While attention has been focused on the election in the United States, a major crisis has emerged in Ethiopia. But just how serious is the conflict? I’d be especially keen to hear from anyone from the region. How is it being viewed there?

@zewisdom4822

3 жыл бұрын

Sir. Please correct your Title; it's not a civil war. It's the action to make sure the rule of law is respected, since the TPLF attacked the national defence force which located at the front of the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Thanks.

@nativetorontonian

3 жыл бұрын

@@zewisdom4822 It's technically a civil war when the military is called in to quell a civil unrest. Semantics aside, when a government uses military personnel to gain control over a region in its sphere of influence (i.e Nagorno-Karabakh) it's a civil war.

@zewisdom4822

3 жыл бұрын

@@nativetorontonian I understand where you come from. But there is no any action taken that causes unrest among civilians. The Gov't is trying to do things very carefully. It would have been over in a single day if the gov't was harsh on the tigray region war. Even the armed forces have been given a long time to surrender. The defence force starts attack if and only if the insist not to surrender. The war aims to bring to the law few juntas

@LL-pt6ub

3 жыл бұрын

Aby who is a Nobel Peace Prize winner and who also said "war is the epitome of hell" is now declaring war against the regional government of Tigray and it's people by Airplane attacking to resolve political problems 😔.. It's the fouth day of war today.. #BringAbiytoICC

@LL-pt6ub

3 жыл бұрын

The war is not against TPLF it is indeed against the people of Tigray and against it's self-administration rights.. He want to invade the region by military forces and Airplane attacks..

This is very unfortunate to learn about, but thank you so much for your great videos.

Wow I can't believe I've found this channel great content from a somali undergrad in Canada. Sub.

@Ahmed-ef3bg

3 жыл бұрын

Timestamps too, my God can I double sub🔥

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, Ahmed. Thanks so much for the kind comment and the subscribe. I really appreciate it. I’m so pleased that you like it. I really hoped that it could be a good source for students. (I’m a college professor by background.) If you have any classmates who might find it useful, do let them know. In the meantime, if you have any topics you would like to see me cover, do let me know. I’m always keen to hear ideas. And glad you like the time stamps! :-)

@ravelbella7330

3 жыл бұрын

Good content.The Federal government thought conduction election was bad for spreading Corona, but decided to go with war letting people flee their homes. Where is the logic? War is more unsafe than the People choosing their reps. Where is the leadership? Now, innocent lives are lost and Tigrian’s are worried as there is no communication because of black out. I hope humanitarian will get access to save innocent lives.

Perfect summary! Waiting for a possible update.

Thank you James !!!

Amhara is the only would-be-remained Ethiopia in the future as it was centuries ago. Other nations and nationalities will be freed as independent countries in the horn of Africa because once again Amhara in the power is a suicidal scenario in today's Ethiopia

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It will be interesting to see how this develops now. I think that there is a very real danger that if the government doesn’t handle it right it could lead to greater pressure from other regions to break away. This could easily see the centre try to grab more power to keep them in the federation, which would lead to more resentment. It could easily become a vicious circle, which either leads to country to break apart or else get rid of regional autonomy and potentially become more authoritarian/dictatorial. This conflict might be the start if something far bigger. I am actually hoping to do something on this.

@Lwilight

3 жыл бұрын

Absolute drivel

@mehalyezesolomonmaryam3200

3 жыл бұрын

Emm i don't believe Ethiopia should be ruled By Amhara, or tigray, or oromo. I believe Ethiopia should be ruled by someone that Loves God, so He sees 👀 everyone equally, no discrimination against Ethnicity, God will help, Ethiopia should be ruled By Christian orthodox,

@theconfusedoromo5361

2 жыл бұрын

@@mehalyezesolomonmaryam3200 🤣😂😂😂😂 bitch isnt this peoplethe real one who destroyed even man to man connections with their bullshits, scramble for resources, power why you think is ethiopia in this mess?

@ezanakebede5602

Жыл бұрын

Wishful Ethiopia had multiple regional kings in its history. But always unites against foreign aggression.

This is why KZread is an amazing platform......great vid. Great analysis

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I also love KZread for just this reason. A side interest of mine is physics - from the small to the huge! I gave learnt so much from all the great researchers who have set up channels to try to provide informed but accessible analysis for people who might not be specialists that I thought I should try to do the same for my field of specialisation. It is therefore really brilliant to hear from anyone interested in international politics who finds the channel in interesting or useful. Thank you again! You’ve made my day! :-)

@medah140

2 жыл бұрын

On what legal grounds did ethiopia acquire part of Somalia[Ogaden]• nothing but occupation, we shall get back our region sooner than later.

Brilliant, unbiased and factual analysis.

Wow well explained you are more knowledgeable than, thanks well done,,, keep up 🙏🙏

The Afar militia with the help of the Federal Army of Ethiopia massacred for the past 5 years the ethnic Somali people who live in Garba Issa, Andhuufo and Adeyte Districts.

@dandevito7132

3 жыл бұрын

cmon bro stop the lies

@atakilti75

3 жыл бұрын

@@rederatv 🧢

Excellent work sir. You are so clear in your explanations. Thank god I found this channel. Keep up the good work. Wish I had such teachers while growing up.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. I was fortunate to have some great teachers when I was studying many years ago, but I remember thinking that I would have liked to know more about current world issues. It’s nice that KZread provides this opportunity now! Anyway, I’m really glad you are enjoying the channel. Do let me know if there are any topics you would like to see me cover. I’m always really pleased to hear suggestions.

Thank you 🙏🏽 brother

Big ups mate good video

You've answered all my questions. Don't know why BBC/Sky can't do this. Perhaps they should pay you to do it. Thanks for posting you have a talent for clear explanation.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it. It’s not always easy to condense these things down. I’m really glad you thought I did a good job of explaining it. It is certainly a very worrying situation.

Prof James is as good as it gets.

I doubt Ethiopia will have a civil war, but it will rather just collapse and split into each state.

ethoipia will broken a part like yugoslavia

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I think this is exactly the worry that a lot of observers have. I have spent much of my career working on the Balkans. The parallels are clear. But if we think that the wars of the 1990s were bitter and brutal, the prospects of a conflict in Ethiopia, with over 110 million people, are terrifying.

@zewdiwon3932

3 жыл бұрын

Never yjour thinking will broken apart

Thank you !

Thank you sir for your good explanation .

Clear and concise, thanks

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much indeed!

@alinurmohamudhajji2768

2 жыл бұрын

The ogaden region is willing to secede bse of genocidal crimes committed against its pple in garba isse by the Eithiopian forces and Afar

Love your videos

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Great video, and quite concerning development. Do you know what role religion plays in this conflict? The Tigrayans are mostly coptic-christians, as are many other ethnic groups in the western parts of the country, including a significant portion of the Oromo. So I wonder, is this a force of social cohesion or rather less relevant if the conflict is mostly driven by ethnic strife?

@A.D.540

3 жыл бұрын

Its not connected to religion well in oromoim its is mix of both religion, ethnic and politic nut in tigray its fully political.

@mega8101

3 жыл бұрын

It is completely bringing law and order to the region. TPLF is way out of control. Literally they are acting terrorist group in the country. If the prime minister stops this operation, he will face a serious opposition from the people of Ethiopia 🇪🇹. This operation is vital in order to bring peace to the country

@user-bx9sn7mk5x

3 жыл бұрын

It is fully based on ethnic based and against the constitution of being able to self govern and rule to be elect their own representative government and able to use their language for work and school, also there was an election that was supposed to take place yet the noble peace prize winner prime minster didn't want to have election which was supposed to have every 5 years and there are/were 9 regions/states which the people of each region was supposed to elect their representative and government for thier region elected by their region but once Abiy came instead of have the election he used COID-19 as an excuse to not have election and decided to have all government consalidated to his party but the poeple of Tigrai refused to consalidate and decided to have an election based on the Ethiopian constitution Abiy Ahmed Ali's term ended in October he is not ligitimate and because Tigarai had an election and he is not elected with by the people he refused to accept the government elected by the People of Tigrai and he has cut federal government funding, he has held a drone which the Tigrean diasporas Thaddeus live in Isreal purchased to help the state fight against the wild locost now it has been 7 months since he has held it, the federal road has been closed to land lock it from the Amhara region now for almost 3 years, they have been looting good being transport to Tigrai, they are jailing Tigrain because of their enthics, as I am writing this he is air bombing the state of Tigrai, he has been waging war with the state if Tigrai for 4 days now, they have no electricity, no internets, no phone the is the beast unto whom they have given the noble peace prize too, he is killing the Oromo people, this man has ignited an ethnic war. I guess we are facing the tragedy of U.S.S.R sad

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Nice to see that others from the country have jumped in with answers! :-) it seems that it isn’t driven by religion as such. But the ethnic element is clearly very significant in all this. I hope all is well with you.

@mega8101

3 жыл бұрын

All the Juntas here think they have got a platform for their cry...The fact remains clear that TPLF is a terrorist group and should be eliminated from the face of Ethiopia 🇪🇹!!!

Thank you 🙏

Thank you

i am from Ethiopia and i just have to say wow you are good. i have never heard unbiased report and also great with the history of Ethiopian tension i could not put it any better

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I appreciate the kind comment. I tried to present a balanced account. It is a very worrying situation.

@natnaelkifle2054

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKerLindsay ya it is hope this madness will come to an end soon. thank you again for sharing our story.

@Hi-xu9xn

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKerLindsay We Ethiopians will have to kill the TPLF that killed hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians and stole 40 billion dollars.

@Hi-xu9xn

3 жыл бұрын

@@natnaelkifle2054 it’s not madness we NEED to kill the TPLF

Thanks James 🙏 We are All human and we are all the same, we may have a different religions but that doesn’t matter. As a Somali, Muslim woman I too feel so bad about what’s going on in Ethiopia. All the innocent dying and bloodshed that occurs right now had to stop immediately.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I completely agree. It is a tragic situation. One can only hope that a peaceful settlement can still be found. Keep well. Best regards, James

@Hi-xu9xn

3 жыл бұрын

We don’t want to kill the innocent people but the TPLF

@A.D.540

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hi-xu9xn stop lying it is estamated 1,000 people have been killed that aint part of millitary or party in 2 week alone by ethiopian soliders for having tigray flag on the phone and some other for just being tigrina speaker.. death to ethiopia

Thank you for sharing I said all true

Thnks my bro best news

Reasonable with good understanding commentator

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thank you for your genuen and neutral lesson. Keep on.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I appreciate it.

@user-ij7hh6vu6j

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKerLindsay 🙏🙏👈☝

Great video

PLEASE SAY MORE ABOUT WHAT TPLF HAS DONE TO ETHIOPIA ATROCITY

Thanks James, you well described about overall political problems of Ethiopia.

Tank you for standing for the truth❤❤❤❤❤

Excellent!

This video is very informative and educational not only for none Ethiopians but also for all Ethiopian and Eritreans. Thanks James. Keep up the good work. God bless you🙏👍

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I appreciate it. It really is a very worrying situation. I hope all is well with you.

I hope you learn from us Somalia that war is never an option and there is always solution if the opposing parties are willing to work together

@lunettamargherita7800

3 жыл бұрын

we now it /dr Abiy knows it and tried with all means to not fight / but in the last months TPLF was showing the complete weapons / military exhibition to show his power and attack who? Defend Ethiopia or the Dam? no Sir his own brothers I have never seen in the US a state with all militars/ special group and forces showing everywhere to whom? To fight North Corea of external Ennemies? No - they firstly were preparing for this / Poor cannibals as usual fighting each other in additions to all murders they ordered everywhere from the very fist day they loose power

@aishakuus60

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohamedamir7751 ISTAQFURULAL. WAA MAGAKII AWOOWGAA DARAAWIISH EE SHEEKH ISSAQ U DHINTAY. SOOMAALI BAATAHAY MAGACA IYO ISLAANIMADA DADKA KAGASAREEYSAA HAISBAHDILIN ADIGU

@najaxfeysal8166

3 жыл бұрын

Somaliland is the name which the british colonism named you moron

@ahmedguiled2739

3 жыл бұрын

@@najaxfeysal8166 we the people of JAM/BARAKAYSAN/SOMALILAND

@yonasasmelash9795

3 жыл бұрын

You right brother no to war get along together this Africa problem we compete for power not for the people Somali now doing good soon we return normal I shala

Thanks a lot for such a great narration of this conflict. I have been trying to understand it for a while now.

Voice is low. Good presentation, anyway. Thanks

Very honest and clear explanation based on truth and reality. Well done. continue.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I tried to present a balanced view of the conflict. Obviously not everyone agrees! :-)

Will Greenland gradually gain independence

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Very good question. I do hope to get round to looking at Greenland 🇬🇱 (see, it even has a flag on KZread!) one of these days. In the meantime, I hope all is well with you.

Love u for great vide. from Ethiopia

Thanks

I have never seen a foreign media speaking in a clear and honest manner about what is going on in Ethiopia until I saw this video. this was based on facts and honest opinion, I really appreciated what you said my only wish this all ends soon!

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Yes, it really needs to receive a lot more attention from the international media. I think the US election partly explains the relatively low level of interest. However, in doing my videos I have also realised just how little attention Africa gets in general. And I fully agree. Hopefully, this situation won’t spiral out of control. In the meantime, thanks again.

@lopsideduser-lz1bg2oc7r

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKerLindsay one more correction it's the tplf that cut off communication according to new info

Correction! There os Somalia as a country, Somaliland is a region within Somalia. Somaliland region has different trabes and only one trabe wants to breakaway and no country recognize it, so please don't call as if Somaliland a country its own otherwise that will violate the sovereign of Somalia

@ahmedguiled2739

3 жыл бұрын

LIAR LIAR ,I'M FROM FAR FAR WEST REGION OF THE SOMALILAND (IAM SOMALI-LANDER)LOVE US OR HATE US

@u.j4515

3 жыл бұрын

I myself came from that region and I disagree with you, I am Somali and I will be always, and there is different trabes that live in that part of Somalia and they want to remain in Somalia and there's nothing you do about it, I am sorry, but if I want you continue argue another thirty years good luck👍 with that, I 💘 Somalia 🇸🇴 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

@u.j4515

3 жыл бұрын

First learn how to speak honestly and decency without using offensive language, I have nothing to lie unlike you, I am starting the true, as long people like you live in that part Somalia, narrow minded who can't see anything but tribism will ruin their future and next-generations as it happened already and continues to happen, if every tribes that live that part of Somalia are on broad with the idea of breakaway from the of rest Somalia, why it didn't happen, since 1990 the notion is the same, so tell me when you're going be recognize as a country, the answer is never as long there is apposing tribes of this idea, so if you want to suit your baseless claims then continue to exhaust yourself another 30 years or so

@jonemike3202

3 жыл бұрын

Failed state of somalia hhhh

@abdihakimmohamed3196

2 ай бұрын

@@ahmedguiled2739 Somaliland is a region within Somalia. only one tribe wants separation. I am from somalland and I believe one Somalia

Amazing video! Wow you really were soon to do a video on this topic that it got 20k views in one day! Good luck! This may be the start of an exponential groeing in your channel!

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I actually had a very different video lined up for this week, but I saw the news first thing on Wednesday morning and felt I really needed to tackle it. Although the international media were focused on the United States, I could see why a lot of the regional experts were really worried about this. Fortunately, I had a little bit of background because of my video on Eritrea. In any case, I really didn’t expect it to get as many views as it has. But hopefully it provides a straightforward explanation to the situation for people. And it is obviously nice to see the see the channel grow. I like to think I have something of interest and value to contribute to discussions on international relations. Thanks for the support!

Amazing presentation once again. I was never aware of the clause supporting the right of secession in the 1994 Ethiopian Constitution. It is mind boggling to me to think that secession due to regional/sectional and political differences ignited the bloodiest war in my country's history (US). Are there any particular reasons behind the inclusion of this clause in the Ethiopian constitution, that is, the avoidance of civil war, or might it have been simply a vehicle with which to placate particular group(s) in order to hasten or facilitate ratification of the constitution, in hopes that such an eventuality would never materialize?)

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, David. Yes, Article 39 is fascinating, isn’t it!? I think it was put in as a reflection of the different ethnic groups that fought to bring down the military regime in 1991. They recognised Eritrea’s right to independence immediately and I think this was a natural continuation of that. Of course, word and deed are two different things. But it is fascinating nevertheless to see this spelled out so explicitly in a constitution.

@hirkogamta8644

3 жыл бұрын

From the outset, present Ethiopia is the result of the the so called Scramble for Africa at the end of the 19th century. King Minilik of the then small Abyssinian Christian kingdom got material and logistic support from the then Europian colonial powers and conquered and subjugated neighboring free peoples like the Oromo, Afar, Sidama, Somali and the many nationalities in the southern part of present Ethiopia. Ethiopia was a colonial empire and this subjugater-subjugated relationship between the mainly christian Abyssinian north and the colonized south (including the majority Oromo nation, comprising 40% of the population) remains one way or the other till this day. The core issue is to realize the right of these colonized nations and nationalities to rule themselves at least in own federal states. Ultra-nationalist Amhara & Ethiopianist elites from the colonizer group are vehemently against this arrangement. The result, as we can see, is going to be a civil war, and the ultimate disintegration of the Ethiopian colonial empire.

@7KRexCHAT

3 жыл бұрын

As for Article 39, there are obvious reasons for this limitation of self-determination as a right, as stated by the UN, ‘if every ethnic, religious or linguistic group claimed statehood, there would be no limit to fragmentation, and peace, security and well-being for all would become even more difficult to achieve’

@7KRexCHAT

3 жыл бұрын

@@hirkogamta8644 I think you skipped 100 years.. civil war today is due to the failures of ethnic federalism

@gechogebeyehu5836

3 жыл бұрын

@@hirkogamta8644 minilik defended ethiopia from scramble of africa at the battle of adwa by raising an army of volunteer fighters and peasants from different ethnicity in ethipia, he stopped slavery and modernized ethiopia. are you saying that you would rather be colonized by europeans than being ruled by a black king who proffed that black nation can defeat european army and maintain its independence

Correction: Ethiopia borders 6 countries Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan. Stop creating countries in your emperial mindset "Somaliland" is Somalia. Our brothers in Ethiopia will be fine!

@tsegagebre368

3 жыл бұрын

They not fine they dying people they need to no the true

@aishakuus60

3 жыл бұрын

THANK bro

@brainfuel9593

3 жыл бұрын

Whit fox celebrate fighting each others that is why they support militant

@azakzaak1691

3 жыл бұрын

True. This so called expert also promote civil war and imperial mindset of divide and conquer. They want break up of Ethiopia and Somalia and then next Kenya.

@samatarhussein3226

3 жыл бұрын

@ESTA ROSSA and that's 5% of somali people 95 % is Somalia. Welcome to the true brother.

People (and they seem to be Ethiopian) seem to be very reluctant to call it a civil war and would rather call it a law enforcement offensive. Either way, hopefully the fighting ends as soon as possible and that law and order can be restored in Tigray. This was a very interesting video though Professer James. It must of took you ages to research this. I hope no other countries are interfering in this either? I heard Eritrea is getting involved, hopefully they don't so that as little people die from the fighting as possible and as not to complicate matters even further. Keep up the good work. 👍🙂

wow you understand well sir

James you know exactly what going on in Ethiopia thank you so much

Quite said seeing all these wars starting recently Armenia vs Azerbaijan the war in Cameroon the western togo land thing now this i wonder if the economic fallout from the corona pandemic is causing instability.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Very good point! It will almost certainly be something that a lot of scholars will no doubt be studying in years to come.

@abdinasirmatan8912

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKerLindsay fake news!

@rediettadesse2828

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKerLindsay here also the election they disagreed because of corona

3 months now. Where we at?

There is no war in Ethiopia, the government is working to enforce the law.

@rediettadesse2828

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't say there is dummy .. your talking about what you wish but not what is coming and reality

@selamyukun8217

3 жыл бұрын

parot

@RT-zf9kt

3 жыл бұрын

Dictator Abiy is unelected and his regime must be removed

We Tigrayans all asking self rule. We would rather die fighting than throwing away our 3000years history. Tigray will prevail!!!!###

@goytaeritalia5116

3 жыл бұрын

With our arms as always ‼️💊

@MoReal2

3 жыл бұрын

Yet TPLF refused self rulenprinciple when Oromoia and Ogaden were seeking autonomy.. Karma is a bitch.

Mr James, Please wake up. To me you are talking nonsense by relating things that has been happened over the past 3 decades.That is not the situation what is happening right now. The situation is that TPLF was given more that enough time to align himself to the Federal government orders but they repeatedly refused to accept any orders which makes the country unstable in the way of leadership. Such action was continuously happens for the past over 2-3 years. Now recently he made quite bad dareful action that killed a few Fed soldier that are used to secure the region on the past 20 years. So the Fed government is doing cleansing such thugs and gangsters a.k.a TPLF once and for all.

@ke.or.3944

3 жыл бұрын

May be TPLF doesn't believe in arranged marriage. Why you think they must aligned with the Federal Government, they have every right according to the constitution to govern their state. May be where you came from arranged marriage is common practice. Soon we'll see the outcome of your Shellela and Kererto. Aree Goraw ere Gorawe ere Gorawe..........

@markoshailu7709

3 жыл бұрын

@@ke.or.3944 Well, TPLF should and must follow Fed government rules and laws even if it has its own rules that govern the Tigray region. TPLF rules shouldn't interfere and violate the Fed law and regulation, which govern all regions of Ethiopia including Tigray. For the past 2-3 years TPLF was doing action that interfere and undermine the Fed government rules and capabilities. Such actions make the entire country unstable and bursting too many clashes in different regions including Tigray. So the actions that are being taking care of right now from Ethiopian Fed Gov is making the region stable, remove TPLF leaders from the Tigray region,Making Ethiopia Peaceful Again. Keep in mind Ethiopia Gov never ever want this "war" but but as a country she has to take care of domestic thugs and gangsters like TPLF once for all.

@bezzaabate5615

3 жыл бұрын

@@ke.or.3944 which constution are you talking about? There is no real constition in Ethiopia.

@othumanlorenzo260

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@ke.or.3944

3 жыл бұрын

@Markos Hailu Thanks for your response, may be there are some things that I don't know correct me if I am wrong. What is the benefits of democracy? For me it's the difference of opinions so you can make choices. I don't think it's helpful to impose what the Federal Government wants in each states, in Ethiopia there are about 88 different nationalities with unique culture, language and way of life. I was lucky to see most of the places in Ethiopia except the Afar region, I always wonder how much difficult to govern all those nationalities under one constitution. When it comes TPLF and PP I don't think Abiye is doing the right thing. I was expecting Abiye be a savior or a peace maker for Ethiopia, but instead he was busy building his populistic agenda in Ethiopia. Again correct me if I am wrong, I don't think Abiye has a mandate to send the troops to Somalia and change the leadership in Afar, Benshangul, Oromia, Amhara, etc. Also see the murder of high profile individuals in Ethiopia Engineer Semegnew, General Seare, Artist Hachalu, the arrest of Jawar, Lidetu, Bekele, Bekalu, Yayesew etc... Finally he play with fire waginig war on Tigray regional state. That is the beginning of his end.

hi it is good but can you clarify that which government (Federal or TPLF) shutdown the connection and the electricity ?

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Good question. My assumption is that this is the work of the federal government. The news certainly suggests that this is the case.

@ATamirat

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKerLindsay ok, but I am afraid that we can not conclude in that way, there are other sources that says the TPLF is shutdown it. to make the people isolate from information so that the people hear only TPLF.

@hirtze

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATamirat how do you now ? That's a poletic man.

@ATamirat

3 жыл бұрын

I am no saying that TPLF do that, I just said we don't know who did that! :) wait a minute is that you ​@@hirtze , my beloved friend

V sad 😞 Thank you

Great Job! Standing for the truth......,

Dr Abiy is a killer must go we stand with Tigray

@misejoe4947

3 жыл бұрын

Tplf is killer

@nbsjhzbzhbbz8735

3 жыл бұрын

ምን እያለ ነው ተርጉሙልን

@hizkiyaskiflu5103

3 жыл бұрын

@@nbsjhzbzhbbz8735 😂😂

@zewdiwon3932

3 жыл бұрын

Tplf is genocide Amhara tribes for decade Tplf criminals terrorist mafia groups looting killing displaced innocent Ethiopians all over the country. What a shame to talk about them. Tplf is terrorist groups like Hama's and Isis Nazis. Tplf is not respect humans tno boundaries for their crimes. They slaughtered by sword and opened pregnant woman womb and killed . tplf killed women children elders. So it's against humanity must be punished.

This video was extremely informative. Keep up the good work!

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Please stop this war nothing for tigray and amhara its advantages for the leaders to stay in power. The people died each other brothers.

James you’re amazing man you know you staff

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :-)

It has been so long with internal. Conflict

First of all Thanks James,what do u think about eritrean government interferes b/n federal G and Tigray war ?the secret is Prime minister abi Ahmed and Eritrean president to hit tigrayn ppl,Isaias afewerki is the one who gives him all idea,we eritreans against the war ,we had enough about dictator isayas afewerki.thanks james we need more ppl like u focus on media to our problems to tell the world.

@seludousboy8369

3 жыл бұрын

Stop false information the war started btwn federal government Ethiopia 🇪🇹 nd tigray tplf.

The roots of the conflict are actually in Emperor Menelik II's expansion of the empires borders to their current extent. Ethiopia was not a nation-state till the 1970's - it was an empire of conquered people's (Oromo, Tigray, Somali the region of Eritrea etc) with an Amhara royal family. Needless to say the conquered people's chafed under Amhara domination and those tensions have never simmered down since. To view Ethiopia through a post-modern, Euro-defined lense is the fatal flaw of many geopolitical analysts.

@leban9958

Жыл бұрын

Well said the reporter is a dictating how it fits the way he wanted ethiopia to be but not the real history of ethiopia and their real problems that existed longer than he said as 1970s

Hey sir you missed! is true as you say " the real warrior " it is not true .there is nothing in history that make them like you said .they are lions as the other ethiopan brothers.and it is not a war between the tigrians and the rest of Ethiopians. It is a part of the governmental jobs . To keep peace ,to bring z tererists called weyane. So make sure .before you come to front thanks bro.

@goytaeritalia5116

3 жыл бұрын

Shut up the whole world knows now

He disagree to stop the war and negotiate

This is what the Prime Minister says. Ethiopia’s quest to have a successful transition towards constitutional democracy requires adherence to rule of law. The Government will continue to take necessary law enforcement measures to safeguard & advance our nascent process of democratization from rogue political actors. Again he said: Criminal elements cannot escape the rule of law under the guise of seeking reconciliation and a call for dialogue. Our operation aims to end the impunity that has prevailed for far too long and hold accountable individuals and groups under the laws of the land.

Ethiopia not civil war , don’t talk about our country

Somali was only fighting of what’s theirs

@historyonthego

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know the details, but all these conflict have to end.

@Slenderman-gz4bx

3 жыл бұрын

But there crazy

Dear James Kev-Lindsay, as an Ethiopian I really appreciate your concern to my country.However,There is no civil war in Ethiopia now rather there is military opration in Tigray region by the Federal government to insure the rule of law and stability in the country.Nonetheless, the regional government is working against the objectives of the federal government ,which will surrender soon.Ethiopia shall win and the rule of law and peace will prevail in Ethiopia.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The title doesn’t say there is a civil war. Not does the video. It simply notes that many observers are worried that the fighting could escalate. And a civil war isn’t defined by the causes of fighting. It’s defined by the scale of the fighting.

I like it pleas continue based on the truth okey!

interesting as always James! I wonder if the Nobel prize that the Ethiopian PM was awarded with was worthy enough

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much VIC! Yes, I think a lot of people are going to be asking this now.

@amarekassa1634

3 жыл бұрын

The prime minister is a fake person,he atack tigray people because they vote by them selves

@okbaybereket4966

3 жыл бұрын

It was worthy the nobel prize but to be hounest those tplf junta in tigray are the cancer of horn africa. It will better if you check what they did to ethiopia eritrea and somalia

@okbaybereket4966

3 жыл бұрын

@ aytewahtelkan d u weyane mistefe higdef kea dihrue kitefie u

@benyamtesema4089

3 жыл бұрын

James, pm ABIY Ahmed deserve Nobel peace prize, he is a very peaceful person, he has been patient to make a peace with tigray region for the last 3 years, even if the commented a lot of crime against humanity, having a noble peace prize doesn't mean u don't defend laws and order

The Federal government declared war against the people of Tigray just because they conducted a constitutional election on September 9. Today, the federal government conducted an Airstrike over the civilians in the capital city of Tigray. This war will definitely grow up into a civil war in the entire country. The Eritrean government is attempting to help the federal government and have a war against the TIgrayan people on the Northside of Tigray. In addition, the federal government of Ethiopia begun arresting civilians Tigrayans who live outside of the region. I can tell the federal government of Ethiopia is conducting #Genocide on the people of Tigray by working with Foreign in countries. The international communities need to take immediate action and put pressure on the Dictator federal government to stop the war. This war will escalate into the Horn of Africa

@lunettamargherita7800

3 жыл бұрын

not at all !! Say the truth where it is / What do you think were for the presentation of weapons and military forces during last months by TPLF ? For you it was a carinval presentation like in Rio De Janier? What was the purpose ? A sign of peach with Ethiopians or it was a preparation of an attack which in any case has been led? Say the truth

You are true.

I am Ethiopian and never heared of a civil war in mi ountry, how came?

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Look at the question mark. The issue is whether this could be one one.

May God be with youTigray 🙏I stand with you 💪💪💪💪

@user-vc4gz5un1i

3 жыл бұрын

ባንዳ ካሃጂ የአባትህ ልጅ እግሮ መሳም የአባቶቻችሁ ውሮስ ነው እኛ ግን አገራችንን እናስከብራለን ለዘላለም።

@user-ij7hh6vu6j

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-vc4gz5un1i ዘጊ አህያ የጎጃም ብዳ

Just to correct you, the TPLF did not attack the Northern Defence force. First, the federal government sent Commando to take the national weapons where it was placed in the capital city of the Tigray to open war against the people of Tigray. The Northern Defence force said no to the commando who sent by the federal government. The Northern Defence force stands with the people of Tigray to protect the people. Now the federal government is using Airstrikes over the civilians in the capital city of Tigray.

@amanueltadesse1490

3 жыл бұрын

You lair! He is 100% right.

You are very fair telling the truth 🇪🇷

In the first place , how do you present the story in such a way that tigray is like independent country ? How do you put the regional flag and Ethiooian flag side by side ? It seems that you have a hidden intent there

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

No hidden intent. I do this on pretty much all my thumbnails so that they mean something to potential viewers. It doesn’t signify equivalence as states.

@markoshailu7709

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesKerLindsay It seems like your are spreading Terrorist TPLF propaganda.

There is no such thing as Somaliland the British divide the country into 4 areas

@wadefreeman7340

3 жыл бұрын

somaliland is a part of somalia you are wrong ,delete your fake map dividing our country,we are sorry self claim group you called country

@jonemike3202

3 жыл бұрын

@@wadefreeman7340 its not part of somalia failed state

@namiin3034

3 жыл бұрын

That's funny I live in Somaliland,

@wadefreeman7340

3 жыл бұрын

khajil yaan lagugu qosline waa xabashi dadkaad istusaysaa waxaad tahayba somali waa usoomaali hadii kale si ay kaaga gartaan soomaalida kale wejiga kuqoro

@abdif9987

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonemike3202 is this how much u hate Somalis that u even begin picking a white man's name? It doesn't hide your identity brother! Isaq cuqdadaysan

Thanks James For your witnesses news but we all so to know the situation about horn of Africa Specially red and what next if tplf defeats the Ethiopia army although this war be hind the amhara and abiye also needs to destroy the federalism he takes the amhara ideas

@gabrielalfredo5291

3 жыл бұрын

Nice expose but you forgot about the atrocities committed by the tplf and its laquais ,and you also forgot the robery by the billion birr effected by the leaders of this modern nazi party. the TPLF must be outlawed and its leaders brought to justice in the second african nuremberg.

@ethiopiaethiopia3796

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielalfredo5291 their is’nt a law in Ethiopia which this country will destroyed soon

No.civil war in Ethiopia...because we are one 💚💛❤🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹mother Ethiopia made us one.

Is it a sivle ware? ?????

Great analysis but you failed to mention the dozens of opposition party leaders currently in jail in Ethiopia. Later accounts are pointing to a failed commando operation by the Government to neutralize and cease control of the regional government as the cause to the start of the conflict and subsequent neutralization of the Northern Command by the Tigray forces.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much fir the comment. Point well taken. As you can understand, in any short video there is only so much I can cover. I tried to make the point about the Prime Minister’s increasingly autocratic tendencies and why this stoked tensions with Tigray. But thanks for raising this.

Informative. The fear driven appeasement policy of Abiy's government towards this criminal group called TPLF is costing Ethiopia this much. But as you clearly pointed it out, probably more than half of the country's weapon were stored in Tigray region for different reasons which gave TPLF the sense of mightiness in the area. Well we'll see what will happen. But I am hopeful that peace will prevail soon.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind comment. I appreciate it. Let’s see how things develop. Hopefully this can be brought to an end with as little further bloodshed as possible.

@sisaydebela5434

3 жыл бұрын

You don't know about ethiopia any information do t laye

@user-pk6mh6ho3q

3 жыл бұрын

@@sisaydebela5434 groups like OLF and TPLF will always be cowards who massacre helpless children, women and elders. That I know!

Your characterization of what's going on in ethiopia is grossly mistaken

Well done, thank you! No civic war, but restore, enforce rule of law and bring criminals alleged human rights violations and offense against the national defense and sevice numbers. Such action expands nowhere and ends once criminals are surrendered.

Correction: Meles ruled Ethiopia starting may 1991-

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You are right. But he was officially Prime Minister from 1995. In short videos like this, some things just have to be simplified for the sake of maintaining a time limit and keeping things easy to understand for viewers.

@lunettamargherita7800

3 жыл бұрын

the starter of racisim /division and egoisim!

@LL-pt6ub

3 жыл бұрын

@@lunettamargherita7800 Hahaha Federalism forever 👈

@sentayohuteka3509

3 жыл бұрын

Abiy must go Abiy Ahmed is kiler👹

@omeribrahim7743

3 жыл бұрын

No correction here mate, he is correct, according to the so called election. From 1991-1995 he was leading as ahead of Transitional Government, if I am not wrong. Thanks anyway.

America you gave me everything. Now can you please give me a war jet to save my brothers from the dictator?

@esubalewshiferaw9387

3 жыл бұрын

KKKKKKKKKK

@biniman8636

3 жыл бұрын

ኣያስቅም

@lunettamargherita7800

3 жыл бұрын

why don't you go then to the beloved country america who gave you all and leave the poor people in peace? Shameful beeing

@aemereg

3 жыл бұрын

We will shoot them down one by one every time they come . So far 2 Mig25 down in 6days.

Most of the time foreigners don't know what they talking about in other countries inside the situation, similar to this guy he talked about the civil war he has no clue what is the reason for the war at this time.

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

I’m a bit confused. You said that it’s not a civil war. Then in the next sentence you said I didn’t know what the reasons for the ‘war’ are.

I hope it doesn’t end

The government of Egypt behind all the attacks in Ethiopia

@S.F157

3 жыл бұрын

Don"t Blame Egypt , Blame TPLF and Your Abiy .

Thank you for standing for the truth!!! Amnesty International other organization has step on this situation as as possible please! how on earth the world are silent watching this dictator rule the country????????

@mimismael5557

3 жыл бұрын

Weregna

Isn't the conflict alrady full scale civil war?

@JamesKerLindsay

3 жыл бұрын

It is now. But wasn’t when I made the video.

It is not a civil war it is justice

@sabads4636

2 жыл бұрын

@Abdullah YOU can say that again the post is on 11 month so it was what i fell and you can ask me what abut today

3:17 There is no such thing as Somaliland it is just a state in Somalia.

@cornholio777

3 жыл бұрын

Faqash 🤮🗡️

@waleedmohamed3311

3 жыл бұрын

Somaliland there dirt of poor and qat, if they want independent, they should eliminate clanism and drugs that rigged i poeple, love from Algeria

@ONMONEY69

3 жыл бұрын

@@cornholio777 yes your just a state in Somalia and stop saying clanism stuff that is the past you stick with past a keep trying to be independent while the whole world is looking forward SOMALIA HANOOLAATO LONG LIVE SOMALIA

@ONMONEY69

3 жыл бұрын

@@waleedmohamed3311 love from Somalia brother

@cornholio777

3 жыл бұрын

@@ONMONEY69 No such a thing as Somalia. That's the past.

We don’t need anybody to intervene with our problem

@wadefreeman7340

3 жыл бұрын

respect your granfather james , eat some raw meat so you would be happy.

Thank you for being voice for people. The Eritrean people are also being killed though they don't need this war.