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Abiy Ahmed is playing mind games with Isaias Afwerki

Post by AbyssiniaLady » 10 Nov 2019, 19:40




After making a cost-free holiday visit to Eritrea and both Assab and Massawa ports as well as the Assab main highway to the Ethiopian border, he said the port of Assab will commence operation in a few weeks while knowing Ethiopia will never use Assab or Massawa port unless of course Eritrea modernize its ports infrastructure.

Eritrea ports are equipped with outdated infrastructure, outdated technologies and outdated navigational aids etc right now.

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Post by AbyssiniaLady » 10 Nov 2019, 19:55

Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy Dilemma and its Relation with Neighboring Countries.

2. Would future relations with Djibouti remain amical?


Since the Ethiopia-Eritrean border war, Djibouti remained the main gateway for nearly 95% of Ethiopian trade whose port usage allegedly contributed, at least partially, for the border conflict between Djibouti and Eritrea that Qatar mediated. Despite fraternal ties, Djibouti intermittently abused its monopoly by increasing port service fees, often abruptly, which forced Ethiopia to look elsewhere for alternative.

On the other hand, increasing militarization of Djibouti by foreign military forces undermines not only Ethiopian hegemony on regional security but also increases vulnerability that Djibouti’s patrons could exploit. Ethiopia was particularly overwhelmed when Saudi and Emirates pressed both Djibouti and Eritrea to severe abruptly their ties with Qatar, the country that mediated and served as peacekeeper between the two. Qatari’s positive influence in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Sudan prompted Saudi to secure a military base in Djibouti, get closer to the Yemen conflict, and curb Qatar’s growing regional dominance.

As the undeniable beneficial of the Ethiopian-Eritrean hostility, Ethiopian agreement with Eritrea, if implemented, will end Djibouti’s monopoly with adverse consequences. If Ethiopia begins using other ports and/or find better prices, declining yearly revenue (~$2 Billion) from Ethiopia will poses serious Economic and political challenges as the combined revenue from U.S., France, Japan, Italy, and Saudi will never compensate Djibouti’s loss. If the loss persists, Djibouti’s authoritarian regime, in power since 1999, would inevitably face increasing social upheaval due to extreme poverty, poor social services, and abysmal political rights and civil liberties.

After losing a legal battle and political fallout, Djibouti expulsed Emirate’s DP World and their relations deteriorated, including canceling a project to build a military base, following which Emirates moved to Berbera (and Eritrea) in search of alternative port with an alleged Ethiopian mediation. Djibouti then offered China an unknown stake in the Doraleh port from which Ethiopia has unspecified percentage of share and counter offered Djibouti with an optional stake in the Ethiopian government owned key assets, including Ethiopian Electric Power and Ethio Telecom but the status of which remain unknown.

As China and Ethiopia own shares in Djibouti’s port, previously leased by DP World, the probability that Emirates, a key mediator in the Ethio-Eritrean peace deal partly to revenge Djibouti, is unlikely to return to Djibouti, and will continue modernizing Eritrean and Somaliland’s ports vying for Ethiopian market.

Abiy [ deleted ] maneuvered the rivalry and gained shares in Berbera and Djibouti ports that would effectively diminish vulnerability. As Ethiopia diversifies access to the sea, Djibouti would either reduce its exorbitant port prices or face the threats posed by declining revenue, the effects of which could lead to an inevitable revolution against its authoritarian regime. If Djibouti defaults on the Chinese loan that it incurred on its port and railroad, deteriorating economic conditions will irritate its relation with Ethiopia and China and, if persisted, Djibouti would be subject to Chinese unfiltered manipulation, including losing its ownership on critical assets.

Therefore, Ethiopia should carefully weigh the full spectrum of the effects of its port diversification vis-à-vis the interests of its partners: China, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Emirates as well as France if Ethiopia cooperates in building its planned Navy.

https://borkena.com/2019/11/01/must-rea ... -sinishaw/


The author of this article is a dumbass, Ethiopia needs Djibouti more than Djibouti needs Ethiopia, It has no other alternative than to depend on Djibouti, besides, Djibouti has unexploited natural resources and small population.

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Post by AbyssiniaLady » 10 Nov 2019, 20:11

Djibouti port advantage.
  • Accessible by rail and road from various locations including Ethiopia, it is illustrating its aim of multipurpose facility.
  • The Port of Djibouti Container Terminal has a handling capacity of 350 000 TEU Per annum.
  • Reefer containers can be easily accommodated by 126 reefer plug points available in the yard.
  • Vessels of capacity up to 8000 TEU can be operated along the two berths of 400m.
  • A modern Infrastructures.
  • A safety, Security & Environments (ISO 28000).
  • A performance & efficiency.
  • Training.
  • A continuous improvements.
  • And there are 750 employees working at the terminal.

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Post by Jaegol » 10 Nov 2019, 20:34

Eritrean ports will remains open for anybody to use, but it’s alright if not used by Ethiopia. The only thing Eritrea asks Ethiopia is to live in peace with its neighbors and within its borders. Ports usage, borders closure are all secondary. Most Eritreans prefer a closed border and neutral on the ports usage.
Eritrea needs nothing from Ethiopia and Ethiopia needs ports and are open for it. If they use it good and not used ok.
Eritrean ports by being available to Ethiopia is good negotiating leverage against others. So it’s positive for Ethiopia to have the option, but use them or not, it is unto the customer (Ethiopia), not the service provider (Eritrea).
Remember Eritrea even have an option not to modernize the ports, but that’s not the case currently the ports are being modernized and are open to serve any customer.
It’s all good for Eritrea either ports used by Ethiopia or not. The ports hadn’t been used the last 20 yrs and Eritrea can still thrive by having no business with Ethiopia.
A little history for you Eritrea was more developed and advanced before its annexation by Ethiopia in 1962.
Eritrean have learned from history and there’s a saying nothing good comes from south and Eritrea needs to do business with countries north of it for prosperity.
It’s all good in the neighborhood use it or don’t use it ... it’s all up to the customer.

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Post by Temt » 10 Nov 2019, 20:43

Yes, you hammered the nail on the head,jaegol. While Ethiopia has been welcome to use our ports ever since we gained our independence, like any other customer, Ethiopia doesn't have to use them if it doesn't want to. We are modernizing our port facilities not only to Ethiopia but to any customer that may be interested in using them. As simple as that.

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Re: Abiy Ahmed is playing mind games with Isaias Afwerki

Post by Dawi » 10 Nov 2019, 20:54

Jaegol wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 20:34
Eritrean ports will remains open for anybody to use, but it’s alright if not used by Ethiopia. The only thing Eritrea asks Ethiopia is to live in peace with its neighbors and within its borders. Ports usage, borders closure are all secondary. Most Eritreans prefer a closed border and neutral on the ports usage.
Eritrea needs nothing from Ethiopia and Ethiopia needs ports and are open for it. If they use it good and not used ok.
Eritrean ports by being available to Ethiopia is good negotiating leverage against others. So it’s positive for Ethiopia to have the option, but use them or not, it is unto the customer (Ethiopia), not the service provider (Eritrea).
Remember Eritrea even have an option not to modernize the ports, but that’s not the case currently the ports are being modernized and are open to serve any customer.
It’s all good for Eritrea either ports used by Ethiopia or not. The ports hadn’t been used the last 20 yrs and Eritrea can still thrive by having no business with Ethiopia.
A little history for you Eritrea was more developed and advanced before its annexation by Ethiopia in 1962.
Eritrean have learned from history and there’s a saying nothing good comes from south and Eritrea needs to do business with countries north of it for prosperity.
It’s all good in the neighborhood use it or don’t use it ... it’s all up to the customer.
jaegol,

When was the last count of Eritrean population. The government didn't release the last count.

It is assumed 6 million but, in actuality, it is probably not more than 2 - 2.5 million on the ground. Notice the ghost towns? As opposed to the daily street fair amount population in its neighboring south. In other words, Eritrean population has dwindled.

Are you sure you don't want port business with Ethiopia?

A fast growing economic integrated Horn can pass the present capacity of the developed Djibouti port.

Eritrean and Somali ports also have regional advantages as a preferred choices for point to point distances.

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Post by Jaegol » 10 Nov 2019, 21:17

First of what does population count has to do with ports usage?
Djibouti is under a million people so what?
Secondly, it is Ethiopia’s decision not to use Eritrean ports or not. All Eritrea can do is make them available.
If you are from Tigray elites with crap mentality that boycotted our ports for 20 years, my advice is continue boycotting them and don’t you worry about using our ports. Once you come in to your senses you are welcome to use them as any other Ethiopian would.
The ball is always on the customer (Ethiopia) to use which port to use, but for Eritrea either way it’s ok.
In Eritrean history, Eritrea did well when it had nothing to do with Ethiopia. And closing the borders is the best thing for Eritrea and Eritrea has other neighbors for other business that are more prosperous than your country.
It has to be of mutual benefit, but don’t worry about Eritrea the ports are secondary not primary economically.


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Dawi wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 20:54
Jaegol wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 20:34
Eritrean ports will remains open for anybody to use, but it’s alright if not used by Ethiopia. The only thing Eritrea asks Ethiopia is to live in peace with its neighbors and within its borders. Ports usage, borders closure are all secondary. Most Eritreans prefer a closed border and neutral on the ports usage.
Eritrea needs nothing from Ethiopia and Ethiopia needs ports and are open for it. If they use it good and not used ok.
Eritrean ports by being available to Ethiopia is good negotiating leverage against others. So it’s positive for Ethiopia to have the option, but use them or not, it is unto the customer (Ethiopia), not the service provider (Eritrea).
Remember Eritrea even have an option not to modernize the ports, but that’s not the case currently the ports are being modernized and are open to serve any customer.
It’s all good for Eritrea either ports used by Ethiopia or not. The ports hadn’t been used the last 20 yrs and Eritrea can still thrive by having no business with Ethiopia.
A little history for you Eritrea was more developed and advanced before its annexation by Ethiopia in 1962.
Eritrean have learned from history and there’s a saying nothing good comes from south and Eritrea needs to do business with countries north of it for prosperity.
It’s all good in the neighborhood use it or don’t use it ... it’s all up to the customer.
jaegol,

When was the last count of Eritrean population. The government didn't release the last count.

It is assumed 6 million but, in actuality, it is probably not more than 2 - 2.5 million on the ground. In other words, it has dwindled.

Are you sure you don't want port business with Ethiopia?

A fast growing economic integrated Horn can pass the present capacity of the developed Djibouti port.

Eritrean and Somali ports also have regional advantages chosen by point to point distances.

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Post by AbyssiniaLady » 10 Nov 2019, 21:50

Eritrea needs nothing from Ethiopia.
Get off your high horse, Eritrea desperately needs Ethiopia money and you know it.

Eritrea is nothing without Ethiopia, period.

A little history for you Eritrea was more developed and advanced before.
Thanks to Italian colonial empire.

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Post by EPRDF » 10 Nov 2019, 21:59

Hawey Jaegol,

If Eritrea would not care whether Ethiopia uses Eritrean ports or not like you boast, I bet you yourself would not be here in ER day in and day out. You guys your boast and empty bravado to be honest, it makes me sick. If Ethiopia does not use Eritrean ports, the only another customer you have out there is a Camel.

Thirty years of freedom and you showed nothing but importing unimaginable flow of refugees to all over the world. Tens of thousands of your citizens are flocking into Ethiopia you degrade to get a minimum wage job as we speak.

Please do not get me wrong as I am not trying to down grade you, all it takes you is twelve hundred air ticket to Addis Ababa & you'll start see you compatriots in your own eyes right at the air port carrying luggage for 50birr less than $2 US.

We used to be once the same country. Linguistically, culturally and historically we had and we still have strong ties, we have a lot in common that can bring us together hence do not even think that I am happy to see what is happening to you and your people.

Today we are separated and it is not mean the end of the world, we still can be good neighbors and we can live in peace if we develop a positive mind.

So Hawey, we know and you know.. we know that you know the condition of the living of your nation so please just cut your empty boast and let us leave as a good African neighbors just like your own words.

BTW, it is nice nick. Just delete the letter a... and keep the rest.. Jegol. This way it would be pronounced correct.
Jaegol wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 20:34
Eritrean ports will remains open for anybody to use, but it’s alright if not used by Ethiopia. The only thing Eritrea asks Ethiopia is to live in peace with its neighbors and within its borders. Ports usage, borders closure are all secondary. Most Eritreans prefer a closed border and neutral on the ports usage.
Eritrea needs nothing from Ethiopia and Ethiopia needs ports and are open for it. If they use it good and not used ok.
Eritrean ports by being available to Ethiopia is good negotiating leverage against others. So it’s positive for Ethiopia to have the option, but use them or not, it is unto the customer (Ethiopia), not the service provider (Eritrea).
Remember Eritrea even have an option not to modernize the ports, but that’s not the case currently the ports are being modernized and are open to serve any customer.
It’s all good for Eritrea either ports used by Ethiopia or not. The ports hadn’t been used the last 20 yrs and Eritrea can still thrive by having no business with Ethiopia.
A little history for you Eritrea was more developed and advanced before its annexation by Ethiopia in 1962.
Eritrean have learned from history and there’s a saying nothing good comes from south and Eritrea needs to do business with countries north of it for prosperity.
It’s all good in the neighborhood use it or don’t use it ... it’s all up to the customer.

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Re: Abiy Ahmed is playing mind games with Isaias Afwerki

Post by The Lice Head Destroyer! » 10 Nov 2019, 22:18

Abyssinia, a.k.a eden the Adwa :mrgreen: Rest assured port of Assab will be open for Ethiopians, while Port of Massawa will be shut for the "kill Tigray" :mrgreen:

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Post by Digital Weyane » 10 Nov 2019, 22:21

I like the very clever tactics my Weyane boss eden/AbissiniaLady is using to push Ethiopia into using our Tigray's Awash International Port. We Weyane are currently using our Awash International Port for all our import and export needs. Ethiopia is welcome to to use our well-developed Awash International Port for a small fee.

Did I forget to mention that our Awash International Port is a Free Trade Zone? Yes it is! :mrgreen:

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Post by Temt » 10 Nov 2019, 22:47

EPRDF wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 21:59
Hawey Jaegol,

If Ethiopia does not use Eritrean ports, the only another customer you have out there is a Camel.


That is what your miserable Weyane leader said some 20 years ago. Not that you Agames don't even understand that camels don't drink seawater as normal humans don't, our ports are jewels whose potential is fast approaching, now that your Hasadat instigated sanctions have been lifted. Watch how busy the ports will be whether Ethiopia uses them or not! Just watch.

EPRDF wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 21:59
Hawey Jaegol,
Thirty years of freedom and you showed nothing but importing unimaginable flow of refugees to all over the world. Tens of thousands of your citizens are flocking into Ethiopia you degrade to get a minimum wage job as we speak.


Yes, thanks to you and your masters, we really did not have 30 years of freedom as you claim for we were under a declared and undeclared economic, political, diplomatic and military restrictions. Again watch what is happening and to be happening more.

EPRDF wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 21:59
Hawey Jaegol,

We used to be once the same country. Linguistically, culturally and historically we had and we still have strong ties, we have a lot in common that can bring us together ...


No, the only time we were one country was when the midget king abrogated the federal arrangement and downright annexed Eritrea ILLEGALLY.

EPRDF wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 21:59
Hawey Jaegol,
Today we are separated and it is not mean the end of the world, we still can be good neighbors and we can live in peace if we develop a positive mind.


A positive mind is when one knows what is his and respects the ownership of his neighbor without being greedy and selfish, which unfortunately some of you people seem to possess!

EPRDF wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 21:59
Hawey Jaegol,

...so please just cut your empty boast and let us leave as a good African neighbors just like your own words.


Nobody is "Boasting". But if you believe telling the way it is is "Boasting", so be it. We are just reminding you that we have never begged Ethiopia to use our ports without her free will and we will be just fine should Ethiopia follow your miserable Weyane boss. It is up to Ethiopia to use or not.
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Post by Temt » 10 Nov 2019, 23:08

AbyssiniaLady wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 21:50


Get off your high horse, Eritrea desperately needs Ethiopia money and you know it.

Eritrea is nothing without Ethiopia, period.
Why should we get off our "Flying horse" when it is trotting smoothly and with grace?

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Re: Abiy Ahmed is playing mind games with Isaias Afwerki

Post by Gbitew » 10 Nov 2019, 23:37

Dear AbyssiniaLady You said "Ethiopia needs Djibouti more than Djibouti needs Ethiopia, It has no other alternative than to depend on Djibouti, besides, Djibouti has unexploited natural resources and small population."

Yes, it sounds Ethiopia has much more alternatives than Djibouti, or rather China's port (from which Ethiopia has shares) such as Berebera, port Sudan, Kenya and even Eritrea, if things go alright! Besides it's strategic location, there isn't any known commercially viable natural resource in Djibouti, the main reason why France abondoned it. Yes, given the magnitude of deep poverty amid increasing political upheaval, Djibouti is scared that ethiopia will abondon it by forging partnership with Emirates to divesrsify not only port services but also gain access to the Middle East market!

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Post by Zmeselo » 10 Nov 2019, 23:45

Why are you whining at & insulting, Jaegol? He was as clear as crystal.

If you want to use it, you're welcome. If you don't want, then don't. As simple as that. Eritreans will survive, nonetheless.

Why do you think PIA toured the ports, with PMAA then? To sit on his high horse? What a convoluted thinking.

Remember, this episode?
19 November 2002

http://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/repor ... port-offer

Addis Ababa declines Eritrean port offer



ADDIS ABABA

Ethiopia declined on Monday an Eritean offer to use its ports to deliver badly needed to help offset the effects of a drought that threatens millions of Ethiopians.

"The problem at the moment is not about ports but how to obtain food," Netsannet Asfaw, the Ethiopian minister of state for information, said. "We have many ports that we can use and there is a difference between rejecting and saying this is not an issue."

Both countries have been hit by a severe drought with at least 15 million in Ethiopia and Eritrea in need of aid. But the offer opens old wounds between the two impoverished countries that fought a two-year border war in which tens of thousands of people died.
Access to seaports is also a controversial issue in Ethiopia, which had annexed Eritrea for 31 years. Eritrea gained its independence from its neighbour in 1993, making Ethiopia one of the largest landlocked countries in the world. Prior to this Ethiopia had use of the ports of Masawa and Assab, which were then in the Ethiopian province of Eritrea.

In 2000, toward the end of the two-year war, Ethiopia also declined an Eritrea offer to use its ports for food aid deliveries to drought victims in the Somalia Regional State of Ethiopia.

Currently, Ethiopia is receiving food aid through the ports of its eastern neighbour, Djibouti; and humanitarian organisations have looked at the possibility of Port Sudan and Somaliland. Aid agencies estimate that up to two million metric tons of food must be brought into Ethiopia in 2003 to overcome the current crisis.
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Post by AbyssiniaLady » 11 Nov 2019, 18:49

Gbitew wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 23:37
Dear AbyssiniaLady You said "Ethiopia needs Djibouti more than Djibouti needs Ethiopia, It has no other alternative than to depend on Djibouti, besides, Djibouti has unexploited natural resources and small population."

Yes, it sounds Ethiopia has much more alternatives than Djibouti, or rather China's port (from which Ethiopia has shares) such as Berebera, port Sudan, Kenya and even Eritrea, if things go alright! Besides it's strategic location, there isn't any known commercially viable natural resource in Djibouti, the main reason why France abondoned it. Yes, given the magnitude of deep poverty amid increasing political upheaval, Djibouti is scared that ethiopia will abondon it by forging partnership with Emirates to divesrsify not only port services but also gain access to the Middle East market!

Djibouti has few natural resources while still benefiting from its geographic location, but this thread is not about Djibouti, It's about Isaias Afwerki desperate attempt to lure Abiy Ahmed away from Djibouti port.

"Sudan, Kenya"

they are located a considerable distance of 1800 km and 2000 km.

"and even Eritrea"

As you can see from this video, Eritrea needs to focus on developing Assab & Massawa ports, they are poorly equipped and are incapable of handling the largest of the current generation of container ships,


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Post by Temt » 11 Nov 2019, 19:06

AbyssiniaLady wrote:
11 Nov 2019, 18:49
Gbitew wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 23:37
Dear AbyssiniaLady You said "Ethiopia needs Djibouti more than Djibouti needs Ethiopia, It has no other alternative than to depend on Djibouti, besides, Djibouti has unexploited natural resources and small population."

Yes, it sounds Ethiopia has much more alternatives than Djibouti, or rather China's port (from which Ethiopia has shares) such as Berebera, port Sudan, Kenya and even Eritrea, if things go alright! Besides it's strategic location, there isn't any known commercially viable natural resource in Djibouti, the main reason why France abondoned it. Yes, given the magnitude of deep poverty amid increasing political upheaval, Djibouti is scared that ethiopia will abondon it by forging partnership with Emirates to divesrsify not only port services but also gain access to the Middle East market!

Djibouti has few natural resources while still benefiting from its geographic location, but this thread is not about Djibouti, It's about Isaias Afwerki desperate attempt to lure Abiy Ahmed away from Djibouti port.
Wrong you scumbag whoe. Stop seeking relevance when no one cares about your mambo jumbo. We told you to let alone to lure Ethiopia, we don't care if your government is even interested in using our facilities. Again, it is up to your government to use it or leave it. Stop your lying, and PIA or any Eritrean is not in the business of breaking up any business agreement between our Ethiopian and Djiboutian neighbors! Get over it.
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Post by Zmeselo » 11 Nov 2019, 19:28

Temt wrote:
11 Nov 2019, 19:06
AbyssiniaLady wrote:
11 Nov 2019, 18:49
Gbitew wrote:
10 Nov 2019, 23:37
Dear AbyssiniaLady You said "Ethiopia needs Djibouti more than Djibouti needs Ethiopia, It has no other alternative than to depend on Djibouti, besides, Djibouti has unexploited natural resources and small population."

Yes, it sounds Ethiopia has much more alternatives than Djibouti, or rather China's port (from which Ethiopia has shares) such as Berebera, port Sudan, Kenya and even Eritrea, if things go alright! Besides it's strategic location, there isn't any known commercially viable natural resource in Djibouti, the main reason why France abondoned it. Yes, given the magnitude of deep poverty amid increasing political upheaval, Djibouti is scared that ethiopia will abondon it by forging partnership with Emirates to divesrsify not only port services but also gain access to the Middle East market!

Djibouti has few natural resources while still benefiting from its geographic location, but this thread is not about Djibouti, It's about Isaias Afwerki desperate attempt to lure Abiy Ahmed away from Djibouti port.
Wrong you scumbag whoe. Stop seeking relevance when no one carries about your mambo jumbo. We told you to let alone to lure Ethiopia, we don't care if your government is even interested in using our facilities. Again, it is up to your government to use it or leave it. Stop your lying, and PIA or any Eritrean is not in the business of breaking up any business agreement between our Ethiopian and Djiboutian neighbors! Get over it.
Short memory!

She seems to have forgotten this, too. Otherwise, Ethiopia is broke:

UAE pledges Dh11 billion in economic aid to Ethiopia
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will deposit Dh3.7 billion in the National Bank of Ethiopia to ease foreign currency shortages.


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Re: Abiy Ahmed is playing mind games with Isaias Afwerki

Post by AbyssiniaLady » 12 Nov 2019, 16:41

Temt wrote:
11 Nov 2019, 19:06
Wrong you scumbag whoe.

Didn't your low IQ midget father ever teach you not to call people names? insulting other people because they have mentioned president for life is idiotic, so watch your language, brainless clochard!!!

Abiy Ahmed said Isaias Afwerki tried his best to lure Ethiopia away from most crucial seaport but failed and visiting Assab and Massawa outdated ports was Isaias Afwerki own idea, Now if he is telling the truth, I applaud Isaias Afwerki.

Good & hopeful times.

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Post by Zmeselo » 12 Nov 2019, 17:15

AbyssiniaLady wrote:
12 Nov 2019, 16:41
Temt wrote:
11 Nov 2019, 19:06
Wrong you scumbag whoe.

Didn't your low IQ midget father ever teach you not to call people names? insulting other people because they have mentioned president for life is idiotic, so watch your language, brainless clochard!!!

Abiy Ahmed said Isaias Afwerki tried his best to lure Ethiopia away from most crucial seaport but failed and visiting Assab and Massawa outdated ports was Isaias Afwerki own idea, Now if he is telling the truth, I applaud Isaias Afwerki.

Good & hopeful times.
Let me solve your dilemma. Lobby PMAA as hard as you can, to NOT use Assab.

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