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TPLF’s Vitriol Underscores President Isaias’ Consistent and Principled Message

President Isaias’ latest interview, once again, stirred TPLF’s establishment as he reiterates his solidarity toward ‘stable, united Ethiopia’


Consistently consistent. The Eritrean people and gov’t harbored neither animosity nor wish instability and disintegration to fall upon Ethiopia. The TPLF are still resentful to this principled stance as it has been the only obstacle to fulfill their agenda of creating an independent “Tigray Republic” by seceding from Ethiopia.

BY TESFAY ARADOM (PhD)

March 12, 2020

President Isaias Afwerki’s interview with ERI-TV on February, 2020 stirred huge repercussions because his historically consistent resolve to promote social harmony among Ethiopians and political integrity of Ethiopia.

Such a stance has been anathema to the TPLF leadership, mainly because it perceives it as a reason for its unfulfilled objective of “Greater Tigray”. For more than two decades, the kleptocratic TPLF leadership dominated the political landscape in Ethiopia through a Federal arrangement, a euphemism for a “divide and rule policy”.

Such a political structure enabled it to monopolize political power and deplete the country’s economic and financial resources. Inevitably, the massive resentment among the population due to the discriminatory and oppressive political and economic conditions, gradually morphed into a sustained popular uprising. In keeping with its tyrannical propensity, the narrow clique continued to take draconian measures including cold-blooded killings, torture and massive imprisonment.

Additionally, with the tacit approval of the West, the commitment of crimes against humanity went on unabated for more than two decades. The narrow TPLF clique was also actively engaged in concocting nefarious pretexts to diplomatically isolate Eritrea and drive a wedge between its people and the government. The unprovoked military invasion in May of 1998, was the culmination of the clique’s aggressive predisposition.

In collusion with other governments in the region, it created a contrived border conflict with Djibouti and left no stone unturned to forge regional alliances such as the Sana Forum and IGAD, to further impose a diplomatic isolation on Eritrea. Successive US governments and European nations became complicit in this conspiratorial activity, by abusing their respective influences at the UN. The imposition of the illegal and unfair sanctions in 2009 and 2011 through the UNSC and ludicrous accusations of human rights violations through the HRC, are reprehensible actions taken by these international organizations.

To further enable the corrupt dictatorial regime, they touted it as a regional anchor, provided it with unfettered diplomatic cover and squandered massive economic support. Such myopic actions, aimed at protecting their economic and diplomatic interests in the region, emboldened the regime to invade neighboring nations and continually threaten Eritrea with regime change.



As the economic and political conditions in Ethiopia deteriorated, massive social upheavals particularly among the youth ensued and the country was on the verge of experiencing a full-blown social implosion. A catastrophic situation was averted, mainly due to Prime Minister Abiy’s contrition with regard to domestic problems and a bold decision in so far as the Eritrea Ethiopia Border Commission’s “final and binding” decision was concerned.

As a result, the kleptocratic clique was rendered totally inconsequential in the new political discourse in Ethiopia. Important contributing factors to the collapse of the TPLF regime were the admirable patience and display of visionary political and diplomatic policy by the Eritrean Government, despite TPLF’s continual military provocations and diplomatic intrigues.

Stripped of its domestic political power and diplomatic influence in the international arena, the clique, in keeping with its past behavior, began devising and financing clandestine activities aimed at undermining the fledgling peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia and scuttle the unprecedented reconciliation effort between the two peoples.

In spite of the protracted oppression and atrocities that the Eritrean people suffered at the hands of successive Ethiopians governments, for the EPLF, the government of Eritrea, and the Eritrean people magnanimity has been a virtue consistently displayed both towards Ethiopia and its people as well as the international community.



The Eritrean people never harbored any animosity towards the people of Ethiopia and neither did they ever wish instability and disintegration to fall upon their country. Historical evidence abounds, to illustrate this point.

Since it is beyond the scope of this paper to delve deeply into this issue, suffice to mention EPLF’s policy toward Ethiopian POWs and the humane treatment that the defeated and demoralized Ethiopian soldiers received from the Eritrean civilian population; as they tried to frantically escape west to the Sudan and south to Ethiopia.

Additionally, the support that the EPLF and currently the government have been providing to the Ethiopian opposition groups have been clearly predicated upon maintaining the territorial integrity of the country and advancing social harmony among its people.

However, the fact that, for generations, the people of Eritrea have always been keenly tuned to their collective historical experience should be underscored. The continual sweet talk from Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region of Ethiopia, will never hoodwink the people of Eritrea. Its repeated failed attempts to orchestrate regime change, the illegal expulsion of 70,000 innocent Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean descent, the robbery of their financial and material resources, the sadistic atrocities committed against innocent civilians and persistent frantic efforts to bring about international diplomatic isolation on Eritrea; will remain permanently etched in their individual and collective memories.

So, this is the historical context within which the recent diatribes in response to PIA’s principled and consistent message, should be interpreted. One hopes that the clarion call from the Honorable President will be heeded, to avert a social implosion in Ethiopia and the inevitable dire consequences in the region.

Finally, the hypocritical statements emanating from Mekelle, including the preposterous call for the Eritrean Defense Units to defect to Tigray and the duplicitous claim that Tigray is a safe haven for Eritreans, are nothing but a clear indication of the paranoia and fatalism that pervade among the TPLF leadership.

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Student Spotlight: Filmon Haile

https://pharmacyschool.usc.edu/student- ... mon-haile/


Meet first-year PharmD student Filmon Haile, whose visits to Eritrea motivated him to pursue a career in pharmacy so he can help expand health care access in underrepresented communities. This San Jose native shares what he hopes to accomplish as a member of the Black Pharmacy Society and why USC School of Pharmacy was the right fit for him.

Where is your hometown and where did you attend undergrad? What did you major in?

I was born and raised in San Jose, California. I attended San Jose City College for two years, where I was a track and field athlete, then transferred to UCLA and majored in biology with a minor in African American Studies.

What attracted you to the field of pharmacy? Any particular moment(s) that made you stop and think, “This is the path I want to take?”

In 2010, my mother took my sister and me on a six-week trip to her birthplace, Mendefera, Eritrea. We got the chance to see our grandmother and cousins for the first time since we were toddlers. During this trip, my sister and I got sick but doctors were very restricted in what they could do due to limited health supplies. I knew then that I wanted to get involved in health fairs and eventually help provide equitable access to resources for third world countries. This experience and my genuine curiosity around medicine is when I knew pharmacy was the path I wanted to take.


Filmon Haile (right) with his family during a trip to Eritrea in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Filmon Haile)

You’re Eritrean American. Can you tell us about your trips to Eritrea and how your experiences abroad impacted your career trajectory?

My first trip to Eritrea was when I was a 1-year-old, so I don’t remember. The next time I went back when I was 14 years old, and that trip changed the entire trajectory of my life. Before I went to Eritrea, I didn’t take school seriously and had a hard time staying out of trouble. Eritrea exposed me to a country full of outstanding students my age who had to make endless sacrifices to receive an education like the one I was receiving here for free. When I came back, I looked at academia through a whole new lens and took it upon myself to enroll in college ready courses/workshops and build toward taking AP classes in my last years of high school.

My most recent trip back was after my 2018 UCLA graduation. At this point I understood the political and socioeconomic factors that play a part in the lack of resources and overall disparities that plague Eritrea. I can’t lie and say that it wasn’t disheartening at first, but throughout my trip, I spoke to family and locals about hardships they face, which ultimately gave me a sense of motivation and purpose.


Filmon Haile credits his visits to Eritrea for motivating him to pursue a career in health. (Photo courtesy of Filmon Haile)

Why did you choose USC School of Pharmacy?

My main motivation for becoming a health care professional has always been to provide equitable health care access to underrepresented communities. During my interview here, I asked faculty what separated the USC School of Pharmacy experience from that of other pharmacy schools, and they highlighted the impact that we’re able to have on the local communities while we’re students. From that point on, I was sold.

You’re a member of the Black Pharmacy Society, a new interdisciplinary organization at the School of Pharmacy. What are the group’s goals and what do you hope to accomplish?

My personal goal is to foster a sense of community for the black students on campus. We’re provided resources to combat impostor syndrome, but it’s almost inevitable, so having a community to support you during times of doubt is invaluable. There are many great cultural organizations on campus that put together amazing events, and the Black Pharmacy Society wants to showcase our cultures through school-wide events as well.

What are your career aspirations?

I really value patient interaction, so I’m leaning toward becoming an ambulatory care or clinical pharmacist. On the other hand, I feel like the scope of my impact can be widened in industry or managed care. Ultimately, I’m exploring all fields of pharmacy during my first year of the PharmD program.

What’s a fun fact about you that not many people know about?

I’ve sprained, fractured, broke, or pulled more than 10 parts of my body playing sports throughout my life.

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Amid Red Sea Rivalries, Eritrea Plays for Independence

President Isaias proposes a regional bloc to balance the rising influence of Gulf states.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

BY: Harry Verhoeven

https://www.usip.org/publications/2020/ ... dependence

PUBLICATION TYPE: Analysis and Commentary

When Eritrea’s president last month hosted the leaders of Ethiopia and Somalia to discuss “regional cooperation,” that initiative drew few global headlines. Still, Eritrea’s move should be noted by policymakers and others working for stability in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region. For years, President Isaias Afwerki’s disdain for multilateral forums such as the African Union, and his strained relations with many governments in the region, have contributed to caricatures of Eritrea as the “North Korea of Africa.” But his invitation for two neighbors to discuss a new regional bloc reflects an important factor in Eritrea’s foreign policy: its efforts to preserve its independence in a fast-evolving geopolitical environment.


Eritrea and its main port city, Massawa, have seen disappointing economic dividends from the country’s peace accord with Ethiopia. President Isaias Afwerki is proposing a regional bloc he says will improve cooperation. (Michael Walsh/CC License 3.0)

Effectively, Isaias’ proposal is a fine-tuning of Eritrea’s alignments amid the growing influence of Arab Gulf states in Africa and consistent with long-standing efforts to preserve its independence, notes Professor Harry Verhoeven, convenor of the Oxford University China-Africa Network. https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/series/id/ ... f2753a7c79

Eritrea evolved a reputation as perhaps Africa’s most isolated state. Hasn’t it historically been hostile to regional integration?
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Yes and no. Eritrea’s relationship with the idea of regional cooperation has been complex ever since the country gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993 following a 30-year war. That same year, Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki stunned his African peers when, at a summit of the Organization of African Unity (now the African Union), he publicly repeated criticisms he had formulated as one of Africa’s most formidable guerrilla commanders: the OAU had utterly failed by closing its eyes to the terror inflicted by Ethiopia’s Soviet-backed military dictatorship (the Derg) and he accused his peers of clinging to power while failing to take any meaningful action to address poverty in Africa. From that starting point, Eritrea never invested significant resources in continent-wide diplomacy. When the African Union (AU) imposed sanctions on Eritrea in 2009 for supporting al-Shabab extremists in Somalia and seeking to overthrow the Somali government, Eritrea suspended its participation in the organization and denounced the AU http://www.eritreaembassy-japan.org/dat ... er_No2.pdf as a lapdog of U.S. imperialism and a mechanism for the hegemonic aspirations of Ethiopia, its main rival. In addition, Eritrea has twice withdrawn from the East African regional bloc—the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

Still, Eritrea is not by definition opposed to regional cooperation. In the 1990s, Isaias and his fighters formed the vanguard of the wave of leftist African liberation movements https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/ ... 0190611354 that captured power from the Red Sea to the Cape between 1991 and 1997. Together with “comrade-leaders” in Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda, Isaias dreamed of a “Greater Horn of Africa” of like-minded regimes who could offer an alternative to the much-criticized OAU and jointly develop regional investment opportunities to cement ideological solidarity. The government in Asmara sent Eritrean troops, spies and diplomats to support wars against the military-Islamist regime in Sudan and the dictatorship of Mobutu Seso Seko in the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaire). These were concrete sacrifices in blood and treasure made by a fragile, small and newly independent Eritrea to further its preferred form of regional integration.

What might Isaias hope to achieve with this new initiative?
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Isaias’ proposal to deepen integration https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Er ... index.html between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia (the so-called "Cushitic Alliance") is a continuation of efforts he championed in the 1990s to institutionally anchor alliances between governments with a similar political outlook. Just like in the era of the “Greater Horn,” Asmara appears to be proposing new regional norms and understandings of peace and security as well as infrastructure ties to forge a web of partnerships among the participating states.

This said, the disappointments of the past have not been forgotten—most particularly not since the 1998-2000 “war of brothers” with Ethiopia, which ended the dream of the “Greater Horn.” Eritrean diplomacy, especially since that conflict, has been focused on creating space to maneuver and chart a foreign policy independent of Ethiopian hegemony. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/p ... u_ller.pdf For almost 20 years, Isaias sought to undermine the Ethiopian government by supporting its domestic opposition as well as its adversaries in Somalia—policies that contributed to the imposition of international sanctions. Eritrea also aligned itself with Ethiopia’s rival, Egypt, and by establishing partnerships with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in which Isaias offered security cooperation—notably the use of Eritrea’s Red Sea port of Assab for operations in the Yemen war—in exchange for economic support against Ethiopian pressures. While this diplomatic choreography failed to stop Ethiopia’s regional ascendancy, it achieved the chief objective of keeping Isaias’ government in power.

Last month’s summit signals a change in the pattern of Isaias’ maneuvering, caused by recent geopolitical shifts. The Gulf states’ projection of power https://www.clingendael.org/publication ... orn-africa in the Horn of Africa and the European refugee crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/worl ... ea-eu.html have provided Isaias with diplomatic and financial leverage to move from isolation to regional influence. In addition, the ascension of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed side-lined Isaias’ Ethiopian nemesis, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front. That made it possible for Isaias to cooperate with Abiy in quickly negotiating an end to their countries’ “frozen” war. While that peace accord was a domestic popular triumph for both leaders, the rapprochement has stalled and the hoped-for “peace dividends”—economic and democratic—have been disappointing. The rise of the younger Abiy in Addis Ababa has allowed Isaias to pose as the region’s elder statesman and—in last month’s summit conference—to proffer his own idea for cooperation in the Horn of Africa; Isaias’ proposal will in fact undercut Ethiopia’s historic ambitions to once again dominate http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ ... xt-hegemon efforts toward greater regional integration.

Other players are moving to establish regional organizations in the Red Sea area, as Saudi Arabia just did in January. What are the implications of the Eritrean initiative in light of those efforts?
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Recent efforts to establish new regional bodies https://www.brookings.edu/research/towa ... nal-order/, such as the Council of the Arab and African States of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, or to reinvigorate IGAD or the AU in the Horn of Africa, are ambivalent developments from Eritrea’s perspective. Its priority remains the preservation of its flexibility to shift policies and alignments as necessary to defend its independence, squeezed as it is among larger neighbors. Sudan, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia have all had their own designs for the region, which have rarely accounted for Eritrean interests. As seen from Asmara, multilateral organizations under the control of actors with hegemonic ambitions are therefore potentially dangerous and better subverted or, if need be, boycotted altogether.

Eritrea joined the Red Sea Council at Riyadh’s unrelenting insistence but likely has no intention of letting the body circumscribe its sovereignty. Membership served the useful purpose of confirming the Saudi-Eritrea relationship and of reminding Ethiopia (which, at the insistence of Egypt, was not invited to join the council) that, despite the outward expressions of fraternity https://borkena.com/2020/01/26/ethiopia ... tite-talk/ between Abiy and Isaias, Eritrea has strategic options that do not require Ethiopia’s consent.

Similarly, Isaias’ move toward a new grouping with Ethiopia and Somalia is useful to remind old foes in the Horn of Africa (Djibouti and Sudan) and the Gulf states that Eritrea has alternative friends and will not accept a role as regional proxy for Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates. The growing projection of the Gulf states’ power in the Horn helped Isaias to break out of his isolation. But from the Eritrean perspective, that projection is a trend that requires careful management, rather than further encouragement, and that needs to be assessed in terms of its implications for Eritrea’s autonomy going forward.

Dr. Harry Verhoeven is the convenor of the Oxford University China-Africa Network.

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ወያነ ትግራይ፣ ከም ናይ እንዳ ጎሓፍ ሃመማ!

ከሎ ጌና፣ ካብ ክትጥነስ ጀሚራ፣ ብሕማም ነብሰ ምትሓት (inferiority complex) ክትሳቐ ዝጀመረት ጉጅለ ወያነ ትግራይ፣ ናይ ታሪኽ ኣጋጣሚታት ኮይኑ፣ ሰኑይን ሰነን ተጋጢሙላ፣ ብታንክታትን መዳፍዕን ህዝባዊ ግንባር ተሓጊዛ፣ ከይሓሰበቶ እያ ኣራት ኪሎ ቤተ መንግስቲ ኣትያ።

ካብ ጠቕላላ ህዝቢ ኢትዮጵያ ን 4% ህዝቢ ጥራይ እትውክል እዛ ጃንዳ ትግራይ፣ ፈለማ ንቓልሲ ክትስለፍ ከላ፣ ከም'ቲ ኣብ ናይ 1976 (1968 ዓ.ም ግእዝ) ማኒፌስቶኣ (ፕሮግራማ) ዝገለጸቶ፣ ቃልሳ፣ ኣንጻር ብሄራዊ ጭቆና ኣምሓራ ኮይኑ፣ ሽቶኣ ንሪፐብሊክ ሃገረ ትግራይ ንምምስራት ምኻኑ ብግልጺ ኣስፊራቶ እያ።

ካብ ዝተመስረተትሉ 1975 ክሳብ 1989 ዓ.ም ኣብ ኣዝዩ ርሑቕ ከባቢታት ምዕራባዊ ዞባ ትግራይ፣ ናይ ሽዑ ኣውራጃ ሽረ፣ ኣብ ኣዝዩ ንእሽቶ ጸቢብ መሬት ኣድያቦ/ደደቢት ኮይና፣ ካብ ጎደናታት ካርቱም ዝዓደገቶ ኣረገውቲ መጻሕፍቲ ማርክሲዝም ኣኻኺባ፣

ናይ ኣልባኒያ ኮሚዩኒዝም ዶ ይሕሸኒ፣ ዋላስ ናይ ማኦ ፍልስፍና ቻይና፣ ዶስ ናይ ሕብረት ሶቪየት ኮሚዩኒዝም፣ ኣየናይ ሽፎን ኮን የጸብቐለይ

ብምባል፣ ኣብ ዘይዓቕማ ትነተና ፍልስፍናታት ዴስነት ተጸሚዳ እያ ጊዜኣ አሕሊፋቶ።

ካብ እትምስረተሉ ጊዜ ጀሚሩ ክሳብ ወርሒ ለካቲት 1989 ዓ.ም ብሓያል ደገፍ ሰራዊት ህዝባዊ ግንባር ዝተገብረ ኩናት ሽረ እንዳስላሰ ድማ ዝኾነ ዝጥቀስ ኩናት አንጻር ደርጊ ከይገበረት ኣብ ፍጹም ናይ ዕረፍቲ እዋን እያ ሓሊፋቶ።

ስርዓት ደርግ፣ ኣብ ወርሒ መጋቢት 1988 ዓ.ም ብድሕሪ ኣብ ግንባር ናቕፋን ኣፍዓበትን ብሰራዊት ህዝባዊ ግንባር ሓርነት ኤርትራ ዝወረዶ ኣብ ታሪኹ ዝዓበየ ስዕረትን ኣብ 1990 ዓ.ም ኣብ ጎላጉል ሰምሃርን ምጽዋዕን ዝወረዶ መዳርግቲ ዘይብሉ ስዕረትን ምዝንባል ሓይሊ ናብ ሰውራ ኤርትራ ምኻኑ፣ ንጃንዳ ወያነ ትግራይ፣ ካብ ሰማይ ዝወረደ ማና እዩ ኔሩ ክበሃል ይከኣል። ስርዓት ደርግ ብድሕሪ ኣብ ኩናት ሽረ ዘጋጠሞ ስዕረት ድማ "እስኪ ኣብ ዝበጽሕዎ ክርኢ ኢየ" ብምባል ኣብ ካልእ ቦታታት ትግራይ ኩናት ከይገበረ እዩ ጠቕሊሉ ካብ ትግራይ ወጺኡ። በዚ ሃንደበታዊ ስጉምቲ ስርዓት ደርግ፣ ወያነ ትግራይ ኣብ ጎልጎል ዝወግሖ ዝብኢ ኮይና እያ ተዓኒዳ። "ንሪፐብሊክ ሃገረ ትግራይ ክምስርት እየ" ኢላ ንሓረስቶት ተጋደልታ ፕሮፓጋንዳ ትምህር ዝነበረት "ጃንዳ ሓርነት ትግራይ" ከም ኣበሃህላ መግለጺ መንግስቱ ሃይለማርያም፣ እንዳ ጠሓኒት እኽሊ ጥራይ ሒዛ ሕልማ ከተግህዶ ከምዘይትኽእል ንኽትርዳእ ጊዜ ኣይወሰደላን።

ንስልበጣን ምትላልን ድሕር ዘይትብል ጀንዳ ወያነ ትግራይ፣ ህዝባዊ ግንባር ካብ ዝማረኸቶም ምሩኻት ሰራዊት ደርግ ኣኻኺባ፣ ናይ ሓሶት ውድባት ኦህዴድን ኢህዴንን ብምምስራት፣ ኢህወዴግ ዝብል ናይ መታለሊ መጎልበቢ ነጸላ ተጠቒማ እያ ናብ'ቲ መሬት ኣምሓራን ኦሮሞን ሰላሕ ኢላ ክትኣቱ ዝኸኣለት።

ስርዓት ደርግ፣ ኣብ ትሕቲ እቲ ዝምክሓሉ ሁለተኛ አብዮታዊ ሰራዊት (ሁኣሰ) ልዕሊ 250,000 ወተሃደራትን፣ ካብ ኣስመራ እንዳተበገሰ፣ ኣብ ሙሉእ ኤርትራ ክድብድብ ዝኽእልን ብርክት ዝበላ ናይ ውግእ ነፈርቲን ኣብ እዋን ለይቲ ከይተረፈ ዕላምአን ኣንጺረን ክድብድባ ዝኽእላ ዘመናዊያን ናይ ውግእ ሄሊኮፕተራትን፣ እኹል ናይ ሚሳይላትን ራዳርን ሎጀስቲክስን ዝዓጠቐ ብስም "2ኛው ኣየር ምድብ" ዝፍለጥ ሓይሊ ኣየር፣ ዝሓየሉ ናይ ሜካናይዝድ፣ ናይ ኣየር ወለድን ፓራኮማንዶ ስፓርታ ክፍለ ጦራት፣ እንተላይ ዘመናዊ ናይ ውግእ መራኽብ ዝዓጠቐ ምኩርን ዘመናዊን ሓይሊ ባሕሪ ብሙሉኡ ኣብ መሬት ኤርትራ እዩ ዓስኪሩ ኔሩ።

ከም ወዮ መንግስቱ ሃይለማርያም ዝበሎ ድማ፣ ወያነ ትግራይ ብድሕሪ ናይ 1989 ኩናት ሽረ ከይሓሰበቶ ንነብሳ ብውሕጅ ህዝባዊ ግንባር ተጸይራ ብድሕሪ 2 ዓመት ኣብ ኣራት ኪሎ ቤተ መንግስቲ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ተገፊዓ ረኺባታ። ሕልሚ ኮይኑ ድማ ተሰሚዕዋ።

ናይ ኤንቨር ሆዛ ፍልስፍና ናይ ኣልባኒያ ኮሚዩኒዝም ኣማኒት እየ ብምባል ቀይሕን ቢጫን መንዲል ሻሽ ኣሲራ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ዝኣተወት ድንኪ ወያነ ትግራይ፣ ንበዓልቲ 84 ብሄራትን ብሄር ብሄረሰባትን ዓባይ ሃገር ኢትዮጵያ ብኸመይ ከተመሓድራ ከምእትኽእል ዝኾነ ዝተዳለወትሉ መርሓ ጎደና (Road Map) ስለዘይጸንሓ ድማ እቲ ዝቐለለ ናይ ስልጣን መቆጻጸሪ ኣገባብ ኢላ ዝተጠቕመትሉ ሜላ "ከፋፊልካ ግዛእ" ወይ ድማ "Divide and Rule" ዝብል ናይ ኤውሮጳውያን ባዕዳዊያን ገዛእቲ (Colonialists) እዩ ኔሩ። እዚ ድማ ንኢትዮጵያ ቋንቋ መሰረት ብዝገበረ ስማዊ ፌደራላዊ ስርዓት መቓቒልካ፣ እቲ ናይ ዘበናት ተሪር ሓድነት ዝነበሮ ህዝቢ ኢትዮጵያ፣ ንሓድሕዱ ከምዘይተኣማመን ብምግባር እዩ። ብፍላይ ድማ ነቶም ዳርጋ 70% ካብ ጠቕላላ ህዝቢ ኢትዮጵያ ዝሕዙ ብሄራት ኦሮሞን ኣምሓራን ንሓድሕዶም ብሕሉፍ ናይ ታሪኽ ጽውጽዋያት ከምዝቃተሉን ከምዝተፋነኑን ብምግባር እዩ። እዚ ብባዕዳዊያን ገዛእቲ ብሪጣኒያ ኣብ መላእ ዓለም ዝተሰርሓሉ ሰይጣናዊ ፖሊሲ መቓቒልካ ግዛእ (Divide and Rule) ካብ'ቲ ንበትረ ስልጣን ወያነ ክሳብ ጾመ ኣርብዓ ናይ 2018 ኣብ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ንኽጸንሕ ዝገበረ ቀንዲ ረቋሒ እዩ ኔሩ ክበሃል ይከኣል።

ዓበይቲ ብሄራት ኦሮሞን ኣምሓራን ነዚ ከፋፊልካ ግዛእ ሜላ ወያነ ትግራይ ንኽነቕሑሉን፣ ፍልልያቶም ኣወንዚፎም ኣንጻሩ ብሓባር ንኽልዓሉ 27 ናይ መከራን ስቓይን ዓመታት እዩ ወሲዱሎም። እዞም ክልተ ዓበይቲ ብሄራት ኢትዮጵያ፣ ንከፋፊልካ ግዛእ ሜላ ውሑዳን ተጋሩ ኣቐዲሞም እንተዝነቕሑሉን ኣንጻሩ ብሓባር እንተዝለዓሉን ከም'ቲ ኣብ 2018 ዝርኣናዮ፣ ወያነ ትግራይ ሓንቲ ለይቲ እውን ትኹን ኣብ ኣራት ኪሎ ቤተ መንግስቲ ኣይምሓደረትን ኔራ።

ዋላ'ኳ ብድሕሪ ነዊሕ ድንዛዘ ይኹን'ምበር፣ እዞም ክልተ ዓበይቲ ብሄራት ኢትዮጵያ፣ ንሽጣራን ተንኮልን መርዛማት ወያነ ትግራይ ምስ ተረድኡ፣ ብጥምረት ምንቅስቓስ "ኦሮማራ" ንሰረቕቲን ሸፋቱን ወያነ ትግራይ ብደናጉላን ኣባትርን ጥራይ ናብ'ቲ በዓቲ ሰረቕትን ጎሓላሉ መሬት ትግራይ ኣብ ሓደ ረፍዲ እዮም ክሰጉዎም ክኢሎም።

ወያ ብድሕሪ ሞት ትግራዋይ ሃጸይ ዮሃንስ ብድሕሪ 100 ዓመት ብደምን መስዋእቲን ተጋሩ ዝተረኽበ ስልጣን ስለዝኾነ፣ 100 ዓመት ንኢትዮጵያ ክንገዝእ ኢና ብምባል፣ ንስም ወያነ ትግራይ "ኣውራ ፓርቲ" ኣጠሚቖም፣ "ኢህኣዴግ" ብዝሰመይዎ ናይ ሓሶት ጉልባብ ናይ ትግራይ ስርወ-መንግስቲ (Dynasty) ኣብ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ንኽተኽሉ ብምሕሳብ ተረከብቲ ናይ መጻኢ ስልጣን ኢሎም ንደቆምን ኣዝማዶምን ኣብ ዩኒቨርስቲታት ቻይና ከምህሩ ዝጀመሩ መራሕቲ ጃንዳ ትግራይ፣ ጥምረት "ኦሮማራ" ዘይሓሰብዎ ዓቢ መርድእ እዩ ሒዙሎም መጽዩ። ወያ ን100 ዓመት ትሕለብ ናይ ሆላንድ ላም ዝሓሰብዋ ኢትዮጵያ ድማ እቲ ጓጉድ ጸባ ካብ ኣፎም ተደፊኡዎም።

ኩሉ ከምዝፈልጦ ድማ ቀንዲ መራሕቲ ናይ'ዛ ሸፋቱ ጃንዳ ትግራይ ኣብ ኣኽሱም ሆቴል መቐለ ባዕላዊ ውሻበ (Self- quarantine) ጌሮም ኣለዉ።

ኣብ ኣዲስ ኣበባ መንበረ ስልጣን ዝተሓደገት ወያነ ትግራይ፣ ብድሕር ሕጂ ሰማይን ምድርን እንተተላገበ ናብ ስልጣን ማእከላይ መንግስቲ ኣይክትመጽእን እያ። ድሮ'ኳ እቲ "ኢህኣዴግ" ዘጠመቐቶ ናይ ሓሶት መጎልበቢኣ ተቐዲዱ ናብ እንዳ ጎሓፍ ተደርብዩ ኣሎ። ጃንዳ ወያነ ትግራይ ድማ ናይ ክልል ፓርቲ ኮይና ድንኪ (Dwarfed) ኮይና ኣላ። በዚ ተስፋ ዝቖረጸት መታለሊት ሽፍታ ወያነ ትግራይ፣ ገጻ ብጨው ሓጺባ፣ ገጻ ናብ ሰሜን ጠውያ፣ ነቶም ቅድሚ ሕጂ መንበረ ስልጣን ማእከላይ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ሒዛ ከላ፣ ከም ሓድሽ ጀማራይ ስፖርተኛ ቅልጽማ ናይ ብሓቂ ዝተርነዐ መሲልዋ

ኦሮሞ ኣሎ በሎ! ኣምሓራይ ኣሎ በሎ! ጋምቤላ ኣሎ በሎ! ቤንሻንጉል ኣሎ በሎ! በሎ ነዚ ትምክሕተኛ ኤርትራዊ

እንዳበለት፣ ወራር ኣብ ልዕሊ ወራር ኣንጻሮም ንዘካየደትሎም፣ መቓብር ስውኣቶም ንዝፍሓረትሎም፣ ልዕሊ 100,000 ኤርትራዊ ሃብቲ ንብረቱ ዘሚታ ንተጋሩ ከምዝመቓቐል ንዝገበረቶም፣ ንኣስታት 20 ዓመታት ፖሊሲ ኣይ ሰላም ኣይ ኩናት ኣዊጃ ከም ህዝቢን ሃገርን ከተዳኽሞም ንዝፈተነት፣ ልዑል ገንዘብ ሰሊዓ ብኣውራጃ፣ ብብሄርን ብሃይማኖትን ክትበታትኖም ንዝሃቀነት ኤርትራዊያን "ኣሕዋት ኢና" ዝብል ሓድሽ ናይ መታለሊ ሜላ ጀሚራ ኣላ።

ጃንዳ ትግራይ፣ ብባህሪኣ ሓድነትን ስኒትን ህዝቢታት ኣይሰማምዓን እዩ። ከም'ቲ ንህዝቢ ኢትዮጵያ፣ ትካላዊ ቅርጺ (Institutional structure) ኣትሒዛ፣ ንሓድሕዱ ከምዘይሳነን ከምዘይተኣማመንን ጌራ ን 27 ዓመታት ዝኣክል ስጋኡ በሊዓ፣ ዓጽሙ ግሂጻ፣ ኣንጉዑ መጽያ ዝገዝኣቶ፣ ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ እውን ብተመሳሳሊ ብዓሌት፣ ብከባቢን ሃይማኖትን ጎዛዝያ በዓል ውድቕቲ ሃገር (failed state) ጌራ ኣብ ዝተናውሐ ጊዜ ናብ ረብሓኣ ከተውዕሎ፣ ካብ'ቲ ንዓመታት ካብ ህዝቢ ኢትዮጵያ ዝሰረቐቶ ቢልዮናት ዶላር ገዚፍ ባጀት ሰሊዓ ብግሁድን ብስውርን ትሰርሕ ኣላ።

ሓንሳብ ብግሁድ "ኣሕዋት ኢና"፣ ሓንሳብ "ህዝቢ ምስ ህዝቢ" ብስውር ድማ ትግራይ ትግርኚ (ጋዕጋዕዝያን) እንዳበለት፣ ነዚ ሰይጣናዊ ዕላማኣ ዘገልግልዋ ሰብ ቅልውላው መንነትን ሃሱሳት ደቂ ሃገርን ዓሲባ፣ ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ ብሃይማኖትን ብሄርን ክትመቓቕል ኣበርቲዓ ትሰርሕ ኣላ። ጃንዳ ወያነ ትግራይ ከም ሃመማ ኣብ ርስሓት እያ ትራባሕ፣ ትውለድን ትዓኩኽን። ጀንዳ ትግራይ ኣብ ቦታ ምምቕቓል ህዝቢ ኣላ፣ ኣብ ቦታ ጸቢብነት ኣላ።

ጃንዳ ትግራይ፣ ኣብ ክፍኣት ዘበለ ኩሉ ቦታ ኣላ!

እንተኾነ ግን፣ እዚ ሽጣራ ጃንዳ ትግራይ፤ ሳላ ልዑል ንቕሓት ኣብ ውሽጢን ኣብ ደገን ዝነብር ህዝቢ ኤርትራ፣ ምስ ከውሒ ተጋጭዩ ሓሸውሸው ክብል ነዊሕ ጊዜ ኣይወሰደሉን። እዚ ኣብ ግዜ ምምሕዳር እንግሊዝ ብእንግሊዛዊያን ተፈቲኑ ዘይተዓወተ ጥፉሽ ሜላ፣ ብጃንዳ ሽፍታ ትግራይ ክዕወት ኢዩ ኢልካ ድማ ፈጺሙ ክሕሰብ እውን ዘይብሉ ካብ ዛላንበሳን ራማን ዘይሓልፍ ሽጣራ ድውያን እዩ።

ጃንዳ ወያነ ትግራይ፣ ናይ እንዳ ጎሓፍ ሃመማ!

[Zmeselo]

Eritrea: American Center Asmara Offers a Robotics Program



March 13, 2020: The American Center Asmara offers a Robotics Program designed to instill science, math and technology skills in children ages 9-12. The program brings these kids together, to explore computer programming and robot design in a fun learning environment. At the end of the program, the students share what they had learned with their families and friends.



Source: Chief of Mission Steve Walker US Embassy

[Zmeselo]

[Digital Weyane]

DOWN, DOWN TESFAY ARADOM (PhD)

I urge all my Weyane brothers from Adwa not to read the article below, because it is bad for our mental health.

TPLF’s Vitriol Underscores President Isaias’ Consistent and Principled Message

President Isaias’ latest interview, once again, stirred TPLF’s establishment as he reiterates his solidarity toward ‘stable, united Ethiopia’


Consistently consistent. The Eritrean people and gov’t harbored neither animosity nor wish instability and disintegration to fall upon Ethiopia. The TPLF are still resentful to this principled stance as it has been the only obstacle to fulfill their agenda of creating an independent “Tigray Republic” by seceding from Ethiopia.

BY TESFAY ARADOM (PhD)

March 12, 2020

President Isaias Afwerki’s interview with ERI-TV on February, 2020 stirred huge repercussions because his historically consistent resolve to promote social harmony among Ethiopians and political integrity of Ethiopia.

Such a stance has been anathema to the TPLF leadership, mainly because it perceives it as a reason for its unfulfilled objective of “Greater Tigray”. For more than two decades, the kleptocratic TPLF leadership dominated the political landscape in Ethiopia through a Federal arrangement, a euphemism for a “divide and rule policy”.

Such a political structure enabled it to monopolize political power and deplete the country’s economic and financial resources. Inevitably, the massive resentment among the population due to the discriminatory and oppressive political and economic conditions, gradually morphed into a sustained popular uprising. In keeping with its tyrannical propensity, the narrow clique continued to take draconian measures including cold-blooded killings, torture and massive imprisonment.

Additionally, with the tacit approval of the West, the commitment of crimes against humanity went on unabated for more than two decades. The narrow TPLF clique was also actively engaged in concocting nefarious pretexts to diplomatically isolate Eritrea and drive a wedge between its people and the government. The unprovoked military invasion in May of 1998, was the culmination of the clique’s aggressive predisposition.

In collusion with other governments in the region, it created a contrived border conflict with Djibouti and left no stone unturned to forge regional alliances such as the Sana Forum and IGAD, to further impose a diplomatic isolation on Eritrea. Successive US governments and European nations became complicit in this conspiratorial activity, by abusing their respective influences at the UN. The imposition of the illegal and unfair sanctions in 2009 and 2011 through the UNSC and ludicrous accusations of human rights violations through the HRC, are reprehensible actions taken by these international organizations.

To further enable the corrupt dictatorial regime, they touted it as a regional anchor, provided it with unfettered diplomatic cover and squandered massive economic support. Such myopic actions, aimed at protecting their economic and diplomatic interests in the region, emboldened the regime to invade neighboring nations and continually threaten Eritrea with regime change.



As the economic and political conditions in Ethiopia deteriorated, massive social upheavals particularly among the youth ensued and the country was on the verge of experiencing a full-blown social implosion. A catastrophic situation was averted, mainly due to Prime Minister Abiy’s contrition with regard to domestic problems and a bold decision in so far as the Eritrea Ethiopia Border Commission’s “final and binding” decision was concerned.

As a result, the kleptocratic clique was rendered totally inconsequential in the new political discourse in Ethiopia. Important contributing factors to the collapse of the TPLF regime were the admirable patience and display of visionary political and diplomatic policy by the Eritrean Government, despite TPLF’s continual military provocations and diplomatic intrigues.

Stripped of its domestic political power and diplomatic influence in the international arena, the clique, in keeping with its past behavior, began devising and financing clandestine activities aimed at undermining the fledgling peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia and scuttle the unprecedented reconciliation effort between the two peoples.

In spite of the protracted oppression and atrocities that the Eritrean people suffered at the hands of successive Ethiopians governments, for the EPLF, the government of Eritrea, and the Eritrean people magnanimity has been a virtue consistently displayed both towards Ethiopia and its people as well as the international community.



The Eritrean people never harbored any animosity towards the people of Ethiopia and neither did they ever wish instability and disintegration to fall upon their country. Historical evidence abounds, to illustrate this point.

Since it is beyond the scope of this paper to delve deeply into this issue, suffice to mention EPLF’s policy toward Ethiopian POWs and the humane treatment that the defeated and demoralized Ethiopian soldiers received from the Eritrean civilian population; as they tried to frantically escape west to the Sudan and south to Ethiopia.

Additionally, the support that the EPLF and currently the government have been providing to the Ethiopian opposition groups have been clearly predicated upon maintaining the territorial integrity of the country and advancing social harmony among its people.

However, the fact that, for generations, the people of Eritrea have always been keenly tuned to their collective historical experience should be underscored. The continual sweet talk from Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region of Ethiopia, will never hoodwink the people of Eritrea. Its repeated failed attempts to orchestrate regime change, the illegal expulsion of 70,000 innocent Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean descent, the robbery of their financial and material resources, the sadistic atrocities committed against innocent civilians and persistent frantic efforts to bring about international diplomatic isolation on Eritrea; will remain permanently etched in their individual and collective memories.

So, this is the historical context within which the recent diatribes in response to PIA’s principled and consistent message, should be interpreted. One hopes that the clarion call from the Honorable President will be heeded, to avert a social implosion in Ethiopia and the inevitable dire consequences in the region.

Finally, the hypocritical statements emanating from Mekelle, including the preposterous call for the Eritrean Defense Units to defect to Tigray and the duplicitous claim that Tigray is a safe haven for Eritreans, are nothing but a clear indication of the paranoia and fatalism that pervade among the TPLF leadership.

Wetru Awet N’hafash!

[Awash]

Deqi komarit medlin of Adwa,
"Principled" message from your wedi komarit tyrant. Mushmush wedi sebeyti.

[Fitawrari Meshesha]

[Awash]

"principled"

[Zmeselo]

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Zfessemo aka zombie,
Chief of Mission?

U.S. redesignates N. Korea as violator of religious freedom

08:39 December 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The United States has redesignated North Korea as a violator of religious freedom, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday, continuing a designation Pyongyang earned in 2001.

North Korea is among nine Countries of Particular Concern for engaging in or tolerating "systematic, ongoing, (and) egregious violations of religious freedom," Pompeo said in a statement.

The designations were made Wednesday in accordance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and subject the nations to further action by the U.S., including economic sanctions.

"These designations underscore the United States' commitment to protect those who seek to exercise their freedom of religion or belief," Pompeo said. "We believe that everyone, everywhere, at all times, should have the right to live according to the dictates of their conscience. We will continue to challenge state and non-state entities that seek to infringe upon those fundamental rights and to ensure they are held to account for their actions."

The eight other countries are Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191221000500325

[Zmeselo]

These TPLF rats seek my attention, like [deleted] prostitutes.

[Awash]

To whom it may concern:

U.S. redesignates N. Korea as violator of religious freedom

08:39 December 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The United States has redesignated North Korea as a violator of religious freedom, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday, continuing a designation Pyongyang earned in 2001.

North Korea is among nine Countries of Particular Concern for engaging in or tolerating "systematic, ongoing, (and) egregious violations of religious freedom," Pompeo said in a statement.

The designations were made Wednesday in accordance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and subject the nations to further action by the U.S., including economic sanctions.

"These designations underscore the United States' commitment to protect those who seek to exercise their freedom of religion or belief," Pompeo said. "We believe that everyone, everywhere, at all times, should have the right to live according to the dictates of their conscience. We will continue to challenge state and non-state entities that seek to infringe upon those fundamental rights and to ensure they are held to account for their actions."

The eight other countries are Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191221000500325

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Isayas afchrki has not built a damn thing in eritrea. Nothing. Not even restored the art deco. Hes wasted millions of ppls time because he is that selfcentered loser that will nevet succeed at anything he does. Eritrea liberation and independence was Salah hisbee Eritra Salah Eritrean tegadalities. Salah hafash wudub. Salah G 15 the Free Press. Salah Religious groups in Eritrea. Salah Eritrean people. Isyas Afchrki and his pfdj selfishnaatnet is only interested in stealing and cloutriding legit eritreans and then have them disappeared. Schitmeselo cigar pushkin have never served and will get executed for supporting the dicTraitor isayas.