ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኩነታት ከም ዓይኒ ዕንቊ ስለ ዝጸበቦ “ናይ ኣድሕኑኒ” መጸዋዕታ ካብ ዘቕርብ ነዊሕ ግዜ ኮይኑ እዩ። እቲ ጸዋዒት ኣንጻር እኩይ ተግባራት ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ኮይኑ፡ ብሓፈሻ ናብ ሕብረተሰብ ዓለም፡ ብፍላይ ድማ ናባና ናብቶም “ወጽዓ ህዝብና ወጽዓና ስለ ዝኾነ ፍትሒ ከነንግስ ንቃለስ” ኢልና ዝተሰልፈና ኤርትራውያን ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ዝቐነዐ ነይሩን እዩን። ድሕሪ’ዚ መጸዋዕታ ካብ ዝተራእዩ ኣገደስቲ ምዕባለታት ሓደ፡ ብመርገጽ ደንበ ህግድፍ ሓዊ ከም ዝወቐዖ ቋንጣ ክሽምቀቕ እንከሎ ደንበ ተቓውሞና ከዓ እንዳሰፈሐ ምምጸኡ እዩ። እቲ ኣድማዕነት ደንበ ተቓውሞና ከምቲ ስፍሓቱን ባህጉን ዘይምዃኑ ግና ሕጂ’ውን ዘሻቕል’ዩ።
ኣብ ምትርጓም እዞም ኣብ ኣርእስቲ ናይዚ ጽሑፍ ተጠቒሶም ዘለዉ “ጉርሕን ግርህነትን” ዝብሉ ቃላት፡ ብዙሕ ክበሃል ከም ዝከኣል ርዱእ ኮይኑ፡ ኣብዚ መልእኽቲ’ዚ ንጉርሒ፡ ብህልኽ፡ ብተንኮል፡ ብናተይ ርኢቶ ጥራይ’ዩ ቅኑዕ፡ ብነዓይ ወይ ድማ ንዓኻ ጥራይ፡ ብምንዕዓቕ፡ ብዘጽደቕካዮ ሕጊ ግዙእ ዘይምዃን: ብንጉዳያት ዘይትርጉሙ ምሃብ፡ ብጸቢብነት፡ ብስስዐ … ወዘተ ኢና ንትርጉማ ዘለና። ብኣንጻሩ ንግርህነት፡ ብሕድገት፡ ብጹረት፡ ብምክእኣል፡ ብሓቢርካ ምዕዋት፡ ብናይ ሕጊ ምእዙዝነት፡ ብምክብባር፡ ብልግሲ፡ ብሕድገት … ወዘተ ኢና ተርጊምናያ ዘለና። ኩልና ከም ዘይንስሕቶ እቶም ከም ትርጉም ናይ ጉርሒ ዝዘርዘርናዮም ባህርያት፡ እቶም ቀንዲ ጠንቅታት ናይዚ ንነብሮ ዘለና ናይ ዘይርጉእን ምጽውዋግን ህይወት መገለጽታት እዮም። እቶም ከም ትርጉም ናይ ግርህነት ኣስፊርናዮም ዘለናን ንኣገዳስነቶም ወርትግ እንዝምረሎም ክንስና ክንትግብሮም ዘይበቓዕና ባህግታትና እዮም። ኣብዚ እዩ ድማ፡ “ከምቲ እትብሎ ኮይንካ ናይ ዘይምቕራብ” ሕዱር ጸገምና ዝንጸባረቕ። ሎሚ ሎሚ ክንዕዘቦ እንከለና ከምቲ እትጭረሖን እትብህጎን ኮይንካ ዘይምርካብ ቀሊል ዝመስ ግና ድማ ከቢድን ብዘይ መሰረታዊ ናይ ኣተሓሳስባ ለውጢ ክብጻሕ ከም ዘይክእልን ንርደኦ ዘለና።
እቲ ንሕና እንሓስቦን እንብህጎን፡ እቲ ካልእ ኣንጻር ርኢቶና ዝተሰለፈ ወገን እውን ከም ዝሓስቦን ከም ዝብህጎን ምርዳእ ኣዝዩ ኣገዳሲ መቀራረቢ ጥበብ እዩ። ከምቲ ንሕና ሓሳባትና ብኻልኦት ወገናት ተቐባልነት ክረክብን ክነኣድን እንብህግ፡ እቲ ካልእ ወገን ብኣንጻሩ ናቱ ሓሳብ ንሕና ክንቅበለሉን ክንእደሉን ከም ዝጽበይና ምግንዛብ ካልእ ኣዝዩ ኣገዳሲ መቀራረቢ እዩ። ነዚ ተዘይተገንዚብና፡ ካብቲ “እታ ሓቂ ምሳይ ጥርይ እያ ዘላ ዝብል” መጻብቦ ኣይክንወጽእን ኢና። እዚ ማለት ግና ኣብ ሐደ ጉዳይ ክልተ ሓቂ ኣሎ ማለትና ኣይኮነን። ነቲ ክልቲኡ ሓቂ ዝመስል ፍልልያት ዝፈጥር ሓሳባት ናብ ሓደ ኩልኻ እትዓግበሉ መሰረታዊ ሓቂ ንምምጻኡ፡ ተዓጊስካ፡ ዝያዳ ንምዝራብ ንምስማዕ ዕድል ሂብካ፡ ንመሰል ናይቲ ካብ ናትካ ዝተፈልየ ርኢቶ ሒዙ ዘሎ ወገን ግቡእ ክብሪ ሂብካ፡ ኣብ ዝካየድ ምይይጥ ንክልቲኡ ወገናት ኣብ ዘዕውት ማእከላይ ዕግበት ምብጻሕ ከም ዝከኣል ምርዳእ ኣዝዩ ኣገዳሲ እዩ። ዕግበት ኣብ ሓደ ጉዳይ ክበሃል እንከሎ ፍጹማዊ ዘይኮነስ ዝምድናዊ ምዃኑ ዘይምስሓት’ውን ኣገዳሲ እዩ። እቲ ፍጹማዊ ዕግበት ኣብ ሓደ ጉዳይ ክብጻሕ ዘይከል ዘይኮነስ ነብሱ ዝኸለ መስርሕን እኹል ግዜን ዘድልዮ ብምዕራፋት ዝሕለፍን’ዩ ንምባል እዩ።
ኣብ ሓደ ዛዕባ መርገጽ ክንሕዝ እንከለና ምኽንያት ክህልወና ባህርያዊ እዩ። ዕላማና ድማ በቲ ዝሓዝናዮ መርገጽ ኣቢልካ ሓደ ኣገዳሲ ጉዳይ ንምዕዋት እዩ። እቲ ኣብቲ ዘልዓልናዮ ዛዕባ ካብ ናትና ዝተፈልየ መርገጽ ዝሕዝ ኣካል እውን ናቱ ናብቲ መርገጹ ዘብሖ ምኽንያት ክህልዎ ናይ ግድን እዩ። እቲ ዝፍጠር ፍልልይ እምበኣር ውጽኢት ናይቲ ከም ምኽንያት ኢልና እነቕርቦ ነጥብታት እዩ። ኣብዚ እቲ ፍታሕ ክርከብ ዝኽእል ቅድሚ ኩሉ፡ ናትካ ምኽንያት ኣብ ቅድሚ እቶም ካባኻ ዝተፈልየ መርገጽ ሒዞም ዘለዉ፡ ናይቶም ካባኻ ዝተፈልየ መርገጽ ዘለዎም ኣካላት ምኽንያት ድማ ኣብ ቅድሜኻ ብሩህ ክኸውን ይግበኦ። ክልቲኡ ምኽንያታት ክሳብ ክንድዚ ብኣካል ተቐራሪብካ እንተተመዚኑ ነቲ ፍልልይ፡ እንተኾነ ናይ ምውጋዱ እንተዘየለ ከዓ ናይ ምጽባቡን ምምሕዳሩን ዕድል ምርካብ ኣዝዩ ሰፊሕ እዩ። ሃናጽን ውሕሉልን ኣተኣላልያ ፍልልያት ከዓ ንሱ እዩ። ኣብዚ ሓደ ክንጥንቀቐሉ ዝግበኣና ጉዳይ፡ ንኣበሃህላን ኣነቓቕላን ናይቲ ካባና ዝተፈልየ ርኢቶ ዝሓዘ ወገን ንሱ ብቕምጡ፡ ንሓሳቡ ናትና እሞ ድማ ግጉይ ትርጉም ምሃብ እዩ። ብዝከኣል መጠን ንምኽንያታቱ ባዕሉ ከብርሆን ክትርጉሞን እኹል ግዜ ምሃብ። ንጥርጣረ እንህቦ ቦታ ከዓ ኣዝዩ ውሱን ክኸውን ይግበኦ። ምኽንያቱ እቲ ፍልልይ ክልቲኦም ወገናት ሓደ ሸቶ እንዳሃለዎም እውን ክፍጠር ስለ ዝኽእል፡ ብሰንኪ ዘይዕቱብ ኣተሓሕዛ እቲ ቀረባ ምእንቲ ከይርሕቕ። ከምቲ ወለድና “ኣደይ እትብሎ ንጐይበይ፡ ኣቦይ ዝብሎ ድማ ንገዝመይ” በለት መርዓት፡ ዝብልዎ። ናይዚ ኩሉ እሂንምሂን ምብኳር እምበኣር ብሓፈሻ ኣብ ኤርትራውያን ብፍላይ ድማ ኣብ ደንበ ተቓውሞና ሃሳዪ ሳዕቤናቱ ክሳብ ክንደይ ምዃኑ ምግማቱ ዝእግም ኣይኮነን።
“ተቓሊስና ክንዕወት ኢና፡ ህዝብናን ሃገርናን ድማ ክርህዎም እዩ” ክንብል እንከለና፡ ነቲ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ ፖለቲካዊ ኩነታት ክንቅይሮ ኢና ማለትና ምዃኑ ንጹር እዩ። እንተኾነ እቶም ቀየርቲ ንሕና እቶም ኣንጻር ዲክታተርነት ንቃለስ ዘለና ጥራይ ዘይኮናስ፡ ኤርትራዊ ፖለቲካዊ ክውንነት እውን ከም ከባቢያዊ ተርእዮ፡ ንኣተሓሳስባናን መጻኢ ትጽቢትናን ናይ ምጽላው ወይ ናይ ምቕያር ግደ ከም ዘለዎ ክንዝንግዕ ኣይግበኣናን። ፖለቲካዊ ከባቢና ማለት ሰፊሕ ትርጉም ዘለዎ ኮይኑ፡ ቀንዲ ኣብዚ ጽሑፍና ቆላሕታ ዝወሃቦ እቲ ህዝብናን ሃገርናን ብሰንኪ ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ዝሓልፍዎ ዘለዉ ጽልሙት ህይወትን ፍታሕ ንምርካብ ዘለዎም ክቱር ሃንቀውታን እዩ። ስለዚ ንሕና ደለይቲ ፍትሒ፡ ክንካታዕ፡ ክንሰማማዕ፡ ክንፈላለ፡ ክንእውጅን ክንውስንን እንከለና፡ ንኩነታት ሃገርና ብግቡእ ክንዝክርን ንውልቃዊ ኮነ ትካላዊ ኣተሓሳስባና ብኣኡ ክንቃንዮን ምርጫና ዘይኮነስ ግዴታና ምዃኑ ብጽሞና ነስተብህል። ነዚ ኣብ እንግደዓ ኩላትና ኤርትራውያን ደለይቲ ለውጥን ፍትሕን ተጻዒኑ ዘሎ፡ ኤርትራን ህዝባን ናይ ምድሓን ህጹጽን ከቢድን ዕዳ ዘንጊዕና ምእንቲ ጸቢብ ዝና፡ ውልቅና፡ ሰልፍና፡ ውድብና፡ ግንባርና፡ ኣውርጃና ጥራይ ማእከል ጌርና እንተ ዓንዲርና ግና ንጉዕዞና ፋይዳ ኣይክንረኽበሉን ኢና። ንህዝብናን ሃገርናን ከዓ ኣይክንብጀወሎምን ኢና።
13 ጉንበት 2015
فرع كولن يعقد اجتماعاً ناجحاً
Written by اعلام حزب الشعب الديمقراطي الارتري
عقد فرع كولن لحزب الشعب الديمقراطي الارتري بمنطقة ألمانيا اجتماعه الدوري الشهري الخامس بتاريخ الثاني من مايو 2015م.
افتتح الاجتماع السيد/ عند برهان يوهنس رئيس الفرع بتنوير المجتمعين حول أوضاع الحزب والوطن عامة كما أبلغهم حزن الحزب علي أحداث ليبيا والبحر الأبيض المتوسط وما يجري في العالم من أحداث عنف وإرهاب وتخريب وطلب من الكل الترحم علي أرواح هؤلاء جميعاً، ثم تحدث عما يجب أن تكون عليه عضوية الحزب من همة ونشاط، وعن الاستعدادات الجارية للتحضير لكلٍّ من المؤتمر الثاني للحزب ومهرجان ارتريا لهذا العام.
ثم مارس المجتمعون حقهم الديمقراطي في اختيار مرشحيهم لقيادة الحزب التي سوف تنبثق من المؤتمر الثاني للحزب.
عقب ذلك استقبل الاجتماع توصيات وملاحظات المجتمعين واختتم أعماله بالوقوف دقيقة حداد علي أرواح الشهداء.
فرع كولن يعقد اجتماعاً ناجحاً
Written by اعلام حزب الشعب الديمقراطي الارتري
عقد فرع كولن لحزب الشعب الديمقراطي الارتري بمنطقة ألمانيا اجتماعه الدوري الشهري الخامس بتاريخ الثاني من مايو 2015م.
افتتح الاجتماع السيد/ عند برهان يوهنس رئيس الفرع بتنوير المجتمعين حول أوضاع الحزب والوطن عامة كما أبلغهم حزن الحزب علي أحداث ليبيا والبحر الأبيض المتوسط وما يجري في العالم من أحداث عنف وإرهاب وتخريب وطلب من الكل الترحم علي أرواح هؤلاء جميعاً، ثم تحدث عما يجب أن تكون عليه عضوية الحزب من همة ونشاط، وعن الاستعدادات الجارية للتحضير لكلٍّ من المؤتمر الثاني للحزب ومهرجان ارتريا لهذا العام.
ثم مارس المجتمعون حقهم الديمقراطي في اختيار مرشحيهم لقيادة الحزب التي سوف تنبثق من المؤتمر الثاني للحزب.
عقب ذلك استقبل الاجتماع توصيات وملاحظات المجتمعين واختتم أعماله بالوقوف دقيقة حداد علي أرواح الشهداء.
فرع فرانكفورت يعقد مؤتمراً ناجحاً
Written by اعلام حزب الشعب الديمقراطي الارتري
عقد فرع فرانكفورت لحزب الشعب الديمقراطي الارتري مؤتمراً ناجحاً بتاريخ الثالث من مايو 2015م.
افتتح المؤتمر السيد/ حجي صالح رئيس الفرع بتنوير المؤتمرين حول أوضاع الحزب والوطن عامة كما أبلغهم حزن الحزب علي أحداث ليبيا والبحر الأبيض المتوسط، ثم تحدث عن الاستعدادات الجارية للتحضير لكلٍّ من المؤتمر الثاني للحزب ومهرجان ارتريا لهذا العام والذي تحدد موعده في أوائل أغسطس 2015م.
عقب ذلك قدم الإخوة/ حجي صالح رئيس الفرع وفيبن قديوون سكرتير الفرع وقبروم عندوم الأمين المالي للفرع، قدم كل منهم تقريره عن عمله خلال الدورة المنصرمة.
هذا وبما أن التقارير كانت وافيةً وضافية فقد وجدت التقدير والإشادة من المؤتمرين ومن رئيس منطقة ألمانيا للحزب السيد/ تسفا ماريام كبرئاب الذي حضر المؤتمر.
واقتناعاً من المؤتمرين بحسن أداء اللجنة القيادية القديمة للفرع فقد رأى الفرع إعادة انتخابها ثانيةً للدورة القادمة.
وبما أن أعمال الفرع متسعة فقد رأى المؤتمرون اختيار 4 أشخاص كلجنة مساعدة للجنة القيادية فيما تكلفها به اللجنة من أعمال ومهام.
وأخيراً أحيط المؤتمرون علماً بالاستعدادات الجارية لتنظيم مسيرة سلمية بسويسرا وليلة إيقاد شموع بفرانكفورت إحياءاً لذكرى شهداء الغرق والإرهاب. ثم استقبل المؤتمر توصيات وملاحظات المؤتمرين واختتم أعماله بالوقوف دقيقة حداد علي أرواح الشهداء.
መንግስቲ ህግደፍ ኣብ 2012 ካብ ሃገረ ኖርወይ ዝዓደገን መኻይን፡ ኣብ መንግስቲ ኖርወይ መዘራረቢ ኮይነን ከም ዘለዋ መርበብ ሓበሬት ኣሰና ሓቢራ። በቲ ሓበሬታ መሰረት ናይዘን 17 መካይን መስርሕ ምዕዳግ ሕጋዊ ከም ዘይነበረ ዘቃለዓ ኣብ ናይታ ሃገር ባይቶ ናይ ምቑጽጻር ኮሚተ እዩ። እቲ ተቖጻጻሪ ኮሚተ እተን መካይን ናብ መንግስቲ ህግደፍ ምሻጠን፡ ነቲ ኣብ ልዕሊ ህግደፍ ተነቢሩ ዘሎ እገዳ ዝጥሕስ ዘይሕጋዊ ምዃኑ ምግላጹ ኣብቲ ዜና ተገሊጹ።
ምስዚ ብምትሕሓዝ ብመሰረት ናይታ ሃገር ጋዜጣ “ዳግ ብላዳ” ብዘይካዘን 17 መካይን ካልኦት እውን ኣብ 2013 ተሸይጠን ከም ዝኾና፡ ናይታ ሃገር ፖሊስን ናይ ስለያ ትካላትን ጥርጠራ ከም ዘለዎም ብምግላጽ፡ ብዛዕባአን እውን ምርመራ ከም ዝካየድ ተፈሊጡ። ናይታ ሃገር ባይቶ ነዚ ዝምልከት ቀዳማይ ደረጃ ጸብጻብ ከም ዝሰመዐን ንዝያዳ ጸብጻብ ንናይታ ሃገር ሚኒስትሪ ምክልኻል ጸዊዑ ከም ዘሎ’ውን ተፈሊጡ። ናይቲ ባይቶ ኣባላት እቲ ናይ መሸጣ ተግባራት ምጥሓስ ናይቲ ብቤት ምኽሪ ጸጥታ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኤርትራ ዝተበየነ እገዳ ምዃኑ ጠቒሶም፡ ኣብ ኤርትራ ብኣካል ዝነበሩ ነርወጃውያን ድማ ኣብ ኤርትራ ብዛዕባ ዘሎ ደረቱ ዝሓለፈ ግህሰት ሰብኣውን ሃይማኖታውን መሰላት ኣቃሊዖም።
ዘይሕጋዊ ዕዳጋን ዓመጸኛ ኣካይዳን መንግስቲ ህግደፍ ካብ ዝፍለጠሎም ተግባራት ምዃኑ ኣብ ብዙሕ ኣጋጣምታት ከም ዝግለጽ ዝዝከር እዩ።
13 ጉንበት 2015
መጀመርታ ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ እንቛዕ ናብ መበል 24 ዓመት መዓልቲ ናጽነት ኣብጻሓኻ እንዳበልና፡ ብምኽንያት መበል 24 ዓመት መዓልቲ ናጽነት ኤርትራ ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ሰሜን ኣሜሪካ ብጥርኑፍ ብደረጃ ከተማታት ማለት ነዚ ዝስዕብ መግለጺ ነውጽእ። ህዝብና በቲ ዝሓለፈ ወርሒ ዘጋጠሞ ዘስኻሕኽሕን ዘሕዝንን ቕዝፈት ኣብ ዕሸላት ደቑ ኣብ ከቢድ ሓዘን ከምዝርኸብ ዝፍለጥ እዩ።እቲ ኣይኾነን ኣብ ደቕኻ፡ ኣብ ዝኾነ ፍጡር’ኻ ኽወርድ ዘይትጽበዮ ዘስኻሕኽሕን ዝነውርን ቕዝፈት ኣብ መንእሰያትና ብምውራዱ ብልቢ እንዳሓዘንናን እንደጋሃናን ፡እዚ ኣብ ህዝብና ወሪዱ ዘሎ ከቢድ ኣደራዕ ኣብ ጎኒ ህዝብና ደው ብምባል ምስ ህዝብና ክንሓዝን ምኻናን ብኡ መሰረት ድማ እቲ ኣብዚ ወርሒ እዚ ዝበዓል መዓልቲ ናጽነት ካብ ጋይላ ብምሕራም ብዘተፈላለዩ ሰሚናራትን መልእኽቲ ናጽነትን፡ ንብዳዕሽን፡ ባሕርን ዝጠፋኡ መንእሰያትና ብምዝኻር ከንሕልፎ ወሲና ኣለና።
እዚ ኽንብል እንከለና እታ ንዓመታት ከቢድ መስዋእቲ ዝተከፍለላ ኽብርቲ ነጻነት ኣብ ቦታኣ ኮይና፡እቲ ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ ወሪድዎ ዘሎ ከቢድ ሓዘንን ንብዓትን ሚዛኑ ኣኽቢድና ስለዝረኣናዮን ኣብ ውሽጢ ዓዲ ዝርኸቡ ወለዲ ኣብ ከቢድ ሓዘን ብምህላዎምን ፡ከምኡውን ዝበዝሐ ካብ ህዝብና ገና ከይተረድአን ሎሚዶ ጽባሕ ይርዳእ እንዳበለ ከብዱ ሓቒፋ ኣብ ዝጽበየሉ ዘሎ እዋን ንሕና ክንስዕስዕን ኽንዘልልን ዘይሓላፍነታውን ዘይሃገራውን ኮይኑ ስለዝረኽብናዮ ምስ ህዝብና ክንነብዕን ኽንሓዝንን ብምውሳን ናይ ለብዘበን መዓልቲ ናጽነት ሳዕስዒት ዘይብሉ ንህዝብና ናይ መጸናንዒ መልእኽትታት ብምትሕልላፍ ከነብዕሎ ምኻና ንኹሉ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ንገልጽ።
ኣብ መወዳእታ ድማ ንኩለን ከተማታት ሰሜን ኣሜሪካ ነዚ ሚዛናውን ዘኩርዕን ዘይርሳዕን መርገጺ ብምውሳደን ብስም እቶም ስድራ ግዳያትን፡ ሃገረ ኤርትራን ምስጋናና እንዳሕለፍና ኣብ ኤውሮፓን ኤስያን ኣፍሪቃን እትርከቡ ኤርትራውያን ብሓፈሻ ነዚ ሓላፍነታዊ መግለጺ ኣሰር ኽትስዕቡ ንጽውዕ።ንኩሉም ኤርትራውያን ድማ ነዞም ናይ ሓንቲ መዓልቲ’ኻ መዓልቲ ሓዘን ዘይተኣወጀሎም ዕሸላት መንእሰያት ኤርትራ ብልቡ ብምዝኻር ካብ ጋይላን ዳንኸራን ብምሕራም ሓዘኑ ክገልጽን ንስድራ ግዳያት ከጸናንዕን ንጽውዕ ንወለድን ህዝብን ኤርትራ ድማ ጽንዓት ይሃብኹም ንብል።ነዚ መግለጺ እዚ ዘውጻኣ ከተማታት እዘን ዝስዕባ እየን።
Protests Threatening African Leaders Fueled by Economic Woes
Written by Pauline Bax
Protests in African countries from Burkina Faso to Burundi have been sparked by youthful populations with little hope of employment and by leaders who have in some cases ruled for decades.
The discontent, which began in Burkina Faso in October, spread to the Democratic Republic of Congo in January, and has now crossed the continent to Burundi, prompting regional leaders to call an emergency meeting after two weeks of protests and at least 14 deaths. Mass demonstrations in Burkina Faso ended Blaise Compaore’s 27 years in power.
“Underpinning a lot of these protests is anger about stalled development, rising food prices and cutting fuel subsidies,” Clive Gabay, an expert on African politics at the Queen Mary University of London, said. “You have this youthful, unemployed population that has been sidelined.”
While sub-Saharan Africa has grown faster than every region except developing Asia in the past 10 years, there aren’t enough jobs for the 1 billion people on the continent. An extra 450 million jobs need to be created in the next 20 years to match the expansion in the number of working-age people in the region, the International Monetary Fund said last month.
Monitoring Elections
About 40 percent of people in Africa are under 15 years old, the most of any region, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The unemployment rate for people 15 to 25 years old living in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, is three times higher than the rest of the working population, according to the African Development Bank.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has warned that the violence in neighboring Burundi threatens stability in East Africa. Youths have led two weeks of protests to prevent President Pierre Nkurunziza from seeking a third term in office next month. The Constitutional Court approved his request, despite the opposition claiming it violates a 15-year-old peace agreement that sets a two-term limit. Nkurunziza submitted his candidacy for the June 26 vote to the electoral commission on Friday.
The nations that will probably watch closely what happens in Burundi are those with elections scheduled in the next two years, said Yolande Bouka, a researcher on conflict prevention at the Institute for Security Studies in Johannesburg. Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania and Uganda all have polls during that period.
Protest Risk
There is “serious discontent with the type of governance offered by the leaders,” Bouka said. Given the large youth population and unemployment rate “it is not surprising that people take to the street to address unresponsive government.”
Burundi ranks eighth-lowest on the United Nations Human Development Index, which measures indicators such as income, child mortality and education. Congo is second-to-last on the 190-member list.
“In many countries it’s a risky thing to go on a protest and you’re not going to risk getting arrested or shot unless there’s something real at stake,” Gabay said. “There’s something else that’s propelling people onto the street and for me they’re economic issues.”
Using social media like Twitter and Facebook, young activists can mobilize faster than in years gone by and can collaborate across borders. The movements in Congo and Burkina Faso draw inspiration from Senegalese artists, who began protests in 2011 against power outages. The Senegalese movement was key in mobilizing youth to vote President Abdoulaye Wade, who had ruled for 12 years, out of power a year later.
Life Presidents
Demonstrations erupted in Congo in January when lawmakers tried to change electoral laws in a way that could have delayed elections. That would have extended the 14-year rule of President Joseph Kabila, who took over when his father was assassinated in 2001.
Congolese activists met with artists and musicians from Senegal and Burkina Faso in March. The police arrested them in the Congolese capital and accused them of “promoting violence.” Kabila, who faced criticism from international rights monitors including New York-based Human Rights Watch, said he will not run for office next year.
While there are countries in sub-Saharan Africa with leaders who have been in power for more than three decades, including Zimbabwe, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, political opposition groups there say they are suppressed.
Rwanda’s Kagame, who has been president since 2000, also hasn’t faced popular opposition as he says he is open to staying another term. Parliament is reviewing a petition signed by 2 million people who support changing the constitution to allow for a third term.
“African people are tired of presidents who aren’t delivering to their people and they’re tired of presidents who want to stay for life,” Thierry Vircoulon, Central Africa director for the International Crisis Group, said by phone from Nairobi, Kenya. “There’s a sort of exasperation because governments aren’t delivering.”
ሓባራዊ መግለጺ ደምበ ተቓውሞ ሓይልታት ኣብ ምውላዕ ሽምዓ
Written by መግለጺ ተቓወምቲ ሓይልታት ኤርትራ ከተማ ፍራንፈርት ጀርመንክቡራትን ክቡራንን ኣሕዋትን ኣሓትን ዝነኣስኩምን ዝነኣስክንን ደቅና።
ብምቕዳም ናይ ክብሪ ሰላምታና ነቕርበልኩም። ኣስዒብና ሎሚ ብዛዕባ መን ኢና ሽምዓና ንውልዕ ዘሎና ዝብል ሕቶ ክንምልሽ ኰሎና ምናልባት እዚ ናይ ሎሚ ሓዲሽ ናይ ቅዝፈት ተረኽቦ ኰይኑ ተሰሚዑና ከም ዘሎ ክዉን ነገር ኢዩ። ሳላ ዓመጻዊ ምሕደራ ሃገርና ዝተሳእነ ስለ ዘየለ ህዝብና ሽምዓታት ካብ ዝውልዕ ወይ ተንዳታትን ካብ ዝግትር፤ ዳሳት ናይ ሓዘን ካብ ዝተክል እንሆ ዕስራን ኣርባዕተን ዓመታት ኰይኑ ኣሎ። ዘገርምን ዘስደምምን ድሕሪ 30 ዓመታት መስዋእትን ዕንወት ህዝብን፤ ንብረትን ጥሪትን፤ ዝመጸት ነጻነት ኣብ ክንዲ ሰላም ህውከት፤ ኣብ ክንዲ ትምህርቲ ማእሰርቲ፤ ደረት ኣልቦ ዕስክርናን፤ ኣብ ክንዲ ብልጽግና ድኽነት፤ ኣብ ክንዲ ጥዕና ሕማምን ሞትን፤ ኣብ ክንዲ ሓሳብካ ምግላጽን ምዝራብን፤ ምፍርራህን ምእሳርን ምቕንጻልን ...ወዘተ፡ ሃገርና ሓንቲ ቅዋም ዘይትውንን ሃገር ኰይና ብሓደ ውልቀ መላኺ ብኢደወነኑ ድሕሪ ነጻነት ክሳዕ ዕለት ሎሚ ባዕሉ ፕረሲደንት ባዕሉ ወተሃደራዊ ሓላፊ፤ ባዕሉ ናይ ኩለን ትካላትን ሚኒስትራትን ገዛኢ፤ ጨቛንን በታኒን ዝዀነ ስርዓት ከምቲ ኣቦታትና ዝምስልዎ ንፈውሲ ኢሎም ዝሓረድዎ ብዕራይሲ ሓሞት ሰኣንሉ፡ ከምዝብሃል መብዛሕቱ ህዝብና ከምቲ ዝሓሰቦ ዘይኰነስ ካልእ ተጻዊድዎ ጸኒሑ።
ውጽኢት ናይዚ ድማ እዞም መዓልታዊ ካብ ዝፈትዉዋ ሃገሮም ወጺኦም ኣብ ምህዳሞም ዶብ-ሰገር ብወተሃደራት ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ዝርሸኑን ዝእሰሩን ዘለዉ፡ እዞም ካብ ሱዳን ተጨውዮም ብነጋዶ ደቂ ሃገርን ራሻይዳን ናብ በደዊን ግብጺ ተሸይጦም ካብ 30-40 ሺሕ ዶላር ክኸፍሉ ዘይከኣሉ ውሽጣዊ ኣካላቶም ብሳንጃ ተቐዲዶም ዝሽየጥዎም ዘለዉ፡፤እዞም ካብ ግብጺ ሃዲሞም ንእስራኤል ክሓልፉ ኣብ መንገዲ ብወተሃደራት ግብጺ ዝርሸኑ ዘለዉን፡ እዞም ብሰሃራ ሁሮሩማ ጸሓይን ሑጻን ከም ካሻ ብዘይ ዓቐን ተጻዒኖም ናብ ሊብያ ክጐዓዙ ብዋሕዲ ኣየር ኣብ መንገዲ ዝሞቱን፤ ካብ መኪና ተገልቢጦም ኣብ ሒጻ ተደብዮም ዝጠፍኡን ዘለዉ፤ ኤርትራውያን ኣሕዋትናን ኣሓትናን ደቅናን ደቂ ደቅናን ህጻናትን ጥኑሳት ኣደታትን ኣዲኦም ትቕጸሮም ጥራይ ኢልና ኢና ክንሓልፎ። እቶም ካብ ሊብያ ናብ ኤውሮጳ ክሰግሩ ጅምላዊ ህልቀት ማእከላይ ባሕሪ መዓልታዊ ዝወሓጡ ዘለዉን፤ ከማኡውን ሓዲሽ ተወሰኮ ቅዝፈት ብግብረ ሽበራ ዝሕረዱን ዝርሸኑን ዘለዉ ኣመንቲ ክርስትና ኤርትራውያንን ካልኦት ኣፍሪቃውያን ዜጋታትን ነዚ ኵሉ ተረኽቦዚ ከም ባህርያዊ ብሰማይ ዝወረደ ከምኒ እሳት ጐመራ ከም ሳይክሎን ማዕበል ከም ሱናሚ ናይ ጃፓን ህልቂት ከም ምንቅጥቃጥ መሬትን፤ ወዘተ…ህዝብና ብራዕዲን ሽበራን ሕልናኡ ተደቒሱ ዝብሎን ዝገብሮን ዓቕሚ ስለ ዘይብሉ ናተይ ኢሉ ሒዝዎ ይኸይድ ኣሎ። ምኽንያቱ ህዝብና ይኹን ኵሉቲ ምእንቲ ነጻነት ኢሉ ሓሊኑ ዝተቓለሰን ዝተሰወኤን ሕጂውን ምእንቲ ሓርነትን ምእንቲ ምልኪ ምውጋድን ኣንጻር እዚ ዝቕጥቅጥ ዘሎ ሓቢሩ ክቃለስን ክምክትን ስለ ዘይረእየ ብተስፋ ምቕራጽ ህዝብና መዓልቲ መዓልቲ ገዲም ተጋደልቲ እንዳሓቐቑን ዓበይቲ ዓዲን ምሁራትን እንዳጠፍኡን ኣብ ዝኸደሉ እዋን ኰይኑ፡ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ንሱ ብጠቕሚ ዝገዝኦምን ዝውንኖምን ኣገልገልቲ ፈጸምቲ እከይን ኣጥርዩ ሓልዮትን ሃገርን ህዝቢን ዘይብሉ ብዓንደርእሱ ዕላምኡ ካልእ ስለ ዝዀነ እነሆ ንግሆ ንግሆ ኣብ ሽምዓ ምውላዕን ብኽያትን ንርከብ። ሓደ ካብቲ ዝኸፍኤ ድማ ህዝብና በቲ ንኣማኢት እዋናት ዓመታት ብባዕዳዊ መግዛእቲ እንዳተገዝኤ እንኰሎ ብዝመጸ ገዛኢወይ ምሕደራ ከይተጻዕደ ብባህሉን ያትኡን ቅዋሙን ስድቡን ተቐይዱን ብሕድሕድ ምክብባርን ምጽውዋርን ብዘይ ምፍልላይ ሃይማኖትን ብሔርን ዝኸዶን ዝሓለፎን ሎሚ ሓው ይኹን ጐረቤት ይትረፍ ወላዲት ንጓላ ሰብኣይ ንወዱ ዘይኣምነሉን ዘይታምነሉን ወቕቲ በጺሑ ኣሎ። እዚ ከኣ ኣብ ንቡር ልማዱን ባህሉን ንምምላስ ንመጻኢ ወለዶ ዓቢ ጾርን ጻዕርን ከድልዮ ምዃኑ ርዱእ ነገር ኢዩ። ። ከምዚ ኣብ ላዕሊ ዝጠቐስክዎ ተስዶዶም ንወጻኢ ዝመጹ ዘለዉ መንእስያትና ኣብቲ ዘዘለውዎ ቦታታት ብምኻድ ይኹን ኣብ ቤተ-ሰቦም ኣብ ዝመጽሉ ኣዋን ኵነታት ሃለዋቶም ምሕታትን ሽግራቶም ምውካስን ዘድልዮም ምዃኑ ናትና ዕዮ ገዛ ገርና ክንወስዶ ይግባእ።
ታራና እንታይ ነይሩ ንዝብል ሕቶ ከምቲ ኣብ ላዕሊ ዝጠቐስክዎ ህዝብና ጠርኒፍና ወዲብናን ብስምምዕ ንሓርነታዊ ቃል መሪሽና እንተንኸውን ነርና እዚ ኵሉ ኣይምስትረኽበን ነይሩ ህዝብና ብመጠኑ ምደሓነ ብዓንዲርእሱ ድማ ሃገርና ብሰላምን ዲሞክራሲን ቅዋምን ፍትሕን ዘለዋ ሃገር ኰይና ክትነብር ምበቕዔት ነይራ። ብኻልእ ኣዘራርባ እዞም ኵሎም ዝጠፍኡ ዘለዉ ብሰንኪ እቲ ስርዓት ኢዩ ኢልና ክንድምድም ዘይኰነስ ብወገና ህዝብና ከነድሕን ክንቃለሶ ዝነበረና ስለ ዝበኾረ ናይዚ ኵሉ ዝኸይድ ዘሎ ጥፍኣት ተሓተቲ ምዃና ክንግንዘቦ ይግባእ። ኣብ መግለጺየይ እዚ ወቐሳን በደልን ንተቓውምቲ ሓይልታት ጥራይ ዝምልከት ገይሮም ዝርእይዎ ሰባት ከም ዘለዉ ይርድኣና ኢዩ። ይኹን እምበር ሃገርን ህዝብን ካብቲ ዓቕመ ኣዳምን ዓቕሚ ሄዋንን ዝበጽሔ ኤርትራዊ ዜጋ ኣትሒዝካ ክሳዕ እቲ ስነ ኣእምሮ ዘይሰሓተ ሽማግለ ሓንቲ ስለ ዝብጽሖ እቶም ብማዕዶ ዘይሰምሩን ዘይሰማምዑን እንዳተባህሉ ዝሕመዩን ን30 ዓመታት ዝተሰውእሉን ካብ ሕብረተሰቦም ዝተነጸልሉን ደምበ ተቓውሞ ምስ ኵሉ ድኽመታቶም እንዳደየቡን ወረዱን ኣብ ኤርትራ ደምበ ተቓውሞ ምህላዉን ዘረጋገጹን ኣሰር ታሪኽ ንዝመጽእ ወለዶ ክምህሩን ክውዱቡን ሎሚውን ከም ትማሊ ቃልሶም ቀጻሊ ምዃኑ እንዳገልጹ እቲ ክልተ ዝኣፉ ሴፍ ስርዓት ህግዲፍ ንሓደ ውድብ ተሓኤ ጥራይ ዘይኰነ ነቲ ናተይ ኢዩ ዝብሎ ነጻነት ሃገር ዘምጸኤ ህዝባዊ ግንባር ብዓጸፈታ ዝቐጸየን ዝቐንጸለን ምዃኑ ከም ጸሓይ በርቂ ብሩህ ኢዩ። ስለዚ ንዓይ ይጥዓመኒ ዝብል ስርዓት ህግዲፍ ሃይማኖታትን ኣውራጃታትን ወረዳታትን እንዳታትን ስድራቤታትን ዝፈላሊ ጸረ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ሰራም ስርዓት ንሓደ ዝምሕሮ ንሓደ ዝገድፎ ስለ ዘይክእል ካብ ብማዕዶ ኣይሰማምዑን ኢዮም ኵሉ ጊዜ ኢዮም ዝፈናጨሉ እንዳበልካ ብገዛእ ጉዳይካ ካብ ምሕጫጭን ምውርዛይን ጉዳይካን ንዓይውን ይምልክተኒ እዩ ብምባል ቀሪብካ ክትዕዘብን ኣካል ናይቲ ቃልሲ ኰንካ ግቡእካ እንዳበርከትካ ሓሳብካ ምቕራብን ምሔሸ ነይሩ ጥራይ ኢልና ክንሓፎ ንመርጽ። ኣብ ወጻኢ ሃገር ኣብ ዲሞክራሲን መሰልን ዝሕለወሉ ዘሎ ሃገር ተቐሚጥካ ኵሉ እንዳረኤኻን እንዳተመሃርካን ኣብ ውሽጢ ሃገርካ ዘሎ ሽግር ንዓኻ ኣብዚ ኰሎኻ እንዳኣረኻከበልካ ክነሱ ተጸፊዕካ ዘይትምልሸሉ ሓሶት እንዳሰማዕካ ሓቂ ኣይኰነን ዘይትብለሉ ጥሜት ህዝብኻ ዘይትሓስበሉ ንብረትካን ዑናኻን ተሓዲጉ ዘይትከራኸረሉን ተመሊስካ ዓድና ጽቡቕ ኣሎ ጽጋብ ኣሎ ንዝብል ኣካል ክትሰምዕ ኰሎኻ ብኣርኣያ ስላሴ ዝተፈጥረ ሰብ ኢዩ ኢልካ ክትሓስቦ ኣሸጋሪ ኢዩ።
ኣብዚ እዋን እዚ ስደተኛታት ኣብ ኤውርጳ ብብዝሒ ይውሕዝ ኣሎ፡ ሶርያ ብብዝሒ ስደተኛታት ቀዳመይቲ ክትከውን እንከላ ኤርትራውያን ድማ ካልኣይ ደረጃ ሒዝና ንርከብ። ናይ ሶርያ ኣብ ሓጺር እዋን ዘጋጠመ ስቪል ኵናት ክኸውን እንኰሎ ናትና ግን ክንዲ ኵናት ንስደት ዘምርሓና ዘሎ ዝዓበየ ማእሰርትን ጭቆናን ጥምየትን ደረት ኣልቦ ዕስክርናን ትምህርቲ በተኽን ወዘተን… ኢዩ። ስርዓት ህግደፍ ግን ኣብ ኤርትራ ኵናት የለን ካልኦት ሃገራት ኣብ ህውከት ኣለዋ ንሕና ብሰላም ንነብር እንዳበለ ነቶም በዚ ዝታለሉ ኣገልገልቱ መሕለፍ መዓልቲ ይዀኖም ኣሎ።
ሊቃውንቲ ከም ዝትርትዎ ወዲ ሰብ ታሪኹን ኣምላኹን ኢዮም ዝፈርድዎ ክብሉ ኰለዉ ኵላትና ብሸለልትነት ህዝብናን ሃገርናን ከይንፍረድ ካብዚ ዘለናዮ ድኽመት ክንወጽእ ታሪኽና ከነጸብቕ መድረኽ ህጹጽን ዉሁብን ኰይኑ ይዕድመና ኣሎሞ ናይ ሞት ገዲፍና ናይ ሕልፈት ይበኸ ከም ዝብሃል ኣብ ኵሉ ፖለትካዊ ይኹን ማሕበራዊ ደምበ ተቓውሞ ብትብዓት ክንዋሳእ ሕጂ ህዝብና ይዕድመና ኣሎ። እዞም ኣብ ማእከላይ ባሕርን ኣብ ሰሃራን ካልእ ዝተፈላልየ መንገድን ዝጠፍኡ ዘለዉ ኤርትራውያን ኣሕዋትናን ኣሓትናን ደቅናን ንስድራቤቶም ዓቢ ዘመተ፡ ንሃገርናን ህዝብናን ጽንተት ምዃኑ እንዳሓዘንና፡ ንሰማኣታትና መንግስተ ሰማያት ንስድራ-ቤቶም ጽንዓት ይሃቦም እንዳበልና መሪር ሓዘንና ንገልጽ።
መግለጺ ተቓወምቲ ሓይልታት ኤርትራ ከተማ ፍራንፈርት ጀርመን
ንኤርትራ ኣብ ሕብረት ኣፍሪቃ ወኪሉ ጸሓፊ ዝነበረ ኤርትራዊ መሓመድ እድሪስ ዝተባህለ ዲፕሎማት ኣብዚ ቀረባ መዓልታት ነቲ ስርዓት ከም ዝራሕረሐ ተፈሊጡ። እዚ ንዝሓለፈ ሓሙሽተ ዓመታት ኣብ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ናይ ህግደፍ ዲፕሎማት ኮይኑ ዝጸንሓ ኤርትራዊ ምስ ዝተፈላለዩ ማዕከናት ዜና ኣብ ዘካየዶ ቃለመጠይቕ ንጸረ-ህዝቢ ተግባራት ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ኣቃሊዑ።
እዚ ከም ሓደ ካብ መራሕቲ ናይቲ ኣብ ትሕቲ ህግደፍ ዝነጥፍ ማሕበር መእሰያትት ተመሃሮን ወሲኽካ፡ ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ ናይቲ ጉጅለ ዝፍሕታት ሓላፍነት ዝሰርሐ መሓመድ እድርስ ኣብቲ ነቲ ጉጅለ ምስ ራሕረሐ ዝሃቦ ቃል መጠይቕ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ብጉጅለ ህግደፍ ከም ዝተጠለመ ሓቢሩ። ኣስዒቡ ኣብዚ እዋንዚ ብሰንኪ ተግባራት ህግደፍ ብዙሕነት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣብ ሓደጋ ከም ዝወደቐ ገሊጹ፡ ነዚ ኩነታት ንምቕያር ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ንመሰሉ ንክቃለስ መጸዋዕታ ኣቕሪቡ። ኣስዒቡ ድማ ኣብዚ ሎሚ እዋን ንኤርትራን ህዝባን ዘድልዮም ስርዓት ሓድነቶም ሓልዩ ኩሉ መሰሎም ዘውሕሰሎም ምዃኑ ገሊጹ።
ቅድሚ ሕጂ እውን ኣብ ዝተፈላለየ ጽፍሕታት ተመዲቦም ዝነበሩ አርትራውያን ናይ ዲፕሎማሲ ክኢላታትን ንሰራሕተኛታትን ነቲ ጉጅለ ራሕሪሖምስ በበቲ ዝጠዓሞም ኣገባብ ኣብ ኤርትራ ለውጢ ንምምጻእ ይቃለሱ ከም ዘለዉ ዝዝከር እዩ።
ናይ ሓዘን መደብ ንግዳያት ማእከላይ ባሕርን ሊብያን ኣብ ፍራንክፈርት
Written by ተቃውሞ ሓይልታት ኣብ ፍራንክፈርትን ከባቢንነቶም ካብ ዶክታተርያዊ ስርዓት ሃገርና ክምልጡ ኣብ ባሕሪ ዝጠሓሉን፡ ነቶም ብኢድ ሕሉፋት እስላማውያን ኢሲስ ሂወቶም ዝሰኣኑን ዜጋታትና ትማሊ ቀዳም ዕለት 09.05.2015 ኣብ ከተማ ፍራንክፈርት ካብ ሰዓት 14:00 ክሳብ ሰዓት 18:00 ናይ ሓዘን ስነስርዓት ተኻይዱ። ስነ-ስርዓት ጸሎት ብኣምንቲ ክርስትና ኣብ ቤተ-ክርስትያን ቅዱስ ሚካኤል ክካየድ ከሎ፣ ብኣምንቲ ምስልምና ድማ ኣብቲ ዝተዳለወ ኣዳርሽ ተኻይዱ።
ብድሕሪኡ መብዝሕትኦም ተኻፈልቲ ኣብቲ ኣዳራሽ ብምእካብ ብኣዳልዊት ሽማግለ ዝቐረበ ጽሑፍን ከምኡውን ብተኻፈልቲ ነዚ ሓዘን ዝገልጽ ግጥምታት ካልእ መደረታትን ቀሪቡ።
ኣብዚ ኣጋጣሚዚ ተሳተፍቲ ንጉዳይ ተቛውሞና ብዘመልክት፡ ኣድማዒን ውጺኢታውን ስራሓትን ኣብ ከተማና ክግበር ዝክእለሉ ምውቅ ምይይጣት ኣካይዶም። ዝሓለፉ ስራሓትና ብግቡእ ገምጊምና ስጡም ኣሰራርሓ ክንገብር ከምዘለና ዲማ ተረዳዲእን። ንቐጻሊ ነዚ ብዘመልክት ጽዑቕ ኣኼባታት ክግበር ናብ ሓባራዊት ሽማግለ ለበዋታት ቀሪቡ።
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Briefing and Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Smuggling of Migrants in the Mediterranean
Written by whatisintheblue.org
posted onFRI 8 MAY 2015 4:30 PM
On Monday (11 May) the Council will receive a briefing by Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on the EU response to the smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. After the briefing, Council members are expected to hold an informal interactive dialogue with her. At the request of Chad, the permanent observer of the AU to the UN, Ambassador Tete António, will also participate in these meetings.
This briefing comes after the 19 April incident in which more than 700 migrants drowned when the overcrowded boat on which they were traveling sank near Libya. According to the Integrational Organization for Migration, more than 1,700 migrants have drowned since the beginning of January in the Mediterranean Sea. In a 21 April press statement, Council members expressed grave concern at the smuggling of migrants off the coast of Libya, highlighting the implications for regional stability. On 22 April, at the request of the UK, Council members exchanged views on this issue under “any other business”.
Mogherini is expected to brief Council members on the integrated strategy by the EU to address the smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. The strategy includes the provision of bilateral development assistance to countries on the southern and eastern Mediterranean basin—as well as to countries of origin and transit—while tripling the financial resources available to operations Triton and Poseidon, currently existing in the territorial waters of EU member states. In a 20 April joint meeting of EU foreign and interior Ministers, chaired by Mogherini, the Home Affairs and Citizenship Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos of Greece presented a plan to respond to migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean, which would entail a systematic effort to capture and destroy vessels used by the smugglers, inspired by the EU Atalanta Operation deployed to fight against piracy off the coast of Somalia. The plan was endorsed in a 23 April meeting of the EU Council, and negotiations are ongoing at the EU to agree on the Crisis Management Concept, which is the basis for operational planning and conduct of any EU mission.
Since that meeting, discussions among EU members of the Council (France, Lithuania, Spain, and the UK) and Italy on a draft resolution apparently authorising such an operation have been ongoing. It seems some permanent members have been able to provide inputs. It appears the idea is for a Chapter VII resolution that will authorise an EU operation to use all necessary measures to inspect, seize and dispose of vessels when there are grounds to believe that they are participating in the smuggling of migrants. The draft may be circulated to the wider membership of the Council in the coming days.
Although most Council members have not seen the draft text, they are aware of some of its elements and are expected to seek information that might feed into any negotiations of the draft. Council members are likely to want to know more about the expected geographical scope of the resolution (whether this includes the high seas, the territorial waters of Libya or even its shore) and whether the EU is seeking Libya’s consent. In this context, Council members might inquire about Mogherini’s recent conversations in Tunisia with Libyan political actors, and the potential impact of such an operation on the political process. Some Council members might be worried that asking for the consent of the Tobruk-based government could negatively impact the talks, which are aimed at the formation of a government of national unity.
Some Council members may echo concerns regarding the protection of human rights and international refugee law that have been raised by the Secretary-General as well as the UN High Commissioners for Human Rights and Refugees. In particular, they might ask about the fate of the migrants taken into custody, and note the importance of respecting the guarantees of international law, notably the 1951 Refugee Convention and the principle of non-refoulement. When the programme of work was adopted, a briefing by the High Commissioner for Refugees, along with the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, was being considered for some point in May. Some Council members may have expected these briefings to happen before engaging in discussions about the regional responses to the smuggling of migrants; however, at press time, it was unclear if and when they will be held.
In the past, it has been difficult to get agreement on resolutions authorising the interception of vessels, whether in the context of the implementation of sanctions or counter-piracy measures. Some Council members feel strongly about not contravening the freedom of navigation principle codified in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. As such, they have tended to focus their discussions in the past on issues such as the procedures to authorise the interdiction, whether the consent of the flag state is required, and where the interdiction is authorised to happen.
Tv Demtsi Hezbi 10 May Free Press Day Stockholm
A Saudi war fought with Eritrean troops?
Written by By: Mohammad Abu Fares Date of publication: 8 May, 2015A Saudi war fought with Eritrean troops?
Mohammad Abu Fares Date of publication: 8 May, 2015Eritrea could be the second non-Arab African nation to contribute troops to the Saudi-led alliance against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki visited Riyadh last week to meet King Salman and other leading Saudi officials. This has led many to believe that Eritrea could follow Senegal's lead - the West African nation announced earlier this week that it would send 2,100 soldiers to join the Saudi alliance.
Sources in Asmara revealed to al-Araby al-Jadeed that talks between Eritrean and Saudi officials has brought them to a common understandings on a number of strategic and security related issues.
Sources expect an announcement on military cooperation between the two states, which would allow the alliance to use Eritrean airspace and seas.
It is also being said that Saudi is hoping to capitalise on the capabilities of the Eritrean armed forces.
Strategically important
Eritrea occupies an important geographically location on the Horn of Africa.
It lies just over the water from Yemen, looking over one of the most strategically important sea corridors in the world - where the Red Sea leads to the Suez Canal.
Eritrea would be an obvious launchpad for amphibious attacks if Saudi Arabia wanted to being a ground war.
Saudi Arabia has built good relations with three other Red Sea states share maritime borders with Yemen - Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. Eritrea was the fourth piece in the jigsaw and has hosted foreign troops before.
Israel and Iran have military bases in Eritrea, but as the tide turns against the Tehran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, Asmara appears to be cutting ties with these countries.
"Afwerki's controversial relations have continued to be a source of angst for Saudi Arabia, which is just a strip of sea away from Eritrea," said one Arab diplomat who wanted to remain anonymous.
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"Saudi Arabia worries when Eritrean-Israeli relations progressed, which led to... the presence of Israeli bases in Dahlak and other Eritrean islands just off the Saudi coast. Relations between the two countries hit their lowest level."
Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis during the Saudi-led assault on Yemen.
However, observers believe that Afwerki's visit to Riyadh has turned the tables and that Eritrea might be sending signals to the US that it is eager to be friends.
Influential groups in Eritrea have been suspected of supporting Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab.
Some African diplomats were not surprised by the turnaround. Gulf nations were said to have been heavily involved in negotiations with African countries allied to Asmara in the build up to the visit.
Qatar has been effective in leading talks between Eritrea and some of its hostile neighbours.
The diplomats believe that the talks with Saudi Arabia is an attempt by Asmara to break its international isolation.
This has been enforced through UN resolution 1907, which imposed sanctions on Eritrea over its role in Somalia and refusal to pull its troops out of Djibouti.
With 200,000 soldiers and 12,000 naval personnel, and commanders experienced from Eritrea's war with Ethiopia, the country could provide the backbone of a coalition invasion force.
The fact that they are ruled by an absolute dictator and dissent in the country has been crushed, then Eritrea would not be faced with a repeat of the Pakistani parliament's refusal to engage in Saudi's war in Yemen.
This article is an edited translation from our Arabic edition.
Eritrea fought Ethiopia during the 1990s [AFP]
- See more at: http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/politics/2015/5/8/a-saudi-war-fought-with-eritrean-troops-#sthash.MFra3qKI.dpufAnalysis: Saudi Arabia has been cosying up to Eritrea, leading to reports the African nation will join Senegal in offering troops for the war in Yemen, says Mohammad Abu Fares.
Eritrea fought Ethiopia during the 1990s [AFP]
Analysis: Saudi Arabia has been cosying up to Eritrea, leading to reports the African nation will join Senegal in offering troops for the war in Yemen, says Mohammad Abu Fares.
Eritrea could be the second non-Arab African nation to contribute troops to the Saudi-led alliance against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki visited Riyadh last week to meet King Salman and other leading Saudi officials. This has led many to believe that Eritrea could follow Senegal's lead - the West African nation announced earlier this week that it would send 2,100 soldiers to join the Saudi alliance.
Sources in Asmara revealed to al-Araby al-Jadeed that talks between Eritrean and Saudi officials has brought them to a common understandings on a number of strategic and security related issues.
Sources expect an announcement on military cooperation between the two states, which would allow the alliance to use Eritrean airspace and seas.
It is also being said that Saudi is hoping to capitalise on the capabilities of the Eritrean armed forces.
Strategically important
Eritrea occupies an important geographically location on the Horn of Africa.
It lies just over the water from Yemen, looking over one of the most strategically important sea corridors in the world - where the Red Sea leads to the Suez Canal.
Eritrea would be an obvious launchpad for amphibious attacks if Saudi Arabia wanted to being a ground war.
Saudi Arabia has built good relations with three other Red Sea states share maritime borders with Yemen - Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. Eritrea was the fourth piece in the jigsaw and has hosted foreign troops before.
Israel and Iran have military bases in Eritrea, but as the tide turns against the Tehran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, Asmara appears to be cutting ties with these countries.
"Afwerki's controversial relations have continued to be a source of angst for Saudi Arabia, which is just a strip of sea away from Eritrea," said one Arab diplomat who wanted to remain anonymous.
"Saudi Arabia worries when Eritrean-Israeli relations progressed, which led to... the presence of Israeli bases in Dahlak and other Eritrean islands just off the Saudi coast. Relations between the two countries hit their lowest level."
Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis during the Saudi-led assault on Yemen.
However, observers believe that Afwerki's visit to Riyadh has turned the tables and that Eritrea might be sending signals to the US that it is eager to be friends.
Influential groups in Eritrea have been suspected of supporting Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab.
Some African diplomats were not surprised by the turnaround. Gulf nations were said to have been heavily involved in negotiations with African countries allied to Asmara in the build up to the visit.
Qatar has been effective in leading talks between Eritrea and some of its hostile neighbours.
The diplomats believe that the talks with Saudi Arabia is an attempt by Asmara to break its international isolation.
This has been enforced through UN resolution 1907, which imposed sanctions on Eritrea over its role in Somalia and refusal to pull its troops out of Djibouti.
With 200,000 soldiers and 12,000 naval personnel, and commanders experienced from Eritrea's war with Ethiopia, the country could provide the backbone of a coalition invasion force.
The fact that they are ruled by an absolute dictator and dissent in the country has been crushed, then Eritrea would not be faced with a repeat of the Pakistani parliament's refusal to engage in Saudi's war in Yemen.
This article is an edited translation from our Arabic edition.
source=http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/politics/2015/5/8/a-saudi-war-fought-with-eritrean-troops-
A Saudi war fought with Eritrean troops?
By: Mohammad Abu Fares Date of publication: 8 May, 2015Eritrea could be the second non-Arab African nation to contribute troops to the Saudi-led alliance against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki visited Riyadh last week to meet King Salman and other leading Saudi officials. This has led many to believe that Eritrea could follow Senegal's lead - the West African nation announced earlier this week that it would send 2,100 soldiers to join the Saudi alliance.
Sources in Asmara revealed to al-Araby al-Jadeed that talks between Eritrean and Saudi officials has brought them to a common understandings on a number of strategic and security related issues.
Sources expect an announcement on military cooperation between the two states, which would allow the alliance to use Eritrean airspace and seas.
It is also being said that Saudi is hoping to capitalise on the capabilities of the Eritrean armed forces.
Strategically important
Eritrea occupies an important geographically location on the Horn of Africa.
It lies just over the water from Yemen, looking over one of the most strategically important sea corridors in the world - where the Red Sea leads to the Suez Canal.
Eritrea would be an obvious launchpad for amphibious attacks if Saudi Arabia wanted to being a ground war.
Saudi Arabia has built good relations with three other Red Sea states share maritime borders with Yemen - Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. Eritrea was the fourth piece in the jigsaw and has hosted foreign troops before.
Israel and Iran have military bases in Eritrea, but as the tide turns against the Tehran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, Asmara appears to be cutting ties with these countries.
"Afwerki's controversial relations have continued to be a source of angst for Saudi Arabia, which is just a strip of sea away from Eritrea," said one Arab diplomat who wanted to remain anonymous.
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Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis. |
"Saudi Arabia worries when Eritrean-Israeli relations progressed, which led to... the presence of Israeli bases in Dahlak and other Eritrean islands just off the Saudi coast. Relations between the two countries hit their lowest level."
Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis during the Saudi-led assault on Yemen.
However, observers believe that Afwerki's visit to Riyadh has turned the tables and that Eritrea might be sending signals to the US that it is eager to be friends.
Influential groups in Eritrea have been suspected of supporting Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab.
Some African diplomats were not surprised by the turnaround. Gulf nations were said to have been heavily involved in negotiations with African countries allied to Asmara in the build up to the visit.
Qatar has been effective in leading talks between Eritrea and some of its hostile neighbours.
The diplomats believe that the talks with Saudi Arabia is an attempt by Asmara to break its international isolation.
This has been enforced through UN resolution 1907, which imposed sanctions on Eritrea over its role in Somalia and refusal to pull its troops out of Djibouti.
With 200,000 soldiers and 12,000 naval personnel, and commanders experienced from Eritrea's war with Ethiopia, the country could provide the backbone of a coalition invasion force.
The fact that they are ruled by an absolute dictator and dissent in the country has been crushed, then Eritrea would not be faced with a repeat of the Pakistani parliament's refusal to engage in Saudi's war in Yemen.
This article is an edited translation from our Arabic edition.
A Saudi war fought with Eritrean troops?
By: Mohammad Abu Fares Date of publication: 8 May, 2015Eritrea could be the second non-Arab African nation to contribute troops to the Saudi-led alliance against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki visited Riyadh last week to meet King Salman and other leading Saudi officials. This has led many to believe that Eritrea could follow Senegal's lead - the West African nation announced earlier this week that it would send 2,100 soldiers to join the Saudi alliance.
Sources in Asmara revealed to al-Araby al-Jadeed that talks between Eritrean and Saudi officials has brought them to a common understandings on a number of strategic and security related issues.
Sources expect an announcement on military cooperation between the two states, which would allow the alliance to use Eritrean airspace and seas.
It is also being said that Saudi is hoping to capitalise on the capabilities of the Eritrean armed forces.
Strategically important
Eritrea occupies an important geographically location on the Horn of Africa.
It lies just over the water from Yemen, looking over one of the most strategically important sea corridors in the world - where the Red Sea leads to the Suez Canal.
Eritrea would be an obvious launchpad for amphibious attacks if Saudi Arabia wanted to being a ground war.
Saudi Arabia has built good relations with three other Red Sea states share maritime borders with Yemen - Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. Eritrea was the fourth piece in the jigsaw and has hosted foreign troops before.
Israel and Iran have military bases in Eritrea, but as the tide turns against the Tehran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, Asmara appears to be cutting ties with these countries.
"Afwerki's controversial relations have continued to be a source of angst for Saudi Arabia, which is just a strip of sea away from Eritrea," said one Arab diplomat who wanted to remain anonymous.
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Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis. |
"Saudi Arabia worries when Eritrean-Israeli relations progressed, which led to... the presence of Israeli bases in Dahlak and other Eritrean islands just off the Saudi coast. Relations between the two countries hit their lowest level."
Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis during the Saudi-led assault on Yemen.
However, observers believe that Afwerki's visit to Riyadh has turned the tables and that Eritrea might be sending signals to the US that it is eager to be friends.
Influential groups in Eritrea have been suspected of supporting Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab.
Some African diplomats were not surprised by the turnaround. Gulf nations were said to have been heavily involved in negotiations with African countries allied to Asmara in the build up to the visit.
Qatar has been effective in leading talks between Eritrea and some of its hostile neighbours.
The diplomats believe that the talks with Saudi Arabia is an attempt by Asmara to break its international isolation.
This has been enforced through UN resolution 1907, which imposed sanctions on Eritrea over its role in Somalia and refusal to pull its troops out of Djibouti.
With 200,000 soldiers and 12,000 naval personnel, and commanders experienced from Eritrea's war with Ethiopia, the country could provide the backbone of a coalition invasion force.
The fact that they are ruled by an absolute dictator and dissent in the country has been crushed, then Eritrea would not be faced with a repeat of the Pakistani parliament's refusal to engage in Saudi's war in Yemen.
This article is an edited translation from our Arabic edition.
A Saudi war fought with Eritrean troops?
By: Mohammad Abu Fares Date of publication: 8 May, 2015Eritrea could be the second non-Arab African nation to contribute troops to the Saudi-led alliance against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki visited Riyadh last week to meet King Salman and other leading Saudi officials. This has led many to believe that Eritrea could follow Senegal's lead - the West African nation announced earlier this week that it would send 2,100 soldiers to join the Saudi alliance.
Sources in Asmara revealed to al-Araby al-Jadeed that talks between Eritrean and Saudi officials has brought them to a common understandings on a number of strategic and security related issues.
Sources expect an announcement on military cooperation between the two states, which would allow the alliance to use Eritrean airspace and seas.
It is also being said that Saudi is hoping to capitalise on the capabilities of the Eritrean armed forces.
Strategically important
Eritrea occupies an important geographically location on the Horn of Africa.
It lies just over the water from Yemen, looking over one of the most strategically important sea corridors in the world - where the Red Sea leads to the Suez Canal.
Eritrea would be an obvious launchpad for amphibious attacks if Saudi Arabia wanted to being a ground war.
Saudi Arabia has built good relations with three other Red Sea states share maritime borders with Yemen - Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. Eritrea was the fourth piece in the jigsaw and has hosted foreign troops before.
Israel and Iran have military bases in Eritrea, but as the tide turns against the Tehran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, Asmara appears to be cutting ties with these countries.
"Afwerki's controversial relations have continued to be a source of angst for Saudi Arabia, which is just a strip of sea away from Eritrea," said one Arab diplomat who wanted to remain anonymous.
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Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis. |
"Saudi Arabia worries when Eritrean-Israeli relations progressed, which led to... the presence of Israeli bases in Dahlak and other Eritrean islands just off the Saudi coast. Relations between the two countries hit their lowest level."
Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis during the Saudi-led assault on Yemen.
However, observers believe that Afwerki's visit to Riyadh has turned the tables and that Eritrea might be sending signals to the US that it is eager to be friends.
Influential groups in Eritrea have been suspected of supporting Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab.
Some African diplomats were not surprised by the turnaround. Gulf nations were said to have been heavily involved in negotiations with African countries allied to Asmara in the build up to the visit.
Qatar has been effective in leading talks between Eritrea and some of its hostile neighbours.
The diplomats believe that the talks with Saudi Arabia is an attempt by Asmara to break its international isolation.
This has been enforced through UN resolution 1907, which imposed sanctions on Eritrea over its role in Somalia and refusal to pull its troops out of Djibouti.
With 200,000 soldiers and 12,000 naval personnel, and commanders experienced from Eritrea's war with Ethiopia, the country could provide the backbone of a coalition invasion force.
The fact that they are ruled by an absolute dictator and dissent in the country has been crushed, then Eritrea would not be faced with a repeat of the Pakistani parliament's refusal to engage in Saudi's war in Yemen.
This article is an edited translation from our Arabic edition.
A Saudi war fought with Eritrean troops?
Mohammad Abu Fares Date of publication: 8 May, 2015Eritrea could be the second non-Arab African nation to contribute troops to the Saudi-led alliance against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki visited Riyadh last week to meet King Salman and other leading Saudi officials. This has led many to believe that Eritrea could follow Senegal's lead - the West African nation announced earlier this week that it would send 2,100 soldiers to join the Saudi alliance.
Sources in Asmara revealed to al-Araby al-Jadeed that talks between Eritrean and Saudi officials has brought them to a common understandings on a number of strategic and security related issues.
Sources expect an announcement on military cooperation between the two states, which would allow the alliance to use Eritrean airspace and seas.
It is also being said that Saudi is hoping to capitalise on the capabilities of the Eritrean armed forces.
Strategically important
Eritrea occupies an important geographically location on the Horn of Africa.
It lies just over the water from Yemen, looking over one of the most strategically important sea corridors in the world - where the Red Sea leads to the Suez Canal.
Eritrea would be an obvious launchpad for amphibious attacks if Saudi Arabia wanted to being a ground war.
Saudi Arabia has built good relations with three other Red Sea states share maritime borders with Yemen - Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. Eritrea was the fourth piece in the jigsaw and has hosted foreign troops before.
Israel and Iran have military bases in Eritrea, but as the tide turns against the Tehran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, Asmara appears to be cutting ties with these countries.
"Afwerki's controversial relations have continued to be a source of angst for Saudi Arabia, which is just a strip of sea away from Eritrea," said one Arab diplomat who wanted to remain anonymous.
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"Saudi Arabia worries when Eritrean-Israeli relations progressed, which led to... the presence of Israeli bases in Dahlak and other Eritrean islands just off the Saudi coast. Relations between the two countries hit their lowest level."
Eritrea was said to be, secretly at least, on the side of ally Iran and the Houthis during the Saudi-led assault on Yemen.
However, observers believe that Afwerki's visit to Riyadh has turned the tables and that Eritrea might be sending signals to the US that it is eager to be friends.
Influential groups in Eritrea have been suspected of supporting Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab.
Some African diplomats were not surprised by the turnaround. Gulf nations were said to have been heavily involved in negotiations with African countries allied to Asmara in the build up to the visit.
Qatar has been effective in leading talks between Eritrea and some of its hostile neighbours.
The diplomats believe that the talks with Saudi Arabia is an attempt by Asmara to break its international isolation.
This has been enforced through UN resolution 1907, which imposed sanctions on Eritrea over its role in Somalia and refusal to pull its troops out of Djibouti.
With 200,000 soldiers and 12,000 naval personnel, and commanders experienced from Eritrea's war with Ethiopia, the country could provide the backbone of a coalition invasion force.
The fact that they are ruled by an absolute dictator and dissent in the country has been crushed, then Eritrea would not be faced with a repeat of the Pakistani parliament's refusal to engage in Saudi's war in Yemen.
This article is an edited translation from our Arabic edition.
