Good news… The Trump administration is considering lifting U.S. sanctions on Eritrea as part of efforts to reset diplomatic relations!
It is worth recalling what Hillary Clinton once said about Eritrea, according to U.S. diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks: Eritrea is a bad example of good governance.!
What she meant reflects a broader Western concern about Eritrea’s model of self-reliance, especially after it rejected foreign aid and NGOs such as USAID in the mid-2000s. It was seen as a bad example for Africa, as other countries might follow the same path and move away from dependence on external assistance.
With the current administration shifting its approach to humanitarian aid in Africa and closing down USAID, it seems the time has come to reconsider and lift these sanctions.
2nd Letter of Ethiopia's Foreign Minister, (2 October last week), to the UNSG is astounding in its audacity and constitutes an act of duplicity in its extreme!
As the local proverb goes: "ጭጉራፍ'ሲ ሃሪማ ተእዊ!" , which roughly translates into: "A sling emits a shrill cry as it hits its target".
Day-in and day-out for the last two years, the PP's policy mantra has revolved on acquiring "sovereign access to the sea through legal means if possible, and military force if necessary". The intense propaganda campaign aimed at whipping up irredentist ambitions has been accompanied by reckless and provocative saber-rattling.
In the circumstances, the latest letter is a deceitful charade; an insult to the intelligence of the Ethiopian people and the international community at large.
For its part, Eritrea has explicitly stated from the outset, that "it will not, as ever, be drawn into such alleys and platforms" urging all concerned "not to be provoked by these events"; MOI Press Release, 16 October 2023.
In this vein, President Isaias Afwerki further underlined, in his interview with the local press in July last year: "We have no appetite for war... We have no territorial claims or ambitions against our neighbours. But as history attests, we know how to defend our country when and if attacked. The PP is bragging about Drones and long-range missiles, tanks, etc. it has purchased, and the massive wave of attacks that it will unleash against Eritrea. This is mind-boggling and can only be entertained by those who do not know history. Our response is: do not plunge the people of Ethiopia into a futile war: focus on solving your real problems...ዓዲ ወዓሉ! (Stay put)".
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@Deee_luul Ethiopians they have culture of dreaming need to get what is not their 🗣️its way of life they can't live without this behaviour🙅 so we were in the wrong way that we believe them....they ll never change they have like weather behavior in Faith manner 😞......
@BMLenjiso So what is that Eritrea is never been part of Ethiopia..... always u guys need to have eritra but it's impossible very impossible so why don't u administrate ur country properly instead of dreaming to be w Eritrea ur father And grandfather were dreaming like u finally they die 🤣