Will they make peace?
Culturally, Abyssinia still clings to its archaic, arguably primitive, mindset. Attempts at modernization have not yielded the needed results. From
Abiy and Isaias, Radwan in the Middle.
Ser’e is something forbidden by tradition be it mentioning or consuming. For instance, traditional women do not mention the name
Presence of Ethiopian Forces In Eritrea
Can wars end? What are signs that wars will end? What was the result of past “wars to end wars”?
One Kicked Out, Two To Go
In 2018, when Abiy Ahmed made his overly promoted visit to Eritrea and “signed a peace agreement” with Isaias Afwerki,
Eritrea: A Conveyer Belt Supplying Mercenaries
Eritrea has been a training ground for Sudanese opposition groups that finally made peace with Khartoum and were absorbed in
Ethnic Profiling of Tigrayans in Ethiopia
Ethiopian security forces are carrying out an extensive ethnic profiling and arresting Tigrayans, particularly in Addis Ababa and other major
UAE-Eritrea: Strained Relationship
Last June, a small ship arrived from the UAE carrying relief aid for Eritreans in Dankalia. However, the Assab port
Jawar, Flipos, Isaias, Our Sources
Jawar Mohammed :I have a friend whose views about Jawar so many times I concluded he lacks clarity– I ruled
David Copperfield, Isaias, and Dahlan
For more than two weeks, Eritrean activists guessed and speculated about the whereabouts of Isaias Afwerki. The unelected ruler of Eritrea
Gloomy Clouds Over the Horn of Africa
Abdella Hamdouk: Last year, the Sudanese Sovereignty Council appointed Abdella Hamdouk as a prime minister. He was sworn in on
Quo Vadis? – ክዎ ቫዲስ? – إلى أينَ من هنا؟
Jesus was born in Nazareth*, Galilee, when the Roman emperor Herod ruled Palestine. He was a Roman citizen. Our character
The UAE and the Horn of Africa Threesome
Since Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in the spring of 2018, he has met with Isaias Afwerki at least
Abu Dhabi to Khartoum Line Through Asmara
Four days after returning from Abu Dhabi where he met Mohammed Bin Zaid of the UAE, on Monday, September 9,
Horn of Africa: Port-Politics Taken to New Levels
Yesterday, the Djiboutian President Ismael Guelleh concluded a two-day visit to Mogadishu where he met the Somali president Abdullahi Formaggio
Hastily Prepared Tripartite Meeting Wrapped Up
Objections by EPRDF bigwigs has delayed the long-planned visit by Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea to the Amara region of Ethiopia,
Saudi Dissident Journalist Allegedly Murdered in Turkey
On a March 29,2018 editorial we speculated that if the Saudi heir apparent Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS, so baptized by
Berhane Becomes the First Casualty of the Jeddah Agreement
This morning, former minister Berhane Abrehe, who authored two books and publicly challenged Isaias Afwerki, warning him to avoid signing
Ethiopian Election 2020 and the Implementation of the Algiers’ Agreement
So far, no agreement has been reached between the Eritrean and Ethiopian governments regarding the demarcation of the supposedly vital
Djibouti Objects to the Lifting Of UN Sanctions on Eritrea
In a press statement he released on July 10, 2018, the Council President Olof Skoog (Sweden) stated, “The members of the
The Arsonists’ Fire and a Bucket of Water
Into the noise with a small bucket of water, trying to help put down the fire that the arsonists started.
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