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Farmers living in eastern El Gedaref demand their lands back. The farms have been occupied by Ethiopians for decades..

July 11 - 2020 EL GEDAREF.


The border between Sudan's El Gedaref and Ethiopia's Amhara (UN OCHA map of El Gedaref)

In a memorandum handed to Maj Gen Nasreldin Abdelgayoum, Governor of El Gedaref, on Thursday, the farmers called on the Sovereign Council and the Council of Ministers to intervene and return their lands occupied by Ethiopian farmers, provide protection against Ethiopian forces, and stop the recurrent assaults on people living close to the border.

The farmers urged the closure of the Sudanese-Ethiopian border, and the Ethiopian consulate in El Gedaref.

They also call for the continuation of the military patrolling the borders, in addition to development projects in the area.

Governor Abdelgayoum described the demands as legitimate. “The establishment of clear border markers is the perfect solution to finalise the border file between Sudan and Ethiopia,” he said.

The governor added that the relation with Ethiopia “remains mutually beneficial and strong”.

Demarcation not clear

The 1,600 kilometres border between Sudan and Ethiopia was drawn in colonial times but it has never been clearly demarcated since both countries became independent. The lack of clear border markers has made it easy for Ethiopian militants to occupy fertile farmlands in eastern El Gedaref.

In particular in El Fashaga locality, Ethiopian farmers have been annually cultivating their crops for decades. The lands are mostly protected by Ethiopian gunmen (shifta*).

In February, the governor of El Gedaref visited his Ethiopian counterpart in the bordering Amhara region, following an increase in attacks by Ethiopian gunmen on Sudanese living at the border. They agreed to let Sudanese and Ethiopian security forces cooperate in patrolling the border.

When the attacks continued, the country’s new government deployed army troops at the border with Ethiopia in end March – contrary to the ousted regime of Omar Al Bashir that ignored complaints about violence in the area.

Armies clash

The conflicts seemed to get out of control when gunmen, supported by Ethiopian army troops, killed a Sudanese army officer in El Gedaref’s El Gureisha locality in end May. Ensuing clashes between Sudanese and Ethiopian army soldiers caused at least 6,000 people in the area to flee their homes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted by stating that “there is no honourable reason for the two countries to descend into hostility”. Khartoum and Addis Ababa should use “diplomacy as a means of resolving the border dispute”.

In mid-June, Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council and Commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemeti’, visited the Ethiopian capital to discuss bilateral issues, including the building of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at the source of the Blue Nile.

Radio Dabanga reported in end June however that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) pushed back an attack of the Ethiopian army in El Fashaga. Military leaders of both countries agreed again to restrain their forces.

https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-new ... lands-back

AdwaLady/ aka/eden,

When you Weyane secretly gave 2,500 Square kilometers of fertle Amhara land (twice the size of Jamaica) to the Sudan by forcibly expelling millions of Amhara farmers from their land, what were you trying to gain by reducing the geographical size of the Amhara region? Death by starvation?

The Sudanese are the biggest cowards and liars. It was never there land to begin with. Amharas Militia Farmers and Military battled and finished your TPLF Terrorist group “qimant” now they are taking back what was lost once everything is taken back in Sudan. Amhara Gov must deal with Sudan tell them the history so sudan can have peace with us and not have any problems fix the border issue. So Amhara can fix the issues in metekel with the TPLF agents there “gumuz” need to be dealt with

Amhara nationalism from metema to Bati is exploding for liberation from enemies (TPLF-OLF)

Abyssinia lady, aka Shabo/tplf woman

Abysinnia lady aka Afar Lady aka Agame Lady aka EDEN

Fck you and your whole family b!tch agame b!tch

Since when did awash river become agamae River?

Fckkkkkkk agame people to hell and forever

tlel wrote: ↑

12 Jul 2020, 17:00

Abyssinia lady, aka Shabo/tplf woman

Mr agame boy,

The assignment given to you by Getachew Assefa is extremely boring, tedious and monotonous that is difficult to put into words. You spend your entire day trying to associate your TPLF with Eritrea in an attempt to feel "powerful" through association with the regional super-power Eritrea. Such deception may have served you well during your 27 years in power in Ethiopia to mislead the people, but the moment rock-throwing Oromo and Amhara kids chased you all the way to Mekelle, you were exposed as weak chronic liars with massive inferiority complex.

The rise of Oromo nationalist and conflict with Sudanese, Now Amhara find themselves between a rock and a hard place, they are severely hindered because Amhara state is a landlocked region.

As of today, Amhara men are quadruple amputee.

Fiyameta wrote: ↑

12 Jul 2020, 16:42

AdwaLady/ aka/eden,

When you Weyane secretly gave 2,500 Square kilometers of fertle Amhara land (twice the size of Jamaica) to the Sudan by forcibly expelling millions of Amhara farmers from their land, what were you trying to gain by reducing the geographical size of the Amhara region? Death by starvation?

The lenny face/Digital Weyane/Abdisa/Fiyameta/Tigray People.

Don't forget our ports, Massawa and Assab ports were also handed over to Isaias Afwerki.

Agame b!tch disqualified
Twisted heart agame b!tch
Garbage af!rri wannabee

AbyssiniaLady wrote: ↑

12 Jul 2020, 20:23

The rise of Oromo nationalist and conflict with Sudanese, Now Amhara find themselves between a rock and a hard place, they are severely hindered because Amhara state is a landlocked region.

As of today, Amhara men are quadruple amputee.

Fiyameta wrote: ↑

12 Jul 2020, 16:42

AdwaLady/ aka/eden,

When you Weyane secretly gave 2,500 Square kilometers of fertle Amhara land (twice the size of Jamaica) to the Sudan by forcibly expelling millions of Amhara farmers from their land, what were you trying to gain by reducing the geographical size of the Amhara region? Death by starvation?

The lenny face/Digital Weyane/Abdisa/Fiyameta.

Don't forget our ports, Massawa and Assab ports were also handed over to Isaias Afwerki.

Noble Gelada.

What is bothering you? attention craving mentally ill bÎtch.

T’ranny agame Lady

AbyssiniaLady wrote: ↑

12 Jul 2020, 20:48

Noble Gelada.

What is bothering you? attention craving mentally ill bÎtch.

The land belongs to Ethiopians. Sudan has no land in Ethiopia. It is Sudan which is occupying Ethiopia's Red Sea Coastline. All land that has been under Ethiopian administration belongs to Ethiopians,not necessarily to Amhara as Amhara are immigrants. It belongs to Agew, Kunama and Saho peoples probably. It could also be amhara land. No problem. Never shall it be under Sudan.