Tag: Eritrea
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US To Eritrea: Nice Try, But No Reform, No Sanctions Relief
It is a bad day for PFDJ which almost always means it is a good day for the Eritrean people. The Isaias Afwerki regime appears to have calculated that if it makes peace with Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti, why, then, there is no reason for the United States not to normalize its relations and, more…
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Finally, Our Peace Dividend
The much-anticipated opening of the Zalambesa and Bure points on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border, occurred today. Zalambesa connects Eritrea capital Asmara to Tigrayan capital Mekele and towns further south to Ethiopia, whereas Bure is a mere 60 miles to Eritrean port Asab. Both are strategic towns which were the sites of heavy casualties in the 1998-2000…
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Refreshing: An Honest Ethiopian Reportage On Eritrea
If you have been watching Ethiopian media in Eritrea, whether due to its desire not to be a “downer”, or its fear that it will spoil the environment of peace, or because it genuinely believes it, the most generous thing one can say about it is that it has allowed its wishes to cloud its…
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Eritrea: Promises of More of the Same
Eritrea’s Charge d’Affaires to the United States is Berhane G Solomon. A protege of Yemane Gebreab, the ruling party’s Director of Political Affairs, Berhane even has Yemane’s body language: the exaggerated hand movements, the awkward smile and, of course, flashes of brilliance. In short, he is very good at his job, a job that requires…
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ኣይይ ዘገርምዩ ዘገርምዩ ኣብራር ናትካሰ ዘገርምዩ ዘገርምዩ!
There are few certain things: 1. Any government however liberal or conservative, left or right, will find a way to tax you; 2. You may live the right way or the wrong way; but, eventually, you will die. 3. If Abrar Osman writes a song, it will be either good or excellent. This is excellent.…
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Eritrea In Pictures: Geneva, Massawa, Asab
In a hall full to capacity, Eritrean demonstrators for justice assembled to plan the next steps for taking their movement forward. A day earlier, on August 31, a large crowd variously estimated at 2,000 to 3,000, had marched the streets of Geneva calling on the Government of Eritrea to lift the state of siege it…
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Pride and Happiness
What is happiness, anyway? Scientists will tell you it is about dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins. But what do they know. I mean, have you ever met a happy scientist? Plus, they are always complicating things: “Using new computer software to observe and record people’s faces, scientists mapped no fewer than 21 emotional states, including…
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Game Over. Play Again? Game Over. Play Again?
The following was written in reply to an article at awate.com, “The Game Is Over”, by Ismael Ibrahim Mukhtar, where he quotes Isaias Afwerki’s “Game Is Over” and argues that the games that have to be over are games of domination, game of justifying the unjustifiable, and game of “I win, you lose.” All are…
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Eritrea: Own the Momentum for Peace
On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the Executive Committee of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) issued a formal statement that says Ethiopia will fully honour the Algiers Agreement and the decision of the Boundary Commission. The statement was previewed by the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff in a tweet the same day: #Ethiopia…
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Happy Victory Day, Eritrea
Twenty seven years ago today, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Army (EPLA) delivered the final victory in evicting Ethiopia’s occupation forces from Eritrea and triumphantly entered its capital, Asmara, to jubilation and cheers from the Eritrean people, who initiated the struggle decades earlier. There was no confusion what this meant and that’s why, two years later,…
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The Perfect Explanation for Eritrea At 27
I am just going to pin this image here, courtesy of @KidaneAida. Anybody researching “what happened to #EritreaAt27” doesn’t need to read books or watch documentaries. This is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary. pic.twitter.com/RNFWCqGZjr — saay (@saayounis) May 21, 2018 This says it all. — Asennai :: ው ታንግ ኢዝ ፎር ዘ ችልድረን::…
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Just Another Friday (Comboni, Asmara, 1974)
When I was a young boy and people talked about Tripoli and Trenta Cinque (1935), my eyes glazed over. I am sure you have interesting stories to tell, old man, but it can’t possibly be more interesting than my game, ashekakat Alem*, so buzz off! So now, when GG reminded me about Kagnew Station, I…