He maintains the blog https://africanacademicresearcher.com/ where he shares academic resources and opportunities for early-career researchers. Dissolving the reigning EPRDF and fashioning a new national party, or what some refer to as a Pan-Ethiopian party, is a courageous and daring move, essential for Ethiopia’s future. No comment. ", "The EPRDF Officially Ends; The Prosperity Party Begins", "The new political party of Ethiopia's Abiy holds much promise but faces significant hurdles", "Ethiopia's ruling coalition agrees to form single party ahead of 2020 vote", "How Abiy Ahmed's Ethiopia-first nationalism led to civil war", "Context and Updates on Current Issues in Ethiopia", "Analysis | Ethiopia's prime minister wants to change the ruling coalition. Professor Fikre Tolossa- extremely suspicious and pseudoscientific, cooking up evidence in his writings Despite its various shortcomings the Prosperity Party holds the best promise for re orienting the country in the right direction today. During introductory pleasantries at an IGAD meeting with East African heads of state, Abiy was heard professing that “rain follows me wherever I go.” Social media commentators have aptly interpreted this as Abiy trying to create parallelism with the prophetic arrival of Emperor Haile Selassie in Jamaica on 21 April 1996, which some Ethiopians wrongly understand to have caused rain to fall (actually rain stopped on the arrival of the monarch). 2. Prosperity gospel is just posturing in what is a decayed political system. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We know that Abiy is an active member of Full Gospel church which is far away from the churched labeled as prosperity Gospel churches. Right on and I agree with the author that Property Party as being nothing but a classic opportunistic political scheme and religious fraud mascarading as an alternative and viable political thought. In fact, symbolisms of likening critics and opposition with the biblical Satan have been normalized. In addition to all the military operation carried out in the region, Abiy gave Amhara militias a free hand to terrorize and drive Tigray people out of western Tigray into the Sudan desert. Instead, according to Getachew Reda, he said: “just join me and everything shall be great.” It was as if he was saying, “I have a vision and I don’t know how it will materialize, just go along with me and trust that it will somehow be okay in the end.”. The formation of the integrated multi ethnic prosperity party is one of the great achievements of Abiy Ahmed Ali and the leadership of the ethnic based groups that had constituted eprdf. Therefore, Prosperity Party is Tigray People’s Party.” The Prosperity Party has a national vision, he said during the press statement on Tuesday, and the party’s branch in Tigray will work hard to ensure that People in Tigray are beneficiaries of it, and to ensure that the Prosperity Path is a … Abiy’s political influence is fading day in day out. Alex de Waal, comparing Abiy’s book Medemer with the approach followed by the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF) leadership wrote: “One of the attractions of Abiy’s philosophy of Medemer (‘synergy’ or ‘coming together’) is precisely that it lacks the intellectual rigor characteristic of the TPLF leadership and their fellow revolutionaries. The creation of the new Ethiopian Prosperity Party (PP) replaces the Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front-(EPRDF), founded in 1988. He recently created the pan-Ethiopian Prosperity Party (PP), which is poised to replace the current ruling coalition, the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). However, Ethiopia Insight will correct clear factual errors. You just called this ” prosperity Gospel”. The Prosperity Party, unlike the EPRDF, will include people from all ethnic groups. No, tt’s not. 387K likes. The diplomatic front too is in bad shape. The collective delusion of Rising Ethiopia is so great that celebrities, religious leaders, and members of the public have joined the cult. There is no peace across the country, and tension is on the rise every where. June 8, 2020 . Professors and political analysts have reported being condemned and even blackmailed on television for their opinions, for instance on the war in Tigray. The official launching ceremony was held under the theme, “Multinational Fraternity for Mutual Prosperity.” All in all, Abiy.s political stunt is destined for failure and he has no one blame but himself and his close sycophants. The new Prosperity Party will also include other allies of the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) that currently controls every seat in … On 12 February 2021 a Facebook post was shared by the account Gonder tube/ጎንደር (a page with over 141,693 followers) sharing the image of the former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn with the claim that he warned the Oromia Prosperity Party during an interview with CJTN also asking friends to share it. Abiy's Prosperity Party destabilised by regionalist tensions. Personal communication with a few others revealed that they have been declared persona non grata, just because of their critical views against Abiy’s government and its policies. Look no further than the shady characters behind of it of the likes of the religious charlatans Daniel Kebret et al. Recent Posts. Usually, what Abiy proudly advertises as his most important achievements have no bearing on real and urgent problems. In the first days of February, Ethiopia’s election board mediated between the Prosperity Party and the TPLF on asset sharing, giving the former three quarters and the latter a quarter of the net worth of the former ruling party. It strikes me that almost all of the people accused of being TPLF’s paid agents by Abiy’s government and supporters are those who have built their careers and professional reputations through years of actual work, research, and engagement in Ethiopia. No economic, not deleopmental nor serious societal agendas like reconciliation efforts and reform issues on the cards so far. The promise of the Prosperity Party. No economic, no deleopmental nor serious societal agendas like reconciliation efforts and reform issues on the cards so far. Abiy is just consolidating power. Transitions in Ethiopia have rarely been a bed of roses specifically because the structures, institutions and political landscape are rotten to the core, driven by self-interest and for the most part not very competent when it comes to administering according to the needs of the populace. The program and by-laws of the party were first approved by the executive committee of the EPRDF. War, with all of its destruction and suffering, becomes a necessary fate in order to accomplish such ruthless aims. The only reason for Abiy to pursue such vanity projects with so much energy seems the prosperity gospel’s prescription of surrounding oneself with good things in order to attract more of them. In just three years, he has become a diplomatic pariah, and his reign has been a bloody one even by the standards of our modern history—marred by multifaceted political and economic challenges that now threaten the very integrity of the Ethiopian federation. Indeed, he once claimed that Ethiopians are better off than most Western people because, unlike Europeans who often obtain things through credit, Ethiopians mostly pay for what they want upfront. He has used his personal talent in parabolic writing to influence Abiy’s speeches and writings. Cite Ethiopia Insight and link to this page if republished. For example, will you regard the successful military operation against the horrible tyrant TPLF as elusive gospel? All in all, Abiy.s political stunt is destined for failure, if the country survives from total collapse at this critical juncture, and he has no one blame but himself and his close sycophants. Some people have a PhD in politics but they haven’t administered even a district. He got rid of the wicked and predatory EPRDF, but replaced it with his own incubator of deception and repression, Prosperity Party (PP). The council of EPRDF and the affiliate parties approved the bylaw of Prosperity Party according to the election proclamation of Ethiopia, the registration of political parties and election code of conduct number 1162/2011 based on the 11 th session of the EPRDF conference . This funny. He has also recently said “their women [Tigrayans] are raped by men[soldiers] but our soldiers are raped by knives.” he entertains it because it is how he is born. Delusional Prosperity Party representative says his party will win 100% in Tigrai in the 2020 Ethiopian election. The Author doesn’t seem to know the impact of tourism. The Military was not under his control either. This is an effect of PPG that has been documented in other African countries as well. Abiy Ahmed- delusional, pseudoscientific, suppressor Shieks, Pastors priests and Atheists have been serving as statesmen in many countries. He is nuts about Israel and UAE and was visiting the countries several times even before he became prime minister. He also mentioned that the party has prepared program and party regulation, which is yet to be made public, and a 10 years plan to usher “Ethiopia to prosperity.” The umbrella coalition organization of Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), was composed of four major ethnic-based (except SEPDM) political organizations and five other support organizations. There are countless committees. The Prosperity Party (Amharic: ብልጽግና ፓርቲ; Oromo: Paartii Badhaadhiinaa PB, Somali: Xisbiga Barwaaqo) is a political party in Ethiopia established on December 1, 2019 as a successor to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) by incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The professor’s flip-flopping stance on important national issues such as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam are strong evidence of this. But the constitutional promise of one political and economic community had been undercut by a lack of democratization. የብልፅግና ፓርቲ (ብልፅግና) መተዳደሪያ ደንብ መግቢያ በኢትዮጵያ ህዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር(ኢህአዴግ) እና በአጋር ድርጅቶች IMF experts are also part of the structure of the government. ", "Opinion | The Trouble With Ethiopia's Ethnic Federalism (Published 2019)", Tigray Prosperity Party Inaugurates Office in Mekelle, Abiy meets Prosperity Party leaders from Tigray. Despite the stack-piled abhorrent words you have used, let me help your mind to work without envy. (Of course, it also helps that Abiy has made the promise to Amhara right-wing elites to grant territorial claims—an irresistible reward for the price of violence.). Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party Officially Formed in the Capital Addis Ababa . Africa-Press – Ethiopia. The author is a tplf sympathizer masquerading as an intellectual — a third rate intellectual at that. Prosperity Party - ብልፅግና, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Since 2018, he has around five million internally displaced people (2.2 million in Tigray and 2.9 million elsewhere), multiple high-profile political assassinations, ethnic cleansing in Western Tigray, more than 75,000 displaced peoples (at least 63,000 Tigrayans and 7,000 other Ethiopians in Sudan), two foreign countries (Eritrea and Sudan) occupying Ethiopian land; and 23.5 million Ethiopians estimated to be in need of urgent humanitarian support. READ MORE Ethiopia’s oil supply constrained by Djibouti logistics battle. Some people have a PhD in economy but they don’t even have a car. TPLF declined invitations to join the party and pushed back to its constituency; the Tigray national regional state. This is because, for him and the unitarist political camp, the best is when the political influence and presence of other nations and nationalities—especially the Tigrayan peoples—are minimized or removed completely. He claimed that if others saw the impressive façade of the palace, then they would believe that Ethiopia is a competent country and would give us more aid. Directly under the executive committee in the party's hierarchy is … This idea that Ethiopia shall prevail no matter the cost, so far, has meant conflicts in Tigray, Oromia, Benishangul-Gumuz, the consequent civilian massacres, weaponized rape, intentional starvation, and ethnic cleansing. Indeed, he was so extolled internationally that he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for his efforts in a ‘peace agreement’—what others call a ‘war-deal’—he made with Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki. The [Lord] says those who surround you, be them the Egyptians, the Sudanese, the Kenyans, Somalians, internal and external enemies, the diasporas, the Lord is saying I am the one who put you on the throne, and I will keep you there, have no fear.”. It could exploded any time soon. There is no permanent or unchanging truth in the belief of prosperity. Humanitarian situation in Tigray (12 April 2021) – Tigray. The latest general election would have taken place in August 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many experts and analysts who have been voicing their concerns about the war in Tigray and its possible grave consequences to Ethiopia have been accused of being TPLF paid lobbyists. “The doctrine of ‘prosperity’ prescribes that if followers strongly feel and visualize what they want, then they can get it.” So what’s wrong with this? Just within the past week Ethiopia has seen close to a dozen government sanctioned killings on Oromo citizens that we know of. The opposition is viewed as a hurdle to surmount or a form of ignorance that must be defeated in order for his visions to come to full fruition. These visions have found a stronghold among Amhara nationalists in particular, and fueled an appetite for war in order to achieve their ends at any cost. As an example, many Ethiopians were dumbfounded when he went on national television to give viewers an hour-long personal tour into his palace renovation project, where he clearly insinuated that it was a great achievement that Ethiopians should be proud of. Ethiopian political party founded in 2019, Internal organisation and ethnic tensions within the Prosperity Party, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement, Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front, Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party, "Why Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party is good news for Ethiopia", "Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed gets a new ruling party", "Can PM Abiy Ahmed breach Ethiopia's ethnic divide? Indeed, some have associated him with the Prophet Moses, suggesting that Abiy will lead Ethiopians on the path towards greatness. Dangerously, he has also managed to tap into the extreme right Ethio-nationalist sentiment, offering visions of a return to a supposed more glorious past. In probably one of the most daring displays of pseudo-intellectualism, Ethiopia’s Higher Education and Innovation Minister, Abraham Belay, announced, on national television, that the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Technology has discovered a cure for COVID-19, before the first case was confirmed in Ethiopia. ,who have strong overt association with Amhara extremists, centrlalist fanatics and the recently imported religious right sects in the country from America and other assorted demogogues. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. “samre” was TPLF’s terrorist wing trained primarily based on tribe sentiment. In 2019 the EPRDF became one party and changed its name to Prosperity Party. The official launching ceremony was held under the theme, “Multinational Fraternity for Mutual Prosperity.” “Therefore, through time, he and his party colleagues have developed a profound distaste for experts.” The Prime Minister office is full of experts. [6][7] The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the dominant party in the former EPRDF for 27 years and the only one not to join the new party, were critical of it upon its formation. His efforts to associate himself with Ethiopia’s past emperors by glorifying those with notorious and controversial reputations—for example, by erecting life-size wax statuses—has been part of his way to create a kingly image of himself. We are Following Over low, Facts and Knowledge. Though it shocks many of us to hear that Ethiopia could be at its best while in the midst of a brutal civil war, Daniel was genuine in his claim. Another is Professor Fikre Tolossa, who has been severely criticized for cooking up evidence in his writings. 3. It’s achievable given the history of China and others. The danger of such vanity projects is not only their abject disregard for the situation on the ground, but that the mass delusion takes hold of the party cadres and followers. Ethiopia / #StateOfEmergency / PM Abiy Ahmed / Ethiopia in transition / Ethiopia elections 2020 / Constituional debate / Oppostion Parties / National Electorla Board of Ethiopia / Coronavirus / #COVID19Ethiopia / Prosperity Party / Africa / Topic of the Month Restoring Law and order – not an option rather an Obligation. By Bahar Oumer November 8, 2020 6752 views For others, government-affiliated online social media accounts have led smear campaigns to tarnish their reputation with ugly, false accusations. Perhaps your problem would be that you are not getting those cruel activities that the criminal TPLF was doing and since those acts were holy for you, now you are desperately confused when you don’t find them. It’s not credible political thought or ideologies that has any political and socio-economic and underpinnings.Look no further than the shady characters behind of it of the likes of the religious charlatans Daniel Kebret et al. In practice, this has meant that instead of addressing real problems, members of the Prosperity Party and the public have been encouraged to window-dress symptoms of chronic problems. Moreover, Abiy’s ruling Prosperity Party—a reconfiguration of the ethnoregional coalition that ruled Ethiopia since 1991—has partly reverted to authoritarian tactics, jailing opposition leaders and limiting media freedom in the face of growing regional and intercommunal violence. Like the United Russia Party, Prosperity Party is a centrist party that works to address diversity in Ethiopia, he noted. There still are forces both inside PP and outside trying to stop/subvert the reform. CHAPTER ONE General rules Article 1. It’s indeed possible. Historically, with the four parties making up the EPRDF, other ethnicities had a secondary status. In the words of Dicey “feder alism is a political invention which is intended to reconcile national . There are records where he appeared in public clearly plagiarizing others. Mind over matter: Abiy Ahmed’s aim to “Pentecostalize Ethiopian politics”, War in Tigray: Ethiopia's Nobel ‘peace' surprise. Prosperity Party representative says his party will win 100% in Tigrai in 2020 Ethiopian election. And he had done TPLF away to graveyard. Moreover, in the hands of some of Abiy’s disciples, Medemer has become a tool of excommunicating dissenters from the political community.”. Prosperity Party - ብልፅግና, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It seems that like for the Prosperity Party leaders and followers only the ‘God’ that they purport to be following can put an end to their warmongering. The evangelical, anti-intellectual politics behind Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party is an under-examined force driving mass delusion, national decline, and war. Ethiopia's elections are just a month away and posters of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party are already up. The link between anti-intellectualism and war-mongering is that, for obvious reasons, most intellectuals do not support war as a way of solving political differences, and almost always provide deep analysis on how differences could be resolved without the use of force. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Here, we see an unholy merger between religious delusion and nationalist populism, which engenders an endless appetite for violence. Getachew Reda- As unfairly rejected from PP These leaders saw that political organization that solely relied on one’s ethnic group was leading the country into a disaster and joined hands to change course. The refusal escalated into the Tigray conflict in November 2020. Parties are central in the functioning of representative democracy. The party's logo consists of two black hands holding three human figures, one blue, one yellow, and one pink, with sun rays shooting outwards from the human figures. There are a lot of things wrong with the PP, but the PP mutated out of the EPRDF which was led by the TPLF which emerged with the same ethos as the OLF, EPLF etc. Amidst the urgent political and humanitarian crises that have characterized his three years in power, Abiy has frequently been seen wasting time and political clout on extended visits and inaugurations of low-grade, low-impact projects such as parks, orchards, and palace renovations. Ethiopia not only continues with its military operations in Tigray, Benishangul-Gumuz, and Oromia, but also seems to reinforce these efforts. The incumbent is playing with fire by manipulating the constitutional system to stay in power while failing to live up to its democratic promises. Prosperity Party - ብልፅግና, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Abiy presides over such approbations, grinning gleefully and nodding in agreement. Regional and municipal council elections were also planned to be held at the same time around the country. It is tpure acts and just feel good about rhetoric without results or substence. As I shall argue, PPG, with its anti/pseudo-intellectual bent, is the most important driver behind Ethiopia’s inauspicious descent into war and chaos under Abiy. “Ethiopia not only continues with its military operations in Tigray, Benishangul-Gumuz, and Oromia, but also seems to reinforce these efforts.” Really? “The Prosperity Party leaders want to persuade Ethiopians that things are going to be great”. Abiy also had no problem allowing Isaias/Eritrea to act on his own vendetta. This is what pastor Yonatan, a close friend of Abiy, said in one of his sermons. Many other ethnic groups have their own PP branch. He always posts ant-Ethiopia and pro TPLF. Daniel Kibret- claimed Ethiopia was at its best when the war on Tigray was raging and thousands of civilians were being massacred He has repeatedly been portrayed on state television as the ideologue behind the short-lived “Oro-Mara’ Oromo and Amhara exclusionist union courted by the Prosperity Party. The Answer to why the racism/radical extremism of Oromo Prosperity Party: Oromuma. Prosperity Party is the ruling political party in Ethiopia established in December 2019 as a successor to EPRDF. Early on, Abiy was praised for his promises of democratic and liberal reforms. The projects implemented in Finfinne/Addis namely Unity Park, Sheger Park, Entoto Park, Adewa Project, etc will be landmarks not in 100 years but in less than 5 years. #Ethiopia #Yegna -Tube#ሰብስክራይብ_ያድርጉ #share #Like''የኢትዮጵያ የደህንነት ስጋት ህመንግስቱ ነዉ''!!!! Agegnehu Teshager (Amhara), Shimallis Abdisa (Oromo), Moustapha Mouhoumed Omar (Somali) and Awal Arba are among those who regularly make the journey to Addis for meetings. What this means is that those with political influence/power (and benefitting from the rotten system) are not interested in peace, stability or democracy as long as these things compromise their benefits. The national security secrets were not handed over to him properly. At times, Ethiopian elites went as far as suggesting, on national television that Abiy was a perfect leader—only that there are no people who deserve to be led by him. 1. The Prosperity Party (PP) is organised along ethnic lines. He once said the Oromos have bred 10s each in Adwa. Don’t you think this is a political equivalent to Biblical Prophet Moses. He once claimed that Haramaya Lake in south-eastern Ethiopia, which dried more than a decade ago, returned because of the seedlings that he helped plant just a year before. In fact, more than 3,000 experts and academics have, so far, signed a petition opposing the war on Tigray. Let me be clear that it does not represent the average Oromo. Like other populist leaders, Abiy has managed to catch hold of emotions and desires for greatness in order to convince others—especially those who are susceptible to propaganda—to stamp out opposition alongside him. 2. The evangelical, anti-intellectual politics behind Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party is an under-examined force driving mass delusion, national decline, and war. In fact the editor put out this cheap article because of the paragraph quoted down below. Like the United Russia Party, Prosperity Party is a centrist party that works to address diversity in Ethiopia, he noted. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. ኢትዮጵያውያንን የምትመስል ኢትዮጵያን እንገነባለን! Prosperity Party is the ruling political party in Ethiopia established in December 2019 as a successor to EPRDF. These people are saling only grandeur delusios and confusion among the masses. Often, experts are left with no option but to call him out for his silly mistakes as well as his more serious transgressions. *The word prosperity is good word per se. These carefully crafted visuals are meant to help the population focus on what is good, regardless of the reality that is veiled behind them: a typical prosperity gospel technique of positive imaging. Who's getting left out? In the last three decades, Ethiopia saw stability and steady economic growth. This implied William Davison. However, human rights violations, corruption, and a tight grip on power brought about popular protests between 2015 and 2018, culminating in Abiy Ahmed Ali becoming the new Prime Minister. The article is full of allegations and misguided statements. Intellectual rigor aside, it should be remembered that Abiy also used questionable ways of promoting his book. Throughout its 28-year rule, the EPRDF coalition weakened Ethiopia’s bureaucracy and paralysed state institutions, leading to a major brain drain. ,who have strong overt association with Amhara extremists, centrlalist fanatics and the recently imported religious right sects in the country from America and assorted demogogues. Trying to justify his logic, he proclaimed that “a beggar with a shiny suit will get more alms than one with shabby clothes.”. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. The father of Nebiyu is controversial like Abiy’s father is. He is the man who worked on Space Satellite project. Short Headline This bylaw is called the bylaw of the Prosperity Party. For as excellent a head-start as Abiy had, his rapid diplomatic decline has been a shocking disappointment to external observers and Ethiopians alike. You said most of it in the right places. No Amhara died at MaiKadra by a Tigrigna speaker. *The impact of personal religious belief on leaders public life is not something new. Prosperity Party - DireDawa. ብልጽግናን ይምረጡ ; ብልጽግና – የሴራ እና የመጠላለፍ ፖለቲካን በሀሳብ ልዕልና ድል የነሳ ፓርቲ!
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