EPLF's Message to the people of Tigray and TPLF- March 29, 1988.
A Very timely Historical document, that mirrors the current situation. A call by EPLF to the people of Tigray in 1988 to stop squabbling and create divisions and a warning, that Ethiopia doesn’t need a replacement of one oppressor by another.
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So of course there is Chris Froome but the star of @tour_du_Rwanda is the great Daniel Teklehaimanot. Back 3 years after his last race, to supervise the Young Eritrean generation. 🤩
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Re: EPLF's Message to the people of Tigray and TPLF- March 29, 1988.
ሎሚ ኣብ ዝተኻየደ ቀዳማይ መድረኽ ዙር ርዋንዳ 2023፡ ኣባላት ሃገራዊት ጋንታ ኤርትራ - ሄኖክ ምሉእብርሃን 3ይ፣ ዮኤል ሃብትኣብ 5ይ፣ ኣኽሊሉ ኣረፋይነ ድማ 10ይ ወጺኦም። ካብ ቀዳሞት 10፡ እቶም 3 ኤርትራውያን! ሄኖክ ምስ ክለቡ Green Project እዩ ዝወዳደር ዘሎ።
Eritreans in general, today:
3. Henok Mulubrhan 5. Yoel Habteab 10. Aklilu Arefaine 22. Metkel Eyob 25. Dawit Yemane 33. Awet Aman 57. Nahom Zerai 61. Hager Andemariam 72. Daniel Teklehaimanot https://firstcycling.com/m/race.php?r=450&y=2023&e=1
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Re: EPLF's Message to the people of Tigray and TPLF- March 29, 1988.
Highlights of Interview with President Isaias – Part II
Last Updated Feb 19, 2023
1. On TPLF’s visceral political follies and message to the people of Tigray
President Isaias underlined that the quagmire triggered by TPLF’s War of Insurrection must be seen in its cumulative context. It is indeed inextricably linked with its erroneous political objectives from its genesis as articulated in the Manifesto of its formative years in the 1970s
. While the people of Tigray had every right to fight – together with other oppressed nationalities – for justice and equality within Ethiopia, the TPLF’s secessionist agenda was untenable and a distortion of the legitimate aspirations of the people of Tigray. At the time, the distorted political objective was ultimately rectified after extensive consultations that took several years on the basis of which we were able to subsequently cultivate ties of cooperation.
Immediately after the fall of the Dergue regime, however, the TPLF reverted to a (dualist) policy of fomenting ethnic polarization to maintain its monopolistic control of Ethiopia while also creating conditions of fragmentation (as a residual option). The umbrella organization – EPRDF – that it created was designed to serve its total domination of economic, political, and military power to the exclusion of others rather than serving as a vehicle for cementing harmony and national cohesion in Ethiopia. The 1994 Constitution similarly contained Article 39 which allowed secession and other provisions that corrode national unity and social cohesion. The TPLF’s unabashedly pronounced strategy included sowing discord and planting time bombs here and there, that it could detonate to create perpetual conflict in the event that its monopoly of power was challenged.
The TPLF believed that it could achieve its distorted policy objectives only by allying with and becoming subservient to, a major power. In this respect, the border war that it unleashed against Eritrea in 1998 under the pretext of a “dispute” over Badme and its invasion of Somalia in 2006 were essentially extraneous agendas.
The TPLF was ousted from power in 2018. But instead of rectifying its toxic policies, it unleashed the destructive and costly offensives that raged for two years.
TPLF’s policies and its reckless offensives do not represent the interests of the people of Tigray who have no problem living in peace with other nationalities in Ethiopia and their Eritrean neighbors. These are accordingly times to say “enough is enough”; a time to draw appropriate lessons both for the people of Tigray and the region as a whole.
2. On bilateral ties between Eritrea and Somalia
President Isaias elaborated on the historical realities that precipitated a political vacuum in Somalia after the fall of the Siad Barre Government.
Somalia’s ethnic and religious uniqueness notwithstanding, myriad external interventions coupled with internal weaknesses led to clan politics and debilitating instability. Dubbed as a “failed State”, chronic instability and the threat of “terrorism” was exploited by external forces to perpetuate their presence in Somalia.
In the circumstances, the urgent task is for the restitution of a sovereign Somalia that can stand on its two feet. This will require bolstering its sovereign institutions including credible defense forces.
Eritrea is playing its modest part in this endeavor. This is also [deleted] with similar contributions from Somalia’s immediate neighbours.
These modest efforts must be seen as enabling contributions and not as a substitute to the central endeavours of Somalia itself.
What must be recognized is Somalia’s substantive potential contribution to the region in terms of its geo-strategic importance; considerable resources (agriculture, fisheries, and possibly oil & gas); but above all the presence of large communities in the neighbouring countries vital for lubricating and cementing people-to-people.
3. On bilateral ties with Kenya
President Isaias noted that both countries had embarked on nurturing close bilateral ties in the early 1990s during President Arap Moi’s tenure. But the relationship remained strained afterward for a variety of reasons.
President Ruto’s initiative and his recent visit to Asmara contributed to reviving the relationship today. This is anchored not only on enhancing bilateral ties but also on the alignment of perspectives and views for bolstering regional cooperation that forestalls unhelpful external meddling.
President Ruto’s initiative has also resulted in Eritrea’s decision to resume its membership in IGAD. The desire is to revitalize IGAD as an effective regional institution for promoting peace and stability as well as economic cooperation among the Member States on the basis of synergy and complementarity.
Eritrea and Kenya have also agreed to work out concrete mechanisms and institutions of coordination to facilitate their bilateral cooperation in a variety of sectors.
4. On ties with Gulf Countries
President Isaias expounded on the negative ramifications for cooperation in the wider Horn of Africa/Red Sea Region that prevailed in previous decades as a result of geopolitical power games. The Gulf region was seen as the “sphere of influence” of western powers in the context of the “policy of containment’’.
This situation is gradually changing in tandem, and in correlation, with unfolding global changes.
Gulf countries are diversifying and cultivating solid economic ties with Asia and other parts of the world.
This trend is entailing more profound ties between the Gulf States as well as with the countries of the Horn of Africa.
Last Updated Feb 19, 2023
1. On TPLF’s visceral political follies and message to the people of Tigray
President Isaias underlined that the quagmire triggered by TPLF’s War of Insurrection must be seen in its cumulative context. It is indeed inextricably linked with its erroneous political objectives from its genesis as articulated in the Manifesto of its formative years in the 1970s
. While the people of Tigray had every right to fight – together with other oppressed nationalities – for justice and equality within Ethiopia, the TPLF’s secessionist agenda was untenable and a distortion of the legitimate aspirations of the people of Tigray. At the time, the distorted political objective was ultimately rectified after extensive consultations that took several years on the basis of which we were able to subsequently cultivate ties of cooperation.Immediately after the fall of the Dergue regime, however, the TPLF reverted to a (dualist) policy of fomenting ethnic polarization to maintain its monopolistic control of Ethiopia while also creating conditions of fragmentation (as a residual option). The umbrella organization – EPRDF – that it created was designed to serve its total domination of economic, political, and military power to the exclusion of others rather than serving as a vehicle for cementing harmony and national cohesion in Ethiopia. The 1994 Constitution similarly contained Article 39 which allowed secession and other provisions that corrode national unity and social cohesion. The TPLF’s unabashedly pronounced strategy included sowing discord and planting time bombs here and there, that it could detonate to create perpetual conflict in the event that its monopoly of power was challenged.
The TPLF believed that it could achieve its distorted policy objectives only by allying with and becoming subservient to, a major power. In this respect, the border war that it unleashed against Eritrea in 1998 under the pretext of a “dispute” over Badme and its invasion of Somalia in 2006 were essentially extraneous agendas.
The TPLF was ousted from power in 2018. But instead of rectifying its toxic policies, it unleashed the destructive and costly offensives that raged for two years.
TPLF’s policies and its reckless offensives do not represent the interests of the people of Tigray who have no problem living in peace with other nationalities in Ethiopia and their Eritrean neighbors. These are accordingly times to say “enough is enough”; a time to draw appropriate lessons both for the people of Tigray and the region as a whole.
2. On bilateral ties between Eritrea and Somalia
President Isaias elaborated on the historical realities that precipitated a political vacuum in Somalia after the fall of the Siad Barre Government.
Somalia’s ethnic and religious uniqueness notwithstanding, myriad external interventions coupled with internal weaknesses led to clan politics and debilitating instability. Dubbed as a “failed State”, chronic instability and the threat of “terrorism” was exploited by external forces to perpetuate their presence in Somalia.
In the circumstances, the urgent task is for the restitution of a sovereign Somalia that can stand on its two feet. This will require bolstering its sovereign institutions including credible defense forces.
Eritrea is playing its modest part in this endeavor. This is also [deleted] with similar contributions from Somalia’s immediate neighbours.
These modest efforts must be seen as enabling contributions and not as a substitute to the central endeavours of Somalia itself.
What must be recognized is Somalia’s substantive potential contribution to the region in terms of its geo-strategic importance; considerable resources (agriculture, fisheries, and possibly oil & gas); but above all the presence of large communities in the neighbouring countries vital for lubricating and cementing people-to-people.
3. On bilateral ties with Kenya
President Isaias noted that both countries had embarked on nurturing close bilateral ties in the early 1990s during President Arap Moi’s tenure. But the relationship remained strained afterward for a variety of reasons.
President Ruto’s initiative and his recent visit to Asmara contributed to reviving the relationship today. This is anchored not only on enhancing bilateral ties but also on the alignment of perspectives and views for bolstering regional cooperation that forestalls unhelpful external meddling.
President Ruto’s initiative has also resulted in Eritrea’s decision to resume its membership in IGAD. The desire is to revitalize IGAD as an effective regional institution for promoting peace and stability as well as economic cooperation among the Member States on the basis of synergy and complementarity.
Eritrea and Kenya have also agreed to work out concrete mechanisms and institutions of coordination to facilitate their bilateral cooperation in a variety of sectors.
4. On ties with Gulf Countries
President Isaias expounded on the negative ramifications for cooperation in the wider Horn of Africa/Red Sea Region that prevailed in previous decades as a result of geopolitical power games. The Gulf region was seen as the “sphere of influence” of western powers in the context of the “policy of containment’’.
This situation is gradually changing in tandem, and in correlation, with unfolding global changes.
Gulf countries are diversifying and cultivating solid economic ties with Asia and other parts of the world.
This trend is entailing more profound ties between the Gulf States as well as with the countries of the Horn of Africa.
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Re: EPLF's Message to the people of Tigray and TPLF- March 29, 1988.
<<አይሰምዕን'የ>> ልብል ዘፈን ሕወሓት ልአርባዓ ዓመታት እዝኒ ህዝቢ አፅሚሙ፣ አዶንቂሩ፣ ልዕሊ ሓደ ምልዮን ህይወት ትግራዋይ ብኸንቱ አህሊቁ፣ ብህፁፅ ላብ ብሪቶርያ ኸይዱ <<ሕዚማ ሰማዕኩ!>> ልብል ፌርማ ከቲሙ ሽንፈቱ ተጎልቢቡ ላብ ዓድዋኡ ተመሊሱ። 
Re: EPLF's Message to the people of Tigray and TPLF- March 29, 1988.
🧵 By Yared Tesfay: @ytmn2
Magnificent ERITREA! Thanks to the leadership Eritrea is a united country that has used its diversity as its strength, managed to lay the foundation for its citizens to live a life of dignity & self-respect where every citizen can proudly say– I am Eritrean!
When we ponder of such heroic events, it is not for the sake of glorification, but to remind the people of these two countries to learn from past mistakes and by leaving behind the last 80 years of zero-sum game, work for development based on cooperation and peaceful co-existence.
A playwright, poet, renowned director, known for his charm and good sense of humor, director and writer of many renowned Tigrinya feature films and TV series. I did an interview with Msgun Zeray, famously known as Wedi Feraday, coming up on #EmbassyMedia.
For the Legacy of Women’s Participation in the Eritrean Liberation Movement, I spoke to one of the founders of the General Union of Eritrean Women. She is now the General Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Administration & Finance, Comrade Zahra Jaber. Coming up, on #EmbassyMedia.
Stunningly Beautiful coastline! What Eritrea has got is nothing short of incredible and a lot of times, we, being inside of it, miss the incredibleness of it and fail to tell the rest of the world how beautiful our dear country is. We drove 785 km, all the way to the border of 3 countries.
It’s true that due to its strategic position, pristine coastlines, rich biodiversity & historical and archaeological richness- definitely makes the Red Sea, the world’s most important water bodies. Untouched wealth, that lies beneath the clear blue waters of the Eritrean Red Sea.
Apart from tourist attraction features of the Red Sea, researchers have assessed that it's also rich in oil/gas resources while there is huge potential for harnessing geothermal energy. It also yields several minerals like copper, nickel, cobalt, magnesium, titanium, aluminum, potassium & the list goes on...
The Red Sea, is a global hotspot for marine biology and home to rare fish species. In fact, almost 20 per cent of the fish species found here are not found anywhere else in the world. Such as types of Jellyfish, Barracuda, Black Bass, Groupers, Manta Ray, Kingfish, #Eritrea2023
At the 'Tripoint' border between Eritrea, Ethiopia & Djibouti on the coast line at Mousa Ali to the Red Sea coast. Commander of the Southern Command Eritrean Naval Forces, Col. Goitom Kidane.
Eritrea is endowed with over 1000 kilometers of coastline which includes a variety of seagrass, mangrove trees and coral reefs. The existence of mangrove trees along the coastal area provides a breeding habitat for many bird species, such as flamingos and other migratory birds. According to studies conducted over the past 25 years of independence, it has been confirmed that the depth of the Eritrean Sea is also a haven to 11 types of sea grass, five types of marine turtles, as well as over 72 different marine bird species.
Magnificent ERITREA! Thanks to the leadership Eritrea is a united country that has used its diversity as its strength, managed to lay the foundation for its citizens to live a life of dignity & self-respect where every citizen can proudly say– I am Eritrean!
When we ponder of such heroic events, it is not for the sake of glorification, but to remind the people of these two countries to learn from past mistakes and by leaving behind the last 80 years of zero-sum game, work for development based on cooperation and peaceful co-existence.
A playwright, poet, renowned director, known for his charm and good sense of humor, director and writer of many renowned Tigrinya feature films and TV series. I did an interview with Msgun Zeray, famously known as Wedi Feraday, coming up on #EmbassyMedia.
For the Legacy of Women’s Participation in the Eritrean Liberation Movement, I spoke to one of the founders of the General Union of Eritrean Women. She is now the General Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Administration & Finance, Comrade Zahra Jaber. Coming up, on #EmbassyMedia.
Stunningly Beautiful coastline! What Eritrea has got is nothing short of incredible and a lot of times, we, being inside of it, miss the incredibleness of it and fail to tell the rest of the world how beautiful our dear country is. We drove 785 km, all the way to the border of 3 countries.
It’s true that due to its strategic position, pristine coastlines, rich biodiversity & historical and archaeological richness- definitely makes the Red Sea, the world’s most important water bodies. Untouched wealth, that lies beneath the clear blue waters of the Eritrean Red Sea.
Apart from tourist attraction features of the Red Sea, researchers have assessed that it's also rich in oil/gas resources while there is huge potential for harnessing geothermal energy. It also yields several minerals like copper, nickel, cobalt, magnesium, titanium, aluminum, potassium & the list goes on...
The Red Sea, is a global hotspot for marine biology and home to rare fish species. In fact, almost 20 per cent of the fish species found here are not found anywhere else in the world. Such as types of Jellyfish, Barracuda, Black Bass, Groupers, Manta Ray, Kingfish, #Eritrea2023
At the 'Tripoint' border between Eritrea, Ethiopia & Djibouti on the coast line at Mousa Ali to the Red Sea coast. Commander of the Southern Command Eritrean Naval Forces, Col. Goitom Kidane.
Eritrea is endowed with over 1000 kilometers of coastline which includes a variety of seagrass, mangrove trees and coral reefs. The existence of mangrove trees along the coastal area provides a breeding habitat for many bird species, such as flamingos and other migratory birds. According to studies conducted over the past 25 years of independence, it has been confirmed that the depth of the Eritrean Sea is also a haven to 11 types of sea grass, five types of marine turtles, as well as over 72 different marine bird species.
Re: EPLF's Message to the people of Tigray and TPLF- March 29, 1988.
መልእክቱ ውስጥ የተካተተው “ትምክሕተኛታት ተጣበቕቲ እምበራጦርያ ኢትዮጵያን” የሚለው አባባል ምን ማለት እንደሆነ ወዳጃችን Zmeselo እባክህ ለኢትዮጵያዉያን ወንድሞቻችንና እህቶቻችን ግለጥላቸው እስቲ። 
በአሁኑ ግዜና ሰዓትስ “ተጣበቕቲ እምበራጦርያ ኢትዮጵያ” እነማን ናቸው? ለማንኛውም የ“ፊዚካል ዲማርኬሽን”ንን ነገር ችላ ማለት እንደ “ተጣበቕቲ እምበራጦርያ ኢትዮጵያ” ሊያስፈርጅ ስለሚችል መጠንቀቁ ኣይከፋም ለማለት ነው፡ በኤርትራዊ ጭዋነት ኩራትና ትህትና ጭምር።
በአሁኑ ግዜና ሰዓትስ “ተጣበቕቲ እምበራጦርያ ኢትዮጵያ” እነማን ናቸው?
ለማንኛውም የ“ፊዚካል ዲማርኬሽን”ንን ነገር ችላ ማለት እንደ “ተጣበቕቲ እምበራጦርያ ኢትዮጵያ” ሊያስፈርጅ ስለሚችል መጠንቀቁ ኣይከፋም ለማለት ነው፡ በኤርትራዊ ጭዋነት ኩራትና ትህትና ጭምር።