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Rasmus Sonderriis

@rassonderriis

Correspondent in Ethiopia (2004-05, 2012-17, and 2021-onwards, ባማርኛ እሞክራለሁ) and in Latin America (esp. Chile) since the 1990s.

My old account: @rsonderriis.

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Eskedar A Bekele (@eskedarab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hone Mandefro It’s simply comic how you talk about ethnic apartheid while actively promoting and practicing it! TPLF/OLA/FANO all have the same agenda- enforcing the supremacy of their ethnicity while seeking to dominate Ethiopia. Don’t say Amhara ‘cause you don’t represent the Amhara people.

Independent Voice (@ind_voicemw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ethiopia’s Resilience: Learning from Betrayal and Embracing Respect |Ind... youtu.be/zQunwswiu-s?si… via YouTube Hermela Brook #Ethiopia #WhiteHouse #GOP #EBS

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Donek Did you even read what I wrote??? If a carefully orchestrated lie, splashed on newspapers all over the world as a true story, about 800 church-goers mowed down and eaten by hyenas in the central square of Axum is a mere "exaggeration", not even worthy of an official retraction

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Criticism of Ilhan Omar is one thing. Generalizing in nasty terms about all Somalis is quite another. This reminds us that ethnic chauvinism (ዘረኝነት) exists in every society. It's human nature, but nevertheless something ugly that we need to overcome to survive and thrive as

Zak (@sland1960) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Despite the negative image some Somalis in Minneapolis have created and the bad reputation it has brought to Somali people as a whole, I will always be proudly Somali from Somaliland. The bad actions of a few individuals from Somalia do not represent the good Somali people living

Independent Voice (@ind_voicemw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Independent Voice with Journalist Rasmus Sonderriis and Hermela Brook: “Getting Ethiopia Dead Wrong” Panel discussion will premiere at 6:00pm MST youtu.be/Yv9j5dh3t4I?si… Hermela Brook Rasmus Sonderriis #USEthiopiaRelations

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Not gonna lie, Tsedale Lemma and her interviewee Soretti Kadir had me until minute 12, when it seemed to be merely about demanding justice for a crime. Oh! But then it turns into a full-throated ideological glorification of the Oromo Liberation Army, replete with vicious attacks

Behiwot Tilahun🇪🇹 በህይወት ጥላሁን🇪🇹 (@behiwottilahun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This Sudanese song really touched me. Music carries emotion, especially when it comes from a nation enduring war and hardship. My heart goes out to the people of #Sudan. I wish peace in Sudan. 🌿🇸🇩✨

Independent Voice (@ind_voicemw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Getting Ethiopia deaf wrong” is a case in point for learning the power and the detrimental impact of narrative and agenda-setting on a personal as well as a global level. Hermela Brook Rasmus Sonderriis #ethiopia #independentvoice #usa #poletics... youtube.com/shorts/tDGFtty… via

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Getachew Assefa Let's rewind this discussion a little. You allege that Tigrayan universities were bombed. I ask for evidence. You try with some statement by some TPLF official, yet fail to deliver even a basic photo of the supposedly bombed universities. So after we have then established that

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Jaw-dropping: Tsedale Lemma interviews Hone Mandefro! This is the surrealism that Ethiopian politics has come to. An Oromo ethnonationalist invites a radical Amhara ethnonationalist, not to challenge him, but to search for common ground. And she succeeds! "Welcome onboard",

Ethiopian Patriot ™ 🦅⚔️ (@ethio_patriott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

President Parody Afwerki (Parody) 🇪🇷 Tigray is not going anywhere. Full stop. The irony of an Eritrean lecturing Ethiopians about secession would be laughable if the consequences were not so disastrous. Eritrea itself stands as the clearest, most brutal case study of why secession is not liberation, but long-term

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Who predicted Martin Plaut becoming a Fano propagandist? I did not. Then again: why not? He only went from supporting one ethnic militia to another. Moreover, it is false that Martin Plaut has no principles. There is actually a very consistent common denominator which Martin

Abren (@abrennow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The West's outdated, distorted narrative about #Ethiopia isn't just wrong—it's a national security threat. How misreading the country fuels instability and undermines counter-terrorism. #HornOfAfrica abren.org/2025/12/16/eth…