Author: Salyounis
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On GiE: People Come, Organizations Go, Values Remain
“What are the new Eritrean questions that have been neither asked nor answered during our Revolution and, in fact, going back to the 1940s?” ~ Historian Samuel Emaha This is my 3rd article on the Government-in-Exile (GiE) proposal. The first (It’s Time for a Unity Government In Exile) dealt with introduction of the concept and
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Fleshing Out Our Unity Government In Exile
The response to the proposal for A Unity Government In Exile has been extremely positive and encouraging. As a follow-up, after several weeks of consultations and a “listening tour”, in this edition, the following questions will be addressed: 1. Why Government In Exile? 2. If one is needed, why with the EPLF-legacy and ELF-legacy only?
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ምቛም ሓድነታዊ መሰጋገሪ መንግስቲ ግዜኡ ሕጂ እዩ!
ደራሲ: ሳልሕ ዩኑስ ተርጓሚ: ሳሙኤል ኣማሃ ቅድሚ 19 ዓመታት፡ ልክዕ ንምዃን ኣብ 2 ለካቲት 2002፡ ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ ንሃገራዊ ባይቶ ብምርካስ ብገዛእ ኢዱ ነብሱ ከሕቅቕ ገይሩዎ እዩ። እቲ ሃገራዊ ባይቶ ብኸመይን ስለምንታይን ነቲ ዘሕፍር ነብሰ-ቕትለታዊ ስጕምቲ እቲ ወሲዱ ኣብዚ መላግቦ ተገሊጹ ኣሎ (ኣብዚ)። ንፈጻሚ ኣካል መንግስቲ ልጓም ኰይኑ ክቕይድ ዝኽእል ዝነበረ ኣውራ ትካል ምፍራሱ፡ ኤርትራ ናብ
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Its Time for a Unity Government in Exile
Nineteen years ago today, on February 2nd 2002, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki corrupted the Eritrean Parliament into taking measures that were effectively institutional suicide. How and why it took this shameful and fatal step is chronicled here. Unquestionably, the removal of an institution that was the last check on the executive accelerated Eritrea’s slide into
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Unscrambles The Algiers Agreement
The Algiers Agreement is a peace treaty, which came about after 29 months of bloodshed, displacement and negotiations between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Named after the city where it was signed, the Agreement was a culmination of several agreements—OAU’s Framework Agreement, Modalities for its Implementation–that the two parties inked while they were fighting. And part of the
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Al-Diaa: No, It Wasn’t About The Curriculum
Writing for the pro-government website tesfanews.com, a certain Alamin Adam (“Wedi Hajji”) has written an article entitled “Al-Diaa School Incident and the Frenzies[sic] that Ensued” regarding the tension between community school in Asmara and government. If you were hoping to get an insight into details of the incident (never mind the events which preceded it)
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To Nobody’s Surprise, Sanctions on Eritrea Renewed
(1) The Security Council voted to extend the mandate of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea (SEMG) and to continue the sanctions on Eritrea for another year. (2) The vote was 11 in favor, 4 abstentions and 0 against. The abstentions were Russia, China, Bolivia and Egypt. (3) This means that in addition to
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Eritrea: Choosing Love, Hope Over Hate, Fear
The events at Aldia Islamic School, the address of its Chairman of the Board Mr. Mussa Mohammed Nur; his arrest on October 27, the October 31 demonstrations that followed it and the series of cellphone videos that were shared with the world (this, and this) the arrest of the demonstrators, followed by cordoning off neighborhoods
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Isaias Afwerki Channels Haile DeruE in Interview With Eri-TV
1. Every time President Isaias Afwerki has an interview with his captive media (Eri-TV), a very large segment of the population take the very sensible decision of ignoring it, leaving a few of us obsessive types to watch it and divine meaning from it. Then the few of us who watched it disagree on what
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Alamin Abduletif: A Lover, A Poet, A Patriot
If Modern Eritrea is a story with a soundtrack, then surely Alamin Abduletif can compete for top billing of the artists who can take credit for its music. And among artists who sang in Tigrayt, none can come close to the title of the Great Popularizer because his art was accessible even to those who
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Dear YPFDJ: Understanding PFDJ: Doublethink
Chapter 1: Double Think I have seen your pictures and most of you appear to be the age of my daughter. Clearly, it is impossible for me to be angry at you. What I will try to do is share information with you–do what you will with it. The information will focus on the value
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Sanctions on Eritrea: Will They Or Won’t They?
1. It’s sanctions season, and the question is “will they or won’t they?” Will the UN Security Council (UNSC) extend sanctions on the State of Eritrea or will they lift it? We will have more information in June when the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea (SEMG) publishes its report and we will know for
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Isaias Afwerki: We Were Not Chosen
The fiercest critic of the Government of Eritrea, a guy by the name of Isaias Afwerki, was at it again, mercilessly taking down its 25-year-record of utter failure. This is an annual ritual, presented as an “interview” with Eri-TV; and, if you are asking why would a state-owned TV that doesn’t brook any criticism from
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Atlantic Council: Leaving Eritreans In The Cold
On December 8, the Atlantic Council, an American think-tank, organized a panel discussion on Eritrea. Entitled “Rethinking Eritrea”, the event was moderated by Bronwyn Bruton,the deputy director of the think tank’s Africa Center; and the panelists were Seth Kaplan, a professorial lecturer at Johns Hopkins University; Anthony Carroll, senior associate at the Center for Strategic
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Eritrea: Of Pressure Valves And Self-Inflicted Wounds
Last month, this column offered suggestions to journalists on how to do their job in Eritrea when they are given that “rare” access. There is a reason why the access the Government of Eritrea grants journalists is inversely proportional to their knowledge and/or skepticism of the actions of the Government of Eritrea over the last 25 years:
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It’s Late, But Not That Late For Bronwyn Bruton
Bronwyn Bruton was one of the three individuals who provided their personal testimonies at the US Congress’s Foreign Affairs Committee (Subcommittee on Africa) on September 14, 2016. This fact alone is an incredible feat for Ms. Bruton: a person who would have struggled to find Eritrea on a map 5 years ago is now an expert witness
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The Eritrean “System” is a Monocracy
And in this case, the monocracy is a manocracy. Welcome to the long-running debate between Awatista columnist Amanuel Hidrat and Al-Nahda on whether the regime lording over Eritrea is “a system” (his position) or a One-Man-Show (my position.) In the past, each side presented arguments to make his case not as an intellectual excercise but
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A Reporter’s Guide To (Gov of) Eritrea
Dear Western reporter: You are in Eritrea for a “rare visit.” Actually, it is not so rare anymore but your editor will insist that he put that phrase because it gets viewers/readers/listeners. That or “exclusive.” Almost all you knew about Eritrea before your visit was that it was the “North Korea of Africa.” You were
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Did Gov of Eritrea Really Dodge UN Accountability?
Since June 8, when the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Human Rights in Eritrea filed a report concluding that “there are reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity” have been committed and are still being committed in Eritrea, there have been questions on how the UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC) would deal with the report.
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In Geneva, Eritreans Give Voice To Voiceless Compatriots
Last year in June, after Eritreans held the largest rally in the history of Eritrea’s opposition forces, there were questions if it was a one-time incident that could not be repeated and what would happen in June 2016. On June 23rd, Eritreans calling for end to impunity in Eritrea gave a resounding answer: it will