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With two Eritreans in the top places, the domination of the World Cycling Centre in La Prénessaie

https://www.letelegramme.fr/sports/cycl ... 854828.php

July 13, 2025

The 20th edition of the La Croix Dolo circuit took place in La Prénessaie in sweltering heat. Eritrean Awet Aman won ahead of his compatriot and teammate, Yafiet Mulugeta, on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in the flagship race.


Awel Aman won at La Prénessaie. (Photo Armel Moreau)

Circuit from La Croix Dolo to La Prenessaie (22)

The riders from the World Cycling Centre (a training centre bringing together girls and boys from emerging nations supervised by the International Cycling Union) located in Aigle (Switzerland), based in Gomené since April, impressed on a demanding 4 km circuit, covered 21 times. Melvyn Hingant was able to challenge their superiority. The UCK Vannes member led the race for a long time alongside the eventual winner:

We got along well as a pair. He let me pass for the sprints and he passed for the bonuses. In the final kilometers, there were two of them against me! They were stronger!

Hingant: best host and 3rd!

On a difficult loop, with a beautiful hill, partly used by the Ronde des Vallées, the soon-to-be 21-year-old Morbihan native was satisfied with his performance after an effort of more than two hours at an average speed of almost 40 km/h!

I don't necessarily like these conditions (too hot)!

he sighed.

The CMC riders have been racing in the region for two or three seasons now. They are very good cyclists who are progressing.

The final word went to the winner Awet Aman, always in front from start to finish, who made a decisive attack a few cables from the finish to raise his arms solo:

It's my first victory in Europe. I'm obviously happy! I quickly got into the good breakaway. I will continue my preparation hoping to achieve the best possible result at the U23 World Championships in Rwanda at the end of September.

Melvyn Hingant took third place. (Photo Armel Moreau)




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Eritrea has a significant salt production sector, with potential for substantial growth. Historically, salt production peaked in 1995 at 255 kt and reached 28.0 kt in 2015. The country's coastal areas and the Red Sea's salinity provide ideal conditions for salt production.

Key aspects of Eritrea's salt production:

Capacity and Production:

Assab Salt Works and Salina Salt Works have capacities of 150,000 t/yr and 80,000 t/yr respectively.

Export Focus:

A large portion (approximately 93%) of Eritrea's salt production is exported.

Iodized Salt:

Eritrea produces high-quality iodized salt, with sodium chloride content up to 96.5%.

Expansion Plans:

The Massawa salt factory at Halibay aims to increase production to 100,000 tons within five years.

Potential for Growth:

The Menkaekae site near Assab is estimated to have the potential to produce up to 10 million tons of salt.

Value-Added Products:

Advanced salt refineries are planned, which would enable the production of value-added products like gypsum, Clorox, caustic soda, soda ash, and chlorine.

Government Support:

The Eritrean government is actively involved in supporting salt production, including addressing market conditions and promoting iodized salt production.

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Eritrea's Truth Cannot Be Silenced: Red Sea Roundtable Responds to U.S. Senate Misconceptions

Dr. Nakfa Eritrea

https://www.redsearoundtable.com/post/e ... onceptions

May 18

Standing Firm with Eritrea

Red Sea Roundtable stands in full agreement with the statement issued by the Embassy of the State of Eritrea to the United States on May 16, 2025. This official communication decisively corrects the misleading narratives presented during the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on East Africa, which irresponsibly echoed baseless claims of Eritrean military mobilization and regional aggression.

What this hearing failed to do—and what the Eritrean Embassy did with clarity—is present facts grounded in international law and history. Eritrea has consistently operated within its own sovereign territory. The claim that it is mobilizing for war is not only false—it is dangerous, feeding into the same geopolitical playbook that has long targeted African nations refusing to submit to foreign influence. The specter of "military aggression" has been weaponized to justify interventions, sanctions, and slander.

Senator Chris Van Hollen’s remarks and Joshua Meservey’s testimony were laced with unverified assumptions and omissions. They ignored the EEBC Arbitral Ruling of April 13, 2002, which clearly recognized towns like Badme as Eritrean territory—land which remained occupied for almost two decades in flagrant violation of international law. As the Embassy stated, Eritrean troops have redeployed following the Tigray conflict and remain within sovereign Eritrean borders.

This is not a fringe detail—it is the core truth deliberately omitted from U.S. narratives.

A Broader Agenda and the Legacy Eritrea Represents

Red Sea Roundtable has long argued that the campaign against Eritrea is not about human rights or regional peace—it is about fear. Fear of a country that refuses IMF loans. Fear of a country that rejects U.S. military bases. Fear of a people whose independence was earned without compromise and who continue to chart a sovereign path.

Eritrea’s defiance is a threat—not to peace—but to the systems that rely on African dependency. President Isaias Afwerki, often villainized in Western discourse, has led a nation that is not for sale. Meanwhile, cultural historians like Alemseged Tesfai have ensured that Eritrea’s story is told by Eritreans, not rewritten through a colonial lens.

That is why the latest Senate hearing and its manipulative talking points must be seen in their full context: as a coordinated narrative attack. The timing of these accusations—so close to Eritrea’s Independence Day—is not accidental. It is an attempt to dim the spirit of a nation that should be celebrated.

Red Sea Roundtable urges all observers, especially within the African and diaspora communities, to read the Embassy’s statement carefully. The truth it outlines is not merely a diplomatic correction—it is a mirror reflecting a broader reality: Eritrea is a sovereign nation under siege not by war, but by propaganda.

And in that battle, we stand unwavering.

– Red Sea Roundtable




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[Zmeselo]

Making peace with the people of Tigray is a no-brainer - geography alone demands it. But staging political theatrics with those truly responsible for the devastation not only in Eritrea and the region but also against the people of Tigray is nothing short of a clown show.

What’s missing is accountability. Again and again, we repeat the same mistake. When Abiy Ahmed came to power, peace was declared without a foundation - no one was held accountable. Not even "Sorry". How can we expect respect if they know they can always get away with murder?

We are simply repeating the same failures and expecting different results - which, by definition, is nothing but madness.

Let me remind you of what the President said in his most recent interview:

After declaring an aimless war; plunging innocent people into a quagmire; causing huge loss of life and property; squandering much opportunity; should not there be due accountability? What does this mean? (Instead of admitting their guilt), they are looking for cover and shifting the blame to others. This is not admissible. There has to be a day when this question has to be raised. Those that are responsible have to be held accountable. It is not just about the three rounds of TPLF’s military adventures. The destruction and loss of opportunity meted out to the Eritrean people for 30 long years without accountability cannot be downplayed or shrugged off.

This is the right approach for lasting peace - anything else is just self-deception.

That said, there’s a glaring double standard at play here. What about the Eritreans who are behind bars for collaborating with the TPLF? Shouldn’t they be granted amnesty first - before people like Stalin sip cappuccinos in Asmara?

Many of Awel’s megaphones need to do some soul-searching. Forgiveness and peace must begin at home.

Ohh, call it ጽምዶ or simply a peace initiative - it must be rooted in respect for Ethiopia’s sovereignty, without falling into the trap of Ethiopia’s political games that have brought nothing but chaos to themselves. We are better than that. We don't have to play snaky backward politic games.

Yes, a peace initiative with the people of Ethiopia is essential - but it must be built on diplomacy, not propaganda, on mutual respect, not provocation. And above all, it must not fuel division or hatred among the people of Eritrea.

So I'll pass on this one, but I sincerely hope it doesn’t go wrong.