Tag: Ethiopia
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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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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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Jirtu? Farewell, Hachalu Hundessa!
Of the many cultures the Trans-Mereb people of Eritrea and Ethiopia share is disdain for musicians: everybody wants his son to be a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer. And often, musicians live down to this expectation, focusing on being entertainers and flatterers-to-the-rich-and-powerful, and just helping to deaden the pain of the human condition. But…
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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፡…
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The Conspiracy – The Isaias-Abiy Race To Confederate Eritrea
This article originally appeared on August 31, 2018 with the heading: “Eritrea-Ethiopia: A Confederation We Didn’t Vote On.” In the heady summer of 2018, most of you were too dazed to have read it and now you keep being surprised by the Isaias Afwerki-Abiy Ahmed love affair. Maybe the heading was too subtle? So, here…
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Eritrea By The Numbers (Updated)
It has been 28 years since Eritrea had the misfortune of being ruled by one single party. Many countries that argued a single party is necessary to expedite development were able to deliver on their promise: China, South Korea, Singapore to mention a few. Then there are countries like Eritrea that have had the tyranny…
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UN Deputy Sec Gen Visits Eritrea
And the PFDJ supporters are giddy because she complimented the predatory regime. And now, for some of the great things she said: Para 1: “It has been a wonderful experience. What we have had is clarity as to where the Government intends to go with the reforms, with the plans, with the bills that they…
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Abiy Ahmed Explains Meddemerism
Rejoice, Africa! Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, has introduced an indigenous ideology which replaces all the ideologies Africans have experimented with: Marxism, Leninism, Maoism & Stalinism. What is it? What is the ideology of Meddemerism? Well, um, I was hoping you would tell me. All I know is he said, “if you don’t…