20. Minister of Women, Children and Youth Affair - Zenebu Taddesse (South or Amhara-Christian)

I will do my best though I may stumble some places. 1. Foreign Minister and deputy Prime Minister - Hailemariam Desalegn (South Kilil-Christian) 2. Minister of Defence - Siraj Fergesa(South Kilil-Christian) 3. Federal Affairs Minister -Shiferaw Teklemariam(South-Christian) 4. Minister of Justice -Birhan Hailu(Amhara-Christian) 5. Civil Service Minister - Junedin Sado (new ministry)(Oromo-Muslim?) 6. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Sofian Ahmed(Oromo-Muslim) 7. Minister of Agriculture -Tefera Derbew (new ministry)(Amhara-Christian) 8. Minister of Industry -Mekonnen Manyazewal(Amhara-Christian) 9. Trade Minister -Abdurhaman Sheik Ahmed(Somali-Muslim) 10. Science and Technology Minister - Desse Delke(Oromo?-Christian) 11. Minister of Transport - Diriba Kuma(Oromo-Christian) 12. Minister of Communication and Information Technology - Debretsion Gebremickael(Tigre-Christian) 13. Minister of Urban Construction -Mekuria Haile(Amhara-Christian) 14. Minister of Water and Energy - Alemayehu Tegenu(Oromo?-Christian) 15. Minister of Mines - Sinkinesh Ejigu(Amhara-Christian) 16. Minister of Education -Demeke Mekonnen(Amhara-Christian) 17. Minister of Health -Tewodrose Adhanom(Tigre-Christian) 18. Minister of Labour and Social Affairs - Abdulfeta Abdul Ahmed(Somali?-Muslim) (between 18 and 19 I am not sure which one is from Afar and which is from Somali region) 19. Minister of Culture and Tourism - Aman Abdulkedir(Afar-Muslim) 20. Minister of Women, Children and Youth Affair - Zenebu Taddesse 21. Minister for the Government Communication Affairs Office-Bereket Simon (Amhara region born Eritrean-Christian) 22. General Manager for the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority- Melaku Fente (Oromo-Christian) 23. government whip to the parliament- Aster Mamo(South-Christian)

Not bad at all.

Ethiopia PM Meles Zenawi names new cabinet APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Barely a day after his re-election to a fourth term as Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi has appointed his new cabinet with several major changes in the line up. 1. Foreign Minister and deputy Prime Minister - Hailemariam Desalegn 2. Minister of Defence - Siraj Fergesa 3. Federal Affairs Minister -Shiferaw Teklemariam 4. Minister of Justice -Birhan Hailu 5. Civil Service Minister - Junedin Sado (new ministry) 6. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Sofian Ahmed 7. Minister of Agriculture -Tefera Derbew (new ministry) 8. Minister of Industry -Mekonnen Manyazewal 9. Trade Minister -Abdurhaman Sheik Ahmed 10. Science and Technology Minister - Desse Delke 11. Minister of Transport - Diriba Kuma 12. Minister of Communication and Information Technology - Debretsion Gebremickael 13. Minister of Urban Construction -Mekuria Haile 14. Minister of Water and Energy - Alemayehu Tegenu 15. Minister of Mines - Sinkinesh Ejigu 16. Minister of Education -Demeke Mekonnen 17. Minister of Health -Tewodrose Adhanom 18. Minister of Labour and Social Affairs - Abdulfeta Abdul Ahmed 19. Minister of Culture and Tourism - Aman Abdulkedir 20. Minister of Women, Children and Youth Affair - Zenebu Taddesse Prime Minister Meles Zenawi also re-appointed Bereket Simon as Minister for the Government Communication Affairs Office and Melaku Fente as General Manager for the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority as well as Aster Mamo as government whip to the parliament. The three officials are included in the cabinet.

Weren't you Silanyo's faithful cheerleader while some of us here were sounding the alarm bell? Didn't I tell you the Information Minister and the Interior Minister were upto no good?

As I wrote in earlier post, this mission was a desperate attempt to derail the peace process that arrived in Jijiga last week. It failed miserably.

Sudan Tribune has learned that they were captured with their weapons. Some of them are said to have died during the long journey to Ethiopian borders. Ethiopia says captured 75 Eritrean "terrorists" Saturday 2 October 2010 Send By Tesfa-Alem Tekle October 1, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia today said it arrested 75 Eritrea-trained ‘‘terrorists’’ who were planning to carry out attacks during the country’s New Year and Eid holidays. The captured “terrorists” were allegedly trained and armed by the Eritrean government. Ethiopia said they had departed from Eritrea in six groups, crossed the red sea and then traversed Ethiopian borders from Somaliland. The alleged militants have been taken into custody in Ethiopia’s Somali region by federal and regional security forces. Sudan Tribune has learned that they were captured with their weapons. Some of them are said to have died during the long journey to Ethiopian borders. Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a war during 1998-2000 over territorial disputes. The war killed nearly 70,000 people. The two neighbors continuously trade accusations of arming and supporting each others’ rebels. ERITREA SUPPORTS SOMALI INSURGENTS - ETHIOPIA Ethiopia once again last Wednesday accused Eritrea of continuing to undermine efforts to restore peace and stability in neighboring Somalia by arming Islamist insurgents fighting against the transitional government there, urging the UN’s Security Council to enforce existing sanctions against Eritrea. Eritrea continues to stand accused of supporting Somali Islamist insurgents who are alleged to have links with Al-Qaeda. Last September, the UN’s Security Council instigated sanctions against Eritrea. Those sanctions include an arms embargo, a freeze on bank assets and travel bans on political and military leaders of the country. The US government has labeled Eritrea “a threat to the international peace.” Eritrea strongly denies accusations of supporting Somali insurgents. But according to Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, the sanctions have not prevented Eritrea from continuing to destabilize Somalia. "Despite the sanctions, Eritrea is still the principal architect of the complicated situation in Somalia by training, arming and nurturing the extremist elements such as Al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam who are causing havoc in the country today,” Mesfin said in his address before the UN’s General Assembly on Wednesday. "The time, therefore, is long overdue for the Security Council to take resolute action and see to it that its decisions are complied with if we are to maintain the integrity of the decisions of our organizations," Mesfin added. Two days ago during the 65th meeting of the UN’s General Assembly, Eritrea accused Ethiopia of failing to comply with the ruling of an international commission that demarcated the borders between the two countries after their 1998-2000 war. Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh accused the UN continuing to ignore the situation in borderlands. "Ethiopia’s illegal occupation and the United Nations silence, which means the continuation of the conflict, is exacting a heavy price on the peoples of Eritrea and Ethiopia and complicating the regional situation," he said.

Dude, I've to go. I have no more time for a shrink-deprived nomad. But before I go, in case you didn't know, there is a university being built in Jijiga. Don't be surprised if you see a lot of Xabashi students there in the near future, Insha'Allah.

How come Somalilanders and Puntlanders have the same accent when they speak English? HELLO!

No one even knows anything about the deal. Pics and video will be coming soon. I worry though about your state of mind. You may not handle it.

You shouldn't condemn Derg and his actions since his predecessor is doing the same thing with Western Support. You are losing it boy.

TH, As I said, go and visit a shrink ASAP. In fact, A Osman's boys need a group therapy. You guys are delusional. Otherwise, I am very happy the main body of ONLF has decided to follow the peaceful path. A Osman is nothing but Isaias Afwerki's condom. The sooner you realize this the better for all of us. A shrink may help.

TPLF is a poor man’s Derg. There is no point discussing with you. It is obvious you have a serious mental issue. I suggest you visit a shrink.

TPLF killed 193 civilians Any loss of life is unfortunate. But what you deliberately omitted was the cold-blooded killings of 11 police officers. Peaceful demonstrators don't kill policemen using hand grenades and pistols. Peaceful demonstrators don't destroy public and private properties. Peaceful demonstrators don't carry machetes and ran around the streets like marauding thugs. After The Derg was ousted, private media started to grow again under the TPLF promise. Overall the private media in Ethiopia is in good shape. A private TV station, though, will be a welcome change. Hopefully sooner than later. In the mean time, enjoy this excellent private publication. It is one of my favourite. http://www.addisfortune.com/

Since the TPLF come into power, they have practically killed off number of private This implies that there were private media under cannibal Mengistu. You are a nut-case. Private media is alive and well in Ethiopia. Thank you very much. FYI, EPRDF-led government was the first in Ethiopia's multi-millennium history to allow independent press in the country. Among the people who took advantage of this right were Mengistu Hailemariam's cadres who opened up newspapers to incite violence. Regardless, EPRDF gave them a right they denied the citizens while they were in power. They are thankless to this day.

Foreign media is free publicity for a desperate group that needs it like Oxygen. Keep on believing the many mendacious press releases of A Osman. If you keep a tally, by know his kamikaze boys must have killed tens of thousands of Xabashi troops. Pinocchio doesn't have anything on A Osman.

TH, Your propaganda has no merit. Oil companies are well put in the region. The only one that allegedly left is Petronas. But it didn't entirely leave. It subcontracted the job.

Che, What boggles my mind is why you chose Che-Guevara as your nick name. In case you didn't know, Che loved football(soccer)-some thing Al Shabaab is allergic to. Al-shabaab terrorists despise football so much they bombed football lovers in Kampala, Uganda while they were watching world cup final. The real Che-Guevara must be flipping in his grave knowing an Al-Shabaab sympathizer is using his name to spread hate. :rolleyes:

The peace deal has so much credibility that A Osman tried unsuccessfully to derail it using a kamikaze mission.

The interior and information ministers should be sacked as well. A good start though.

This was what A.Osman's boys' Kamikaze mission was supposed to have derailed. Instead the boys got scalped at the border, and the peace process reaches Jijiga. Pictures coming soon.

When Meles speaks everybody listens, including A&T, Zack and their clones.

ONLF Expresses Readiness To Work for Coninuation of Existing Development Achievements Jijiga , September 27, 2010 (Addis Ababa) The ****** National Liberation Front (ONLF) expressed readiness to contribute its share towards the continuation of the development and good governance well underway in the country. Members of the Central Committee of the ONLF presided over by ONLF Chairman, Engineer Salehudin Haji Mao made the commitment up on their arrival at Jijiga Town of Somali State. The Chairman said the peace agreement signed between the government and ONLF recently has a significant contribution in the furtherance of the on-going development and good governance activities in the country. He said his party would contribute share in the realization of the development and good governance efforts by operating under the umbrella of the national constitution. The said he had confirmed that the Somali people have been benefiting from the development achievements so far gained. The Chairman expressed his party's readiness to work hard for the practical application of the peace according in which his party and the government has signed. More than 500 residents including community leaders, women and youth warmly welcomed the the ONLF Central Committee Members as well as the front's deputy chairperson up on their arrival at Jijiga Town.

No doubt. The people have spoken. But Silanyo's tenure may not last five years. There is such thing called democratic coup. It happened in Australia. It can happen in Somaliland, inshallah.

Silanyo is a problem Somalilanders may come to regret. Otherwise kudos to Somalilanders for showing maturity beyond their years as separate entity.