By Elias Kifle
After 10 years of obscurity, the Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) is now emerging as a leading political force to be reckoned with in Ethiopia. To find out how much impact EPPF is making, one needs only watch the Woyanne-controlled ETV. In October, ETV, Bereket Simone’s mouthpiece, declared that EPPF has been destroyed after a recent military operation named “yager chata.” It showed EPPF fighters surrendering en mass. Now, just two months after making such a declaration, ETV is reporting about EPPF military campaign to attack electrical power lines and assassinate regime officials.
It’s not only Woyanne that is currently targeting EPPF. There is a concerted effort by a number of groups with different motives to sabotage and keep the organization weak.
Despite all the obstacles thrown in front of it, EPPF will continue to march forward in all fronts — military, political, and diplomatic, in collaboration with other Ethiopian organizations that are fighting for change in Ethiopia. In the diplomatic field, EPPF is making an effort to establish good working relationships with other countries through its chapters around the world. EPPF-Washington DC is working to make the U.S. Government aware of the organization’s aims and objectives by establishing contacts with Obama Administration officials and members of the U.S. Congress.
While the gallant EPPF fighters are making Woyanne sleepless in the home front, there are two important upcoming EPPF events this month in the Diaspora:
Public meetings in London, January 24 and
Washington DC, January 30.
For details about the London meeting click here.
The Washington DC meeting will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2010.
Place: Unification Church
Address: 1610 Columbia Road, Washington DC
Time: 3:00 PM
The EPPF Washington Metro Chapter will release more details about the January 30 meetings shortly.