣ ብሎ መብላት ነው፤ ልጅ አገባ ብሎ መብላት ነው፤ ልጅ ሞተ ብሎ መብላት ነው፤ አበሻ ሰው ቀብሮ ሲመለስ በንፍሮ ይጀምርና ቀስ በቀስ ወደሌላው ይተላለፋል።
ሃይማኖትም ቢሆን ለመብላት ካልሆነ የነፍሱ ጉዳይማ በጣም ሩቅ ነው፤ ሕያዋን ለነገሥታት፣ ሙታን ለካህናት ይገብራሉ፤ በሚለው መመሪያ መሠረት
ግብር መቀበል ያለ ነው፤ ክርስቶስ ተወለደ መብላት ነው፤ ክርስቶስ ተጠመቀ መብላት ነው፤ ክርስቶስ ሞተና ተቀበረ መብላት ነው፤ ክርስቶስ ተነሣ መብላት ነው፤ ማርያም አረገች መብላት ነው።
ማኅበርም የሚጠጣው (የሚበላው ለማለት ነው፤) ለመብላት ነው፤ አምላክ በተለያዩ ስሞቹ፣ ቅድስት ማርያም በተለያዩ ስሞችዋ፣ መላእክት፣ ቅዱሳን፣ ሰማዕታት ሁሉ ለመብላትና ለማብላት ያገለግላሉ፤ ወደመንግሥተ ሰማያት ለመግባት አማላጅ ሊሆኑ የሚችሉ ሁሉ ማኅበር ለመብላት ምክንያት ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ፤ የሌሎች አገሮች ክርስቲያኖች በመብል አይመለሱም፤ ገበያቸው በጠገራ ብር ነው፤ ስለዚህም አብሮ መብላት ብሎ ነገር የለም።
አበሻ የሚበላው የመጣውን ሲቀበል ብቻ አይደለም፤ የሚሄደውን ሲሰናበትም መብላት ይወዳል፤ ሞትም ቢሆን ለመብላት ምክንያት ነው፤ ቀብር ብሎ እዝን እያቀረቡ መብላት ነው፤ ሠልስት ብሎ መብላት ነው፤ ለሰባት መብላት ነው፤ ለዓርባው መብላት ነው፤ የሙት-ዓመት ደግሶ መብላት ነው፤ በቀብር ላይም ቢሆን ለቅሶውም ‹‹ሆዴ! ሆዴ!›› ነው።
ለአበሻ ጾምም ቢሆን ለመብላት ነው፤ የጾም ትልቁ ምሥጢሩ ምግብ እንዲናፍቅ ለማድረግ ነው፤ የፍስኩ የተትረፈረፈ ምግብና ጥጋብ ባይኖር ማን ይጾማል? የለየላቸው ጠጪዎች በሁዳዴ መለኪያውንና ብርጭቆውን አርግፍ አድርገው የሚተውት ሲፈሰክ በናፍቆት ዊስኪውንና ቢራውን ለመጋት ነውኮ! ይህ ባይሆን አንድ ጊዜ ሞጣ ያየሁትየበግ ሌባ ለምን ይጦም ነበር? ታሪኩ እንዲህ ነው፤ በሞጣ አውሮጵላን ማረፊያ አንድ የበግ ቆዳ የያዘ ሰውዬ በፖሊሶች ይጠበቃል፤ እንደሰማሁት በግ ሰርቆ ጫካ ይወስድና ቆዳውን ገፎ ለመሸጥ ወደገበያ ሲሄድ ተይዞ ነው፤ የሁዳዴ ጾም ስለነበረ ሥጋውን ለማይጾሙ አውሬዎች ጫካ ውስጥ ጥሎ ነው! አሁን ይህ ሰውዬ የሚጾመው ሲፈሰክ ደህና አድርጎ በናፍቆት ለመብላት ካልሆነ ለሌላ ለምንድን ነው ሊባል ነው?
ሥራም ቢሆን ለመብል ነው፤ ከመኝታው ሲነሣ ጀምሮ እስኪተኛ ቢበላ ደስታውን አይችለውም፤ለገና፣ ለፋሲካ፣ ለእንቁጣጣሽና ለመስቀል ለገናና ለፋሲካ፣ ለእንቁጣጣሽና ለመስቀልም ከሌሊት ጀምሮ ከአንዱ ቤት አንዱ ቤት እየተዘዋወሩ በመብላት ቀኑ ያልፍ የለም እንዴ! በእውነት አበሻ መብላት የሚወደውን ያህል ማብላትም ይወዳል፤ ስሞት! ስቀበር! አፈር ስገባ! … ወዘተ. እየተባባለ የጠገበውን ሰው በቁንጣን እንዲሰቃይ ማድረግ የአበሻ ልዩ የፍቅር መግለጫ ነው! መጎራረስም አለ፤ ፍቅርና ጉርሻ ሲያስጨንቅ ነው እየተባለ ፍቅርና ሆድን ያያይዛል፤ አነጋገሩ አበሻ ለመብላት ያለውን እንጂ ፍቅርን አይገልጽም፤ ማሰጨነቅንና ፍቅርን ምን አገናኛቸው! አበሻ ሌላም ተረት አለው፤ የወለዱትን ካልሳሙለትና የሠሩትን ካልበሉለት ደስ አይለውም ይባላል፤ የልጅ ፍቅር ከምግብ ፍቅር ጋር ተስተካክሎ የቀረበ ይመስላል፤ ደሞም ብቻውን የበላ ብቻውን ይሞታል፤ ይላል፤ ጉድ ነው! ሲሞትም ተከተሉኝ የሚል ይመስላል!! ለነገሩማ ፍቅርምኮ አበሻ ዘንድ ምግብ ነው፤ ሆዴ! አንጀቴ! ጎንደሬዎች ሲያሳምሩት ደግሞ ራቴዋ! ይሉታል።
ዛሬ ዛሬ አበሻ ከማብላት ይልቅ ማጠጣት ይወዳል፤ እስቲ ሰዎች ሰብሰብ ብለው በሚጠጡበት ቦታ ብቅ በሉ፤ ያቺን የፈረደባትን ጉበት ለማቃጠል በአቦ፣ በሥላሴ የማይል የለም፤ ቸገረኝ ብሎ ገንዘብ የሚጠይቅ አይምጣ እንጂ ለማብላትና ለማጠጣት፣ ለአንድ ጥሪኝ ፈሳሽ አበሻ ቸር ነው፤ በላኤ ሰብስ በማርያም ስም አንድ ጥሪኝ ውሀ ሰጥቶ አይደለም እንዴ የበላው ሰው ሁሉ የተሰረዘለት? አበሻ በሆድ አይጨክንም።
ለአበሻ ምግብ ክቡር ነው፤ ስለዚህም ምንም ነገር ሲበላ ተቀምጦ ነው፤ ፈረንጅ ቂሉ በየመንገዱ እንደመጋዣ ያመነዥካል፤ በየመንገዱ ማመንዠክ ምግቡን ማዋረድ ነው፤ ከዚያም በላይ ቆመው ሲበሉ ወደጉልበት ይወርዳል ይላል፤ ለአበሻ ጨጉዋራና ጉልበት በቀጥታ የተገናኙ ናቸው፤ ሳይንሱ የሚለው ሌላ ቢሆንም አበሻ አበሻ ምን ቸገረው?
ለመሆኑ ከሆድ ጋር ያልተያያዘ ነገር አበሻ ምን አለው? ነገርን በሆድህ ያዘው ምን ማለት ነው? ነገርን ማብላላት የማሰብ ምትክ መሆኑ ነው፤ ልጆች ሆነን አይጥ አበላሁት እንል ነበር፤ አሸነፍሁት ለማለት ነው፤ ዛሬም ቢሆን ቁማርተኞች በላሁ-ተበላሁ ይባላሉ፤ አይጥ ከማብላት ገንዘብ ወደማብላት ተለወጠ እንጂ ከሆድ አልወጣም፤
አበሻ በሆዱ የማይዘው ምን ነገር አለ? ፍቅርም፣ ጥላቻም በሆድ ነው፤ ቂምም በሆድ ነው፤ ምኞትም ፍላጎትም በሆድ ነው፤ ተስፋም በሆድ ነው፤ መጥኔ ይስጠው የአበሻ ሆድ! ሁሉን ከተናገሩት ሆድ ባዶ ይቀራል፤ አይ የአበሻ ሆድ! የነገር ስልቻ ከመሆኑ በላይ ነገር አልቆበት ‹‹ነገር እንዳይርበው(!)›› ጥንቃቄ ማድረግ አለበት! የአበሻ ሆድ እህል ቢያጣና ከእህል ባዶ ቢሆንም ከነገር ባዶ መሆን የለበትም፤ እህል ቢጠፋም ነገር አይጥፋ!
የአበሻና የሆድ ነገር በዚህ አያበቃም፤ አበሻ ሲያመው ቡዳ በልቶት ነው፤ ቆንጆውን ሁሉ ቡዳ ይበላዋል፤ ልብ በሉ ለአበሻ በዓይንም ይበላል ማለት ነው! አንዳንዴም ሲያመው መድኃኒቱ ምግብ ነው፤ ለሆድ ቁርጠት ብላበት፤ አበሻ ሲሞትም ለቅሶው ሁሉ ስለሆድ ነው፤ ‹‹የኔ ሆድ፣ ሆዴ እንዴት ይቻለው! ፋሲካን የት ልፈስክ?››
እስከናካቴው ‹‹ሆድ›› የሚባል ቃል ከአበሻ ቋንቋ ፈጽሞ ቢሰረዝ ቋንቋው ብቻ ሳይሆን አበሻም ጉድ ይፈላበታል፤ አእምሮ፣ ኅሊና የሚባሉትን ቃላት አበሻ አያውቃቸውም፤ ተግባራቸውንም ሁሉ ለሆድ ሰጥቶታል።
Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam
ሃይማኖትም ቢሆን ለመብላት ካልሆነ የነፍሱ ጉዳይማ በጣም ሩቅ ነው፤ ሕያዋን ለነገሥታት፣ ሙታን ለካህናት ይገብራሉ፤ በሚለው መመሪያ መሠረት
ግብር መቀበል ያለ ነው፤ ክርስቶስ ተወለደ መብላት ነው፤ ክርስቶስ ተጠመቀ መብላት ነው፤ ክርስቶስ ሞተና ተቀበረ መብላት ነው፤ ክርስቶስ ተነሣ መብላት ነው፤ ማርያም አረገች መብላት ነው።
ማኅበርም የሚጠጣው (የሚበላው ለማለት ነው፤) ለመብላት ነው፤ አምላክ በተለያዩ ስሞቹ፣ ቅድስት ማርያም በተለያዩ ስሞችዋ፣ መላእክት፣ ቅዱሳን፣ ሰማዕታት ሁሉ ለመብላትና ለማብላት ያገለግላሉ፤ ወደመንግሥተ ሰማያት ለመግባት አማላጅ ሊሆኑ የሚችሉ ሁሉ ማኅበር ለመብላት ምክንያት ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ፤ የሌሎች አገሮች ክርስቲያኖች በመብል አይመለሱም፤ ገበያቸው በጠገራ ብር ነው፤ ስለዚህም አብሮ መብላት ብሎ ነገር የለም።
አበሻ የሚበላው የመጣውን ሲቀበል ብቻ አይደለም፤ የሚሄደውን ሲሰናበትም መብላት ይወዳል፤ ሞትም ቢሆን ለመብላት ምክንያት ነው፤ ቀብር ብሎ እዝን እያቀረቡ መብላት ነው፤ ሠልስት ብሎ መብላት ነው፤ ለሰባት መብላት ነው፤ ለዓርባው መብላት ነው፤ የሙት-ዓመት ደግሶ መብላት ነው፤ በቀብር ላይም ቢሆን ለቅሶውም ‹‹ሆዴ! ሆዴ!›› ነው።
ለአበሻ ጾምም ቢሆን ለመብላት ነው፤ የጾም ትልቁ ምሥጢሩ ምግብ እንዲናፍቅ ለማድረግ ነው፤ የፍስኩ የተትረፈረፈ ምግብና ጥጋብ ባይኖር ማን ይጾማል? የለየላቸው ጠጪዎች በሁዳዴ መለኪያውንና ብርጭቆውን አርግፍ አድርገው የሚተውት ሲፈሰክ በናፍቆት ዊስኪውንና ቢራውን ለመጋት ነውኮ! ይህ ባይሆን አንድ ጊዜ ሞጣ ያየሁትየበግ ሌባ ለምን ይጦም ነበር? ታሪኩ እንዲህ ነው፤ በሞጣ አውሮጵላን ማረፊያ አንድ የበግ ቆዳ የያዘ ሰውዬ በፖሊሶች ይጠበቃል፤ እንደሰማሁት በግ ሰርቆ ጫካ ይወስድና ቆዳውን ገፎ ለመሸጥ ወደገበያ ሲሄድ ተይዞ ነው፤ የሁዳዴ ጾም ስለነበረ ሥጋውን ለማይጾሙ አውሬዎች ጫካ ውስጥ ጥሎ ነው! አሁን ይህ ሰውዬ የሚጾመው ሲፈሰክ ደህና አድርጎ በናፍቆት ለመብላት ካልሆነ ለሌላ ለምንድን ነው ሊባል ነው?
ሥራም ቢሆን ለመብል ነው፤ ከመኝታው ሲነሣ ጀምሮ እስኪተኛ ቢበላ ደስታውን አይችለውም፤ለገና፣ ለፋሲካ፣ ለእንቁጣጣሽና ለመስቀል ለገናና ለፋሲካ፣ ለእንቁጣጣሽና ለመስቀልም ከሌሊት ጀምሮ ከአንዱ ቤት አንዱ ቤት እየተዘዋወሩ በመብላት ቀኑ ያልፍ የለም እንዴ! በእውነት አበሻ መብላት የሚወደውን ያህል ማብላትም ይወዳል፤ ስሞት! ስቀበር! አፈር ስገባ! … ወዘተ. እየተባባለ የጠገበውን ሰው በቁንጣን እንዲሰቃይ ማድረግ የአበሻ ልዩ የፍቅር መግለጫ ነው! መጎራረስም አለ፤ ፍቅርና ጉርሻ ሲያስጨንቅ ነው እየተባለ ፍቅርና ሆድን ያያይዛል፤ አነጋገሩ አበሻ ለመብላት ያለውን እንጂ ፍቅርን አይገልጽም፤ ማሰጨነቅንና ፍቅርን ምን አገናኛቸው! አበሻ ሌላም ተረት አለው፤ የወለዱትን ካልሳሙለትና የሠሩትን ካልበሉለት ደስ አይለውም ይባላል፤ የልጅ ፍቅር ከምግብ ፍቅር ጋር ተስተካክሎ የቀረበ ይመስላል፤ ደሞም ብቻውን የበላ ብቻውን ይሞታል፤ ይላል፤ ጉድ ነው! ሲሞትም ተከተሉኝ የሚል ይመስላል!! ለነገሩማ ፍቅርምኮ አበሻ ዘንድ ምግብ ነው፤ ሆዴ! አንጀቴ! ጎንደሬዎች ሲያሳምሩት ደግሞ ራቴዋ! ይሉታል።
ዛሬ ዛሬ አበሻ ከማብላት ይልቅ ማጠጣት ይወዳል፤ እስቲ ሰዎች ሰብሰብ ብለው በሚጠጡበት ቦታ ብቅ በሉ፤ ያቺን የፈረደባትን ጉበት ለማቃጠል በአቦ፣ በሥላሴ የማይል የለም፤ ቸገረኝ ብሎ ገንዘብ የሚጠይቅ አይምጣ እንጂ ለማብላትና ለማጠጣት፣ ለአንድ ጥሪኝ ፈሳሽ አበሻ ቸር ነው፤ በላኤ ሰብስ በማርያም ስም አንድ ጥሪኝ ውሀ ሰጥቶ አይደለም እንዴ የበላው ሰው ሁሉ የተሰረዘለት? አበሻ በሆድ አይጨክንም።
ለአበሻ ምግብ ክቡር ነው፤ ስለዚህም ምንም ነገር ሲበላ ተቀምጦ ነው፤ ፈረንጅ ቂሉ በየመንገዱ እንደመጋዣ ያመነዥካል፤ በየመንገዱ ማመንዠክ ምግቡን ማዋረድ ነው፤ ከዚያም በላይ ቆመው ሲበሉ ወደጉልበት ይወርዳል ይላል፤ ለአበሻ ጨጉዋራና ጉልበት በቀጥታ የተገናኙ ናቸው፤ ሳይንሱ የሚለው ሌላ ቢሆንም አበሻ አበሻ ምን ቸገረው?
ለመሆኑ ከሆድ ጋር ያልተያያዘ ነገር አበሻ ምን አለው? ነገርን በሆድህ ያዘው ምን ማለት ነው? ነገርን ማብላላት የማሰብ ምትክ መሆኑ ነው፤ ልጆች ሆነን አይጥ አበላሁት እንል ነበር፤ አሸነፍሁት ለማለት ነው፤ ዛሬም ቢሆን ቁማርተኞች በላሁ-ተበላሁ ይባላሉ፤ አይጥ ከማብላት ገንዘብ ወደማብላት ተለወጠ እንጂ ከሆድ አልወጣም፤
አበሻ በሆዱ የማይዘው ምን ነገር አለ? ፍቅርም፣ ጥላቻም በሆድ ነው፤ ቂምም በሆድ ነው፤ ምኞትም ፍላጎትም በሆድ ነው፤ ተስፋም በሆድ ነው፤ መጥኔ ይስጠው የአበሻ ሆድ! ሁሉን ከተናገሩት ሆድ ባዶ ይቀራል፤ አይ የአበሻ ሆድ! የነገር ስልቻ ከመሆኑ በላይ ነገር አልቆበት ‹‹ነገር እንዳይርበው(!)›› ጥንቃቄ ማድረግ አለበት! የአበሻ ሆድ እህል ቢያጣና ከእህል ባዶ ቢሆንም ከነገር ባዶ መሆን የለበትም፤ እህል ቢጠፋም ነገር አይጥፋ!
የአበሻና የሆድ ነገር በዚህ አያበቃም፤ አበሻ ሲያመው ቡዳ በልቶት ነው፤ ቆንጆውን ሁሉ ቡዳ ይበላዋል፤ ልብ በሉ ለአበሻ በዓይንም ይበላል ማለት ነው! አንዳንዴም ሲያመው መድኃኒቱ ምግብ ነው፤ ለሆድ ቁርጠት ብላበት፤ አበሻ ሲሞትም ለቅሶው ሁሉ ስለሆድ ነው፤ ‹‹የኔ ሆድ፣ ሆዴ እንዴት ይቻለው! ፋሲካን የት ልፈስክ?››
እስከናካቴው ‹‹ሆድ›› የሚባል ቃል ከአበሻ ቋንቋ ፈጽሞ ቢሰረዝ ቋንቋው ብቻ ሳይሆን አበሻም ጉድ ይፈላበታል፤ አእምሮ፣ ኅሊና የሚባሉትን ቃላት አበሻ አያውቃቸውም፤ ተግባራቸውንም ሁሉ ለሆድ ሰጥቶታል።
መሪዎቻችን ዛሬ ፍርድ ቤት አለመቅረባቸው ታወቀ! (ድምፃችን ይስማ)
በግፍ የታሰሩትን መሪዎቻችንን አስመልክቶ ፍርድ ቤት ለህዳር 23 ሰጥቶት የነበረው ቀጠሮ ለታህሳስ 3 መዛወሩ ይፋና መደበኛ ባልሆነ መንገድ መሰማቱ የመረጃ ክፍተት ፈጥሮ የነበረ መሆኑ ይታወሳል፡፡ ከኮሚቴዎቻችን ጠበቆች አንዱ አቶ ተማም አባቡልጉ በሚዲያዎች ቀርበው ቀኑ ስለመተላለፉ የደረሳቸው ህጋዊ ይዘቱንና ፎርማሊቲውን ያሟላ መረጃ እንደሌለ መግለጻቸውም የቅርብ ቀናት ትውስታ ነው፡፡የመረጃ ክፍተቱን ተከትሎ መንግስት ረጅሙ ቀጠሮ ሊደርስ ጥቂት ቀናት ሲቀሩት ይህን የመሰለ የቀጠሮ ለውጥ እንደሚኖር መደበኛ ባልሆነ መንገድ መግለጹ ጥቂት በማይባሉ አካላት ዘንድ ጥርጣሬ ፈጥሮ ነበር፡፡ ‹‹ይህን መሰል ድርጊት ህዝቡን ለማዘናጋት ያለመ ሊሆን ይችላል›› የሚል አስተያየትም ከበርካቶች ተሰንዝሯል፡፡
ዛሬ ህዳር 23 መሪዎቻችን ፍርድ ቤት እንዲቀርቡ ሊደረግ እንደሚችል አንዳንዶች አስተያየታቸውን ሰንዝረው የነበረ ቢሆንም በዛሬው እለት ግን ኮሚቴዎቻችን ፍርድ ቤት አለመቅረባቸውን ማረጋገጥ ተችሏል፡፡ እስካሁን ድረስ ግን አንዳችም ቀጠሮው መቀየሩንም ሆነ ወደታህሳስ 3 መዛወሩን የሚገልጽ ህጋዊ ፎርማሊቲ ያሟላ መረጃ ያልደረሳቸው መሆኑ መታወቁ የአገሪቱን የፍትህ ስርአት ይበልጥ ለትዝብት የሚዳርግ ነው፡፡ አንድ ታሳሪ ስለፍርድ ሂደቱ የተሟላና ህጋዊ ፎርማሊቲውን የጠበቀ መረጃ የማግኘት መብቱ በህገ መንግስቱ የተረጋገጠ ሆኖ ሳለ በተጨባጭ ግን እውነታው ሌላ መሆኑ የመሪዎቻችን የፍርድ ሂደት በፖለቲካዊ ውሳኔ የሚነዳ መሆኑን የሚያሳብቅ ሆኗል!
መንግስት የህዝብ ወኪሎችን ግልጽነት በጎደለውና ህገወጥ በሆነ የፍርድ ቤት ድራማ ማንገላታቱን ያቁም!!!
የህሊና እስረኛ መሪዎቻችን ማንገላታት ህዝበ ሙስሊሙን ማንገላታት ነው!!!
ድምጻችን ይሰማ!
አላሁ አክበር!
የወያኔ አገዛዝ በመልዕክተኞቹ በኩል ላቀረበው የ“እንደራደር” ጥያቄ ከግንቦት 7 የፍትህ፣ የነፃነትና የዲሞክራሲ ንቅናቄ የተሰጠ ምላሽ
ሰበር ዜና፣ ግንቦት 7 ወያኔ ላቀረበው “እንደራደር” ጥያቄ መልስ ሰጠ
ወያኔ ኢትዮጵያ ዉስጥ የገነባዉ ሥርዓት በከፍተኛ ችግሮች የተወጠረ ነው። ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ ደግሞ የመሪው ሞት በወያኔ መሀል ያስከተለው ቀውስ፤ የሕዝብ ሁለገብ ትግል ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ እየጎለበት መሄድ የፈጠረበት ስጋት እና ምርጫ በደረሰ ቁጥር የሚደርስበት ጭንቀት መጨመር ተደማምረው ውጥረቱን ወደ ከፍተኛ ደረጃ እያደረሱት መሆኑን የሚያሳዩ በቂ ምልክቶች አሉ። የእስካሁኑ ተሞክሮዓችን እንደሚያሳየው ወያኔ ውጥረት ሲበዛበትና መዉጪያና መግቢያዉ ሲጠፋዉ ፣ ተቃዋሚ ድርጅቶችን “እንወያይ፣ እንደራደር” በማለት ለውጥረት ማስተንፈሻ ጊዜ የሚገዛ መሆኑን ነው። ሰሞኑን በወያኔ አገዛዝ መልዕክተኞች በኩል የደረሰንን “የእንደራደር” ጥያቄ ንቅናቄያችን በዋናነት ያየው ወያኔ እንደለመደው ድርድርን ለውጥረት ማስተንፈሻነት ለመጠቀም እየሞከረ መሆኑን ነው።
ወያኔ ኢትዮጵያ ዉስጥ የገነባዉ ሥርዓት በከፍተኛ ችግሮች የተወጠረ ነው። ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ ደግሞ የመሪው ሞት በወያኔ መሀል ያስከተለው ቀውስ፤ የሕዝብ ሁለገብ ትግል ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ እየጎለበት መሄድ የፈጠረበት ስጋት እና ምርጫ በደረሰ ቁጥር የሚደርስበት ጭንቀት መጨመር ተደማምረው ውጥረቱን ወደ ከፍተኛ ደረጃ እያደረሱት መሆኑን የሚያሳዩ በቂ ምልክቶች አሉ። የእስካሁኑ ተሞክሮዓችን እንደሚያሳየው ወያኔ ውጥረት ሲበዛበትና መዉጪያና መግቢያዉ ሲጠፋዉ ፣ ተቃዋሚ ድርጅቶችን “እንወያይ፣ እንደራደር” በማለት ለውጥረት ማስተንፈሻ ጊዜ የሚገዛ መሆኑን ነው። ሰሞኑን በወያኔ አገዛዝ መልዕክተኞች በኩል የደረሰንን “የእንደራደር” ጥያቄ ንቅናቄያችን በዋናነት ያየው ወያኔ እንደለመደው ድርድርን ለውጥረት ማስተንፈሻነት ለመጠቀም እየሞከረ መሆኑን ነው።
A Call for Action by All Ethiopian Groups around the World
For Immediate Release
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia (GAFRESA) has been formed recently in response to the killings, gang rape, torture and other forms of crimes being committed against Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia.
GAFRESA was created at a time when Ethiopians across the globe have been expressing outrage on such criminality and savage thuggery that has affected the lives of tens of thousands of Ethiopians who have faced not only such an appalling and inhuman mistreatment in the hands of Saudi security forces and criminal vigilantes but also herded en masse in harsh concentration camps in the scorching desert where food, water and medical help is deliberately withheld and denied.
Realizing the fact that more organized and concerted efforts are needed to stop the crimes and the ensuing humanitarian crisis, GAFRESA has started taking steps to alleviate the suffering of our compatriots who are facing horrific physical and mental abuse as well as deaths in the hands of Saudi security forces and unruly vigilantes. As a result of the robust response of Ethiopians around the world, the international community has now been well-informed of the situation. The Saudi authorities, including the King, have also been made aware of not only the direct consequences of committing such egregious crimes against innocent Ethiopians but also the inevitable backlash that will permanently tarnish the image of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In collaboration with activists and concerned Ethiopians, GAFRESA has also taken the Ethiopian government to task for failing to protect the rights, safety and security of our citizens. It bears full responsibility for willfully or negligently failing to take the necessary timely steps needed to protect the victims from such degrading mistreatment, including the death of several Ethiopians.
Within a few days, GAFRESA has managed to bring together a number of Ethiopian activists, journalists, scholars and advocates for the rights of Ethiopians. It has also planned to expand its base and reach out to all Ethiopians that are eager to work earnestly to alleviate the suffering victims in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
We have also realized that raising awareness of the scale and depth of the crisis is not enough. GEFRESA has, therefore, drawn short, medium, and long-term plans to tackle this daunting and unfolding humanitarian crisis in the absence of a government that hardly cares for the rights, safety and security of Ethiopian citizens.
The founders and members of GAFERSA recently held an emergency meeting to discuss the changing reality on the ground due to the swift deportations being executed by the Saudi authorities in collaboration with the tyrannical TPLF regime as well as creating an accountable and transparent organizational structure.
The alliance has now formed a permanent operation center in Washington DC to coordinate efforts more effectively and efficiently. . Resource mobilization & relief aid, foreign relation & advocacy, Legal defense, Public relations and management & financial service units have been organized.
As of this Press Release has reached on the following decisions:
1. To send a delegation to Saudi Arabia and Yemen as soon as possible; for fact finding and to make arrangements for delivery of immediate relief assistance;
2. To send emergency aid to the victims via credible international organizations;
3. Calls upon Ethiopian Muslims across the globe to hold special prayers on Friday, December 6, 2013;
4. Calls upon Ethiopian Christians across the world to hold prayers and vigils on Sunday, December 8, 2013;
5. Calls upon Ethiopians across the globe to hold a one-day hunger strike or fasting on Tuesday, December 10, 2013( Human Rights Day) The objective of such a measure is to protest the mistreatment, gang rape, killings and abuses that our sisters and brothers are facing in faraway places;
6. Urges religious leaders to lead and unify the people during this difficult and trying time in Ethiopian history where our brothers and sisters dispersed around the world have faced great dangers, heart wrenching abuses, deaths and destruction;
7. The Alliance also calls upon all Ethiopian community and grassroots organizers around the world to work in tandem with GAFRESA to help it fulfill its plans to make its base and leadership as diverse as possible and mobilize the much needed help to our compatriots;
8. The Alliance urges Ethiopian-Americans residing in the United States to contact the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and make them aware of the Humanitarian Crisis that is befalling Africans in Saudi Arabia;
The Alliance has also launched a website, www.defendethiopians.org , to serve as an information hub and gateway to donate money to fund the effort. We encourage Ethiopians across the globe to make donations through the PayPal account for fast, reliable and secure
service with global accessibility. In addition, the following bank account has also been set up.
Bank Name: Chase Bank
Branch Name: Frandor Branch-197
Address: 3118 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, Michigan 48912
Telephone: 517 351 0229
Fax: 517 351 6390
Account Number: 994431476
Swift Code: CHASUS33
Bank Routing Number: 072000326
For those who want to send a check, please make the check payable to:
Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians and mail to:
c/o ESAT USA
P.O. Box 11261
Alexandria, VA 22312
Contact information:
Email: alliance4rightsofethiopians.sa@gmail.com
Tel. (877) RING-ETHIOPIA or (877)746 -4384
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia (GAFRESA) has been formed recently in response to the killings, gang rape, torture and other forms of crimes being committed against Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia.
GAFRESA was created at a time when Ethiopians across the globe have been expressing outrage on such criminality and savage thuggery that has affected the lives of tens of thousands of Ethiopians who have faced not only such an appalling and inhuman mistreatment in the hands of Saudi security forces and criminal vigilantes but also herded en masse in harsh concentration camps in the scorching desert where food, water and medical help is deliberately withheld and denied.
Realizing the fact that more organized and concerted efforts are needed to stop the crimes and the ensuing humanitarian crisis, GAFRESA has started taking steps to alleviate the suffering of our compatriots who are facing horrific physical and mental abuse as well as deaths in the hands of Saudi security forces and unruly vigilantes. As a result of the robust response of Ethiopians around the world, the international community has now been well-informed of the situation. The Saudi authorities, including the King, have also been made aware of not only the direct consequences of committing such egregious crimes against innocent Ethiopians but also the inevitable backlash that will permanently tarnish the image of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In collaboration with activists and concerned Ethiopians, GAFRESA has also taken the Ethiopian government to task for failing to protect the rights, safety and security of our citizens. It bears full responsibility for willfully or negligently failing to take the necessary timely steps needed to protect the victims from such degrading mistreatment, including the death of several Ethiopians.
Within a few days, GAFRESA has managed to bring together a number of Ethiopian activists, journalists, scholars and advocates for the rights of Ethiopians. It has also planned to expand its base and reach out to all Ethiopians that are eager to work earnestly to alleviate the suffering victims in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
We have also realized that raising awareness of the scale and depth of the crisis is not enough. GEFRESA has, therefore, drawn short, medium, and long-term plans to tackle this daunting and unfolding humanitarian crisis in the absence of a government that hardly cares for the rights, safety and security of Ethiopian citizens.
The founders and members of GAFERSA recently held an emergency meeting to discuss the changing reality on the ground due to the swift deportations being executed by the Saudi authorities in collaboration with the tyrannical TPLF regime as well as creating an accountable and transparent organizational structure.
The alliance has now formed a permanent operation center in Washington DC to coordinate efforts more effectively and efficiently. . Resource mobilization & relief aid, foreign relation & advocacy, Legal defense, Public relations and management & financial service units have been organized.
As of this Press Release has reached on the following decisions:
1. To send a delegation to Saudi Arabia and Yemen as soon as possible; for fact finding and to make arrangements for delivery of immediate relief assistance;
2. To send emergency aid to the victims via credible international organizations;
3. Calls upon Ethiopian Muslims across the globe to hold special prayers on Friday, December 6, 2013;
4. Calls upon Ethiopian Christians across the world to hold prayers and vigils on Sunday, December 8, 2013;
5. Calls upon Ethiopians across the globe to hold a one-day hunger strike or fasting on Tuesday, December 10, 2013( Human Rights Day) The objective of such a measure is to protest the mistreatment, gang rape, killings and abuses that our sisters and brothers are facing in faraway places;
6. Urges religious leaders to lead and unify the people during this difficult and trying time in Ethiopian history where our brothers and sisters dispersed around the world have faced great dangers, heart wrenching abuses, deaths and destruction;
7. The Alliance also calls upon all Ethiopian community and grassroots organizers around the world to work in tandem with GAFRESA to help it fulfill its plans to make its base and leadership as diverse as possible and mobilize the much needed help to our compatriots;
8. The Alliance urges Ethiopian-Americans residing in the United States to contact the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and make them aware of the Humanitarian Crisis that is befalling Africans in Saudi Arabia;
The Alliance has also launched a website, www.defendethiopians.org , to serve as an information hub and gateway to donate money to fund the effort. We encourage Ethiopians across the globe to make donations through the PayPal account for fast, reliable and secure
service with global accessibility. In addition, the following bank account has also been set up.
Bank Name: Chase Bank
Branch Name: Frandor Branch-197
Address: 3118 E. Saginaw St.
Lansing, Michigan 48912
Telephone: 517 351 0229
Fax: 517 351 6390
Account Number: 994431476
Swift Code: CHASUS33
Bank Routing Number: 072000326
For those who want to send a check, please make the check payable to:
Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians and mail to:
c/o ESAT USA
P.O. Box 11261
Alexandria, VA 22312
Contact information:
Email: alliance4rightsofethiopians.sa@gmail.com
Tel. (877) RING-ETHIOPIA or (877)746 -4384
Are Medias infected by Woyane disease or simply jiving?
Bravery is a trait that is much needed in Media-journalism than any other occupation. Confronting tyranny with bare hand not only require bravery but, principled stand on public interest. When Eskider Nega and Reyot Alem and many more before them face-off ethnic tyranny that cause so much pain and suffering bare hand on the battle ground there is no whatsoever excuses for anyone in a distance places to decompose their responsibility to the people and stand tall.
Naturally, no one have much expectation from the official TPLF’s pimps for doing the job they are paid to recycle rubbish everyday of the year. After all they accepted they can’t rise up out of rubbish recycling business. I can understand the motivation to take the low road and to remain down there for too long. But, the real problems are the rest of Medias that claim to be free but drift allover the map aimlessly; distracting the struggle to rid the ethnic tyranny we are condemned under.
After observing the online Medias for extended period I came to conclusion that, either they are infected with Woyane disease or simply jiving us on their responsibility. It could also be their ambition clouding their mind to use Media as a vehicle to achieve their other agenda.
First thing is First
When it comes to real Media, for that matter political party or civic organization the ultimate measure is how intensely they go after things that are important for the public interest. And, what is important is not what tyranny claim it did or does to jive the public to stay uninvited.
Therefore, if people are under tyrannical rule like we Ethiopians are, Free Media duty is to go after the brazen ruling regime that is killing and robbing our people. Likewise, if people are under democratic rule like Americans are, it is to go after the elected representatives to see if they are doing the job they elected to do or goofing around to fill their pocket book with corruption.
It might sound too idealistic for some of our contemporary elites that made public interest an academic or ideological exercise to generate paper in abandoning our people for tyranny or foreign perks they can put their hands on. But, many brave souls stood firm for the public interest and made it possible for their people to live free of tyranny. Ethiopians have our own brave souls on the frontline that paid and paying with their lives and limbs as a vanguard of the people’s interest. If only we all back them up to free us from tyranny.
Unfortunately, those that can’t tell the difference between public interest and petty interest became noxious in society to prolong the life of tyranny. Therefore, in tyranny ruled nation like Ethiopia there is absolutely noting better for any Media, political party or organization as important as going after tyranny until it unconditionally surrenders for the people will.
Thus, when one observe reports, news pieces or anything that resemble recycled rubbish that shouldn’t belong in any self-respecting ‘Free Media’ we can’t help but say it isn’t kosher and make sure it never get away.
What isn’t KOSHER?
The very meaning of ‘Free Media’ is to be the adversary of tyranny period. In other word, the first and only priority of Free Media is to be the vanguard of the public interest. Thus, rejecting anything tyranny isn’t only a duty but the guiding principle that drives Free Media. Therefore, entertaining direct and indirect rubbish coming out of tyranny isn’t only kosher but, in bad taste; if not a crime against the public interest.
Let’s take few examples of not so kosher way of massaging rubbish and presenting it as worthy news. Content sourced from tyranny via a third party or unverifiable sources’ with off the wall story and the untimely content that distract from the pressing issue are some of the substandard news to qualify for Free Media reporting that doesn’t worth the ink and space wasted on it.
For example ‘India can partner Ethiopia in space technology’ by IANS (Indo-Asian News Service).
It says
‘Addis Ababa, Nov 28 (IANS) With Ethiopia launching a new space programme last month, India can have a promising partnership with Africa in this frontier technology, India’s outgoing ambassador here has said’
It goes on to say… can…should…would… with absolutely no verifiable value worthy of news. It is also tacky for a Media to provide a personal Gmail contact; ‘Hadra Ahmed can be reached at hadraahmed@gmail.com’ (It isn’t clear Hadra works for Ethiomedia or IANS where the news suppose to originate)
Another one is from AFP titled ‘Over 50,000 illegal Ethiopian workers sent home from Saudi Arabia’ quoting the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry.
It says,
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia has flown home over 50,000 citizens in Saudi Arabia after a crackdown against illegal immigrants in the oil-rich state, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Strangely, the Foreign Ministry’s website doesn’t claim 50,000 returned but estimate the total numbers to be between 50 to 80 thousands.
by Teshome Debalke
Every week I glance through all Ethiopian online Medias to catch up with what is happening to my people and country. Beside ESAT and a few online Medias as my primary source of daily news, I take a pick over the rest not so kosher sites to see how far they drift to divert the burning issue of our people for whatever reason they do it.
Naturally, no one have much expectation from the official TPLF’s pimps for doing the job they are paid to recycle rubbish everyday of the year. After all they accepted they can’t rise up out of rubbish recycling business. I can understand the motivation to take the low road and to remain down there for too long. But, the real problems are the rest of Medias that claim to be free but drift allover the map aimlessly; distracting the struggle to rid the ethnic tyranny we are condemned under.
After observing the online Medias for extended period I came to conclusion that, either they are infected with Woyane disease or simply jiving us on their responsibility. It could also be their ambition clouding their mind to use Media as a vehicle to achieve their other agenda.
First thing is First
When it comes to real Media, for that matter political party or civic organization the ultimate measure is how intensely they go after things that are important for the public interest. And, what is important is not what tyranny claim it did or does to jive the public to stay uninvited.
Therefore, if people are under tyrannical rule like we Ethiopians are, Free Media duty is to go after the brazen ruling regime that is killing and robbing our people. Likewise, if people are under democratic rule like Americans are, it is to go after the elected representatives to see if they are doing the job they elected to do or goofing around to fill their pocket book with corruption.
It might sound too idealistic for some of our contemporary elites that made public interest an academic or ideological exercise to generate paper in abandoning our people for tyranny or foreign perks they can put their hands on. But, many brave souls stood firm for the public interest and made it possible for their people to live free of tyranny. Ethiopians have our own brave souls on the frontline that paid and paying with their lives and limbs as a vanguard of the people’s interest. If only we all back them up to free us from tyranny.
Unfortunately, those that can’t tell the difference between public interest and petty interest became noxious in society to prolong the life of tyranny. Therefore, in tyranny ruled nation like Ethiopia there is absolutely noting better for any Media, political party or organization as important as going after tyranny until it unconditionally surrenders for the people will.
Thus, when one observe reports, news pieces or anything that resemble recycled rubbish that shouldn’t belong in any self-respecting ‘Free Media’ we can’t help but say it isn’t kosher and make sure it never get away.
What isn’t KOSHER?
The very meaning of ‘Free Media’ is to be the adversary of tyranny period. In other word, the first and only priority of Free Media is to be the vanguard of the public interest. Thus, rejecting anything tyranny isn’t only a duty but the guiding principle that drives Free Media. Therefore, entertaining direct and indirect rubbish coming out of tyranny isn’t only kosher but, in bad taste; if not a crime against the public interest.
Let’s take few examples of not so kosher way of massaging rubbish and presenting it as worthy news. Content sourced from tyranny via a third party or unverifiable sources’ with off the wall story and the untimely content that distract from the pressing issue are some of the substandard news to qualify for Free Media reporting that doesn’t worth the ink and space wasted on it.
For example ‘India can partner Ethiopia in space technology’ by IANS (Indo-Asian News Service).
It says
‘Addis Ababa, Nov 28 (IANS) With Ethiopia launching a new space programme last month, India can have a promising partnership with Africa in this frontier technology, India’s outgoing ambassador here has said’
It goes on to say… can…should…would… with absolutely no verifiable value worthy of news. It is also tacky for a Media to provide a personal Gmail contact; ‘Hadra Ahmed can be reached at hadraahmed@gmail.com’ (It isn’t clear Hadra works for Ethiomedia or IANS where the news suppose to originate)
Another one is from AFP titled ‘Over 50,000 illegal Ethiopian workers sent home from Saudi Arabia’ quoting the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry.
It says,
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia has flown home over 50,000 citizens in Saudi Arabia after a crackdown against illegal immigrants in the oil-rich state, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Strangely, the Foreign Ministry’s website doesn’t claim 50,000 returned but estimate the total numbers to be between 50 to 80 thousands.
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