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Is The Reporter editor the next Teddy Afro?

Posted on by Elias Kifle

EDITOR’S NOTE: ER begs to disagree with Joe’s view below about Aregawi Amare’s predicaments, but let’s see what readers think.

By Joe Michael

The authoritarian Ethiopian ruling party, Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) loyalists have turned their backs on The Reporter newspaper editor and their one time close partner Amare Aregawi. While the editor’s recent stories about the Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi monopoly and unproductive investment in Ethiopia was stated as a reason for the conflict, the editor’s unusual stories and their negative effects on EPRDF loyalists’ benefits is the main reason for the clash between the partners.

Mr. Amare Aregawi, who is the owner and chief editor of The Reporter Amharic and English newspaper, was a prominent member of EPRDF [a front organization for the Tigrean People Liberation Front] who earned respect by his comrades. He served EPRDF in different positions ever since they have taken over the country. He was very loyal and close friend with many high-ranking officials including EPRDF business partners. Mr. Amare knows about EPRDF and its partners more than any other journalists do because he was entitled to unlimited access to classified information.

Thus, what made EPRDF loyalists angry was not because they lost their loyal friend, but because their former loyal friend knows a lot of secrets.

The Reporter editor has begun unfolding attention-grabbing stories about EPRDF and its business partners, which apparently damage the interests of the EPRDF family. The loyalists know that if this bean is left alone for tomorrow, it will never be chewed. Thus, they are digging a deep hole to bury their one time friend. They are looking for tactics to make Mr. Amare the next Teddy Afro.

The Reporter editor, the one time beloved son of EPRDF [Woyanne] is indeed in a grave danger for telling the truth. In fact, he was incarcerated a couple of month ago for reporting about abuse of employees in one of the EPRDF affiliated companies. Recently, he was viciously beaten up by a group of people who had a hidden mission. EPRDF loyalists from all corners are furiously pointing their nasty fingers at him. Some called him crazy. Some even recorded a personal message on their websites and warned him to stop telling the truth.

The EPRDF’s ruthless dogma; “If you are not with me you are my enemy” is chasing its former comrade to possibly end his best days.

(The writer can be reached at [email protected])

9 thoughts on “Is The Reporter editor the next Teddy Afro?”

  1. the so-called persecution of Reporter editor amare is a drama trying to hide woyane’s crimes on real private newspapers like addis neger, menelik, yeroo, ethiop and many many other famous and independent papers who have either been imprisoned, closed down, tortured or even killed.

    Amare is more woyane than meles zenawi. maybe the rich alamoudi is targetting him but amare is still cadre of the ruling woyane party that has been killing thousands of people while amare focused on pity reports about corruption in gondar businesses. In fact, we can be sure that woyane sent amare to “Expose” the Gondar beer factory so that Gondar people will forget about woyane giving our land to Sudan and focus their attention on amare getting “persecuted”

  2. There is no way weyane can tereat all Ethiopians the same when it comes to justice,economical equality and so on.Definitly all Tegarus willl be treated fairly than any other Ethiopian.Simply look at Siye Abraha,Gebru Asrat they do not seem to look physically as they have been in prison for along time.Of course it was a circus they have a room with a tv set and all daily needs they never had a hardship as a political prisoners and who can trust weyane that he is going to put Ato Aregawi to prison and treat him same as Teddy Afro.Teddy is Ethiopian and Aregawi is Tigraway first and Ethiopian(for the sake of American dollars).They alwaays said tigray brother ,but never Ethiopian brother.People don”t be fooled by weyane tugs.They are smart as some people think.They have only lasted this long ,because they are mercenaries of U.S administration.Nothing else.

  3. Dear Eritrean friend

    biddho hafash

    The comment above is not only trash but it tries to undermine the brilliance of most of us. When you guys went to bed together and bleed mother Ethiopia, you never said this. Now that you are at odds, you are talking stuff about the tigrayans. Remember that you trained and armed them and destroyed mama Ethiopia. Your poison continues to spread. Since when do you love Ethiopians. You may think you are smart but we are just silent but not stupids. So what if all your cousins were watching tv in prison. Does it change the fact that you put the parasites in Addis so that you can suck mama Ethiopia’s blood. Now that they became greedy and stop sharing the loots you are angry. Now that you can’t export coffee any more you get angry. I studied at private school. Most of my class mates were Eritreans. Ethiopia was heaven for Eritreans. You guys were protected from red terror. I have never seen any body so foolish. You trashed your own great source of happiness. What do you have now. You trained gangs only to lose prestigious life in Ethiopia and you are crying like a baby. Yes what goes around comes around.
    Instead of trying to undermine our intelligence and talk cheap, please be honest and accept the mistakes, lets have genuine dialogs. Then we can remove our enemies and become good neighbors. Otherwise, your cheap and strategic alliance is not acceptable.

  4. By the way there are more important issues in Ethiopia that talk about this reporter. I believe this was done to divert our attention. What about the rest of our journalists who have a worst emotional wound that this guy, so we forget.
    You people are …..I don’t want to say it. Guess what I wanted to say and tell it to yourself or slap yourself.

  5. What Amare did was exposing the tugs specially the Sheik who bought weak famous Ethiopians to cry for him and did all the bad business practices falling apart now. Do any one know who conspired for the fall of Tamerat Layne? why he is not released while Siye and his company are free. Do you know how much Alamudi owe the country? Do any one knows how much money he makes selling our natural wealth the “Gold”? Since woyanne’s are fara and do not know to sell the products they gave every thing to Alamudi because of his connection to the foreign market who bankrupt all the developing countries around the world. Even though Amare wakes up late he is a true champion in exposing the beginning of this giant enemy of Ethiopia who buy fame and prestige by recruiting dirty and weak habeshas who destined to eat and die. I am sorry I respect Islam but Alamudi never represent muslims of Ethiopia. Mengistu was smart for not allowing him to do business while he was waiting in Djibuit waiting for the fall of the Derg. The true story of ALAMUDI and his company will come out soon and Woyane’s will see how much greed and self serving damaged the country. The truth is out there and each EPDRF member speicially the polite bureau will evaporate left and right. Thank you Amare for standing up!!!

  6. Dear TEZBTI
    I definitly agree with your claim that Eritreans helped weyane gangs to rule Ethiopia.When we were fighting the huge military of dergue it is wise to use any military organization to help crush the dergue”s military might.And we did so.What you said that Iam angry because I lost prestige is pure non sense.I never dreamed to benefit from Ethipia I am born Eritrean and always Eritrean.For those who lived in Ethiopia I don’t know how they lived and what they owned or did.Let me make my self clear I am angry with weyane because they are responsible for many lives of innocent Eritreans who died defending Eritrea from weyane’s aggresion between 1998-2000.Please refer to history and you will never find a chapter that tells you that weyane and eritreans had a cozy relationship at all.Try to help your fellow Ethiopians to be free and prosper and then you can think about Eritreans.Eritreans have clear stand they claimed Eritrea fought for Eritrea and will be Eritreans for ever.I believe in honest relationship between peoples.I don’t have to love Ethiopia every Eritrean for that matter.You don”t have to love any country.I love Eritrea.

  8. The EPRDF’s ruthless dogma; “If you are not with me you are my enemy”

    This is true concerning the EPRDF. But true also with all ethiopian political organisations & individuals.
    What is the most saddenning is that even Ethiopian journalists are not immune of it, primarly the Ethiopian Review & its editor – if we give him the honnor of considering him as a journalist,though so ding is giving a great insult to the profession.

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