Source: DW Amharic

Tamirat Dinssa Geleta

Ato Eskinder Nega, former chairman of the Balderas Party and currently a member of the Amhara Fano National Movement, said that it is unacceptable for his movement to try to form an alliance with other forces without the approval of all its members.

Ato Eskinder Nega, former chairman of the Balderas Party and now a member of the Amhara Fano National Movement, said that it is unacceptable for his movement to try to form an alliance with other forces without the approval of all its members. 

In an interview with Deutsche Welle today, Ato Eskinder Nega said that he did not accept the responsibility given to him in the AFABN because he was forced out of the leadership due to pressure from internal and external forces. Ato Eskinder, who said that he had been repeatedly assassinated by government military forces and militants who do not want to mention their names for the time being , said that he does not regret going from peaceful political struggle to armed struggle in Ethiopia. Ato Eskinder Nega says that he went from journalism to peaceful political leadership, was repeatedly imprisoned, and then went into the forest to engage in armed struggle. 

የቀድሞ የባልደራስ ፓርቲ ሊቀመንበር እና አሁን በአማራ ፋኖ ብሄራዊ ንቅናቄ ውስጥ በአባልነት እየተንቀሳቀሱ እንደሚገኙ የተናገሩት አቶ እስክንድር ነጋ ንቅናቄያቸው ከመላ አባላቱ እውቅና ውጪ ከሌሎች ኃይሎች ጋር ጥምረት ለመፍጠር መሞከሩ ተቀባይነት የለውም አሉ። አቶ እስክንድር ነጋ ዛሬ ለዶቼ ቬለ በሰጡት ቃለ ምልልስ በአፋብን ውስጥ የተሰጣቸውን ኃላፊነት ያልተቀበሉት በውስጥ እና ረዣዥም ባሏቸው የውጭ ኃይሎች ጫና ምክንያት ከአመራርነት በመገፋቴ ነው ብለዋል። ከመንግስት ወታደራዊ ኃይሎች እና ለጊዜው ስማቸውን መጥቀስ ከማይፈልጉ ታጣቂዎችተደጋጋሚ የግድያ ሙከራ ተደርጎባቸው እንደነበር የተናገሩት አቶ እስክንድር ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ከሰላማዊ የፖለቲካ ትግል ወደ ትጥቅ ትግል በመግባታቸው ግን እንደማይቆጩ ተናግረዋል ። አቶ እስክንድር ነጋ ከጋዜጠኝነት ፣ እስከ ሰላማዊ የፖለቲካ መሪነት የደረሱ ፣ በተደጋጋሚ ለእስራት የተዳረጉ በኋላም የትጥቅ ትግል ለማድረግ ጫካ መግባታቸውን ይናገራሉ ። 

ከአቶ እስክንድር ነጋ ጋር የተደረገውን ቃለምልልስ የድምጽ ማቀፊያውን በመጫን ያድምጡ 

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የዶይቸ ቬለ አማርኛ የዓለም ዜና በኢትዮጵያ ሰአት አቆጣጠር ዘወትር ምሽት አንድ ሰአት ላይ ያሰራጫል ። የመረጧቸው እና እንዲላክልዎ የፈለጓቸው ጦማረ-ዜና ስብስቦችን በኢሜል አድራሻዎ በቀጥታ እንልክልዎታለን ።

የየግለሰቦች/ድርጅቶች ሰነድ ጥበቃን ብሎም የአጠቃቀም ደንብ.* የሚለውን አንብቤ ተቀብያለሁ ። *

The Tsimdo Alliance – Wikipedia

Tsimdo (Tigrinya: ጽምዶ, romanized: tṣǝmǝdo, lit. ‘engagement’), also known as Tsemdo or Ximdo, is an informal, loose, and shadowy military alliance that Ethiopia alleges exists between Eritrea, Sudan, Fano, the Oromo Liberation Army, and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front that is aimed at militarily overthrowing the federal government of Ethiopia led by Abiy Ahmed.[1]

History

Tsimdo first publicly appears in a open letter by Gedion Timothewos to UN Secretary-General António Guterres dated to 2 October 2025. In it, Timothewos accuses the TPLF and the Eritrean government of organizing an alliance known as Tsimdo and actively supporting a Fano offensive.[2]

According to Africa Intelligence, in May 2026, a public political meeting held under the banner of “Tsimdo” took place in Port Sudan, among those who attended were Sudanese army officers, Eritrean government officials and several Ethiopian opposition figures. Eritrean-backed media described the event as a “grassroots initiative” aimed at promoting peaceful coexistence and conflict resolution between peoples in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan.[3]

In a statement on 5 June 2026, the Ethiopian government accused the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and Fano of attempting to disrupt the 2026 Ethiopian general election and destabilize the country with the help of foreign backers. The next day, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Field Marshal Berhanu Jula delivered a speech at the graduation of members of the security forces, during which he referred to Tsimdo as a “combined convergence” of Ethiopia’s “historical enemies”, he also accused “actors from Cairo” of being involved.[4]

Neither the Eritrean government nor the TPLF has publicly confirmed the existence of any formal alliance.[5][6]

Criticism

Further information: Democratic backsliding in Ethiopia

Some critics have argued that that the Ethiopian government’s heavy-handed response to armed opposition groups and political dissent is less a reflection of genuine security concerns and more a desperate attempt to justify its continued grip on power. By framing internal challenges as existential threats, the regime seeks to absolve itself of accountability and mask its failures in governance. Some critics have argued that the Ethiopian government’s response to armed opposition groups and political dissent has occurred alongside broader concerns over democratic backsliding.[7]

This narrative of a “secret plot” by enemies thereby provides a justification for increasingly authoritarian measures. Critics cited restrictions on political competition, insecurity during the 2026 Ethiopian general election, the exclusion of Tigray from voting, and increased reliance on security measures as factors contributing to concerns over political centralization and democratic governance. Some observers linked allegations surrounding groups such as Tsimdo to broader debates over the government’s framing of armed opposition groups and foreign actors as security threats. Critics of the election process also raised concerns over the absence of major opposition participation, insecurity in parts of the country, and limited electoral competition, which they argued affected the inclusiveness and legitimacy of the vote.[8][9] Ethiopia’s regional policies also drew criticism over tensions with Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia related to security, border disputes and access to the Red Sea.

Analysts have warned that renewed confrontation could undermine the regional diplomacy associated with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed‘s early reform period following the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize and the Ethiopia–Eritrea peace agreement.[10]

References

  1.  Jnr, Sheriff Bojang (15 June 2026). “Tsimdo: The mysterious coalition putting Ethiopia on edge”. The Africa Report.
  2.  “News: Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and TPLF of colluding to “wage war”, involvement in recent attack on Woldiya city in Amhara region”. Addis Standard. 7 October 2025.
  3.  “Distrust clouds Tsimane, a growing anti-Abiy front”. Africa Intelligence. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  4.  “Analysis: ‘Tsimdo’ and the battle over meaning between Addis Abeba, Asmara, and Mekelle”. Addis Standard. 10 June 2026.
  5.  Woldemariam, Yohannes (10 November 2025). “Ethiopia’s Imperial Ambitions Are Making the Horn of Africa Chronically Dangerous | Democracy in Africa”. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  6.  “Birhanu Jula Warns Tsimdo Alliance in Security Speech | Kulu Media”. kulu-media.com. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  7.  Yohannes Woldemariam. “Ethiopia’s Imperial Ambitions Are Making the Horn of Africa Chronically Dangerous”. Democracy in Africa. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  8.  Bekele, Eshete (29 May 2026). “Ethiopia election 2026: Tigray excluded and on edge”. Deutsche Welle.
  9.  “Ethiopia PM’s party wins landslide as fears grow of new conflict”. BBC News. 2026.
  10.  Yohannes Woldemariam. “Ethiopia’s Imperial Ambitions Are Making the Horn of Africa Chronically Dangerous”. Democracy in Africa. Retrieved 20 July 2026.