we ethiopians dont give a dam for a false anouncment that eprdf did, but what makes me sad is that the president of respected france became the first to congradgulate our blood thirsty dictator while we ethiopians are trying to decry before the world for more prssure.what ever the out come one day our patriotic ethiopian people get the chance to bring those shamful and coward leaders to justice. Viva CUD for your blameless and holly idea for our beloved mother land.

Don't be so bitter, you will get your chance next time around, as meles said 'no one part rules forever', ethiopia is not gonne go anywhere.....its been there since 3000 years, waiting five or more years isn't gonne kill you...my advise is that you guys should focus on the addis for now delivering on all your promises that you were raising on the campain trail, such as: returning nationalised houses to their rightful owners, giving tax breaks for businessmen/investors etc. which all will be just a piece of cake as CUD implied. Good luck amigos.

CUD on federalism........
HS:Engi. Hailu Shawel......
LNA:Lesnouvuelles........

LNA. Now about the political future. How should the country be organized ? What is your main difference with EPRDF ?
HS. We believe in the federal system, but not ethnically.

LNA. You would prefer multiethnic regions ?
HS. There are regions which could have purely one ethnic group. For example in the East you could have a state fully Oromo and more West an other mixed state, Oromo and Gurage.

LNA. But now, if there is a minority in one state, what happens ?
HS. There are special woredas for minorities.

LNA. This seem to complicate the whole system.
HS. Yes. If you look at the south, in Woleyta for instance, there are special zones which do not make sense because they do’nt use their own language. Every body is using Amharic as a primary language. Except keeping their culture, having their own societies to keep their language going, I do’nt see the point of this organization, to say : you speak this language, you work here, you speak that language, you work there. That means that a brilliant man from such an ethnic group can never go up to the government. And if you go to another area, people say : he is this, he is that........You can get the full interview at
http://www.lesnouvelles.org/P10_magazine/16_analyse03/16152_electionseth/032_hailu_eng.html
The solution for the predicment we are in is more federal states and more referendum. Would like hear everyone's honest opinion.

my answer is for the visitor who said ethiopia is not gonne go any where.you fulish mercinery or banda! you dont tell me that with your mouth except using your ass.do you know what freedom means?it is our identity,it is the legacy of our forefathers blood.so simply get out of my land and dont mess up with what you dont know.and also dont qoute me what this tribal,stupid reble leader said.

Andrew

I suggest you remove the Eritreans with filthy mouth from your comment section. Unless you act now,they will make a tiolet room out of your web site. They have done it to ethio.com and ethioindex.com. Yours is next.

hi Andrew

could you confirm for me if the wife of the prime minister is now an MP?

happen to see this at the NEBE site under West Tigray region in Humera;

W/ro Azeb Mesfin Haile F EPRDF (TPLF) 36733 100.00 %

or is this someone else with same name?!

dear basha i am deeply sorry for what you said.you said humera is west tigray.first go to school and learn about ethiopian history but not the tigre people wrote then you recognized that humera is our cotton grow land that is taken away from gonder even from wollo.therefore i dont want to hear you say humera is is west tigray and i ask you to ask me sorry for what you said.

Why isn't the NEBE posting constituencies where EPRDF candidates, such as Bereket Simon lost at? Oh, its because EPRDF cadres are appealing it. Then why is NEBE posting constituencies that opposition is appealing?

Calculate that and the outcomes is the obvious - that NEBE works for EPRDF! Liers, betrayers, selfish pigs! Tell the truth and die for your people! Until when is a gun going to scare and make u tell lies, and betray your own people?!

guys guys (esp dave).....don't be so bitter. This is why you guys never amount to anything (at least for now). Go ahead lable me, we all know that is what you do best. Peace be with you.

I think this posting from Andrew proves to me that Andrew is not the independent journalist that he has claimed to be. I do not make this statement lightly, because I have been a regular reader of his blog since December and I think he has done a fine job in many of his prior postings. Be that as it may, I will occasionally return to MeskelSquare to check out his latest photo diary.

Dear Andrew:

Would you be able to show us some pictures from the Africa Park that was recently opened. Thank you. Keep up the good work.

EPRDF 'wins'?!!!! I had to laugh. It's not yet over. Ewnet timeneminalech enji atitefam. And Andrew, for your information, a lot of people went to church all over the city yesterday. And there was a very strong wind after that. Maybe the 'wind that brought the votes to the opposition' (words of our honorable Minister of Information Bereket Simon) was making a statement.

It is about time to move on from election fever and focus on the real issue, which is Poverty, Famine and Ignorance, saying that i am happy to see that the next parliament is going to have vibrant and interesting sessions, which is going to beneffit all Ethiopians. The opposition should make good on the promisses they made to Addis residents and the Ruling party has to do a soul searching.
As for the "Ethiopians" in diaspora i mean ethiopians in name only because most of them they are not even legal citizens of ethiopia, it is about time to go filliping burgers and driving a taxi. see you in next election in MAY 2010

“ It is about time to go filliping burgers and driving a taxi. See you in next election in MAY 2010 “

What an irony but a real and shocking truth? Dear Solomon, we have to move on from election fever and focus on the real issue! Of course if and only if you Ethiopians in Diaspora are keen to the development of the country.

One last statement. Talking would not get us anywhere. OK!? so Please keep this in your mind before talking and talking.

Cheers

Solomon?

It shows how immature and ignorant you are, the same people flipping burgers and driving taxi are the same people dedicated in supporting their family and sending money back home. Which is a great contribution to the economy, therefore benefiting the government as well.

Andrew:

I know you are a foreigner in Ethiopia, but surely, even you would know that no Ethiopian in his/her right mind would go to church wearing a CUD tshirt! The call was for prayer, and it was a brilliant move by the opposition. Frankly I am surprised that you went around looking for CUD tshirt clad people at Medhaniealm. And then your cute summary: "Nope. Looks like any other Sunday" was... well, it would have been funny if it weren't so sad.

ay ye ferenje neger!

dear ethiopian people,i dont know why you ask this andrew for reliable information.he is one of mercinary who is spying the weak side of our people like those of his ancestors came centuries a go with one hand bible and with hand tribalist lesson.
so dont belive any white people.look arround you who they are helping at this time.they are always behind their benefit.so ignore him.we recieved message from ethiopian review and ethimedia on line.

The people don't need to wear the T-Shirt, they have spoken already, all 23 seats we lost to the opposition. The Opposition should boycott the new parliament, if they do the ruling party lose legitimacy (the whole purpose of the election is because they wanted Legitimacy). Even if the opposition is pressured from international government to accept the results, they should not give up easily they(opposition) should negotiate for the release of their political prisoners, their election observers and some other demands they might have.

David,

Surely, you must realize by now that hating white people simply based on skin color is not a popular Ethiopian past time. Maybe you've picked up some racism elsewhere in your travels, but please leave it where it belongs - outside Ethioipia and its affairs. In the mean time, i encourage you to look at what people have to say, foreigners and habesha alike, and confront them for the content of what they say before you start tripping. (You know, I actually have more issue with Ethiopians ... )

Andrew doesn't hide the fact that he's a foreigner (working for a foreign news paper!) He obviously has taken it upon himself to dedicate extra time for this blog. Does he have a ferenj spin on things? Yes. Are some things lost in translation? Possibly. But look at the positive side: he has a fresh perspective on things. Enjoy the ride while it lasts ...