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[ሃገራዊ ድሕነት @hagerawiDihnet]

ኣማኢት ኣሽሓት ሰራዊት ኣብ መሮርን በረኻን ቁርን ኣሳሒታን ተጻዊሩ ዝሓድር ዘሎ ንጸወታ ዘይኮነ ሃገር ህዝብን ካብ ሓለምቲ ንምክልኻል እዩ. ሕጂዉን ንሰላም ቀዳምነት ኢና ንህብ እዚ ግና ፍርሓት ዘይኮነ ዉግእ ሰብ ከምዝበልዕ ስለ ንፈልጥ እዩ. #Eritrea

[Amb. Sophia Tesfamariam @AmbStesfamariam]

Welcomed Ms. Elena Piriondi, Chief of the Executive Board Branch, and Mr. Robert Stevens for a briefing and exchange on the development of the new @UNFPA Country Programme for #Eritrea. Discussions focused on the programme's substantive elements, strategic orientation, development process and alignment with Eritrea's national development priorities.

The briefing provided an opportunity to review the proposed areas of cooperation, expected results and the framework for UNFPA's continued engagement in #Eritrea. Emphasis was placed on ensuring national ownership, meaningful consultation with relevant national institutions and coherence between the programme's objectives and Eritrea's development priorities.

The exchange also took place against the backdrop of wider UN reform discussions, including system-wide concerns surrounding the proposed mergers of UN entities, institutional restructuring and the broader implications of the reform process for the UN development system.

Issues of particular relevance include the potential implications for institutional mandates, accountability, governance arrangements, resource allocation, country-level presence and the delivery of development assistance.

The importance of ensuring that reform does not undermine specialized mandates, diminish Member State oversight or compromise the ability of UN entities to respond to the distinct priorities and circumstances of programme countries was highlighted.

The UNFPA representatives outlined the next steps in the programme development and approval process, confirming that the new Country Programme for #Eritrea will be presented to the @UNFPA Executive Board in 2027.

[Amb. Sophia Tesfamariam @AmbStesfamariam]

Welcomed Mr. Guang Cong, Special Envoy of the @UN Secretary-General for the #HornOfAfrica, to the Permanent Mission of #Eritrea for an exchange of views on developments in the region.

Discussed situation in #Sudan, #SouthSudan, and #Somalia, highlighting how external interventions are aggravating conflicts, deepening divisions, and undermining prospects for peace. Emphasized respect for national sovereignty, nationally owned political processes, and constructive international engagement.

On #Eritrea–#Ethiopia relations, made it abundantly clear that any prospect of engagement with #Ethiopia's leadership on any level, requires a prior, public, unequivocal, and unconditional renunciation of coercion, threats, and the use of force, alongside unambiguous recognition of Eritrea's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. These are fundamental principles. Neither the @UN nor the @African_Union should normalize threats, entertain territorial claims, or reward coercive rhetoric. Dialogue must not legitimize the PP's conduct or create false equivalence.

Also cautioned against the inadvertent instrumentalization of international representatives to advance #Ethiopia's political narratives, manufacture external endorsements, or portray diplomatic engagements as tacit approval of its conduct. The PP's ongoing photo-op diplomacy must not camouflage realities on the ground or obscure the consequences of impunity. Carefully staged diplomatic encounters and high-profile international appearances are not endorsements of government policies, conduct, or regional ambitions, nor should they shield the #Ethiopian leadership from scrutiny and accountability.

The international community must look beyond diplomatic optics and confront the deteriorating situation within #Ethiopia, where the PP government continues to employ deadly force against its own population. Civilians have been killed, livelihoods and infrastructure destroyed, and communities subjected to violence and displacement across #Afar, #Amhara, #Benishangul-Gumuz, #Somali, Tigray, and Oromia regions . Civilian protection and accountability demand urgent international attention.

Stressed that regional peace cannot be built by externalizing #Ethiopia's internal crises or pressuring Eritrea. Meaningful engagement requires trust, mutual respect, sovereign equality, and good faith, conditions that do not currently exist. The immediate priority must be to address the PP's threats and conduct that have undermined regional peace.

#Eritrea will neither be drawn into #Ethiopia's internal political and security crises nor allow itself to become a convenient distraction from the challenges confronting the Ethiopian leadership. Those challenges must be addressed within Ethiopia, not externalized onto its neighbours.

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

The relationship between the #UAE, #Israel and #Ethiopia is explained succinctly by the renowned #Oromo Professor Ezekiel Gebissa in a longer interview with Stalin Ghebresilase @StalinTeklu of Zara Media.

The following is a close translation of what he said in this clip.

"The main link between #Israel and #Ethiopia is the #UAE. At the moment, it is the #UAE who is dictating all the major economic, military and political activities in #Ethiopia? .

Who is supplying the money? Who is buying and providing the drones and ammunition for those drones, not only for Ethiopia but also for those supplied to the #RSF through #Ethiopia? Who is buying Ethiopia's gold? for instance, who bought the 150 armored vehicles we saw recently delivered to Ethiopia?

Did Ethiopia pay for these acquisitions? Does Ethiopia have the capacity to finance all these activities?

For instance, Ethiopia has announced the purchase of Su-35 fighter jets and S-400 air-defence batteries, which together amount to a quarter of Ethiopia's annual budget. Can Ethiopia finance such enormous expenditures? Some delusional members of the PP might tell you, "We are the Prosperity Party; we have all the money."

But is it not a fact that Ethiopia was recently begging the IMF @IMFAfrica to extend the terms of its debt? Abiy is going everywhere asking for more loans and extensions on existing debts. Ethiopia is a country that survives on financial assistance, debt cancellations and humanitarian aid.

Abiy does not have the money to service all its debts! He does not have the money to build universities or alleviate the cost-of-living crisis of its people, yet he somehow has the money to purchase enormous quantities of military weapons. These weapons are not free; they cost money.

So, what is happening in Ethiopia at the moment? The main policies being pursued in Ethiopia today are not issues that serve the agenda of Ethiopians. They are not in Ethiopia's national interest.

The port issue is not an #Ethiopian issue! The #Eritrea issue is not an Ethiopian issue! What took place in Somalia is not an Ethiopian issue! The civil war in Sudan, in which Ethiopia has taken the side of the RSF and is contributing to #Sudan's destruction, is not an Ethiopian issue. These are the agendas of another country! That country is the United Arab Emirates (UAE)!

If the mercenary we saw in #Tigray is #Israeli, then we can now see the deal made between the #UAE and #Israel during the Iran war taking effect.

The UAE's agenda across the entire Horn of #Africa is to use Ethiopia as its main direct colony in the region to expand its power and influence, including through its insistence on occupying #Assab. The person behind all these agendas is the President of the UAE.

The man Abiy calls his big brother is the one whose agenda Ethiopia is carrying out. It is Mohamed bin Zayed's agenda that Ethiopia is fulfilling.

This is something the people of Ethiopia must understand. If this is not clear to the Ethiopian people, then everything else that is happening will remain unclear. This is why we say that Ethiopia is not owned and governed by Ethiopians.

It is unlikely that high-ranking officials can pretend they do not know what is going on. However, most of them are on the UAE's payroll through their Dubai bank accounts. Therefore, they cannot say or do anything about it.

So, dear Ethiopians, we do not own our country. And now, it is not only the UAE that is interfering in Ethiopia's internal politics; Israel is also interfering, with the aim of making Ethiopians kill one another.

@KSAmofaEN @EgyptForeignMin @MfaEgypt @aftaburhan @SudanTribune_EN @US_SrAdvisorAF @StateDept @EUSR_Weber @eu_eeas @mfa_russia @M_Farmaajo @CrisisGroup @BBCAfrica @AfricaProg @cgtnafrica @ReutersAfrica @BBCWorld @sputnik_africa @AJEnglish

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

In the current international/diplomatic discourse regarding the imperative of adherence to, and respect of, foundational pillars of international law as well as the maintenance of regional peace and security, the following salient facts and sequence of events must be recognized, without any equivocation, as the kernel/principal causes behind the prevailing grave situation:

1. On 13 October 2023, the Potemkin Party willfully manufactured an unnecessary and avoidable crises between the two countries by formally and publicly declaring its hostile agenda of acquiring "sovereign access to the sea", apparently and ultimately through invasion and occupation of Eritrea's sovereign lands. This dangerous declaration constituted a flagrant violation of foundational pillars of international law as well as the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship signed between the two countries in Asmara on 9 July 2018.
2. This initial declaration was ramped up in subsequent years through relentless and incendiary media campaigns; associated saber-rattling, and massive rearmament. The scope of the PP's impending invasion was also broadened to include forcible incorporation of Eritrea's southern coastline (see attached map) for the establishment of "a sovereign naval force with strategic depth".
3. The war agenda was further ratcheted up and translated into an operational plan when the PP regime launched its military operations in the Tigray Administrative Region in mid-September this year. Indeed a couple of days after the eruption of the war, the PP's Deputy Chief of Staff announced that "Mekelle will be a mere stop-over... the main objective is to install our flag in the Red Sea".
4. And on 9 October last month, the PP regime went further to ominously "notify the UNSC" on the unleashing of its war of aggression against Eritrea under the spurious pretext of "self-defense".

The writing on the wall is thus crystal clear; eliciting, as it does, unequivocal condemnation as well as requisite deterrent measures in accordance with explicit provisions of the UN Charter and associated instruments.

[Paulos Netabay @PNetabay]

ብ5 ሕዳር ምስ ፕረዚደንት ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ ዝተራኸበ ፍሉይ ልኡኽ ህዝባዊት ሪፓብሊክ ቻይና ኣብ ቀርኒ ኣፍሪቃ፡ ሃገሩ ልኡላውነትን ግዝኣታዊ ሓድነትን ኤርትራ ክኽበር ኣለዎ ኢላ ከምእትኣምን ገሊጹ።

[Biniam Berhe 🇪🇷 @biniamb]

Your Excellency Commissioner @Bankole_Adeoye, the Algiers Agreement is fully implemented. Done and dusted!
https://t.co/G2rk36fTDR
The question now is "Will the UNSC and the AU Rein in Ethiopia’s Expansionism and Aggression?"
https://t.co/y7r3boKJE6

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

ETHIOPIA’S OVERTLY DECLARED WAR AGENDA AGAINST ERITREA

(Verbatim Statements by Ethiopian Government Senior Officials denigrating Eritrea’s Sovereignty)

The Potemkin Party is engaged, these days, in a frenzied and deceitful diplomatic campaign to re-package the unprovoked war that it has declared against Eritrea for over three years now in “self-defense garb”.

As illustrated in the link below, the regime has leveraged, throughout this period without let-up, all its political, media and military institutions to indoctrinate its population, and especially the youth, with incendiary propaganda to normalize and rationalize a war of aggression against Eritrea.

To this end:
1. Eritrea’s Statehood and hard-won independence were, and continue to be, denigrated as “a conspiratorial Project conceived by external forces”. These inflammatory and provocative positions constitute brazen violations of international law and the sovereignty and integrity of a UN member State.
2. The Eritrean sovereign port of Assab is often depicted as “stolen Ethiopian land” that must be retrieved to “correct a historical mistake”. This falsehood and revisionist narrative of history is peddled to justify its agenda of “sovereign access to the sea”.
3. Eritrea’s southern coastal land must also be annexed to provide “strategic depth” to Ethiopia’s phantom navy.
4. Even prior to its declaration of war against Eritrea through the announcement of its Leader to the House of Peoples Representatives on 13 October 2023, and as early as July-August 2022 while the war in the Tigray Administrative Region was still raging, the Potemkin Party had sought to create an alliance with the TPLF to wage war against Eritrea which it had dubbed as the “ultimate enemy” of both entities.
5. The Potemkin Party also ramped up, inconsequential as it may be, its hostile activities of sponsoring subversive groups (“RASDO”, “Green Islamic Movement”, and another obscure outfit classified as a foreign-based terrorist Group by Germany’s Prosecutor Office) for the purposes of “regime change”.
6. The intensive war campaign and relentless saber-rattling have been accompanied by massive weapons purchasing spree; mostly underwritten by external forces.

https://t.co/tFsQt91tR4

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

Peter Kagwanja, CEO of the #Africa Policy Institute, states that #Ethiopia is in the worst situation in its entire history and has effectively entered its third civil war. Yet, the regime in Addis Ababa continues to pretend that everything is normal.

I would say this is because all communities in Ethiopia are engaged in conflict, either with the government or among themselves.

The situation in Moyale is an expression of what is happening across Ethiopia. Take #Tigray, for example. There was a peace agreement in Pretoria, but the war has started again, and this time, neither Fano nor #Eritrea is supporting the #Ethiopian government.

The #Oromo people are also in conflict with the government. At this point, there is no major community supporting the government, and the political class is now coming together against it.

The big issue, therefore, is not just Moyale, but the very concept of Ethiopia itself.

I have always argued that Ethiopia's problem lies in maintaining a 2,000-year-old or older system that is, in itself, anachronistic and outdated. Ethiopians need to do what every other country in Africa and around the world is trying to do: struggle to build a system that is accountable to the people.

What we can say with certainty is that Ethiopia is lagging behind in this entire process, starting with its constitution, which does not see people as citizens but as members of ethnic groups.

Now, look at the conflict between the Oromo and Somali communities in Moyale. It is essentially a fight between two ethnic groups over a flag, nothing particularly significant in itself. What does this tell us? It tells us that this is a country engulfed in tension and conflict.

Yet, the regime in Addis Ababa continues to pretend that everything is normal.

@addisstandard @SudanTribune_EN @AJEnglish @TheVillaSomalia @BBCAfrica @US_SrAdvisorAF @EUSR_Weber @eu_eeas @StateDept @cgtnafrica @trtafrika @AfricaProg

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[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

Another confirmation of Abiy Ahmed using mercenaries in the #Tigray war. #Ethiopia

@BBCAfrica @Reuters @trtafrika @dwnews @AJEnglish @cgtnafrica @BBCWorld @US_SrAdvisorAF @EUSR_Weber

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

Congratulations to all the elected/incumbent officials with heritage from #Eritrea, #Somalia, #Egypt, #Ethiopia (#Tigray). I wish them all the wisdom and intellect to serve their constituency fairly and justly. I also hope they stand for oppressed people around the world.

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Some people still continue to be annoyed by Tibor Nagy's (et al) intermittent and rabid outbursts against Eritrea; and especially against PIA.

My rule of thumb: ignore the invectives of these hired lobbyists/intellectual mercenaries. That is precisely their job/bio data.

In any case, this is (link below) their political obituary posted a couple of years ago.

https://t.co/ftMzjsGtse

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

Listen to this clip from President Isaias Afwerki's interview in July 2025 regarding Abiy's mindless military adventure.

President Isaias Afwerki states that #Eritrea has never sought war, pursued territorial expansion or initiated a conflict, arguing that every war over the past 80 years has been imposed upon the #Eritrean people.

He describes the Ethiopian PP government's repeated military threats, claims of possessing drones, missiles, tanks and artillery, and boasts of carrying out targeted strikes followed by successive waves of infantry attacks. He also refers to the daily transportation of military supplies to #Ethiopia, claims of capturing Assab or attacking through Sudan, and assertions of diplomatic support from other countries.

President Isaias characterises these statements and preparations as a reckless, childish and unnecessary military adventure. He questions the intended targets and purpose of the proposed attacks and rejects the claim that Ethiopia's population advantage of 130 million against Eritrea's few million would enable it to overwhelm Eritrea through human-wave attacks.

He argues that the #Ethiopian government should stop threatening war and instead address the problems facing its people, rather than diverting public attention from the country's internal challenges through another unnecessary conflict.

Finally, President Isaias stresses that although Eritrea considers these threats reckless, it will not neglect its military preparations or allow itself to be psychologically affected by the rhetoric. #Eritrea will not engage in a childish exchange of threats. His message to the #Ethiopian government is simple: stop this madness and abandon the unnecessary military adventure.

@US_SrAdvisorAF @antonioguterres @EUSR_Weber @eu_eeas @CrisisGroup @BBCWorld @BBCAfrica @Reuters @ReutersAfrica @trtafrika @cgtnafrica @mfa_russia @TheVillaSomalia @SudanTribune_EN @StateDept @_AfricanUnion @EgyptForeignMin

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

President Isaias Afwerki met, at the Denden Guest House in the early evening hours today, Mr. Hu Changchun, China's Special Envoy for Horn of Africa Affairs.

The extensive talks centered on bilateral ties and current developments in the region.

Mr. Hu Changchun reiterated the PRC's position on the imperative of respecting Eritrea's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

#Eritrea - Beyond the Politicized Narrative; by Bana Negusse

"More broadly, Eritrea’s engagement with the Social Forum reflects the country’s longstanding commitment to international cooperation and partnership. Setting aside deeply rooted misassumptions and problematic narratives, the truth is that over the years, the country has maintained relations and collaborated with a wide range of states, international organizations, UN agencies, and other institutions, guided by the principles of mutual respect, sovereign equality, mutual understanding, and shared interests. These partnerships, irrespective of differences in political systems or development approaches, underscore Eritrea’s conviction that meaningful international cooperation must be grounded in respect for national sovereignty, non-interference, and the pursuit of common objectives. This longstanding approach aligns closely with the principles underpinning the Social Forum and reflects Eritrea’s continued commitment to constructive multilateral engagement".

https://t.co/fJV5zz9g9J

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

One of the most untold humanitarian stories today is the way #Eritrea is accommodating #Sudanese people fleeing the devastating war in their country.

As the world knows, #Sudan has been engulfed in a civil war for years, with direct military involvement of the #UAE and #Ethiopia.

The people of Sudan are enduring unimaginable suffering, killings and mass displacement amid a conflict that has devastated their lives, communities and the country.

Yet, the people and government of #Eritrea have welcomed their Sudanese brothers and sisters. Rather than simply erecting refugee camps filled with tents, Eritrea has opened hotels and homes to accommodate those fleeing the war. It has not made a public spectacle of their plight or turned their suffering into a campaign for international recognition or funding from #UNHCR and other organizations.

Instead, the #Eritrean people are sharing whatever food, shelter and resources they have with their brotherly Sudanese neighbours, despite their own limited means.

This is an extraordinary expression of solidarity, humanity and #African brotherhood. At a time when so many countries publicise their humanitarian contributions and seek international recognition or funding for their efforts, Eritrea's approach deserves far greater attention and lesson to the world.

This is the spirit of solidarity that the people of #Eritrea are demonstrating towards their #Sudanese brothers and sisters.

@US_SrAdvisorAF @_AfricanUnion @Refugees @trtworld @AJEnglish @BBCAfrica @cgtnafrica @SudanTribune_EN @CrisisGroup @antonioguterres @EUSR_Weber @eu_eeas @StateDept

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

The PP rallying cries are getting desperate by the day. Few months ago it was "From the river to the sea " and now it has metamorphed to "Now or Never"
Tommorow it will be "we tried our best, we are now back to Beshasha"

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

Please someone tell me this is an AI video showing Abiy Ahmed humiliating his cabinet ministers kneeling down and hugging each other in total submission and now he’s putting his new ministers through military training. It's a groundhog's day in Abiy’s world. #Ethiopia @BBCWorld @BBCAfrica @trtafrika @ReutersAfrica @dagmawi_belay @NeaminZeleke @mamamesay @StalinTeklu

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

A poor country making its own choices with its own resources for its own people without asking permission.

That is the danger.

That has always been the danger.

Everything else is the vocabulary chosen to describe it in ways that don’t require honesty.

[Ghideon Musa @GhideonMusaAron]

Unshakeable self-assurance… commanding presence… razor-sharp intellect… masterful strategic thinking… true leadership… free of notes or prompts... that is my President. #Eritrea