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  • The End of The Shitara Code

    The End of The Shitara Code

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    Of late, the government of President Isaias Afwerki has been issuing a series of Red Sea Doctrine papers. These are supposed to outline the government’s assessment of how Eritrea, other Red Sea states and their neighbors can optimize its use to maximize trade and security while maintaining paramount autonomy and sovereignty. “Surely,” will say some…

  • 2018: A Year of Dazzling Reforms & Stifling Standstill

    2018: A Year of Dazzling Reforms & Stifling Standstill

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    In other words, this is a retrospective of the Horn of Africa. Mostly. Very subjective of course: 130 things. Warning: it is so long (you are welcome), it had to be divided into two halves: 1-65 and 66-130. By the time you are done reading both halves, we will need a new one for 2019.  When we started the…

  • Eritrea This Week – 20160605

    Eritrea This Week – 20160605

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    [spider_facebook id=”4″]There is a certain pattern to reports of overcrowded boats sinking in the Mediterranean: (1) Eritreans hear the news and beg God, “please don’t tell me they were Eritreans”; (2) Western journalists report that, indeed, many or most were Eritreans; (3) Assenna.com, an Eritrean website, interviews survivors or witnesses; (4) Supporters of the Government…