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[Zmeselo]

AFRICA
Ethiopia: Travel ban imposed against Tigray passengers


People walk in the streets in Kombolcha, Ethiopia, on Dec. 11, 2021. AFP photo

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle

https://sudantribune.com/article269244/

January 9, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – An air travel ban has been imposed for passengers flying via Ethiopian Airlines from Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, credible sources told Sudan Tribune.

The new travel restriction comes less than two weeks after Ethiopian Airlines resumed passenger flight operations to the war-torn Tigray region over two years.

Any passenger was allowed to travel between Mekelle and Addis Ababa since commercial flights resumed to Tigray on 28 December following a November peace deal signed between Tigray regional authorities and the federal government of Ethiopia.

The fragile peace deal had allowed restoration to long-halted basic services including air travel, electricity, access to bank services, telephone and internet.

Despite the commended developments, an unexpected travel ban however is now imposed against all people aged between 16 and 65 who intend to fly out of the Tigray region.

Per the new travel restrictions, only the elderly, children and patients with medical referral letters can only fly out of Tigray to the Ethiopian capital.

The ban means, the hundreds if not thousands of Tigrayan youths who have recently flown to Tigray via Ethiopian Airlines to reunite with their families won’t be able to return back to Addis Ababa where they reside.

Passengers learnt about the travel ban during the weekend when dozens of Tigrayan youth who had bought air tickets in advance went to Mekele Airport to fly but only to be denied boarding access by Ethiopian Airlines.

According to eyewitnesses, a large number of passengers who were denied boarding were seen sitting at the airport kept waiting for hours.

It is not yet clear why such a travel ban – which mostly targeted the youth was imposed after an AU-brokered peace deal that ended a two-year bloody conflict which has claimed over half a million people.

But when asked for reasons on why the ban was imposed, security guards at Mekelle Alula Abanega International airport said

it was an order from the federal government

without giving any further details.

Speaking to a local radio station, Tigray officials said they were not aware of the matter and said they will discuss it with federal officials.

Professor Kindeya Gebrehiwot, a representative of the Tigray government External Affairs Office, did not immediately respond to Sudan Tribune’s requests for comment.

Neither the Ethiopian government nor Ethiopian Airlines have said anything about the travel restrictions.

Meanwhile, ethnic Tigrayans passengers who made it from Mekelle to Addis Ababa today were being taken to a “special” place for investigation and registration of their specific addresses.

[euroland]

The ban is imposed by the scared junta leaders who are seeing a barren Chigray in a matter of weeks. Nonetheless, the Amara and the Afaris should NOT let pass these crimes Agames through their lands. Afterall, the crime they committed against the Amaras and Afaris is still fresh on the minds of the people.

[DefendTheTruth]

If this is true, then the war-crime has to do with the matter. If the youth is denied an exit, then I wonder how Getachaw and Tsedaqan may be allowed to do the same.

Justice being served!

[Za-Ilmaknun]

The ban is imposed by the scared junta leaders who are seeing a barren Chigray in a matter of weeks. Nonetheless, the Amara and the Afaris should NOT let pass these crimes Agames through their lands. Afterall, the crime they committed against the Amaras and Afaris is still fresh on the minds of the people.

Actually, the Tigre youth should be allowed to freely go to Addis...unless they are banned from entry at Bole by the current administration. The more they go outta Tigray the less they will be killed at the soon to resume war.

[tarik]

AFRICA
Ethiopia: Travel ban imposed against Tigray passengers


People walk in the streets in Kombolcha, Ethiopia, on Dec. 11, 2021. AFP photo

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle

https://sudantribune.com/article269244/

January 9, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – An air travel ban has been imposed for passengers flying via Ethiopian Airlines from Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, credible sources told Sudan Tribune.

The new travel restriction comes less than two weeks after Ethiopian Airlines resumed passenger flight operations to the war-torn Tigray region over two years.

Any passenger was allowed to travel between Mekelle and Addis Ababa since commercial flights resumed to Tigray on 28 December following a November peace deal signed between Tigray regional authorities and the federal government of Ethiopia.

The fragile peace deal had allowed restoration to long-halted basic services including air travel, electricity, access to bank services, telephone and internet.

Despite the commended developments, an unexpected travel ban however is now imposed against all people aged between 16 and 65 who intend to fly out of the Tigray region.

Per the new travel restrictions, only the elderly, children and patients with medical referral letters can only fly out of Tigray to the Ethiopian capital.

The ban means, the hundreds if not thousands of Tigrayan youths who have recently flown to Tigray via Ethiopian Airlines to reunite with their families won’t be able to return back to Addis Ababa where they reside.

Passengers learnt about the travel ban during the weekend when dozens of Tigrayan youth who had bought air tickets in advance went to Mekele Airport to fly but only to be denied boarding access by Ethiopian Airlines.

According to eyewitnesses, a large number of passengers who were denied boarding were seen sitting at the airport kept waiting for hours.

It is not yet clear why such a travel ban – which mostly targeted the youth was imposed after an AU-brokered peace deal that ended a two-year bloody conflict which has claimed over half a million people.

But when asked for reasons on why the ban was imposed, security guards at Mekelle Alula Abanega International airport said

it was an order from the federal government

without giving any further details.

Speaking to a local radio station, Tigray officials said they were not aware of the matter and said they will discuss it with federal officials.

Professor Kindeya Gebrehiwot, a representative of the Tigray government External Affairs Office, did not immediately respond to Sudan Tribune’s requests for comment.

Neither the Ethiopian government nor Ethiopian Airlines have said anything about the travel restrictions.

Meanwhile, ethnic Tigrayans passengers who made it from Mekelle to Addis Ababa today were being taken to a “special” place for investigation and registration of their specific addresses.

If true, then abiy finally got z secret plan of terrorist-tplf 2 invade addis-abeba using their terrorist-tplf spies aka youth of cursed-land-tigray. But i never trusted this guy named tesfaalem tekle from sudan tribune, he have been lying a lot, of course he is based in france so nobody trusts this guy, he may be an agame from cursed-land-tigray as well. In arabic there is a saying, today's news is with money, but 2morrow it's free, So only time will tell.

[Zmeselo]

If this is true, then the war-crime has to do with the matter. If the youth is denied an exit, then I wonder how Getachaw and Tsedaqan may be allowed to do the same.

Justice being served!

Sudan Tribune, as it says in the article, sought clarification from the Fed. Govt & the terror junta but both refused to comment.

That tells me, it must be true.

It's still unclear tho, which side is doing the banning. A mystery, wrapped in a riddle, inside an enigma.

[Digital Weyane]

ነዙይ ዓለም ዘሰንበደ ፍልሰት ተጋሩ ላብ ኢትዮጵያ ፣ ፍቱሓት ዕጥቂ ጁንታውያን ዎገናተይ <<መብረቓዊ ምፍንፃሕ ዕፅዋይ ክባይ>> ክብሉ ይገልፅዎ አለዉ። አግሪሙለይ። ኻማይሉ ዘየግርመለይ።

[Abere]

This is how Tribal Federation (ክልል) finally does. የጎሳ ክልል የመጨረሻው የማህበረሰብ ስቃይ ምርት። ወያኔ ለትግራይ ህዝብ ያበረከተችው መርገመት።አሁን የትግራይ ህዝብ ምን ማድረግ ይገባዋል?
1) ከእንግድህ በኋላ ጸረ-ክልል እና ጸረ-ጎሳ ንቅናቄን መቀላቀል።
2) ከዚህ በኋላ ሁመራ፥ወልቃይት፤ራያ የእኔ ነው የሚለውን ዕብደት እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው።
3) የወያኔን የቻይና ባንድራ ማቃጠል፥ ወያኔዎችን ማስወገድ
4) ለኦነግ እና ኦነግ መሰል አጥፊ የጎሳ ድርጅቶች ማንኛውንም ድጋፍ እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው። በምትኩ እነርሱን መታገል
5) የአማራ፤ጉራጌ እና ሌሎች ኢትዮጵያዊያንን ትግል መቀላቀል።

[quindibu]

This is how Tribal Federation (ክልል) finally does. የጎሳ ክልል የመጨረሻው የማህበረሰብ ስቃይ ምርት። ወያኔ ለትግራይ ህዝብ ያበረከተችው መርገመት።አሁን የትግራይ ህዝብ ምን ማድረግ ይገባዋል?
1) ከእንግድህ በኋላ ጸረ-ክልል እና ጸረ-ጎሳ ንቅናቄን መቀላቀል።
2) ከዚህ በኋላ ሁመራ፥ወልቃይት፤ራያ የእኔ ነው የሚለውን ዕብደት እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው።
3) የወያኔን የቻይና ባንድራ ማቃጠል፥ ወያኔዎችን ማስወገድ
4) ለኦነግ እና ኦነግ መሰል አጥፊ የጎሳ ድርጅቶች ማንኛውንም ድጋፍ እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው። በምትኩ እነርሱን መታገል
5) የአማራ፤ጉራጌ እና ሌሎች ኢትዮጵያዊያንን ትግል መቀላቀል።

Mostly I'm reluctant to comment on issues that wouldn't affect Eritrea directly or indirectly, but I've made an exception on this one, without delving into the specifics of ethiopian politics......

I'm afraid your prescription is a simplistic approach to a very complex problem. The politics of Identity (in its narrowest definition) isn't susceptible to rationality, nor is it an outfit one dons or takes off depending on the weather. For, at the heart of it is the disjunction between one's inner-self and his/her surroundings..........What would make this perceived or real disjunction difficult to understand is its inaccessibility for outsiders to cognitively analyze it. A good example of this is the proliferation of various groups (LGBTQQIP2SAA etc) in the western world.

So, there may not be ready-made or simple solutions for the problem, but understanding the complexity of the issue, I believe, is the first step in the right direction.

[Fiyameta]

It was the terror junta that imposed a travel ban on Tegaru youth seeking asylum in Ethiopia, but they blamed the Ethiopian government for their own actions to avoid a mass uprising in Tigray.

[Abere]

--- Well, Ethiopians as such do not have complex problem. The problem Ethiopians have is complex foreign adversaries, historically. Ethiopians have no unique problem as people, internally. The cohesion of Ethiopians is always regarded as threat for those external adversaries. Thus, ethnic politics or tribalism is a poisonous chemical formula designed to destabilize and disintegrate the country by external forces, not really born out of the objective need of the people. Of course, Ethiopian nationals are used a Trojan Horses to get this done.

--- The only effective solution for Ethiopia to come out of this crisis is demolishing tribal federation. This is an international crime that no country or humanity exercise this lethal system. የትግራይ ህዝብ ከዘመናት እንቅልፉ መንቃት እና ከታሪካዊ ውደቀቱ ለመነሳት ከፈለገ ጸረ-ጎሳ ፌደሬሽን እና ጸረ-ጎሳ ፓርቲ መሆን አለበት። ከዚህ ውጭ ምንም አይነት ምርጫ የለው። ይኸ ብቻ ነው የህልውና ምርጫው። በስብዕና የተመሰረተ ማህበረሰብ እንጅ በጎሳ በመታሰር ነጻነት እና የመኖር ዋስትና ማረጋገጥ አይቻልም። ከ50 አመታት የቤተ-ሙከራ እና ከሚልዮኖች ዕልቂት መማር የማይችል ሰው ካለ እርሱ ምን አይነት ሰው ነው? ለትግራይ ህዝብ ወያኔ በቃው! ለትግራይ ህዝብ ኦነግ/ፒፒ በቃው! ጎሰኝነት በቃው! በወያኔ ወይም በኦነግ-ፒፒ ትግራይ መገዛት ማለት ሞት ነው። ውርደት ነው።

የትግራይ ህዝብ ምን ማድረግ ይገባዋል?
1) ከእንግድህ በኋላ ጸረ-ክልል እና ጸረ-ጎሳ ንቅናቄን መቀላቀል።
2) ከዚህ በኋላ ሁመራ፥ወልቃይት፤ራያ የእኔ ነው የሚለውን ዕብደት እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው።
3) የወያኔን የቻይና ባንድራ ማቃጠል፥ ወያኔዎችን ማስወገድ
4) ለኦነግ እና ኦነግ መሰል አጥፊ የጎሳ ድርጅቶች ማንኛውንም ድጋፍ እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው። በምትኩ እነርሱን መታገል
5) የአማራ፤ጉራጌ እና ሌሎች ኢትዮጵያዊያንን ትግል መቀላቀል።

This is how Tribal Federation (ክልል) finally does. የጎሳ ክልል የመጨረሻው የማህበረሰብ ስቃይ ምርት። ወያኔ ለትግራይ ህዝብ ያበረከተችው መርገመት።አሁን የትግራይ ህዝብ ምን ማድረግ ይገባዋል?
1) ከእንግድህ በኋላ ጸረ-ክልል እና ጸረ-ጎሳ ንቅናቄን መቀላቀል።
2) ከዚህ በኋላ ሁመራ፥ወልቃይት፤ራያ የእኔ ነው የሚለውን ዕብደት እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው።
3) የወያኔን የቻይና ባንድራ ማቃጠል፥ ወያኔዎችን ማስወገድ
4) ለኦነግ እና ኦነግ መሰል አጥፊ የጎሳ ድርጅቶች ማንኛውንም ድጋፍ እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው። በምትኩ እነርሱን መታገል
5) የአማራ፤ጉራጌ እና ሌሎች ኢትዮጵያዊያንን ትግል መቀላቀል።

Mostly I'm reluctant to comment on issues that wouldn't affect Eritrea directly or indirectly, but I've made an exception on this one, without delving into the specifics of ethiopian politics......

I'm afraid your prescription is a simplistic approach to a very complex problem. The politics of Identity (in its narrowest definition) isn't susceptible to rationality, nor is it an outfit one dons or takes off depending on the weather. For, at the heart of it is the disjunction between one's inner-self and his/her surroundings..........What would make this perceived or real disjunction difficult to understand is its inaccessibility for outsiders to cognitively analyze it. A good example of this is the proliferation of various groups (LGBTQQIP2SAA etc) in the western world.

So, there may not be ready-made or simple solutions for the problem, but understanding the complexity of the issue, I believe, is the first step in the right direction.

[Zmeselo]

[Zmeselo]