Isaias Ethiopia Visit Archives

Putting the Eritrean-Ethiopian Rapprochement into Proper Perspective

October 27, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY YEMANE BEYENE | ECIS * The long overdue rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia is an encouraging development in the relationship between the two countries. Undoubtedly, its ramifications will extend throughout the region.

Ethiopia-Eritrea Relation: From Where to Where?

September 2, 2018September 4, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY TARIKU DEBRETSION | SATENAW NEWS The euphoric jubilation in the streets of Asmara and Addis Ababa that we have witnessed in the last few weeks is the Eritrean and Ethiopian peoples’ affirmation and celebration of the peace overtures made by PM Abiy. The stoic Ethiopian and Eritrean people, young and old, men and women, […]

“Peace was a Surprise”… But to Whom?

July 21, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

‘Ameskira haki kem te’ewet’…, roughly translates as “[Eritrea] foretold its ability to succeed” BY MELA GHEBREMEDHIN The above quote, taken from the Eritrean national anthem, resonated with me while I sat there watching the extravaganza organized at Addis Ababa’s Millennium Hall in honour of President Isaias Afwerki, and by extension, Eritrea.

What Eritrea Achieved with the Peace Deal

July 20, 2018November 2, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY AMANUEL BIEDEMARIAM Peace is not lottery price that you win by gambling. Peace is not something we can buy or barter to get. Peace is not something that is handed as a gift. Peace is a decision, a commitment for tranquil, quiet life free from disturbance. Peace is a decision a commitment to life-free […]

Ethiopia’s Peaceful Revolution

July 19, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY THOMAS C MOUNTAIN The uniquely African Empire of Ethiopia has seen itself launched into a peaceful revolution that promises to transform one of the planets poorest countries into a modern peoples democracy.

Peace in the Horn: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

July 17, 2018July 31, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY DR. FIKREJESUS AMHAZION Victor Hugo, a poet, novelist, and dramatist who was among the most important of the French Romantic writers, put it well when he noted, “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” In the Horn of Africa, which for decades has been plagued by conflicts and tension, the […]

Eritrean Embassy in Ethiopia Reopened

July 17, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

The opening of the embassy was the culmination of President Isaias Afwerki’s three-day visit to Ethiopia, his first to the country in 22 years. BY TESFANEWS * Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed re-opened the Eritrean embassy in the capital Addis Ababa, a week after signing a “joint declaration of peace […]

Ethiopian Army Awaiting Instructions to Withdraw Troops

July 15, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY NIZA MANEK | BLOOMBERG Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he would take action against those who may seek to block a peace declaration with Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, as Ethiopia’s army awaits instructions on troop withdrawals from border areas.