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President Isaias, recieves credentials!

Post by Zmeselo » 23 Jun 2022, 10:40

ፕረዚደንት ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ፡ ሎሚ 23 ሰነ ኣብ ኣድራሽ ደንደን፡ ወረቐት ስራሕ ኣምባሳደራት ፈደረሽን ሩስያ፡ ቱርኪ፡ ደቡብ ሱዳን፡ ዖማን፡ ታይላንድ፡ ማውሪታንያ፡ ናይጀርያ፡ ፊሊፒንስ፡ ናሚቢያን ጃፓንን ተቐቢሉ።




President Isaias Afwerki today received, at Denden Guest House, the credentials of three Resident Ambassadors (Russian Federation, Turkey, South Sudan) and seven Non-Resident Ambassadors (Oman, Thailand, Mauritania, Nigeria, The Philippines, Namibia, and Japan).




Broad spectrum of issues discussed include: enhancement of bilateral ties; consulation on regional issues; cooperation in agricuture, tourism, marine resources, development of human capital as well as judiciouis approach and timely appraisal of Summits that involve Africa.
Yemane G. Meskel: @hawelti

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Re: President Isaias, recieves credentials!

Post by Ethoash » 23 Jun 2022, 10:47

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ፕሬዜዳንት ይሳያስ አንድ ሱፍ ብቻ ነው ያለው ወይ፣ እኔ የገረመኝ ያ ሁሉ ወርቅና ፖት አሽ ገንዘብ የት ሄደ፣ ያ ሁሉ ሁለት በመቶ ከደስፕሬት ኤርትራኖች የሚላከው ዶላር የት ሄደና አንድ ሱፍ ለይሳያስ ያቃታት ኤርትራ አረ እናንተን ምን እናርጋቹሁ

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Cosy nooks … the interiors nod to many African traditions.

Architecture
‘An embassy of optimism’: the legendary Africa Centre rises again

Its club nights were epic – and now the sorely missed venue has reopened, injecting a whole continent’s worth of zing into a once drab London building. We take a tour

Oliver Wainwright

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... ises-again

Wed 22 Jun 2022

Flashes of neon pink, acid yellow and lime green furniture shine from a first-floor terrace in Southwark, London, bringing a zinging taste of sunnier climes to a nondescript street of offices and apartments. They are the first signs that, after almost 10 years without a home since its Covent Garden base closed down, the Africa Centre https://www.africacentre.org.uk/ is back – with a bang.

Step inside the black-painted brick building and you find an unexpectedly warm world of sandy clay plaster walls, carved timber furniture and woven light-fittings, where metallic beaded curtains and rows of arches frame dining platforms and cosy seating nooks. Alluring fabrics cover the cushions, while perforated blocks line the restaurant counter and seating booths, recalling the brise-soleil https://www.britannica.com/technology/louver screens of modernist architecture on the African continent. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... chitecture

It is unrecognisable from the dingy 1960s office building that architects Freehaus https://www.freehausdesign.com/ and interior designer Tola Ojuolape https://www.tolaojuolape.com/ were faced with when they began the project to create what has ambitions to be
the most welcoming cultural space in London.

Airy and leafy … the bar terrace. Photograph: Taran Wilkhu
We wanted it to feel inviting to the broadest possible audience,
says architect Jonathan Hagos, co-founder of Freehaus.
Not the kind of place where you have to make a commercial transaction to be there, but an open, welcoming, accessible space for anyone with an interest in Africa https://www.theguardian.com/world/africa – whether they are African or not.
The new centre has a tough act to follow. Originally founded in 1964 and opened by Kenneth Kaunda, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... a-obituary then the newly elected leader of independent Zambia, the Africa Centre became a vital hub of political and cultural activity for the diaspora. Home to a lively bar, restaurant and music venue, it was a place where independence movements were fuelled and anti-apartheid struggles debated, and where the public statement from Nelson Mandela was famously released during his imprisonment on Robben Island. Archbishop Desmond Tutu would meet Thabo Mbeki here, while the resident Soul II Soul https://soul2soul.co.uk/about/ sound system presided over wild nights in the basement, and artists including Sonia Boyce https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... n-on-walls and Lubaina Himid https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... le-tragedy exhibited their mesmerising paintings upstairs.

In the 2000s, the centre fell on harder times and the leasehold of the Covent Garden building was sold in 2013, despite vocal opposition from the community. The proceeds of the sale, along with £1.6m from Arts Council England, were used to acquire the little office block in Southwark – in a prime location, just 10 minutes’ walk from Tate Modern. It was a smart move, using income generated from retaining the Covent Garden freehold to subsidise its activities, with an additional £1.6m from the mayor of London’s Good Growth fund https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/re ... ion-london for the capital project. In the hands of Freehaus, the building has been cleverly stripped back and carved open, with a series of low-cost interventions that utterly transform the space and make the tight construction budget of £2.6m go a long way.

The brief was to be unmistakably African – but we wanted to avoid continent-sweeping generalisations


The ground floor has been extended at the back, with a row of glass doors that fold open completely, connecting the restaurant to an animated alleyway of railway arches, lined with cafes, bars and a theatre, where the centre also has a pair of units housing startup office space. It makes a fitting venue for the first permanent home of Tatale, a former supper-club run by Akwasi Brenya-Mensa, https://london.eater.com/22671390/tatal ... enya-mensa who has conceived the new restaurant as a homage to the chop bars of Ghana –
a hub of conversation set literally around food.
Overlooked by a bar terrace, the stage is set for animated conversations to spill out into the alley, forming the soulful centre of what is hoped will become a new African Quarter.


‘An embassy of optimism’ … the centre’s interior. Photograph: Taran Wilkhu

Introducing a sense of openness to the uninviting office block was key, and the architects have punched a big new level access entrance into the front of the building, framed by a sturdy black steel canopy that supports the terrace above –
celebrating the users as part of the facade,
as Hagos puts it, in the manner of the nearby Young Vic theatre.

A new staircase leads up to the first-floor bar, past a striking mural by the late Mozambican artist and poet Malangatana Ngwenya, https://www.jademaloney.com/the-africa-centre-mural which was painstakingly removed from the centre’s previous home, restored and reinstated here. It leaps out from a deep indigo-coloured wall, rendered in the same textured clay plaster, echoing the rich hues of traditional west African dyes.
The brief was to be unmistakably African,
says Hagos,
but we wanted to avoid continent-sweeping generalisations and superficial stereotypes. My family is from Eritrea, https://www.theguardian.com/world/eritrea which has an aesthetic that is very much informed by its Italian colonial past – completely different to a Nigerian or Ghanaian perspective. We didn’t want to bring too specific a viewpoint of what Africa looks like, but celebrate what we have in common, and show what an embassy for a continent might look like in the 21st century.
Rather than resorting to well-trodden visual tropes, the designers came up with a series of common themes, including strongly expressed thresholds, tactile surfaces, quality of light, and reuse and appropriation. Look closely and you will notice that the earthy render on the ground floor intensifies in colour as it rises through the building, graduating from sandy shades, through pinkish tones, to a rich terracotta as it ascends the levels, its texture becoming more coarse as it climbs. Moments of transition are celebrated, such as in the polished green terrazzo, flecked with pink stones, that marks a step into the restaurant, as are hand-crafted elements such as the chunky fitted furniture, made by Kenyan and UK-based designers Studio Propolis. http://www.studiopropolis.com/


The render changes hue subtly as levels rise. Photograph: Taran Wilkhu

Even some of the ragged scars have been preserved from where the building was sliced open, leaving gnarled areas of chipped concrete and exposed steel reinforcement above expanses of new thermally efficient glazing.
We wanted to acknowledge that by retrofitting this quite drab 1960s building, the Africa Centre is making a big gesture already,
says Hagos.
We’ve tried to include as many passive environmental measures as possible, like using the staircase as a thermal chimney for natural ventilation, but keeping the building
– and avoiding the carbon-hungry act of demolition https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2020 ... r-building
is something they should be really proud of.
A second artwork-lined staircase leads to the third-floor gallery, one of the most evocative spaces in the building, drenched in the same inky indigo blue as both stairways, at Ojuolape’s instruction. Faced with a lack of wall space, the architects took inspiration from Sir John Soane’s Museum https://www.soane.org/collections/highl ... cture-room and have designed a clever system of panels that fold out from the walls to provide more hanging surface, creating booth-like nooks for the artwork.

The intense colour choice might sound overwhelming, but it provides the perfect backdrop for the opening exhibition of dazzling paintings by Tanzanian artist Sungi Mlengeya, https://sungimlengeya.com/ whose balletic black figures shine out from their bright white canvases, powerfully occupying the space with their joyfully liberated limbs (and perhaps foreshadowing some of the shapes that might be thrown in the bar downstairs).

A second phase of work, currently seeking funding, will see the third and fourth floors transformed into an educational space, to be digitally connected with classrooms in Africa, and an incubator for Afrocentric businesses, along with plans for a mashrabiya-inspired https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashrabiya screen to cover the facade of the building. Designs for illuminated rooftop lettering, facing the railway to announce the centre’s presence, were sadly vetoed by local planners, but all signs suggest that the energy emerging from this self-styled “embassy of optimism” will reverberate far and wide, regardless.

• The Africa Centre https://www.africacentre.org.uk/ is at 66 Great Suffolk Street, Southwark, south London.
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Re: President Isaias, recieves credentials!

Post by euroland » 23 Jun 2022, 11:52

AgameAsh
PIA can afford anything he likes in this world but unlike your low IQ leaders, he is not about showmanship. Your corrupt “billionaires”, of your beloved junta leaders such as Abay Tsehaye and Seyum Mesfin; had a handcrafted suites tailored to them, wore the most expensive shoes and ties but then look where PIA sent those corrupt juntas….to hell. He would rather wear the same suite over and over again and loved by his people and someone who stoles poor peoples’ money and wore expensive suites just to end up hiding in a cave and get killed like a sick and unwanted dog
.
Ethoash wrote:
23 Jun 2022, 10:47
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ፕሬዜዳንት ይሳያስ አንድ ሱፍ ብቻ ነው ያለው ወይ፣ እኔ የገረመኝ ያ ሁሉ ወርቅና ፖት አሽ ገንዘብ የት ሄደ፣ ያ ሁሉ ሁለት በመቶ ከደስፕሬት ኤርትራኖች የሚላከው ዶላር የት ሄደና አንድ ሱፍ ለይሳያስ ያቃታት ኤርትራ አረ እናንተን ምን እናርጋቹሁ

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Re: President Isaias, recieves credentials!

Post by Ethoash » 23 Jun 2022, 12:03

doctor euroland

PIA, yes he could afford a handcrafted suites tailored to him, that is not the point when you compere him with golden Abay Tsehaye , Abay alone created ten billion dollar sugar factory in ወልቃይት that could hire 100,000 workers, this means small city or the whole population of ወልቃይት pluse Abay Tsehay was building billion dollar market center in Addis ABaba you see making one man rich help the economy but if u took PIA he will not hire no body hence his poverty is not advantageous to Eritrean economy let me give more example so u could understand

for example Dr. Abiy wear designer made in Ethiopia cloth ,,,,,, he might not even pay for it but his modeling the dress and many million buy what Dr. Abiy wear and create it own economy... still if u dont understand why do u think American Nike pay for sport star million and million of dollar for them to wear Nike shoe,,,

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Post by Zmeselo » 23 Jun 2022, 12:20




ካብ ባጽዕ ንጢዖ ዝዝርጋሕ ጽርግያ ንምሕዳስን ምስፋሕን ዝተጀመረ ስራሕ ብጽቡቕ ይሰላሰል ኣሎ፡፡ Renovation and expansion work, on the road linking Massawa and Tio is progressing well. Credit: @AhmedaniMohamm1

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Re: President Isaias, recieves credentials!

Post by Zmeselo » 23 Jun 2022, 12:24

Etho-hashish's job, was shining those specially designed crockodile-skin shoes of Seyoum.

Don't remind him, of them good ol' days!
:mrgreen:

euroland wrote:
23 Jun 2022, 11:52
AgameAsh
PIA can afford anything he likes in this world but unlike your low IQ leaders, he is not about showmanship. Your corrupt “billionaires”, of your beloved junta leaders such as Abay Tsehaye and Seyum Mesfin; had a handcrafted suites tailored to them, wore the most expensive shoes and ties but then look where PIA sent those corrupt juntas….to hell. He would rather wear the same suite over and over again and loved by his people and someone who stoles poor peoples’ money and wore expensive suites just to end up hiding in a cave and get killed like a sick and unwanted dog
.
Ethoash wrote:
23 Jun 2022, 10:47
ዞሞሎ

ፕሬዜዳንት ይሳያስ አንድ ሱፍ ብቻ ነው ያለው ወይ፣ እኔ የገረመኝ ያ ሁሉ ወርቅና ፖት አሽ ገንዘብ የት ሄደ፣ ያ ሁሉ ሁለት በመቶ ከደስፕሬት ኤርትራኖች የሚላከው ዶላር የት ሄደና አንድ ሱፍ ለይሳያስ ያቃታት ኤርትራ አረ እናንተን ምን እናርጋቹሁ

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Re: President Isaias, recieves credentials!

Post by Ethoash » 23 Jun 2022, 12:29

Zmeselo wrote:
23 Jun 2022, 12:24
Etho-hashish's job, was shining those specially designed crockodile-skin shoes of Seyoum.

Don't remind him, of them good ol' days!
:mrgreen:

Seyoum Was responsible for attrackting Chinese investment . Seyoum was once the ambassadress in China in his time that China come to Ethiopia hence he bringing in 100 billion dollar investment hence he deserved crocodile skin shoe

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Tangible and Meaningful Support to Martyrs Families

By: Mussie Efriem

https://shabait.com/2022/06/22/lets-hon ... -families/

Q & A

Jun 22, 2022



The Government of Eritrea gives special attention, and takes full responsibility, for the welfare of families of martyrs who gave their precious lives for the independence and sovereignty of the country. On top of the government’s efforts, Eritrean nationals within the country and abroad have also proven, time and again, their commitment to assisting martyrs families with humble backgrounds. Besides, supporting one another is among the noble virtues of Eritrean society. The following is an interview with Mr. Zeray Tekleab, Director of the Martyrs Welfare Office at the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, regarding the support programs used to support families of martyrs both by the government and volunteer citizens.

• Thank you for your time Mr. Zeray. Please give us an overview of the activities made by your Ministry to support families of martyrs?

The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare acts as the main branch of the government for extending assistance to families that lost their fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters in the struggle for the liberation of Eritrea and to defend the country’s sovereignty. To make such efforts worthwhile, the Ministry has set up two units. The first unit oversees the regular monthly welfare of the families, while the second unit is responsible for organizing initiatives made by volunteer individuals or organizations to assist the families. The regular monthly financial support towards families of martyrs, started in January 2004. The amount of money the government paid to support families of martyrs from January 2004 up to December 2021, has exceeded 5.2 billion Nakfa. The program undertakes its activities from 15 fixed welfare centers across the country, and extra mobile stations to reach families in remote areas.

• Were there any organized assistance ventures before 2004?

Indeed, the government of Eritrea has always given the issue of supporting martyrs families a priority and outlined a support initiative starting from the first years of Independence. Accordingly, in 1995 in the first phase of the compensation program, 10,000 Birr to the family of every martyrs. However, the money was not sufficient to bring a sustainable change in the lives of the families. Hence, the government initiated regular monthly financial support in order to ease the problems of the citizens.

• How about the additional support by volunteer individuals and organizations?

Eritrean nationals inside the country and abroad extend periodic material and financial support to the families of martyrs, in addition to the regular financial support the government makes. Here, research are made on the most disadvantaged families who seek extra support on top of government assistance. We have representatives in all the local administrations and they do the research for us, in identifying families that need special support. In addition, there are a number of Eritrean nationals abroad who have assumed the responsibility of permanently fostering selected families of martyr. There are also some citizens, who have established special relations with particular families and continued assisting them for several years. The local administrations in various corners of the country, have helped us identify families with special needs for support and report to us. All in all, over 160 million Nakfa has been raised by voluntary Eritrean nationals both from within the country and abroad, and the money was shared amongst 18,299 families.



• What can you tell us, about some of the material and technical assistance?

The Ministry has been working intensely, especially to assist helpless women and children of martyrs. Accordingly, we have always toiled to encourage them to engage in some small businesses and other ventures so that they could be independent. To make this a reality, the Ministry has been trying to extend technical and material assistance to help them maintain a secure source of income. Meanwhile, we also conduct random inspections in person so as to make firsthand observation and asses the progress they have made. On top of this, the type of business or material they choose is first evaluated by advisors if it is applicable in their respective environment so as to ensure their efficiency. So far, around 1,309 families have become beneficiaries of material support, which amounts to 26,054,851 Nakfa.

• There are also vocational training?

Right, we are also trying to engage family members of the martyrs in some vocational training in cooperating with several companies and private training centers. This covers a wide range of training including weaving, pottery, culinary, hairstyling, hand crafts, wood work and metal work, computer applications, video shooting, auto mechanics, driving and others. Furthermore, it allows them to gain practical experience in the profession they choose and to have better jobs.The ultimate goal of the vocational training is to make them self-employed and lead stable life. Indeed, many citizens have become beneficiaries from these training programs.

• How do you evaluate the community’s role in supporting the citizens?

As I have mentioned earlier, the Eritrean people have a noble culture of caring and supporting one another. The local communities have a founding role in sharing the responsibility of the government regarding the supporting of families. As the local communities are the closest social institutions of a family they know well their actual condition and their limitation, so this helps to identify the ones in greater need. So the communities assist the citizens in many basic needs. For instance, in the rural areas, the countrymen support them in their farming activities, building houses and many other activities that require human power. During holidays, the communities share their resources and their time with them in order to show them their solidarity.

• Any final remarks?

Many citizens are supporting and fostering the families of those selfless citizens, who paid their dear lives to defend their country. The nationals in diaspora have been playing a significant role, in making the efforts to assist families of martyrs. Besides, Eritrean nationals inside the country are also assisting the citizens in many ways. For instance, Halay secondary school students, are among the exemplary who have initiated an assistance program for the families of martyrs, and up to now they have raised over 192,000 Nkf and shared it among 17 families. This is but just one example among many.

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