The US seems willing to accept Ethiopia’s defeat of its former puppet, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) if it can just drive a wedge between Ethiopia and Eritrea. BY ANN GARRISON | BLACK AGENDA REPORT Western officials and pundits never stop trying to drive a wedge between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Their screams that Eritrea […]
Continue ReadingBy Diane Bell, THE day after San Diego runner Meb Keflezighi won the Boston Marathon this year, he a received a congratulatory call from President Barack Obama, who ended, “We’ll be in touch.” “I probably won’t hear from him,” said Keflezighi. Not only did he hear back, he sat at the table with President and First […]
Continue ReadingBy Alemayehu G. Mariam, THE African Circus is coming to town. It is officially called “U.S-Africa Leadership Summit” (not Ringling African Brothers). It is scheduled to be held on August 5-6 in Washington D.C. The theme of the “Summit” is “Investing in the Next Generation”. According to the pre-Summit hype, in the first ever “U.S.-Africa […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, Washington, DC. Mayor, Vincent C. Gray, has joined the club of U.S. Mayors that congratulate the people and State of Eritrea on their Independence Day. In his congratulatory letter, the Mayor expressed his great pride and respect towards the celebration of Eritrea’s 22nd Independence Day, same way he prides on his own country’s […]
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