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  • Eritrean History (As Told By Ethiopians & Eritreans)

    Eritrean History (As Told By Ethiopians & Eritreans)

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    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…

  • Hilton Hotels Hosting Event for Group Accused of Committing Crimes Against Humanity

    Hilton Hotels Hosting Event for Group Accused of Committing Crimes Against Humanity

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    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…

  • ኣብ ምምዛን ብዕራይ ካብ በጻሕና ቀሪብና ኢና

    ኣብ ምምዛን ብዕራይ ካብ በጻሕና ቀሪብና ኢና

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    ኣብዚ ምዕራባዊ ሸነኽ ናይ ዓለምና ሰባት ኣብ እዋን ሌላ ዝጻወትዎ “ክልተ ሓቂታት ሓንቲ ሓሶት” ዝበሃል ዓይነት ገበጣ ኣሎ። ንሱ ድማ ብፉኹስ ዝበለ መንገዲ እንዳተዘናግዑ ንኺላለዩ መታን ክሕግዞም እቲ ዝላለ ዘሎ ሰብ ነቶም ዝላለይዮም ዘሎ ሰባት ብዛዕባ ነብሱ ሰለስተ ነገራት ማለት 2 ሓቒታት ሓንቲ ሓሶት ይነግሮም እሞ፡ ኣይነየቲ ኢያ እታ ዘይቅንዕቲ (ዘይሓቂ) ፍለጥዋ ይብሎም። በዚ መንገዲ…

  • Eritrea – State of the Nation

    Eritrea – State of the Nation

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    INTRODUCTION (1) Between December 2018 and May 2019, a diverse group of Eritrean professionals met in Nairobi, Kenya and online to evaluate developments since the rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia (“ERITREAN THOUGHT LEADERS ON THE PRESENT DYNAMICS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA”). While we welcome the Eritrea-Ethiopia peace process and appreciate the Ethiopian leadership for…

  • Enough To the Politics of Pacification (ፖለቲካ ቺቸቶ)

    Enough To the Politics of Pacification (ፖለቲካ ቺቸቶ)

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    If you thought Eritrea joining the Human Rights Council would improve its government’s ability to package its lies better–never mind to stop lying, never mind to eliminate the reasons for its lies–you will be sorely disappointed. It is determined to pursue the path of giving political pacifiers (ፖለቲካ ቺቸቶ) to its own people and bald-faced…

  • Slouching Towards Asmara

    Slouching Towards Asmara

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    Yes, Isaias is to blame. Probably. Once upon a time–actually, April 1, 2018–a bold man arrived in the horizons of the Horn of Africa. And almost immediately–actually immediately–he began clearing the debris of a century–actually, longer–of misrule in his country. Jails were opened and prisoners were freed. Enemies were forgiven and exiles returned. The disenfranchised…

  • Dr Newitol’s Readers Are Tired of Ethiopia

    Dr Newitol’s Readers Are Tired of Ethiopia

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    91. Awadallah from Gedaref, Sudan writes: I am told you don’t always talk about Ethiopia and sometimes you mention other countries. My question: Now that it is a given we have defeated Omar Albashir, where will he go? Qatar? Turkey? Malaysia? Dr. Newitol: My bet is on Ethiopia. Sure Qatar and Turkey make ideological sense,…

  • Betrayal And Loyalty

    Betrayal And Loyalty

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    One man, who happens to be head of state, told another man, who happens to be head of a foreign government, that effective immediately he has given him full authority to represent his country on all matters. There is a videotape of him saying that. And lest you think he was just being polite or…

  • Ethiopian Narrative on Eritrea Is Back With Vengeance

    Ethiopian Narrative on Eritrea Is Back With Vengeance

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    The Ethiopian NarrativeIt goes something like this. Since time immemorial, Eritrea has always been part of Ethiopia. The names (“Eritrea”, “Ethiopia”) may be different but the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia have always been intertwined. Eritrea, the Land of the Sea (Midri Bahri) may have had a viceroy, but the king was always in Ethiopia…

  • 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…

  • Berhane Abrehe: How to Defeat A Human Tornado

    Berhane Abrehe: How to Defeat A Human Tornado

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    In 1990, after the liberation of Massawa and on the eve of Eritrea’s independence, the following individuals met in Nakfa to strategize about post-independent Eritrea’s economic policy: 1. Bitweded Abraha 2. Oqbe Abraha 3. Adhanom Ghebremariam 4. Estifanos Seyoum 5. Estifanos Afewerki (“Bruno”) 6. Ghebremicael Mengistu (Eritrean Relief Association) 7. Berhane Abrehe I have chosen…

  • Ethiopia Is Done If The Elderly Cede Their Traditional Power

    Ethiopia Is Done If The Elderly Cede Their Traditional Power

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    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,…