WORTHINGTON — When Aida Simon thinks of her native Eritrea in east Africa, she thinks of tears. Tears shed by a little girl who was always on the run, hiding in homes of family members … tears shed by a mother who watched as innocent victims were gunned down in the streets … tears shed for a homeland at war with neighboring Ethiopia.
Officials said Iran was beginning to prepare to establish a military presence in Eritrea, a longtime ally of Israel. They said Iran's Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps has sent representatives to Eritrea to establish bases along the Red Sea.
Officials said Iran was beginning to prepare to establish a military presence in Eritrea, a longtime ally of Israel. They said Iran's Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps has sent representatives to Eritrea to establish bases along the Red Sea.
The Ethiopian opposition army which have been salvaged, trained and mentored by the Eritrean regime and still continues to recruit new members is organized as a reserve guard to defend President Issias Afwerqi in an event an uprising arises, a senior Ethiopian opposition leader told our source in Asmara under a condition of anonymity. According to the source, Issias met the various opposition leaders separately in December 2008 during which he complained to them that his generals and ministries are untrustworthy who are opposed to the existence of the opposition forces in Eritrea and their goals and then asked them to stand firmly by his side to win their fight.
The Ethiopian opposition army which have been salvaged, trained and mentored by the Eritrean regime and still continues to recruit new members is organized as a reserve guard to defend President Issias Afwerqi in an event an uprising arises, a senior Ethiopian opposition leader told our source in Asmara under a condition of anonymity. According to the source, Issias met the various opposition leaders separately in December 2008 during which he complained to them that his generals and ministries are untrustworthy who are opposed to the existence of the opposition forces in Eritrea and their goals and then asked them to stand firmly by his side to win their fight.
Mr. Fesseha Woldedawit, an economics graduate and head of the Finance Department at the Northern Red Sea Administrative Region was killed on March 19 on orders that most likely came down from President Issias, sources informed demo.archive.assenna.com
Mr. Fesseha Woldedawit, an economics graduate and head of the Finance Department at the Northern Red Sea Administrative Region was killed on March 19 on orders that most likely came down from President Issias, sources informed demo.archive.assenna.com
The Eritrean government, due to serious shortage of hard currency it faced, has this week banned the sale of gas to the public, reliable sources in Asmara disclosed. The government has also taken measures to possess and own all NGO vehicles. The source indicated that security forces were randomly pulling over private-owned vehicles at check points, attempting to seize them as well. The government is also expected to halt the movement of government-owned vehicles drastically. Paralyzed by a crumbled economy, the government has not been able to supply distributors with the required gas for sometime now.
The Eritrean government, due to serious shortage of hard currency it faced, has this week banned the sale of gas to the public, reliable sources in Asmara disclosed. The government has also taken measures to possess and own all NGO vehicles. The source indicated that security forces were randomly pulling over private-owned vehicles at check points, attempting to seize them as well. The government is also expected to halt the movement of government-owned vehicles drastically. Paralyzed by a crumbled economy, the government has not been able to supply distributors with the required gas for sometime now.
"We write this letter with the hope that our immediate and long range concerns with the overall relationship of the EU and the present Eritrean government and the pending $160 million US dollar Development Aid EU is planning to forward to the Eritrean government will
"We write this letter with the hope that our immediate and long range concerns with the overall relationship of the EU and the present Eritrean government and the pending $160 million US dollar Development Aid EU is planning to forward to the Eritrean government will
President Issias Afwerqi has ordered his economy czar to pull all the money of Eritrean citizens and associations that is deposited under its account both in Europe and US and transfer it to Banka Nationale del Lavoro, an Italian bank, Eritrean nationals close to the regime disclosed. Sources in Asmara has also confirmed this indicating that the President has given this executive order in October last year but failed to implement it due to the resistance from his ambassadors. According to the same source, several ambassadors resisted the measure and advised the President to hold on the action for fear that it could raise a legal battle between their respective offices and Eritreans who would be losing their money under this scheme.
President Issias Afwerqi has ordered his economy czar to pull all the money of Eritrean citizens and associations that is deposited under its account both in Europe and US and transfer it to Banka Nationale del Lavoro, an Italian bank, Eritrean nationals close to the regime disclosed. Sources in Asmara has also confirmed this indicating that the President has given this executive order in October last year but failed to implement it due to the resistance from his ambassadors. According to the same source, several ambassadors resisted the measure and advised the President to hold on the action for fear that it could raise a legal battle between their respective offices and Eritreans who would be losing their money under this scheme.
Colonel Simon Gebredingil, the Head of the Department of Internal Security at the Eritrean National Security Agency, was shot wounded in October 2007.
Colonel Simon Gebredingil, the Head of the Department of Internal Security at the Eritrean National Security Agency, was shot wounded in October 2007.
Four bodyguards of President Issias Afwerqi were killed this week in Gash-Barka while on duty. Sources informed Assenna that the quadruplet died in a head-on crash with an incoming flat-bed truck among a caravan of Land Cruisers which has been escorting the President.
Four bodyguards of President Issias Afwerqi were killed this week in Gash-Barka while on duty. Sources informed Assenna that the quadruplet died in a head-on crash with an incoming flat-bed truck among a caravan of Land Cruisers which has been escorting the President.
Plea to EU to suspend development aid in light of fresh crackdown on journalists – RSF Press Release
Reporters Without Borders has called on the European Union not to hand over aid worth 122 million euros to Eritrea, after a serious deterioration in conditions for political prisoners and as authorities were launching a new wave of arrests of journalists.
Plea to EU to suspend development aid in light of fresh crackdown on journalists – RSF Press Release
Reporters Without Borders has called on the European Union not to hand over aid worth 122 million euros to Eritrea, after a serious deterioration in conditions for political prisoners and as authorities were launching a new wave of arrests of journalists.
President Issias impliedly admitted that he could be target of the international tribunals hunt for war criminals and said he would stand by Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir’s side. “Since this movement [warrant] of the International Criminal Court is not going to be limited to President Al-Bashir alone but is designed to target all nations of the region, we oppose to it by standing on the Sudanese side,” Haddas Eritrea, the government’s daily paper, quoted Issias.
President Issias impliedly admitted that he could be target of the international tribunals hunt for war criminals and said he would stand by Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir’s side. “Since this movement [warrant] of the International Criminal Court is not going to be limited to President Al-Bashir alone but is designed to target all nations of the region, we oppose to it by standing on the Sudanese side,” Haddas Eritrea, the government’s daily paper, quoted Issias.
Today, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of Sudan, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Today, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of Sudan, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Senait Habtu, a deportee from Ehiopia and who had been serving as a teacher ever since, and Yirgalem Fesseha, a play writer and a teacher as well, are among the employees of Radio Banna who are detained incommunicado by the Eritrean regime.
Senait Habtu, a deportee from Ehiopia and who had been serving as a teacher ever since, and Yirgalem Fesseha, a play writer and a teacher as well, are among the employees of Radio Banna who are detained incommunicado by the Eritrean regime.
A document that just reached our website shows that the government’s resettlement program which will dislodge tens of thousands of people from their age-old home is much wider than thought and reported earlier. The program encompasses 88 villages and is designed to shake up the settlement pattern immensely.
A document that just reached our website shows that the government’s resettlement program which will dislodge tens of thousands of people from their age-old home is much wider than thought and reported earlier. The program encompasses 88 villages and is designed to shake up the settlement pattern immensely.
Abraham Afewerqi, a popular Eritrean artist who died mysteriously in the Red Sea waters of the Dehalak Island, might have been killed by a conspiracy whose order went down from Issias, according to new source that was close to the President.
Abraham Afewerqi, a popular Eritrean artist who died mysteriously in the Red Sea waters of the Dehalak Island, might have been killed by a conspiracy whose order went down from Issias, according to new source that was close to the President.
Ministry of Defense, with a circular memo it issued, is currently warning members of the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) that anyone who is found possessing and using a cell phone would be charged with treason and threatens punishment to the fullest extent of the “law”, sources of demo.archive.assenna.com disclosed.Ministry of Defense, with a circular memo it issued, is currently warning members of the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) that anyone who is found possessing and using a cell phone would be charged with treason and threatens punishment to the fullest extent of the “law”, sources of demo.archive.assenna.com disclosed.
Yes, the EU is financially capable of providing aid to a humanitarian disaster in Eritrea. However, when mechanisms of accountability are misplaced or ignored, the consequence is perpetuation of misery and waste of more resources. Transparency is non-existent in Eritrea and the EU might end up being held accountable for prolonging the suffering of the Eritrean people. The 122 million Euros in the pipeline for aid to Eritrea will eventually serve as a life-saver for the Government of Eritrea.
Yes, the EU is financially capable of providing aid to a humanitarian disaster in Eritrea. However, when mechanisms of accountability are misplaced or ignored, the consequence is perpetuation of misery and waste of more resources. Transparency is non-existent in Eritrea and the EU might end up being held accountable for prolonging the suffering of the Eritrean people. The 122 million Euros in the pipeline for aid to Eritrea will eventually serve as a life-saver for the Government of Eritrea.
The second trip to Eritrea in our 18-year independence has raised many irks and some concerns among Eritreans. Some mistakenly regard the latest trip as an attempt to breathe life into a regime on its death knell.
The second trip to Eritrea in our 18-year independence has raised many irks and some concerns among Eritreans. Some mistakenly regard the latest trip as an attempt to breathe life into a regime on its death knell.
