BAYTO MESKEREM-I

Dear Meskerem

Dahlak — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:07 GMT

Dear Meskerem:

As you know the BBC reported that the UN are trying to Sanction Eritrea without any facts.

Well, we as a citizen what should we do at least to tell them that they are doing this with wrong judgment or to help some interest groups to cover their bad deeds. We all are ambassadors of our country. We have to voice our voice. Meskerem might help pass our concern to the UN. So, as you are the owner of this web site and having a platform to reach many, I urge you to write some kind of petition to be signed by concern citizens and deliver to every permanent UN representatives countries. I think to take no action is not an option. We should do our parts as a citizen. Please don't tell me "Abe'y kebetsaha". I hate this saying. Let's be wise and try to communicate before hand. Mis'kone mibikay waga yebilun. Also, let's put our disagreement aside and try to work for a common cause. This sanction is not only hurt your country but directly/indirectly will hurt you and your family abroad.

let's stand together against this Sanction!!!

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UNSC scrambling to hide its crimes against the Somali people is looking to load the guilt on anyone, may be Eritrea

Halaka — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 22:27:04 GMT

The United coalition of nations bound by the pact of their criminal past unto others is looking to wrap it's guilt on a struggling African nation, Eritrea. This is an unprecedented move organized by the Anglo-Saxon coalition twisting smaller and corrupted nation leaders to stand along their side in the pursuit of an innocent nation to dump their crimes and erase it altogether. State Sec. Madam Hillary Clinton and US Ambassador to UN Madam Susan Rice who have publicly pronounced their support of careless bombing and the decimation if necessary the entire Somali civilians as long as they liquidate the Somali freedom fighters.

Unfortunately, for the two ladies above the Somali freedom fighters are gaining strength instead of weakening. Their last resort is to load their guilt of all the crimes onto someone's shoulder, who is the best suitable nation in the region, that's right the only nation that refused to participate in the mass extermination program of the Somali civilians, Eritrea. While we all agree the Eritrean regime is an autocratic in nature against its people, but it would be unfair for us to just sit and keep quiet while such crimes are to be loaded on its shoulder, just because it refused to partake in the criminal endeavor.

It is not to be forgotten just two years ago the same united coalition of the criminals organization (aka UN) falsely claimed Eritrea had sent 2,000 soldiers in support of the Somali government formed out of the will of the people after fifteen years of chaos. That lie would give the Ethiopian dictator a cover to order his invading military commanders to undress the Somali women, girls, and babies to check if the Eritrean soldiers were hiding under. That instruction alone would result in a mass rape of several little girls no older than Madam Susan Rice's children, between ten and thirteen years of age gang raped. Everyone is aware of this mass raping was sanctioned by the United Coalition of criminals (UN) in collaboration with the Ethiopian dictator.

While we understand the previous administration was on course to burn the world, but we cannot understand why the current US administration high ranking officials are engaged in the same criminal endeavor. The reason the American people elected Democratic administration was to heal the wounds created by the previous administration, not to increase the pain and suffering of others by upping the ante. Today, after failing to execute the intended vision outlined by the previous administration the high ranking officials of the current administration are looking to load the guilt on a small country that has refused to partake in this criminal endeavor. We think this wrong and we speak against it, and we urge these high ranking officials to reconsider their move and follow the wish of the President, help Africa with agriculture, not by exporting and promoting war against each other.

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Move at UN to sanction Eritrea over Somalia links

Thu Nov 19, 2009

* Steps include arms embargo, asset freezes, travel bans

* Russia, China will have problems with draft - diplomats

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A draft U.N. Security Council resolution calls for an arms embargo against Eritrea and travel bans and asset freezes for members of its government and military for aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

The resolution, obtained by Reuters on Thursday, was drafted by temporary Security Council member Uganda and has been circulated to other members of the 15-nation panel, U.N. diplomats said.

The United States and other council members accuse Eritrea of supplying al Shabaab rebels with money and weapons as they fight to topple the fragile U.N.-backed transitional government of Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the official leader of the virtually lawless Horn of Africa nation.

The fighting in Somalia has killed nearly 19,000 civilians since the start of 2007 and driven 1.5 million from their homes.

Among the measures called for in the draft is a ban on all sales to Asmara of "weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts."

The draft also calls for a ban on providing Eritrea with "technical assistance, training, financial and other assistance, related to the military activities."

The Security Council, African Union (AU) and United States have all warned Asmara against destabilizing Somalia. Eritrea denies supporting al Shabaab and has said that the threat of U.N. sanctions is of "no concern at all."

A U.N. arms monitoring body -- which was set up to record violations of a 1992 arms embargo on Somalia -- has said Asmara was sending plane- and boatloads of munitions to Somali rebels, as well as providing them with logistical support.

It was not clear when the council would vote on the resolution. Diplomats said it would need to be revised if it was to avoid a veto from China and Russia, which dislike sanctions in general.

The resolution would authorize U.N. member states to inspect "all cargo to and from Somalia and Eritrea" via land and sea if there were grounds to suspect that the cargo included banned items.

It would also impose a travel ban and freeze the assets of the "Eritrean political and military leadership" and other Eritrean individuals and firms suspected of supporting the hard-line Islamist rebels.

Somalia has been mired in chaos for nearly two decades and there is little sign the latest attempt to establish central government is proving any more successful than the 14 previous efforts since a dictator was ousted in 1991. (Editing by David Storey)

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN19531413

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The world's big powers move to sanction Eritrea

Noogoda — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 GMT

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A draft U.N. Security Council resolution calls for an arms embargo against Eritrea and travel bans and asset freezes for members of its government and military for aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

Source: Reuters

Many good-hearted Eritreans are certainly cheering the international community who are behind this draft from every corner of the world, crossing their fingers, and shutting theirs eyes tight for prayer while waiting for the security council to vote unanimously for sanction against Eritrean government.

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CLOSING DOWN

QORAY — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 21:11:38 GMT

This is the beginning of the end. Communities opened by isayas to serve isayas are closing down.

They are closing it down because they cannot afford to pay the rent. Even those Eritreans who used to support with their broken heart have started to be wary and retreat from supporting the dictatorial regime of isayas.

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A HERO'S WELLCOME TO AN ERITREAN IN SUDAN

kibret — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 14:58:53 GMT

DEAR BAYTO MEMBERS...THOSE OF YOU WHO PRIDE AND VALUE ERITREAN'S HEROISM...TEGADALAY/GEDLI/SEWRA/HARBENNA......
CONGRATULATION!!!!!! THE SUDANESE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT HAVE SHOWN US YESTERDAY THE BROTHERHOOD FEELING THEY HAVE TOWARD'S ERITREANS AND THE RESPECT AND AND APPRECIATION THEY HAVE TO A NATIONALIST HERO'S WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE ERITREAN PRESIDENT AND HIS DELEGATIONS TO PORT SUDAN.
ONE OF MY SUDANESE FRIENDS EVEN TOLD ME HE HAS NEVER SEEN SUCH
GATHERING IN PORT SUDAN SINCE THE DAY THE BRITISH LEFT THE PORT AREA
NOW THE QUESTION IS WHEN WILL BE OUR OTHER NEIGHBORS LEARN FROM THIS AND REC IVE ERITREAN'HEROIS ....
KUBURAT ABALAT BAYTO ... BAARAKAFEEKUM....ASUDAN HUWA BELEDNA ATTANEE, WO LAZEM NEHANI AL RAAES BASHIR WO KULU SHAAEBI SUDAN BIL ENJAZAT EL TEMA FESUDAN AMA WA WULAYET BAHRELAHMER KHASSA.
SELAAM ALEKUM

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H.S. Ambassador Araya Desta Speaks at a University in New Jersey - VIDEO

Oromay — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:09:15 GMT

UN Pathways Lecture Series Presents:

Conflict Resolution in the Region of Eritrea:

His Excellency Ambassador Araya Desta, Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations, is a distinguished invited speaker at Fairleigh Dickinson University New Jersey.

Fairleigh Dickinson University is the largest private University in New Jersey, U.S.A.

Watch Videos

Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTvMsfJDnJU

Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGFuIHZI6i0

Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VakMopt50gM

Part 4 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEfpd66QRqM

Part 5 : http://www.youtube.com/user/fdugig#p/u/1/Ju5nQrYbGoU

Part 6 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAUXW1ZGccA

Part 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwf9l0l3GXo

Part 8 :

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A Newly Built Bridge Along The Barentu-Tessenei Road.

Oromay — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:04:34 GMT

No, this is not a freeway overpass in California.
This is Eritrea, a newly built bridge along the Barentu-Tessenei Road to be exact!
Made in Eritrea, by Eritreans for Eritreans. God Bless Eritrea.

Eritrea's Defense Forces and Gedem Construction Company are Actively Engaged in Construction Of Bridges Along Barentu-Tessenei Road.
Watch the video.... It will blow you away!

Click Here To Watch Video

Barentu - The construction of a bridge along the Barentu-Tessenei road
through the Gedem Construction Company is nearing finalization, according to
Mr. Fukadu Tekle, head of the Company's branch office in Gash-Barka region.

He indicated that a 1 km-long wall has been constructed to protect the Gash
Bridge along the Alebu-Fiesko route from any possible accident. Similar
walls have also been constructed in the bridges of Grasha, Adi-Keshi and
Alebu along the Alebu-Tessenei road, he added.

Reports indicate the construction of the time-consuming Mekete Bridge which
is the first of its kind in terms of both shape and structure is nearing
finalization, and that it is expected to render service shortly.

Traveling from Asmara to Omhajer that used to take 3 days has now been
minimized to hours thanks to the construction of bridges, the report added.

The construction of the 8 meter high and 116 meter long Gash Bridge and the
22 meter high and 115 long Tokombia Bridge are some of the major
achievements of the Gedem Construction Company which won broad acclaims.

Click Here To Watch Video

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Enemies across Red Sea???/

kalab — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:35:20 GMT

Saudi Arabian naval blockade on the Yemeni coast is aiming to halt Eritrean weapon smuggling from reaching rebels.

Saudi Arabia is trying to stop weapons reaching Al-Houthi rebels in Northern Yemen by imposing a naval blockade at both its eastern and western shores.

Naval forces were stationed November 12 near the northern Yemeni coast in support of the Yemeni governments attempts to put down the insurrection.

The Saudi navy extended its blockade to prevent a second smuggling route across the Red Sea from Yemens western neighbor Eritrea.

Horn of Africa Project Director with the International Crisis Group, EJ Hogendoorn, told The Media Line, the blockade did not come as a surprise given Eritrea and Yemens strained relationship.

Hogendoorn said the weapons are smuggled from Yemen to Somalia by dow, a small open sailing boat, and this is probably the method used by Eritrea as well.

While the conflict between the insurgents and Yemeni government has been ongoing for over a decade, the latest round of fighting follows a government launched offensive earlier in August, codenamed Scorched Earth.

Numerous rebels fleeing north across the border prompted a massive Saudi air and ground offensive, in an attempt to drive the Al-Houthis back into Yemen.

The Al Houthis have accused the Yemeni government of being too closely allied with Washington.

The official Yemeni news agency SABA alleges Yemen has signed a military and security cooperation agreement with the U.S., a report denied by the American Embassy in Sanaa.

The talks were frank and productive and point toward continued U.S. assistance to the government of Yemen in its efforts to eliminate the threats to its population posed by al-Qaeda, piracy, and human trafficking, read the statement. At the conclusion of the talks and in accordance with standard protocol, the U.S. and Yemeni parties signed the minutes of the talks. Meeting minutes do not constitute an agreement.

Yemen and Eritrea clashed several times during the 1990s over control of the Hanish Islands located midway between the two countries, in the Red Sea north of the Bab Al Mandeb straight.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration handed the Islands over to Yemen in 1998.

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World's corruption index released

Halaka — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:58:59 GMT

This is just another data if you do not like the ranking, and another confirmation if you like the ranking. Pick your phrase:

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Data summary

Corruption index scores
Click heading to sort. High score equals least corrupt, low score equals most corrupt
2009 rank	Country/Territory	CPI 2009 Score	CPI 2008 score
SOURCE: Transparency International
1	New Zealand	9.4	9.3
2	Denmark	9.3	9.3
3	Singapore	9.2	9.2
3	Sweden	9.2	9.3
5	Switzerland	9	9
6	Finland	8.9	9
6	Netherlands	8.9	8.9
8	Australia	8.7	8.7
8	Canada	8.7	8.7
8	Iceland	8.7	8.9
11	Norway	8.6	7.9
12	Hong Kong	8.2	8.1
12	Luxembourg	8.2	8.3
14	Germany	8	7.9
14	Ireland	8	7.7
16	Austria	7.9	8.1
17	Japan	7.7	7.3
17	United Kingdom	7.7	7.7
19	United States	7.5	7.3
20	Barbados	7.4	7
21	Belgium	7.1	7.3
22	Qatar	7	6.5
22	Saint Lucia	7	7.1
24	France	6.9	6.9
25	Chile	6.7	6.9
25	Uruguay	6.7	6.9
27	Cyprus	6.6	6.4
27	Estonia	6.6	6.6
27	Slovenia	6.6	6.7
30	United Arab Emirates	6.5	5.9
31	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.4	6.5
32	Israel	6.1	6
32	Spain	6.1	6.5
34	Dominica	5.9	6
35	Portugal	5.8	6.1
35	Puerto Rico	5.8	5.8
37	Botswana	5.6	5.8
37	Taiwan	5.6	5.7
39	Brunei Darussalam	5.5
39	Oman	5.5	5.5
39	Korea (South)	5.5	5.6
42	Mauritius	5.4	5.5
43	Costa Rica	5.3	5.1
43	Macau	5.3	5.4
45	Malta	5.2	5.8
46	Bahrain	5.1	5.4
46	Cape Verde	5.1	5.1
46	Hungary	5.1	5.1
49	Bhutan	5	5.2
49	Jordan	5	5.1
49	Poland	5	4.6
52	Czech Republic	4.9	5.2
52	Lithuania	4.9	4.6
54	Seychelles	4.8	4.8
55	South Africa	4.7	4.9
56	Latvia	4.5	5
56	Malaysia	4.5	5.1
56	Namibia	4.5	4.5
56	Samoa	4.5	4.4
56	Slovakia	4.5	5
61	Cuba	4.4	4.3
61	Turkey	4.4	4.6
63	Italy	4.3	4.8
63	Saudi Arabia	4.3	3.5
65	Tunisia	4.2	4.4
66	Croatia	4.1	4.4
66	Georgia	4.1	3.9
66	Kuwait	4.1	4.3
69	Ghana	3.9	3.9
69	Montenegro	3.9	3.4
71	Bulgaria	3.8	3.6
71	Macedonia	3.8	3.6
71	Greece	3.8	4.7
71	Romania	3.8	3.8
75	Brazil	3.7	3.5
75	Colombia	3.7	3.8
75	Peru	3.7	3.6
75	Suriname	3.7	3.6
79	Burkina Faso	3.6	3.5
79	China	3.6	3.6
79	Swaziland	3.6	3.6
79	Trinidad and Tobago	3.6	3.6
83	Serbia	3.5	3.4
84	El Salvador	3.4	3.9
84	Guatemala	3.4	3.1
84	India	3.4	3.4
84	Panama	3.4	3.4
84	Thailand	3.4	3.5
89	Lesotho	3.3	3.2
89	Malawi	3.3	2.8
89	Mexico	3.3	3.6
89	Moldova	3.3	2.9
89	Morocco	3.3	3.5
89	Rwanda	3.3	3
95	Albania	3.2	3.4
95	Vanuatu	3.2	2.9
97	Liberia	3.1	2.4
97	Sri Lanka	3.1	3.2
99	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3.2
99	Dominican Republic	3	3
99	Jamaica	3	3.1
99	Madagascar	3	3.4
99	Senegal	3	3.4
99	Tonga	3	2.4
99	Zambia	3	2.8
106	Argentina	2.9	2.9
106	Benin	2.9	3.1
106	Gabon	2.9	3.1
106	Gambia	2.9	1.9
106	Niger	2.9	2.8
111	Algeria	2.8	3.2
111	Djibouti	2.8	3
111	Egypt	2.8	2.8
111	Indonesia	2.8	2.6
111	Kiribati	2.8	3.1
111	Mali	2.8	3.1
111	Sao Tome and Principe	2.8	2.7
111	Solomon Islands	2.8	2.9
111	Togo	2.8	2.7
120	Armenia	2.7	2.9
120	Bolivia	2.7	3
120	Ethiopia	2.7	2.6
120	Kazakhstan	2.7	2.2
120	Mongolia	2.7	3
120	Viet Nam	2.7	2.7
126	Eritrea	2.6	2.6
126	Guyana	2.6	2.6
126	Syria	2.6	2.1
126	Tanzania	2.6	3
130	Honduras	2.5	2.6
130	Lebanon	2.5	3
130	Libya	2.5	2.6
130	Maldives	2.5	2.8
130	Mauritania	2.5	2.8
130	Mozambique	2.5	2.6
130	Nicaragua	2.5	2.5
130	Nigeria	2.5	2.7
130	Uganda	2.5	2.6
139	Bangladesh	2.4	2.1
139	Belarus	2.4	2
139	Pakistan	2.4	2.5
139	Philippines	2.4	2.3
143	Azerbaijan	2.3	1.9
143	Comoros	2.3	2.5
143	Nepal	2.3	2.7
146	Cameroon	2.2	2.3
146	Ecuador	2.2	2
146	Kenya	2.2	2.1
146	Russia	2.2	2.1
146	Sierra Leone	2.2	1.9
146	Timor-Leste	2.2	2.2
146	Ukraine	2.2	2.5
146	Zimbabwe	2.2	1.8
154	Cte dIvoire	2.1	2
154	Papua New Guinea	2.1	2
154	Paraguay	2.1	2.4
154	Yemen	2.1	2.3
158	Cambodia	2	1.8
158	Central African Republic	2	2
158	Laos	2	2
158	Taijikistan	2	2
162	Angola	1.9	1.9
162	Congo, Republic	1.9	1.9
162	Congo, Democratic Republic	1.9	1.7
162	Guinea-Bissau	1.9	1.9
162	Kyrgyzstan	1.9	1.8
162	Venezuela	1.9	1.9
168	Burundi	1.8	1.9
168	Equatorial Guinea	1.8	1.7
168	Guinea	1.8	1.6
168	Haiti	1.8	1.4
168	Iran	1.8	2.3
168	Turkmenistan	1.8	1.8
174	Uzbekistan	1.7	1.8
175	Chad	1.6	1.6
176	Iraq	1.5	1.3
176	Sudan	1.5	1.6
178	Burma	1.4	1.3
179	Afghanistan	1.3	1.5
180	Somalia	1.1	1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/nov/17/corruption-index-transparency-international

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President Barack Obama making sure the United States of America remains to be a country of constitution and justice

Halaka — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:02:23 GMT

Sometimes politicians promise to you one thing and find them doing completely the opposite or renege on promise. With President Barack Obama there is no such thing, he told the American public what he was going to do during the campaign and he has been busy executing one promise after another as a President; unlike other politicians who keep on promising but never deliver, and there are also the kind that swear to defend the constitution, but forget what they sworn to uphold once they get comfortable in position. In this commentary I would like to remind the reader the promise President Obama registered as a candidate, making America the country of law and justice once more, much as the world knew her prior September 2001. The September 2001 incident changed many things, including the character the United States known for upholding the constitution even when it is difficult to do so.

The world was in shock after watching the September 11 attacks against America live on television, and did not know what to make of it. Almost every nation extended a helping hand in identifying, capturing, and punishing the perpetrators of such a barbaric act of terror. I remember the agony of the surviving families lost loved ones, it was hard to erase the memory of what happened on that bright Tuesday morning in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania; after that day many lives were changed forever. The ramification of that attack would entail much larger action than many anticipated, and to this day most are feeling it. Including, people from Islamic nations would find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place. Although, it was not reported at the time, but around 200 people are said to have died only in New York, as a result of public backlash against moslems.

Even though the raw emotion generated by that terrible attack has declined, but the intensity of public emotion against the suspects held for the attack is still as raw as it was right after the incident. The Obama administration is bringing the accused to trial, and the first five are about to be tried. The fact is that in the past there has been times when terrorist suspects were brought to trial and received justice in a civilian court, in New York. The right opposes against civilian trial, and want these suspects to be tried in a military court. The radical-far-right want to keep'em detained indefinitely, and that would mean the "terrorists" succeeded in forcing us to suspend the very constitution America has been guided by for the last two centuries. Denying the suspects of fair trial would mean, their violent ideology won over the core democratic principles America has been following since, the concept of living free. President Lincoln defended it to the point of causing his death, if he respected it enough to die for it, then there is no reason for the current President not to defend it. What brings migrants flock to America from the four corners of the world is none other than to experience the concept of living free from all imposition constraints by tyrranny.

It would be very disappointing for a rag-tag group to take away the freedom from 300 million Americans and billions more around the world currently following America's way of life and there are many more aspiring to embrace America's ways. Many nations see America as the beacon of light superiorly crafted just for the human soul, and denying all those aspiring nations emulating America's modus-operandi, in order to enrich the lives of their citizens would be a shame. Many of these nations are taking risk to follow America's ways, and telling them to go back to their old closed system and unjust way of life would be a great shame indeed. President Obama is keeping with the promise of doing right, and must be assisted in his mission of bringing the accused to face their accuser, much as the contitution suggests. Especially bringing them to New York would have a special meaning, for the first time New Yorkers will have the chance to hear the accused explain why they caused us harm.

This and other gesture President Obama has shown to the world makes him the true American patriot, defending the constitution the founding fathers agreed to refer to when there is disagreement. Essentially making America the country of hope she has been eversince 1788 for vast majority of her children and for the last 45 years for her disadvantaged children, the African Americans. I am sure that after we run through the months left to complete the decade it will be remembered as the most charged decade in recent memory. What makes the emotion run high is that some are experiencing the economic crunch far deeper than others, and that makes the first decade of the 21^st century the most turbulent decade so far.

The ensuing response by the previous administration to September 11 attacks will be debated by historians and pundits alike for many years to come. The thesis of the argument will focus on whether or not colluding the attacks with business interest was right or wrong, everyone recognize that is the source of the intense emotion for many, which seem to be falling in wrong places, such as against the pending health care legislation. While we would like to reserve that argument for later, we have to go ahead and do the right thing by the detainees, because America's fairness is what distinguishes her from all other nations, and pulling back on that would mean tainting America's unique character, and having the fate of the free world in the hands of a great man and his team will certainly help guide us all to better times.

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Tour d'Erythree

Badme — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:51:59 GMT

deqi Ere me'Ar,

Stop hallucinating - just enjoy your country and see for yourself how Eritrea is showing the world how it is done with very limited resources:

http://www.eastafro.com/Post/2009/11/14/video-eritreas-southern-region-tour

http://www.eastafro.com/Post/2009/11/15/video-eritreas-defense-forces-and-gedem-construction-are-actively-engaged-in-construction-of-bridges

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Can women resolve Africa's conflicts?

Gezae — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:15:08 GMT

Have Your Say

Africa's top female mediators are in Kenya to discuss how to get more women into conflict resolution. Are women better at ending conflict than men?

Advocates argue women are better placed to mediate because they are most affected and already possess the necessary key skills such as patience and empathy.

But critics say the same qualities could also work against them because perceived masculine characteristics - such as assertiveness - are more respected in many African cultures.

Do you have to act 'male' to resolve conflicts? What qualities do you think women can bring to the negotiating table? Would women resolve conflicts quicker? What do women need to best negotiate? Do you have what it takes to be a mediator?
BBC Published: Monday, 9 November, 2009, 12:04 GMT 12:04 UK

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Meles blames the US for Africa's economic problems

Halaka — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:10:43 GMT

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Ethiopia's Meles says US at Fault for Africa's Econ Woes

By Peter Heinlein
Addis Ababa
13 November 2009

Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says failures in the U.S. financial system are largely to blame for Africa's economic crisis, and pointed to China as a possible key to recovery. Our correspondent in Addis Ababa has details of the Ethiopian leader's keynote address to the annual African Economic Conference.

Speaking to an audience of academics and policymakers, Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi painted a gloomy picture of Africa's economic outlook. He said the theme of the conference, fostering development in the current economic climate, may be impossible.

"The first question that comes to my mind is: Is it possible to foster development when we have a whole era of economic crisis ahead of us? I am going to suggest today that while it is probable that Africa will not be able to foster development in the current era, it is nevertheless possible to do so," said Meles Zenawi.

Mr. Meles, a former Marxist rebel leader, launched a blistering attack on what he called "discredited neo-liberal economic policies" imposed on Africa from outside. He said unsustainable consumption by the United States when times were good had condemned Africa to a protracted period of low growth ahead.

"The United States has hitherto served as the consumer of last resort and helped to maintain the unsustainable division of labor and division of production and consumption," he said. "It is no longer able to do it, and this is the main cause of the current crisis."

Mr. Meles suggested Africa's best hope might be a massive infusion of cash from China and other countries that have amassed surplus savings by producing goods for the consumers.

"It is possible to imagine that the Chinese will decided to redirect some of their surplus savings to infrastructural development in Africa," said Meles Zenawi. "It is possible to do so because to some extent it is already happening. Such a shift would mean tens of billions of dollars per annum invested in African infrastructure, again opening the opportunity for the transformation of the overall economy. Indeed, it is not only possible but highly probable that the Chinese will take steps that would widen the window of opportunity for Africa."

The Ethiopian prime minister, who will lead the African delegation to next month's Copenhagen climate summit, expressed doubt the world is serious about tackling global warming. But he said a climate deal could be a boon to Africa, with its sources of renewable energy.

Some experts say Africa stands to receive as much as $100 billion a year from rich countries to offset the effects of climate change.

The three-day African Economic Conference is being held against a backdrop of low-growth forecasts for the near future. The 2009 growth estimate for sub-Saharan Africa is just 1.3 percent, with a prediction of an increase to four or five percent next year.

African Development Bank chief Donald Kaberuka, said prospects for recovery remain fragile. He said a full recovery would not occur until the continent returns to seven-percent growth, possibly within a few years.

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Hager — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:17:15 GMT

bjihadawyan znfaH zelo nay Hasot Trumba:

1) zAbeye wetehaderawi medeber Israel ab dahlak
2) Eritrea nab HuQfi Areb temelisa
3) Eritrea nHusiyyin nay Yemen wetehaderawi slTena thbom ala::

MesHaQ:

Hade gzie Hade Arebn Hade Humayr ztebahle Eritreawn Hade SaEdan teTew ilom inkelewu neti Arebn nHumayrn nab Khawaja amelktu ms tebahlu 'ti Areb nab 'ti SaEda kemelkt 'nkelo Humayr gn nab 'ti Areb amelkitu:: 'ti Areb denSywo anta Humayr Khawaja abzi 'nkeleka 'ntay de'a nabay temelkt ilu ms Hateto woyo Humayr neti Arebetay " smaE Arebetay ane ms AbeKu kemaKa 'ye kKewn zdeli, khawajay nsKa iKa " ilu meleselu::

Eritrean kids. No Saddam, No Assad among them. Only sick-minded people would contemplate to Arabize African childeren.

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Badme — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:05:24 GMT

zura n'hagerka and sharpen your Tigrigna reading skills!
http://74.63.78.28/Nov-09/haddas_ertra_13112009.pdf

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