Why Ethiopia's Regions are Fighting Again

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While Ethiopia's recent civil war resulted in a ceasefire between the government and the TPLF, the country could be on the cusp of another. So in this video, we break down why Abiy Ahmed's plan to centralise power could spark more inter-ethnic conflict.
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00:00 Introduction
01:26 How Ethiopia’s State Works
03:24 Abiy Ahmed’s Plan for Centralisation
05:07 Why the Amhara are Resisting

[@CanadaMMA]

Ethiopia is on the verge of pulling itself out of poverty, and at the sametime, seemingly on the verge of pulling itself apart. Its very much a microcosm of humanity.

[@TheMrgoodmanners]

Pulling itself out of poverty with what?

[@CanadaMMA]

@@TheMrgoodmanners The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It could do a lot of good for the region. Unfortunately, human beings keep getting in our own way.

[@ottawadev]

@@CanadaMMA it is digging itself down into poverty with warmonger pm that took the country into a multi-billion dollar war, instability. For the first time in almost 50 years, there is limited inter regional trade. Inflation is so high (30+ percent) you doubt that if inflation can really go this high. And another civil war is eminent .... in the next few months.

[@KillaB]

@@TheMrgoodmanners the dam that’s half the reason for the war, we know the Egyptians are funding militias to stop the dam.

[@thecrow9820]

@@CanadaMMA Well the very same dam can infact affect greatly Egypt and Sudan, we're talking about millions if not billions of cubic meter of waters being taken from Nile river from those countries, don't you guys have a better alternative method instead of affecting others

[@randomchannel-px6ho]

It's worth noting the irony of Abdi winning the Nobel peace price a year before the civil conflict started...

[@abdiganisugal825]

Reminds me of another president who won their Nobel peace prize, just 8 months into his term. Maybe we should hold onto the Nobel Prizes until after they've left office.

[@LivingHope12345]

Ethiopian here...n...he deceived the whole world...nothing is stopping him from his greed....

[@nurturingglobal2local473]

Imagine Nobel peace price winner, criminal Henry Kissinger... just given to him in dream to manipulate him to destroy the horn of Africa/ Eritrea like the previous did to somalia , like Kissinger did to Chile...

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Same with Obama. Got the Nobel Peace Prize while he was using drone strikes in the ME. Or Theodore Roosevelt who got a Nobel Peace Prize for essentially bullying both Russia and Japan to the peace table (alienating both, leading to the Cold War and WW2, respectively) while he was keeping quasi-colonial policies in Cuba and supported Panamanian independence from Colombia...

[@eldrago19]

"satire died the day Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize." - Tom Lehrer

[@cummerou1]

It's a real shame that Ethiopia is still so unstable, my heart goes out to the civilian population, I hope the country sees peace

[@007kingifrit]

its not a shame, its the fault of left wing values, consociationalism and diversity. diversity is bad

[@Eliastaye6]

lmao we're chilling here watching you create fake comments

[@mayadafox]

​@@Eliastaye6 what

[@starscream007]

Too bad that your heart won’t do shit to stop what’s going on over there. Maybe try thoughts and prayers next?

[@ahadu_entertainment]

All regional forces are now integrated to the army and there is no war, no problem whatsoever think about it recently Susan's army is in war with RSF which is 100k army it could have been the same case for Ethiopia too even much worse if the army and regional forces go to war each region has its own special force close to 100k in this case the army vs 11 regions with combined 1 million special forces without including their police and militias think about it for me our PM has done a great job with only a little hiccup in Amhara region which is solved with in a week and integrated 1 million forces to federal army and police. We are safe and sound without any problems now and btw it's funny that why TLDR would make a video about a week long protest in some cities which was handled well by the gov't 😂

[@pawelzybulskij3367]

The whole Ethiopian ethnic division looks like Yugoslavia.

[@zenxel]

Fun Fact: "Balkanization" is a real word used to describe severely ethnically divided nations because of the Yugoslavia and the other Balkans.

[@A.D.540]

Not it look like Europe as whole. Europe's whole is broken to ethnic nation. Who make majority of Germany,France,Spain ,Italy, P ,Greece, turkey, Ukraine , russia etc;

[@phoenix5054]

Don't Yugoslavian speak different dialects rather than different language amongst their ethnicities? Seems like people just want to divide themselves over minor differences.

[@christiandawit612]

Very Very lazy comparison. Yugoslavia was an amalgamation of countries which belonged to austro-hungary and the ottomans after WW1 and has zero Historical precident. Whereas Ethiopia has had an organic and uninterrupted state formation for 3000 yrs with amahras and tigrayans living in harmony for many many centuries

[@Mmjk_12]

@@phoenix5054 They are all speak the same language. The difference between them is like the difference between British and American English.

[@ottawadev]

There is quite an important thing that the narrator missed. The Amhara region was the main proponent of dismantling regional forces, but why are they against it now? That is the million dollar question here - and the answer is : Most of the people of Ethiopia have now lost trust on Abiy (the PM), because what he says and what he does are not the same. For example, people travelling from Amhara region have been frequently prevented from entering the capital. He speaks about the Oromo having the upper hand for the next 100 years. His advisers say the Oromo region is the last region that will have its regional force centralized as the government sees it fit and many more ... This all culminated into fear that he is trying to disarm the regular people, militia, fano and Amhara special forces. And the larger consequence out of this is that he can hand over the disputed areas such as Raya And Wokait back to the TPLF.

[@views_of_oromia5622]

False propoganda! Not a single militia from Oromia or any other region will hold a gun unless they join the central Force. Speak for the seek of Truth! And no one lose hope on Abiy other than Amhara people who are suffering from the pain of jealousy of Oromo!

[@Finisher794]

Yeah he missed out a lot.

[@ottawadev]

@@Finisher794 Agreed. And this is already becoming so old. There is more that just happened in just a week. PM made a swift peace agreement with Tigray and OLA (Shene) so that they can fight with the Amhara and parliament passed a bill yesterday that allows Tigray and OLA(Shene) forces to join the national military and fight against Amhara. Another war and another Genocide is on the horizon. This time, it is worse than before. It is the Ethiopian Nationalist (Amhara) vs the Ethno-centrist (Tigray + Oromo).

[@letitbe2468]

Yes, that is very true. The media got info only from some biased individuals so they make the infos genuine while it gets fake. Only neutral investigators and a real journalist can state the real situation of such complex nation. Everyone believes if you support his/her tribe you are always correct but that is totally not correct. On top of what you mentioned, why the government asked ONLY Amhara Special force to disarm if they think those forces in every regions are not important? Here the good question, I believe. You can take the other calm regions who are still not disarmed yet. It is all about the specific interest that the government and TPLF come against Amhara.

[@yesewkne6016]

This is the actual fact. The guy didn't say many things

[@Roggor]

I remember seeing a map years ago that showed what Africa would look like if it was divided up into ethnicity and geographic based nation states like Europe did. They were over 900 countries, some less than two miles across.

[@lm_b5080]

incredible. kind of a beautiful testament to human diversity on the continent where homo sapiens originated. and it says quite a bit that arguably the most stable african country (Botswana) is homogenous

[@derrickthewhite1]

Its probably because no large stable empire has come along and destroyed or assimilated all the small peoples. Rome did that in parts of europe, the persians and hellenistic states did that for much of the middle east, the Chinese in their swath of the world, The Spanish and English/Americans in the Americas, and the Indian subcontinent has had several empires stretching over half or more of it. That leaves south-east asia and africa as the places where small languages and cultures thrive.

[@association3cm675]

@@lm_b5080 Botswana is far from homogenous

[@holdenennis]

I have seen that map. It uses a really loose definition of “ethnicity”, with even clans of certain ethnicities being shown as completely separate ethnicities.

[@lm_b5080]

@@association3cm675 80% tswana..thats pretty homogenous

[@ahmedsafiy5089]

I am Egyptian, and I hope that Ethiopia's situation will improve. Ethiopia is a beautiful country, and I hope that Ethiopia will not secede. Sorry if there are spelling mistakes.

[@macluumadxaqaaiq9925]

The mistake is ethiopia is just acolonizer country

[@DoctorCyan]

Perfect spelling! The only error in what you said is using "secede", which means "break away from" when you meant "break apart". Try using "dissolve", "split up", or get fancy with "balkanize"! Greetings from America!

[@macluumadxaqaaiq9925]

@@DoctorCyan englosh isn't my lankuwej i wellll ise wat ever i wantttti

[@macluumadxaqaaiq9925]

@@DoctorCyan u got it

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

Thanks

[@kevincronk7981]

Saying that the borders not lining up with ethnic boundaries just because it's African is completely missing the context. Ethiopia's borders aren't drawn by a foreign colonial empire (other than losing Eritrea mostly because of the long Italian occupation), but because they thenselves are a colonial empire which never gave up its colonies. That's why the initial war was between tigrayans, who are 6% of the population, and literally everyone else (they were allied with an oromo group and some smaller organizations which mostly existed to make it sound like they had more support), because the Tigrayans and Amhara were the colonial overlords so hold the power

[@melkamargaw2970]

mtsm

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

@@melkamargaw2970 ጉዳይ ጥሪ ሲኦል !! ዘለኣለማዊ ክብርን መጎስን ብምኽንያት ኹናት "ባሕላዊ ጸወታ“ ናይ ዘርኢ ድያብሎሳት ሕዝቢ ትግራይ ብEXPRESS ጥሪ ናብ ሲኦል ጋሃንብ ዝኣቱ more than 1.5 million Rest in HELL ንሞት እምበር ንምንባር ዘይተዓደሉ ፍጥረት ናይ ሰብ ዘይብሎም "ሓዱሽ ANIMALS" ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ሞቶረ ሃገረ ዓባይ ትግራይ Republic TDF ብዘይካ መናእሰይ ካባ “ሰብኣዊ መሰል“ ተጎልቢቦም ዝንቅዉ ዘሎዉ ሓደሽቲ ኣዛብእ ናይ ቀትሪ፥ ብዓረባዕተ እግሪ ዝኸይዱ ዉርጋጣት ወርደተኛታት ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝለሃሶም ብመንፈስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተጠመቁ ዝተለኸፉ ዝተበኸሉ ተወጋሪ ትግራዋይ ንሰማእታትና: ኣሜን! ኣሜን!!!! ፍጥረት ናይ ሰብ ዘይብሎም ሓዱሽ ANIMALS ብሓንሳብ ጉድጓድ ምስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተፈጠሩ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝለሃሶም ብመንፈስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተጠመቁ ዝተለኸፉ ዝተበኸሉ ንሞት እምበር ንምንባር ዘይተዓደሉ ተጎቢሆም ብመኣኮሮም ብኣፎም ይዉገሩ ብስብስ ዘርኢ ድያብሎሳት ተወጋሪ ሕዝቢ ትግራይ ከይጸነተ ሰላም የለን!!!ኣሜን! ኣሜን!

[@drag0n_rage682]

Not really a colonial empire, more of a traditional empire similar to the likes of Rome or the Mughals.

[@My_Lacrimosa]

Finally, someone with some sense

[@zeytelaloi]

@@drag0n_rage682 More like the Russian empire. In particular it's the use of ethnic migration/settlement that has created a bunch of simmering problems.

[@kangmoabel]

as an Ethiopian 🇪🇹 i feel sad seeing my country facing so many problems 😢

[@mandrake925]

Hopefully peace will come soon

[@arthurschildgen5522]

Praying for you

[@militarywatch111]

Name one country with No problems.

[@bzuidgeest]

It seems this stuff is always blamed on colonisation, but really, can't you decide to start trade wars instead of breating each other's heads in? If you formed a block Africa would be the richest continent there is.

[@khalilabushahin418]

​@@militarywatch111Luxembourg

[@pepusnegus613]

Half a million dead in just 2 years? That is insane

[@HIHIHJIHIHIH]

I think most of those are because of famine and disease's.

[@nie_ma]

More than one million not just half. The data is not correct

[@A.D.540]

​@@nie_ma its waz done by independent researcher from University research department. Stop lying

[@jhonywalker1168]

yeah, morethan half a million died because of War, hunger and shortage of medicine my cousin had participated in the war...

[@panalkibler6061]

True,man

[@WhyDoesYTUseHandlesNow]

I wonder if a more step-by-step approach would work here. Instead of integrating entire regions under one umbrella, only integrate a small part of every region. If these regions become more successful, support would follow.

[@Eldeecue]

The other less successful regions would just come take their stuff, though.

[@barsukascool]

@@Eldeecue there’d still be much violence:/

[@5801160052086]

It's Africa,bits how they like to live...war, poverty, unnecessary suffering

[@Jajalaatmaar]

A good reason to attack those regions for the dumb ethnic militia bosses.

[@nqobanimaphazima4045]

@@5801160052086 😒😒Really. What the hell does that mean? Why such a reductive statement on African people?

[@Keln02]

African tribalism is it's greatest roadblock to stability and prosperity. And this is not a recent problem.

[@zenxel]

"A hungry man is an angry man" When basic needs cannot be met, the people look for who to blame. Rwandans engaged in genocide against each other because their greedy leaders blamed minority ethnicities for their lack of prosperity. But under President Kagame, ethnic tensions have died down as the government is actually competent.

[@GabFrrost]

Switzerland tribalism meanwhile ..... ssshhh

[@lordjjtheradiant1515]

this isn't really tribalism

[@BrightWendigo]

@@zenxel Africa is one of the most resource rich places in the planet, they’re going hungry because of their tribalism, not the other way around

[@WillieFungo]

​@@BrightWendigo Africa is not any more "resource rich" than any other part of the planet. It is actually a tiny fraction of the global commodity trade.

[@y9731]

As an Ethiopian, this video is consistent with what’s going on. The main problem is the constitution. The country is drawn upon by ethnic borders, and when you have ethnic borders, you’re not too far from ethnic cleansing. Plainly put it’s an apartheid system. For example, the oromos believe the capital only belongs to them..how do you give a whole capital to one ethnic group? No other nation has such a backward system. It influences and invites war across regions.

[@mua2]

@@yenenehw Abiy disbanded the Somali liyu police as well, but Oromo’s are getting special treatment now, it seems like he’s trying to defang any group that’s in competition with Oromo, we’ve been fighting with them and Afar on our borders, Mustafa Cagjar is too weak and stupid to put up a fight. The ONLF will be back Inshallah.

[@jonathanterecha6955]

The main reason is Amharas resisem

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

@@jonathanterecha6955 Oromia has been hell for minorities in the past 5 years. The oromo govt is Expanding to neighboring regions using OLA.

[@jonathanterecha6955]

@@Zeyede_Seyum that's what Amhara call it "hell". And I think you are for five years but it's only for this 3 UpTo 4 years but it's been heaven for thousands of years, so we are the most inclusive state in Africa (the funny thing you are saying this when you are living so peacefully in Oromoya" please tell me am li..

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

@@jonathanterecha6955 too bad oromia didn’t exist 33 years before. Oromo’s don’t practice federalism at all. Fighting with all your neighbors will lead to Tigrai 2.0

[@randomproductions1650]

sounds almost exactly like what is happening in Sudan, with the central government trying to integrate another faction and encountering resistance.

[@t34r]

With the difference that in Sudan the conflict is already larger scale. They are already fighting with big armies, trying to take territory, shooting with artillery and using the air force. Especially in the capital.

[@maclie7078]

​@@t34ryour comment was 8monyhs ago look today chances are too slim for Ethiopia to survive

[@t34r]

@@maclie7078 Sorry, I'm not really up to date. Are they still fighting in Ethiopia? The last thing I heard was that they have become obsessed with port access.

[@anonymous24457]

Fano's are misrepresented here as Amhara regional special forces. These are two different forces. The Amhara region have special forces as every other regions in Ethiopia. Fano's are Amharas who armed themselve and fight against when such problems happend.

[@erictevoedjre3966]

Great video, Very informative. Thanks

[@Longknife]

I wanna go to Ethiopia because it looks god damned breathtakingly beautiful if you google pictures of it's landscape, but I also think I'll never make it there for reasons like this.

[@DaweSMF]

How about the pictures in this video? Also god damned breathtakingly beautiful? Google landscape pictures of North Korea or Venezuela for example. Seems quite naive and out of touch with reality - how old are you?

[@Longknife]

@@cashewnuttel9054 I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and guess you've never actually really traveled to another country before...

[@cashewnuttel9054]

@@Longknife I have, to one. It's stressful, the people will cheat you, it's expensive. But if you got lot's money, aren't worried about being cheated and stressed out go for it; I'm not your mommy after all.

[@Charlie43348]

@@cashewnuttel9054 god you should travel more… if that’s really your take away from travelling to only one country I feel sorry for you

[@cashewnuttel9054]

@@Charlie43348 No. I hate travelling. And why do you feel sorry for me? I have a job, I have a home, I'm able to eat, I'm able to pay my bills. Don't feel sorry for me, feel sorry for the ones in the video.

[@abc_cba]

If you thought that 2022 was fun, 2023 and 2024 would be madness.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

I’m super glad you guys have such a big viewer-base because you’re reporting is consistent, sincere and well-researched. Which is not something you can say for all of youtube where some people look at a geopolitical subject with a biased conclusion already in mind. Ethiopia has for a while been the diplomatic negotiator in East African conflicts, since it had a very stable government and rapidly growing economy. We just have to hope that a new government might form to work with the other provinces, especially Tigray.

[@aemeromedia]

cool information! 💪

[@outdoorcat5107]

This is the very reason why I've decided to leave my beloved country altogether. The tensions between Amhara and Oromo are yet to unfold in the most fatal ways in the near future - a scenario potentially reminiscent to Rwanda 30 years ago. Best of luck, fellow Ethiopians!

[@greatreset4118]

Nah, there will be no Rwanda genocide in Ethiopia, I cringe whoever people say that because that tells me they know nothing about us. Our culture is too mature for that trust me.

[@abuabdillahabdullah4232]

@@greatreset4118 we will see about that

[@ezrameko7911]

The great prophet has made his prediction - pay attention people!

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

​@@greatreset4118You're very naive.

[@anthonymanderson7671]

​@@greatreset4118it's likely that they will be a genocide in ethiopia like it happened in rwanda because of the ethnic tensions.

[@pigeonite]

Sending love from canada to those and their loved ones who have been unfairly affected by the conflicts in Ethiopia 🇨🇦❤🇪🇹

[@Hideous_keep_at]

​@@ajax1472 😂😂😂😂

[@ajax1472]

@@Hideous_keep_at 🥲

[@aemeromedia]

engaging info! 💪

[@darikETH]

Ethiopia will prosper ✊🏾

[@Ali-bu6lo]

From what I've seen almost all successful federal states (Germany, the US, etc) have been created when smaller states joining to forma larger entity. Turning a historically centralized and unitary state federal doesn't seem to work. However it's especially worse when local militias are allowed to exist and democracy and the rule of law isn't strong.

[@spino-ace]

Gran Colombia be like

[@lokhimtam7933]

What do you think about Russia then?

[@Ali-bu6lo]

@LH Tam Federalization of Russia originally began with the USSR, which ended up as we know. However an additional point with USSR is that it was a dictatorship, and the autonomy of the various regions were undermined by Moscow. Modern Russia is more of the same. From what I know, with the exception of Chechnya, the government of all republics are puppets of Putin. This system of surface level federalism also has a bad effect because it just keeps the center and the dominant group at the top, continuing the issues until the disgruntled regions loose interest and leave.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

I think that's a really smart part of it, people are living in horrible conditions in these countries and are probably not that educated, that's the main problem in my opinion.

[@axtept66666]

@@lokhimtam7933 Whats wrong with Russia?

[@hellstorm300]

Centralization is rarely a good thing. More often it is the way to increase corruption and social discrimination.

[@averagebohemian5791]

true

[@hamdigreat4524]

Decentralization through ethnic lines is the same favors one ethnic group over the other when ever a new leader comes in

[@enqrbit]

The Ethiopian state has been very corrupt and in constant conflict since the TPLF implemented ethnic federalism in the 1990s. Some centralization would be beneficial to Ethiopia since it would integrate the Ethiopian states and strengthen institutions. A lot of this decentralization stems from anti-Oromo sentiment, which is really weird because they have always been oppressed meanwhile Ethiopia has been ruled by Amhara elites and Tigrayan elites (emphasis on the elites, not the people). This ethnic federalism has escalated border relations and ethnic tensions, and has only benefitted a small minority of the population. Wealth and power has been unequally concentrated, and the more populous regions have become less developed than their smaller counterparts.

[@hellstorm300]

@@hamdigreat4524 Why do you think it's bad? People want to be ruled by someone with the same culture and values. It is very understandable, especially in Africa, where the laws still don't work properly and discrimination is very real. Let people live on their own until they are ready and willing to cooperate.

[@genetberhane4682]

Excellent journalism

[@alistairowen6896]

It is really shame really. Such a beautiful country and has roots in early Christianity so appeals to history lovers as well yet descending into utter chaos - yet again. 😢😢

[@linasuleman5470]

Christianity is the reason there's so much conflict. It's a Christian country surrounded by muslim ones, a relic of the failed attempt at invasion during the Islamic invasion of east Africa. Oromos are around 55-60% muslims and Amharas are 80 - 90 % Christians, they've fought since way back, and I personally believe it is mainly a religious conflict, not an ethnic one.

[@Findgod222]

Very good news from 🇪🇷

[@Brambrew]

Their last census was in 2007??? That was 16 years ago, most definitely no longer accurate numbers.

[@Sneikki]

It would be ironic if instead of all the european made large former colonies, the first to collapse would be the only non-colonized country. But it did become what it is by it's own imperialism and all peoples should be allowed to choose their future. Be it part of a centralized state, independence or a federal country.

[@skp8748]

Somali region needs to come back to somalia

[@lq3552]

Idk if I would label it imperialism, it was occupation, and at one point colonialism, but imperialism is a different thing that implies more than just conquering a region

[@MegaBanne]

Would also be ironic, since they made Somalia collapse first.

[@sinoroman]

at this point, some people's thinking is "anything a country that i don't like does is imperialism" smh

[@antonm1834]

@elven rights Did you just make up a bunch of history for no reason at all? What is the point.of your comment when even you wrote "I suspect" ? Axum, Ethiopia and Abyssinia are all names for essentially the same state and is an ancient Coptic civilisation, mentioned even by name within the Bible.

[@fultoneth9869]

Brilliant analysis 🎉

[@chelseafc529]

This is written by people who don’t know Ethiopian history. Ethiopia is a troubled country. For centuries it has suffered famine, war and rebellion and it has always stood. In 2015 (Oromo protests) western media were saying Ethiopia could collapse, in 2020-22 (Tigray war) it would collapse and now same thing. It has withstood internal rebellion, foreign invasions, communism and colonialism. At its core it is a resilient state that will again come through its troubles.

[@raceris7309]

Somalia is a failed country by all measures, but it still "exists". This is what people mean when Ethiopia is about to collapse.

[@thekingdedede]

It has only survived all of those things due to Tigray's competence.

[@schpoo_]

@@raceris7309 Somalia isn't a failed state anymore. The UN recognizes it as a Fragile state

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

@@thekingdedede ጉዳይ ጥሪ ሲኦል !! ዘለኣለማዊ ክብርን መጎስን ብምኽንያት ኹናት "ባሕላዊ ጸወታ“ ናይ ዘርኢ ድያብሎሳት ሕዝቢ ትግራይ ብEXPRESS ጥሪ ናብ ሲኦል ጋሃንብ ዝኣቱ more than 1.5 million Rest in HELL ንሞት እምበር ንምንባር ዘይተዓደሉ ፍጥረት ናይ ሰብ ዘይብሎም "ሓዱሽ ANIMALS" ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ሞቶረ ሃገረ ዓባይ ትግራይ Republic TDF ብዘይካ መናእሰይ ካባ “ሰብኣዊ መሰል“ ተጎልቢቦም ዝንቅዉ ዘሎዉ ሓደሽቲ ኣዛብእ ናይ ቀትሪ፥ ብዓረባዕተ እግሪ ዝኸይዱ ዉርጋጣት ወርደተኛታት ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝለሃሶም ብመንፈስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተጠመቁ ዝተለኸፉ ዝተበኸሉ ተወጋሪ ትግራዋይ ንሰማእታትና: ኣሜን! ኣሜን!!!! ፍጥረት ናይ ሰብ ዘይብሎም ሓዱሽ ANIMALS ብሓንሳብ ጉድጓድ ምስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተፈጠሩ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝለሃሶም ብመንፈስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተጠመቁ ዝተለኸፉ ዝተበኸሉ ንሞት እምበር ንምንባር ዘይተዓደሉ ተጎቢሆም ብመኣኮሮም ብኣፎም ይዉገሩ ብስብስ ዘርኢ ድያብሎሳት ተወጋሪ ሕዝቢ ትግራይ ከይጸነተ ሰላም የለን!!!ኣሜን! ኣሜን!

[@chelseafc529]

@@raceris7309 read it again. They are not comparable. I never mentioned about ‘existing’ v failed state. The Somali state is new concept (post ww2) and proven not to be resilient. Ethiopia as a state has existed since 300AD or 1100AD depending on who you ask. Since those times the state, like all old states ebb and flow in regards to its ability to control its entities but never has it ‘failed or collapsed’.

[@user-gk6sh7fd5i]

Greater somalia all the way 🇵🇰♥️🇸🇴

[@hus390]

As a Somali, I was happy with Ethiopia's recent economic progress. Ethnic regional infighting destroy my hopes. I was planning to visit Ethiopia.

[@khalilabdi3060]

Don’t be stupid walal the Somali region is prolly one of the most abused by federal gov so I think we should not integrate our forces into federal army but instead oust cagjar n stock up for the inevitable war that is coming bc abiy will never succeed wit this plan

[@G-rell213]

Yeah happy about exploting your people I see…Somali region got gas and oil but all the money goes to Addis, but “you are happy about that”

[@mohamedfagase3682]

@@khalilabdi3060 exactly he’s probably not even Somali the Somali region doesn’t want to be apart of the country

[@sdprz7893]

Brother we are not Ethiopians, only way we get freedom is if Ethiopia collapses otherwise war and right now we're too weak and divided for that

[@abdullahi8067]

Ethiopia haa burburto

[@Ms.Strahl]

I have to disagree with your conclusion; I'm afraid this type of "centralization" would only benefit the wealthy and powerful in the country as it facilitates them becoming brokers for inroads for foreign corporations.

[@shajant6883]

Ethiopia could have been the Africa dominating superpower. Even bigger power than Nigeria if only they’d had somehow integrated.

[@azebnegash2354]

You got that right!!! That's exactly why the Western countries, especially the US, are enforcing their own agendas. TPLF and Oromo's onge Shene are the threat to the country unity not Amhara. Why disarm Amhara before any other armed forces? That's the question that needs to be answered.

[@themuffinman737]

it still could be. centralizing will help the process

[@EM-tx3ly]

Centralized into whose hands Every one operates from a tribal perspective That’s the problem

[@ibrahimmekonnen8259]

@@EM-tx3ly For the Amhara (FANOs logo has a ethiopian flag on it not the regional flag) and every other tribe excluding the Oromo and Tigray the survival of the Ethiopian state is more important than the tribe. Ethiopia only started to have such wide spread problems with tribal interests when the TPLF (Tigray) came to power. The TPLF spread disinformation in order to create distrust between the different tribes and by making tribal identity more important than nationality. Thus preventing different tribes from working together against them. Ultimately they wanted to declare independence after plundering the country. People fear that Abiys government has adopted this plan for the Oromos. As a result groups like Fano refuse to give up their weapons. If Abiy showed genuine interest to unite Ethiopia this would not have happened.

[@rediettadesse2828]

As a Cushite , Horn Africans, Cushites are jealous of eachother n have no respect or sympathy for one another as people and groups ,

[@teddykassa4739]

We never ever fail

[@kingace6186]

Might wanna open your eyes, Teddy ye.

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

@@kingace6186 The GOOD NEWS is that more than 1.5 millions of your fellows ዘርኢ ድያብሎሳት ትግራዋይhave been sent to HELL where right now they are RESTING & ROASTING in eternal HELL.

[@gabisaararsa9806]

Don't fool your self, our Ethiopia is sick and dying because of some tribalist greedy politicians like Abyi Ahmed and Jawar Mhamed .

[@someoneelse3456]

0:14 is only 1 reason the civil war started. I'd argue the unprovoked ambush and massacre of an entire army base by the TPLF was a more significant factor.

[@25eyal17]

Mfs had to pay, TPLF are terrorists

[@unitedethiopia1348]

It's a history we never will never fail, but this time, the way this guy abie handled it is really bad, so Ethiopian we have to be united forever I never give my people ...not greedy politicians .

[@bayabeltes69]

Ethiopia shall stretch her hand to GOD of Abraham Isac and Jacob!

[@libaaxy6032]

I'll never be united with you. Gotta hell. Somali region will be free.

[@byfaith1004]

Another great explanation of current situation in Ethiopia! Well done

[@novacgenene5689]

Believe me when I say this is far from a great explanation

[@Zen-sx5io]

@@novacgenene5689 Why?

[@novacgenene5689]

@@Zen-sx5io I am an Ethiopian myself. that is why I say this video presents misleading information about Ethiopia, giving a false impression of the nation as a whole. While it is true that Ethiopia is currently facing ethnic tension, the video oversimplifies the issue and portrays the country as never having been united. This is simply not accurate, as Ethiopia has a rich history of cultural diversity and unity. It is important to approach this complex topic with nuance and understanding, rather than reducing it to a simplistic ethnic problem.

[@jtgd]

@@novacgenene5689 can you provide sources?

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

​@@jtgd as an Ethiopian this video was well done. Ignore him

[@harbinger6562]

I can't wait to see 🇪🇹❤️🙏🏻

[@LordBathtub]

The amount of inter-country fighting in some parts of Africa is mad. Like jesus dudes there are enough external threats without freaking out about your fellow countrymen. Edited - stop telling me off for saying inter tribal I used the wrong word 👌

[@lordjjtheradiant1515]

this isn't inter tribe but a clash between semi autonomous states and the federal government

[@dadikkedude]

These countries are created by colonial powers so they stay unstable.

[@LordBathtub]

@@lordjjtheradiant1515 all rooted in ethnic conflict

[@BrightWendigo]

@@lordjjtheradiant1515 that’s just the modern word for “tribe”

[@bez1196]

I mean, most conflicts in the world are between neighboring people. Not sure what your point is.

[@Revitalization4241]

The Ethiopian Church has also a huge internal conflict

[@bez1196]

What is this conflict about? Orthodox vs evangelical?;

[@archerdark7524]

"Religion is the opium of people" -Karl Marx

[@semiragualraya1041]

@@bez1196 The Ethiopian Orthodox Church took a political stand pro Abi Ahmed and Pro war. The Tigray region Orthodox Church separated from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church due to their stance on pro war. The Oromo Orthodox Church wanted to separate from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church due to their history of discrimination and marginalization of the Oromo people. Ethiopia has 86 tribes and most feeling like they are marginalized and underrepresented.

[@lijeliashm2019]

You are right, and it's caused by Abiy. He tried to control the Orthodox church by creating division, but he failed.

[@kingace6186]

One of the worst things about Ethiopian politics is how entangled the church is with the state.

[@MunitCoccoliza]

This report lacks the main culprit of the existing heightened situation in Ethiopia.

[@lanceparker4796]

Prayers from an FBA to the Horner region as a whole. 🇪🇹, 🇸🇴, 🇪🇷, 🇩🇯, 🇧🇮.

[@mussyeg]

Only Somalis inhabit the horn

[@razackchrist5096]

FBA ?

[@lanceparker4796]

@@razackchrist5096 Foundational Black American = FBA. I want all eumelanated diasporan people to prosper whether it is in the west, Caribbean, or the continent.

[@sdprz7893]

no way you brought that FBA shit over here lool

[@AM-mu2kv]

Respect

[@itsmeroshanvk]

Criteria for winning the Noble Peace Prize nowadays:- 1. Commit atrocities

[@axtept66666]

Damn, Putin gets called a war criminal and this guy gets a noble peace prize?

[@kingdomofbird8174]

​@@axtept66666 no, but Hitler got it

[@solomoneshete137]

@@axtept66666 He was awarded Nobel peace prize, because he ended a long-gone conflict between Ethiopia and Eriteria. I'm not a supporter, but I think he deserved the prize. And there is no proof he if he did commit any attrocities, it's just made up western propaganda.

[@Xenomorph-hb4zf]

@@axtept66666 Abiy doesn't get called a war criminal because he didn't attack another country unlike Putin. Putin attacked Ukraine which is not apart of Russia.

[@axtept66666]

@@Xenomorph-hb4zf Tigray might as well be another country, with its own people and army.

[@tt-ew7rx]

Enlist the help of some militia to suppress an uprising. Yeah that would totally work. See Sudan, Ethiopia, East Ukraine, etc.

[@solomonhaile4502]

As an Ethiopian I have to say that I am astonished by the fact that you summarize the nation's centuries long historical tensions with in 9 minutes. Most of your analysis comes from viewing the outcome of war or tension rather than causes. Majority of Ethiopians don't prefer the ethnic federalism with regions having border and their own army in addition to the central army by arguing geographical is better. The tigray war which consumes about 800,000 people with in just 2 years (more than any war in the world ) result from this ethnic tension added by paramilitary forces and ironically in the era of a leader who is Nobel peace prize winner (2019) which by the way makes the Norwegian 5 MPs of the prize committee shameful. Unless there is structural and constitutional change Ethiopia's chance of surviving even in the form of post USSR or Yugoslavia is minimal. Added to this you forget to discuss the role or influence of USA / EU and China Russia and other local powers like UAE , Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

[@zakiabrahim2164]

Only your tribe opposes federalism. Why? You lose exploiting them. Don't lie, brother.

[@danielmisgana2672]

He said “ethnic federalism”. Most people would agree that real federalism (all interests represented in a more centralized system) is better than having a bunch of ethnic groups that fight constantly.

[@solomonhaile4502]

@@zakiabrahim2164 that opens new line of discussion to talk about which tribe exploit and which support federalism. Don't make it personal I am expressing a general system of the country.

[@spartacus551]

Why Africans keep fighting and killing eachother over ethnic, religious and tribal divisions? Is it cultural? Ethiopia's neighbour Sudan has recently descended in to anarchy too. African will be home to 40% of humanity by 2100 and looking at its current state the future of human race looks darks.

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

@@zakiabrahim2164 ጉዳይ ጥሪ ሲኦል !! ዘለኣለማዊ ክብርን መጎስን ብምኽንያት ኹናት "ባሕላዊ ጸወታ“ ናይ ዘርኢ ድያብሎሳት ሕዝቢ ትግራይ ብEXPRESS ጥሪ ናብ ሲኦል ጋሃንብ ዝኣቱ more than 1.5 million Rest in HELL ንሞት እምበር ንምንባር ዘይተዓደሉ ፍጥረት ናይ ሰብ ዘይብሎም "ሓዱሽ ANIMALS" ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ሞቶረ ሃገረ ዓባይ ትግራይ Republic TDF ብዘይካ መናእሰይ ካባ “ሰብኣዊ መሰል“ ተጎልቢቦም ዝንቅዉ ዘሎዉ ሓደሽቲ ኣዛብእ ናይ ቀትሪ፥ ብዓረባዕተ እግሪ ዝኸይዱ ዉርጋጣት ወርደተኛታት ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝለሃሶም ብመንፈስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተጠመቁ ዝተለኸፉ ዝተበኸሉ ተወጋሪ ትግራዋይ ንሰማእታትና: ኣሜን! ኣሜን!!!! ፍጥረት ናይ ሰብ ዘይብሎም ሓዱሽ ANIMALS ብሓንሳብ ጉድጓድ ምስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተፈጠሩ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝለሃሶም ብመንፈስ ዕቡድ ኸልቢ ዝተጠመቁ ዝተለኸፉ ዝተበኸሉ ንሞት እምበር ንምንባር ዘይተዓደሉ ተጎቢሆም ብመኣኮሮም ብኣፎም ይዉገሩ ብስብስ ዘርኢ ድያብሎሳት ተወጋሪ ሕዝቢ ትግራይ ከይጸነተ ሰላም የለን!!!ኣሜን! ኣሜን!

[@mch7933]

Even though Ethiopia was not colonised and created by European powers. It was an Empire, I believe run by the Amhara. This is what happens with empires, either the minorities (or vassals) get ethnocided /genocided or you get what's happening to Ethiopia. Humans aren't meant to be so diverse in one space. The early Africa accepts to readjust it's Imperial and colonial borders the better for us.. Otherwise our children will still be dealing with the problems our parents dealt with

[@AM-mu2kv]

Ethiopia today is larger than it was because the british gave away lands from italian colonies and they never wanted to be part of ethiopia Ethiopias history is in the highlands and thats it

[@ak-up8fg]

You have a point here we claim we are not colonized but i believe we Ethiopian done more bad thing to our selve than what some white dude from italy may have done.

[@solz6505]

But the narrator did mention anything about the external forces that interfere in Ethiopia' s internal conflicts.

[@stivenstivens]

Thanks for covering this.

[@nazmanaebbbz]

Man i love the new '20s

[@IronWolf123]

How could Ethiopia centralise its nation without upsetting the cultural minorities? Divide the states into different regions to focus less on cultural boundaries or keep the system and create rival states?

[@octavianpopescu4776]

I think the answer was given further South in Africa, in Botswana. If I recall correctly, I think there were 11-12 tribes, but with competent leadership, Sir Seretse Khama managed to forge them into a nation and create a feeling that all people, regardless of ethnic/tribal loyalty had a stake in this greater political entity. Botswana is one of the few countries in post-colonial Africa which never had civil conflicts and which has a stable democracy. People will unite if they have a reason to unite, so give them a reason. Create inter-group cooperation projects, like infrastructure and economic development projects that would benefit more than just one group and make them feel first and foremost as Ethiopians rather than just Oromo or Amhara or whatever. That would be my answer.

[@joeywheelerii9136]

Genocide

[@glipgloop2121]

@@octavianpopescu4776Ethiopia is a forced country. Why would people who have been forced and oppressed into a country unite with their oppressors. Every single damn person in the Horn of Africa hated every single bit of that empire except for the Amhara, because then they had power, as if they don’t have any right now, because abiy keeps switching sides. Some of the more radical Oromos want Oromia to be a country. Botswana is totally different. And also, Ethiopia just has a much larger amount of tribes, you couldn’t possibly make them all agree. Point is, why would people stay in a country they don’t want to be in?

[@wakinawakena]

​@@octavianpopescu4776every single somali in Ethiopia dont wanna be part of Ethiopia and rightfully so. We are forced to be part of it. We are just waiting and some of us have been fighting for it. Soon or later we will separate our land from Ethiopia.

[@turbocaveman]

Transparent aerogel sounds really cool. If you could replace windows

[@kasayejino]

It's unbiased explanation

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

For a moment I read it as Estonia and was hella confused

[@EM-tx3ly]

Estonians are far more prosperous more racially monogamous and higher IQ No comparison

[@asadaden]

Halv a million died. The whole Tigray Region is 3 million.

[@Kodackbrown26]

Both side of the war not just one side

[@kevincronk7981]

​@@Kodackbrown26 yes but there were more casualties in Tigray because most casualties came from the war making it harder to get food at the same time as a drought, and when you're not growing your own food and cut off from buying food from the rest of the world, a lot of people starve

[@kingdomofbird8174]

What, 3 million only??

[@enqrbit]

Tigray has 6 million people

[@kingace6186]

In 2020, the Tigray population was a little over 6 Million people.* According to Amnesty, the casualties were 800,000 people* with millions more injured/starving/forcefully displaced.*

[@gamtu5]

It is also worth to mention that the Tigray region dominated for a long time as a minority, brutally supressing larger ethnic groups. Oromo despite being the majority have been marginalized.

[@ethiowisdom7721]

😢 Evil ideology of Oromo politicians is ' vanishing ethic minorities and taking their land to establish big Oromo country 😢

[@libaaxy6032]

Cry little baby, Somali region is gone too. No more, Ahmara and Tigre.

[@jonathanterecha6955]

No no no I Travel around Ethiopia and if you go around Oromoya you will see everyone beloved Amharas, beloved Gurage, beloved debube by merrage and working prospering and if you go to Amhara or some you will never see an another Ethnic of any or it's under 1% so I will recommend you to go around Oromoya and Amhara to see the reality rather than what a the politician told you

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

@@jonathanterecha6955 Amhara region literally gave a special administrative zone to 500,000 Oromo’s in In its Region and also to Agaw, Awi and Argobba minorities. So why are millions of Amharas and Guraghes in Oromia don’t have a representation let alone a special zone? Oromia’s constitution on chapter 2 article 8 a) Sovereign power in the Regional state of oromia resides in the people of Oromo nation compared to Amhara constitution the supreme power of the national regional state resides in and belongs to the peoples of the Amhara Region.

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

@@jonathanterecha6955 You're braindead. Search up the Gimbi massacre. Amharas are tired of the constant inferiority complex that comes with Oromos and their barbaric nature. Oromo region doesn't even have any special zones for minorities yet Amharas are expected to tolerate having more than 3 special zones tearing their region apart. This will change immediately.

[@AlejandroFlores-vi8tl]

Maybe they should not have kicked out the monarchy

[@Prettybeau_]

Exactly the monarchy was a unifying force for 7+ centuries and a major prestige boost and symbol of pride for the country

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

@@Prettybeau_ Oromos and Tigrayans were the ones responsible for the fall of the monarchy and now our country is shit.

[@WadaniSamaale]

The PM wants to dismantle our special Forces which leaves us somalis at great risk as we had already been attacked by Oromo and Afars multiple times including a couple months ago.

[@gcoffey223]

Who supports that guy? USA or China?

[@WadaniSamaale]

@@gcoffey223 I have no clue. Ethiopia is in heavy debt to China but it also depends heavily on the USA.

[@bez1196]

I see what he is trying to do, but unless he heavily disarms the Oromo, nobody will trust him.

[@WadaniSamaale]

@@bez1196 yes exactly, I have no problems with a disarmed Somali region if my neighbours are also Disarmed so no one will have to worry about getting attacked. But so far the PM hasn't disarmed his own ethnic group, oromo, so no one can trust him.

[@WadaniSamaale]

@saoham659 of course my friend. We must be united otherwise we will keep seeing western bombs dropping over Somalia.

[@FreedomForAll774]

I appreciate your effort to understand and share your understanding about Ethiopia and its Economic, cultural, social, and conflict issues, but I have reservation regarding your description of Fano as one of the regional militias. Fano is a volunteer regular people who rise up when their freedom is threatened, like what happened Duering the Italian occupation. The Amhara special forces and the Amhara militia are not the same as the Fano, fano is a value of the Amhara people willing to fight for their freedom.

[@andenetashenafi814]

There are so many fundementals that the speaker did not discuss. I understand it might be complex, but I think with little more research, it can be grasped. As an Ethiopian, I can assure you that this is the most divisive constitution in the history of mankind. From the cover, it might sound good in creating 'equality'. But if you know its depth and how it being applied, then you will get shocked. In short, the constitution: 1. The core of the constitution was to weakening and eventually annilating ethnic Amharas. 2. Was designed for minority Tigray to rule majoirity, the rest of the country. 3. Was designed to divide and rule. 4. There are 86 ethnic groups, but only 11 (3 recently added) so most ethnic groups have no meaningful representation. If the constitution was designed for fair representation, then all of them should have regional state. 😂 3. You mentioned, Harere Regional State with 250,000 people. Yet it is a regional state. There are people groups that are by far many but have no regional state. Example, Guragee with 3,000,000 + population. 4. You said the regions geography represnt the majourity who live in it, right? Benishangul Regional State, the majourity are not the ethnics combined to form that region. So that is not the case. The geography does not also represent the population. Somali and Oromia regional states and the geography does not reflect your analysis, so is Afar. They both have so larger that, majority of the land is not inhabited. In the contrary, Amhara, the largest ethnic group has relatively, smaller geographical area compared to the others in proportion with its population. 😅 5. You should also know that withing these "large regional states" there are minorities whose right to govern themselves is only respcted in Amhara region. Not in Tigray and Oromia (Never!) why? The constitution was written by Tigrayans ethno separetist group TPLF and Oromo Separetist group OLF. They succeeded graping thw power supported by USA and the West during cold war. By then the State was run by communist dictatorship. The consequences of this constitutional arrangement has been a fatal decline in the history of a country where people of different ethnic groups and other diversities were living for many years with relatively mutual.respect compared to today where your survival is solely based on hiding yourself in ypur ethnic group. There is no State as one don't have any right outside of his "regional ethnic teritory" . This is the most premitive, non sense and dangerous form of government system. Amharas are accusd of opposing this constitution. They opose it as it affected them the most negatively. But it really has affected all Ethiopians from any ethnic group in one or another way. If Ethiopia is to continue as a state, then the constitution must be changed. Disharming the special force itself is against the constitution. 😅 So it will not work and perhaps will bring another civil war. But really, what is at play is anti Amhara sentiment of the constitution spirit and the governments including current leader Abiye. Amharas are now supported.by the rest of people in Ethiopia who are tired and sick of these divisive constitution.

[@seanmcloughlin5983]

I don’t wanna be an apologist or anything but from the way it’s presented here at least, Abiy Ahmed kinda has a point. It’s nice that every people group has their own region, but like with the Harare and Oromo, a lot of these are extremely unbalanced in size and power, and them being allowed to create their own ethnic militias was guaranteed to spark ethnic conflict over every bored disagreement rather than just letting the government arbitrate the matter. Obviously the war is horrific but it does remind me of the pre civil war United States where peoples personal loyalty to their own home region created instability when those regions decided they didn’t like what the government was doing.

[@AM-mu2kv]

Ethiopia is a failed state from the very start Regions subjected will never submit Pre civil war us is a failed comparison. The country is older than the oldest ancient empire on your continent If the amhara get removed the country will be peaceful

[@keshi5541]

@@AM-mu2kv Are you Oromo?

[@seanmcloughlin5983]

@@keshi5541 their some kind of apologist for genocide who don’t like the Amhara So that doesn’t narrow it done much

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

@@AM-mu2kv Amharas will take back power whether you like it or not

[@mekbibalamnie9678]

It seems you are interested on Ethiopian politics. But, it seems you have no adequate information on active genocide and ethnic cleaning in Oromia region which is supported by Abiy Ahmed's government

[@markminer8042]

My country is experiencing something similar. But our is centralized with a dominant ethnic group. We are actively fighting for federalism

[@miquelcanosasanteularia1678]

Unfortunetly it will not

[@demesss5369]

Your analysis is correct ( there was no misleading information) but it is not one which leads to a comclusion of collapse. There is a move towards recouncilation and peace despite difficulties. You need to focus more on such promising and positive prospects

[@Africanboss938]

Well I think he just explained the situation as is … and some of us have learnt a thing or two … we can’t be this naive and sensitive so that when someone explains the situation as is … we get offended

[@dejentadele6858]

You’ve made a couple mistakes. 1, The Tigray war did not start because of election, it started because tplf attacked federal military base in Tigray. 2, Fanos are militias. They don’t take orders from the regional government 3, although most Amhara would agree to a powerful central gov and having a centralized military is good but the timing of disarmament was poorly done by the gov.

[@teklemariamsurafel3268]

Based the truths of what's happening the break up of Ethiopia is 101% inevitable

[@mildlydispleased3221]

Once the most stable African nation, the one to resist colonisation is now a shell of its former self, fragmented and dangerous. It's such a shame.

[@akiim1532]

Tbh it’s always been a hell hole, with genocide and ethnic cleansing

[@EM-tx3ly]

Italians took Ethiopia Even Haile had to run away to England for help

[@shauncameron8390]

You have Mengistu Haile Meriam and USSR-backed communism to thank for that.

[@georgemx4136]

Goddamn it ethiopia is like the only african country i know more than like 3 facts about

[@bez1196]

Both Oromo and Amhara are expansionist and constantly try to either force out or forcibly assimilate smaller ethnic groups.

[@weshela-in-chief]

They are ethnic groups not tribes. Know the difference

[@bez1196]

@@weshela-in-chief Why so rude?

[@A.D.540]

​@@weshela-in-chief tribe just mean small ethnic relax lol

[@kevincronk7981]

​​@@A.D.540 maybe but really no. When someone says "tribe" do you really just think of a small ethnic group? No you think of some poor African subsistence farmers living in mud huts, because that's what we in the west have convinced ourselves that africa is.

[@weshela-in-chief]

@@A.D.540 No, tribe has racial undertones. Have you ever heard the Irish people or Germans being referred to as a tribe? Amharas and Oromos outnumber them btw

[@Yeaboy23]

As an Ethiopian I lived there for about 4 years but I just moved back to where I was born in America

[@nellym46664]

Having so many militia groups loyal to their own regions rather than the country is just asking for trouble. If the gov cannot maintain control over the country, then it may lead to full-on civil war. Ethiopia's tribalism will be its undoing and if it balkanises, all its regions will be worse off than before. Ethiopia needs to adopt systems that promote the Ethiopian identity over regional identities. They should implement strong institutions on the national level and heck, redraw state borders to better align with the geography of the country. South Africa is a good example to follow. Tribalism there is only limited to banter and twitter arguments.

[@hornerfarah2282]

That not going to happen since the ethiopia system is a federal one means that each region would have their own rights to elect their own representative and manage their own affairs. If you want to centralised the state you need to get rid of the federal system which is the whole reason why ethiopia is still stable I mean it's the whole reason why other regions didn't form their own state or join their neighbours like somalia for example.

[@Xenomorph-hb4zf]

@@hornerfarah2282 Abiy can just slowly get rid of federalism. He can't do it fast. If he starts now he can fully get rid of federalism in 10-15 years

[@Xenomorph-hb4zf]

@@hornerfarah2282 Also the small tiny Minority ethnic groups in Ethiopia are fine with a Unitary government. Its only the Tigray and Oromo who hate it since they aren't small ethnic groups.

[@wakinawakena]

How do you promote Ethiopian ism when most of them dont believe in it. And those who believe it dont believe the rest are not Ethiopian but just a people who came and should stay oppressed. Amhara thinks Ethiopia belongs to them

[@wakinawakena]

​@@Xenomorph-hb4zfthe somalis too

[@tea-chip-cookies]

I wonder how past rulers of Ethiopia would feel seeing this now 😢

[@views_of_oromia5622]

They are the reason to what we are in right now!

[@Prettybeau_]

Haile Selassie and Menelik would be appalled

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

@@views_of_oromia5622 It's mainly Galla corruption and inferiority complex that got us into this dumpster fire of a situation. Soon all problems will be solved.

[@isaias7506]

To start with the Oromos are not the biggest population because there is no tangible census that has been done correctly (without political agenda behind it). The current map that was made by TPLF by itself is wrong because it took Shewa region from the Amharas and gave it to the Oromos.

[@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505]

Anybody with half a brain clearly knows oromos r largest tribe in Ethiopia and outnumber the fake amharas ...if you minus the tribes which amharas force to speak Amharic and steal their land like wolkayit rayyya beta Israel and agaw then amharas are less than 15 million...while oromo as we speak are over 35 million and this is coming from a Somali from somalia

[@isaias7506]

@Hassan Al Jabarti In the first place who annexed a bunch of land from Amhara? TPLF and the Oromo moment leaders. Second, Who demolished the tribes in Ethiopia in the name of Gadda, Gudifecha, etc…? Again the Oromo movement leaders and tribes. If Amhara kings were to force the tribes that the Oromo movement cleansed, then there would have been no other tribe other than the Amharas by now. The Amhara kings never ever forced any of the tribes to speak their language or do anything that they don’t want. That is why you see a lot of kings like TONA from a different tribe than Amhara in the history of Ethiopia. Oromos didn’t even exist before the 15th and 16th centuries in Abyssinia. I don’t know what type of history you have been reading. And this has been written not by the Amharas but by Portuguese historians and other historians who have been traveling to the east of Africa in that time.

[@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505]

@@isaias7506 enjoy being ruled by my Cushitic oromo cousins who are now disbanding your racist genocide commiting liyu amhara militia haha Amhara did try to force everyone to speak their disgusting language and your people did settler colonialism where peasant amharas were re settled in prime agricultural land belonging to oromo and other tribes in their own oromo and other tribal land....hence why a century later, oromo rebels are killing those illegal squatting amhara and taking back their oromo farms All Ethiopians know amhara were the most evil people to ever rule Ethiopia cry all you want, you are now ruled by Cushitic oromo

[@isaias7506]

@@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505 The Oromos literally can not claim an inch of land if you really wanna talk about land ownership. And there are so many books to proof this. As I have told you Oromo didn’t exist before the 15th and 16th century. However, Amharas had a monastery in Zeway in the 10th century. This by itself will knock out your claim of land ownership. Claiming land is not a good way to live peacefully. The only way to sustain peace is to stop killing Amharas and start living together as an Ethiopian. And Amharas have been doing that for years. They never force anyone to leave. And, no. I’m not enjoying you cousins leadership because they are killing thousands of people mainly Amharas because of their ethnicity. Literally no tribe in Ethiopia accused the Amhara people and Amhara kings for being evil. The proof for this is that Oromos living in Amhara region today are not being touched by Amharas where the Amharas in Oromia are literally being mutilated and being ethnically cleansed. In addition, Amharas exist from north to south and east to west for hundreds of years. Within this years, they are known for being very peace loving, hardworking, GOD fearing, helpful and polite towards any of the other tribes. You can see Amharas being married to other tribes and make families all over the country. This wouldn’t happen if they were not peace loving. However, if you have healthy eyes and brain, you can clearly see OLA(Oromo liberation Army) killing the Amharas all over oromia region and in Addis Ababa. Now, who is evil?! One thing I will assure you is that Amharas are getting together again and they are getting stronger. I will assure you justice will be served soon not by killing but by law.

[@ak-up8fg]

​@@isaias7506 let me tell you Oromo are more likely to die in land of oromia than average Amhara who just live in Oromia and don't contribute anything to regions of peace and stability and they still think they are better just because some Amhara settled in oromia in 20 th c. Oromia is no more Amhara and Oromo like it used to be now there are many southern, gurage and silte people in each and every town and city in Oromia. Who is sacrificing his life for these people in front of rebel group like olf and fano just to keep people in peace. It's oromia regional force be grate ful. Time will tell who is right but i can assure you Oromia land is not going anywhere you can't minus 1 inch square from this beatiful land called Oromia. We need peace do not be arrogant. I just pray true federalism for Us

[@pj7309]

The Prime minister of Ethiopia is a strange fellow.

[@Ben-rz9cf]

It always seems so arbitrary to me when people draw ethnic boundaries between otherwise indistinguishable people and literally fight to the death over it. The same thing happens in ethiopia, the balkans, even southeast asia. But if you removed all history from their family trees or approached any of them as a stranger i doubt anyone could tell each other apart. It is not even racism at this point, it is just warring family trees.

[@AM-mu2kv]

Oromo and Amhara are as different as an indian and a german You might think we are all the same but our history says otherwise and saying it isnt racism proves you know nothing about the region

[@thevinci6717]

@@AM-mu2kv right

[@outerspace7391]

In previous videos you explained it better. Like, it should be pointed out that Tigray was the first and for a time only region willing to fight for separation, which was due to the fact that before Abby was elected, the Tigrays and the tplf had control over the federal government. So Abby's takeover was basically seen by the tplf as a threat to their dominance over the country

[@princevesperal]

I'm surprised the video did not mention that in Ethiopia, secession is legal and explicitly allowed in the Constitution. A region could break away by following the mandated process.

[@___Truth___]

@@kingsom9108 exactly, each people live in their ancestral homeland & wish to have their affairs represented by themselves, an agreed upon secession could have allowed countries to form peacefully but even Eritrea wasn’t given this even though its in the Constitution, Eritrea could have been a good democracy if its Self-determination was respected but instead it was attacked now they have a dictatorship.

[@ak-up8fg]

​@@kingsom9108 the right to have break from the country is not even from Amhara why you include that. It's the party that is still rulling ETHIOPIA under different name who included the right. I don't know why Amhara people love emperor so much even your village people don't like emperor. They are full of themselves they don't care about people read history. Ethiopia start to develop equally from derg time.

[@lordgong4980]

What losing your Monarch does to a country

[@ezrameko7911]

Just a few corrections. There is no conflict between the Amharas and the Oromos. Extremist Oromo politicians and their cessationist army of thugs are killing ethnic Amharas in the Wellega, Oromia so as to invite all out war against the Amharas (and Ethiopianists, in general), thereby ensuring their power-grabbing wishes. Ordinary Oromos and Amharas have been living harmoniously side by side for thousands of years and shall keep that for the future. Abi Ahmed is an Amhara through his mother who also happened to be an Orthodox Christian. He is an Oromo through his father who happened to be a Muslim. Abiy himself is an Evangelical Christian, which shows the multi-ethnic and multi-religious environment he grew up in, which, in turn, seemingly influenced his pan Africanist stance. There is no logical nor factual reason to support the idea that he is ethno-centric. Simply put, he is an Ethiopian just like millions of others. This myth propagated by Oromo (and others) activists as him favouring the Oromos is nothing but a myth. Ethiopia had not been, as the presenter lazily commented, in what seemed to be in an eternal ethnic conflict. Of course, there had been inter-tribal skirmishes now and then as in many other countries. To label Ethiopia as a country of incessant ethnic strifes can only be interpreted as an attempt to deny its history of thousands of years of peaceful coexistence between various ethnic groups. Here one may also need to emphasize that the current situation was created by the TPLF dominated government that came to power in 1991, which introduced ethnic apartheid (with the help of the USA) in Ethiopia, which Abiy Ahmed is trying to abolish.

[@amanuelzewdie3650]

Nope Abiy is 100% Oromo. His mother is Christian but Amhara just means Christian so

[@ezrameko7911]

@@amanuelzewdie3650 how so? Your evidence? His mother's name is Tizita Welde, an Amhara name, and had been said to be of Amhara community wherever one is to check about her background. In fact, the PM's wife, Zinash Tayachew, is said to be of the same ethnical background as Woizero Tizita. In the last analysis, whether he is 100 or less% Oromo has had nor will have any bearing on his capacity to lead the country. He is an Ethiopian like everyone else.

[@amanuelzewdie3650]

@@ezrameko7911 nope his mother is 100% oromo. Abiy him self said it numerous times.

[@ezrameko7911]

​@@amanuelzewdie3650 ...I hope your next fabrication is not going to be that she is a Muslim. Can you please send a link in which Abiy stated his mother was an Oromo since you stated 'he said it on MANY occasions'? Not that in itself should make any difference (if it happens to be true!) or matters at all but out of interest in how you are going to prove that. As far as the majority of Ethiopians are concerned, they don't give a damn whether she is a Somali, Angnuak or Hararie. Not all are crazy about ethnic apartheid, as you seem to be.

[@user-qy6tu9ip9v]

@@ezrameko7911 Abiy had an interview where he stated his mother is Oromo. It's only his wife that is Amhara.

[@KumarNikhils]

I donot know Ethiopia politics but having parallel state militia with national army is bad idea. Infact I guess this is cause of inter region wars in Ethiopia. State/regions govt should have police and central govt should have army. That way of centralisation is actually good

[@guilhermetavares4705]

It is not good when the government tries to massacre minorities.

[@letitbe2468]

That is really a good one and many Ethiopians believe in that and they sked the government to disarm the special forces but the government do not want it at times but now the timing is not good to disarm ONLY Amharan Special force as the Northern part is already in a serious and sensitive situation. It should be done slowly to bring stability.

[@keshi5541]

Having a State military is so dumb. Like your basically asking for inter-regional conflicts up to that point.

[@HolaBruv]

the war in tigray started when tplf attacked ethiopian national army while sleeping at their bases mal over northern ethiopia your video needs editing

[@muhammadal-hashimi2487]

This analysis is missing two fundamental aspects. First of all, PM Abiy is not just an Oromo, he is an Oromo-Amhara. The Amhara side of his lineage plays an extremely important part in his move to centralize the state of Ethiopia. Secondly, Ethiopia is the result of African imperialism and colonialism. So, the problems you define as "ethnic" go far deeper. The vast majority of the non-Amhara peoples of Ethiopia enjoyed relative freedom within their own kingdoms, principalities, and sultanates before 1850. The African imperial and colonial aggression and expansion beginning in the 1850s of the Amhara emperor, Menelik II, changed all that, forcing formerly independent, non-Amhara peoples into the oppressive and degrading regime of an Amhara colonial empire! If you look at history of ethnic conflict carefully, you will see that it is conflict between the Amhara people on the one hand and the non-Amhara peoples of the Ethiopia on the other. Non-Amhara peoples have not forgotten the oppression and degradation they suffered under Amhara imperial rule! They don't want to see a return of this rule. This is one reason why PM Abiy's plans for centralized political control is so problematic for so many!

[@Hideous_keep_at]

u r animal like Oromos! may be u r Oromo? Aby is evil///and u r undertaking propaganda like Amhara and non-amhara, intending to get supporter if civil war between Amhara and Oromo is evitable. ggggggg😂😂😂

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

History doesn’t start in the 19th C. Oromo’s invaded Ethiopia and swallowed 27 tribes from 🇰🇪 in 16th century to the 19th until Amhara stopped them. Your invasion was documented by Arabs and Portuguese too.

[@yougoslavia]

0:19 This is a bit off topic but why does he have a fresh cut?

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

Because he’s a narcissist.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

They need an emperor to unite the people.

[@ottawadev]

A failed leader will result in a failed administration. When you have a leader that is a war monger and leans more and more on his ethnic identity, the result is continuous civil unrest and war. It may not collapse, but we are at the point of witnessing another civil war - mainly because he used the people from Amhara as pawns to forward his interest and betrayed them on the outcome of the war with Tigray. The calm will eventually come after the storm and the chaos will birth a more united Ethiopia with no regional boundaries.

[@Zachopotamus]

Abiy and the Fano is a great name for a band

[@Ar1AnX1x]

"this didn't go down well with thanos"

[@TH-qk6ez]

Overall well researched except one misconception. In fact most minority ethnic groups feel safe and protected in a more inclusive united Ethiopia except few such as TPLF and Ogaden which have their roots in external factors. For Example TPLF was a tactical brainchild of Etitrean independence movement and the Eritreans literally carried TPLF all the way to the capital Addis Ababa. Whereas, the Ogaden movement was part and parcel of the "Greater Somalia" project propagated by Egypt, which eventually ended-up destroying Somalia all together...the fact that of all 81 ethnic groups non other rhan these few raised arms should say something..even the groups that claimed to represent the numerically big Oromo region never managed to galvanize the population and capture a single village despite the fact that they have been around in name for as long as TPLF or ELF was around, it was only when TPLF arrived in Addis and divided the country in ethnic lines they got allowed in to the country!!!!!!

[@Oklahomie_Friendly]

Very sad I hope Ethiopia can recover and not Balkanize

[@ainanshewarsame]

Balkanization is the solution

[@MrShadowThief]

Balkanization might be the best option, frankly.

[@thevinci6717]

why is everyone always obsessed with people who CLEARLY don't want to be together remaining forced? if some people want to leave; they should be allowed to. they shouldn't be kept against their will for some false unity

[@Oklahomie_Friendly]

@@thevinci6717 you do realize that balkanization means ethnic cleansing right ? A border will be drawn and all the ethnic minorities in the wrong side of the border will be killed or forced to move. No one should be killed or punished because of thier ethnicity regardless of where they live.

[@maricel4083]

Ok lang. Marami naman mag Sara soon. Magugutom lahat. Not only Ethiopia

[@sammyamharahq]

In the last four years Amhara communities living in the Oromo region have been subjected to sustained violence by Oromo nationalists; the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)/Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), together with Oromo Special Forces ((OSF) and the Queero (Oromo youth group) are behind the violence, with it seems, the approval, perhaps active participation, of the government.

[@kevincronk7981]

There has been just as much violence against Oromo in Amhara. Stop fighting each other and realize the elites are pitting you against each other so you don't come for them. Culturally and genetically there is barely any distinction between amhara and Oromo, there has been so much intermixing between them. The divisions between them are purely artificial made by greedy politicians. Im American, I can tell you what happens when you let the politicians divide regular people. They get away with war profiteering pyramid schemes, tax evasion, name anything shotty they could do and they're doing it. Meanwhile we're killing each other in the streets and trying to coup the government for being a party you don't like. Don't be like us, work together against the shitty politicians.

[@tweeez2080]

Leave oromia then go back to Amhara region

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

Absolutely 💯

[@rogerbartlet5720]

They don't seem to be happy unless they're fighting.

[@ajax1472]

Nope it is about land and identity, and history? Just like in Europe where they used to kill each other made their subjects So don't come to belittle us buddy

[@TheMrgoodmanners]

Cushites pretty much. They hate anything to do with peace

[@hornerfarah2282]

You talking as if Europe didn't have their fair share of "fighting"

[@lto4827]

@@hornerfarah2282 Exactly. There’s still fighting going on in Europe as we speak.

[@keshi5541]

Russia vs Ukraine anyone? lmao this isn't special to Africa.

[@swiggyhunter4682]

I'm sure there was absolutely no outside influence destabilizing the region.

[@s.koileken369]

*now i understand why many ethiopians have moved to live in Kenya*

[@thomtorrez7618]

After five thousand years and look where they are still at .