The Council of Ministers has decided to grant Addis Ababa University autonomous status, making it the first university in Ethiopia to have this level of independence.
The decision was made in the belief that academic freedom will be better ensured and that the university will be able to carry out teaching and research activities more effectively without political or administrative interference.
As an autonomous university, Addis Ababa University will be able to act independently in matters of academic and administrative policy. This will allow it to be a pioneer in the reform movement that has started in the education sector.
The Council of Ministers discussed the draft regulation of the autonomous establishment of the university in detail and decided to publish it in the Federal Negarit Gazette. The regulation will come into effect once it is published.
The decision to grant Addis Ababa University autonomous status is a significant step forward for the Ethiopian education system. It is hoped that the university will be able to use its new freedom to achieve even greater levels of academic excellence.
This is one proper step that will usher freedom to those who will strive to do things for the good of the country and those noble people who are paying for their schooling. How such autonomy will be utilized could end up being a whole different. It is not the first time autonomy was granted to this higher learning institution. The late emperor had done it but some foreign professors who were entrusted to teach those young mind turned up to entrenched commies that poisoned the learning environment with their satanic Marxist/Leninist verses. Those professors became prolific writers of books dealing with the contemporary his of that country. Their students went on to found ultra leftist parties that culminated in a carnage that saw the demise of millions. Some of the survivors and their proteges are now bust dispensing articles of hate that is holding back the country from finding amicable solutions to the issues it is facing without bloodshed. This is the time when well read individuals should do everything in their intellectual prowess to help avert any potential civil war. They should not be hurling insults and name calling at other they don’t know personally.
There is a powder keg everywhere in that country now. It desperately needs the know how of its educated children to diffuse/neutralize this ticking explosive. Amhara region is not a small village. It is a region of more than 30 million people. An all out conflict in Tigray which has a population of less than 7 million had killed close to a million people and displaced millions more. Take that outcome and juxtapose it on this much bigger region. Just imagine the magnitude of death and destruction. It will not be a walk in a park. It is not funny okay! Intellectuals should know better. They should stay away from fanning the flame of senseless war.
Now, these days I see more and more individuals who own media channels on YouTube and other outlets/platforms coming to the fore and spreading poisonous and hateful propaganda. These smart alecks have a history of taking advantage of the suffering of the people that country to line their pockets by way of fundraising drives. They have been doing that since they came here and seek political asylum. I assume they are citizens now. They were able to raise millions using well known funding sites. Once in a while they throw a bone or two to show/pretend their charity effort. They have managed to secure hundreds of thousands of paid gullible subscribers generating a revenue windfall in hundreds of thousands in U.S. dollars every month. This is on top of millions they had raised thru Go-Fund-Me campaigns. Just imagine what they pay themselves as CEO’s of these charities.
Just look at them. You can see them bulging with beer guts and at least three layers of hot dogs both under their chins and napes. They are said to own luxurious homes and drive top car models. God knows when the last time these connivers were audited by independent accounting firms or the IRS. But they are back at it again these days. These are both who are said to be Amharas and Oromos. Some of them are engaged in arranging conflict hatching conferences. All their conferences are attached with calls for donations. To these evil minded individuals from both regions the suffering of those noble people has become a lucrative market, an opportunity to enrich themselves. They take their children to schools and McDonald’s here but they urge the youth in that country to rush into an awaiting flame. That is why I have nothing but utter contempt for these faceless swindlers. It is sad but all true.