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Apr 14 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
This is interesting….

Diaspora efforts to combat #s3199 and #hr6600 are being actively encouraged by @DemekeHasen

Deputy Premier Calls on Diaspora to Ramp up Efforts to Protect Homeland ena.et/en/?p=34985 via @EthiopianNewsA
“Since the country has continued to face challenges… Ethiopian Diaspora should ramp up efforts to protect interests of their homeland.

He urged diaspora to consolidate support for the current situation in Ethiopia, particularly lifting of the ongoing unwarranted pressures.” Image
I am not sure if Satterfield and Knopf are still in Addis, but the referent to “lifting of ongoing unwarranted pressures” sounds like a reference to #s3199 and #hr6600.
The recently announcement delaying a 300 million World Bank loan to help pay for rebuilding/rehabilitation work including assistance for rape victims - following European Commission intervention (prob. @JosepBorrellF) is also no doubt unwelcome.
The seemingly endless - zombie like - reputational and soft-power attacks on Ethiopia from TPLF and its proxies and enablers are extremely wearying for Ethiopia.

This pep talk addressed to diaspora Allies from Dina Mufti on behalf of Deputy PM @DemekeHasen is very well timed.
I didn't realise the significance of this tweet last week from Deputy PM @DemekeHassen.

This April 6th diaspora meeting coincided with the release of the @amnesty @hrw report and @PushStartMedia1 @JemalCountess & @AnnGarrison arriving in Gondar.

Same message as that delivered today by Dina Mufti on his behalf. The Govt. clearly wants these bills to be opposed as vigorously as possible. Which is hardly surprising as they are genuinely a very serious threat to Ethiopia.

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Thank you for this amazing edit @UnitedHoA_!

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