A 400+ page report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea, which was made public today, states that the Eritrean regime, far from complying with UN Security Council Resolution 1907, is actually engaged in more brazen and reckless behavior that threatens to destabilize the entire Horn of Africa, and … more
The Eritrean People’s Democratic Party or EPDP (the one which is led by Mr. Woldeyesus Ammar) is having its organizational congress as we write this. Instead of sending the customary, the politically correct and mostly empty “congratulatory telegram”, we think it would be more meaningful to the party, to its … more
(Discriminate barbarity: Part 1 and Part 2) As the strugglers grew in numbers their task also grew in quantity, quality and complexities, needing new approaches and new strategies. As a Gardner knows the plant he tends, those who started the struggle thought they knew the struggle no matter how the … more
It is always better to look ahead than to look back; better to propose solutions than to lament the past but the future is so inexorably linked to the present, the present so intimately intertwined to our past, that to ignore the past is to guarantee future failure. As George … more
هذه الورقة قدمت في حلقة نقاشية تحت عنوان طريق ارتريا الى الديمقراطية: حوار حول قضايا دستورية وقد أنعقدت الحلقة النقاشية في جامعة شادي غروف، روكفيل، مارى لاند بالولايات المتحدة الامريكية في يوم 25 يونيو 2011م، وقد اسندت اللجنة المنظمة للمنشط أمر هذه الورقة الى شخصي وكانت هذه المساهمة . العنوان … more
It is not a coincidence to come across similarity of attitudes in all totalitarian regimes in the world. In their good days they assert that they are undivided part of their region rather part of the whole world. Though informally, many times they consider themselves as regional powers, and they … more
By Eritrean Unity Movement Part I exposed the branches of the YPFDJ across Europe. Senai Solomon Lemma, Chairperson of YPFDJ in Denmark that we mentioned in Part I received 40 days of suspended prison sentence for his uncontrolled act of violent assault on an Eritrean at a party. Elderly members … more
United Nations A/66/150* General Assembly Distr.: General 15 July 2011 Original: English 11-40769* (E) 250711 *1140769* Sixty-sixth session Provisional agenda of the sixty-sixth regular session of the General Assembly** To convene at United Nations Headquarters, New York, on Tuesday, 13 September 2011, at 3 p.m. 1. Opening of the session … more
Under the auspices of the Amir of Qatar, a peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Darfuri Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) was signed on Thursday in Doha. Dr Ghazi Salahaddin signed the agreement on behalf of the Sudanese government while Dr. AlTijani Sissi signed it on behalf of … more
Isaias: The Matchstick Of The Horn On Friday, July 15, 2011, the Eritrea Somalia Monitoring Group (“Monitoring Group”) is expected to formally provide its long-awaited report to the Sanctions Committee that was authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 1907 which was passed in 2009. Passed by 13-1-1 vote, Resolution 1907 … more
‘Evil prospers where good people do nothing’. This saying is heard in various circumstances and contexts, and it is worth taking a careful note of it in the context of Eritrea. On the occasion of the anniversary of Eritrean independence we have seen a stark and clear illustration of the … more
These are the main highlights of the presentation I gave in a seminar in Birmingham on 09.07. 2011. The seminar was organized by Eritrean Cultural Forum in Birmingham: Stock assessment: Our basic background: What? -Will always be part of us How we dealt/ deal with it? -Our experience How does … more
Is it, one wonders, love or simply money that makes the world go round? I think it is money. But the moment money is mixed with love and passion, the destructive force generated is enough to blow the world to pieces starting from your family. Especially if a femme fatale … more
ናብ ተስፋንኪኤል ገራህቱ፣ እንታይ ኢለ ቅጽል ከም ዝህበካ እኳ ኣይፈለጥኩን። ኣቶ ከይብለካ ናይ ኣቶታት ስራሕ ኣይትሰርሕን ዘለኻ። ኣብ ክንዲ ንደቀባት ኣኪብካ ብዛዕባ ሃገርን ህዝቢት ትመያየጥ፣ ንጽባሕ ንጉሆ ዘጣዕሰካ ሰብኣዊ ሕልናኻ ዘይቅበሎን ብታሪኽ ዘሕትተካን ተግባር ትገብር ከም ዘለኻ ፍለጥ። ጎረቤትካ ኮይነ መዚነካ’ሞ ከም ሓሰር ንፋይ ፈዃስካ ረኺበከ።ኣብዛ ኮሪዕና ዝተወለድናላ ኤርትራ መዕለቢ … more