Eritrean Gov’t Spokesman on Recent Reports of ‘Mass Mobilization’

“Eritrea is not mobilizing its entire population. This is a deliberate distortion and exaggeration of the reality on the ground. Some reservists were called up, but that’s a tiny number. ” – Eritrean Gov’t Spokesperson and Minister of Information BY ULRICH COPPEL (Software translation) * The Eritrean Minister for Information, Yemane Gebremeskel, explains to ulrich-coppel.de […]

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Eritrea Rejects EU’s Unwarranted Accusations

BY EMBASSY OF ERITREA – BRUSSELES | PRESS RELEASE A Press Statement “on the latest developments in Ethiopia’’ issued by the Spokespersons of the EU on Wednesday this week accuses Eritrea for “impeding the ongoing efforts towards peace in Ethiopia’’. This accusation is not only factually baseless, but it also overlooks, willfully and for ulterior […]

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Eritrea’s National Service: A National Rite of Passage

The national service program in Eritrea is a birthright, a rite of passage, a cultural heritage that needs nurturing and development. BY SARA TESFAY | SHABAIT Thousands of Eritrean youth, who make up the 33rd round of National Service, completed the last year of high school and military training, and added to the large pool of […]

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Eritrea Blames CIA for 2011 Acts of Subversion

This is an exclusive interview with Eritrea’s Minister of Information BY GUIDO TALARICO | EASTWEST MAGAZINE A few days ago, the Eritrean Ministry of Information published documents that would prove the involvement of the CIA (the US secret services), Mossad (the Israeli secret services) and some NGOs in a series of activities aimed at boycotting Eritrea.

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President Isaias Meets Deputy Chairman of Sudanese TMC

President Isaias today met and held talks with Let. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan (aka Hemedti), Deputy Head of the Sudan’s Transitional Military Council. BY SHABAIT President Isaias Afwerki today, 2 July met and held talks at the State House with Let. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan.

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Sudan Military Council Calls for ‘Unconditional’ Talks with Protesters

BY CGTN AFRICA Sudan’s military council on Wednesday urged opposition leaders to resume negotiations on the transition of power, without preconditions, but the comments could further complicate the already stalled transition process as protest organizers continue their nighttime demonstrations demanding civilian rule.

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A Spring in The Horn: Mass Protest and Transition in Sudan and Ethiopia

BY RASHID ABDI | ADDIS STANDARD Two mass protest movements have, in quick succession, forced regime changes in Sudan and Ethiopia, two of the Horn of Africa’s quintessential “hard” states. A deep-seated disillusion with the security and developmental states drives the new “revolutionary” mood. What is less clear is where all the ferment and the […]

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