Category: Gedab News
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Eritrean Islamic Congress Clarifies Position
The Eritrean Islamic Congress (EIC) which is led by Hassen Salman, did not attend the recent meeting of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA), the umbrella group for several exiled opposition groups. Since the most prominent item on the agenda of the EDA leadership was the fate of the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) and since EPDP’s “Transitional Executive
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EPDP (EPDP Wing?) Withdraws Its EDA Membership
EPDP Wing Withdraws Its Membership From The EDA. The Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA) is an umbrella association of 10 Eritrean opposition groups. On Saturday, January 22, 2011, the EDA commenced its “Central Committee” meeting in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. An agenda on its meeting was the fate of a member organization, one wing of the Eritrean
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The Next EDA-EPDP Confrontation
In its January 20, 2011 Central Committee meeting, the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA), an umbrella group of exiled Eritrean opposition organizations, will decide on the status of the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), one of its member groups, vis-à-vis the latter’s October 31, 2010 decision to expel a number of its members, including members of the leadership, from
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Eritrea: Musicians Denied Entry Visa to Australia
In an attempt to maintain the support of Diaspora Eritreans, the Eritrean regime holds yearly festivals in different parts of the world. The festivals are held under the pretext of “national defense” and development campaigns. Usually, Diaspora Eritreans who have affairs and need to travel to Eritrea are blackmailed to attend those festivals for fear
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Eritrean Refugees: Kidnapped, Tortured In Egyptian Sinai
In this regard, the Eritrean Ambassador confirmed that any person who is a fugitive from his country does not enjoy any rights. He pointed out that this is not only in Egypt but also in any country in the world in order to protect its borders. He added: “We understand very well that the Sinai…
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Djibouti Protests Yemen Media’s Gulf Cup Politics
This year, the Gulf Cup is being hosted by Yemen and the games are played in Aden. Given the political relationship of Yemen to the Gulf nations, no head of state was willing to attend the opening ceremony. To avoid this public embarrassment, Yemeni president Ali Abdella Saleh went calling on his neighbors, Eritrean president Isaias
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Eritrea And Its Unusual Embassies: Part 3
Four years ago, the United States imposed travel restrictions on Eritrean diplomats and consular staff in retaliation for the Eritrean government’s restriction on the movement of American consulate staff in Eritrea, and the opening and inspection of diplomatic pouches. The Eritrean embassy staff were restricted to remain within a 25 mile radius of the Eritrean
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Formal Split: EPDP Wing Reorganizes Itself
November 23, 2010: In a meeting held today, an Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) wing reorganized itself and elected an eleven-members executive body. Dr. Tesfai Sebhatu was elected as chairman and Haj Abdenur as vice chairman. The Eritrean People’s Movement (EPM), the Eritrean People’s Party (EPP) and the Eritrean Democratic Party (EDP) had formed the EPDP in a merger
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Turmoil In EPDP
Less than a year after it was formed, the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), which was formed on January 1, 2010 by the merger of three political groups, has expelled the members of one of the parties and is undergoing an organizational crisis. The move was triggered by a fissure within the party in reference
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Eritrea And Its Unusual Embassies: Part 2
Over fifty ambassadors, consuls and embassy workers are roaming the streets of Eritrea, frozen—a term used to describe party members who receive pay but have no responsibilities. The Eritrean regime prefers to have the families of diplomats appointed abroad to stay inside Eritrea as a collateral against diplomats abandoning their positions and asking for asylum,
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Was An “Extraordinary Threat” To US National Security Visiting DC?
Unconfirmed reports (now confirmed, minutes after this news was published) indicate that on September 25th, Yemane Gebreab, special advisor to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki, held a meeting at the Eritrean Cultural and Community Center (ECCC) in Washington, DC. Along with 10 individuals, Yemane Gebreab was described as an “extraordinary threat” to American national security in
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Eritrea And Its Unusual Embassies
Question by Swedish Journalist, Donald Boström: Given what you said, have you thought about closing your embassy in Sweden and leave Sweden? Answer by Eritrean president, Isaias Afwerki: I care more about our Eritrean group in Sweden, which is large and active, than on our embassy. Why do we need an Embassy? But it would
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Addis Ababa University Reserves 100 Seats For Eritrean Refugees
Addis Ababa Univerisity will admit 100 Eritreans now camped at various refugee camps in Northern Ethiopia. The announcement was made by the president of Addis Ababa University, Professor Endriyas Ishetie.
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Naud: The Living Legend Passes Away
On September 16, 2010, the legendary leader Mohammed Said Naud passed away in Asmara Eritrea where he has been living since he returned to Eritrea in 1991 just after the Ethiopian forces were pushed out of Eritrea. He was seventy four years old. The Eritrean ruling party’s website annopunced his death in two-sentences only: “Veteran Fighter Mohammed Seid Nawd was
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Eritrea: A Long Way From Getting Sanctions Lifted
On December 23, 2009, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed a resolution (S/RES/1907) to impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea for two reasons: (a) its refusal to comply with prior UNSC resolution (S/RES/1862 of January14, 2009) mandating it to engage in dialogue with Djibouti to resolve its border crisis and withdraw
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Eritrea, NCDC & The Sana’a Forum
Following the recently concluded national conference of Eritreans, the government of Eritrea has lodged a complaint with Sudan and Yemen for sending their representatives to attend the event which was hosted by Ethiopia at its capital. Sudan and Yemen are members of the Sana’a Forum for Cooperation whose charter includes the promotion of peace and
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National Conference Elects A 53-Member Commission
Commission To Organize A Conference And Draft Transitional Constitution Towards A National Assembly Gedab News: (August 9, 2010) The National Conference for Democratic Change (NCDC) concluded its session today, August 9, 2010, by electing a 53-member Commission for Democratic Change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference began on July 31, 2010. 330 participants representing
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Preparation for the National Conference Finalized
Gedab News, (Addis Ababa, July 21, 2010): The long-awaited Eritrean national congress, dubbed as the National Conference for Democratic Change (NCDC), is scheduled to convene on July 30, 2010 in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. About three hundred and fifty representatives, the most diverse gathering of Eritreans ever convened in decades, are expected to attend the NCDC. The
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EDA: Glitches & Deadlock Resurface
Gedab News (June 21, 2010): Almost a week after the mediation talks between the designated representatives of the opposition umbrella group of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA) and one of its member organizations, the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) ended, neither the EDA nor the EPDP has issued a statement declaring the final outcome of the
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EDA Member Organizations Iron Out Glitches To Hold A National Conference
Gedab News (June 14, 2010): After a week long discussion mediated by Ethiopian authorities in Addis Ababa, the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) has indicated its readiness to attend the Nation Conference for Democratic Change (NCDC) which is being organized by the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA), an umbrella of eleven Eritrean parties and organizations posed