@RahelWeldeab@AJEnglish#Eritrea /n youth died in their 10s of thousands to keep Ethiopia united and now Isaias is pledging 10s of thousands to keep #Somalia sovereign.
President Isaias Afwerki Returns Home
President Isaias Afwerki returned home late yesterday evening, concluding his visit to the Republic of Korea.
At the invitation of President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea, President Isaias Afwerki traveled to Seoul to participate in the first 2024 South Korea-Africa Summit, held from June 3-4.
On the sidelines of the summit, President Isaias met and held discussions with President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, Mr. Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, and Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest.
The meetings were attended by Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Estifanos Afwerki, Eritrea’s Ambassador to Japan.
The summit, convened under the theme “The Future We Make Together: Shared Growth, Sustainability, and Solidarity,” was attended by representatives from 48 African countries, including 25 leaders, as well as officials from the African Union and the African Development Bank. The objective of the summit was to strengthen economic, political, and diplomatic relations and cooperation between the Republic of Korea and African countries.
Morning world
Ladies and gentlemen, this is #Eritrea.
There is no university
There is no constitution
There is no passport
There is no profession
There is no election
There is no press
There is no vice president
There is no cabinet
There is no political party
There is no executive
There is no legislature
There is no judiciary
There is no lawyer
There is no journalist
There is no justice
There is no water
There is no electricity
There is no transportation
There is no peace
There are no factories
There is no port
There are no young men
There is no work
There is no human capacity
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But there are citizens who are happy and proud of this absence and live in west but they love to blame westerners and #TPLF of #Tigray, And they carry the red flag.
There are also those who fight to save the country and they blame the regime in #Eritrea and they are holding the blue flag.
@EU_Commission@NorwayMFA@SwedishPM
Activity Assessment Meeting of NAEWDV
The National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans convened its annual activity assessment meeting on 9 February in Asmara.
Mr. Mohammed Nur Idris, head of Organization and Information of the association, highlighted the association's steadfast efforts to ensure the well-being of its members. He called upon partners to bolster their participation and contribution to further strengthen the association's endeavors.
During the meeting, reports were presented by heads of regional associations, focusing on the pivotal role of partners in enhancing the economic capacity of the association. Efforts to improve the livelihoods of war-disabled veterans through engagement in small-scale trade activities, including bakeries, poultry and fish farming, and other initiatives, were also emphasized.
The reports revealed that in 2023, over 6 million Nakfa in loans were distributed to 405 members, marking a one-million Nakfa increase compared to 2022.
Extensive discussions were held on the presented reports, leading to the adoption of various recommendations. These included proposals for increased partners’ contributions, the implementation of sustainable awareness-raising activities, project design, intensified efforts to develop the economic capacity of the association, and ongoing follow-up on physiotherapy centers, among other initiatives.
We are on a journey to humanise the 40 people of the last shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia 7.2.24.
Will you accompany us and learn about their lives?
To share is to humanise them, thank you 🙏
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Mahmoud Muhammad Haroun Adam, born in 1999 in Nyala, South Darfur State. (Katila locality), was a student at Al-Zaim Al-Azhari University in Khartoum, studying Management and Economics. He came from a large family with 17 siblings, including 11 sisters and 7 brothers, his family faced financial challenges due to his father's meager earnings from farming. The outbreak of war in mid-April last year led to heightened insecurity and violence, resulting in the closure of universities. Seeking safety, security, education, and a means to support his family, Mahmoud made the difficult decision to leave Sudan in early August 2023. He crossed into Libya on August 15, 2023, hoping for better prospects. However, the grim reality of Libya's conditions prompted him to set his sights on Tunisia.
However, on September 2, 2023, while en route to Tunisia, he was captured by the Stability Support Apparatus, a criminal group notorious for exploiting migrants. He was detained in Al-Assah detention center for a week until a ransom of 2,000 Libyan dinars (approximately 400 euros) was paid for his release. On September 10, 2023, he finally arrived in Tunisia and sought asylum in Tunis.
Despite seeking refuge in Tunisia, Mahmoud faced threats from both thugs and government forces like the Garde Nationale, which carried a huge deportation and human trafficking to Libya and Algeria, this created an atmosphere of constant insecurity. This environment led him to take the fateful decision to embark on a perilous sea journey on February 6, 2024. Mahmoud harbored a deep-seated dream to foster peace, with ongoing initiatives in his home state of South Darfur, Nyala.
In his final Facebook post on January 30, 2024, just a week before his tragic death, Mahmoud posted in a perfect English as he spoke it, “How can we build peace if we don’t understand it?” His untimely death marked the end of a journey filled with hardship, danger, and determination to make a positive impact in a world marred by conflict, violence and hypocrisy.
May he rest in peace and may we all humanise those who are called immigrants, they too have families, loved ones, ambitions and dreams.