Typical Messenger: Abiy trying his best to start trouble with Sudan for no interest of Ethiopia, but to satisfy UAE and Eritrea.

[Old_Observer]

There is nothing changed between Sudan and Ethiopia, except the change between Eritrea and Ethiopia on the one hand and Eritrea and Sudan on the other.

Eritrea accused Sudan of giving a base to Turkey at Suakin and giving development and maintenance agreement to Qatar for Port Sudan. To make matters worst Ethiopian businesses were happy of the deal between Sudan and Ethiopia for dry post as well as exchange of shares. The same Ethiopian businesses are not enthusiastic about Eritrea.
Abiy has only one option left. To start fake/ false flag against Sudan and close the border, forcing businesses using Sudan to use Eritrea. Most Turkish investment is also in the north where Port Sudan and later Suakin both will come in handy. The Sugar plants and the largest industrial park are both in north Ethiopia.


That is what is going on.

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Ethiopia blames Sudan for failing to prevent border arms smuggling



A checkpoint in Metema in north-western Ethiopia, next to the border with Sudan. The town is a centre of a booming trade in migrants from Ethiopia and Eritrea. (AP Photo)
January 3, 2019 (KHARTOUM) - Addis Ababa said frustrated by the failure of the Sudanese authorities to curb the continued arms smuggling into Ethiopia through its border and warned it may negatively impact bilateral relations.

During the last year 2018, the Ethiopian government announced several times the seizure of hundreds of guns and pistols as well as ammunition through the Amhara region which borders the Blue Nile state of Sudan.

In May 2018, the Ethiopian police said they captured 116 guns and thousands of bullets. Also, in October it seized 481 pistols and 13,000 bullets. The herders and farmers

In a biannual report to the Ethiopian House of Peoples’ Representatives on Tuesday 29 January, Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu told the lawmakers that his government raised with the Sudanese authorities the need to enhance border control operations to prevent increasing arms smuggling from its territory.

The Ethiopian government "has clearly informed the Sudanese President, Omer al-Bashir, and his respective ministers that the Sudanese government should take the concern of Ethiopia very seriously; and take in to account how this uncontrolled arms trafficking would affect the stability and security of Ethiopia," said Gebeyehu according to the Reporter weekly newspaper of 2 February.

"We have informed the [Sudanese officials] that they should tighten their border control in their part to deter smuggling. We have clearly informed them that, otherwise, this will eventually lead to the cutting or impacting of diplomatic ties or relations," he further stressed.

The pastoral and intercommunal conflicts in Ethiopia have created a lucrative market for arms traffickers. Further, the authorities in Addis Ababa fear that the existing networks may be used by armed groups to smuggle heavy weapons.

The Ethiopian minister said the two countries identified people who are behind the arms trafficking and how they proceed.

Furthermore, he said they identified the arms manufacturer and discussed the matter with him. But he refrained from giving the name or the country where it is located.

In August 2018, the two countries agreed to establish a joint border force to combat security threats and prevent all negative activities on the border. It is not clear if effective steps have been taken towards its deployment.

Ethiopia has good bilateral relations with Sudan. However, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed seems more inclined to boot relations with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somali than Sudan.


Border crossing:
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[galbeedi]

OO,

Today the most difficult rebel group making problems for ABIY Ahmed and Ethiopia are the former rebels Oromo Liberation front (OLF) in south western Ethiopia, especially Wallega region. Even the Ethiopian army had bombed their positions when they overrun a police station  and killed large number  police officers.

There were reports that the weapons are sent from Tigray to Sudan and then to Wallega. So, Sudan must control the follow of weapons,

At the moment , Ethiopia has good relations with Turkey despite its close financial relations with the UAE. Sometimes , nations deal with different geopolitical rivals. Look at Turkey,  it has good and close relations with both Russia and Ukraine who are adversaries.

Eritrea shouldn't deal with Sudan. You know what, Why don't we wait for some time and see how the geopolitics of the region align themselves.

OO, how is Tigray doing these days? did you guys handed the big boys who were being sought by Abiy?. Stop beating the bush, we need some inside info about the mischievous Tigray.

[Che -Guevara]

Galbeedi,

Abiy is another Zenawi in the making. In fact, it will be worse for the Somalis should this man consolidate power and disenfranchise everyone else.

[galbeedi]

Che,

If that is the case, why Farmaajo giving them the shop unconditionally.

I always believed that there won't be free lunch. You gain lawfully for what you have worked. No foreign armies will secure Somalia.

Abiy will do what is good for Ethiopia.

[Che -Guevara]

Cuz Farmajo such like the ones before him are more interested in self preservation. People should demand to see what  he gave away.

 

[galbeedi]

Self preservation and then jumping to airplane back to America like C/weli Gaas is a lost opportunity. 

For two years, he never showed one single agreement with other governments.

[Old_Observer]

1 hour ago, galbeedi said:

 

OO, how is Tigray doing these days? did you guys handed the big boys who were being sought by Abiy?. Stop beating the bush, we need some inside info about the mischievous Tigray.

galbeedi,

Tigray are on leave. Leave without pay. Those arrested are for following reasons:

1. Some are trully for corruption and embezlement

2. Others are for keeping Eritrea caged for 20 years

3. Others are for defeating Derg, EPRP..(who are now main support for Abiy)

4. Yet others are for future considerations of being threat

 

Persons in security/intelligence and business have not been arrested other than small timers. People in Army also for the most part not arrested.

As Africans there is also individual vendetta that one cannot ignore including Abiy and those close to him, settling individual scores.

 

 

[Old_Observer]

1 hour ago, galbeedi said:

OO,

Today the most difficult rebel group making problems for ABIY Ahmed and Ethiopia are the former rebels Oromo Liberation front (OLF) in south western Ethiopia, especially Wallega region. Even the Ethiopian army had bombed their positions when they overrun a police station  and killed large number  police officers.

There were reports that the weapons are sent from Tigray to Sudan and then to Wallega. So, Sudan must control the follow of weapons,

At the moment , Ethiopia has good relations with Turkey despite its close financial relations with the UAE. Sometimes , nations deal with different geopolitical rivals. Look at Turkey,  it has good and close relations with both Russia and Ukraine who are adversaries.

Eritrea shouldn't deal with Sudan. You know what, Why don't we wait for some time and see how the geopolitics of the region align themselves.

OO, how is Tigray doing these days? did you guys handed the big boys who were being sought by Abiy?. Stop beating the bush, we need some inside info about the mischievous Tigray.

galbeedi,

Most of what you wrote about Oromo is mistaken. Too much Amxara propaganda.

The most influential Oromo organizations are OFC Oromo Federalist congress, then OLF then ODP (Abiy etc)..

OFC is trying to reconcile or at least prevent civil war among Oromos and might succeed. OLF was in Eritrea until recently, go figure that one. Except Abiy and few persons close to him, everybody else wants to keep the kililka system. OLF is one of the original groups along with TPLF and WSLF, SDL..and later ONLF that are die hard for Federal system.

Most Oromos are pro OLF which is now in 3 organizations. The Amxara may try to use anti-Tigray propaganda, but deep down eveybody knows the Amxara are against autonomy and that is the single most important issue they cannot overcome. Tigray, Oromo, Somali, Sidama, Afar ...issues are all about dominance and alliances in autonomy, economic, government..etc while Amxara problem is main fundamental structure of Ethiopia.

 

[Old_Observer]

Here we go Africa.

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Ethiopia denies reports about severing ties with Sudan

 

February 6, 2019 (KHARTOUM) - The Ethiopian government on Wednesday denied media reports that Foreign Minister, Workneh Gebeyehu, has warned that Sudan’s failure to curb continued arms smuggling into Ethiopia through its border may lead to cutting diplomatic relations.

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Photo AFP)

Last week, the Reporter weekly newspaper said Gebeyhu told lawmakers on 29 January, that his government raised with the Sudanese authorities the need to enhance border control operations to prevent increasing arms smuggling from its territory.

“We have informed the [Sudanese officials] that they should tighten their border control in their part to deter smuggling. We have clearly informed them that, otherwise, this will eventually lead to the cutting or impacting of diplomatic ties or relations,” added Gebeyehu according to the Reporter

However, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Nebiat Getachew, on Wednesday has dismissed the reports about cutting relations with Sudan as unfounded.

He told Ethiopia’s news agency (ENA) that the Reporter has taken the Foreign Minister’s speech out of context, saying the newspaper has apologized for misquoting Gebeyehu’s comments.

The spokesperson further described relations between Sudan and Ethiopia as strong and historic, saying it can’t be severed for minor reasons.

He pointed out that the two countries are working closely to combat smuggling of illicit arms.

In August 2018, the two countries agreed to establish a joint border force to combat security threats and prevent all negative activities on the border. It is not clear if effective steps have been taken towards its deployment.

Ethiopia and Sudan are engaged more and more in joint security, military and economic cooperation.

In April 2017, the two sides signed a number of joint agreements to promote economic relations and strengthen ties between the two countries.

Also in February, they signed multiple agreements to further boost up cooperation on a range of development activities.

In March 2012, the Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir announced his support to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), saying his government understands the mutual benefits the project could offer Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Its Ethiopians that are smuggling the guns. Ethiopia should control its border. Ethiopia is not accusing Sudan of encouraging, but only not stopping it.

Ethiopia and Sudan pre-Abiy and pre-Eritrea/Ethiopia brotherhood never had any problem and if there was a problem they have joint border area security and defense agreement. Sudan army can get to Ethiopia armed to some kms and Ethiopian army can do the same.

Border kilils have joint policing groups with counterparts with Sudan side.

 

This is just to start trouble, because Sudan government has refused to fall as per openly spoken wishes of Eritrea.