Mereja Forum

[Zmeselo]

The closure of the Italian School of Asmara: a defeat (desired) for Italy

http://www.genteditalia.org/2020/09/01/ ... nel%201903.

Appeal to Mattarella, Conte and parliamentarians to renegotiate an agreement with Eritrea

1 September 2020



(Software translation)

After the decision of the Eritrean government to seal the Italian School of Asmara, a story that began more than a hundred years ago in 1903 ends ingloriously. The Eritrean decision was taken in the deafening silence of the Italian government, which also in this circumstance demonstrated his complete lack of interest in Italians abroad (as well as any far-reaching vision in the management of foreign policy). The curtain falls on an institution that had survived the events of the First and Second World Wars, the decolonization, the struggle of Eritrea for independence from Ethiopia.

In 2012 it seemed that everything was settled definitively between Italy (the former colonial power) and the young Republic of Eritrea : a Bilateral Technical Agreement was stipulated between the two Governments to regulate the joint management of the School, an agreement lasting five years, renewable on expiry. But the troubles begin immediately. Meanwhile, the Italian Government does not appoint the members of the Italian side in the Joint Technical Committee provided for by the Bilateral Agreement for the management of the Institute. The reasons for this omission are still unexplained and unexplained!

But things definitely worsen in 2017 and 2018, when with the education reform, the funds for training institutes abroad are drastically reduced (DLn 64/2017 and DMn 2051/2018), preventing the employment of personnel alternate and requiring the use of local teachers, decisions that have had negative repercussions on the whole Italian school system abroad, up to that moment one of the points of excellence of Italy in the world. In Eritrea, the massive use of local staff has greatly diminished the distinctive character of the school and its educational offer, giving the Eritrean government, not without reason, the impression of a lack of interest on the Italian side in this institution.

On the Eritrean side, attempts have been made to urge Italy to respect the agreements, but the silence in which these reminders have fallen has frustrated any attempt to resolve the problem. Despite this, at the expiry of the agreement, in 2017, the Eritrean Government, in the silence of the Italian one, renewed the opening license of the Institute from year to year until the 2019/2020 school year.

In 2020, the uncertain management of the pandemic by the Italian Government (which has generated and engendered so much controversy in Italy) also had negative repercussions for the School of Asmara. In fact, the School would have autonomously decided to suspend the teaching activity, forgetting that the management of the School is regulated by the 2012 agreement, not only without agreeing it with the local Authorities, but informing them of the decision only a few hours before closing. The late intervention of President Conte to the Head of the Eritrean Governmentit had no success, so the Italian government had no choice but to pick up the "pieces" of its own inadequacy and deal with the relocation of Italian personnel to other institutions.

We believe that a story that began in 1903 cannot end in this way, and therefore we address an appeal to the Head of State, President Mattarella, to the Prime Minister, to all Italian Parliamentarians, especially those elected abroad, to the exponents of the Cultura Italiana, to Italian public opinion in general, so that everything possible be done to find an agreement with the Eritrean government to renegotiate an agreement for the reopening of the Asmara School. We also address our appeal to the Eritrean Government, through the Ambassador of Eritrea in Italyand to the numerous students and former students of the Asmara School, because we are sure that the presence of the Italian School in Asmara has been and can still be a factor of progress also for Eritrea.

Aldo Rovito

President of the Cultural Association "Italian Identity - Italians Abroad"

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Vocational Training for Progressive Development Path

By: Kesete Ghebrehiwet

https://shabait.com/2020/09/02/vocation ... ment-path/

GENERAL

On Sep 2, 2020



Vocational training centers in Eritrea have been playing a great role in raising the number of trained professionals in many fields. Graduates from vocational training centers such as Sawa Center for Vocational Training (SCVT) have been playing decisive roles in the construction of dams, roads and bridges, operation of heavy machineries, installation of solar panels, maintenance of computers and electronics, surveying, drafting, plumbing, wood and metal works and agriculture.

Hermiela Russom, a 2nd year student in Computer Maintenance at SCVT, said she has been very keen to learn computer technology for quite a long time. Thus, the opportunity provided at SCVT enabled her to live her dream and also to have a clear picture of her future career.

Once I joined the Center, I have been able to learn advanced features of computer technology. We learn the software and hardware components of a computer that include common and advanced troubleshooting procedures as well as networking,

Hermiela elaborated.



Hermiela gave tribute to her teachers’ dedication, which enabled her to hone skills of paramount importance. She says the instructors at the center never confine the students to the study materials in the course outline, but enable them to further explore new things.

What the students at the Center commonly agree about is the vital platform created for them, to learn team work. All students have equal access to learn and experience new technologies, through hands-on practices and are able to solve challenges through collective efforts. The courses enlightened the students to further learn new things.

SCVT is equipped with modern machineries and the workshops have been upgraded, to offer reliable and up-to-date courses. The students have been spending much of their time working in the workshops, assembling and disassembling equipment, repairing damaged gadgets and making prototypes of various projects. This way, they are acquiring practical skills in their fields of study and preparing for further studies and experiences.

Highlighting the benefits he gained by attending the training school, Henok Michael, from the Department of Carpentry, said,

The courses being offered at the Center are advanced and of high standard and complement one another,

he said.

In explaining his motive to specialize in carpentry, Henok reiterated that wood work is a cherished ambition he has been looking for since his early childhood.

SCVT is a perfect place to acquire such a skill. I am very glad to have such a chance which would enable me to play a role in housing projects and decorative works related to construction,

Henok added.



Like Henok, students at SCVT feel honored to have access to the school. Henok reaffirmed his resolve to do his best in his assigned job.

As youth we should be at the forefront to build our nation. Our elder brothers and sisters have paid their precious lives for independence and to safeguard this nation. What is expected of us is just to put our finger prints through rigorous efforts in all development activities of the country,

he said.

The teachers at the SCVT are committed to transferring skills. They are close friends of the students who they regularly assist by sharing their experiences. The teachers themselves are products of Sawa; they all did their 12th grade classes at Warsay Yikealo Senior Secondary School in Sawa. After graduating from colleges across the country, these teachers are now making a difference in the lives of their younger brothers and sisters at SCVT by transferring skills.

In connection with the relationship maintained between the teachers and students, Henok said that the teachers were first nurtured in Sawa and they are now teaching them.

Like them we will in turn share our experiences with our young Eritrean brothers and sisters,

he vowed.

Sawa is a center where students from all secondary schools across the nation come together to complete 12th grade at Warsay Yikealo Senior Secondary School. Hanna’e Mohammednur, who came from Keren, attended 12th grade classes in Sawa and joined SCVT where she studied Drafting and has now graduated.



In describing the benefits of studying at SCVT she said:

We are learning in an already well-set platform. And what is expected of us is to enthusiastically attend and successfully accomplish the set out goals.

With regards to her future plans she said:

What I have learned in Sawa is new to me. I am now looking forward to making use of the skills I acquired to achieve more and to serve my country.

Majid Ibrahim from the Department of General Metal Works, Nebiat Russom, from the Department of General Wood Works, Nasra Mohammednur, Department of Drafting, Simon Tedros, Department of Plumbing, and Amanuel Berhane, Department of Machine Shop, who are all second year students at SCVT, said the Center has enabled them to be familiar with new machineries and understand new technical procedures.

Vocational training Centers at different parts of Eritrea are providing skilled human resource in various disciplines that are essential for development. Thus, the role SCVT has been playing in the in development is immense.

[Zmeselo]

መቓብር ዘርኣይ ደረስ ኣብ ሃዘጋ (1914 – July 6, 1945)
Zerai Deres an Eritrea hero - a legend who fought the Italians against colonialism and fascism.
Photo: Bemnet Hagos

[Sabur]

Who is He ? The answer is simple. He is The Number One Enemy of The Eritrean People.

Definitely the dictator is not an Eritrean. He never gives a proper answer when asked about his life background. His answer is always "I am the product of the revolution", a clear tactic to avoid his True Identity.

He can not mention a single village in Eritrea where his grandfathers or grandmothers come from ? He does not have people who he calls uncles, aunts, cousins in Eritrea.

No one among his errand cadres could name a single pure Eritrean who is related to Isayas.

Who is He ? The answer is again simple. He is the killer of Genuine Eritreans who struggled to advance Eritrea forward, he betrayed the Trust the Eritrean People afforded to. He is the destroyer of the Eritrean Family, he is the destroyer of the Eritrean People.

He is a dictator that suffers from Identity Crisis and who is destroying Eritrea like what Hitler did and suffered from.

He is The Number One Enemy of The Eritrean People who Killed Genuine Eritreans and Who betrayed the Eritrea People Trust.

[sebdoyeley]

Gahba Meqele Sobur, can you inlight us what you do except b1tching and consuming benefits here in the white man's land here to the honorable peopleof Eritrea?

Who is He ? The answer is simple. He is The Number One Enemy of The Eritrean People.

Definitely the dictator is not an Eritrean. He never gives a proper answer when asked about his life background. His answer is always "I am the product of the revolution", a clear tactic to avoid his True Identity.

He can not mention a single village in Eritrea where his grandfathers or grandmothers come from ? He does not have people who he calls uncles, aunts, cousins in Eritrea.

No one among his errand cadres could name a single pure Eritrean who is related to Isayas.

Who is He ? The answer is again simple. He is the killer of Genuine Eritreans who struggled to advance Eritrea forward, he betrayed the Trust the Eritrean People afforded to. He is the destroyer of the Eritrean Family, he is the destroyer of the Eritrean People.

He is a dictator that suffers from Identity Crisis and who is destroying Eritrea like what Hitler did and suffered from.

He is The Number One Enemy of The Eritrean People who Killed Genuine Eritreans and Who betrayed the Eritrea People Trust.

[Zmeselo]

You may have heard the celebration from our worthless o(ff)position quarters and their TPLF zombies since yesterday, over this sad news .... As the saying goes

Be careful what you wish for others, it just might get you.

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(By Samuel Tesfaslasie Gebrab)

ሰላም ኤርትራውያን የሕዋተይ።

ብምቅጻል ፍሹልን ትሕተ ሃገራውነት ተልእኾ ብ ተጋሩ ዝተሃንደሰን ፈተነ ቅትለት ኣብ ልዕሊ ብሉጽ ሓውና ተቀዳዳማይ ብሽክሌታ ኤቨን ዘካርያስ ፈሺሉ ኣሎ።

እታ ትግራወይቲ EriSat ኣብ ዝሓበረቶ ንኤቨን ከምዝቀተልዎ እዩ'ሞ ንኽትቀስኑ ወላሓንቲ ጸገም ከምዘይብሉን እቲ ዝተላእከ ትግራዋይ ድማ ኣብ ትሕቲ ቀይዲ ኣትዩ ከምዘሎ ክሕብረኩም ይፈቱ።

ዕላማ እከይ ውዲታቶም ኤርትራውነት ንምንብርካኽ እዩ'ሞ ወይከ እዚ ናትኩም ኣይኮነን ክሳብ ንመስዋእቲ ድልው እዩ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ።

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እቲ ዝነበረ ኩነታት ከምዚ'ዩ፡

(c/o NationalEr Interest) -- ኤቨን ዘካሪያስ፡ ድሕሪ ሰላም ኤርትራ-ኢትዮጲያ፡ ከም ብዙሓት ኤርትራዉያን፡ ንኣዲስ ኣበባ ድሕሪ ምካድ፡ ካብ ስራሕ ናይ መንግስቲ ተሰናቢቱ፡ ካብ ኮሮሻ ብሽግለታ ድማ ወሪዱ፡ ስለዝነበረ "ሓላባይ ላዉንጅ" ዝብል ባርን መሕደሪ ኣጋይሽን ከፊቱ፡ ዋኒኑ ከካይድ ጸኒሑ።

ቅዲሚ ሰሙን ኣቢሉ፡ ሓደ ንግዚኡ ዘይፈልጦ ሰብ ኣብቲ ትካሉ ክመላለስ ቀኒዩ። ድሕሪ ንዉሕ ዝበለ መዓልታት ምምልላስ ድማ፡ እቲ ሰብ ባዕሉ ከም ዝተላለዮን፡ "ያሬድ" ዝሽሙ ኢትዮጲያዊ-ትግራዋይ ምንባሩን ከረጋግጽ ክኢሉ።

ንሱ ጥራይ ዘይኮነ ዉን፡ እዚ "ያሬድ" ዝተባህለ ሰብ፡ ኣብ ግዜ ምምሕዳር ኢህወደግ-ወያነ፡ ኣባል ድህንነት ምንባሩን፡ ሕጂ ተረፊቱ ስራሕ ዘይብሉ ዘወን ክብል ከም ዝዉዕል፡ ገለ ተቀማጦ እቲ ዓዲ፡ ኣቀዲሞም ንኤቨን ኣዕለልዎ።

ኣካይዳን ኣጋዉናን እቲ ሰብ ዘይተበርሆ ኤቨን ዘካሪያስ ግን፡ ብዓንተብኡ ኣይተገርሀን፡ ክጥንቀቀሉ ፈቲኑ። ትማል ናይ ከባቢ ሰዓታት 11፡00ድ/ቀ፡ ስርሑ ኣጻፊፉ፡ ምስ ካልኣዩ ዝኮነ ሓደ ዜጋና፡ ከም ኣመሎም ንገዝኦም ኣብ ዝምለሰሉ ኣብ ዝነበሩ እዋን እንበኣር'ዩ፡ እዚ ሰብ ሃንደበት ብድሕሪኡ ይጓዓዝ ከም ዝነበረ፡ ዘስተዉዓለሉ።

ብቅጽበት ድማ፡ ናይ ሽጉጥ ምዕማር (ምትስፋር) ኣብ ኣእዛኑ ዝመጽኦ ኤቨን፡ ንብጻዩ ንጎኒ ድሕሪ ምድፋእን ምትፍንታቶምን፡ ካብ'ታ ቀዳመይቲ "ኳሕ" ዝበለት ቦጅባጅ ጥይት፡ ንስክላ ደሓኑ።

ኣብ'ቲ ከባቢ ብሃንደበት ዝጸንሑ ፖሊስ ኣዲስ ኣበባ፡ ናብ'ቲ ድምጺ ጥይት ዝተሰምዖ ከባቢ ክጓዩ፡ እዚ ጻሕጻሒ ሰብ፡ ኣብ ቅድሚኦም ተጓነፎም፡ ኣብ ትሕቲ ቀይዲ ድማ ኣእቲዮሞ። ብድሕሪኡ ኮይኑ ያኢ፡ ስራሕ ኣረሜን ብቪድዮ ክቀርጽ ዝጸንሐ ሰብ ንግዚኡ ኣይተታሕዘን።

ሎሚ ሰሉስ፡ ገበነኛ ያሬድ ናብ ቤት ፍርዲ ድሕሪ ምቅራቡ፡ ንዚያዳ ንምጽራይ ናብ ማእከላዊ ወንጀል ምርመራ ተባሂሉ ዝፍለጥ፡ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን፡ ሓሊፉ ኣሎ።

ኣብ ርእሲ ዝኮነ ይኩን ዜጋታትና፡ ዝኮነ ዝወረደ ጉድኣት የለን። ኣይክህሉን ዉን'ዩ። እታ ጉዳይ እዚኣ'ያ፡ እንታይ'ዩ እቲ ዝስዕብ ግብረመልሲ ከኣ ንከታተል።
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ኣብዚ ዘዛርብ እንበኣር፡ እቲ ንሓደ ሰላማዊ ሰብ ዒላማ ጌርካ ክቅንጽልን ብኡ ኣቢልካ ድማ ሰላምን ዘይምርግጋእን ኣብ መንጎ እዘን ክልተ ሃገራት ንምብራዝ፡ ናብ ወምበርካ ንምምላስ፡ ብቀጻሊ ዝፍተን ዘሎ ናይ ዙሩጋት መዓንጣ ፈንጠርጠር፡ እቶም ለኣኽን ተላኣኽን (ኣተግበርትን) መንነቶም ሓደ'ዩ፡ ዕላምኦም ዉን ብተመሳሳሊ ሓደ ኢዩ።

ምስዚኦም ዘዛርብ የብልናን፡ ምኽኒያቱ ብምንታይ ከም ንሰርሕን ዘወጻጽኣናን ስለንፈልጥ።

እቲ ኣብዚ ንዛረቦን ኣብ መእተዊ ገሊጽናዮ ዘለናን፡ እዞም ኢደ-በይዛ ናይ ከደምቲ፡ ብሽጉጥ ጓኖት ኣሕዋቶም ደም ከፍስሱ ዝተዓጥቁ እኳ ክትብሎም ኣይትኽእልን ኢኻ፡ ግን ዝተዓሸዉ፡ መጀመርታ ዳይረክተራት ኤሪሳት፡ ሳባ ተስፋየዉሃንስን፡ ዘካሪያስ ገሪማን ምስዚኦም ኢዪ ዝከዉን ዘረባና።

እቲ ልሒኹ ዝተባለ ቪድዮ፡ ጽምስ ወያነ ርክብ የብልናን" ንምባል ዝዓለም ምንባሩን፡ ካልእ ብልሹዉ ምምሕዳራዊ ጸገማቶም ንምሽፋንን ዝተኣልመ ምኳኑ ዉን በሪህልና ኣሎ። ኣብዚ ጉዳይ ብመንገዲ ኢንተርፖል ዝመጽሕ ምትሕትታት እንተሎ፡ ገበነኛ ኣይኮንካን፡ ገበነኛ ተምጽእ፡ ጸገም የብሉን።

ንዓና ግን እቲ ግብረ መልሲ ንጹር'ዩ፡ ጎነጽ መሪጽናዮ ዘይኮነ፡ ሂወት ዜጋታትና ንምክልኻል፡ ንምርጭኦም ዉን ክንብል ካብዛ ሰዓት እዚኣ ንጸሊም መዝገብኩም፡ ብጎነጽ ከም ንዛዝሞ፡ ደምኩም ደም ከልቢ ኮይኑ ከም ዝኩዖ፡ ደጊምና ደጋጊምና ነረጋግጸልኩም።



(c/o Adu Teclehaimanot) - ኤቨን ዘካርያስ ኣስመራ ከመ ብሌን ዓይና ካብ ትሪኦም ናይ ቅድድም ብሽግለታ ጎብለል ዩ። ዝኾነ ኣስመራ ዝዓበየ ሰብ ፍቕሪ ኤቨን ዘካርስያ ኪኖ ፖለትካ ምዃኑ ይርዳእን ይፈልጥን ዩ።

ወዲ ዓሰርተ ዓመት ኮሎ ኣብ ህጻናት ምድብ 'ለ' እናተጻወተ የ ዝፈልጦ። ኤቬን ንመወዳድርቱ ካብ ብቮላታ ዝሰዓሮም ዙርያ ገሊፉ ዘውጾም መዓልቲ ይበዝሕ። ብፍላይ ኣብ ህጻናት ከሎ ጋንታ'ውን ስለዘይነበሮ ኩሉ ሰብ ዩ ዝፈትዎ ኔሩ። ኣካላዊ ብቕዓት ዝነበሮ። ብምልከት ብሽግለታ ዝለለ ኤቨን ብሌን ዓይኒ ነፍሲ ወከፍ ኣፍቃሪ ስፖርት ዩ። እቲ ዝክሪ ብዙሕ ዩ።
ምቁር ድማ'ዩ። ምናልባት ኣብ ካልእ ኣጋጣም ይግለጽ ይኸውን።

እዚ ዝበሃል ዘሎ ቅትለት ዶ ፈተነ ቅትለት ምስ ስማዓኹ ግን፥ እምበር ዶ እዞም ስባት ፖለቲካ ዩ ሽግሮም ኢለ። ሸለል ዝበሃሉል ግዜ ከብቅዕ ኣለዎ። ዋጋ ነብሲ ወከፍ ቀይዲ በተኽ ኣካይደኦም ዋጋ ክኸፍሉላ ኣለዎም። ንዓይ እዚ ትግራዎት ዮም ተቓወምቲዮም ትርጉም፡ የብሉን። ኩሎም ሓደ ስለዝኾኑ።



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(c/o Aregawi Mebrahtu Hagos)

ሰበር ዜና

(ግዕዝ ሚዲያ) - ሎምዓንቲ ንነጋዶ ኣብ ዕዳጋ ቀዳማይ ወያነ ዝሰርሑ ካብ ህወሓት መምርሒ ተዋሂቡዎም ኣሎ።

ካብ ዕለት 30 ጀሚሩ መንግስቲ ፌደራል ወይ ሻዕቢያ ደብዳብ ነፈርቲ ከካይዱ ስለዝኾኑ ናብ ስራሕ ከምልሙድ ኣይትእተው። ተጠንቀቁ ተባሂሎም ኣለዉ።

ህወሓት ዝሓሰበቶ ነገር ክህልው ስለዝኽእል መንግስቲ ፌደራል ክከታተሎ ይግባእ።

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ህወሓት ሓደ ተንኮል ከም ናይ ሓውዜን ከይትደግም ተጠንቀቅ ህዝበይ።

ሎምዓንቲ ኣብ ከተማ መቀለ ዕዳጋ ቀዳማይ ወያነ ዝሰርሑ ነጋዶ ኩሎም ካብ ዕለት 30 ጀሚሩ ንመረፃ ንምትዕንቃፍ መንግስቲ ፌደራልን ሻዕቢያን ደብዳብ ነፈርቲ ከካይዱ ስለዝኽእሉ ናብ ስራሕ ኣይትእተው ተባሂሎም ኣለው።

ገለ ገለ ነጋዶ ቀዳማይ ወያነ ነቲ ሓበሬታ ዝተወሃቦ ተወኪስናዮም ዝሃቡና መልሲ እዚ ጉዳይ ምናልባት ብህወሓት ዝተሓሰበ ሕቡእ ነገር ከይፍጠር ዝብል ስግኣት ከም ዝሓደሮም ኣፍሊጦሙና ኣለዉ።

ካብ ሽርሕታት ህወሓት ህዝበይ ተጠንቀቅ።

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U.S. Embassy Asmara Eritrea

A message from Chargé d'Affaires Steve Walker:



On behalf of the U.S. Embassy Asmara, I would like to wish the people of Eritrea my best regards and congratulations on the occasion of the commemoration of the Start of the Armed Struggle. When Hamid Idris Awate and his comrades fired the first shots in what was to become the Battle of Adal on September 1, 1961, the outcome of the Eritrean people’s fight for freedom and dignity was far from clear. Over the course of the next 30 years, the Eritrean people fought and sacrificed and persevered despite overwhelming odds and with very few allies. The coming to power of the Derg regime in Ethiopia in 1974 raised the level of cruelty and violence to unprecedentedly bloody levels. Despite this, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front bravely continued the struggle.

In 1991, thanks to the Eritrean people’s courageous determination, Eritrea became an independent country. This important day – which marks and celebrates the Commemoration of the Start of the Armed Struggle – provides Eritreans as well as others, like myself, who admire this magnificent achievement, the opportunity to reflect on how hard-won and long-fought that struggle was.



መልእኽቲ ካብ ቻርጄ ዲ ኣፌርስ ስቲቭ ዋከር:

ብምኽንያት ጽምብል ዝኽሪ ምጅማር ብረታዊ ቃልሲ፡ ብስም ኤምባሲ ሕቡራት መንግስታት ኣሜሪካ ንመላእ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ እንቛዕ ኣብቃዓኩም ክብል እፈቱ። ሓደ መስከረም 1961፡ ሓምድ ኢድሪስ ዓዋተን ብጾቱን ፈላሚት ጢይት ዝተኮሱላ ዕለት ኮይና፡ ድሒሩ ብኲናት ኣዳል ዝፍለጥ፡ ራኢ ቃልሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ንናጽነትን መሰልን ንጹር ኣይነበረን። ኣብ ዝቀጸሉ 30 ዓመታት፡ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣንጻር ኩሉ ተጻብኦታት እንትርፎ ብውሑዳት ተደናገጽቲ ተቃሊሱ፡ መስዋእቲ ከፊሉን ተጻዊሩን። ብ1974 ምስ ምምጻእ ስርዓት ደርግ ኣብ ኢትዮጲያ ግፍዕን ሽበራን ብተዓጻጻፊ ወሲኹ። ምስዚ ኹሉ ግድላት ህዝባዊ ግንባር ሓርነት ኤርትራ ቃልሲ ንናጽነት ብጅግንነት ቀጺልዎ።

ብ1991፡ ብሳላ ተባዕ ጽንዓት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ፡ ኤርትራ ነጻን ልኡላዊትን ሃገር ኮነት። እዛ ኣገዳሲት ዕለት እዚኣ፡ ዝኽሪ ምጅማር ብረታዊ ቃልሲ ዝበዓለላ መዓልቲ ኮይና፡ ንኹሉ ኤርትራዊ ከምኡ ድማ ከምዚ ከማይ ነቲ ብሉጽ ዓወት ንዘድንቁ ካልኦት ሰባት፡ እቲ ቃልሲ ክሳብ ክንደይ ነዊሕን መሪርን ከምዝነበረ ከተስተማቅር ዕድል ትህብ ኣጋጣሚ እያ።

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"The History of The USA in Eritrea" by Amanuel Biedemariam. Congratulations @Amanbiede

[Zmeselo]

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ኩነታት ዘራእቲ ምስ ጥሉል ክራማት ኣብ ንኡሳን ዞባታት ድባርዋን ጋላ ነፍሕን

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ሰልዓ፡ ሸሞንተ ሓደስቲ ቤት ትምህርቲ ይስርሓ

(MOI) - ኣብ ዞባ ጋሽ-ባርካ፡ ዕድላት ትምህርቲ ንምስፋሕን መሃይምነት ንምጥፋእን ብዝካየድ ዘሎ ጻዕሪ፡ ኣብ ዝተፈላለየ ከባቢታት ንኡስ ዞባ ሰልዓ 8 ሓደስቲ ናይ መባእታ ኣብያተ-ትምህርቲ ይህነጻ ኣለዋ።

ካብ’ተን ኣብ መስርሕ ህንጸት ዝርከባ ኣብያተ-ትምህርቲ፡ እተን 5 ብምውህሃድ መኸተ ልምዓት ምዕራባዊ ዞባ፡ ሚኒስትሪ ትምህርትን ክፍሊ ህንጻዊ ልምዓት ምምሕዳር ዞባ ጋሽ ባርካን፣ እተን 3 ድማ ብኣበርክቶ ህዝቢ ይስራሓ ከምዘለዋ፡ ወኪል ኤሪና ሓቢሩ።

እተን ብመንግስቲ ብዘመናዊ ህንጻ ዝስራሓ ዘለዋ 5 ኣብያተ-ትምህርቲ፡ ኣብ ርከብ፡ ዴባ-ሳታ፡ ሓምበክታ፡ ጣሕራን ፍቱይን፣ እተን ብኣበርክቶ ኮም ዝስራሓ ዘለዋ ድማ፡ ኣብ ባድን፡ ባድን-ለጊተን ምዕርን ከምዝኾና፡ ሱፐርቫይዘር ኣብያተ-ትምህርቲ ንኡስ ዞባ ሰልዓ መምህር መሓመድ-ኑር እድሪስ ኣብሪሁ።

እተን ኣብያተ-ትምህርቲ ምስ ተዛዘማ፡ ኣብ’ቲ ከባቢ ንዝጸንሐ ዋሕዲ ኣብያተ-ትምህርትን ጸገም መምሃሪ ክፍልታትን ነባሪ ፍታሕ ስለዘምጽኣ፡ ኣብ ምሕያል መስርሕ ምምሃርን ምስትምሃርን ብሓፈሻ፡ ኣብ ገስጋስ ትምህርቲ ኣብ’ቲ ንኡስ ዞባ ድማ ብፍላይ እወታዊ ኣበርክቶ ከምዝገብራ፡ መምህር መሓመድኑር ጽኑዕ እምነቱ ገሊጹ።

ኣመሓዳሪ ንኡስ ዞባ ሰልዓ ኣቶ ውኤላ መሓመድ-ዓሊ ብወገኑ፡ እተን ብምውሃህድ ኣካላት መንግስቲ ዝህነጻ ዘለዋ ኣብያተ-ትምህርቲ፡ ኣብ ዝቕጽል ኣካዳምያዊ ዓመተ- ትምህርቲ ስሩዕ ኣገልግሎት ክጅምራ ምእንቲ፡ ዕቱብ ጻዕሪ ይካየድ ከምዘሎ ኣብሪሁ።

ኣቶ ውኤላ ኣብ መወዳእታ፡ እተን ኣብያተ-ትምህርቲ ከም’ቲ ትጽቢት ዝግብረን ግቡእ ኣገልግሎት ክህባ ምእንቲ፡ ዕድመኦም ንትምህርቲ ዝኣኸለ ቈልዑ ናብ መኣዲ ትምህርቲ ክለኣኹ ስለዝግባእ፡ ኣመሓደርቲ ምምሕዳራት ከባብን ዓበይቲ ዓድን ህዝቢ ኣብ ምጒስጓስ ጻዕሪታቶም ከሐይሉ ኣዘኻኺሩ።

ንኡስ ዞባ ሰልዓ፡ ኣብ 9 ምምሕዳራት ከባቢ ዝተጠርነፋ 33 ዓዲታት ክህልዋኣ እንከለዋ፡ ኣስታት 24 ሽሕ ህዝቢ ይነብራ።

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Crops in Logo-Anseba in good condition



(Aug 25, 2020) - Owing to the early preparation the farmers conducted coupled with ample rainfall, crops in Logo-Anseba, Gash Barka Region reported that are in good condition.Indicating that the late start of the rainfall had created some concern on farmers, Mr. Ghide Zeragabir, seeds development expert, said that starting from mid July the rainfall season started with vast coverage across the sub-zone and that 90% of crops are in good condition.

Pointing out that in the administrative areas of Mekerka and Debri select wheat seeds and about 500 quintals of fertilizers has been distributed to 110 farmers and that has significantly contributed to development of the agricultural output in the areas.

Mr. Abraham Hagos, administrator of the sub-zone, on his part said that the farmers have been engaged in soil and water conservation activities as part of the preparation prior to the start of the rainy season.

Mr. Abraham also called on the farmers to conduct routine follow up on the situation of their crops until harvest and report to near by concerned institutions in case of observance of pests.

In the Logo-Anseba sub-zone about 5880 hectares of land has been cultivated with variety of crops and oil seeds.

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Swarms of desert locust- originating from Yemen & Ethiopia - have infested areas in Foro, Gelalo, Karora, Afabet, Ghindae & Sheeb in past couple of days. Ministry of Agriculture has mobilized pre-positioned spraying equipment & infrastructure to control small-scale infestation.




Ministry of Agriculture has deployed requisite material and community manpower resources to control small roaming bands of desert locust that have & continue to infest various localities in the Central, Southern & Anseba Regions in the past three days.


ካብ መወዳእታ ሰሙን ወርሒ ነሓሰ ብንኡስ ጉጅለታት ኣብ ዝተፈላለየ ከባቢታት ሃገርና ክርአ ዝጀመረ ወራር ኣንበጣ ምድረ-በዳ ንምቁጽጻር ዝተጀመረ ዕማም፡ ብውህደት ሕብረተሰብ፡ ምምሕዳራት፡ ሓይልታት ምክልኻልን ሞያውያን ሕርሻን ይቕጽል ኣሎ።
(Yemane G. Meskel: @hawelti)




Effective locust control measures underway nationwide

LOCAL NEWS

https://shabait.com/2020/09/02/effectiv ... ationwide/



Asmara, 02 September 2020 – Effective locust control measures are being taken throughout the country, the Ministry of Agriculture reported.

According to the report, effective control measures have been undertaken in over 300 hectares of land in Anseba Region; Adi-Tekelezan, Elaberet and Geleb sub zones.

Similarly, effective control measures are being undertaken in Afabet, Shieb and Foro sub zones, Northern Red Sea Region, with over 450 hectares of land coverage so far.

The Ministry also reported that coordinated effort is underway to put under control the desert locust swarm infestation that appeared in the Central Region starting from 29 August. Successful spraying effort is underway by desert locust swarm formed in over 200 hectares in Defere, Geremi and Kuazen villages, Serejaka sub zone, the report added.

Similar controlling measures are underway in the Southern Region to put under control the small scale occurrence of desert locust invasion in Adi-Sherefeto and Adi-Tsenay as well as Adi Reso, Dekemhare sub zone.

Warning that locusts are laying eggs and hatching in the Southern Red Sea Region the Ministry of Agriculture stated that effective controlling measures are being under taken.

Noting the potential expansion and invasion of desert locust swarm nationwide, the Ministry of Agriculture called on the public and other partners to report in case of instances of locust swarms.
East African countries are battling the worst desert locust invasion in decades, the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports.

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SANY SRT95C Dump Trucks Delivered in Eritrea

August 28, 2020

http://m.chinatrucks.com/news/9407.html

On July 23, Eritrean mining giant Bisha Mining Share Company (BISHA) took delivery of nine SRT95C dump trucks it ordered earlier this year from SANY.



In May, all equipment arrived at the Kobar Basin along the Red Sea coast where lies the largest copper-zinc deposit in Northeast Africa. To satisfy the increasing demand of ore production, BISHA tried to enhance its capacity and need the assembly and commissioning of all equipment finished within 30 days.



A technical support team consists of seven service experts was sent to the job site. Due to the ongoing global pandemic, the whole journey from China to Eritrea took 23 days with multiple transfers. Eventually, all service engineers arrived at the job site and immediately started the back-up service with expertise regardless of the extremely hot weather.

Thanks to the dedication and commitment of all who involved in the commissioning of these machines, the delivery of the nine SRT95C dump trucks was 16 days ahead of scheduled date. Meanwhile, SANY also has improved the adaptability of the equipment, allowing it to be perfectly adaptive to the local temperature and coastal operating conditions.

Editor : Linda


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ERi-TV - ካብ ዞባታት፡ ማሞስ፡ ኣብ ሞያዊ ህንጸት | Mamos - Vocational Training Center in Sawa, Eritrea

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"ዓሰበይ- ረሓይታ" ክበሃል ንሰምዕ ኢና። ረሓይታ ካብ ዓሰብ ኣስታት 80ኪሜ ሪሒቃ ኣብ ከባቢ ዶብ ጂቡቲ እትርከብ፡ ዝበዝሑ ተቀመጥታ ብሄረ ዓፋር ኮይኖም ብምግፋፍ ዓሳን ሸቀጥን ዝነባበሩላ ከተማ ኢያ። ነቶም ዘይትፈልጡዋ ብስእሊ ከነላልየኩም።
(ERI Rstna: @EritreaKnow)




ኪዳነ ምሕረት - Kidane Mehret Cathedral is a Catholic Church in Asmara, Eritrea. The cathedral is in the Eritrean Catholic Archeparchy of Asmara. (Photo: Mezekr Tarik)




Palm trees of Asmara
(Ghideon Musa: @GhideonMusa)

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Who Has Been Buying Danakali Limited (ASX:DNK) Shares?

Simply Wall St

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/buying-danaka ... VTNpoOLfKa

31 August 2020



It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Danakali Limited (ASX:DNK).

What Is Insider Selling?

Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.

We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. For example, a Harvard University study https://bit.ly/2zaURxp found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year'.

View our latest analysis for Danakali https://simplywall.st/stocks/au/materia ... urce=yahoo

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Danakali

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Seamus Cornelius bought AU$1.7m worth of shares at a price of AU$0.42 per share. That implies that an insider found the current price of AU$0.46 per share to be enticing. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the Danakali insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices. Notably Seamus Cornelius was also the biggest seller.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 7.39m shares for AU$3.2m. But they sold 4.18m shares for AU$1.7m. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Danakali insiders. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!


insider-trading-volume

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Insiders at Danakali Have Bought Stock Recently

There has been significantly more insider buying, than selling, at Danakali, over the last three months. We can see that Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Seamus Cornelius paid AU$3.1m for shares in the company. But Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Seamus Cornelius sold shares worth AU$1.7m. We think insiders may be optimistic about the future, since insiders have been net buyers of shares.

Does Danakali Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 24% of Danakali shares, worth about AU$34m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The Danakali Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Insiders likely see value in Danakali shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Be aware that Danakali is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, https://simplywall.st/stocks/au/materia ... ve-summary and 1 of those is concerning...

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.

This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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Danakali identifies economic and environmental improvements to flagship Colluli SOP project

By Lorna Nicholas

https://smallcaps.com.au/danakali-ident ... p-project/

September 2, 2020


Danakali chief executive officer Niels Wage said the updated validates the “robustness of the project”.

Africa-focused sulphate of potash explorer Danakali (ASX: DNK) https://smallcaps.com.au/stocks/?symbol=DNK has completed an updated process plant and infrastructure study for the Colluli project, which has identified optimisation studies and confirmed the “robustness” of the front end engineering design.

Danakali noted it had identified environmental and economic improvements including a beach well intake for the water intake treatment area, which has a lower environmental impact and was found preferable to a subsea intake pipeline.

The study found the beach well intake minimised risk to subsea and coastal habitats by avoiding onshore pipeline construction and offshore installation.

Another optimisation was dry harvesting from back end recovery ponds, resulting in a less complex processing design.

Danakali has also selected RA International as camp provider which will give the project a fit for purpose manufactured camp.

Chief executive officer Niels Wage said the update gives

increased certainty and understanding

of the project and its schedule.

The detail review process again validates the robustness of the project and previous technical studies.

It is also pleasing to see that a number of optimisation opportunities in the process are established that will further de-risk the project,

Mr Wage added.

Colluli SOP project

Danakali owns 50% of Colluli, which is in Eritrea. The Eritrean National Mining Corporation owns the other half.

Colluli hosts a 1.1 billion reserve which underpins an almost 200-year mine life.

The project is about 75km from the Red Sea coast, which Danakali claims makes it one of the most accessible potash deposits in the world in addition to being the shallowest known potash deposit with mineralisation starting at just 16m below surface.

According to Danakali, another of the asset’s key advantages is that the salts are present in solid form compared to brines. This reduces infrastructure costs and time required to reach full production capacity.

Additionally, the project is “favourably positioned” to supply the world’s fastest growing markets, with a binding offtake agreement already secured with EuroChem Trading GmbH.

Danakali is targeting first production within two years https://smallcaps.com.au/danakali-eyes- ... h-project/ at the project, with mine development approvals secured at the end of July.


Lorna Nicholas

Lorna has more than 10 years' experience as a finance journalist and editor. She has written for numerous industry publications reporting on various sectors, including: resources, energy, construction, biotech, pharma, science and technology, agriculture, and chemicals. Specialising in resources, Lorna has also covered a myriad of small and large cap ASX and dual-listed stocks.

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Danakali announce Colluli Potash Project update

Published by Jessica Casey, Editorial Assistant
World Fertilizer

https://www.worldfertilizer.com/project ... ct-update/

Wednesday, 02 September 2020

Danakali Ltd has recently provided a project update of the Colluli Potash Project, located in Eritrea, East Africa. The project is 100% owned by the Colluli Mining Share Company (CMSC), a 50/50 joint venture between Danakali and Eritrean National Mining Corp.(ENAMCO).

The company has advised that EPCM phase 1 and 2, which relate to the process plant and associated infrastructure work, have been completed. These phases provide greater certainty of scope definition following the third-party review by DRA Global.

In the EPCM phases 1 and 2, a number of optimisation opportunities were identified. Examples are:

• WITA area: A trade-off study has confirmed the use of a Beach Wells intake method is preferred in lieu of a subsea intake pipeline. This optimisation is beneficial to the environment, minimising risk to the subsea and coastal habitats by avoiding onshore pipeline construction and offshore installation. Furthermore, the design eliminates chlorine dosing and improves the quality of the discharge water as the pre-treatment feedwater requires less chemicals.
• As announced on 20 August 2020, RA International was selected as the preferred camp provider. With a pre-manufactured, high quality camp that is containerised and ready to mobilise, it can be installed at a significant discount and immediate economic benefits are created. The short availability of this camp significantly de-risks the execution schedule and allows an earlier commencement of site activities.

Niels Wage, CEO of Danakali, commented:

I am pleased to announce the results of this review update giving increased certainty and understanding of the Colluli Project schedule. The detail review process again validates the robustness of the project and previous technical studies. It is also pleasing to see that a number of optimisation opportunities in the process are established that will further de-risk the project.

Tony Harrington, Project Director of Danakali, added:

In phases 1 and 2 of the EPCM work we have been working closely with DRA on the review of the 2018 FEED study; I am pleased to see that original FEED study is very robust and we have progressed to a more defined scope and de-risked design, an example of this, that I am proud of, is our WITA study results that among other things demonstrates a lower environmental impact than in our already approved Social Environmental Impact Assessment and the Social Environmental Management Plan.

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Mining
Jessica Cummins

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/co ... 28038.html

Wed 02 Sep 2020

Danakali further de-risks Colluli Potash Project and enhances economics on completion of EPCM phase-2

The Colluli project is in the Danakil Depression region of Eritrea and around 75 kilometres from the Red Sea coast, making it one of the most accessible potash deposits globally.


A diagrammatic representation of the Colluli SOP Plant

Danakali Ltd (ASX:DNK) (LON:DNK) (OTCMKTS:SBMSF) has completed EPCM phase two work for the Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea, East Africa, with the updated FEED and schedule providing a more defined scope and de-risked design.

The completed phase 1 and 2 EPCM work, which relates to the process plant and associated infrastructure work, also confirms the robustness of the FEED results for the world-class project.

These outcomes follow a third-party review of the work by DRA Global.

Colluli is 100%-owned by the Colluli Mining Share Company (CMSC), a 50:50 joint venture between Danakali and the Eritrean National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO).

Review “validates” project robustness

Chief executive officer Niels Wage said:

I am pleased to announce the results of this review update giving increased certainty and understanding of the Colluli Project schedule.

The detail review process again validates the robustness of the project and previous technical studies.

It is also pleasing to see that a number of optimisation opportunities in the process are established that will further de-risk the project.

Design optimisations

Design optimisations have been identified with environmental and economic improvement such as:

< Beach well intake confirmed for the Water Intake Treatment Area (WITA) with lower environmental impact;
< Dry harvesting method from backend recovery ponds with less complex processing design; and
< Selection of RA International https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/LO ... rnational/ as camp provider gives Colluli access to a fit for purpose, manufactured camp.

Optimisation of the Beach Wells is beneficial to the environment as it minimises the risk to the subsea and coastal habitats by avoiding onshore pipeline construction and offshore installation.

The design also eliminates chlorine dosing and improves the quality of the discharge water as the pre-treatment feedwater requires less chemicals.

"Lower environmental impact"

Project director Tony Harrington said:

In phases 1 and 2 of the EPCM work we have been working closely with DRA on the review of the 2018 FEED study.

I am pleased to see that original FEED study is very robust and we have progressed to a more defined scope and de-risked design.

An example of this that I am proud of is our WITA study results that among other things demonstrates a lower environmental impact than in our already approved Social Environmental Impact Assessment and the Social Environmental Management Plan.

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Eritrea: Extending the Conversation

By: Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion

https://shabait.com/amp/2020/09/02/erit ... ssion=true

September 2, 2020



Last week, Eritrea Profile featured an article written by Sara Tesfay titled, “Eritrea’s National Service – A National Rite of Passage” (published on Wednesday August 22). To briefly recap, the article presented a concise, yet critical, examination of how different aspects of Sawa and national service in Eritrea were targeted for heavy criticism by some groups and countries during a recent hearing of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC; held in July 2020). Notably, the perceptive and insightful piece helped to clear up several longstanding misconceptions and incorrect assumptions surrounding Sawa and national service. As well, it raised a number of significant points that are worthy of further consideration and merit deeper discussion. In the following article, I aim to build upon some of key points raised in Sara Tesfay’s article and hope to extend the important conversation that she began.

To begin, in addition to forgetting or quickly dismissing many of the positive, encouraging aspects of Sawa and national service, one of the common features of the HRC discussions and general mainstream coverage of those national programs is that the basic, on-the-groundreality is overlooked. This is aglaring and fundamental problem because it means that the entire – and properly contextualized – picture is not being presented.

It is imperative to keep in mind that although President Isaias Afwerki and Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, the leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia, respectively, courageously signed peace agreements ending years of conflict and bitter rivalry between their countries exactly two years ago, several considerable challenges remain. While the peace initiatives were almost universally welcomed and broadly applauded, there were – and still continue to be – several deep pockets of discontent.

Unfortunately, almost from the outset, certain elements in the region sought to scuttle the positive developments ushering in the possibility for lasting regional peace, stability, and security. These elements, emanating mainly from the ranks of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which was the central core and the most powerful force within the previous ruling coalition government, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), have opposed the winds of peace and progressive change. Undeniably, this has largely been because the positive developments over the past two years posed a great threat: they would remove their longstanding and tight grip onpower and control. No longer would ruling party elites be “top dog” within the coercive, corruption-plagued, kleptocratic system that they had established andoverseen for nearly three decades. Thus, deeply bitter and extremely resentful about their loss of power and control overlooted state resources; these elements have been unwilling to move in step with the peaceful tide sweeping over the region. Instead, in coordination with several other groups, they have sought to promote conflict, tension, and chaos, hopingthatinstability and violence would row back developments toward peace and allow them to regain some of their former dominance.

Of course, this allhas a direct influence on the situation on Eritrea. The basic reality is that, not withstanding the courageous and important peace initiatives of two years ago, as well as the continued motivation to move forward in a spirit of peace and cooperation, parts of Eritrea, including Badme, one of the triggers for the destructive 1998-2000 war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, remain under illegal military occupation by foreign forces. Furthermore, as was recently explained by the International Crisis Group, which can hardly be considered a friend or avid supporter of Asmara,

Eritrea’s international border, which primarily abuts Tigray on the Ethiopian side, remains heavily fortified,

and that Tigray’s security forces have

considerably reinforced in the last year.

Another interesting point raised in the article is about the lack of credibility and moral authority of some of the groups and countries that have been criticizing and scolding Eritrea. A brief look at the historical record provides critical perspective and greater clarity.

In 2018, against a backdrop of growing turmoil, mounting discontent, and widespread unrest in Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn resigned as prime minister. Not long after, Dr. Abiy Ahmed was appointed as his replacement. The charismatic new leader, who promised a more inclusive form of politics, while calling for tolerance and reconciliation, quickly pursued a reformist agenda.

The wide-ranging reforms also extended to dramatically shift the country’s longstanding policy toward Eritrea, its long time regional foe. In June 2018, months after coming to power, Abiy announced that Ethiopia would finally unconditionally accept and fully implement the UN-backed Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) ruling of 2002, thus totally breaking with the hard-line, intransigent policy of previous Ethiopian governments. Soon after, the leaderships of the two countries were meeting and agreeing to peace.

So where exactly do the issues of credibility and moral authority arise? Well, the previous regime, the TPLF, which refused to accept the EEBC, thus violating international law, and which was the perpetrator of the many crimes and injustices during the preceding era, was heavily backed and supported by many of the same groups and countries now condemning and criticising Eritrea.

It would seem that if these groups and countries were sincerely so concerned about Eritrea or Eritreans, they would have genuinely criticized and taken tangible actions against the TPLF during its decades of military occupation of Eritrean lands and policy of unrelenting aggression. Moreover, while these groups and countries have been adept at criticizing, scolding, and questioning, shouldn’t they themselves have to answer some difficult questions about their own longstanding apologism, appeasement, and support for the previous regime, whose horrors were an open secret? Shouldn’t their longstanding policy of support for the TPLF be a source of shame and huge controversy, if not at least discussion?

Another interesting point mentioned in Sara Tesfay’s article was the sheer costs associated with the HRC’s mandates on Eritrea in recent years. Specifically, she referenced the fact that,

mandates on Eritrea have cost nearly 5 million US dollars from 2015-2020 alone.

She alsonoted that about

half a million dollars were needed for 2021 for salary and travel, and conference services. These costs do not include the millions spent on the various groups and individuals hired to produce the various reports on Eritrea.

These substantial figures arouse some interesting questions. One is what has been the result of the expenditures? Another is whether any reasonable, objective, well-informed person could conclude that there have been even paltry good results from these costly processes for the subjects of so much ostensible concern?

Finally, a humble recommendation: cooperation and engagement will work far better than isolation or confrontation and condemnation. Eritrea is a country that emerged out of a long, difficult struggle for human rights. It has achieved great progress in some areas and remains vigilant and steadfast in its efforts to implement all civil, cultural, economic, political, and social rights for all Eritreans. Like all countries, of course, Eritrea also faces human rights challenges, and it has not failed to recognize that agreat amount work remains ahead. However, the path forward must be based on constructive engagement, cooperation, and genuine dialogue.

One clear, pertinent example of the merits and wonderful results possible through cooperation and engagement is Eritrea’s success in health, education, and development – all of which are fundamental human rights. Just last year, Dr. Josephine Namboze, the then WHO country representative in Eritrea, commented that

As Eritreans, this [development achievements] might not surprise you, but, for me, coming from a foreign country, it is mesmerizing and I wish that people from other nationalities would come and see what is being done here and get inspired.

She also went on to state,

I am privileged to be here and witness all the great works that the country was able to do…I think if other countries could learn from Eritrea’s experience and work in strengthening their community’s involvement in everything, they would succeed in getting the same results. Eritrea needs to share its great experiences with other countries. I feel it isn’t being adequately shared.

[Zmeselo]

Massawa: old & new




Ancient doors & doorposts of Massawa
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My favourite picture I took while I was in Massawa.
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[Zmeselo]

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