One of my favorite writersThomas Gedle Writes:
The Last Illusion: How. @AbiyAhmedAli has turned Governance into a Global Hustle
The signs are everywhere. The money is gone. The treasury is dry. And yet, the circus rolls on.
Drone shows light up the night skies, as if spectacle could substitute for substance. Another promise to plant billions of trees is floated—again. A grand GERD “launching celebration” is planned, with African dignitaries invited, though the dam remains unfinished and underdelivering. Foreign trips are paraded as diplomacy, but in truth, they are nothing more than a last-ditch hustle—desperate attempts to prop up an illusion while the country falls apart.
The next IMF or World Bank installment isn’t arriving soon—and even if it did, Ethiopia can’t meet the conditions. Doctors demanding livable wages are ignored—not just due to a lack of empathy, though that's in no short supply, but because the regime simply has nothing to give. The threat is growing: teachers, police, and soldiers—many of whom haven’t eaten properly or changed uniforms in months. The fear inside the palace is real.
They’ve tried every trick in the book to raise money internally. But the people—already struggling to afford food—have nothing left to give. Remember the old line? “The dam is 98% complete—we just need a few billion more!” Then came the asset seizures targeting the diaspora, new laws questioning how remittances were brought into the country, followed by unconstitutional moves to sell properties to foreigners. The rushed push to sell off 10% of Ethiopian Airlines and Ethio Telecom. Nothing worked.
Now, the regime is off to Europe with hats in hand. It’s not diplomacy—it’s a traveling pawnshop tour. The Nigerian billionaire email scam, elevated to state policy: Give us your penny today, and we’ll deliver billions tomorrow. Only this time, the scammer is a head of state, and the victims are 134 million Ethiopians.
Instead of facing the truth, Abiy Ahmed and his shrinking inner circle have chosen denial and deception. They’ve returned to the oldest authoritarian script: tell a bigger lie, create a flashier show, and hope no one sees the wreckage behind the curtain. This is no longer governance. It’s a performance. A fraud dressed in state regalia.
And what of the international visits? Saudi Arabia. Italy. France. The UK. Russia.
In Paris, he revives the fantasy of building a navy for a landlocked nation. In Rome, he peddles dam contracts to Italians still waiting for payment from the last round. In London, he’s trying to pawn Ethiopia’s crown jewels—Ethiopian Airlines and Ethio Telecom—at fire-sale prices. And in Moscow, it’s the same dusty nuclear reactor pitch, hoping to trade fiction for a few crates of ammunition.
But the truth is catching up.
The Italians know there’s no money to finish what’s been started. The French see the navy deal for the mirage it is. The British recognize what’s on offer isn’t opportunity—it’s collateral from a regime that’s mortgaged its soul. And the Russians? Even they will see that the nuclear talk is a smokescreen from a country that can’t keep the lights on.
This is not about development. It’s about survival. Not reform—but control. Abiy isn’t seeking aid to build schools or hospitals. He’s hunting for cash to fund repression—weapons, spyware, and silence. Every handshake, every trip, every staged ribbon-cutting is nothing but a stall tactic—a desperate bid for one more breath of power.
But the illusion is collapsing.
The Ethiopian people are no longer asleep. The world is watching more closely. The drone shows, corridor projects, and glossy PR campaigns—they’re wearing thin.
And when the curtain finally falls, this regime won’t be remembered for its slogans or staged triumphs. It will be remembered for what it truly was: a government that squandered its moment, betrayed its people, and ruled with greed, cruelty, and lies.
Make no mistake—Ethiopia will rise again 1/2
remembered as a reformer.
He will be remembered as a fraud who tried to govern through smoke and mirrors—and was finally seen for who he truly was.
Stay sharp. Stay awake. Better days are coming.
Zack wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 02:34Any one who thinks gallas are a threat to any one is just simply mistaken oromuna is just self awareness of oromos to be honest , its just their tribal nationalism , similar to amhara chavauanism, the thing is gallas are never a real threat but amhara are.
Dr Zackovich
Zmeselo wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 02:39
One of my favorite writers
The Last Illusion: How. @AbiyAhmedAli has turned Governance into a Global Hustle
The signs are everywhere. The money is gone. The treasury is dry. And yet, the circus rolls on.
Drone shows light up the night skies, as if spectacle could substitute for substance. Another promise to plant billions of trees is floated—again. A grand GERD “launching celebration” is planned, with African dignitaries invited, though the dam remains unfinished and underdelivering. Foreign trips are paraded as diplomacy, but in truth, they are nothing more than a last-ditch hustle—desperate attempts to prop up an illusion while the country falls apart.
The next IMF or World Bank installment isn’t arriving soon—and even if it did, Ethiopia can’t meet the conditions. Doctors demanding livable wages are ignored—not just due to a lack of empathy, though that's in no short supply, but because the regime simply has nothing to give. The threat is growing: teachers, police, and soldiers—many of whom haven’t eaten properly or changed uniforms in months. The fear inside the palace is real.
They’ve tried every trick in the book to raise money internally. But the people—already struggling to afford food—have nothing left to give. Remember the old line? “The dam is 98% complete—we just need a few billion more!” Then came the asset seizures targeting the diaspora, new laws questioning how remittances were brought into the country, followed by unconstitutional moves to sell properties to foreigners. The rushed push to sell off 10% of Ethiopian Airlines and Ethio Telecom. Nothing worked.
Now, the regime is off to Europe with hats in hand. It’s not diplomacy—it’s a traveling pawnshop tour. The Nigerian billionaire email scam, elevated to state policy: Give us your penny today, and we’ll deliver billions tomorrow. Only this time, the scammer is a head of state, and the victims are 134 million Ethiopians.
Instead of facing the truth, Abiy Ahmed and his shrinking inner circle have chosen denial and deception. They’ve returned to the oldest authoritarian script: tell a bigger lie, create a flashier show, and hope no one sees the wreckage behind the curtain. This is no longer governance. It’s a performance. A fraud dressed in state regalia.
And what of the international visits? Saudi Arabia. Italy. France. The UK. Russia.
In Paris, he revives the fantasy of building a navy for a landlocked nation. In Rome, he peddles dam contracts to Italians still waiting for payment from the last round. In London, he’s trying to pawn Ethiopia’s crown jewels—Ethiopian Airlines and Ethio Telecom—at fire-sale prices. And in Moscow, it’s the same dusty nuclear reactor pitch, hoping to trade fiction for a few crates of ammunition.
But the truth is catching up.
The Italians know there’s no money to finish what’s been started. The French see the navy deal for the mirage it is. The British recognize what’s on offer isn’t opportunity—it’s collateral from a regime that’s mortgaged its soul. And the Russians? Even they will see that the nuclear talk is a smokescreen from a country that can’t keep the lights on.
This is not about development. It’s about survival. Not reform—but control. Abiy isn’t seeking aid to build schools or hospitals. He’s hunting for cash to fund repression—weapons, spyware, and silence. Every handshake, every trip, every staged ribbon-cutting is nothing but a stall tactic—a desperate bid for one more breath of power.
But the illusion is collapsing.
The Ethiopian people are no longer asleep. The world is watching more closely. The drone shows, corridor projects, and glossy PR campaigns—they’re wearing thin.
And when the curtain finally falls, this regime won’t be remembered for its slogans or staged triumphs. It will be remembered for what it truly was: a government that squandered its moment, betrayed its people, and ruled with greed, cruelty, and lies.
Make no mistake—Ethiopia will rise again 1/2
remembered as a reformer.
He will be remembered as a fraud who tried to govern through smoke and mirrors—and was finally seen for who he truly was.
Stay sharp. Stay awake. Better days are coming.
of relocating foreigners and refugees from the capital to camps in White Nile, Gedaref, and Kassala states.begun implementing the first phase
