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Voice of Eritrea-DC 11/7/20 ሓመድ ድበ ጃንዳ ወያነ- ዜና ስፖርት ብማይክ ስዩም







የኢፌዴሪ መከላከያ ሰራዊት የሁመራ ሱዳን መንገድን ጨምሮ በርካታ ቦታዎችን ተቆጣጠረ

ENDF put the Humera-Sudan road under control
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የኢፌዴሪ መከላከያ ሰራዊት ማይዳሊ፣ ዳንሻ፣ ባዕከር፣ ልጉዲ፣ የሁመራ አየር ማረፊያ እንዲሁም የሁመራ ሱዳን መንገድን እንደተቆጣጠረ ገለጸ።
የኢፌዴሪ መከላከያ ሰራዊት ኢንዶክትሪኔሽን ዋና ዳይሬክተር ሜጀር ጄኔራል መሐመድ ተሰማ ለኢዜአ እንደገለጹት፤ ሰራዊቱ በምዕራብ ግንባር እያደረገ ያለውን የማጥቃት እርምጃ አጠናክሮ ቀጥሏል።

(Via EBC)

Embassy of the State of Eritrea United Kingdom

GENERAL

https://shabait.com/2020/11/09/embassy- ... d-kingdom/

Nov 9, 2020



The Rt. Hon Dominic Raab MP
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
King Charles Street

Whitehall

LondonSW1A 2AH

Monday, 9th November 2020
AO/NV/058/20

Dear Foreign Secretary,

The Embassy of the State of Eritrea to the Court of St. James’s presents its compliments to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and wishes to draw your attention to the letter dated 4 November 2020 from Kate Osamor MP, on behalf of the APPG on Eritrea.

The Embassy of the State of Eritrea unequivocally and categorically rejects the APPG on Eritrea’s claims that Tigray, a region in Ethiopia, is facing threats from the Government of Eritrea.

The historic Peace Agreement signed between Eritrea and Ethiopia in 2018 ended the twenty-year war and ensuing no-war no-peace footing between the two nations, pursued by the previous Ethiopian regime under TPLF. Two years on, the peoples of Eritrea and Ethiopia are yet to fully enjoy the dividends of this peace agreement due to sovereign Eritrean territories remaining illegally occupied, and the peace process held hostage by the TPLF regime in Tigray.

Eritrea prides itself on being an independent nation, striving for its right to live in peace and without threats to its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Yet, during the last two decades of the no-war no-peace period, the Government of Eritrea did not opt for warfare but instead continued its appeal to the international community for the respect and fulfillment of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission’s final and binding decision.

As a nation borne out of a struggle for human rights in a volatile region, Eritrea has made significant strides, which cost it dearly, in the promotion of peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.

The long track record of the APPG’s antagonistic and malevolent attitude towards the Government and People of Eritrea, cannot be overlooked. The Group’s unfounded claims of threats and hostility by the Government of Eritrea to the Tigray region of Ethiopia is ignorant at its best and malicious at its worst. Rarely seeking objective and reliable information, almost exclusively relying on “reports” and/or innuendos churned out by the narrow network of Eritrea’s arch-enemies, actively working towards regime change in Eritrea, the APPG on Eritrea has in effect become a “mouthpiece” of regime change activists and complicit in this scheme.

Eritrea values the importance of mutual cooperation and is pursuing the advancement of regional and international relations; and appreciates that bilateral partnership can only fester in good faith.

The Embassy of the State of Eritrea avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office the assurances of its highest consideration.

Yours Sincerely,

Estifanos Habtemariam,
Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland

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Fikre
The First Casualty: Truth

Dr. Fikrejesus Amhazion

https://fiqre4eri.wordpress.com/2020/11 ... ssion=true

6 hours ago



Several days ago, I suggested that we all remain cautious of the considerable amount of disinformation, misinformation, misguided comments, and sloppy or poor journalism swirling around as things rapidly unfold in Ethiopia. Again, spreading rumors or false information, sharing fake news, and making grandiose or major claims without evidence is not only highly irresponsible in this case (or any other, for that matter), it is extremely dangerous and can have truly fatal consequences. Restraint and patience should be exercised, now more than ever, as this is a situation that is already tense and does not need further inflaming.

In the days following my post, a large number of examples of what I cautioned people to be wary of have arisen.

Among the particularly “amusing” ones was the following

The other rebel group in the EPRDF coalition was the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) led by Isaias Afwerki. In 1993 it broke away and established an independent Eritrea. Five years later it waged most idiotic war over worthless border property at Badme.

There a lot of errors there to unpack, but focusing just on the EPRDF claim, although a relatively small and minor “error”, it does reflect the inadequacies and shortcomings of many of the comments and analyses being spread at the moment. If so-called experts are lackadaisical with such details, what does it imply and suggest about their understanding of the larger, vastly more complex issues unfolding? (Amazingly, when offered a correction, the expert author of the above quote chose to double-down which reveals quite a lot.)

Additionally, it is mind-boggling how some are “reporting”, without credible evidence, that a country they have long (and recently) described as weak, empty, in terminal crisis and total disarray, and the epitome of a “failed state”, is actually masterminding everything unfolding across the Horn as it slowly and craftily implements its secret plans for a grand regional empire. How is it possible, one may legitimately ask, that a country we are regularly told cannot even adequately govern its small population and is completely unable of administrating or controlling its various external regions or borders, is busy dictating things and redrawing lines across the Horn of Africa?

Increasingly, there is also a steady stream of contradictory, back-and-forth reports and “informed” updates, sternly warning Eritrea

not to intervene or interfere,

but at the same time stating that it is actually engaged in heavy and fierce fighting along on its border.

The simple fact is that Eritrea’s current fighting engagements are restricted to COVID-19 and desert locusts. It is not rushing troops across its borders or engaged in the present fighting, in Badme or elsewhere. The historical record also clearly shows how for several decades it has persistently called for the international community to perform its moral and legal duties, even when it has been on the receiving end of unprovoked attacks.

An interesting question however is, even if it was fighting (which it isn’t at present), could it accurately and appropriately be described as “intervening or interfering” to attend to large-scale activities that are unfolding on territories that the international community has declared as Eritrean? Could the country be legitimately blamed or criticized? (Note that in the eyes of so-called experts its failure to do so would actually make it a weak, failed state.)

Of course, as I noted several days ago https://fiqre4eri.wordpress.com/2020/11 ... nt-events/, it is also highly interesting that so many of those now claiming that Eritrea is intervening and stationing forces in neighboring lands, were actually totally silent (or actually supportive) as large swathes of its territories remained under an illegal foreign military occupation and as it suffered numerous provocations and withstood unrelenting aggression. Where were the calls for non-intervention or removal of military and security forces stationed on foreign lands then? Since intervention is so terrible, shouldn’t it always be condemned and rejected?

We also all should be in total awe of the amazing imagery and portrayals being presented – true masterpieces – that the TPLF is somehow an innocent victim here, that it is a “force for good”, that it is genuinely committed to peace and dialogue, and that it is being “attacked” because it chose to defend democracy and protect rights. This is dishonest or deluded. Nothing could be further from the truth. The indelible facts are that the TPLF ignited the latest developments. It is the TPLF that has been preparing for war, stockpiling weapons, and training militias for years (using funds that were actually to be for Tigray’s people and development). And it is the TPLF that has been the obstacle to peace and the central cause of so much of the tension, violence, and instability that have unfolded over the past several months and years. The misguided images and portrayals are also a sharp, bitter insult to the many, many people across the vast expanse of the Horn of Africa who have been the unfortunate recipients of the TPLF’s so-called deep and genuine commitment to democracy, peace, and dialogue.

Finally, it is very unfortunate and disappointing, although not at all surprising based on historical precedent, that the statements and claims from some in the region, no matter their alignment with reality, are not merely to be assumed false but are totally dismissed, rejected, and ignored. It seems that only assertions from officials from the noble, democratic, and peace-loving TPLF (and its supporters), with its proud, well-earned reputation for honesty, transparency, truth, and integrity, are to be considered as objective truth and disseminated uncritically.

(FYI) - Shidas on the ground

Reliable source from Eritrea informed me today that our troops set foot on their sovereign territory of Badme last night, without firing a single bullet. Let's keep this info in our hearts, until it's officially announced/confirmed at the appropriate time.
(Courtesy: TesfaNews)


Dansha, a town less than 15Km from Badme, has fallen to Ethiopian National Defense Forces ... CONFIRMED



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ዓበድበድ ኣትዩወን እንዳ experts: ኢና በሃልቲ::

Dear Eritreans, now suddenly, they like the color of our eyes:

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

09 Nov 2020, 10:43

Zmeselo, thanks for sharing this important message from Elsa. But is she really our Elsa Kidane? Except for her skin tone, she looks different to me.