Author Archives: Assimba

Since long time now, there have appeared various analyses, by E Abdullah A. Ado – abdullahadoa@gmail.com Introduction: Since 1993, there have appeared various analyses, by Eritrean and non-Eritrean writers alike, of the causes and effects of Issayas Afewarki and his … Continue reading →

The UN Security Council has passed a powerful resolution imposi By Harakale Mohamed Hanfere – Email: harmohanfere@gmail.com On Wednesday, December 23, 2009, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) slapped an arms embargo on Issayas Afewarki’s regime and imposed targeted sanctions … Continue reading →

The Eway Revolution: a missing point By Obo Arada Shawl  December 23, 2009   The spirit of Wallelign The process of Debteraw The writings of Hama Tuma have triggered respectively, to the downfall of the Monarchy, the military Dictatorship and … Continue reading →

Dictator Without Borders By Alem Mamo There are dictators and there are purist dictators. The first group of dictators have the minimum intelligence required to notice and somehow accept when their time is up. They reluctantly give in realizing the … Continue reading →

If Africa’s ‘Climate Leader’ is Meles Zenawi, then the continen By Alem Mamo There was a time in African history when visionary leaders defeated the unjust hegemony of colonialism. They envisaged a peaceful, developed, united and self-reliant continent that lives … Continue reading →

Finally Ato Hailu Shawl found his niche after a long and hard s By Obo Arada Shawl – November 13, 2009 Name: Hailu Shawl Address: unknown/undetermined Title: Engineer Desire: HIM = Hailu-Issaias-Meles = His Imperial Majesty     It is … Continue reading →

Threatening the mere existence of united Ethiopia November 10, 2009  By Alex Birhanu – alexbirhanu@yahoo.com In today’s Eritrea, a country of 5 million people, the acute needs are becoming boundless by the day as this tiny nation is continuously slipping … Continue reading →

Blood Coffee Coming to Coffee Shops Near You By Alem Mamo “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Much has been said about the curse of natural resources in … Continue reading →

Dereje Tekaligne I recently read in the EEDN Ato Mesfin Makonen (otherwise an honourable man who keeps us informed on how the US Congress deals with our fate) informing all of us that the recent document signed by Engineer Hailu … Continue reading →

The whole world is now aware of the political situation in Ethiopia because once again the Ethiopian people are staring at a situation of mass starvation.  Famines are not unique to Ethiopia.  All recent ones in the world, like the … Continue reading →