Isaias cannot change; only we can change if we voluntarily let go of our ignorance!9. On self-reliance: Is the present government really self-reliant as it has been deafening our ears for years on end? What is self-reliance by definition? Are we as a people self-reliant?
Who dares to disprove our ignorance as we mark its 20th anniversary?
It is unusual for a people to self-criticize. Leaders too do not take to criticizing their people wholesale. More often than not they reckon in terms of their political capital that can keep them in power. It is a rarity to find leaders who take confidence in their critical, measured opinion of their followers when circumstances demand.
Africa’s seven press freedom predators are Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki, Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Rwandan President Paul Kagamé, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Swaziland’s King Mswati III and Somalia’s Islamist militias (Al-Shabaab and Hizb-Al-Islam)
By Petros Tesfagiorgis
“We are all Egyptians”
The people of Tunisia and Egypt may not know but they have become the agents of a vast cultural revolution. They have created a new political and social reality on the ground, “People’s Power”.
MILKIAS MIHRETAB YOHANNES
“There will be a day when you judges who judged me now unfairly, will be judged by the people. There will be a day when you can’t stop the people’s anger and rage against you and the regime. I am not going to appeal; I have accepted your decision…… ’’ Gen Mengistu Nway(1961)
MILKIAS MIHRETAB YOHANNES
“There will be a day when you judges who judged me now unfairly, will be judged by the people. There will be a day when you can’t stop the people’s anger and rage against you and the regime. I am not going to appeal; I have accepted your decision…… ’’ Gen Mengistu Nway(1961)
At this moment in time the idea of partnership between Ethiopians and Eritreans is being debated in the open. It shows that the age of reason is dawn and emotions are being overcome. Recently there was an Ethiopian and Eritrean friendship seminar in San Jose with Professor Tesfazion Medhanie an independent minded scholar and an author of many books and Professor Daniel Kinde. Such debates will have a positive impact on politicians and policy makers of both countries as well as an influence on the peoples of the Horn of Africa.
At this moment in time the idea of partnership between Ethiopians and Eritreans is being debated in the open. It shows that the age of reason is dawn and emotions are being overcome. Recently there was an Ethiopian and Eritrean friendship seminar in San Jose with Professor Tesfazion Medhanie an independent minded scholar and an author of many books and Professor Daniel Kinde. Such debates will have a positive impact on politicians and policy makers of both countries as well as an influence on the peoples of the Horn of Africa.
The 30 years war of Eritrean independence was meant to be a war to end all wars. Unfortunately this is not to be so. Today Eritrea is back at war this time with itself. It is a war between those who seek the implementation of the constitution, the rule of law and respect of human rights and those who deny these rights. It is also a war of ideas. In short it is a war between the ideology of repression and the ideology of liberation.
The 30 years war of Eritrean independence was meant to be a war to end all wars. Unfortunately this is not to be so. Today Eritrea is back at war this time with itself. It is a war between those who seek the implementation of the constitution, the rule of law and respect of human rights and those who deny these rights. It is also a war of ideas. In short it is a war between the ideology of repression and the ideology of liberation.
CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY WORLDWIDE URGES EUROPEAN UNION TO ADDRESS HORRIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN ERITREA.
CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY WORLDWIDE URGES EUROPEAN UNION TO ADDRESS HORRIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN ERITREA.
What is wrong in Eritrea today is what went wrong in all countries that got their independence by the barrel of a gun: The present problem in Eritrea has nothing to do with identity it is about power and control.
What is wrong in Eritrea today is what went wrong in all countries that got their independence by the barrel of a gun: The present problem in Eritrea has nothing to do with identity it is about power and control.
Condolence to the Family of Mohammed Saeed Barih:
Condolence to the Family of Mohammed Saeed Barih: