What is Missing in Eritrea is Market Freedom, Not Political Freedom

BY GEORGE F. TESFA Democracy is a controversial topic, especially for advocates of free market capitalism and the West in general, and rightfully so. What is democratic capitalism? It is a political, economic and social ideology that combines a democratic political system with a free market economy, a system with many opposition political parties and […]

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Ambassador Andeberhan: Selective Dementia or Sheer Dishonesty?

BY SOPHIA TESFAMARIAM, Eritrea’s former Ambassador to the EU, Andeberhan Woldegiorghis, released a short “manifesto” of his new “political platform” through Youtube on 17 January 2014.  This was apparently meant as a prelude to the still-born “Forum for National Dialogue” that was subsequently launched in London in early February 2014.  I suppose it’s the modus operandi-or […]

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Norway to Deport 400 Ethiopian Refugees

By The Reporter, Starting from March 15, the Norwegian government is set to deport over 400 Ethiopian refugees living in the country without legal documents or resident permit back to Ethiopia. This was followed after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on January 26 between Mr. Torgeir Larsen, the State Secretary for Norwegian government and Ambassador Berhane Gebrekristos, in Addis […]

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