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Eritrea – Ethiopia: 15 Years of Silence and Complicity

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017TesfaNews1 Comment

OEA asks UNSC to end occupation of Eritrean territory and lift the sanctions. BY ORGANIZATION OF ERITREAN AMERICANS The Organization of Eritrean Americans, in a statement, has asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to shoulder its responsibilities and force the minority regime ruling Ethiopia today to comply with international law and the UN Charter. April […]

Eritreans Held Successful Demonstration in London UK

December 13, 2016December 13, 2016TesfaNews17 Comments

By Embassy Media, On the occasion of the 14th Anniversary of the international ruling made by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, British-Eritreans and Friends of Eritrea held a demonstration in London on Monday 12th December 2016 outside the office of the Prime Minster, No. 10 Downing Street.

Eritrea: When the UN Security Council Dithers

December 20, 2015July 31, 2020TesfaNews34 Comments

By Sophia Tesfamariam, It is December already and another year is coming to an end. December marks important milestones in Eritrea’s history. It was on 2 December 1950 that Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia, a US ally, against the wishes of the Eritrean people. It was in December 2000 that the Algiers Agreements between Eritrea […]

Cross Border Attack From Ethiopia Killed 16 Sudanese Civilians

October 30, 2015TesfaNews2 Comments

By TesfaNews, The Sudanese Minister of Interior, Esmat Abdul Rahaman has accused Ethiopian “gangs” for killing at least 16 Sudanese farmers in an attack at the common border with Ethiopia. The minister told parliament on Thursday that at least 16 Sudanese farmers have been killed and another 12 injured in clashes with some Ethiopian armed […]

ሓሶት ከም ቅቡል ባህሊ ፡ ምጽወታ ከኣ ከም ናይ ልምዓት ወፍሪ ሕዱር ሕማም መራሕቲ ኢትዮጵያ

July 11, 2015TesfaNews14 Comments

ብ ግርማይ በርሀ (ሽካጎ) መራሕቲ ኢትዮጵያ ፡ ንክውንነት ሃገሮም ኮነ ፡ ቑጠባዊ ትሕዝቶን ዓቕምታትን ህዝቦም ዘንጸባርቑን ኣብ ጸብጻብ ዘእቱዉን ፡ ንቐጻሊ ዕቤት ሕበረተ ሰቦም ንቅድሚት ክደፍኡ ዘኽእሉ ፡ ፖሎቲካዊ ዕላማን ፡ ሃገራውን ዓለማውን ፖሊሲታትን ዝኽተሉ ኮይኖም ኣይጸንሑን ። በኣንጻሩ ነቶም ንቑጠባውን ወተሃደራውን በሓትነትን ዕብለላን ዝሰርሑ ግዳማውያን ሓይልታት ፡ ድሌታቶም ከማልኡን መደባቶም ከሳልጡ ዘኽእሉ ኩነታት ክፈጥሩን […]

Necessary Illusions: Understanding Hailemariam Desalegn’s Recent Threat

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015TesfaNews31 Comments

By Ray Ja Fraser, RECENTLY, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn warned that Ethiopia will “be forced to take…appropriate action to quell [Eritrea’s] destabilization efforts.” The comments parallel those he made in an interview conducted last year, warning that Ethiopia has shifted its policy towards Eritrea and is now determined to unseat Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki […]

ERITREA: No Weapon Can Defeat a People Decided to be Free

May 21, 2015July 31, 2020TesfaNews20 Comments

By Sophia Tesfamariam, ERITREA’S Independence came in 1991 when the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front’s (EPLF) army rolled into Asmara, the Eritrean capital, ending the 30-yr armed struggle for independence. Eritrea’s independence was accepted by the US led international community with great reluctance, and for the last 24 years, there have been several attempts to thwart […]

Africa’s Cuba: Eritrea Endures 13 Years of Illegal Occupation and Sanctions

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015TesfaNews18 Comments

By Elias Amare (for Black Agenda Report), MONDAY April 13, was the 13th anniversary of the ruling of the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC), and the continued illegal occupation of sovereign Eritrean territories by Ethiopia since then. Also, it’s been well over five years since the US engineered unjust sanctions at the UN Security Council […]