Tag: Ethiopia
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2018: A Year of Dazzling Reforms & Stifling Standstill
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…
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Eritrea Sanctions: When Belligerence Is Confused For Resilience
The Eritrean government (which is to say: President Isaias Afwerki) is terrible at many things but it is great at weaving a narrative. Thus, to this day, many people, including many who consider themselves well-read, would say that the reason the UN imposed resolution 1907 on Eritrea in 2009 is because (a) it was fed…
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Isaias Afwerki Self-Interview: What Badme?
4 questions, 80 minutes. So, nothing has changed. 1:20 ratio. Stylistically. Actually, substance-wise, everything changed: we have Isaiaism Sofware Upgrade: 2018 edition. Those who gave up on the guy won’t even raise an eyebrow. But those of you who have been sledgehammering us with Badme might want to pay attention. You don’t want to be…
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Ethiopia Is Done If The Elderly Cede Their Traditional Power
So, what’s happening in Ethiopia? In his report to the parliament, PM Abiy said that the 250 soldiers that came to meet him… well, it turns out that all the push-ups and smiles he had were disguising deep sorrow he was feeling as he had come to learn that some of them, without their knowledge,…
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Thank You, Ethiopians
1. Abiy Ahmed Schools Isaias Afwerki “…[President} Isaias [Afwerki], when visiting Gomu Gofa zone and its comforts…. mango groves, guava fruit…said the area has a lot of resources… but there is one resource he forgot. Lest he repeat it again or forgets…more than its comforts, more than the mangoes, more than the guava fruits, we…
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What Eritreans Can Teach Ethiopians About Mutinies
It may feel longer but Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been Ethiopia’s head of government for only six months. And six months into his premiereship, he had hundreds of soldiers, armed, heading to his office, with a list of demands. Here’s how his government dealt with it and, because this is a website that focuses…
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The Farce of Eritrea at Human Rights Council
In a move that combines the continental politics of the African Union (AU) and the chummy good ol’ boy networking of the United Nations, the State of Eritrea, a serial violator of human rights, was elected to join the UN’s Human Rights Council for the 2019-22 term. First, a refresher. The United Nation’s Human Rights…
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In Eritrea, the Peace Dividend Is Same As The War Dividend: Migrants
Whether Eritrea is in a state of war, in a state of no-war-no-peace, or in a state of peace, it appears to have one export: migrants. Consider: Eighty-eight (88) days after Eritrean politicians went to Addis Abeba and told us humble Abiy Ahmed is our leader; Seventy-six days (86) after President Isaias Afwerki told us…
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Eritreans Single Right: The Right To Smoke Anywhere
This was originally posted in Facebook by an Ethiopian visitor to Asmara. It is consistent with another report by an Ethiopian journalist and presents an unblemished report of Asmara, far different from the paid come-and-see propaganda pieces organized by the Government of Eritrea over the last three years. The Government’s invitation to “come and see”…
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World Reacts To Arrest of Minister Berhane Abrehe
On Monday morning, September 17, the Government of Eritrea arrested former Finance Minister Berhane Abrehe in Asmara, Eritrea. The former minister had published a two-part book in Tigrinya highly critical of the Isaias Afwerki government which was published by his family in the United States and whose excerpts were disclosed on August 30, 2018. Subsequently,…
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Dr. Newitol Is Here To Add To Your Confusion: (21-30)
21. Curious from Hmeret Kelboy asks, ” why did Eritrea and Ethiopia sign their peace agreements 3 times? Dr. Newitol: One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now, go, cat, go. The one signed in Eritrea was for the money (from UAE to Ethiopia.) The one signed in Abu-Dhabi was…
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Contempt
Since June 5, 2018, when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed his government’s intent to accept the Algiers peace Agreement with Eritrea without reservation, the leaders of both countries have had dramatically different ways of communicating the blossoming peace to their people. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held numerous meetings with his people, visiting them…