Abiy Ahmed’s address in Wellega was deeply genocidal, as he skillfully manipulated past grievances, fueled anger, and exacerbated biases using veiled language. He urged for Oromo solidarity against their perceived adversaries, the Amharas. His words explicitly justified and endorsed the horrific targeting and slaughter of Amharas, witnessed by a vast audience in a stadium. This act was as repugnant as delivering hate speech against Jews to a gathering of Germans in Auschwitz.
“በማይረቡት፥ በነዛ በምናምንቴዎቹ ነው መቶ አመት በባርነት የተገዛነው።” – አብይ አህመድ አሊ በወለጋ ለህዝብ ካቀረበው የጥላቻ ንግግር
እርጉሙ፣ ክሃዲው፣ አረመኔው እና ሰይጣኑ አብዮት አህመድ አማራውን ለማጥፋት ሁሉን ነገር ሞክሮ ስላቀተው እና pic.twitter.com/JkbL7k6VZa
— የበራራው ራስ ዳምጤ (@RasDamte) May 9, 2024
Kefale Alemu on the 2005 Crimes in Ethiopia. Recorded by Imbita Yetibeb Sirawoch
