My follow Eritreans, I think enough has been said how Isaias Afeworki intentionally devastated our people, and our country. I know how painful it is for those of us who Love our country, and our people. There is no day that goes by without asking

Preamble This submission is intended as a case study to demonstrate how a new European Union (EU) sanctions regime against human rights abusers might operate in relation to Eritrea. The purpose is to provide an example of the activities that should constitute a ‘human rights abuse’

Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study Early in 2019 the Eritrean government will take over the chair of the key Africa and European Union (EU) forum dealing with African migration, known as the Khartoum

Assenna Foundation is pleased to announce the formation of a new board of directors. The board with eight members will continue to provide guidance to the foundation in carrying out its mission in promoting freedom of expression among the Eritrean people.   Mr. Habte Hagos has been

My fellow Eritreans, we have all respected and trusted Isaias Afeworki, but the felling is not mutual. It is slowly becoming evident that we were sleeping with the enemy. My view is that Isaias’s intention is to integrate Eritrea with Ethiopia. Before that happens he

Ethiopia’s Attorney General’s office has confirmed work on a draft bill to curb rising hate speech and the irresponsible use of social media in Africa’s second most populous nation. Despite the opening of the political space since April 2018 and with that the freedom of expression

By Petros Tesfagiorgis The amazing peace campaign by the new Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahamed (PMAA) is one of the key moments in the history of Ethiopia. When PMAA signed peace with Eritrea, I was over the moon with happiness. I wrote an article on

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs Tibor P. Nagy will travel to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, and Germany from November 27 to December 8, 2018. During his trip, Assistant Secretary Nagy will focus on promoting stronger trade and commercial ties between the United States

Dear Members of the Eritrean Community,  We would like to warmly invite you to attend event organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees (APPG on Refugees) and supported by the Refugee Council, where we will be discussing findings of the A journey towards safety. A report

Co-Chairs Ask Secretary Pompeo to Press for Human Rights in Eritrea WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Randy Hultgren and James P. McGovern, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to ensure that any reset in diplomatic relations between the United

Dr. Tesfa G. Gebremedhin, West Virginia University Life is like a journey on a train with its passengers and stations. We are all aboard the train and travel on it until it is time for us to step down from it.  The journey on the train

BBC World Service interview with Habte Hagos Re the UNSC decision to lift the sanction which had been imposed on Eritrea - Wednesday, November 14, 2018 (Start Listening from 27:00 minutes)

BBC World Service interview with Martin Plaut Re the UNSC decision to lift the sanction that had been imposed on Eritrea - Wednesday, November 14, 2018 (Start Listening from 27:00 minutes)

The United Nations has lifted its sanctions on Eritrea, nine years after they were imposed by the international organisation. Wednesday's decision, made during a meeting of the UN Security Council, follows a rapprochement between Eritrea and neighbouring Ethiopia in recent months. The Security Council welcomed the improved relationship between the two countries but added

I am glad the UN is planning to lift the sanction. But it is important, and timely to ask why the sanction was placed in the first place? And who was responsible? We should not forget the root cause, and the chain effect that followed.

Ms. Bronwayn Bruton-Isaias’ New Lipstick- Just another Useful Idiot By Seyoum Tesfaye Atlanta Georgia May 5, 2015  “A good communist finds use for everything, and nothing is more useful than a useful idiot” Quotation attributed to Lenin “The more repressive and vicious the regime, the more some in the West will

By ELIAS MESERET | November 13, 2018 at 1:23 PM CST - Updated November 13 at 1:28 PM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia has detained the former head of a large military-run industrial conglomerate, a day after the country's attorney general disclosed that several hundred million dollars was

Irresponsible leader hatched several armed groups against Ethiopia yet praised as a peacemaker : Poor Ethiopia Today many Ethiopians are excited with the coming of Dr. Aby, as well as with the fast democratic processes and the return of many peace activists from various ethnic groups. It

11 November 2018 Sanctions on Eritrea UN Security Council Resolution 1907 In 2009 the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1907, which imposed on Eritrea an arms embargo and targeted sanctions, including travel restrictions and asset freezes. The resolution noted that Eritrea had “provided political, financial and logistical support

The Ethio-Eritrean 2018 Agreement: The Eritrean Tyrant and his Prioritization of Own Vital Interest over the Country’s Vital Needs   The Eritrean people, witnessing and hearing explanations from the Ethiopian side about the signed border-crossing agreement, had many unconvincing answers to their many questions that evolved.  The

The story of Joe Neguse’s family begins in war-torn Eritrea. On Tuesday night, it came of age in the US state of Colorado. The 34-year-old Democrat made history in the Nov. 6 midterm elections by becoming the first black congressman to be elected in the western

ሃገርና፡ ብናህሪን ቀጻልን ማእለያ ዘይብሉ ዕንወትን ብርሰትን ይወርዳ ኣሎ። ኤርትራዊ ሓበንን ንያትን ብሕሱም ክዳሃኽ ስለዝጸንሐን ዘሎን፡  ዜጋታታ ነታ ናይ ኣማኢት ኣሻሓት ከፊሉ ናጽነታ ዝተጋገጸላ ሃገሩ ራሕሪሑ  ኣብ ምብትታትን ይርከብ። ኤርትራ፡ ብዘይ ህዝባ፡ ህዝባ ብዘይ ሃገረ ኤርትራ ክብራዊ መንነት ክህልዎም ኣይክእልን። እዚ ክኸውን ዝኸኣለ፡ ውጽኢት ናይ ነዊሕ ዓመታት እከይ