This needs to be blocked in the House. Coons is setting his political career and his house, the Democratic Party, on fire.
In the midterms November 2022, the HoR is the Republicans to lose at the moment (received wisdom of the elites - based on history). And with a big #BLM #NoMore convergence in coming months, can become the @DNC’s worst nightmare IMO.
The Ethiopian domestic U.S. diaspora Black Congressional Caucus reach out is strong already. The Virginia Governors race has given the @DNC a taste of the nightmare already.

The progressive caucus is also a natural ally.
Final point… #NoMore is in its infancy, and it is already Pan African, which is why it is freaking out @stateDept. The Pan African diaspora in the US as a voting block is a behemoth compared to the Tigray power braking base.
The objective can be to displace them in terms of DNC influence, Coons will vanish quickly in the heat.
It may require a defeat in the midterms to get the message through, but as that is on the cards already, holding noses and then the @DNC’s feet to the noses is a winning strategy here for the Ethiopia (an perhaps) Africa-USA relationship.
(Wasn’t final point… sorry)

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4 Dec
An interesting analysis of American misinformation, inside the U.S. wrt to China's investment policy in Africa.

If the U.S. and EU would just compete for African investment opportunities, they might not be losing, and Africa would benefit.

Whenever I discuss Africa's circumstances wrt the US and EU, the reflexive response is almost always "but Africa is being colonised by China with debt".

This video, like most @BTnewsroom reports, places things in historical and contemporary news context.
In Greece, which is part of Europe, China has been steadily investing in the port of Pireaus (see report below).

It did so initially during the Euro Crisis 2014-2015, which was caused, in part, by financial warfare by speculators against the Euro.
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There are lots of reliable sources of information, much of which can be verified. Image
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I have no idea why you were expelled, and perhaps it was unjust, But it is unethical and immature to respond to a slight like this with shoddy reporting.
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a) from a TPLF spokesperson;
b) from a media participant in the TPLF’s information campaign;

.. that TPLF has been busy laying groundwork for further genocide reporting associated with the Tekeze.
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3 Dec
A fortnight after Ethiopian Govt. announced unilateral ceasefire, TPLF commenced “revenge” offensive on Amhara and Afar which has led to 10s possibly 100s of thousands of deaths. After defeats they routinely killed civilians in retaliation.

Thread…. #NoMore
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I've started digging - lots of rabbit holes but top line conclusion here.

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