From an Ethiopian source
“l’ve heard from different people, from different parts of the Amhara region, of the slaughter of ENDF soldiers that’s taking place pretty much on a daily basis. People join the army in the absence of any other employment, often just to get fed.
There are reliable accounts of young people getting forcibly recruited. They get 3 months training and are then deployed to areas which greatly favour Fano ambush and sniping tactics. The EU and German Ambassadors continue to parrot their support for the Ethiopian government’s reform agenda.
Hundreds of thousands of people are deployed in non-productive activities – in the military – and are getting killed while doing so.
Precious forex is wasted in the procurement of arms. Businesses have to deal with suffocating bureaucracy and corruption.
And still the EU supports “the reforms”!”
As the second largest ethnic group the Oromo, and also the southern ethnic groups, are particularly vulnerable as cannon fodder and have been so throughout the war.
The education minister, Berhanu Nega, has presided over the worst pass rate for decades – only 3% of school graduates achieved a pass, this is a deliberate ploy to facilitate army recruitment, as students have virtually no other option.
Mengistu used to test his new military hardware on our Eritrean brothers and sisters in the 1970’s and 80’s that led to the hardening of their desire to secede. What I hear now is the current government using the latest lethal weapon of death and destruction killing innocent civilians in the process. I have to be very apprehensive here when I call out the regime side in my complaints here. By any means, it does not mean to justify the banditry both in Western Wallagaa and Amhara regions. In both regions there is no compelling issue to raise arms. None! Those few here among us and there in the old country who have been scheming and dreaming to yank away a territory to create their personal fiefdom called ‘The Republic of Oromia’, such dumb dream will remain just as such hovering the skies of La La Land in some far away galaxy. Those who also dream to whip up a new Ethiopia based on their warped ambition is gonna remain another unfulfilled dream till the cows come home, which means fat chance.
Dear level head countrymen and women everywhere!
Those upright people who produced us all have been denied to live in peace and stability since 1974. They have been victimized by despotic rulers in cities and towns and armed bullies in the countryside. When we all think the end to their predicament is at hand, it has always been déjà vu, back to being abused by bullies and despots. It is now the time to come out in unison and pressure both the government and those aimlessly wandering in the bushes to come to the round table and sort things out to deliver peace and stability to innocent civilians. That Amhara individual victimized in these stupid conflicts is the brother and sister of all of us. That Oromo individual who is being victimized by bullies and despots is the brother and sister of all of us. This carnage can not just go on!!!
I repeat! The Republic of Oromia dreamt by connivers and hooligans will never come to fruition. On the other hand to recreate a new Ethiopia ala the bloodthirsty and mass murderers Tedros and John IV ain’t gonna happen either. You can stand the upright and harmonious people of that country at the gates of hell, but it will not happen. You hear me? It shall never happen! Never, never, never!!! I gave up!!!
You ass hole! Do you think the southern regions want back your Amhara naftagna system? When will you guys get out of hallucinations and mental retardation?