MAJOR POLITICAL UNFOLDING IN ETHIOPIA.
Ethiopia is crumbling! All inappropriate pieces Abiy put together is unraveling quickly. While there is a serious fear that more irredeemable damages may be happening, any reasonable policy or pressure from international actors should consider the following:
1. Ensure all forces operating at regional levels take a responsible and reasonable leadership. This means, allow TDF and Tigray government to restore and take control of its region. Allow Oromo armed and civilian forces to take a responsible and reasonable leadership of their region. This requires a pressure on Abiy Ahmed to release political prisoners and meet with their corresponding regional forces to prepare for any possible transitional settlement.
2. In the next few days and weeks, put in place an entity that plays an overseeing role for all regional forces to abide by ceasefire and focus on security of citizens and average Joes.
3. Limit Abiy Ahmed’s forces from causing irredeemable damages during this moment. Downsize Abiy to a party whose voice counts in any peace conference. This might hinder any future accountability. But, that’s the only route to a lesser evil; or we risk many more lives.
4. Keep Isayas of Eritrea out of any major decision on Ethiopia (he does it through Abiy Ahmed).
3. We know this moment is exactly similar to the last moment of Mengistu Hailemariam. International community got it wrong then! That’s why we are in this difficult situation.
DO NOT MAKE THE SAME PROBLEM YOU COMMITTED IN 1991!
LIVES ARE AT A SERIOUS RISK ANYWHERE IN ETHIOPIA!
By Henok G. Gabisa
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