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Ethiopia exerting efforts to reverse AGOA decision

Hop Lun Ltd., a Hong Kong company that leased eight manufacturing sheds in Bahir Dar Industrial Park, is on the verge of exiting Ethiopia after halting operations since the war broke out in northern Ethiopia. The company lost its export market mainly after the US delisted Ethiopia from the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA).

The company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2019 with the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) to lease all eight factory sheds the government developed in the Park. Hope started manufacturing garment products in four of the eight sheds, exporting 100 percent of its products to the US market.

“The conflict in north Ethiopia began shortly after the company’s first export to the US market. So it could not continue operating,” Daniel Teresa, deputy commissioner of EIC, told the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) on November 11, 2022, while presenting the commission’s first quarter performance report.

Daniel believes the company has completely stopped operations because the AGOA benefit has stopped and its machines now sit idle as a result.

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Congressman Sherman's & National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussion on conditions for AGOA & lending to Ethiopia

Last Thursday, I had an extensive discussion on #Tigray and #Ethiopia with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who clearly has an extensive knowledge of this tragic conflict.

I urged that we continue to suspend AGOA and oppose international lending institution loans to Ethiopia until:

(1) commitments are kept to allow unrestricted food and medicine (and the fuel necessary to transport them) into #Tigray

(2) there is a full and lasting end to fighting

(3) international human rights monitors and journalists are on the ground within #Tigray and at all sites across #Ethiopia where Tigrayan civilians have been detained en masse and

(4) the Internet is restored so that the world can hear from the people of Tigray.

For a lasting peace in #Ethiopia, Eritrea's troops must permanently withdraw.
I urged for additional measures if #Eritrea fails to withdraw, including sanctioning President Afwerki, introducing U.N. Security Council resolutions condemning #Eritrea, investigating Eritrean "diaspora tax" collection in the United States and if necessary a "counter shipping campaign" on luxury goods.

We must see peace, immediate food and medicine deliveries to #Tigray and the release of Tigrayans imprisoned solely for their ethnicity in other parts of Ethiopia.


Congressman Brad Sherman

Do diaspora Eritreans still pay diaspora tax to Shabia?

"For a lasting peace in #Ethiopia, Eritrea's troops must permanently withdraw.
I urged for additional measures if #Eritrea fails to withdraw, including sanctioning President Afwerki, introducing U.N. Security Council resolutions condemning #Eritrea, investigating Eritrean "diaspora tax" collection in the United States and if necessary a "counter shipping campaign" on luxury goods."

Educator wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 09:44

"For a lasting peace in #Ethiopia, Eritrea's troops must permanently withdraw.

From Badme? come and get it.

The reason why you juntas are screaming‘Eritrean troops out’ is because your weaken Weyane wants to try its luck again and invade the ENDF warehouses and depot as it did on round 1 and 2 invasion and march southward. Eritrea won’t let that happen no matter a threat of any kind by your masters.

euroland,

I agree with you on Badme. Badme is awarded to Eritrea by the international court in Algiers, and woyane gracefully accepted that decision. So Badme is Eritrean.

But for Eritrea to stay in the rest of Tigray is not only foolish, but also suicidal.
All international community are against Eritrea and they are looking for execuses to subject it to further sanctions and probably intervention. So what is the benefit for Eritreans to stay in Tigray. I understand their deep desires to avenge woyanes for deeds against Isayas in the 20 plus Woyanes rule . I truely believe they have avenged their grievances by looting and killing as much as they could in the last two years. Any further action by Shabia against Tigray will be self inflicting woulds to Eritreans.

euroland wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 10:14

Educator wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 09:44

"For a lasting peace in #Ethiopia, Eritrea's troops must permanently withdraw.

From Badme? come and get it.

The reason why you juntas are screaming‘Eritrean troops out’ is because your weaken Weyane wants to try its luck again and invade the ENDF warehouses and depot as it did on round 1 and 2 invasion and march southward. Eritrea won’t let that happen no matter a threat of any kind by your masters.

Brother
I don’t think you read the latest Weyanes memo on Friday. They are telling you “Eritrea should withdraw to pre Nov. 2020 position”. This is clearly saying Eritrea should withdraw not only from Badme and enviros but also from all the lands the International Court awarded her, such as Tsoronal, Irob, Badme trialngle (that is the size of Welqait land). Do you think Eritrea will withdraw from its own land no matter what “sanction” there is to come? Furthermore, the sanction Eritrea suffered for 22 years is a UN imposed one that even Russian and China were forced to support it. It was tough, now the sanction this time around, IF ANY isn’t going to be UN imposed nor China and Russia will support it. Remember, Western countries have zero leverage on Eritrea and they know that; that where their frustration is coming from.

If Eritrea forces are still in Tigray cities and towns, they would be there only by the Federal government permission and only the Federal government would have a power to ask them to leave, not the West. Remember, the federal government still has jurisdiction on Tigray, not even TPLF would prevent that.

Educator wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 10:26

euroland,

I agree with you on Badme. Badme is awarded to Eritrea by the international court in Algiers, and woyane gracefully accepted that decision. So Badme is Eritrean.

But for Eritrea to stay in the rest of Tigray is not only foolish, but also suicidal.
All international community are against Eritrea and they are looking for execuses to subject it to further sanctions and probably intervention. So what is the benefit for Eritreans to stay in Tigray. I understand their deep desires to avenge woyanes for deeds against Isayas in the 20 plus Woyanes rule . I truely believe they have avenged their grievances by looting and killing as much as they could in the last two years. Any further action by Shabia against Tigray will be self inflicting woulds to Eritreans.

euroland wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 10:14

Educator wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 09:44

"For a lasting peace in #Ethiopia, Eritrea's troops must permanently withdraw.

From Badme? come and get it.

The reason why you juntas are screaming‘Eritrean troops out’ is because your weaken Weyane wants to try its luck again and invade the ENDF warehouses and depot as it did on round 1 and 2 invasion and march southward. Eritrea won’t let that happen no matter a threat of any kind by your masters.

Brother Euro,

Don't waste your time with Educator......it's Sarcasm's one of many aliases.......These phrases (below) are revealing to this Agame's psyche, always projecting their own crimes, desires and intentions onto others......

Sarcasm is telling us deporting a hundred thousands of Eritreans after misappropriating their wealth and declaring their misgivings about the 'color of our eyes' is just 'woyanes deed against Isayas'. If given another chance, these unrepentant thugs will not hesitate to repeat in larger scale what they did to Eritreans in 1998! The only hurdle that has stood in their way to implement that is the brave Eritrean forces..........As cowards as they're, they're on their knees, as usual, begging to be saved by their masters.[\b]

'I understand their deep desires to avenge woyanes for deeds against Isayas in the 20 plus Woyanes rule . I truely believe they have avenged their grievances by looting and killing as much as they could in the last two years.'

euroland,

Don't you think the West can impose the same kind of sanctions they just imposed on Russia, preventing Eritrea from the swift financial system, blocking the flow of diaspora remittances and the diaspora tax, blocking the movement of vessels from and to Massawa. I believe the West is more powerful than what we all want to acknowledge. Look how they ruined Venezuela, Cuba, Yemen, and Syria to name a few. They can even overthrow Isayas by financing and organizing opposition that would be very powerful. They can even flood the country with Alkaida if they want. So rebelling against the sleeping giant isn't wise at all. I am sure they haven't done these things yet because they want stability in that part of the horn and they want time to determine the fate of Eritrea. Simply, their power is accompanied by immense patience as well.

As to what Woyanes say these days should not matter at all. They have got the best deal that could be gotten. They will be judged by the constitution they wrote. And they will be as influential as they can be in Ethiopian politics for the foreseeable future. They will also get to keep what they looted from Ethiopians and now they will direct all the reconstruction fund of Tigray. So all the beating they received didn't completely wipped them out so it made them stronger. You recall the saying "what doesn't kill you make you stronger "? Thanks to Mamo Killo for that.

Anyways, euroland, if you just look things logically away from hatred and emotions, then you would agree with me that the best thing for Eritrea is to leave Tigray and its land and enjoy the recently reunited Badme.

euroland wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 10:39

Brother
I don’t think you read the latest Weyanes memo on Friday. They are telling you “Eritrea should withdraw to pre Nov. 2020 position”. This is clearly saying Eritrea should withdraw not only from Badme and enviros but also from all the lands the International Court awarded her, such as Tsoronal, Irob, Badme trialngle (that is the size of Welqait land). Do you think Eritrea will withdraw from its own land no matter what “sanction” there is to come? Furthermore, the sanction Eritrea suffered for 22 years is a UN imposed one that even Russian and China were forced to support it. It was tough, now the sanction this time around, IF ANY isn’t going to be UN imposed nor China and Russia will support it. Remember, Western countries have zero leverage on Eritrea and they know that; that where their frustration is coming from.

If Eritrea forces are still in Tigray cities and towns, they would be there only by the Federal government permission and only the Federal government would have a power to ask them to leave, not the West. Remember, the federal government still has jurisdiction on Tigray, not even TPLF would prevent that.

Educator wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 10:26

euroland,

I agree with you on Badme. Badme is awarded to Eritrea by the international court in Algiers, and woyane gracefully accepted that decision. So Badme is Eritrean.

But for Eritrea to stay in the rest of Tigray is not only foolish, but also suicidal.
All international community are against Eritrea and they are looking for execuses to subject it to further sanctions and probably intervention. So what is the benefit for Eritreans to stay in Tigray. I understand their deep desires to avenge woyanes for deeds against Isayas in the 20 plus Woyanes rule . I truely believe they have avenged their grievances by looting and killing as much as they could in the last two years. Any further action by Shabia against Tigray will be self inflicting woulds to Eritreans.

euroland wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 10:14

Educator wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2022, 09:44

"For a lasting peace in #Ethiopia, Eritrea's troops must permanently withdraw.

From Badme? come and get it.

The reason why you juntas are screaming‘Eritrean troops out’ is because your weaken Weyane wants to try its luck again and invade the ENDF warehouses and depot as it did on round 1 and 2 invasion and march southward. Eritrea won’t let that happen no matter a threat of any kind by your masters.