Month: March 2012
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Evaluation Of The ENCDC Held In Hawassa
A General Evaluation of the Eritrean National Congress for Democratic Change (ENCDC) held in Hawassa 21-30 Nov. 2011) by Eritreans for Democracy, Justice and Equality (EDJE) Summary: The convening of the National Congress marked the culmination of extensive preparations that lasted over a year. The process was based on the main decision of the Eritrean…
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تقييم عام للمؤتمر الوطني المنعقد في هواسا من 21 – 30 نوفمبر 2011م
إعداد : إرتريون من أجل الديموقراطية والعدالة والمساواة (إدعم) ملخص : جاء انعقاد المؤتمر الوطني الإرتري تتويجاً لعمليات إعداد مضنية استغرقت أكثر من عام استنادا إلى القرار الرئيسي الصادر عن ملتقى الحوار الوطني الذي انعقد في إديس أببا في 2010 والقاضي بعقد مؤتمر وطني شامل . واستطاعت المفوضية التي تم تكليفها بالإعداد لعقد هذا المؤتمر…
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Setting The Stage
I don’t really know where to start. So much has happened in the last two years that I would be lying if I told you I have been following Eritrean politics the way I used to. Several friends have suggested different entry points including private disclosures. I do understand the pressures that my allegedly dubious…
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Saudi Arabia Implements UN Sanctions Against The Eritrean regime
Saudi Arabian authorities began implementing UN Sanctions Resolutions 1907 and 2023 against the Eritrean regime, according to Eritrean Nahda Party. The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued a circular (# 512/3171) to all its member businesses instructing them to implement the UN security council sanctions against Eritrea. The chamber’s circular was supported by a…
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توت أفورقي ورمانة زيناوي
كثيرون ظلوا يراهنون على نظام أسياس افورقي، ويدعمونه، أو لا يعارضونه -على أقل تقدير- تحت مبرر أنه حامي حمى السيادة الوطنية، من التدخلات الدولية والإقليمية، التي تتربص بالوطن وتريد استعادته الى سنوات ما قبل الإستقلال، وبالتالي فهم يتفهمون كل الممارسات الإستبدادية التي يتبعها النظام، لأنها مرتبطة غالباً – حسب رأيهم – بحماية الوطن (أرضه وشعبه)…
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Eritrean Strongman Blames Washington For Ethiopian Attack
Commenting for the first time about Ethiopia’s March 15th incursion into Eritrea, President Isaias Afwerki told Eritrean state media that the United States is behind the attack and that Eritrea would respond at its time and place of choosing. He made his comments in an interview with state television on March 25th. The Eritrean strongman…
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بين دموع التماسيح وبراءة الذئب القديم من دم يوسف
بين دموع التماسيح وبراءة الذئب القديم من دم يوسف! هل يحق الاثيوبيا استخدام الاراضى الارترية؟ بعد ان اعلنت اثيوبيا جهارا نهارا انها اصابت معسكرات متمردين مناؤين لها فى داخل ارتريا، قد استغربت كغيرى من تباكى نظام اسمرا تارة عبر اعلامه الخافت ،وتارة اخرى عبر ابواقه وتوابعه المعروفة لدينا سلفا ،والمدعية بانها تخالفه وبانها وطنية. ان…
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Srryet Addis: Blatant Lie?
This is the last of a three-part series. On February 13, 2012 we presented the first part (He And His Objectives) and on March 7, 2012, we presented the second part, detailed testimonies contained in Gebremedhin Zegergis’ eye witness report which are, to our knowledge, the first detailed first-hand testimony of the subject we are…
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First Fundraising Report
Dear Friends of awate.com, On March 12, 2012, we launched our fundraising campaign and solicited your help. As you might know, sometimes awate.com has more than 7000 visits on a daily basis. It is our hope that enough readers will be generous enough at least to help maintain this website that has been serving them…
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أواسا سلطنة إثيوبية قديمة ترسم مستقبل إرتريا
بقلم – صلاح إبراهيم عبي هل نسينا سيرة الدولة الإرترية!!! كلنا نعرف أنها ابنة تلك الثورة المسلحة التي لم يرض عنها الكثيرون ،ونعرف أنها عانت من العزلة والحصار،لكنها تجاوزت مختلف الصعوبات وانتصرت حتى على خلافات أبنائها الذين تقاتلوا على حبها أو كما يدعون… هي اليوم وقد بلغت العشرين من العمر ترى في نفسها إمرأة مكتملة…
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Eritreans In Europe: Using Law To Fight The Outlaw PFDJ
According to a statement issued by the Information Committee of ENCDC-Europe, on March 15, 2012, the Swedish Parliament received the report of its legal committee which, among other issues, contained a report on the 2% tax the Eritrean government collects from Swedish citizens of Eritrean ancestry. The motion to discuss the issue of the 2%…
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Nevsun Resources Buys Its Own Shares
To quell speculation amid escalating tensions between Eritrea and Ethiopia, Nevsun Resources buys back its own shares in an attempt to boost investor confidence. Nevsun Resources has been facing difficulties while its partner, the Eritrean government that expected high returns from the Bisha gold mine, is in shock watching its easy cash dreams evaporate. This…
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መጽሓፍ ትልሚ ንዘርኢ ክርዳድን ኣበራታን
ኩቡራት ኣንበብቲ መጀመርታ ሰላምታይ ይብጻሕኩም፡ እቶም ብደቂ ሰባት ብቓል ወይ ብጹሑፍ ዝፍጸሙ ጌጋታት፡ ብቡዙሕ ኣገላልጻ ክግለጹ ይኽእሉ፡ ገለ ካብኣቶም፡ 1. ጌጋ ትፍጽም ከምዘለኻ ብዘይ ምርዳእ፡ 2. ብሰባት ተደፋፊእካ፡ 3. ሓቅነት ዘይብሉን ኢሎሞ ኢልካን ወይ ስምዒታውን ወገናውን ምስ ዝኸውን፡ 4. እቲ ዝኸፍአ ግና ረብሓታትካ ንምኽዕባትን ሰባት ንምኽሳብን ኮይኑ፡ ንኻልኦት ዝብድል ፈጠራን ንታሪኽ ዝሓማትልን ጨምጣጥን ቶኽታዂን ምስ…
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Ethiopia Occupies Adi Tekhlai And Sheshebit
On Saturday morning March 17, 2012, Ethiopian forces made a second incursion inside Eritrean territories and attacked several Ethiopian opposition and Eritrean security camps. Though Ethiopia has, denied Saturday’s attack, Gedab News learned that, on Saturday, the Ethiopians have occupied the villages of Adi Teklai, Sheshebit and surroundings. These two villages are close to the…
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Eritrean Opposition On A Diplomatic Move
Taking advantage of the political environment following the Arab Spring, the Eritrean National Conference for Democratic Change (ENCDC) and its member organizations have been on an accelerated diplomatic activity in North Africa, Turkey and Europe. The activities of the Eritrean Islamic Party for Justice And Development (EIPJD) are the most newsworthy. Below is a summary…
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Ethiopia Attacks Military Bases Inside Eritrea
On March 16, the Ethiopian government announced that it had carried out raids 18 kilometers into Eritrea and that it had destroyed three Ethiopian “terrorist” bases in Ramida, Gelahbe, and Gimbi in the Afar region of Eritrea. The Ethiopian government also said that “several Shaebian [Eritrean] soldiers and anti-peace forces were wounded and arrested” in…
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Eritrean Opposition Figures Missing In Sudan
In mid-February, an Eritrean opposition figure, Mohammed Ali Ibrahim, a senior member of the Eritrean Peoples’ Democratic Party (EPDP), disappeared after he left his house in Kessala, Sudan. His whereabouts are not known yet. A few weeks before that, another opposition figure, Mahmoud Jibril, a senior member of the Eritrean Federal Democratic Movement (EFDM), disappeared…
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PFDJ’s Identity
A young Egyptian school boy starts a recess time conversation with one of his schoolmates which run something like this. After staring at his schoolmate who happened to be a fairly dark-skinned African kid, the boy started his conversation by asking; “huwan’tu endku mama w’baba za’yeena?” (Do you have moms and dads like us?). At…
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Isaias Afwerki’s Five Stages Of Dealing With Crisis
Outrageous things happen in Eritrea all the time. But outrageous things have a scale and sometimes even people who have been conditioned to accept the outrageous as the normal are jolted. The refusal of Isaias Afwerki to allow the body of long-time (40 years) EPLF/PFDJ functionary Naizghi Kiflu to be returned to Eritrea for proper burial…
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ዝወዓለስ ፥ ኹሉ ደኣ ይለለ
ኣስታት ቅድሚ ዕስራ ዓመት ይኸውን ሓደ ዓርከይ ንክልተ ቤተ-ሰብ ናይ ድራር ዕድመ ገበረልና። ድሕሪ ዝተቀረበ ሽሻይ ምምጋብና ናብ መሕለፊ ጊዜ ዝበልናዮ ወግዒ ኣተና። ከም ኣጋጥሚ እቲ ሳልሳይና ኣዚዩ ተዋዛያይ ብምንባሩ ነቲ ምሸት ዳርጋ ንሱ ተቛጻጺርዎ ኔሩ ክብል ይኽእል። እዚ ሓው እዚ ብዝሓት ቛንቛታት ናይ ምዝራብ ዓቅሚ ዝነበሮ ስለዝኮነ ካብ ሓደ ዕላል ናብ ብሓደ…