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[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Let us not mince our words and call a Spade a Spade!

1. The Potemkin Party has been obsessed/immersed in unparalleled military expenditure spree in the last three years.
2. In the last three quarters of 2026 alone, the regime has received 365 UAE Cargo/military deliveries for use in its multiple domestic conflicts and concomitant acts/designs of regional destablization.
3. At the same time, the regime has received - and these are conservative estimates - over 30 billion US Dollars in cumulative external financial assistance in the last eight years from several multilateral and bilateral donors.
4. And yet, almost 21.4 million people all over the country remain in dire conditions whose survival depends on humanitarian assistance.

In a nutshell, the priorities of this callous regime are crystal clear; reckless wars of delusional "grandeur" in lieu of the welfare of the majority of its people and enduring regional peace and stability.

[Simon K Hagos @tewerwari_1]

Few days ago, @Jawar_Mohammed reported that, 3 TPLF generals including G/ Tadesse Werede were arrested & transferred to #Eritrea. 1 hr ago, he reported again that those 3 generals are free and at the hands of ENDF.

This is the main reason we kept insisting that, media outlets should be very careful reporting based on @Jawar_Mohammed’s postings. As part & parcel of PP propaganda machine, he lied to his followers & international media outlets. Your reputation is on the line. We will keep checking on you.
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[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

The Potemkin Party regime has been incessantly beating the drums of war and openly stating - from the Prime Minister down to its senior military and political officials - that it will launch a war of aggression against Eritrea to acquire what it calls "sovereign access to the sea" and "project maritime power" and presence in the southern coastal areas of Eritrea.

In recent weeks, it has tried to re-package this war agenda in terms of "self-defense" by fabricating various allegations against Eritrea.

In the wake of the upsurge of fighting in the northern part of Ethiopia, one of their senior Generals stated, in an interview with a local media outlet on 27 September last month: "... When we launch the offensive, we will not stop in Tigray.. Our main objective it to install our flag in the Red Sea".

The General also stated, on another occasion: "Mekelle is a mere stop-over, our ultimate destination is Assab".

So let us connect the dots. The writing on wall has remained crystal clear for more than three years now.

The PP's overarching objective is to create a fallacious narrative of "self-defense" to rationalize and camouflage its war of aggression.

This is the holistic picture of reckless and flagrant violation of international law which cannot be blurred through deceptive narratives.

[Amanuel Biedemariam @Amanbiede]

🇪🇷 The support for Snit Habteab is wonderful to see.

As she represents Eritrea at the 75th Miss World Festival, Eritreans are rallying behind her with pride and encouragement.

Beyond the competition, it is another opportunity to see Eritrea represented positively and confidently on an international stage.

Keep showing Snit the love and support. 🇪🇷❤️

#Eritrea #SnitHabteab #MissWorld #BeautyWithAPurpose

[Biniam Berhe 🇪🇷 @biniamb]

I saw social media posts wondering how the representative of Eritrea 🇪🇷 at Miss World 2026 is garnering more votes than contestants from countries with vastly larger populations.
🇪🇷 Those who underestimate Eritrea do so at their own peril. 🇪🇷
https://t.co/GSWZTGzjX4

[Berhane @EmbassyEritrea]

Embassy of the State of Eritrea - Press Release - 17 Aug 2026 https://t.co/Z03EtjPdQN

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

President Isaias Afwerki laid a Wreath at Asmara's Patriots Cemetery in the morning hours today in tribute & remembrance of #Eritrea's heroic Martyrs.

Ceremony included public procession from Sheda Square to the Cemetery as well as cultural shows on the precious sacrifices paid for ascertaining and safeguarding national sovereignty/territorial integrity and human dignity.

ሃገር ኣብ ረዚን ዝኽሪ ሓበን!

[Berhane @EmbassyEritrea]

Press Statement

Mischaracterizations Surrounding Prospects for Eritrea-United States #Rapprochement

The #Embassy of the State of #Eritrea in Washington, D.C. takes note of the recent article published by The Wall Street Journal on prospects for resetting relations between Eritrea and the United States.

While the article acknowledges Eritrea's strategic importance in the #Horn of #Africa and the #RedSea corridor, it advances selective narratives with the evident intention of undermining the timely opportunity for constructive engagement. Indeed, and in the same vein, certain, self-styled, pundits have subsequently reverted to alarmist interpretations across media and social platforms, recycling discredited claims and attempting to cast unwarranted doubt on any positive trajectory in Eritrea-U.S. relations. Such commentaries are neither objective nor constructive; essentially, they represent hired lobbyist advocacies disguised as "independent" analysis.

A fundamental reality must be recognized. Decades of pressure, sanctions, and isolation have not produced positive outcomes, neither for #US policy objectives nor for regional stability. There is now increasing acknowledgment, even within U.S. policy circles, that a shift towards engagement, rather than misplaced and unwarranted coercion, is both necessary and overdue. Attempts by some commentators to portray this shift as dangerous reveal more about entrenched biases than about actual conditions on the ground. The persistence of such narratives, often repeated loudly on social media without evidence, reflects a deliberate effort to obstruct progress rather than inform public understanding.

Eritrea's position has been consistent and principled. Since independence, it has pursued a policy anchored in #sovereignty, non-interference, and an independent development policy that eschews structural and perpetual dependency. Eritrea does not subscribe to dependency-based models. Instead, it promotes mutually beneficial partnerships rooted in trade, investment, and respect for national ownership of development priorities; an approach aligned with evolving global trends. Attempts by certain analysts to caricature this policy orientation only expose a lack of seriousness and analytical rigor.

Assertions that improved relations would embolden instability lack credibility.
Eritrea has consistently upheld territorial integrity, international law, and peaceful coexistence. Its regional policy has been guided by, and is anchored on, legitimate security considerations and a clear commitment to stability in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea basin. The repeated efforts by some voices to suggest otherwise, often in inflammatory tones, amount to little more than noise intended to distract from substantive policy discussions.

Equally flawed is the narrative that lifting unilateral U.S. sanctions would have negative consequences. These measures were unwarranted, selectively applied, and counterproductive. They neither advanced peace nor served strategic interests. Their continued defense by a narrow circle of commentators, despite clear evidence of their legality and utility, raises questions about the motivation behind such positions.

As pronounced on several occasions, Eritrea has always been keen to cultivate a respectful, forward-looking, and constructive engagement based on mutual respect, non-coercion, and sovereign equality. The path forward requires moving beyond ineffective policies and dismissing unproductive narratives, particularly those amplified by the whimsical intent of certain individuals bent on derailing progress.

A balanced, fact-based, approach will better serve both nations and contribute to lasting peace and stability in the region.

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

The stale blabbering of Potemkin Party's senior officials, and affiliated back-stabbers, is again on the rise these days.

The Party's leader, as well as minions such as Gen. Tsadkan, are resuscitating the same provocative and discredited arguments of "sovereign access to sea"; the same unlawful recipe of regional destabilization, with heightened shrill and frenzy.

These toxic policies have and continue to be roundly rejected by the international community. The purpose of the recent intensified campaign seems, accordingly, directed at their domestic constituencies to deflect attention from real and profound problems that the country is grappling with.

https://t.co/JO9W7lyztk

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

The forked tongue of Abiy Ahmed Ali is at it again. Fact-checking his speeches has become exceedingly tedious; one finds nothing but falsehoods and cheap anecdotes.

As shown in this short video clip, three months ago he delivered a speech in which he claimed that the source of the conflict between his administration and Eritrea began after Eritrea returned generators and cranes that he had ordered for #Assab port, from a donor country without consulting the #Eritrean authorities. He declared, “That is when we understood our relationship was not going to work.”

Three months later, he uses the same tongue to claim something entirely different: “The conflict between us and #Eritrea did not start because of our quest for access to the Red Sea. When the #Tigray war began and the #Ethiopian Army took control of Shire, the Eritrean army followed behind us and began destroying certain houses. That is when the conflict started.”

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

https://t.co/BTjOxPRy86

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

As accentuated by its frantic PR & diplomatic campaigns in the past few weeks, the Potemkin Party's pretentions to, and quest for, "sovereign access to the sea as well as regional power projection" squarely rest on usurping and leveraging the endowments and resources of its neighbors.

Fallacious discourses, repeated ad nauseum, on "historical legitimacy...existential threats. etc."; audacious arguments on its "indispensable role in the security of the Red Sea maritime route", often accompanied by provocative saber rattling, are indeed the tell-tale signs and fatal symptoms of this malaise.

The facts are otherwise simple and straight forward.

Ethiopia has unfettered and wide latitude for using several ports in the Horn of Africa neighborhood for access to the sea on the basis of normative commercial agreements with all the transit countries.

In as far as the security of the Red Sea is concerned, this is a matter for, and within the legal purview of, all the littoral States.

"Case closed"; in legal parlance.

In many respects, the PP's mindset and elusive posturing is perplexing as Ethiopia indeed possesses enormous domestic resources and endowments that it can judiciously leverage for advancing its regional and international ties of cooperation instead of veering into elicit and uncharted waters to provoke unnecessary and avoidable conflicts with detrimental consequences to regional stability and healthy cooperation.

Unfortunately, the Potemkin Party's fatal infatuation remains coveting and usurping the endowments of its neighbours: "ብዘይ ኩታኻ ወለል፥ ብዘይ ጠስምኻ ጸረር"፡ እዩ'ቲ ነገሩ።

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

What is the problem with these Potemkin Party charlatans? How can one explain their delusional infatuation with Assab and Eritrea's sovereign coastal areas?

A couple of years ago, the President of the Oromia Region claimed that "Ereccha" will be celebrated on "the shores of the Red Sea" next year! Few days ago, some Army Generals unfurled an outrageous map that incorporates Eritrea's southern coastline! And now, this notorious member of Parliament and rabid advocate of domination pledges that "Christmas" will be celebrated in Assab next year!

Perhaps these political novices are bewitched by their new-found positions of authority: "ሜስ'ሲ ንዘይፈልጦ የጥርጦ"፥ ከም ዝበሃል።

The more apt explanation is the very substance and moral ethos of the Potemkin Party.

And in this respect, the Algebraic Formula needs updating:
Prosperity Party (aka Potemkin Party) signature media trademark is better encapsulated in the following algebraic equation; PP propaganda = Optics + Posturing + Deception + Disinformation + Delusion; (the five variables have different weights depending on the event/intended objective).

https://t.co/fEtrj5NGOk

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Good Read - The Potemkin Party and Ethiopia’s Territorial Provocations: When Optics, History, and Symbols Become Warnings

By; David Yeh (abridged)
https://t.co/512O7pb8z2

*"...In the Horn of Africa, lines drawn—or deliberately erased—have never been academic exercises; they have been preludes to war, displacement, and mass graves. In the opening days of 2026, Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party— better described as a Potemkin Party of optics and illusion—has chosen once again to play with those lines. What we are witnessing is not prudent statecraft or defensive signaling, but a reckless escalation of spectacle-driven politics: saber-rattling dressed up as nationalism, provocation masked as patriotism, and propaganda deployed as policy".

*"...Eritrea’s borders are not theoretical claims or negotiable slogans; they are internationally recognized facts, forged through decades of struggle and codified by law. Any attempt to undermine them—whether through maps, speeches, or staged displays— constitutes more than rhetoric. It is a test of international resolve and a gamble with regional stability".
https://t.co/8UKOksooQ2

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Season's Greetings - ርሑስ በዓላት ልደትን ሓድሽ ዓመትን!

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Potemkin Party's propaganda machine is on overdrive mode particularly these days to churn out a deluge of disinformation against Eritrea on a daily basis.

The menu/themes broached revolve around the same stale topics: revision of Eritrea's ancient, medieval & modern history to hoodwink public opinion and thereby "legitimize" the regime's illicit agenda of "sovereign access to the sea"; re-packaging of its reckless and adventurist agenda in the mantle of "self-defense"; distortion of Eritrea's normative diplomatic and economic cooperation ties in the wider neighborhood as "conspiracies" against Ethiopia; and disparaging of Eritrea's governance architecture and unparalleled social/national cohesion in its wholesale campaign of demonization... etc.

But while the themes remain the same, the new element in its latest disinformation spree is using official platforms - Foreign Policy Institute; Ethiopian Broadcast Corporation etc. - in lieu of unofficial mouthpieces (Horn Review; notorious lobbyists' and trolls ) that were the principal vehicles in the past.

1. First off, it will be pointless to waste time on mythology and manufactured narratives in as far as Eritrea's ancient, medieval and modern history are concerned. For serious students of history, there is indeed expansive literature based on rigorous archeological findings and interpretations on the Kingdom of Punt (from 1500 - 500 B.C.) that encompassed parts of modern Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, and extending toward Egypt); and the Adulis Civilization (300 B.C. - 700 A.D.) which predates and was latter concurrent, with sporadic linkages, to the Axumite Kingdom (300 - 700 A.D.). Historical reading of medieval and modern periods likewise illustrate that Ethiopia's meaningful presence in the Red Sea were confined to the unlawful Federation and Annexation periods that came about through the denial of Eritrea's right to decolonization. As such, there is no historical, legal, security or commercial rationale for its reckless and illicit of agenda of "sovereign access to the sea".
2. In this perspective, the Potemkin Party's new-found ploy to accuse Eritrea of "perennial subversion" stems from its transparent desire to change tack so as to rationalize its war agenda as "an act of self-defense". Indeed, official statements issued on the 25th Anniversary of the Algiers Agreement by the UN, the European Union, and several other countries have unequivocally reiterated the foundational principle of full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations as the normative parameter of international relations. PP's nominal change of tone and tactics is evidently designed to circumvent this explicit and unambivalent position.
3. The Potemkin Party is further feigning annoyance on speculative cooperation and port development agreements that Eritrea "has reportedly" reached with Egypt, Saudi Arabia etc. In the first place, Eritrea's cooperation policies with prospective partners from the region and the wider world are based on cardinal principles of symmetry and mutual interest. And as it is the case with other countries, they stem from, and are predicated on, its own prerogatives and national interest considerations. Eritrea's positive and constructive stance on the cooperation of the littoral States of the Red Sea in order to enhance the safety and security of this important global maritime route is also well-known and in the public domain. As such, it cannot be misconstrued for nefarious political ends.
4. Eritrea has been and remains an oasis of national cohesion, peace and harmony that leverages ethnic and religious diversity as an asset rather than a liability for stoking perpetual tension and conflict among its constituent parts. The Potemkin Party, which is presiding over spiraling internal conflicts due to governance deficit, is not, and cannot be, in a position to disparage Eritrea on these and other accounts.
5. In a nutshell, it is the Potemkin Party's misguided policies that are at the root cause of the manufactured "crisis". As it is, the panacea does not lie in finger pointing at, or scapegoating, Eritrea; but in rectifying its reckless agenda of "sovereign access to the sea".

https://t.co/IKNPfp0qBL

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Profile Q & A - From the Red Sea to the Farm: How #Eritrea is Transforming Seaweed into Liquid Gold; by Sabrina Solomon

*"...At the forefront of this movement is Abdur Enterprise, a facility based in the port city of Massawa in the Northern Red Sea region. The enterprise is dedicated to the sustainable utilization of marine resources, with a core mission to enhance local livelihoods through ecological innovation".

*...Abdur is a village in the Gelalo sub-zone where people were already exploiting coastal resources 125,000 years ago. Published research identifies them as among the first to do so, which is why we chose the name for our enterprise. In addition to fish amino acid fertilizer and seaweed liquid fertilizer, we produce seaweed soap and bleach made from sea salt. We now have three branches: Abdur 1 focuses on organic fertilizer production, Abdur 2 on seaweed soap production, and Abdur 3 on seaweed and sea cucumber farming. We also have a website, https://t.co/V1Xd3AScIf, to help us connect with customers and gather feedback".

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MS. NAHLA VALJI, UN’S RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN ERITREA;
ERITREAN AMERICAN HARMONY GROUP QUARTERLY MAGAZINE , Oct.-Dec. 2025

*"...Serving as RC in Eritrea over the past two years has been an incredible privilege and a real learning opportunity. Eritrea is a country where we, as the international community, have much to learn from the emphasis on self-reliance, strong national ownership of development processes, solidarity, and dignity."

*"...The UN development model emphasizes inclusivity, national ownership, and long-term sustainability. These principles resonate strongly with Eritrea’s development philosophy. In fact, our Cooperation Framework is titled after a core principle of the SDGs – Leave No One Behind. This principle is central here in Eritrea, and the Government often reminds us to focus our partnership on the furthest reaches and ensure that development touches every individual and every community. Similarly, the UN model revolves around the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social, and environmental. We see these reflected in the Government’s priorities as well".

https://t.co/xMnOK87aSR

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Good Read - Prosperity Without People: Ethiopia’s Grand Illusion; by Red Sea Beacon (https://t.co/512O7paAJu)

*"...The article titled 'Asmara’s Isolation Doctrine', published on Ethiopia's Institute of Foreign Relations website, presents itself as sober analysis of Eritrea’s political economy and regional posture. In reality, it is an exercise in projection, repackaging Ethiopia’s own insecurity, inflation, and displacement as evidence of motion and success, while recasting Eritrean sovereignty as pathology".

*"...There is something profoundly indecent about lectures on 'prosperity' delivered from a country where inflation consumes wages faster than concrete can be poured, where daily life is structured by fear rather than opportunity, and where armed violence, displacement, and insecurity are routine".

*"... When the PP speaks of 'regional integration', it often implies Eritrean ports without Eritrean sovereignty, Eritrean coastline without Eritrean consent, and Eritrean stability as a shock absorber for Ethiopian dysfunction".

https://t.co/1Hoh0uX0H0

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

As the UN, other relevant International Institutions, and Governments issue statements on the 25th Anniversary of the Algiers Agreement, the brief remarks of wisdom that President Isaias Afwerki delivered at the signing ceremony: "we (Eritrea and Ethiopia) are not cursed but blessed to be neighbours", carries greater weight and significance today. This is in view of the turbulences that have occurred intermittently in the subsequent period due to willful and repetitive violations of international law by successive Ethiopian regimes.

As it will be recalled, Eritrea fully adhered to its Treaty obligations and accepted the final and binding EEBC Award that was rendered on 13 April 2002 without equivocation.

But incumbent Ethiopian regimes invoked flimsy and unlawful pretexts first to obstruct and delay the implementation of the EEBC Arbitral ruling, and ultimately to reject, the entire agreement with impunity.

The current Ethiopian regime first signaled its decision to abide by, and fully implement, the EEBC Award. This seemingly positive stance led to diplomatic reproachment between the two countries culminating in the signing of the five-point Declaration of Peace and Friendship in Asmara on 9 July 2018.

The Agreement heralded, among other things, "the end of the state of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the opening of a new ear of peace and friendship", (Article 1); and, "the implementation of the EEBC Award", (Article 4).

But barely five years down the road, the current regime has reneged on its commitments to foment a dangerous situation of tension and conflict through its brazen declaration of "acquiring sovereign access to the sea through peaceful means if possible, and force if necessary".

These days, the regime has gone further to insinuate the illegitimacy of Eritrea's inviolable independence in flagrant violation of international law, the UN Charter and the AU Constitutive Act.

In the circumstances, the critical issue is, and remains, the response of the international community: will it be the usual apathy and appeasement for narrow interests; or prudent use of the substantial leverages and tools at its disposal for the sake of peace and legality?