Compare and Contrast:
Posted: 31 Mar 2026, 18:01
Yonatan Dhibisa vs. Alemayehu Diro (both were part of the now defunct OLF, in Asmara, I guess).
Yonatan Dhibbisa has recently, but also eloquently, described the role of OLF in Ethiopia losing her right to sea access, specifically mentioning Lencho Leta by name, who reportedly opted for silence when the then Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs of US, Herman Cohen, proposed a way for Ethiopia continuing using Assab Port for her maritime trade, after Eritrea's seceded from Ethiopia under a cover of a dubious referendum, while Eritrea's Isayas himself nodded to the proposal, and Meles Zenawi as a leader of the Transitional government opposed the suggestion.
More importantly, someone should note, group of members of the OLF went an extra step of using violence to beat Yonatan in the premises of one of the OLF leaders, possibly Daud Ibsa, who was hosted by Isayas in Eritrea, for just disagreeing with his views.
This Alemayehu Diro, another member of Daud Ibsa's OLF, and a disciple of Lencho Leta's political teaching, went on a TV interview in the year 2026 to oppose Ethiopia's quest for unimpedded Sea Access.
The two men's views can't be more diametrically opposed to one another, and then no wonder that some members of the OLF decided to use violence against another member and former high ranking government official of the Transitional Government.
Yonatan Dhibbisa has recently, but also eloquently, described the role of OLF in Ethiopia losing her right to sea access, specifically mentioning Lencho Leta by name, who reportedly opted for silence when the then Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs of US, Herman Cohen, proposed a way for Ethiopia continuing using Assab Port for her maritime trade, after Eritrea's seceded from Ethiopia under a cover of a dubious referendum, while Eritrea's Isayas himself nodded to the proposal, and Meles Zenawi as a leader of the Transitional government opposed the suggestion.
More importantly, someone should note, group of members of the OLF went an extra step of using violence to beat Yonatan in the premises of one of the OLF leaders, possibly Daud Ibsa, who was hosted by Isayas in Eritrea, for just disagreeing with his views.
This Alemayehu Diro, another member of Daud Ibsa's OLF, and a disciple of Lencho Leta's political teaching, went on a TV interview in the year 2026 to oppose Ethiopia's quest for unimpedded Sea Access.
The two men's views can't be more diametrically opposed to one another, and then no wonder that some members of the OLF decided to use violence against another member and former high ranking government official of the Transitional Government.