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Ethiopians hope for a peaceful future
As the 2010 New Year begins in most parts of the world,
many are setting a New Year’s resolution and hoping for a better future. For
Ethiopians, there are many aspirations and dreams unfulfilled.
Some Ethiopians hope that constitutional rule and democracy will
be finally established in Ethiopia
in 2010 while others wish for peace in the war torn Ogaden region. Many also
want President Isaias Afeworki of Eritrea to reconcile with Prime
Minister Meles Zenawi.
Millions
of Ethiopians wish to see opposition leader Judge Birtukan
Mideksa released while some Oromo opposition supporters hope to see
reconciliation
between different Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) factions. The year 2010
could be
a good year when millions of Ethiopians become food self-sufficient,
when Oil
is finally found in Ethiopia,
when pro-democracy Somaliland’s independence is recognized by AU in
Addis Ababa; or it can be a bloody year when the war with Eritrea
restarts and when Ethiopian troops
reoccupy Mogadishu.
Which is the most likely to happen in 2010?
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