Something is developing inside the U.S. Embassy in Asmara. From a “Coming Soon” message last week to “The doors will be opening soon” today. No further explanations given and all these communicated through the Official Facebook page of the Embassy in Asmara. But, which doors are opening this time? The messages are deliberately short and are, of […]
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“Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to build bridges of understanding. Do not build higher barriers of misunderstanding” – Dale Carnegie By T. Goshu, I WANTED to begin my comment with this worthwhile quoting to underscore how listening to any point […]
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By Dr. Samuel Mahaffy, FROM the U.S. White House today, President Obama correctly acknowledged in regard to sanctions against Cuba that “isolation has not worked” and that it is time for a “new approach.” Listening to his speech, I reflect that nearly every statement made in regard to the ineffectiveness of sanctions against Cuba apply […]
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By TesfaNews, PRESIDENT Isaias Afwerki and HH the Emir Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , held a session of talks at the Emiri Diwan today (7 December) in the morning hours, according to the Qatar News Agency. During the session they discussed relations between the two countries, means of enhancing existing bilateral relations as well […]
Continue ReadingBy Sudan Vision, President of the Republic Omer Al Bashir has received a written message from his Eritrean counterpart Issias Afwerki dealing with mutual cooperation between the two countries. The message was conveyed to the President by Afwerki’s envoy. Al Bashir lauded the distinguished relations between Sudan and Eritrea and instructed competent authorities to coordinate […]
Continue ReadingUS Hostility, Not Eritrean Rigidity, Responsible For Sour Relations By Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United States Diplomat and Former Ambassador to Nigeria and South Africa, Princeton Lyman, recently wrote a piece blaming Eritrea for the lack in progress in relations with the United States. By choosing to remain silent about the many, well-documented wrong-doings of […]
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