In a lengthy interview he wrapped up in three parts yesterday and broadcasted on Eri-TV for three days President Issias Afwerki showed more political bleeding than ever before, observers say.
We, Eritrean Youth for Change in the Bay Area, are very much disturbed by the interview of President Isayas Afeworki (PIA) conducted with Al Jazeera International on
We, Eritrean Youth for Change in the Bay Area, are very much disturbed by the interview of President Isayas Afeworki (PIA) conducted with Al Jazeera International on
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Twenty years after the liberation from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Africa’s youngest nation, has emerged as strategically vital
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Twenty years after the liberation from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Africa’s youngest nation, has emerged as strategically vital
Michael Abraha
The international community is on the verge of meting out a collective punishment on the Eritrean political and military leadership. The proposed UN sanctions will be the harshest ever imposed on an African nation in recent memory. The Eritrean government says it is not concerned.
Michael Abraha
The international community is on the verge of meting out a collective punishment on the Eritrean political and military leadership. The proposed UN sanctions will be the harshest ever imposed on an African nation in recent memory. The Eritrean government says it is not concerned.
Michael Abraha
European and American officials are joining hands with Diaspora Eritrean politicians and activists aimed at ending relentless human rights abuses under a ruthless dictatorship in Eritrea. In a two-day conference beginning tomorrow in Brussels, delegates from the three sides will, among other things, discuss the urgent need to coordinate EU and US policies on Eritrea and the Horn Region.
Michael Abraha
European and American officials are joining hands with Diaspora Eritrean politicians and activists aimed at ending relentless human rights abuses under a ruthless dictatorship in Eritrea. In a two-day conference beginning tomorrow in Brussels, delegates from the three sides will, among other things, discuss the urgent need to coordinate EU and US policies on Eritrea and the Horn Region.
Omar Jabir is one of the most forthright Eritrean critics of the unelected rulers in Asmara. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Omar Jabir has very harsh words against the regime’s refusal to call for emergency food aid although the UN says close to 70 percent of the population is malnourished.
Omar Jabir is one of the most forthright Eritrean critics of the unelected rulers in Asmara. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Omar Jabir has very harsh words against the regime’s refusal to call for emergency food aid although the UN says close to 70 percent of the population is malnourished.
By Abdiaziz Hassan
NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Eritrea should be punished for threatening the Horn of Africa region by supporting Somali rebels, Somalia’s foreign affairs minister said on Sunday.
By Abdiaziz Hassan
NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Eritrea should be punished for threatening the Horn of Africa region by supporting Somali rebels, Somalia’s foreign affairs minister said on Sunday.
Q & A: Eritrea’s food shortage amid calls for UN sanctions
Eritrea is in the spotlight again following the killing on September 17 of 17 African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu by Al-Shabab militants who the African Union and the UN allege are supported by Eritrea. AU member states are pressuring the UN to sanction the Eritrean government. In July, an AU summit in Libya unanimously voted to punish Eritrea for “escalating” the Somali crisis.
Q & A: Eritrea’s food shortage amid calls for UN sanctions
Eritrea is in the spotlight again following the killing on September 17 of 17 African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu by Al-Shabab militants who the African Union and the UN allege are supported by Eritrea. AU member states are pressuring the UN to sanction the Eritrean government. In July, an AU summit in Libya unanimously voted to punish Eritrea for “escalating” the Somali crisis.
Isaias Afewerki led a guerrilla army that helped to overthrow the Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991 and win independence for Eritrea, which the Red Sea country secured after a referendum two years later. As Eritrea’s president, he initially pledged to introduce multiparty democracy and free markets. But a border war with Ethiopia from 1998 to 2000 led to a sharp change in course.
Isaias Afewerki led a guerrilla army that helped to overthrow the Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991 and win independence for Eritrea, which the Red Sea country secured after a referendum two years later. As Eritrea’s president, he initially pledged to introduce multiparty democracy and free markets. But a border war with Ethiopia from 1998 to 2000 led to a sharp change in course.
Issa Shivji, Mwalimu Nyerere professor of Pan-African Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, interviews Bereket Habte Selassie, an observer and participant in African politics for almost five decades. From the first All Africa People’s Conference in 1958, to the ‘doubt’ and ‘desperation’ of the current African reality, Selassie provides a thoughtful perspective on the history Pan-Africanism, as well as advice for the future of the African Union. This interview first appeared in Pan-African journal Chemchemi.
Issa Shivji, Mwalimu Nyerere professor of Pan-African Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, interviews Bereket Habte Selassie, an observer and participant in African politics for almost five decades. From the first All Africa People’s Conference in 1958, to the ‘doubt’ and ‘desperation’ of the current African reality, Selassie provides a thoughtful perspective on the history Pan-Africanism, as well as advice for the future of the African Union. This interview first appeared in Pan-African journal Chemchemi.
MOGADISHU, May 22 (Reuters) – An influential Somali insurgent leader said on Friday Eritrea supported the rebel fight against the government in a holy war that was as much an obligation for Muslims as prayer.
MOGADISHU, May 22 (Reuters) – An influential Somali insurgent leader said on Friday Eritrea supported the rebel fight against the government in a holy war that was as much an obligation for Muslims as prayer.
Don’t be surprised by the bizarre actions and atrocities of the dictator, as this is not a moment of madness or a one-off mishap from him. It is an exposé of the true nature of the man who cannot see life without power but who
Don’t be surprised by the bizarre actions and atrocities of the dictator, as this is not a moment of madness or a one-off mishap from him. It is an exposé of the true nature of the man who cannot see life without power but who
Mr. Mengistiab Girmay was working as a detective from 03/2004 until 09/2007 in one of the horrific prison centres until he defected to exile. He recounts the crimes committed by PFDJ officials - Video interview
Mr. Mengistiab Girmay was working as a detective from 03/2004 until 09/2007 in one of the horrific prison centres until he defected to exile. He recounts the crimes committed by PFDJ officials - Video interview
Saleh Johar has got PM Meles Zenawi all in focus in explaining his
domestic and international policies, his relations with Eritrea, Middle
East, the Sudan and his involvement in Somalia PM Meles was thoughtful
and unpretentious.
domestic and international policies, his relations with Eritrea, Middle
East, the Sudan and his involvement in Somalia PM Meles was thoughtful
and unpretentious.
Saleh Johar has got PM Meles Zenawi all in focus in explaining his
domestic and international policies, his relations with Eritrea, Middle
East, the Sudan and his involvement in Somalia PM Meles was thoughtful
and unpretentious.
domestic and international policies, his relations with Eritrea, Middle
East, the Sudan and his involvement in Somalia PM Meles was thoughtful
and unpretentious.
Interview with Opposition Leader, Mesfin Hagos
Interview with Opposition Leader, Mesfin Hagos
Asenai.com interview with Mr. Petros Tesfagiorgis one of those who have been marched out of the hall branded not an Eritrean but an Ethiopian stooge (Weyane).
Asenai.com interview with Mr. Petros Tesfagiorgis one of those who have been marched out of the hall branded not an Eritrean but an Ethiopian stooge (Weyane).
…We want to establish a system guaranteeing democratic rights and institutions, not the whims of certain groups or leaders and we need these democratic institutions as preconditions for any economic policy. First democracy, then development.
…We want to establish a system guaranteeing democratic rights and institutions, not the whims of certain groups or leaders and we need these democratic institutions as preconditions for any economic policy. First democracy, then development.
Is there a good guy or a bad guy, going back to the border dispute? In news reports this week it was the Eritreans saying it was Ethiopia that has refused to implement the proposals to demarcate the border. Is there a high ground otherwise on this issue?
Is there a good guy or a bad guy, going back to the border dispute? In news reports this week it was the Eritreans saying it was Ethiopia that has refused to implement the proposals to demarcate the border. Is there a high ground otherwise on this issue?
“Eritrea and the Horn of Africa in general remain chronically vulnerable in humanitarian terms due to drought, conflict and poverty.”
“Eritrea and the Horn of Africa in general remain chronically vulnerable in humanitarian terms due to drought, conflict and poverty.”
ASMARA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s threat to terminate a pact ending a border war with Eritrea would have no impact on a five-year-old frontier ruling, Asmara’s legal advisor said on Wednesday.
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