Subject: The Ever-Elusive True Liberation that Eritrea Never Achieved — Part 5 Commentary, 13 May 2019 Who will be the next President of Eritrea? Just a question, out of curiosity.  Already we can see diplomatic elbowing among Eritrean notables, off-springs of the late 1940’s [NOT of the early 1970’s],

JOINING THE YOUTH IN SUPPORT OF ‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’ MOVEMENT Dr. Tesfa G. Gebremedhin In Eritrea, 1991 was the year of jubilation and rejoicing of the victory of the 30-year of relentless armed struggle for the national independence and liberation. It was the year of heroic

The Eritrea Focus recent conference titled ‘Building Democracy in Eritrea’ aroused responses from various corners, including Awate.com; “The London Conference Stirs Controversy” dated 28 April 2019. The article makes a number of observations about the conference some of which could have been easily dealt with

UK financial regulator confirms oil, gas and mining companies must name government entities receiving their payments 5/7/2019 Some oil, gas and mining companies reporting their payments to governments under UK law have omitted important elements, including the identify of government entities receiving payments. Publish What You Pay

Subject: The Ever-Elusive True Liberation that Eritrea Never Achieved  -- Part 4 1.       Preamble First and foremost, the following lengthy input is NOT meant to be an intellectual dissertation. To use Tramp’s insightful vocabular ingenuity, it is “very, very, very” far away from it.  It is wonderful to live in a

Habte Hagos, chairman, Eritrea Focus The two-day London Conference looking at how a free and democratic Eritrea might emerge in the future was a fascinating, exhilarating and challenging event. It heard from Eritreans from a range of backgrounds and many viewpoints. There were inputs from experts

For more than four decades one figure has towered over Eritrean life. Isaias Afwerki has ruled Eritrea with a rod of iron, just as he once led the liberation movement that successfully liberated the country in 1991.  Previously an enormous asset, he has become the

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London, 24 April 2019 – Ambassador Haile Menkerios, who served as the United Nations Special Representative to the African Union, and Eritrea’s ambassador to Ethiopia from 1991 to 2000, is calling for a “national conference of representatives of the Eritrean people that would decide on

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My fellow Eritreans, as we all know the YPFDJ conference has taken place in London Hilton Hotel. My first question would be how much did it cost, and who paid it? It is mind boggling to think while the Eritrean people are restricted of drinking

Protest leaders in Sudan have said they have broken off contact with the ruling military council that replaced ousted leader Omar al-Bashir. They accused it of being composed of "remnants" of Mr Bashir's regime. Thousands of protesters have gathered outside army HQ in Khartoum for a meeting

Ethio-Eritrea Agreement: Mutual Concern is Good Leadership Impetus The agreement is driven by concerns.  The threat to internal peace is real.  If the central stage is to save Ethiopia from disintegration as a falling empire, equally the menace of Somali-like failed state is also hovering over

Commentary, 17 April  2019 Quote: “Poor Isayas already in trap that deserves.no more clubs, good by for good." Unquote by Danilo re: Article: THE ROPE AROUND ADOLF ISIAS’S NECK IS TIGHTENING DAILY: ANY MIRACLE TO SURVIVE THE COMING HURRICANE? (PART I) By: Abdu Habib Well concluding sentence by Danilo. NOW, perhaps it is

THE ROPE AROUND ADOLF ISIAS’S NECK IS TIGHTENING DAILY: ANY MIRACLE TO SURVIVE THE COMING HURRICANE? (PART I) By: Abdu Habib sabbahar@rocketmail.com   The notion that dictators are disastrous for their own people and for others as well is not new. It is rather an old-age problem. Already the third

By Petros Tesfagiorgis When Peace was signed between Ethiopia and Eritrea it was expected that all prisoners of conscience will be released, the regime will end the indefinite national service and other forms of human rights violations. But that did not happen. It has become crystal

My fellow Eritreans. I closely following the “Yeakel” movement, and I am impressed how fast it is moving around the world. I think this is a clear testimony that we Eritreans love our country, and want to liberate Eritrea from the current traitor. However, the

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Subject: The Ever-Elusive True Liberation that Eritrea Never Achieved  -- Part 2 Reference: Article by Woldeyesus Ammar: “Religion – Isaias Afeworki’s Eternal Weapon to Divide and Mislead People”  dated   APRIL 8, 2019 Commentary, 10 April 2019 RELIGION is the OPIUM of Human Beings. Somebody, somewhere, at some distant past said it

Religion – Isaias Afeworki’s Eternal Weapon to Divide and Mislead People Woldeyesus Ammar The growing popular call of ‘’ ይኣክል! كفى! -- Enough is Enough ‘’ to the cruelties of the Asmara regime by waves of Eritreans at home and abroad is a real threat – probably

Recently on 03/04/2019  Isayas’s media (Eri Tv)  from Asmara accused the three countries (Sudan, Qatar and Turkey) of working against Eritrea and its peace agreement with Ethiopia, by supporting the anti Isayas opposition party in Sudan. A year ago on 14/05/2018 Isayas’s media from Asmara accused Dr

Statement by country’s information ministry arose out of misinformation, says foreign ministry ANKARA Turkey expressed disappointment Saturday after Asmara accused it of obstructing the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea. "We are saddened to note the baseless allegations about Turkey in a press statement dated April 3, 2019 by Eritrea’s

Fetsum: Nipsey Hussle and the significance of collective Eritrean talent on the sovereignty of the country  The Eritrean phenomenon is universal, something that transcended all over the world, and the cumulative success of the youth in front of the unfriendly condition at home is a product

His introspective, unhurried flows were taking him into rap’s elite, but it was his activism and community engagement that truly marked out the murdered rapper Ermias Asghedom, the rapper better known as Nipsey Hussle, knew his worth and implored his community to know theirs. Raised in

Subject: Operationalizing the Denver Manifesto: An Urgent Call for Creating Effective Public  Organizations by  Dr. Gebre Gebremariam Commentary, 31 March 2019 Needless to say, Dr. Gebre Gebremariam’s dissertation is impeccable. Now I have a practical question. As we all have observed, there are multiple Eritrean meetings around the Globe during the pleasant Summer

Dr. Gebre Gebremariam To avert the danger of losing sovereignty and national identity, and ultimately reverse the process of societal decay, it is imperative for Eritreans to fully understand the nature and characteristics of the evil force that has been at work from the get

GENEVA —  U.N. Human Rights experts are calling on the government of Eritrea to clarify the fate of dozens of disappeared people whose whereabouts have remained unknown since 2001. Eritrea is one of seven countries examined by the Human Rights Committee, which monitors the implementation of the

Jeremy Binnie, London - Jane's Defence Weekly A consignment of 36 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) for the S-125 (SA-3 'Goa') air-defence system that were destined for Eritrea have been discovered by the Ukrainian authorities, the country's top civilian and military prosecutors revealed on 27 March. The 5V27D missiles were

MESSAGE OF ANTI-FOREIGNER SENTIMENT IN THE WEST TO ERITREAN IMMIGRANTS: HOME IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE YOU BELONG By: Abdu Habib sabbahar@rocketmail.com The massacre committed on Muslim prayers in the peaceful city of Christchurch in New Zealand on March 15, 2019 has once again called our attention on

Subject: The Ever-Elusive True Liberation that Eritrea Never Achieved Quote: “some one took us to the market and sold us like a herd of goats for a chunk of change.” k. tewolde , 14 March 2019 ‘  Unquote. Wow! What an insightful remark!  It says it all; and

Ezana Sehay   2013-03-16 On November 4, 2018 President Isaias of Eritrea conducted an interview with the state media. At the time we were told that was first part to be followed with part two soon after. Nevertheless, that never materialized. As for the reason why, we

I have been a bit unease about using this medieval expression as an analogy to illustrate the ongoing CHALLENGE campaign underway among Diapora Eritrean opposition.  The campaign is, supposedly, to challenge the dictator of Eritrea: to implement the constitution, to release political prisoners and demarcate

Fetsum: My experience in Denver Festival (FINAL) Dedication: I dedicate this last article to my genuine brother Tewolde Vacarro who had given me the chance to work with him shortly before his departure no matter how intensely I was challenging him in public. I am sure

Subject: SAVING THE SEEMINGLY UNSAVEABLE ERITREA PREAMBLE Like anyone else, I wrote quite a few commentaries about Eritrea. In that process, it wouldn’t be a surprise if I repeated myself, over and over, here and there. With that excuse, therefore, I hope Readers would tolerate my repetition. COMMENTARY ‘By

UN ‘in mourning’ as 22 people affiliated with organisation die along with 32 Kenyan citizens, 18 from Canada and seven Britons Passengers from more than 35 nations were among the 157 people killed after an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed shortly after

Accident Bulletin no. 1 Issued on march 10, 2019 at 11:00am   Accident to Ethiopian Airlines flight number ET 302   Ethiopian Airlines regrets to confirm that its flight ET 302/10 March in schedule service from Addis Ababa to Nairobi was involved in an accident today around Bishoftu (Debre

The Context: Eritrean is a shared identity that has been shaped by a common long history of social, economic, and political struggle of the people, who today constitute the Sate of Eritrea. This shared identity has been particularly forged and solidified during the war of