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How Could a Lasting Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea be Achieved?

April 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

After more than a decade of low-level hostilities and sour relations, there are signs Eritrea and Ethiopia could be ready to talk again.  BY SALIH NUR On the road from Keren, Eritrea. Photograph by Carsten ten Brink It has been over … read more »

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Reflections On Relations Between Ethiopia and Eritrea

December 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Al-Saddig Al-Mahdi, opinion Historically, Ethiopia and Eritrea have not been united in one country. However, first Eritrea then Ethiopia have been occupied as Italian colonies, which imposed upon them Italian culture. Another link between the two regions is the … read more »

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The Zenawi Doctrine: Deter, Contain, Isolate – Part I

November 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Seyoum Tesfaye The death of a national leader has, intended and unintended, implications for the internal and external policies of a given country. The implications might unfold in a paced protracted process or by way of an abruptly drastic … read more »

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Re: Dutch courage? A TPLF warlord denounces the 1998 ethnic cleansing campaign

November 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Berihu I think Bereket has to work to make things better than worse. The deportation of Eritreans is not the heart of the problem. It is how their property is treated. When you say you have a country where other … read more »

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Mechanisms to stop individuals to retard Ethiopian Diaspora’s Initiatives

November 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Tezera Asegu, The Ethiopian Diaspora communities’ attachment to words their birth country Ethiopia is heading in a very matchup demeanor. Their contributions and keenness towards the betterment of Ethiopia is escalating from time to time. They are taking part … read more »

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Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

October 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Isaac Esipisu, Reuters By Aaron Maasho Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their … read more »

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Meles Zenawi: The Prime Criminal of Ethiopia

April 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Mesfin Arega The recent empty bravado about Weyane’s supposed incursion into Eritrea to attack the most probably non-existent opposition training camps is much ado about nothing. I highly doubt these attacks were indeed actually carried out. They absolutely do … read more »

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Eritrea: Ethiopian attack won’t entrap us

March 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Addis Ababa – Eritrea said on Friday an attack by Ethiopian forces inside its territory was provocative but would not “entrap” it, signalling reluctance to be sucked back into armed conflict with its bitter foe. Ethiopia said on Thursday its … read more »

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Missing a “Large Chunk” of Ethiopian Territory?

September 12, 2011 by benim

When the going gets tough, the tough go looking for distractions and diversions. The past few weeks have been tough going for dictator Meles Zenawi in Ethiopia. Secret cables released by Wikileaks provided stunning revelations on Zenawi’s secret world. The … read more »

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Eritrea’s Tragicomedy: the Tyrant and His Monologs

May 7, 2011 by benim

When a man dies in the attempt of retrieving an old pair of shoes from treacherous waters what makes it tragic is not simply his death but that, given the triviality of the cause he has died for, his death … read more »

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Eritrea dismisses Ethiopia’s military threat after weeks of silence

May 2, 2011 by benim

Eritrea through its envoy to Africa Union (AU) has dismissed the latest military threats from Ethiopia in a speech to the AU on 26 April. Delivering a speech at an AU meeting in Addis Ababa, the Eritrean Ambassador Girma Asmerom … read more »

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AU Panel urges new approach to settle Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute

December 18, 2010 by benim

The African Union’s Panel of the Wise, at its 9th assembly in Algiers, Algeria, has urged a launch for a new and binding peace process to resolve the long-standing border row between Ethiopia and Eritrea, an AU press release says. … read more »

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