last twenty-six years have been the most painful years for the Eritrean people. For more than two decades Eritreans went through the most brutal acts of evil. Here, I would like to share my personal experience and testimony. I vividly remember the colourful and joyful day when Eritrea was liberated from the Ethiopia rule in 1991. Though I was only six-years old my memory is still clear, and I remember the joy and happiness that Eritreans expressed then. We were literally stayed in the street singing
The war between Ethiopia and Eritrea Since its independence in 1993, Eritrean nation building is based on animosity towards the neighbouring countries particularly Ethiopia. This constitutes a major hindrance to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia and Eritrea belong to the same historical, cultural, language and religious groups. Until the Italians invasion, Eritrea remained as part of the Ethiopian imperial regimes. After the end of the Second World War, Ethiopia was federated with
Ethiopia is one of the oldest surviving countries in the world. While its current economic, societal, and political conditions are considered povertous from the viewpoint of a first world nation, the country has been a relative powerhouse in the Horn of Africa. It has a large military, gross domestic product growth, and a relatively stable international position compared to its neighbors. In the last 60 years, however, it has been continually embroiled in a border dispute with its neighbor Eritrea
The monetary policies of the government are not formulated to stabilize the economy and create trust; they are created to ensure that the regimes’ coffers are the main beneficiary, most of the times, the only beneficiary. That policy has created an almost dead Eritrean economy resulting in unemployment, poverty and frozen assets, the symptoms of bad management of money supply and the underlying problems associated with general monetary planning. Facing severe dilipadating consequences, the PFDJ
of unequal rights of women and gender minorities. Unequal rights in Eritrea include treating women poorly, in a country that has declared gender disparity against women unconstitutional, and depriving women of their natural rights. Although the government has created multiple laws that protect the natural rights of women and specifically state that gender disparity is illegal in the country of Eritrea, people within the country continue to treat women unfairly and defy them of their natural rights
Being an American, I can fully understand the plight of the Eritrean people who fought for their independence. For sixty years they were under Italian rule until the allied forces won World War II. Eritreans wanted their independence, however, after much deliberation in the United Nations (UN), it was decided that Eritrea would become united with Ethiopia in a Federation. “Eritrea
diverse history of both productive and violent leaders and revolutions. Cultural norms and beliefs are integrated in Ethiopian’s combined church and state model of government causing most of the country’s problems within its own borders and regionally The United States, North American Treaty Organization (NATO) and other non-government organizations (NGOs) expended billions of dollars and resources to Ethiopia and the HOA for defensive and developmental
The enormity of Africa’s refugee crisis has driven international observers to take a hard look at how refugees are being handled by international assistance agencies and governments. The following case study of refugees from Ethiopia in Djibouti, based on information collected by CS’s Refugee Research Project, increases problems vital to refugee situations in Africa as well as the rest of the world. The Republic of Djibouti, one of the smallest and poorest countries of the world, is located on the
There are many external actors that have played an immediate role in Somalia conflict which are neighboring countries and first there will be a focus on sub region and four of its constituent states for example Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and Djibouti Ethiopia takes seriously whatever happens in Somalia due to the fact that the two countries were at war with each other in 1978 having Somalia as aggressor. As a fact Ethiopia tries by all means possible to make sure Somalia is dependent on Ethiopia by
responsible are none other than the huge number of U.S. companies that clearly break existing laws by hiring these illegal workers. Some estimate that there are over 7,000 companies breaking the law. Yet, the root cause of the problem has been right in front of the eyes of the government and the politicians, even if they pretend not to notice. However, the media continues to present illegal immigrants as a threat to Americans and the economy. In addition, illegal immigrants are increasing as a result of