Ethiopia: No Entry

[Jacaylbaro]

SAMUEL GEBRU

 

 

From January 29 to February 3, 2008, the 9th Session of the African Union will be held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 

 

Currently, Libya, Eritrea and Egypt all pose threats to Ethiopia's national security. All these countries are fueling

 

 

the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia as well as providing assistance towards the internal rebel fronts in Ethiopia such as the Oromo Liberation Front, ****** National Liberation Front, Sidama Liberation Front and the Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front. These four organizations are active in covert terrorist attacks in Addis Ababa as well as in the state cities and towns. Recently, the ONLF has found itself in the American media through embattled New York Times journalist Jeffrey Gettlemen.

 

 

Sadly enough, both Libya and Egypt are members of the African Union - while Eritrea has rejected membership. The significance of Libya and Egypt's membership in the African Union comes into play when these countries not only have diplomatic missions in Ethiopia but their heads of state/government flock to Addis Ababa annually for the AU Summit.

 

 

Egypt has an interest in making Ethiopia unstable. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has expressed his desire for Ethiopia to have greater use of the Nile River since 82% of the Nile's water comes undoubtedly from Lake Tana - Ethiopia's largest lake. This issue of "who owns the Nile" has been lingering on and on for decades now, and Egypt's economic and social stability heavily relies on the Nile River - as it has for the past 5,000 years. So it is understandable that Egypt would be hesitant if Ethiopia, the Nile's source, was to build a major hydroelectric dam on the Nile. Nevertheless, the fact remains that Egypt is building new cities with the Nile while Ethiopia is trying to maintain its already existent cities. So the question not-so-much becomes "who owns the Nile" but "who needs the Nile." The answer is undoubtedly Ethiopia as Egypt has already benefited economically from the world's longest river. Hence, Egypt covertly fuels armed guerilla and terrorist movements to distract the Ethiopian Government from development to war.

 

 

Libya is known for providing financial assistance to terrorist and rebellion organizations worldwide. Libya provides money to Ethiopian rebel groups as well as terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia. The Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Al-Qaddafi is an unusual person who travels with a fleet of women who have black belts in martial arts. Furthermore, Libya has been involved in clandestine operations against Ethiopia's national security and standing in the African continent. Indeed, let us not forget that it was Colonel Muammar Al-Qaddafi who traveled to Addis Ababa for the 2007 AU Summit with cars and gold - reminiscent of Mansa Musa of Mali - in order to appeal the African Union. What was his motive, you might ask? Well, he's on a crusade to change the capital of Africa from Addis Ababa to Tripoli, Libya. In fact, Colonel Al-Qaddafi is the same person staunchly advocating for the creation of the United States of Africa. So, not only does Libya have a track record of financing internal armed rebellions and international terrorist organizations but it is actively advocating for the move of the AU capital to Tripoli. In fact according to English daily Addis Fortune's Issayas Mekuria: "President Muhammar Al Ghadafi of Libya will come with 400 companions" (Addis Fortune: Ninth African Union Summit in Addis, Dec. 17-23, 2007) for the AU 2008 Summit.

 

 

Eritrea is practically self-explanatory. With a dictator like Isaias Afwerki - who doesn't even deserve the title he holds (President) - Eritrea has become a rogue state and a symbol of an African state gone wrong. Former US President William Clinton praised Isaias Afwerki as one of Africa's new breed of leaders in the "African Renaissance," however, Isaias is headed down the same track as Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe. Eritrea is known to finance all of Ethiopia's armed separatist movements as well as the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia. Eritrea, moreover, invaded Ethiopia in 1998 and ever since then the countries have had no relations. Since the attack on Ethiopia, Eritrea has refrained from the African Union since Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is host to the African Union - thus the political and economic capital of Africa.

 

 

Zimbabwe, who isn't mentioned above, could also be considered an enemy of Ethiopia. Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe has given sanctuary to former Ethiopian dictator Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam (1974-1991) who led Ethiopia into one of its darkest hours. Robert Mugabe, furthermore, is tarnishing the image of Africa and, in fact, according to economist George B.N. Ayittey, is forcing foreign investors to divest in southern Africa because his country's worsening political environment has plunged into other countries.

 

 

So, what do Eritrea, Libya, Egypt and Zimbabwe all have in common? They are enemies of Ethiopia. All, accept Eritrea, are planned to arrive in Addis Ababa in January 2008 for the 9th Session of the African Union. However, do we really want them there? Do we really want states, who undertake rogue and clandestine activities against our national interest, arriving in our soil while we know what they are doing is harming us?

 

 

I certainly do not want Ethiopia's enemies in Ethiopia regardless of the occasion. Hence, I call for "no entry" for the leaders of these rogue states who all have threatened the national security and welfare of Ethiopia.

 

 

God Bless Ethiopia.

 

 

God Bless ku lahaa ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, GOD Curse Ethiopia

[nuune]

God Bless ku lahaa ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, GOD Curse Ethiopia

Riyaale yuusan ku maqlin sxb, waa lagu jeebbeeyn hadii kale

[N.O.R.F]

Egypt has an interest in making Ethiopia unstable. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has expressed his desire for Ethiopia to have greater use of the Nile River since 82% of the Nile's water comes undoubtedly from Lake Tana - Ethiopia's largest lake. This issue of "who owns the Nile" has been lingering on and on for decades now, and Egypt's economic and social stability heavily relies on the Nile River - as it has for the past 5,000 years. So it is understandable that Egypt would be hesitant if Ethiopia, the Nile's source, was to build a major hydroelectric dam on the Nile. Nevertheless, the fact remains that Egypt is building new cities with the Nile while Ethiopia is trying to maintain its already existent cities. So the question not-so-much becomes "who owns the Nile" but "who needs the Nile." The answer is undoubtedly Ethiopia as Egypt has already benefited economically from the world's longest river. Hence, Egypt covertly fuels armed guerilla and terrorist movements to distract the Ethiopian Government from development to war.

When will this potential conflict come to a head?

[Jacaylbaro]

It has been there for such long time. It is a one sided conflict since it is only Egypt that is trying to interfere ethiopia but i can't see any reaction from the last one.