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Ethiopia: ONLF and Ethiopian Government Negotiation collapsed.
October 18, 2012 · 31 Comments
Thursday 18 October 2012.
Kenya – The second round of peace talks between the government of Ethiopian and ONLF, Ogaden National Liberation Front collapsed, according to a statement from, Ogaden National Liberation Front committee.
The statements issued by the ONLF said, “In the first formal talks, the process went smoothly and the parties reached an agreement on the modalities, general principles and an agenda for the talks.
In the second round of the talks, the Ethiopian government delegation did not respect the principles agreed upon. These stated that “the holding of negotiations must be in accordance with mutually acceptable principles and no preconditions shall be made to negate the inherent character and purpose of the peace negotiations.” Instead the Ethiopian delegation tabled a contentious issue that was a key element of the conflict, by insisting that the continuation of the talks depends on the ONLF accepting the Ethiopian constitution, Unfortunately, the Ethiopian delegation blocked any attempts for the talks to move forward by imposing this precondition”
There are ongoing efforts to continue the dialogue, a source close to mediators told Ogadentoday Press.
Speaking of the constitution the group said that their position on the constitution is that it must reflect the will of the people and that the Somali people never exercised a referendum on the constitution”
The Ethiopian government requested the Kenyan government to facilitate talks with the ONLF. Then the Kenyan government approached ONLF, who accepted the invitation to engage in the process in a genuine and principled way.
ONLF is the most affective nationalist rebel group in Ethiopia, and seeking the self-determination of Ogaden Region in eastern Ethiopia. They have waged a war against Ethiopian troops in Ogaden since 1994.
Right groups accused the government of Ethiopia committing genocide in Ogaden region; same experts label the region, as Darfur of Ogaden.
According to the historians and the colonial agreements records Ogaden was handed over to Ethiopia by the British kingdom in the late of 19Th century. Britain ruled the Ogaden after when the Italian was ousted from the Horn of Africa.
Britain administration in Ogaden was formally known as, British Military Administration of Ogaden(BMAO).
The region is populated by Somali ethnic group, and estimated 4.5 but Ogaden people believe in that they are 7 million.
The natural resources mainly Gas and Oil is believed in reserved in Ogaden Region.
Source: Ogadentoday Press
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They are uncivilized humans. Let them stay in the jungle and Asmara.
stupid what does Ogaden and Asmara has to do with each other. Your a coward if you support a liyu police who abuse women and kids. The only uncivilized humans in Africa are Ethiopians and the whole wide world is getting to know it. Long live the ONLF
Loool @LIYU POLICE you are a sell out, Liyu police are nothing but bunch of Geeljires with guns.
Long Live ONLF let the struggle continue
Folks. I never understood about this ONLF insurgency agenda???. My understanding. the
Ogaden/ONLF are part and parcel of the Somali Galbeed State of Ethiopia, where a whole
majority others non-ogadens/ONLF are metropolitan indigenous are also non-mischief
troublemakers and/or seekers???. Besides, the ONLF never ever achieved any supportive
gains, not one each. In fact, to the contrary, just worst than the failed Somalia down the drain???
Why then all these bullish havoc on the part of the so called Ogadenia/ONLF???
C.mon give me a break and just be a good part of the Somali Galbeed State of Ethiopia and
simply cease unnecessary hostilites which lead you nowhere other than mayhem to your poor
women and children.
Cheers.
you just to stupid to understand, you want Somalia people to be govern by Ethiopian people? Tell me how is peace going to come out of that, when the Ethiopian government doesn't even understand our wants and needs or believes. We are to different folks and we will never be the same. Mohamed cheers we the Ogadens are not cowards like the Somaliland folks who sell their soul for some chump change from the Ethiopians.
@ugaas.
JUST ingnore This person m cheer he/she must be is@q habashi.
I personally salute ONLF fighters They are real fighters. They never give up The fight even all The ODDS are against Them no one is supporting even when some of Them try to get medical assistance in somalia whether s/land region or Puntland-mogadishu They capture and turn back to ethiopia what a shame.
They fight in hunger injury harsh terrain and what ever comes alone in my book They are real mujahid.
some people may say ONFL are oppose any development in This region That’s not true. The whole purpose They fighting for is to get genuine development in This area and full self rule.
ethiopia will never allow any good visible infrastructure somali region in ethiopia That’s The fact.
why do you minimize other people's pain?at same breath you like to highlight your own pain isn't that the worst form of hypocrisy?mohamed is one thing you don't have sympathy with this people it is another thing to come over here and justified this monster nation actions which they have been committing this atrocities close to century so let me give you good news head of time this region will be free of this cardboard nation that's a promise ok.
The Ethiopians thought the ONLF were going to sellout, but, boy were they in for a surprise. Insha Allah, the people of Somali Galbeed are close to their goal of becoming independent from that aid dependent craphole.
Would Amisom the, The UN or even the Toothless Somalia government have any respect for Shabab or any of it's members having defeated them?
Then the British defeated Italy in the Horn of Africa in 1941, Abyssinia did not even control JjigJiga let alone the Hawd reserve or the ogadeen settlements. When TIME came to hand over the terrorist captured from the Italians to another authority(1954-1956) the BRITISH and the OGADEEN had a poor working relationship due to the adventurers of the MAD MULLAH(Ancient version of Shabab).
The only Legitimate authority that had the credibility to give governance over a territory was the Abyssinian. In my HEART to this day i believe this decision was JUST and WISE on the part of the British. The Ogadeen people are not civilised nor do the have the slightest respect for human rights. Just like the MAD-Mullah the actions of the ONLF are no different then those of Ina ILEY. They are no different then shabab in that they have no grasp of human rights or Islamic values.
I also lay blame of the Loss of the HAWD primarily at the feet of the Somalilanders who should have had the upper hand to ensure they secured that region. Non the less as is customary among somalis we indulge in irrelevant TALK while the rest of the world moves on. One is for sure had the HAWD never been transferred to Ethiopian control the UNION between Somaliland and Somalia may have taken a different path or may not have even occurred.
In my view HAWD citizens suffer more from the ONLF + ina ILEY then they have ever suffered from direct actions of Ethiopian forces.
What a lunatic diluted nonsense person,in your childish comment says”i lay blame lost of The HAWD somalilander or in other word isaq”.These guys They were all putler busy cleaning british officers asses in Those days how They could control anything.
Well,freedom fighter abulla hassan REST HIS SOUL IN PEACE he was never good at becoming sarvant unkike your keen.
In live sometimes you have to stand up your rights That’s what ONLF are doing it’s not in Their DNA to clean asses.struggle will continue as long as needed.
Somewhat agree on the "ONLF are no different then those of Ina ILEY" part they also need to change the motto of one tribe only freeing the Ogaden area BS but reestablish the WSLF to free the whole of the Somaligalbeed because then all Somalis living there will be energized to get involved because they will all feel like the future free Somaligalbeed belongs to all and not just 1 clan holding all the power with an agenda to free only the Ogaden part only that way they will be truly free. One other thing no matter how "crazy" people thought the mullah was at least he didn't sell out the people/country by signing treaties with the British which basically meant the country is yours sir not mine or ours so there's no need to disrespect him like that and also its uncalled for for saying the Ogadenians are uncivilized ??
BUUXIYE FOR PRESIDENT ………..
kkkk,NO HE NEEDS TO GO BACK MENTAL INSTITUTION.
@Buuxiye
you need a reality check the ethiopian (SNM) are a dying horse they know they are on their last leg.
you are so full of hate, its people like you that have destroyed the Somali people, keep your hate and die with it,
Like i keep on saying till the ONLF changes back to its original name WSLF and involves all the Somalis in that region this insurgency will forever go on with the civilians keep bearing the full brunt of it till they have enough and side with the Ethiopians which is slowly happening as we speak today . Unless Ethiopia collapses as a country which could happen in 2015 Insha'Allah ! but even then it could still like Somalia turn into civil war because the ONLF will most likely say as they did the most fighting they should control the area or hopefully approach it with a cool head by making an interim-government consisting of all the clans and then setting a date for an election afterwards.
somali galbeed are 100% from the ogaden clan they are some illegal immigrants from Dir clans from hargeisa and Jabuuti who settled around the mud villages of Hawd but they will be deported forcibly & returned to hargeisa & Jabuuti.
Your the last person to speak on behalves of the ONLF its no secret that your government returns their fighters to Ethiopia
you obviously dont know much about ONLF, half of the ONLF Central Comittee are non Ogaden Somalis, more than half the ONLF troops fighting are non Ogaden Somalis, ONLF doesn't represent only Ogaden people, if that was the case Ogaden people would be free long time ago, do you have any idea, how many times the ethiopian government said take Ogaden inhabited lands and leave Jigjiga, Shinnile, and Dir Dhaba alone, ONLF is fighting for the lands of all Somalis, ethiopia has no intersts in Ogaden inhabited lands, they are intrested in other Jigjiga, Shinile, and Dir Dhaba, because of economic reasons, so please check your facts before you talk, and Ogaden isn't just the name of a qabil, do some research buddy, Ogaden is the name known for this land, since the 1600's, so please do research u typical somali, suffuring inferiorty complex.
lol You can try disguising it how ever you want but we all know ONLF is more of clan movement than anything else and yes i know Ogaden is also the areas name duhh but you ask yourself this question why is that ? because the Ogadenians are the biggest clan there something like 40/50%. Ogaden and Somaligalbeed are different as in Ogaden is within Somaligalbeed just go on Wikipedia and it will show you what i mean type Ogaden and then Ethiopia Somali region.
This is for those Jubbaland traitors that would of rather kissed the Bantus FUTOO then sit down with their own Somali government: http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articl… read it carefully because your slave master cant help you after all hahahah what a shame to the sellouts.
well,let tell you something miss/mr hawiye warrior fake.mogadishu will not be commend centre anymore wake smell The coffee.i am mogdishawi i believe it’s time to go forward no need to centrelize The whole power in one city.
i think everyone knows by now whos kissing who? the moron hawiya led government has be kissing Bantu, Arab and Habesha for decades. The hawiya led government can't even go to the toilet without the protection of bantus and you want to poke fun at Puntland by negotiating with the ethiopian stooge SNM?
The peace you discovered in mogadishu is the blood of the fallen puntland martyrs, Puntland formed the first Transitional Federal Government, give you the dignity & brought you to the office of the President of somalia and this iz how you betray our friendship by climbing towards the enemy positions & selling our property?
Puntland knows her enemies!!!!!
Bahahah says the Puntlander that's not even a joke but an insult you should be brought to the Hague for that kind of talks you keep speaking for the ogaden as if mr faroole doesn't hand in ONLF fighters to his masters. Just like "the ethiopian stooge SNM" you have been under the kilkilisha of your Habashi slave master for so long that you started to think its the norm and every other tribe does that and if that wasn't enough of a perfume your starting to look for a stronger one the Bantu scent lol. Walaal its time for you to get out of that Habashi armpit and start smelling what we call fresh air instead of diving into a stronger one. As you have read that article which is pro Kenyan by the way it clearly says only Mogadishu can facilitated the new government for that area so you can keep on crying till you tears turn to blood. We Hawiye have given you Puntlanders not the people but your government chance after chance only to be stabbed in the back well let me tell you shits changed and if you don't like it you can lump it simple ; )
keep them tears coming it should be enough for a river by now soon an ocean lol i was gonna right much more but somalilandpress wants me to town it down it felt sorry for you : ) as you have read the article there's nothing the Kenyans can do which means those traitors have to take their ass down Mogadishu and comply with them one more thing where is your "2000 marines" that were suppose to go to Kismayo ??
#correction tone it down
ONLF were right not to recognize the illegal habesha constitution which is a Platform to consolidate their oppression on somali people. the warriors ONLF are the only truthful somalis who are not a stooge for ethiopian unlike the Ethiopian stooge SNM who have raise the Ethiopian flag in over the skies of Hargisa, Burco iyo Berbera. ONLF shouldn't give up their struggle against the habesha occupation they should continue hitting them with a bullet in the head.
The blood of the Muslims ONLF martyrs will not go in vain, may Allah give them a place in heaven.
Long Live ONLF…
ONLF are the only people that have stood in the way of Ethiopia and their clear agenda of destroying the Somali people, We will continue the fight until all Somali people unite against ethiopian oppression and stand with us in liberating our land, insha allah, we will be victorious. This is historic, and history will only remeber those who fought oppression, and fought tooth and nail to free their people and land. God Bless ONLF, and God Bless the Greater Somali Nation!!
ONLF are real freedom fighters and they will never accept so called constitution from time-to-time they getting closer to the freedom the region is called ogaden region like or not