DENVER,ย Oct. 29, 2021ย /PRNewswire/ โ In the aftermath of the coup dโetat inย Sudanย that has left another country inย East Africaย destabilized, theย Ethiopian American Civic Councilย (EACC) released the following statement from EACC Chairman and Founder Deacon Yoseph Tafari.
โThe EACC strongly condemns the coup dโetat inย Sudanย where the military deposed the civilian government, jailed officials, and peaceful protesters and installedย Marshall Lawย nationwide. We call upon Generalย Abdel Fattah al-Burhanย and the military command to reinstate the civilian government as soon as possible and putย Sudanย back on the road to democracy.ย
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โThe conflicts in bothย Sudanย andย Ethiopiaย are warning signs for U.S. leaders as to what happens when the international community of nations does not fully support democratically-elected or civilian-appointed governments. The U.S., European Union, and other global partners must be mindful not to give implicit support or legitimate recognition to rogue militaries or armed insurrectionists whose intent is to undermine the will of the people and rule by fiat. We need to recognize that these governments are still fragile and need support from major nations includingย the United States. The U.S. foreign policy approach of recent months raises questions if America supportsย Africaโsย democratic evolution.
โIn neighboringย Ethiopia, U.S. policymakers including Congress, U.S. State Department,ย Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman, and Secretary of Stateย Antony Blinkenย have failed to fully hold the Tigray Peopleโs Liberation Front (TPLF) accountable forย the unprovoked attack of the Ethiopian Defense Forces onย November 4, 2020. This TPLF-led attack has catapultedย Ethiopiaย into a tragic conflict. More so, the TPLF is a designated terrorist group. It is ineffable to ask the Ethiopian Government to engage in talks with the TPLF who is engaged in full scale armed insurrection inย Ethiopia. Only under terms of surrender should the government agree to meet with the TPLF.
โMilitary takeovers of democratically-elected governments inย Africaย continue to be problematic for not only the political stability of the continent but also forย Africaโsย hope of achieving its economic aspirations. The EACC calls on U.S. policymakers to reexamine its approach in dealing with democratically-elected governments by upholding the sovereignty of nations while pursuing mutual interest on equal footings. The EACC will continue to monitor the situation in bothย Sudanย andย Ethiopia.โ
โEACC Chairman and Founder Deacon Yoseph Tafari
Ethiopian American Civic Council:ย Is one the largest Ethiopian American diaspora community inย the United Statesย with approximately 750,000 supporters in all 50 states. The EACC represents all of the nearly 90 Ethiopian ethnic groups. The EACC is a US-based, 501(c) 4, nonprofit organization.
SOURCE Ethiopian American Civic Council
