Europe as a whole has never wanted to give money to Africa. So what is news? Believe it or not, any lasting and worthwhile development, if it ever comes, it will not be from London or anywhere else. Only from within. So, Bwana Benn can take his money and do precisely as they used to do, exploit Africa. May be the opposition, God bless their innocent soul, feel UK cares. We are the only ones who care, not the Bwanas.

H. Benn, your action is one step forward and hope to act more. Even in those days the poor Ethiopians are not benefiting from those funds. You can see the bank accounts of Meles Zenawi and his group. We expect diplomatic sanctions and implimentation of EU Parliament resolutions in time. Unless the problem is resolved immediately, your effort of fighting terrorism will be futile and more risky!

Death to Meles Zenawi and his group!

H. Benn, your action is one step forward and hope to act more. Even in those days the poor Ethiopians are not benefiting from those funds. You can see the bank accounts of Meles Zenawi and his group. We expect diplomatic sanctions and implimentation of EU Parliament resolutions in time. Unless the problem is resolved immediately, your effort of fighting terrorism will be futile and more risky!

Death to Meles Zenawi and his group!

With or Without Uk support Ethiopians will remove Meles and his thug friends and famillies out of power sooner or later.

The people of Ethiopia Voted TPLF out of office.We don't need you.Go Away

can you please tell us what is going on the meeting of Axumaway and Germen in Axum. u are extermily good updateing info
look fw to see the news soon.
Thankyou

its a good steps taken by the minister of UK to isolate zenawi from the west.Iknow how much he is isolated this days ,only his big brother left who is next?brobably his big brother USA,

hi,well done uk ,after all that demonstration on london street ,u herad our voice but we sitll need more action
let get ridof melese,he is a tyrant

breaks the silence ,Britain

down with the murderer
down woyane
your days are numbered

No British Money is now utelized to kill innocent Ethiopians. Meles Zenawi is a murderer.

The Ethiopian people will remember that Britain stood with us again . First time was in 1935 to get rid of the Italians. Bravo!!!!

Too good to be true! Not clear enough. I have never believed the British and US politicians and I still have difficulty to swallow this News. Experiences tell me there is some trick in this game (i wish it is not one of their trick). Let us wait and see. I pray to be wrong.

GOOD JOB BRITAIN

BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

British leader thank you for not supporting dictator! thank you again for the job well down

What does NGO mean? A non-governmental organization? I don't think so; the money may finally end up in Meles' coffers! It used to go from point A to B; now, it starts at A, passes through C and D, before finally making it to B. Alsheshum zor-alu!!

Ethiopians need to wake up to the cold fact that only they are responsible for the dirt in their house- no one else is going to clean it for them.

Now the only country left is USA to give money to the Murder Meles to kill innocent people.
Meles is a legal Terrerist with unhuman killer military.

UK must step up her actoin aganist all inhuman and barbaric measure of the TPLF leader Meles zenawi,still your slow reaction is not acceptable,people are dying,Young old , women and child are dying,TPLF killing machine is working non-stop all over Ethiopia, save Ethiopia! Tamrat

So far so good,
But one thing is not clear to me,
Why is the Government of G.B adamantly refused to officially condemn the gross human right violation?I hope the next step will be supporting the just struggle of Ethiopian people
For DEMOCRACY!
Thank you

It is the right decision made by the British Government.The people of Great Britain should not finance the killing machine of Meles Zenawi.Britain stood with us when we were fighting Mussoloni and at this time it should also condemn the terorist regime in Addis Ababa.Tony Blair's friend Meles Zenawi is a monster child killer Ethiopia has ever seen.Without the support of western countries a regime rejected by its own people will not last long.Thank you Britain and now help us to free the elected leaders of Ethiopia.

Mr. Benn, God bless you. Nice you understood Meles was using your funds either to murder Ethiopians or to build up his own accounts and stocks.

Please Know EPRDF more. They even have designed and implimented the education policy to betray the future non-Tigrean generation overwelmingly. I HOPE YOU WILL DO MORE TO SAVE THESE PEOPLE.

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO DEFEND VICTIMES.

THANK YOU.

Melese has been begging for an action like this. He has already proved to be one of the top dictators in the world today. He stole the election in front of the whole world,continues to kill and imprison the elected people's representative without discretion and mocks at the world by false trison/genocide charges in his kangaroo court. He should be scared to death now, his days are numbered.

The Ethiopian people will prevail.

this is only the result of the heroic children of ethiopia in side and abroad. a simple logic, keep on pressuring meles he will be gone before we know it.

Democracy in Ethiopia!
we see ray coming!

Truth will always shine, no matter when; he went to Ethiopia, talked with Meles himself ...first hand information about how stubborn `our` government is...then action. To the guys in Washington (read as Mr. Yamamuto and ...)...it is my wish that they can learn honesty from Mr. Hilary Ben...at least for the sake of innocent school kids?

Those who are opperesing will one day face the consequences of their actions, and history will judge those who are behind them!

Well done Benn at last you heard our cry and act on dicisively.

Thank you so much.

Thanks Mr. Hilary Benn,

Better late than never at least for Tony Blair. The military machine that Britain's and United States' "budget support" created for the last 15 years is now showing its true colors, for you Westerners though. We have been shouting all along that this is not a deserving regime, and nothing of democracy would come out from group that had Henver Hoxa of Albania as its idol. We told the West so 15 years ago. Nobody believed us then. You are reaping the seeds you sowed but unfortunately, Ethiopians are the ones paying the price for this significant error of judgment on the part of the West. But better late than never.

Haleluya God the almighty, Thank you for listening our pray. Thank you for sending your message through Mr. Hilary Benn,

God Almighty !!!!!!!!!!!, You have shown UK the road to justice. Thank you Jesus !!!. TPLF is a very corrupt organization. Meles It has to go and disband like Mengistu and his party.
Kiki

British is just trying to save it's face. Cutting aid has never made any change in the history of humanity. As a fraternal country, you have all the right to express your dismay about the situation in Ethiopia without over stepping your limit, After all do you need to be reminded that Ethiopia is a soveign nation!and Colonial times are no more!

Mr. Ben, thank for the past help and the current action. Most Ethiopians cry for justice and the truth. The past 14 years Meles & Co. collected enough money in the name of poor Ethiopians from the British tax payers. Though too late for you to know NOW, your action should be strong enough to make them feel and understand who thy are.
We thank you Mr. Ben to make this much progress. We will keep on, keep us helping to finish the JOB. Jonathan Nash.

Hi Andrews..
It is very sad to see that the Britons which have a good experience in how democracy develops are getting frustrated with the condition in Ethiopia. What a shame for them....
But Ethiopia will continue on the path no matter of their generosity as our PM Meles has clearly stated it earlier...
see ya

Mr. Benn, thank for the past help and the current action. Most Ethiopians cry for justice and the truth. The past 14 years Meles & Co. collected enough money in the name of poor Ethiopians from the British tax payers. Though too late for you to know NOW, your action should be strong enough to make them feel and understand who thy are.
We thank you Mr. Ben to make this much progress. We will keep on, keep us helping to finish the JOB. Jonathan Nash.

Mr. Benn, thank you for the past help and the current action. Most Ethiopians cry for justice and the truth. The past 14 years Meles & Co. collected enough money in the name of poor Ethiopians from the British tax payers. Though too late for you to know NOW, your action should be strong enough to make them feel and understand who thy are.
We thank you Mr. Benn to make this much progress. We will keep on, keep helping us to finish the JOB. Jonathan Nash.

Blair and Zenawi should be brought to justice for the crimes they have commited. How could a stupid thugh like Zenawi fool stupids for 14 years.

Blair should apologize the 77 million Ethiopians and remove Zenawi from his laughable Africas Commission.

Ethiopians will prevail again,

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Ethiopia shouldn't allow developed countries to guide on their terms while the government and the people could make a difference. To begin with Mr. Benn got it all wrong on which there was no a strategic plan set to help the developing countries. Of course, there is a so called show and tell type of developmental approach set for the developing countries.

I strong support the government's decision as it does always. Ethiopia will prevail.

Mr. Benn this is an over due action that the innocent Ethiopian people was crying for help.
Remember sir that the dictators' special personal commando force named Agazi which is murdering children, mothers is trained and armed by your country. This is first priority to stop arming these killers.

Thanks to the British Government for understanding the Meles regim even if it is too late. Please keep on exerting your pressur on the Meles regime so that all political priseners would be set free & for the establishement of genuine democracy in Ethiopia that will solve the Country's ageold problem-the oppersion of the majority by the minorities.

Mr Ben,

Do you believe that Meles is a killing machine or not?

Suppose you are.

Then why not Tony Blair condemn Meles even once? You are still together, dealing behind doors. You have your secret agenda to destroy the country and the people with the help of Meles. We know that. If you are seriou, your PM could have done the lead. So having welcomed your small first step, we remain suspicious as ever until we see more trustworthy measures.

Look, you are still saying this. You always say: we want to see fair trial of the political prisoners. What does this mean? Why are politicians tried for their political view? Is that fair? Politics should be solved politically. Besides, those who murdered childrn and women in broad-day light should have been the ones who have been tried for crime, not pro-democracy activists who came from America to apply in Ethiopiathe way they saw it in America.

Well this is unbelievable news. I wish it is true. But it seemed to me that it is a diplomatic game, just to cool down the tension that is growing from time to time in the country. How on earth can the UK and US have a different stand on matters like this? Both had a wrong believe that meles regime would help in fight against terrorism in the horn of Africa. I would rather believe meles himself; who had mischieved them to have such trust up on him (or his governance) while doing the evil thing on earth; than believing UK's major taken at this moment. History proved that the tail (UK) cannot be leading the head (US).I want to hear such action taken first from the head (US) itself.

Dear Mr. Benn,
What you decided is not only help to stop Melse killing, but also cleans most peoples dillema of believing that the Western people does not concider African as Humans tha deserve humane dimocracy. The reason for the doubt is the Social Dawinism thet drives your values in the west more than Christianity emanated values that claime all humans are the sone and doubter of Adam & eve.

Now you showed you are back from Darwin to Christe.

God bless you

Dear Mr. Benn,

Thank you for your concern. We Ethiopians will in the near future show you bringing the tyrants to the court and put our motherland on the road to development, freedom and justice. Our world is no longer ready to carry totalitarians. Their age has passed. I would also like to thank the moderators of the website.

Zilekew,
Addis Ababa.

Mr.Ben,remember these names----Mussolini,Paul Henze,Herman Cohen,Jimmy Carter,Bush the first,Kemal Bedri,Aba DULA,Tonny Blair,Meles Zenawi and his Agazi killers HAVE ETHIOPIANS BLOOD IN THEIR HANDS.

Mr.Ben,remember these names----Mussolini,Paul Henze,Herman Cohen,Jimmy Carter,Bush the first,Kemal Bedri,Aba DULA,Tonny Blair,Meles Zenawi and his Agazi killers HAVE ETHIOPIANS BLOOD IN THEIR HANDS.

Mr.Ben,remember these names----Mussolini,Paul Henze,Herman Cohen,Jimmy Carter,Bush the first,Kemal Bedri,Aba DULA,Tonny Blair,Meles Zenawi and his Agazi killers HAVE ETHIOPIANS BLOOD IN THEIR HANDS.

Mr. Ben thank you. Europeans are good people. They truly want to help Africa develop.

Follow the courage and sensitivity of Ana Gomes.

Uk play a leading role to implement the EU Parliament resolution on Ethiopia.

Dictators are world enemies. Let us fight them together.

We hope USA will soon follow the example of UK (EU countries).

Thank you UK.
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After 15 lost and difficult worst years in the history of ethiopia just today the world infiuencial country shows its sympathy for the people of the worlds poorest coutry any way it is a good start thank you

This is one step forward. As T. Blair was the one standing behind little meles since he became a UK P. minister and he made meles big boss in a poor and believers country (Ethiopia), now he also must take first initiative to get a tyranny and murderer (meles) down. UK as a permanent member of UN and one of the few important members in the EU, has to take their former friend drama very seriously in order to take political masseurs against All TPLF cadres starting from Meles, Sebhat Nega, Seyoum Mesfin (his son owns more than 200 big trucks and many other properties while his father came to Addis 15 years a go with rifle in hand, bomb in his pocket and hate in his head).
As T. Blair made meles on Top with crime against humanity. He must take him down.

I appreciate Britains concern and action!
thank you for taking Ethiopians' pain into consideration. Brilliant! They are right! Why they give their money for the sake of filling the accounts of Meles and his family in Malaysia or other countries, and buying expensive armords for killing Ethiopian people. We didn't see any change on Ethiopians life while he was receiving this amount of money before either...

Appreciation for UK for knowing the truth and taking an action!

Peace for Ethiopia and Ethiopians!
Pray for a true Ethiopian Leader to come to power!

the british gov. is encouraging the dictators to take power, which will never happen let alone with millions of dollars went away even with bilions and more. we ethiopians passed with these dictators, who are now in prison and more in british and America, for 17 years.

Blair, withdraw some more what have you in ethiopia if that is a solution to democracy, if realy in need of it!

What the hell are you writing guys? are you proud to be and remain as beggars? why don't you work and help the people if you are capable instead of siting idly and talk talk talk too much!Do you think the westerners are brilliant or capable than you are,I say NO! But shame on us, we are lazy, we have poor working culture! Otherwise our mother land is a sovereign country, it will remain sovereign. No western country can't impose its wish in our land. Westerners give money to NGOs in the form of aid but thos who are working in these NGOs are westerners and their salary is in western standard. that is why many westerners want to work in NGOs in Africa! If they can make a difference to our country, then why should the government worry! For those of you who are writing all the evils, go to hell and leave the poor people alone! Free of cyberwar.

Our government have lost one thing, that is cyberwar of FALSE PROPOGANDA. I have one message to our government, we the majority of the Diaspora supports you!We work hard at least to help our self and our poor family and our country in general.

These NGOs have their own hidden mission, our government MUST MUST follow their actions seriously.

As a citezen I would give them zero tolerance if they are involved in hidden political mission and trigger any sort of voilence.

God Bless Our motherland

It is like a song in my ears, this is just start, i would like to see the rest of EU do the same. I don't expect American's to do the same.
The EPRDF regiem is shaking, this is going to ben the begining of the end of their regiem

Benn! I know that you wouldn't have reached at this decision Had you not talked to Meles. Glad you've met the real Meles that has been playing double personality for years. Now you have left one big job which is to admit your past mistakes and to say sorry for all Ethiopian and the British people and of course for all peace loving people. I know you can't reverse the damage that you unknowingly or negligently allowed to happen by the criminal Meles Zenawi. However we can pull out Ethiopia from its misery if you stop helping Meles directly.