Tag: Eritrea
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Oh My IGAD: Eritrea Says Goodbye (Again)
“Distinguished representatives of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and other concerned parties: “IGAD, whose founding principle is the “sovereign equality of all member states”, was established in 1996 with certain objectives: to promote cooperation, stability, and development in the Horn of Africa. We have observed, over many years, the functioning of this regional organization.…
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Romancing Tigray: An Eritrean Story (1946-2025)
Like any two bordering people, the people of Tigray and Eritrea have had a long bond which included all the ups-and-downs of relationships: intermarriage, war, deportation, love and enmity. Here’s a brief timeline: see if you can detect a pattern. 1. #Tigray-#Tigrini: 1946-47. An Eritrean movement of Tigrinya speakers demand union with Tigray. Tigray, which…
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Eritrean History (As Told By Ethiopians & Eritreans)
Too bad for Ethiopia, there is no Permanent Court of History because if there were, it would win its case against Eritrea by the sheer grandiose, swashbuckler narration which, compared to our boring matter-of-fact history, is quite a page-turner. Eritreans win on law; Ethiopians win on “history.” 1. The Ethiopian Narration: Eritrea has always been…
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Burning The Termite Mound: An Autopsy of Gedion’s Speech
Dr. Gedion Timothewos, Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave an unflattering speech about Eritrea. Where did he speak, in which language, to whom? are all clues to the message itself. We will get to all of it in good time, but for those of you who would like to receive your messages in micro articles,…
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“It’ll Be Revealed In Due Course”
Independence Day addresses follow this formula: (1) This is why this day is important [insert brief history of what it took for us to be independent.] (2) This is what we have accomplished so far since independence [insert list of achievements.] (3) These are some of the challenges which remain [insert list of challenges.] (4)…
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PLO Lumumba in Asmara, Eritrea
On April 29-30, Eritrea’s Ministry of Justice hosted a conference at Hotel Asmara Palace entitled “Values & Justice” purportedly to integrate “Eritrean values” to its legal framework. We will save why this is “purportedly” and not real for later, but for now we will address the address given by one of the invited guests: Professor…
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Decolonize Our Justice System
I get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I attend graduation ceremonies, something I have done twice a year, for thirty years now. They are warmer and fuzzier when they are of Eritreans. And Ethiopians, for that matter, with their stoles and stashes declaring their political statements: this year’s special is the green-yellow-red tricolor: arengwadie…
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Of Honey and Vinegar: US-Eritrea Integrated Country Strategy
According to the US Department of State, the “four-year strategy that articulates the U.S. priorities in a given country” is referred to as the Integrated Country Strategy (ICS). It is led by the U.S.A’s Chief of Mission to a country–in the case of Eritrea, the U.S. only has Deputy of Mission Leslie Freriksen since July…
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Hilton Hotels Hosting Event for Group Accused of Committing Crimes Against Humanity
PRESS RELEASE Hilton Hotels hosting event for group accused of committing crimes against humanity Eritrean Americans are urging Hilton Hotel to cancel an event it is hosting for representatives of one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world, the PFDJ, Eritrea’s ruling party. The event is set to take place at the Hilton Houston…
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It’s Time For A Unity Government In Exile
Nineteen years ago today, on February 2nd 2002, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki corrupted the Eritrean Parliament into taking measures that were effectively institutional suicide. How and why it took this shameful and fatal step is chronicled here. Unquestionably, the removal of an institution that was the last check on the executive accelerated Eritrea’s slide into…
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War Is Not The Answer, Ethiopia
“What do Eritreans think of TPLF?” Excepting for the areas of overlap, you will not get the same answer from Eritrea’s government-supporters and the opposition. The opposition will say “Whatever I think of them, can’t you, the so-called Eritrean government, see you are so much worse than them and an even more existential threat to…
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ኣብ ኤርትራ፡ እቲ መራሕ-ሃገር ወትሩ ቄናን’ዩ
ህዝበይ። ልቢ በሉ። ገዛእ-ነብሳትኩምን ጸላኢኹምን ፍለጡ። ንተጻይኩም ድማ ከም ጸላኢኹም ንምጥንቋር ስኽፍ ኣይበልኩም። እሙንነትና ንኤርትራ ደጊምና እነረጋግጸለን መዓልታት፡ መዓልቲ ናጽነትን ስዒባ እትመጽእ መዓልቲ ሰማእታትን እየን። እዚ መስርዕ መዓልታት ዕጫ ኤርትራ ከመይ ከምዝኸውን ዝኣመተ ትእምርቲ እዩ ዝመስል፣ ትእምርቲ ናይታ መስዋእቲ ከፊላ ናጽነት ዝተጓናጸፈት፡ ግን ከኣ ክሳዕ ለይተ ሎሚ ህዝባዊ ልዑላውነት ዘየረጋገጸት ሃገርና። ኤርትራ ሓንቲ ካብተን ቡርኪናፋሶ፡…