Month: December 2012
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The Power Of Infantilism In Eritrea
If you are asking, “why is the Eritrean government having only its second investment conference in 2012, twenty one years after Eritrean independence?” the bad news is that the first conference was also in 2012. And if you are asking “why is it having two conferences in one year but didn’t have any for the…
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YG’s Dilemma: A Compass Can Only Draw A Circle
Yes, Eritrea is in perilous condition. Its economy is stagnant…. Inflation is soaring and people are suffering. The youth, the military, and the population are all fed up, and rightfully so. The so-called leaders failed and failed miserably. Our political order is non-existent and we blame no one but ourselves. This is our mistake, our…
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The Immediate Family Of Ali Abdu, Eritrea’s MoI, Have been Arrested
Ali Abdu’s father, brother and daughter have been arrested by Eritrean authorities. His father, Abdu Ahmed Younis (87), his brother Hassen Abdu Ahmed (38) and his daughter Ciham Ali Abdu (15) are all in detention. Abdu Ahmed and Hassen Abdu Ahmed were arrested two days ago and are presumed to be in “Carchelli.” His daugher,…
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Rectification of Names
It is that time of year when we review the past and make pledges for the future. To take stock, to assess, to evaluate and then to act: to realign, to repurpose and redirect. Eritrea is not a business and this is not a management course so we owe you plain talk: once in a…
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The Simple Pleasures Of Holidays
I always liked Christmas season and I associated it with chocolate. When I was a child, every Christmas season, my father would bring us Toblerone chocolates and Pane Tone, courtesy of his Italian business associates in Asmara who distributed those goodies to their agents and distributors; I grew up thinking those goodies were made for…
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The Political Chess-Game To Tame The Woyanes
Well, well, well… Why I’m I not surprised? Deki-Ere – it’s happening again. History is in the making. It is a brand new day in Eritrea; and it is a dawn of a new era in Ethiopian politics. In Addis deep from its inner core, the ground is shifting along its geological fault lines. And…
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Theorizing Hamid Idris Awate In A Postmodern World
The recent trend, in the opposition block, on the contestation of Awate’s Eritrean symbolism is epic. The imagery of an afro-nilotic hero on a horse back, with a bandolier diagonally crossing his protruded chest, with a dangling sword in a holder, proudly slinging a simonova rifle , as if, projecting an appeal to our inner…
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Eritrean Strongman Asks Qatar To Mediate Dispute With Ethiopia
Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has asked Qatar to mediate his long-standing feud with “arch-rival” Ethiopia. This message was communicated to the new Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalgn, by Qatar, while the Ethiopian prime minister was conducting a state visit. Isaias Afwerki has offered to attend mediation talks without any pre-conditions. In an interview with…
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Ethiopia: Abducted, Held For Ransom, Octogenarian Eritrean Hostage Released
After being held in captivity for more than 14 months, Mr. Yohannes Shoba’a, a 90-year old Eritrean, was released last week. The octogenarian was held in a residential building in Addis Ababa by Eritrean abductors believed to be members of an opposition group. Mr. Yohannes Shoba stated that during his captivity he was treated well…
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A Letter From The Voice Of The Kunama People
The Official Letter, written in the Name of the Voice of the Kunama People, and sent to both;“EDA-KIDAN’s“ and “ENCDC-BAYTO’s“ Leaderships: The Leaderships and the Leaders of the The Voice of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance, (EDA), Kunama People, Addis-Ababa, (Ethiopia) November 23, 2012 Honourable ladies and gentlemen, in the name and voice of the…
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Eritrea’s National Council Suspends Qernelios’ Membership
In its annual meeting in Addis Abeba, Eritrea’s National Council (aka Bayto or Mejlis) has suspended the membership of the Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama (DMLEK) and its chairman, Qernelios Esman. The decision to suspend the membership of DMLEK until the next congress was passed by majority vote. Of the 101…