Tweet

@nimaelbagir

@AP

More from @Qnie_Addis

Addis_Qnie, MD

@Qnie_Addis

19 Oct

Thread
#ResistEthiopia: Resistance Flourishes in Darkness

1. For the past eleven months, the pro-#Ethiopia camp has been screaming bloody murder regarding the virtually complete media blackout of Pro-#Ethiopian voices.

The media blackout and the negative coverage of #Ethiopia by the MSM has resulted in a cascading effect, leading astray not only ordinary citizens but also academicians who you think would know better.

@Samriethio

For this thread, demonstrating the the media blackout, I have collaborated with another exceptionally talented Ethiopian, @Samriethio!

Read 14 tweets

Addis_Qnie, MD

@Qnie_Addis

12 Oct

Thread
#BadScience: activism masquerading as scholarship

Three scholars started out with a commendable research question: to see whether disinformation was being used in the ‘Tigray’ conflict by both sides! The bad news is they did a very bad job! Exceptionally bad!

@malesadin

For this thread I collaborated with the exceptionally talented @malesadin and here are our findings.

1/ In terms of methodology, the researchers used qualitative methods to contextualize their SM data analysis, but don’t give the details of the qualitative side of the research

This makes it almost impossible for other researchers to replicate their research and confirm or dis-confirm their findings. Why the authors chose to do this is anyone’s guess!

Read 25 tweets

Addis_Qnie, MD

@Qnie_Addis

5 Oct

@wdavison10

Thread
#DavisonsWebOfDeception

1/ @wdavison10’s favorite trope is his claim that he is an ‘Independent Analyst’ of all things #Ethiopian. So much so that he DM’d me following my previous thread👇 on him, saying that it was full of errors & inaccuracies.

https://twitter.com/Qnie_Addis/status/1438513301281927172?s=20

@Kings_of_Nile

I took his outrage seriously and asked @Kings_of_Nile to undertake a network analysis of Mr. @wdavison10's twitter outputs and interactions. If truly independent his network would have reasonably proportional representation from both camps. This is what we have uncovered!

@wdavison

2/ @wdavison’s twitter community is a virtual who is who of #InformationLaundering & #DisinformationRecycling. He virtually occupies the same space as @ZekuZelalem and their next door neighbors are @RAbdiAnalyst & @reda_getachew.

Read 8 tweets

Addis_Qnie, MD

@Qnie_Addis

3 Oct

Thread
#TheJubaConnection

1/ The expulsion of the seven UN workers have sparked a lot of controversy. This thread delves into the connection of one of them, Kwesi Sansculotte-Greenidge, with none other than Tsadkan G/Tensae.

2/ In 2011, South Sudan became the youngest nation in the world. Soon afterwards, Tsadkan, went to Juba as Security Sector Reform (SSR) advisor to the new SS government, employed by the UK Department of International Development and worked in Juba for several years.

3/ From 2011-14, Kwesi Sansculotte-Greenidge was Coordinator of ACCORD's South Sudan Initiative that focuses on SSR and was based in Juba!

Read 12 tweets

Addis_Qnie, MD

@Qnie_Addis

1 Oct

MiniThread
#AllStickNoCarrot

The 'IC' is at its wits end because GOE and #Ethiopians are not reacting the way they expected. They keep saying there is no military solution to the crisis and yet make a non-military solution very unlikely by pushing the GOE too hard....

.....and putting its back against the wall. By refusing to condemn TPLF and pushing the GOE to engage with #TPLF, a universally reviled group in Ethiopia, they are essentially forcing the GOE to choose between the ‘IC’ and the people of #Ethiopia.

The 'IC' refused to acknowledge let alone appreciate positive moves by the GOE; making the GOE come to the natural conclusion that there is no positive to come out of complying with the demands of the ‘IC.’

Read 5 tweets

Addis_Qnie, MD

@Qnie_Addis

30 Sep

Thread
#GaslightingEthiopia

1/ “gaslighting” refers to a specific type of manipulation where the manipulator is trying to get someone else (or a group of people) to question their own reality, memory or perceptions. ...

Gaslighting is not a new invention; it has been used successfully to justify slavery, colonialism and racism to the victims themselves and now in 2021 it is being used with little subtlety to break the spirit of #Ethiopia.

2/ As part of the strategy, black journalists and politicians are being co-opted as faces of this campaign to further undermine the legitimacy of the grievance of millions of #Ethiopians who know beyond a shadow of doubt that a coordinated campaign is being employed against them.

Read 19 tweets

Share this page!

Addis_Qnie, MD

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

More from @Qnie_Addis

Addis_Qnie, MD

Addis_Qnie, MD

Addis_Qnie, MD

Addis_Qnie, MD

Addis_Qnie, MD

Addis_Qnie, MD

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Like this author's thread?