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Breaking News: Coup in Eritrea

Members of the Eritrea army have detained President Isaias Afewerki and top generals in what appears to be the first coup against the Eritrean government.

Reached by phone some minutes ago our source said that gun shot were heard in capital  Asmara but the population is not aware yet about the coup, the whole interview will be published in audio format in the coming hours.
Update:

This was our first April joke but we believe that all of us are hoping that a change will come soon in our beloved country

Talk to Al Jazeera – President Isaias Afwerki – Your comments please

Please listen and comment the latest interview conducted by Al Jazeera with Isias Afwerki

A Permanent Solution to the Border Conflict

The never ending border problem between Eritrea and Ethiopia might find a permanent solution soon. The solution might come from Mother Nature and not from politicians. According to scientists from the University of Rochester in New York and their colleagues from Eritrea, Ethiopia and other countries, a 35-mile-long rift in the desert of Ethiopia could rip open, creating a new sea in just days.

The scientists say that they’ve confirmed the volcanic activity beneath the rift, discovered in 2005, is nearly identical to the that at the bottom of the world’s ocean and that means the rift is likely the beginning of a new sea. A professor from the University of California, who was not affiliated with the research, called the result a

breakthrough in our understanding of continental rifting leading to the creation of new ocean basins”

If the rift creates a new sea, Eritrea will no longer have any border with Ethiopia meaning no more conflicts and no more excuses for our President Isias Afwerqi. Do you think then he will implement our shelved constitution and allowing democratic election? If the answer is yes then I hope that the sea will be created very soon. There is though a question that bothers me and the scientists forgot to address, the question of Badme, whether it will belong to Eritrea or Ethiopia.

Let me know what you think, comment here

Read more >> African desert rift confirmed as new ocean in the making

Eritrean Tragedy

How many Eritreans are suffering like Tamasgen in refugee camps in Sudan, Ethiopia and other countries, watch
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Quotes from Isaias

Isias

Reuters published some quotes from our president Isias Afewrki, here are som on my favourite quotes that only show that we are dealing with a very special dictatator

ON DISSIDENCE:

“I don’t need someone to tell me when I make a mistake. This is my politically culture. I don’t expect anyone to come and tell me I have made a mistake. I don’t need anyone to bully me and push me around to correct my mistake.

On the failed economy
Read this quate and tell me if you understand anything.

It may take decades to really evaluate achievements in food security, migrating from rain-fed agriculture into irrigated agriculture, introducing the most advanced technologies, transforming and changing the systems that have been in place for so long. It is a very difficult task.

GOLD MINING HOPES:

“(Gold) is not a resource that will dramatically change the quality of life in this country. “It would be very damaging to expect improvement in the economy because we are mining gold. I have never entertained that idea.”

I think he means that the revenue will be spend on his military adventures.

THOUSANDS FLEEING ERITREA:

They will come back. They are going for a picnic. They will come back one day.

ALLEGED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN AUGUST:

It’s a fantasy. It’s an insanity . I have never worried.

LEADERSHIP AFTER ISAIAS:

Only someone with supernatural powers knows that

Which on are your favourite quotes?

Eritrea fails to pay its bills

According Wikipedia the term failed state is often used to describe a state perceived as having failed at some of the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government. All the following attributes that characterize a faied state applies to Eritrea:

* loss of physical control of its territory, or of the monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force therein, ( We lost Badme)
* erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions, (Issias is the only decision maker)
* an inability to provide reasonable public services, (There is no public service to talk about in Eritrea)
* an inability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community. (Eritrea can not live in peace with its neigbours and have issues with the African Union, USA and EU and now it is failing to pay its bills)

KUWAIT, Sept 13 (KUNA) — The Independent Petroleum Group (IPG) said on Sunday it is resorting to the Court of Arbitration in London (governed by the Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce -ICC Rules), to obtain an arbitration award confirming that Eritrea and the Petroleum Corporation of Eritrea – PCE (the National Petroleum Company totally owned by the State of Eritrea) should immediately pay IPG the value of delivered petroleum products of around KD 19 million. The IPG stated that both Petroleum Corporation of Eritrea (PCE) and the State of Eritrea acknowledge the debt but apologize for the delay in payment due to the international financial crisis.
The IPG has been supplying petroleum products to the Petroleum Corporation of Eritrea (PCE) for more than 11 years, the statement added.
Despite the confirmations that IPG received from the highest governmental authorities in Eritrea pertaining to the payment of the due amounts, Independent Petroleum Group has decided to submit to arbitration while being sure that these amounts will be entirely collected through the aforementioned arbitration.
The decision of the Company in obtaining an arbitration award through the Court of Arbitration in London (Our lawyers in England are confident that the award would be in our favor due to the fact that the Petroleum Corporation of Eritrea (PCE) and the State of Eritrea, both acknowledge the full amount of the debt and do not object it) aims to preserve our rights and force both Petroleum Corporation of Eritrea (PCE) and the State of Eritrea to immediately pay the due amounts, it noted.
It also gives IPG the ability to collect those dues from Eritrea’s assets worldwide, the statement said.

Who would you Like to See as Eritrea’s President in a Democratic Eritrea?

We posed this question in our poll that you can see in the sidebar to the right, so far we have responses from 401 persons and Woldeyesus Ammar of Eritrean people party is leading. We did not exclude Issias Afewrki from the poll because we think he has still supporters, specielly among Eritreans in the diaspora. Of course the poll is not scientific but might give a hint about how people in diaspora would have voted.

So feel free to vote and comment the poll, you can of course choose others than those in the poll by typing the name you want to vote for.

An Assassination Attempt on President Isaias Afewerki

Asmarino.com reported today that a failed assassination attempt was carried out yesterday on Isaias Afewerk, The attempt was carried out by a former freedom fighter Lieutenant Daniel Habte. Daniel was shot dead after he exchanged fire with the security of the President.

What do you think about assassinations as away to achieve changes? Would it help us to create a fast change or it put our country at risk?

We would like to hear you point of view.

Uppdate
We have learned that the one who carried out the attempt is not Daniel Habte as it was reported in Asmarino.com (delina.org), the assassination attempt was in fact done by the brother of Daniel Habte. Daniel Habte is known for is question 1996 to Isias about the legality of the Special Court. Daniel Habte mysteriously died sometime after this incident.

Police Raid against Eritreans and Ethiopian Refugees in Khartoum

Sudan Tribune reported that Sudanese Police have begun a series of crackdown on the neighbourhood of Ethiopain and Eritrea refugee communities in Khartoum. The newspaper also reported that not only the Sudanese security forces raided homes but also confiscated properties of business owners. The sad thing is that Sudan Tribune reported that some women and children were beaten and raped by members of the joint force.

It is not new that Eritreans are exposed to ill treatment by Sudanese authorities. I hope opposition parties if they care about the well being of our people to react and put pressure on the Sudanese government to put an end to the violation of the human right of these vulnerable refugees.