Sammy

Do not despise the start of small things. A father, an author, blogger, teacher, spiritual, a voice to the voiceless. proud Eritrean,

[Sammy @samidada]

@yohannestek13 She is an amazing young lady. We Eritreans flourish whereever we set our foot on ❤️

[yohannes ጆን @yohannestek13]

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**ኣብ ኣስመራ: ኤርትራ ተወሊዳ ኣብ ካምፓላ፥ ዮጋንዳ እትቅመጥ ኤርትራዊት መንእሰይ። ዕድሚአ 21

**African version of “THE GREAT DEBATER”

**ኣብ "ክትዕ (debate) ተወዳዲራ 22 መዳልያ ዝተዓወተት ብልጽቲ ጓል-ኣንስተይቲ መንእሰይ

**ሄርሞን - debater, public speaker, leader, philanthropist, climate change activist, advocate

ካብ ዝተጓነጸፈቶም ዓወታት

1. ዝበለጸት ጓል-ኣንስተይቲ Best Female Debater (national champion)
2. ተዓዋቲት ካብ ኩሉ high school Uganda ዝተዋጽኡ 250 ተኻታዕቲ ተመሃሮ
3. ተዓዋቲት east Africa champion
4. ተዓዋቲት Uganda International School debaters
5. ተዓዋቲት National debate society (NBS)
6. ኣብ ቅድሚ ፓርላመንት ኡጋንዳ ተወዳዲራ ዝተዓወተት
7. High school እናተማህረት ምስ ተመሃሮ university ተወዳዲራ ዝተዓወተት
8. Uganda national team Captain

መጻኢ ክትኮኖ እትሓልሞ፥ - ጠበቃ-ሕጊ (lawyer)

[yohannes ጆን @yohannestek13]

Must Read By Samson Misgna! ውግእ ዓድዋ ብዘይ #ባሻይ #ኣውዓሎም #ሰረቀብርሃን እንታይ ምኾነ፧
ውግእ ዓድዋ ኣብ መጋቢት 1 1896 ዓ.ም. ኣብ መንጎ ምምሕዳር ኣጽየ ምኒሊክን ምምሕዳር ጥልያንን ዝተገብረ እዩ። እቲ ቀንዲ ምክንያት እቲ ኲናት፡ ዘይምስምማዕ ኣተረጓጉማ ኣብ ውዕል ውጫለ ዝተፈራረምዎ ዓንቀ 17 እዩ ነይሩ።

ኣብዚ ውግእ ኣስታት 120 ሽሕ ዝኾኑ ወተሃደራት ብወገን ግዝኣት ኣጽየ ምኒሉክ፡ ኣስታት 17 ሽሕ ወተሃደራት ከኣ ብወገን ምምሕዳር ጥልያን ዝተሳተፍዎ ኩናት ዩ። እቲ ኲናት ከኣ ኣስታት 4 ሰዓታት ከም ዝወሰደ ይንገር። ብዙሕ ዘይዝረበሉ እቲ ዝዓበየ ታሪኽ ግና፡ እቲ ኲናት ሒደት ሰዓታት ዝወሰደ፡ ብዓወት ምኒሊክ ከኣ ዝተዛዘመሉ ምኽንያት እንታይ እዩ ነይሩ፧ ዝብል እዩ።

እዚ ኲናት ብዓወት ኣጽይ ምኒሊክ ዝተዛዘመሉ ቀንዲ ምክንያት ከኣ ስለያዊ ስራሕ #ባሻይ #ኣውዓሎም #ሰረቀባርሃን ምውላዶም #ሽማኑጉስ ዝኾነ ኤርትራዊ ኣቦን ሓርበኛን ዩ ነይሩ።

ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ምቅማጦም ኣብ ምጽዋዕ ዝነበረ ኤርትራዊ ዜጋ ‘ዮም ነይሮም። ቀንዲ ስርሖም ድማ ካብን ናብን ባጽዕን ትግራይን ንግዳዊ ስራሕ ብምስራሕ ዝናበሩ ዝነበሩ ህርኩት ሰብኣይ እዮም...

ኣብ መንጎ ኣጽየ ሚኒሊክ ናይ ኣብሲንያን ምምሕዳር ጥልያን ብምክንያት ኣንቀጽ 17 ስምምዕ ውጫለ ዘይምስምማዕ ምስ ተላዕለ፤ እቲ ምትፍናን ከኣ እናበኣሰ ምስ ከደ፤ ምምሕዳር ጥልያን ናብ ግዝኣት ምንሊክ ከይዱ ስራሕ ስለያ ዝገብር፤ ኣቃውማን ምድላዋት ሰራዊት ምኒሊክ ብጽጹይ መጽናዕቲ ዝሕብሮም ሰብ ኣብ ምንዳይ ኣተዉ። ሓቲቶም ብዝረከብዎ ሓበሬታ ከኣ ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ናይ ስለያ ስርሖም ከተግብር ምቹእ ኮይኖም ረከብዎም። ኣብ በጽሕት ጀነራል ባራቶሊ ተጸዊዖም ብምኻድ ከኣ ስለያዊ ሓበሬታ ከቀብሉ ኣገደድዎም።

ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ካብ ምስ ጓና፤ ምስ ከም ናቱ ቆርበት ዘለዎም መቅርቡ ክውግን ስለ ዝመረጸ፤ ናብ ትግራይ ምስ ተጓዓዘ ብቀጥታ ንኣጽየ ምለኒክ ብምርካብ ሽርሒ ምምሕዳር ጥልያን ኣካፈሎም። ኣጽየ ምንሊክ ብወገኖም፤ እቲ ኣጋጣሚ ምቹእ ኮይኑ ስለ ዝረኸብዎ ናቶም ስለያ ክኸውን ኣእመንዎም።

ብከምዚ ከኣ ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ናይ ክልቲኡ ወገን ሰለያ ብምኻን ድርብ ዕዮ ሓዙ። ኣጽየ ምንሊክ እዚ ዕድል ብምጥቃም፤ ንባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ከምዚ ክብሉ ብምምካር ናብ ምምሕዳር ጥልያን ክምለሱ ሓተትዎ፡

“ኪድ ናብ ጥልያን ተመለስ፤ ከምዚ ድማ በሎም። እዞም ህዝቢ ሰምበት ቤተ-ክርስትያምን ምዃድ እምበር ካልእ ምግባር እምነትን ስርዓትን ባህልን የብሎምን። ስለዚ ብሰምበት እንተኣጥቂዕኩሞም፡ ፋሕ ኢሎም ተበታቲኖም ስለ ትረኽብዎም ብፍጹም ክትዕወተሎም ኢኹም። ኣነ አከ ኣብ ጎበታት ዓድዋ ኣድብየ ብምጽናሕ ሓደጋ ክወድቆም እየ።”።

ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ከኣ እዚ መልእክቲ ሒዞም ናብ ምምሕዳር ጥልያን ተመልሱ። ከምቲ ኣጽየ ምኒሊክ ዝበሎም ከምኡ ክገብሩ ንጥልያን ኣእመንዎም። ምምሕዳር ጥልያን ከኣ ምኽሪ ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ተቀቢሎም ኣብ ሰምበት 1 መጋቢት 1896 ውግእ ገጠሙ። ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ግና ቀዳም ምሸት ክልተ ወተሃደራት ቀቲሎም ናብ ሰራዊት ኣጽየ ምንሊክ ተጸምበሩ። በዚ ከምዚ ከኣ ኣጽየ ምንሊክ ኣብ ዓድዋ ንሰራዊት ጥልያን ዓቢ ስዕረት ሰዓሮም።

ኣስታት 7 ሽሕ ዝኾኑ ወተሃደራት ጥልያን ክሞቱ ከለዉ፡ ኣስታት 2 ሽሕ ዝኾነ ከኣ ተማሪኾሞም። ብሸነኽ ሰራዊት ምንሊክ ከኣ ኣስታት 5 ሽሕ ዝኾኑ ወተሃደራት ሞይቶም። በዚ ከኣ ውዕለት ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ክሳዕ ሕጂ ይዝከሮ ኣሎ።

ድሕሪ እዚ ብሓገዝ ኤርትራዊ ጅግና ኣቦ ዝረኸብዎ ዓወት ግና፡ ነቶም ዝማረኸዎም ኤርትራውያን ጽቡቅ ኣይፈደይዎምን። ነቶም ዝተማረኹ ጥልያናውያን ብነጻ ክለቅዎም ከለዉ፡ ነቶም ኤርትራውያን ግና የማናይ ኢዶምን ጸጋማይ እግሮም ብምቁራጽ፡ ኣብ ዓለም ተሰሚዑ ዘይፈልጥ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኤርትራዉያን ዘስካሕክሕ ጭካነ ኣውረዱ። ንገሊኣቶም ከኣ ኣብ ውዑይ ዘይቲ ከም ዘጥለቅዎም ይንገርን።

ባሻይ ኣውዓሎም ኣብ ኲናት ዓድዋ ዝፈጸምዎ ቅያ ክሳብ ሃገር ጣልያን ስለ ዝበጽሐ፡ ዝሓለፈ ጥፉ ክብለሉ ኣብ ዝተፈላለይ ቦታታት ከተማ ኣስመራ ኣሳእሉ ከም ዝጠቅዕዎ ታሪኾም ይዛረብ!

[Sammy @samidada]

ውግእ ዓድዋ ብዘይ ኤርትራዊ ባሻይ ኣይዓሎም እንታይ ምኾነ፧

https://t.co/qsp6tDn1zG

[Sammy @samidada]

@yohannestek13 Well said! We have endured a lot of suffering from Ethiopia leaders and we have won. It is under our right to commemorate and celebrate the way we think fit

[yohannes ጆን @yohannestek13]

Many Ethiopians are taking offense to the images displayed during the annual Operation Fenkil (the liberation of Massawa). That reaction misses the point. These images depict Eritrean history in relation to successive Ethiopian regimes—they are not an insult to the Amhara people, their flag, or Ethiopians as a whole. This is no different from how Ethiopians commemorate the Battle of Adwa and present their history defeating Italian colonialism. Remembering history is not hatred against the people.
What this painting actually aims to do is —clearly and unapologetically represents Eritrean history.
This powerful artwork was part of a youth exhibition during the Operation Fenkil commemoration, meant to convey two core realities of Eritrea’s past and present.

First message — the past:
✅ Honors victories achieved by the EPLF during the independence struggle
✅ The first leg in EPLF uniform represents the liberation era
✅ The images of Haile Selassie and Mengistu Haile Mariam symbolize successive Ethiopian regimes defeated to secure independence

Second message — the present and future:
✅ Affirms the continuation of those victories to defend Eritrean sovereignty
✅ Represents the new generation—the Eritrean Defense Forces—known as ዋርሳይ (ወራሽ) and መንደላይ
✅ References the 1998 Ethio–Eritrean war and serves as a clear warning to the current PP government under Abiy Ahmed

Bottom line:
This is about history, continuity, and warning—not insults. The two legs in the painting embody ይከኣሎ – ዋርሳይ – መንደላይ: generations of the Eritrean Army standing as one to defend sovereignty.

#OperationFenkil #EritreanHistory #Sovereignty #HistoryMatters #NoGaslighting

[Sammy @samidada]

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[Sammy @samidada]

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[Sammy @samidada]

@BehiwotTilahun Troops who are led by marshal generals who had been captured in war THREE time 😂😂😂😂😂

[Sammy @samidada]

This is a clear message to all #Ethiopian/s. @AbiyAhmedAli is not what you think me is. He is just a puppet, using #Ethiopia resources and people’s sacrifices for his ambitions. He is a danger to Ethio & -#HornOfAfrica. #Redsea of #Eritrea is enough for all with clear agreement.

[Sammy @samidada]

@BehiwotTilahun @SirakBahlbi I don’t expect anything else from you who willing believe the false narration of “inherent right of #Ethiopia access to RedSea. Ur unstable state of mind forcing u to deny the reality and reside jn delusional-wishful thinking about Red Sea. Better accept the truth 4 ur own sanity

[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

Abiy's dangerous 'Historical and Natural Rights to Red-Sea'

One must question not only the reckless course charted by Abiy Ahmed Ali and his Prosperity Party, but also the deeper, unspoken intentions that may lie beneath their rhetoric. At times, their words and actions appear less like nation-building and more like the deliberate acceleration of Ethiopia’s fragmentation. Their recent claim to a “historical and natural right” to Red Sea access is a striking example—an assertion that risks reopening long-suppressed historical wounds, wounds that cannot be healed with cosmetic “economic corridors” or symbolic resort projects.

Ethiopia’s political narrative has often been built on selective memory, avoiding uncomfortable truths. Yet, to understand the present crisis, we must confront those suppressed chapters. Consider the complex and little-discussed relationship between Sylvia Pankhurst—a British suffragette turned anti-fascist activist—and Emperor Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen).

Pankhurst, a committed Marxist-Leninist who once debated Lenin himself, dedicated the latter part of her life to fighting Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia. She met Haile Selassie during his exile in the 1930s and became his most vocal advocate in Britain, organizing public demonstrations and publishing a weekly newspaper, New Times and Ethiopia News, from her modest East London home. Her relentless lobbying kept Ethiopia in the British public eye, even as the British government—eager not to alienate Mussolini—treated Haile Selassie as an awkward guest and formally recognized Italy’s occupation.

The partnership between Pankhurst and Haile Selassie was, in many ways, an odd one. He was a monarch claiming divine descent from Solomon and Sheba, enshrining his “God-given” authority into the constitution. She was a nonconformist socialist with little use for monarchy. Yet Haile Selassie rewarded her loyalty extravagantly: granting her Ethiopian citizenship, naming a street after her, giving her a villa in Addis Ababa, and ensuring she was buried with state honors beside members of the royal family—renaming her Wolete-Kristos (“Child of Christ”). She is the only foreign citizen to be awarded a patriots medal and the Order of the Queen of Sheba, by Hailesellasie, an honor usually reserved for foreign Queens.

When Sylvia had the opportunity to fly for the very first time in her life, her journey took her to Eritrea. There, in Asmara, she stood alongside the Union Party, delivering speeches and campaigning for Eritrea’s merger with Ethiopia. Though she had little understanding of the complex politics between the two nations, she became—much to the delight of Haile Selassie—the leading voice for a ‘Greater Ethiopia,’ to the deep disappointment of many in the Horn of Africa who had lived for centuries with their own distinct identities and histories.

Today, her name is largely absent from Ethiopian historical memory. This is no accident—her story forces Ethiopia to recall the six years of Italian occupation, shattering the official claim that Ethiopia was “never colonized.”

Nor do popular narratives acknowledge Ethiopia’s political geography before the mid-20th century. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, regions such as Shoa, Tigray, Gojam, Wollo, Gondar, and even Harar (where Hailesellasie was born) existed under shifting alliances, betrayals, and rivalries. Yohannes betrayed Tewodros; Menelik betrayed Yohannes. Hailesellasie usurped Lij Eyassu...etc. Centralized control was tenuous, and vast territories like Tigray, Ogaden and Oromo lands lay outside any firm imperial authority. Eritrea, in particular, had no history of Abyssinian administration until after World War II, when geopolitical interests—especially those of the United States—enabled Haile Selassie to federate Eritrea with Ethiopia.

Against this historical backdrop, Abiy Ahmed’s assertion of an “inherent” Ethiopian right to Red Sea access is not just historically unsupported—it is a dangerous fabrication. It invokes a mythical past to justify present-day ambitions that risk violating international law and destabilizing the Horn of Africa.

The truth is more complex, and far less flattering, than the state’s official myths allow. Until Ethiopia reckons with this layered, often inconvenient history—rather than romanticizing a selectively remembered past—it will remain vulnerable to leaders who weaponize myth to serve short-term political ends.

Abiy Ahmed Ali exemplifies this tendency today. His actions suggest a deliberate drive to return Ethiopia to its 19th-century patchwork of ethnic fiefdoms, distracting the public with pipe dreams of Red Sea access and grandiose projects, even as the nation endures economic hardship, ongoing wars, and deepening instability.

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[Sirak Bahlbi @SirakBahlbi]

1936-1941: Hailesellasie abandoned Abyssinia and his people and exiled to Bath, England at the sight of advancing Fascist Italy. During this time with the help of Sylvia Pankhurst he lobbied the British Parliament for owning any part of Eritrea and gain sea access. Some of the British establishment feeling guilty for not helping Hailesellasie started to be sympathetic to his yearning of sea access.

1941-1946: The US, British and allies won the bloody second world war and started to split the loots of world politics, and the Italian Colonies ( Eritrea, Somalia, Lybia) were part of the loots. Haileselassie and mainly British politicians started their move of Irredentism, to split and own parts of Eritrea.

1946 -1952: An intense of haggling and negotiations amongst (US, British, France, Italy) on the fate of Italian Colonies including (Somalia/Somaliailand, Lybia(Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan) and Eritrea. Hailesellasie did not even fight for whole of Eritrea, he was content with taking the Highlands and the southern seacoast (which was the proposed solution by the British Government led by James Bevan ).

1952 - 1962: Emperor Haillesilasie did not want independent Eritrea, he wanted a province, so he went on to destroy the Federation. The Coptic religious leaders were used by Hailesillasie to persuade a section of Eritrean population who was fed-up with the Italian and British apartheid policies during that period. The Italians were also attempting to administer Asmara and Massawa at their dominions at time.

1961-1991: Young, Old, Men, Women and all sections of Eritreans fought, bled, died, sacrificed everything to attain independence and build one of the most formidable organization to fight against all odds and become victorious, in one of the most stunning victory in the 20th century and a free and fiercely independent Eritrea was achieved.

1991 -Now: Many attempts to undermine Eritrea's sovereignty including the latest attempt by Abiy, and yet Eritreans have kept the sovereignty fiercely independent and paying a high price for it.

[Sammy @samidada]

This is a perspective some #Ethiopian elities hold regarding #Eritrea. His bold claim has truth and every #Ethiopia/n who desire peace should follow his advice. @AbiyAhmedAli is the main catalyst to incite conflict in the region. He got to stop his madness. #HornOfAfrica #RedSea

[Sammy @samidada]

@yohannestek13 It is absurd and backwarded thinking. Only in #Ethiopia . Should we give the high land because tigrigna speaking people live both side of the countries?

[Sammy @samidada]

If this is not PSYCHOSIS, what else. @AbiyAhmedAli declared that #Ethiopia is not a country since it doesn’t have sea access. #Ethiopian/s do you agree with this lame argument? He is getting more delusional by the day. Did he smoke something? #RedSea is not for sale. #Eritrea

[G. Drar @gdrarr]

Abiy’s Mixed Signals = Strategy to Confuse, Not Convince 🇪🇹❓
While pretending to preach peace, Abiy Ahmed continues his classic flip-flop tactics — saying one thing, doing another.

🔍 But Eritrea sees through the fog. Here's the truth 👇
🚨 Facts vs. Abiy’s Fiction

🟥 “Ethiopia won’t start war with Eritrea,” says Abiy —
👉 But he’s the one fueling war propaganda daily via state media.
🟨 Claims to “respect Eritrea’s sovereignty” —
👉 Yet demands military base access to Eritrean ports & pushes stone-age “give and take” logic.
🟩 Says “Ethiopia is too big to fall” —
👉 But his army struggles in Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray — civil unrest is crippling the nation.

🟥 Pretends to be a peacemaker —
👉 But refuses to accept the Final & Binding EEBC ruling (2002) on Eritrea’s internationally recognized borders.

🇪🇷 Eritrea’s Position is Clear & Consistent
✅ Wants Peace in the Horn of Africa
✅ Supports good neighborliness based on sovereignty & mutual respect
✅ Offers ports for fair international commercial terms — not for Abiy’s delusional empire dreams
✅ Will NOT tolerate threats to its land, sea, or dignity

💣 But Let the World Be Warned:
🔻 Eritreans are united, disciplined, and alert
🛡️ Eritrea will crush any miscalculation against its sovereignty
⚠️ Abiy’s confuse-and-blame strategy won't work — not now, not ever
✊🏾 Truth > Propaganda | Peace > Provocation | Action > Lies

📌🛑 Eritrea will not kneel to threats, fake diplomacy, or military blackmail
🔥 Awet n’Hafash!

VIDEO: https://t.co/uomjflcgGc

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🟥 #HandsOffEritrea 🇪🇷 | 🟩 #PeaceInTheHorn | 🟦 #ExposeAbiy
🟨 #RedSeaSovereignty | ⚖️ #RespectBorders | 📢 #SayNoToWar #Fano #Tigray #Ethiopia #Egypt #Somalia #Sudan

[Alg @GirmaTelk]

Eritrea cannot give Ethiopia a port from its sovereignty.

[G. Drar @gdrarr]

🚨 Eritrea Never Denied Ethiopia Sea Access – But on International Norms, Not Stone Age Demands! 🌊🇪🇷🇪🇹
Abiy Ahmed’s regime is manufacturing a crisis to escape his self-inflicted chaos in Ethiopia. But Eritrea won't play along with his war-lust politics.

💡 Facts The World Must Know:

🟢 Eritrea is open for business, including fair commercial port access based on international law.
🟥 But not on Abiy’s delusional give-and-take fantasy. Eritrea is sovereign – not for sale or barter.
🟡 Eritrea has no interest in enabling Abiy’s pipe dream of building a naval base on Eritrean land.
🟣 Abiy has plenty of options — Djibouti, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia — if he truly wanted trade, not trouble.
🔴 Eritrea simply doesn’t trust a pathological liar who broke every promise — to friends, neighbors, and his own people.

💥 If Abiy Tries War, Here's What Awaits Him:
1️⃣ Eritrea will expose his hollow military bluff.
2️⃣ Internal forces — Fano, OLA-Shene, TDF — will see the perfect storm to finish him.
3️⃣ Ethiopia will face consequences from within, not just from Eritrea.
4️⃣ Balkanization risks will rise, just as many experts have warned.
5️⃣ Eritrea will defend every inch — and end the threat decisively.

🕊️ Eritrea’s Message:
✅ We choose peace and stability in the region.
✅ We welcome fair and legal business cooperation.
❌ We reject expansionist ambitions, threats, and war games.
💪🏾 We are ready to respond decisively, if forced.

VIDEO: https://t.co/4hHc4vFJH9

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#EritreaForPeace 🇪🇷 #SovereigntyMatters #AssabIsEritrean 🇪🇷 #ExposeAbiyLies 🇪🇹 #HornOfAfricaCrisis #NoToWarGames #PortsNotPolitics #PeaceNotProvocation #EthiopiaDeservesBetter #FalseFlagAlert

[➊➒➒➊ 🇪🇷 @Meconneno]

#Ethiopia’s false accusations against #Eritrea may seem like an easy distraction from its internal failures, but the consequences will eventually explode back on them. As independent media like EMS continue to expose the lies and propaganda coming from Addis, the truth is catching up. Sooner or later, those who recklessly accuse Eritrea will face the fallout they created, with their own fabrications turning into evidence against them in the eyes of the world. @AbiyAhmedAli #Ethiopian @_AfricanUnion