ETHIOPIA ― Bacha Debele’s story starts with ten years in an EPLF prison camp from 1981 until his release with more than 110,000 other Ethiopian POWs in 1991.
During his captivity, he joined a cultural group formed by prisoners like him, and spent the years denouncing the Derg regime and praise his captors, the EPLF.
During the 1998 to 2000 border war, however, he commanded the Ethiopian force that attempted to seize the port of #Assab, a campaign that ended in a spectacular failure and resulted in major losses among his troops that he openly recounted the defeat as "ተጨፈጨፍን/we were annihilated".
Despite that record, he was promoted to Major General by 2008 under the political and ethnic “quota” system of the time, and later retired around 2011 with the rank of Lieutenant General.
This week, he appeared on a YouTube interview and declared that he had never been a prisoner of war.
We understand why he would want to distance himself from that past. He seems deeply uncomfortable being reminded of his years as a POW in Eritrea. That is why, every time he shows his ugly face on television, he seems to spit nothing but “war” against Eritrea.
Perhaps he believes another confrontation is the only way to rewrite his past and manufacture the heroic legacy he never had.
But history has a way of catching up with people like him. If he chooses the path of war again, he should be prepared to face the consequences of his own choices, just as others who followed the same path have done. (Hint: Col. Bezabih Petros)
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DID YOU KNOW? - Eritrea is the only country in Africa that manufactures Intraocular Lenses (IOLs), the artificial lenses implanted during cataract surgery.
ROME – Actress and film producer Zeudi Araya has died at the age of 75. Her son, Michelangelo Spano , announced the news, specifying that his mother passed away "on Sunday, May 24th, at her home following a long illness. In this moment of great sadness, the family wishes to express their gratitude to those who supported her with love and discretion. The funeral will be held in the coming days in a strictly private manner. The family—the statement continues—thanks for your understanding and asks that their privacy be respected in this time of mourning." https://t.co/ipiQEC29cl
Tegadalai (freedom fighter) Ahmed Mohammed Nasser was a prominent Eritrean politician and revolutionary leader. He served as Chairman of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) from 1975 to 1981 around 1982���83?).
Freedom fighter Ahmed Nasser was born in 1946 in Ayromale village, Southern Region. He joined the armed struggle for Eritrean independence in the early 1960s. He received military training, including artillery instruction and officer training at an Iraqi military academy, before returning to the field.
He rose through the ranks of the ELF, becoming a member of its Revolutionary Council. At the ELF’s Second National Congress in 1975, he was elected Chairman, succeeding Idris Mohammed Adem. Under his leadership, the ELF played a major role in the Eritrean War of Independence, at one point controlling large parts of Eritrea. However, ELF faced internal divisions and was ultimately defeated by the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) in the early 1980s civil war, leading to its fragmentation.
Tegadalai Ahmed Nasser passed away in Stockholm, Sweden, in March 2014 at age 68 after suffering a stroke. He is remembered by many as a dedicated tegadalai who contributed a lot to the Eritrean cause.
He remains a respected historical figure in Eritrean liberation history.
78 Bangladeshi workers who had been working in Saudi Arabia returned home on Ethiopian Airlines, transiting through Ethiopia before heading to Bangladesh.
When they arrived at Shah Jalal Airport, they were shocked to discover that some of their luggage locks had been broken and items were missing, causing widespread anger.
They blamed the airline, which had handled their baggage throughout the trip. Some of them were seen crying after losing the results of years of hard work abroad.
An Ethiopian woman was removed from her flight after discovering her seat had been taken by a government minister.
Airline staff told her she would have to wait until the next day to travel.
The incident shocked fellow passengers and quickly sparked widespread outrage on social media.
Abiy openly threatened the states of the HOA in front of the African leaders who attended the AU summit in Addis. He said that the peace of the HOA countries depended on 🇪🇹 having its own access 2 the sea. I think time is right 4 the relocation of AU HQ 2 another African capital.
PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI’S INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS
(Part I - focusing on global governance architecture and Eritrea-US ties )
"More importantly, it is incumbent on us to address our own internal situation as a neighborhood before venturing into constructive engagement with extraneous powers. We cannot put the blame on them before we accomplish these tasks. We cannot always request their support, their intervention to resolve our problems before we do our homework and address our own problems".
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In 2018, Somali authorities at Aden Adde International Airport intercepted the Emirati ambassador attempting to smuggle in bags stuffed with nearly $10 million in cash. It was one of the most scandalous episodes in UAE diplomacy, exposing the extent to which Abu Dhabi was willing to bend the rules to push its agenda!
The money was meant to destabilize the government of then-President Farmaajo, who had drawn a clear line against their illegal activities in Somalia. These activities included striking backdoor deals with federal member states, bypassing Mogadishu, and even attempting to create parallel military forces, mercenary-style units loyal not to Somalia, but to Abu Dhabi, much like the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.
"Love against the wall"
A new book by Hagos Weldegebriel Debesai (Suzinino)
Love Against the Wall is a powerful literary novel set in Gaza during the early years of the Second Intifada, where love emerges in the most forbidden of places, between lives divided by history, war, and walls built from fear.
Against the backdrop of occupation, curfews, and resistance, the story follows Siham, a young Palestinian woman shaped by loss, courage, and unwavering compassion, and Caleb, an Israeli soldier whose conscience begins to fracture under the weight of duty and humanity. When their paths collide, a single act of mercy ignites a connection that neither ideology nor violence can easily extinguish....
https://t.co/VfMOllifPo...