Getachew K Reda

ቃንጫ መርዓት ትብሃል ፀዋታ ቆልዑ: ቆልዑ ከወድኡ ዝወሰኑ ደናቁርት ሎሚ እናላገፁ ደጊሞማ:: ክንስሕቕ ዲና ክንበኪ? እዚኦም ከይተሶጎጉ ህዝቢ ትግራይ ሰላም ኣይረክብን!

A statement from British Embassy Addis Ababa about recent developments in Tigray

Let us be frank: another war would not empower or rehabilitate Tigray; it would ruin it. The brunt of the destruction would be borne, as before, by the youth of Tigray. It would also make Tigray a ghost region, with its socioeconomic foundation even more decimated than before, reducing our people to perpetual dependence and long-term physical and psychological trauma. Those who fantasize about political abstractions, such as shifting alliances and battlefield leverage, rarely account for the one constant in war: the parents who bury their children, the farmers who lose their harvests, and the generations of children who know nothing other than conflict and strife. There is no doubt in my mind that Tigray's future lies not in opportunistic and highly destructive arrangements with domestic and foreign actors pursuing their own interests, but in long overdue reconstruction, peaceful politics, and constructive engagement with the federal government. Anyone who truly cares for our people must unequivocally reject the deceptively seductive allure of war once and for all. Adisalem and his colleagues must retire the drums of war and embark on the more honorable path of healing a wounded society and a shattered region. Unfortunately though, the most recent developments only seem to prove once again that these so-called leaders are terminally stupid.

The rump TPLF's Beating of War Drums Bravado, aggressive warlike rhetoric, a fear of peace, and self-aggrandizing claims to be the sole arbiter of Tigray's future have become defining traits of the rump Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). A once-venerated political organization, the TPLF now projects insecurity through unsettling belligerence, as though confrontation were the organization's sole language. Having failed to adapt to the demands of postwar recovery, pluralistic politics, and democratic governance, the TPLF leadership remains trapped in the habits of militarized politics and an unsettling sense of entitlement — fatal flaws that continue to exact a steep price from the people of Tigray. Recent remarks by Adisalem Balema, a member of the TPLF Central Committee, are a case in point. In a recorded audio of a briefing to Tigrayans in the diaspora, he made a number of alarming claims that confirmed the TPLF's casual adventurism. Adisalem boasts of the fact that Tigray is no longer politically and strategically isolated, and that it has cultivated alliances of convenience with armed domestic groups and external actors, including the Eritrean regime,  in its confrontation with the Ethiopian federal government. He also asserted that, although the TPLF has shown "restraint" for the sake of peace, it has now finalized preparations with its allies for a militarized route. Furthermore, he claimed that the Sudanese government has allowed "us" access through Sudanese ports and logistical channels. Needless to say, these are reckless claims tantamount to open political provocation at a moment when concerted efforts towards peaceful solutions are desperately needed. Adisalem's recorded assertions, whose authenticity was corroborated by himself, reflect a pathological instinct on the part of the old guard TPLF leadership: when confronted with political uncertainty, organizational fragmentation, and the demands of give and take, it reverts to the only language it has command of: militarized confrontation. Instead of crafting policies that improve the lives of ordinary Tigrayans, the TPLF leadership continues to invoke the specter of war, as if war were a source of legitimacy, not unmitigated disaster. Such an instinct doesn't demonstrate organizational prowess; rather, it is unmistakable evidence of political bankruptcy. Those of us who have been in positions of responsibility understand the destructive consequences of such rhetoric. What Tigray needs is peace, not tired slogans; reconstruction, not the usual overinflated bravado; and stability, not fantasies of favorable domestic and foreign alliances. To speak casually of preparations for war is to trivialize the immense sacrifices paid by the people of Tigray. Adisalem's rhetoric, representing the rump party's consensus of sorts, is decidedly far from strategic sophistication. Rather, it signals a dangerous adventurism, the consequences of which will be borne by the people of Tigray. Tigray cannot live in peace, much less rebuild, while the TPLF continues to normalize the language of militarized conflict and wallow in fantasies of shifting alliances, as if the suffering of the last war taught them nothing. The political symbolism of such talk coming from Adisalem is also too glaring to miss. Adisalem's freedom was secured through the Pretoria Agreement, a peace accord he and his comrades have pronounced dead. Pretoria created the conditions for prisoners to be released, services to resume, and political space to reopen. Above all, it silenced the guns. Although significant issues, such as the return of IDPs and the restoration of Tigray’s territories remain unresolved, Pretoria laid the framework for their eventual resolution based on the FDRE constitution. Instead of intensifying efforts towards lasting peace, the TPLF leadership is now beating the drums of war.

Whatever the superlatives and the nuances there, @TiborPNagyJr has broached a very important subject. We might as well listen.

Brothers, there is more than meets the eye, as they say. Rapprochement with Eritrea, however great it may sound to all of us in this region, is not a distinct possibility. But if that happens, it will definitely involve President Isaias being ‘advised’ to do a rapprochement with his southern and most consequential neighbor, @AbiyAhmedAli. But again, let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.

Congratulations to @BoeingAirplanes and Ethiopian Airlines @flyethiopian on signing a significant deal for six 787 Dreamliners! This agreement, reached as part of the United States’ Finance Roadshow, showcases American commercial strength and builds on the historic relationship between these two companies – reflecting our strong bilateral ties. We are excited that Boeing planes will be flying in and out of Ethiopia’s beautiful Bishoftu International Airport in the future!

The decision by the Central Committee of what little is left of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), made public on April 19, 2026, marks a deeply alarming development in a region full of it. By officially rejecting the federal government's extension of General Tadesse Werede’s tenure as president of the Tigray Interim Administration and, more significantly, declaring its intent to reinstate the pre-2020 war regional council, the TPLF has taken a step that effectively voids the Pretoria Agreement. After all, the undoing of political and administrative measures taken immediately before the war was a core component of the accord.  Regardless of the TPLF’s stated rationale, this decision constitutes a clear repudiation of the fragile post-conflict arrangement made possible by Pretoria, one that, however imperfectly, has prevented a relapse into full-scale war. Unfortunately, the latest decision also reflects a well-established pattern, in which the TPLF, whose political imagination begins and ends with the preservation of its parochial interests, pursues high-risk, destabilizing gambits whose consequences are borne disproportionately by the civilian population. The fact of the matter is that the people of Tigray, still saddled with the previous war's toll,  cannot afford another descent into violence. Not surprisingly, any unilateral decision to do away with the Pretoria Agreement and dismantle the fragile postwar order, is likely to trigger renewed confrontation, not only among regional actors but also with the federal government itself. The international community must,  therefore, take urgent note of this alarming development and act to stave off the looming threat of a catastrophic conflict in a region that can ill-afford one. Furthermore, it must send unambiguous signals that any unilateral abrogation of the Pretoria Agreement carries with it enforceable consequences.  At the same time, it must renew calls for and work towards the full implementation of the Pretoria Agreement. The costs of inaction and delay would, as before, be borne by civilians who have yet to recover from one of the most destructive wars in recent memory. Act before the window for effective action closes!

መስዋእቲ ተኽለብርሃን ኣርኣያ ሰሚዐ:: ተኽለብርሃን ካብቶም 'ተጋዳላይ' ዝብል መፀውዒ ብዝግባእ ዝገልፆም ጀጋኑ ደቂ ትግራይ ሓደ'ዩ ኔይሩ:: ኩሉ ንውልቀ ረብሕኡ ሃተምተም ኣብዝብለሉ ህዝብን ውድብን ንምድሓን የኽእል ኣብዝበሎ ኩለመዳያዊ ቃልሲ መዋእሉ ብፅንዓት ዝተጋደለ: ዘጋደለ: ልዕሊ ህልውና ትግራይ ዝኾነ ዛዕባ ከምዘየለ ዕድመ ልክዑ ዝተሟገተ: ለኽበጥበጥ ዘይፈጠረሉ ኣብነት መትከላዊነትን ፅንዓትን'ዩ:: ትግራይ ናይ ብሓቂ ሓደ ዓብይ ሰብ ስኢና:: ብሰላም ዕረፍ ብፃይ!

ቅድሚ ሸውዓተ ዓመት: ሕገ መንገስቲ ኣኽቢርና: መረፃ ና ግድን ክንገብር'ለና ኢልና ወሲንና ኣካይድና:: መረፃ ካብ ሓምሽተ ዓመት ከይሓልፍ ሕገ መንግስቲ ስለዝክልክል ኢልና መረፃ ክነካይድ ወሲንና:: ኣብቲ ውሳነ ኣነ'ውን ኔይረ:: ድሕሪኡ ተፈጥረ ህዝበ ኣዳም ይፈልጦ:: ከም ህዝቢ ኣበይ ከምዘለና'ውን ይፍለጥ:: ፕሪቶርያ ተፈሪሙ'ውን ሕሰምን ዓፀባን ህዝብና ደው ኣይበለን:: ኣብዘለናዮ ሓደገኛ ኩነታት ክንወድቕ: ክንዋረድ: ክንስደት ዝገበረ መሪሕነት ነበር ህወሓት ሕዝ'ውን ከምቀደሙ ህዝቢ ትግራይ ናብ ሓዊ ዳጊኑ ዕድሚኡ ንሰሙናት ከናውሕ ልሕ ይብል'ሎ:: ሕዚ ድማ 'መንግስትና ይመለስ' ብዝብል ዝተጀመረ መበል ሚእቲ ዙር ዕብዳን ይካየድ'ሎ:: እቲ ዝብሃል ዘሎ መረፃ ልዕሊ ሽድሽተ ዓመት ጌይሩ: መስከረም 25 እንተሓሊፉ ሕገ መንግስቲተጣሒሱ'ዩ'ሞ መንግስቲ ዝብሃል ኣይፈልጥን ዝብለ ጉጅለ ፅሉላት ድሕሪ ሽውዓተ ዓመት ብህዝቢ ተመሪፀ'የ'ሞ ካብጀመርኩስ ባዕለይ ከፅድፈኩም ይብል'ሎ:: ህዝቢ ናብደልሃመት ዘእተወ ፀማም መሪሕነት ተመሊሱ መሊአ ከጥፈአኩም'የ ይብለና'ሎ:: መራሕቲ'ዝ ጉጅለ ፅሉላት'ዮም:: ዝሰምዖም እንተረኺቦም ዘይገብርዎ ሕመቕ የለን:: ሻዕብያ ይስምዖም ይህሉ: ስለዝጠቕሞ:: ባእሶም ምስ ታደሰ ድዩ ምስ መንደኾስ ብዘይገድስ: ደብረፅዮን ካብዝመርሖ ኩናት: ታደሰ ዝእውዩሉ ሰላም ይሕሸኒ:: ማጨሎታት ትግሪይ'ባ ኣበይ ኸዳ?

ርሑስ በዓል ትንሳኤ ንመላእ ሰዓብቲ ኦርቶዶክስ ክርስትና:: ሰላምና ይብዛሕ:: መልካም የትንሳኤ በዓል ለመላው የኦርቶዶክስ ክርስትና እምነት ተከታዮች:: ሰላማችን ይብዛ::

በኢትዮጵያ የአሜሪካ አምባሳደር የሆኑት ኤርቪን ማሲንጋ እና ልዑካቸው የኢትዮጵያ አርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ ኢንስቲትዩትን ከጎበኙ በኋላ አምባሳደሩ ሃሳባቸውን እንደሚከተለው አካፍለውናል፡፡ #ኢትዮጵያ #Ethiopia #US #America #artificialintelligence #AI

We need elections and soon.

Rest In Peace Ambassador Konjit Sinegiorghis (KSG), a giant in Ethiopia’s diplomatic history.

IGAD Calls for Dialogue and Restraint in Somalia Read more: igad.int/igad-calls-for…

.@UNTMIS_ continues to closely follow developments in South West State. Political differences between the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States should be resolved through dialogue. We are concerned about the implications of escalating tensions for Somalia’s stability, security, unity and the humanitarian situation. We call for constructive dialogue, and avoiding any further actions that could lead to violent conflict.

It’s always heartwarming to see young, bright women from my side of the world showing” the courage and the ambition to storm the heavens” as Meles would say. Go ahead and storm the Heavens, Melat Kiros. facebook.com/share/v/1GSXpP…

ዒድ ሙባረክ!