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Another African war looms. A good look at the mounting tensions inside Ethiopia and between Addis and Asmara and acknowledgement that the peace deal that was signed is little more than a ceasefire that could soon fail.

https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1850867886790734294

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We handed over weapons quickly [vs. concurrently] hoping withdrawal would be done quickly. No withdrawal, No DDR - TPLF


"We acted quickly [handed over heavy weapons] hoping that the withdrawal would also be done quickly. But it was not the case. So in this case you cannot have DDR. Without total withdrawal, no DDR… " Dr Debretsion Gebremichael TPLF Chairman


2.1(e). cannot start before 2.1(d). is not completed - No Withdrawal, No DDR

We are halfway in the completion of 2.1(d). Tigray has handed over heavy weapons as confirmed by AU MVCM Team on 10 January 2023. Tigray has completed its half. The other half is "the withdrawal of foreign and non-ENDF forces from the region." The Federal Government has not completed its half. Only when AU MVCM Team have confirmed that the Fedral Government has completed its duties that both parties can move to DDR.


foreign = Shaebia
non-ENDF forces = Amhara / Prosperity Party Demeke's Army
the region = Tigray region
concurrently = at the same time

2.1(d) Disarmament of heavy weapons will be done concurrently with the withdrawal of foreign and non-ENDF forces from the region.

2.1(e) A joint committee shall be established on the date of the signing of this Declaration to work out a detailed implementation plan for the disarmament of light weapons and report within a period of 14 days with a clear plan for the process and and timelines for the disarmament of light weapons. The commette shall comprise two representatives from the parties and one representative from the AU monitoring and Verification Team.



RFI:Do you think that this inaction is deliberate on the part of Addis Ababa, as if the federal government wanted to attack Tigray again? Or is it simply administrative slowness, for example?

Debretsion Gebremichael: There will always be administrative problems in the implementation of the agreement. But here it goes further. It is a political choice. If there was good will, it could have been done. A delay is possible, but when the delay reaches more than a year, we go beyond the administrative problem.


2.1(e). starts when 2.1(d). is completed - No Withdrawal, No DDR



See the agreement in the blow The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ethiopia twitter account

https://x.com/mfaethiopia/status/1591654281802764289



News: AU Monitoring team confirm handing over of heavy weapons by Tigrayan forces; neither “foreign” nor “non-ENDF forces” reported withdrawing from Tigray

January 11, 2023


Addis Ababa – The African Union appointed Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (MVCM) team has confirmed launch of the disarmament process of Tigrayan combatants as Tigrayan forces handed over heavy weapons to the Ethiopian National Defense Forces on Tuesday 10, January.




https://addisstandard.com/news-au-monit ... om-tigray/



La radio internationale française Interview with Dr Debretsion Gebremichael - TPLF Chairman

THE GREAT GUEST AFRICA

Ethiopia: Despite Peace Agreement, 'Tigray Suffering Continues', Says Debretsion Gebremichael


RFI: Almost two years after the peace agreement, where is its implementation? Progress seems very slow.

Debretsion Gebremichael: Yes. This agreement has been signed for almost two years. The implementation is very slow...

At first there was progress. Public services had been restarted. Communications, electricity, transportation, government funding. Everyone was happy. We were moving forward. And most importantly, there was no more fighting. Even though peace was not established in all of Tigray, most of the territory was under the control of our government…

But the most important thing is that there was no more fighting, no more killing, no more destruction, no more bombing. So it was very positive…

But after a while, progress slowed down. The biggest problem is the presence of genocidaires in Tigray. They have not left. There was Pretoria, an agreement to which the Nairobi declaration was added a few months ago. It was planned that once the handover of our heavy weapons was completed, the withdrawal of troops would be carried out at the same time.

Then the return of the displaced people to their homes was planned, and a real interim administration was set up...

But the withdrawal and return of the displaced should have been done last year. We are more than a year behind schedule. And in the meantime, people are dying due to lack of humanitarian aid, care, they are still very psychologically affected, while in the still occupied areas, the genocide continues… So the suffering of the Tigrayans and the Tigrayans continues. We are still in agony.

Yes, at the beginning it was very positive, there was great hope that peace would be complete, that the armed groups would withdraw, that the displaced would return and that rehabilitation would follow, etc. So today our feeling is mixed on the application of the agreement...

Why do you think this agreement is taking so long to be implemented? Some people talk about a lack of political will.

Absolutely. Because the agreement clearly states that the responsibility for these largely delayed steps lies with the federal government…

It is Addis Ababa that must carry out the withdrawal of the Amhara and Eritrean forces. The Amhara are part of the government. The Eritreans are part of an alliance with the federal government, so it is the government that is responsible, it is the government that must tell the Eritreans and the Amhara to go home.

Do you think that this inaction is deliberate on the part of Addis Ababa, as if the federal government wanted to attack Tigray again? Or is it simply administrative slowness, for example?

There will always be administrative problems in the implementation of the agreement. But here it goes further. It is a political choice. If there was good will, it could have been done. A delay is possible, but when the delay reaches more than a year, we go beyond the administrative problem.


Continue reading at https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/le-grand ... continuent

[Sadacha Macca]

Obboletti Eden... Genuine question: what non endf or foreign forces are there in tigray then?
Tigray proper, not disputed lands like welkait and badme, which, no offense, you guys should give up on. Wanting a safe place for the idps is fair and just; but those aforementioned lands are gone forever. It's the harsh truth. I can understand why tigray would still maintain a large armed force but to even entertain the idea of initiating another round of hostilities wouldn't be smart, to say the least.

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Are you adding them lands to your war booty? It seems you guys are claiming war booty left right and centre. Checkout my other thread on war booty

"ብልጽግና የትግራይ ሉዓላዊ ግዛትና ህልውና መደራደርያ አደረገው፤ ደጋፊ መሸመቻ አደረገው" Occupied territories of Southern & Western Tigray as War Booty

[Sadacha Macca]

Are you adding them lands to your war booty? It seems you guys are claiming war booty left right and centre. Checkout my other thread on war booty

"ብልጽግና የትግራይ ሉዓላዊ ግዛትና ህልውና መደራደርያ አደረገው፤ ደጋፊ መሸመቻ አደረገው" Occupied territories of Southern & Western Tigray as War Booty

Obboletti Eden,

No. I personally admit that I do not know enough about the history of those disputed lands, to support either side.
I'm just saying that I do not think tigrayans are wanting to fight another devastating war. It'd be calamitous for the entire country.
If the fano side is saying Ethiopia is for us all, then they should welcome the displaced tigrayans with open arms.
But expecting them to withdraw and let tigray administer those lands? Not so sure about that.

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Commitments MUST be fulfilled. Pretoria is an internationally brokered agreement and fulfillment of every line of the agreement MUST be verified by AU Military as per the agreement.



Sec. of State Blinken urged PM Abiy to fulfill Ethiopia's commitments to end occupation of Western Tigray by PP militias

Second COHA Anniversary
Press Statement

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

November 2, 2024

On November 2, 2022, in Pretoria, South Africa, the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front signed the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA), ending a devastating two-year war. The United States worked with the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and the United Nations to lay the groundwork for peace. Today, on the second anniversary of the COHA’s signing, we reflect on the war’s tremendous human toll, remember the victims, and honor Ethiopian citizens working to build a more peaceful future.

The United States welcomes important progress made on implementation of the COHA. Most importantly, the guns in Tigray remain silent. Internally displaced persons have returned to their homes and basic services have been restored. The scheduled start of the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration campaign this month is a critical step to consolidating the peace. We also welcome the April 2024 publication of Ethiopia’s Transitional Justice Policy and the completion of the Transitional Justice Implementation Roadmap as important building blocks to achieving accountability and reconciliation.

Much work remains, however, to fulfill the commitments and promise of the COHA. We call on the Government of Ethiopia to accelerate actions to facilitate the voluntary return of all people displaced by the conflict, arrange the full withdrawal of non-Ethiopian National Defense Forces from Tigray, and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to victim-centric transitional justice and a credible and inclusive National Dialogue. These steps are necessary to ensure the COHA signatures lead to a durable peace. Finally, the United States calls on all parties to end the violence in other parts of the country, especially Amhara and Oromia, and to resolve disputes at the negotiating table.


https://www.state.gov/second-coha-anniversary/

[Odie]

Stinky ወያኔ!
Nothing good comes out from the serpent ወያኔ!
The mother of all lies and fabrications!

Abiy is your own product of lies and screwed you well, your golden days are left behind you!

You are responsible for every bodies misery including yours

[Abere]

I cannot laugh enough, when Woyane sarcasm says sh!t Pretoria is an international treaty
First of all, Tigray is one of the provinces of Ethiopia. It is not a country at all and cannot enter in any international treaty with another sovereing state, unless one says Tigray is the Lesotho of East Africa.

Second of all, if Tigray one of the smaller provinces of Ethiopia can enter in an international treaty why cannot big provinces of Wolo, Gondar, etc. enter in the treaty; if they do not enter in such a treaty, cannot they refuse or stop such a treaty and over write another treaty.

Third, how can a treaty between OLF and Woyane be a treaty for Amhara? How dare you say OLF can enter a deal on behalf of Amhara - OLF that intensively engaged in cleansing of ethnic Amhara; and in fact, cleansing other ethnic groups of Ethiopia with the wild ambition of expansion and becoming another Lesotho.

Fourth, who make either Blinken or Mike Hammer, the president of Ethiopia? It is a very retarded Woyane style thinking to
believe Blinken or Hammer can break the spirit of Amhara. All Amhara knows, the U.S. is the loyal friend of Woyane and OLF. The U.S. which said that TPLF is 99.9% democratic government, breaking the record of the world, can still say sh!t Pretoria thugs treaty is the best deal ever signed between two anti-Ethiopian thugs of Woyane and OLF. This is just like praising the Berlin Treaty of colonizers for the scramble of Africa.

***** The bottom-line, we are not living in the 19990s where Amhara were the La'me Bora of Woyane, OLF. Those days have long gone.You saw that when an unarmed Amhara destroyed your Woyane and took back their land. You will never ever set your Woyane rat feet in Amhara lands. If Abiy Ahmed could give you these lands, he could have done that happily. But has been impossible for him, because he his OLF army is being smashed like potatoes in every Amhara land. Blink, Mike Hammer, Abiy Ahmed, Woyane rats can cry everytime on the media, but cannot change anything. Accept the new normal, Tigray is limited to its size as created for the first time by King Hailesellasie.

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Abiy Ahmed broke the Pretoria agreement,the deal was done by TPLF & PP, hence the failure of recognizing TPLF,is the failure to accept &Implementing the Pretoria agreement

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