Conflict Brewing Between Jawar's Qeerroo and Addis Ababa's Residents

[Che -Guevara]

Oromo youth are pouring to Addis.

[Che -Guevara]

NEWS: PM ABIY, POLICE COMMISSIONER CALL FOR CALM AMID SPORADIC SCUFFLES, CONFRONTATIONS AND INTENSE STANDOFFS IN ADDIS ABEBA

Addis Abeba, September 13/2018 – Amidst reporters of several scuffles, confrontations and intense standoffs in various places here in the capital Addis Abeba, PM Abiy Ahmed appealed for calm, tolerance and dialogue rather than confrontations. The federal police commission commissioner General Zeynu Jemal on his part called on city dwellers and the youth from Oromia who are arriving in the capital to restrain themselves from taking matters into their own hands. The commissioner general also said the police will begin to step up its works to take measures to prevent the events from escalating.

PM Abiy spoke to the national broadcaster ETV as tense events continue to unfold in various parts of the city since yesterday between youngsters who are arriving in the city from several cities and towns of the Oromia regional state and the youth dwellers of the city. The confrontation is over the hoisting of flags symbolizing the Oromo resistance movements and painting of road pavements, roads, fences and other places with similar colors of red and green with a yellow at the center by the youth from Oromia and between city dwellers who want to prevent them.  Similar practice was first done by the Addis Abeba city dwellers who have indulged rather excessively with the green, yellow and red color, another unofficial flag, during the welcoming ceremony of the leadership of Patriotic Ginbot 7 this past weekend.

PM Abiy Ahmed weighed on saying the political liberalization and the freedom of expression his government started to implement includes individual’s rights to waive the flags of their choices. Commissioner Zeynu on his part told local radio Sheger FM that the youngsters who are coming from Oromia can waive the flags of their choice but cannot paint public spaces. He added that they were at ease when told not to paint public spaces, however, city dwellers began picking fights with the youths from Oromia rather than reporting them to the police, which escalated the confrontation. speaking to the national TV Commissioner Zeynu added that scuffles began to happen after city dwellers began taking down flags put up  by the youth from oromia. He said that cars were smashed, attempts were made to burn a police station with petrol filled bottles and other properties were damaged. This should stop or the the police will take the matter seriously, he said.

The youngsters from Oromia are arriving in Addis Abeba to take part in a welcoming ceremony and an open air concert on Sep. 15th. The event is organized for members of a faction of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) led by Dawud Ibssa. The Eritrean based OLF recently reached an agreement with the Ethiopian government to renounce its armed struggle and return to Ethiopia to continue peaceful political struggle.

Scuffles first flared up yesterday around St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (see picture above). The actual reason remained a fodder for vitriolic social media debates. A video sent to Addis Standard yesterday by an eye witness who was at the scene yesterday shows a group of young people waiving the unofficial green, yellow and red flag and shouting “this is the flag” while a voice in the background indicates of the use of “teargas”.

The scuffles and standoffs have since then spread to other parts of the city including Merkato, the largest open market, and Paissa, the old town. Large contingents of riot police are currently being deployed in various places. AS

 

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[Mooge]

Oromos are becoming greedy. They want more and more and it will get to a boiling point soon niyoow and their entire government will be overthrown. They are not smart. they are making too many enemies for themselves. 

[Tallaabo]

So what do they want now? 

[Duufaan]

This was expected. Let the Oromo liberate or destroy Ethiopia. This is best that happened to Ethiopia.

[maakhiri1]

2 hours ago, Tallaabo said:

So what do they want now? 

Everything, energized!

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Gallas are a minority in addis Ababa.   Addis is a majority amhara city with sizeable gurage community the gallas live in the surrounding villages around Addis Ababa.  Qeero leme meqershe can only do so much but Addis ababa fate will be decided with amhara  led groups  whether it's ginbot7 or one of the other amhara led poltical organizations. The gallas want to put their flags in areas where the people are predominatly amhara in a sort confronting ways the amharas will never accept this.

[Old_Observer]

12 hours ago, maakhiri1 said:

Everything, energized!

lol

Very true and in Africa very energized.

[Old_Observer]

10 hours ago, Xaaji Xunjuf said:

Gallas are a minority in addis Ababa.   Addis is a majority amhara city with sizeable gurage community the gallas live in the surrounding villages around Addis Ababa.  Qeero leme meqershe can only do so much but Addis ababa fate will be decided with amhara  led groups  whether it's ginbot7 or one of the other amhara led poltical organizations. The gallas want to put their flags in areas where the people are predominatly amhara in a sort confronting ways the amharas will never accept this.

That is not so important:

Addis Ababa is like DC no representation on house of federation (not tribe)

It is in the constitution that the Oromo have interest in the city

Its also their capital they can move in anytime

Amhara and Gurage have to fight first they have same flag its like the Somalia flag for Somalis everywhere blue and star all want it in some way.

Then the Oromo also like the OLF flag again just like the blue and star

Amhara have no strong organization somehow feel like lost in the wilderness.. That is the problem of all your life against somebody..when the Tigray said OK we are gone...now all Ethiopia including Eritrea cannot believe.

 

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

I think it's a bit of a wrong comparision  the gallas believe that the old Ethiopian imperialistic flag is a bit for them a controversy they want to put a little stamp on Ethiopian flag like the woyane changed their flag two. The amhara  and  gurage in a local election would win in Addis ababa If a one man vote is implemented . These laws were introduced when  the gallas were some how subserviant to  the tigres. And the tigres wanted to force ties with gallas but today the gallas are in a leading position prime minister president of the country are all gallas. The amhara I agree are 2 disorganised the only ethnic group that calls them selves Ethiopian are the amhara ethnic. Amhara have 2 many organisations but all of them are weak organisation. Amhara are politically very  emotional poltical wise. It's going to be interesting how the fresh Prince of Finfine  abiye solves this political divide.

[Dahireeto]

They don't know when to take a pause, regroup and make incremental steps forward. Abiy, Jawar and the Oromo hordes have no real strategy to lead. It is all in, ass first. 

[Che -Guevara]

Addis Ababa has become Finfine today. The most of the city is at a standstill as OLF and Qeerroo celebrate.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

The gallas are scared to death of amxara dont buy the hype che.  The axmaras are cooking something  in bahirdar gonder northern shewa. It's coming  the galla hype will die out . Gaala madow reerkeliya bay ka baqan amxara their masters. Amxara owns galla.  Sidu gaalku eygu u leeyahay. Galla become bissad xijaaban when he sees amxara. Amxara will never accept the galla flag over their xabashi Flag

[Che -Guevara]

I am afraid those days have come to pass.