An Ethiopian and Susan Rice Semiannual Ritual at the UN Security Council

By Bereket Tecle, Once again this July, the chairman of the so-called U.N. Somalia Eritrea Monitoring group (Matt Bryden), US Ambassador to the UN (Susan Rice) and PM of the genocidal minority regime in Ethiopia (Meles Zenawi) have begun what they have been doing for a while; a joint semiannual ritual at the UNSC. The goal is to undermine, […]

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Eritrea Dismisses US Sanctions on Shabaab-linked Suspects

By Capital FM, Eritrea on Saturday denounced as unfounded US sanctions imposed on two Eritrean government officials accused of links to al-Qaeda affiliated Somali rebels. They had been targeted “not because there is a shred of truth or material evidence to the false accusations heaped upon them” but because the US wanted to give the […]

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Meb Keflezighi of Eritrea Rises Again

The trailblazer has nothing to lose as he guns for another Olympic medal.  By Sabrina Grotewold, Mebrahtom Keflezighi’s a nice guy, but he’s got teeth. Sharpening them was a prerequisite for any post-collegiate elite runner hoping to reverse the abysmal state of U.S. distance running in 2000. Keflezighi, known affectionately by family and fans as […]

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President Isaias’ July 31 Letter to President Obama

By TesfaNews, President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea has sent a letter dated July 31, 2011 to President Obama to bring his kind attention on some urgent matters that have grave implications for peace, security and stability in Eritrea, Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa region.  Some of the topics he mentioned on his letter include Ethiopia’s hysterical campaign […]

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Eritrea: Guilty Before Proven Guilty

By Haile Habtegaber, It is to be recalled that on 23 December 2009, the UN Security Council passed a resolution sanctioning Eritrea founded from unsubstantiated allegations and lies blaming it is supporting insurgents in Somalia and other unfounded assertions. However, what is beyond belief is the conspicuous dearth of factual verifiable incriminating evidence. Nowhere in […]

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Statement of the Eritrean Foreign Minister, Before the United Nations Security Council Informal Interactive Dialogue

By TesfaNews, The below is the full statement made by Eritrean Foreign Minister, Mr. Osman M. Saleh during the United Nations Security Council Informal Interactive Dialogue on July 19, 2011.  ——————————————- Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Let me first express my appreciation to you Mr. President and to the Permanent Representative of Gabon, for […]

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