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How is it possible that a state itself a victim of
Jihad
can be a sponsor of
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Tiny Eritrea turns down aid in bold quest for
self-reliance
Boston Globe
Thu,
11 Oct 2007 3:31 AM PDT
ASMARA, Eritrea - This struggling nation is doing
something virtually unheard of in Africa: It's turning down
foreign aid.
..But can Eritrea's government fill the
void without an increase in hunger and disease?
..The
self-reliance program began a decade ago but accelerated
sharply in 2005. Relying on its meager budget and the
conscription of about 800,000 of its 3.6 million citizens, the
program has shown promising results. Measured on a variety of
UN health indicators, including life expectancy,
immunizations, and malaria prevention, Eritrea scores as high,
and often higher, than its neighbors, including Ethiopia and
Kenya.
..Measles and polio have been nearly eradicated in the past
two years, and the childhood mortality rate has dropped by
nearly two-thirds since 1995. |
Ethiopia, Eritrea Tensions Rise - Restraint UrgedFriday,
12 October 2007, 8:22 am
Press Release: United Nations |
Ban Ki-moon
urges restraint by Ethiopia and Eritrea as tensions rise
..He also urged them to facilitate the
implementation of the decision of the Eritrea-Ethiopia
Boundary Commission (EEBC) regarding the demarcation of their
border. In 2002 the Commission handed down a final and binding
decision awarding Badme, the town that triggered fighting
between the two countries from 1998 to 2000, to Eritrea.
..Of particular concern are "recent shooting
incidents, as well as the building up of military forces in
the border area," according to a statement issued by Mr. Ban's
spokesperson. |
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 Uganda Sends Diplomats to Help Mediate Somalia
Peace
By Alisha Ryu, Nairobi,
09 October 2007
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"We are trying to broker peace between the
transitional government and Islamists in Eritrea. So far, the
response from both sides has been positive, although they are
cautious and you can understand why they are being cautious,"
he said. |
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President Leaves for Tripoli on Work Visit
By Shabait Oct 8, 2007, 16:07
President Isaias Afwerki today left for
Tripoli on a working visit at the invitation of the Libyan
leader Brother Muammar Al-Khadafi.
In the course of the two-day visit, President Isaias and
Brother Muammar Al-Khadafi will hold discussions on bilateral
relations and the efforts that need to be taken to deepen
Eritrean-Libyan relations. |
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 "The
meditation effort will involve those who are fighting the
government inside the country and opposition groups
that are based in Asmara," the capital of neighbouring
Eritrea, he explained.
Uganda:
Ugandan envoy brokers peace in Somalia
Sat. October 06, 2007 03:14 pm.- By Bonny
Apunyu. - Send this news article |
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 Ibrahim
Index of African Governance
(Mentioned by The Honorable Donald M. Payne )
The Ibrahim Index measures the
degree to which essential political goods are provided within
the forty-eight African countries south of the Sahara. The
2007 Ibrahim Index uses data from 2005, the last year with
reasonably complete available data for nearly all sub-Saharan
African nation-states. |
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Darfur Rebels Find Refuge in Eritrea, but Little Hope
Published: October 5, 2007By
JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
....The State Department says Eritrea has been
shipping arms to Islamist fighters in Somalia, an allegation
that the Eritrean government denies. At the same time,
American diplomats have been quietly working with the
Eritreans to push Darfur’s ever expanding galaxy of rebel
groups to peace talks scheduled for the end of October in
Libya. |
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 US
targets Ethiopia for sanctions
Last Updated: Thursday, 4 October 2007,
US congressmen are defending a bill threatening to impose
sanctions on Ethiopian officials and stop military aid unless
democratic reforms are made.
Legislator Donald Payne told the BBC the House
of Representatives passed the bill "because there has been a
serious problem with democracy in Ethiopia". |
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 Somalia: Al Shabaab not linked to Eritrea based opposition,
MOGADISHU,
Somalia Oct 3 (Garowe Online) - A senior military official
with Somalia's ousted Islamic Courts movement distanced his
group from a recent conference in Eritrea where Somali
opposition groups merged.
Abu Mansur
Robow, who was the Islamists' deputy defense secretary, told
Mogadishu radio Wednesday that his group, al Shabaab, has
"nothing to do" with opposition figures in the Eritrean
capital Asmara. |
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 Eritrea's struggle for independence shaped ambitions
October 2, 2007
Aid shunned Eritrea's fervent pursuit of
self-reliance...backed dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam.
Eritrea's president, Isaias Afwerki, an engineer...leader
since its independence in 1993. Eritrea's distrust of
foreigners and sense. |
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, By Edmund
Sanders
ASMARA, Eritrea ? This struggling,
low-profile nation...enslaved" by international donors,
Eritrea, a small, secretive nation on the Horn...build
roads and deliver healthcare. Eritrea can scarcely
afford to say no. As one... / Los Angeles Times Staff
Writer
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 Q
& A with President Isaias Afwerki
By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times
Staff Writer
October 2, 2007
The Eritrean president sat down recently with the Los Angeles
Times to share his views about U.S. relations, a
long-simmering border dispute with Ethiopia and progress in
Africa toward democracy and human rights. |
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Ethiopia threatens Eritrea with
pre-emptive strike
..08 Oct 2007 15:29:46 GMT Source:
Reuters
 ...Girma
Wolde-Giorgise, whose six-year term expires this month, said
Eritrea was training and deploying terrorists to destabilise
Ethiopia, forcing Addis Ababa to take pre-emptive steps and
make ready their defences.
..Asmara says Addis Ababa should accept the 2002 ruling, and
accuses the international community of unfairly siding with
Ethiopia for geo-political reasons.
Analysts and diplomats say neither country really wants to go
to war, in spite of the inflammatory rhetoric on both sides.
But they worry an unplanned skirmish could trigger conflict. |
TPLF Regime’s Jamming of Eritrean Media Outlets a Futile
Attempt, Official Underlines
By Shabait, Oct 8, 2007, 13:05
Asmara, 8 October 2007 - Mr. Ali Abdu, from
the Ministry of Information, underlined that the TPLF
regime’s resort to extensively jamming Eritrean media outlets
is a futile attempt that would only further aggravate its
frustration. He also stressed that such an attempt could not
stifle the voice of the truth. |
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Somalia: Al Shabaab not linked to Eritrea based opposition,
MOGADISHU,
Somalia Oct 3 (Garowe Online) - A senior military official
with Somalia's ousted Islamic Courts movement distanced his
group from a recent conference in Eritrea where Somali
opposition groups merged.
Abu Mansur
Robow, who was the Islamists' deputy defense secretary, told
Mogadishu radio Wednesday that his group, al Shabaab, has
"nothing to do" with
opposition
figures in the Eritrean capital Asmara. |
Press Release by the Ministry of Energy and
Mines concerning License award
By Shabait.com, Oct 2, 2007,
...Eritrea has a
significant endowment in minerals exploration and in recent
years notable exploration successes have been made with world
class gold, copper and zinc discoveries. To hasten the
continued development of exploration opportunities in Eritrea,
the Ministry of Energy and Mines has been reviewing
applications for the award of exploration Licenses for gold,
base metals and industrial minerals. |
Hill Testimony on
Ethiopia, Somalia
Asst. Secretary Frazer
Oct. 2, 2007
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
▪The
Honorable Donald M. Payne , ▪The
Honorable Jendayi Frazer, ▪Saman
Zia-Zarifi, Esq., ▪Ms.
Fowsia Abdulkadir, ▪Ms.
Bertukan Mideksa, ▪Berhanu
Nega, ▪Ph.D.,
J. Peter Pham, Ph.D. |
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If you are going to put Eritrea
on the terror list, put Ethiopia on the terror list also
or don't put any of them on the list.. .
(The Honorable Donald M. Payne at 1:12:00 on video)
Asst. Secretary Frazer
challenged
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