Source: Washington Post

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, left, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed disembark from an airplane upon arrival at Juba International Airport in South Sudan before meeting with South Sudan’s president for tripartite talks on regional affairs on March 4. (Akuot Chol/AFP/Getty Images) By Adam Taylor October 11 at 2:14 PM

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, with the committee that decides the awards singling out his efforts to achieve peace with neighboring country Eritrea.

But notably, the prize was not awarded to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Abiy’s partner in the talks.

Instead, Nobel Committee Chair Berit Reiss-Andersen simply acknowledged that “peace does not arise from the actions of one party alone” and said that they hope the “peace agreement will help to bring about positive change for the entire populations of Ethiopia and Eritrea.”

In some years, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to multiple parties for their work trying to end a conflict. In 1994, for example, the prize was awarded to Israel’s Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin, as well as Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

But the decision to award the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize only to Ethiopia’s Abiy was hardly surprising. Eritrea’s Isaias leads one of the most repressive military dictatorships in the world; his government has been compared to North Korea and accused of possible crimes against humanity.

And even though he reached an agreement with Abiy in Eritrea’s capital last year to end the conflict between the two nations, in practice the agreement remains largely unimplemented, and there have been little visible benefits for Eritreans.

“I think there was a lot of hope in Eritrea,” said Laetitia Bader, a researcher at Human Rights Watch. “But very quickly, Eritreans saw that things were not changing on the ground.”

Vanessa Tsehaye, an Eritrean activist based in London, noted, “I’d say it has brought no positive developments for the Eritrean people, because the lived reality is the same more than a year after the peace deal.”

The conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia stretches back decades. After European powers left occupied Eritrea in 1951, landlocked Ethiopia claimed the land of its coastal neighbor, eventually resulting in a civil war that started in 1961 and lasted three decades.

In 1991, Eritrean forces helped overthrow the communist-led government in Ethiopia, and two years later, Eritreans voted for independence.

However, the two nations did not reach an agreement on the border between them, and in 1998, small-scale border incidents around the town of Badme grew into a full-fledged conflict. It’s estimated that almost 100,000 people died, and after it ended, Ethiopian troops had control of Badme and other disputed areas.

As part of a peace agreement brokered in Algiers, in 2000, a commission cited colonial-era documents to rule that the land around Badme was part of Eritrea. But Ethiopia did not agree to the arbitrated border, and the two sides remained in a standoff.

Their relationship was dubbed “no war, no peace,” which meant that diplomatic, trade and transport ties were severed, and the countries remained on a war footing, clashing repeatedly and supporting rival rebel groups.

Abiy, a former intelligence officer who had taken part in the operations to drive Eritreans out of Badme, took office as Ethiopia’s prime minister in April 2018 and almost immediately began changes in the country, which had long been ruled by authoritarian governments.

On June 5, 2018, Abiy made a key pledge to accept the peace agreement with Eritrea and withdraw Ethiopian troops from occupied territory. Within weeks, Isaias responded by saying that both nations yearned for peace.

Just a month after Abiy’s announcement on July 8, the Ethiopian leader touched down at the airport in Eritrea’s capital Asmara, where he was greeted by Isaias. The leaders embraced and later announced they would reopen embassies, allow direct communications and restore transport links.

“Love is greater than modern weapons like tanks and missiles,” Abiy said. “Love can win hearts, and we have seen a great deal of it today here in Asmara.”

Despite the signs of goodwill, critics say not much has changed between the two nations. Among the Eritrean diaspora, many voiced disapproval for the Nobel Peace Prize focusing on the agreement with Eritrea when so little had changed in practice.

“I didn’t know one could win a peace award without achieving peace!” Selam Kidane, a London-based activist wrote on Twitter.

Border crossings between Ethiopia and Eritrea were opened last year, but Eritrea soon closed the border again. Analysts suspect that Eritrea, which has virtually complete control over its citizens, is delaying because of fears about wider reform.

Isaias, a former freedom fighter, has led the country since 1993, and his government has left no room for opposition. In 2015, the United Nations released the results of a year-long investigation into human rights in the country, finding “systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations,” including extrajudicial killing, torture and forced labor.

Bader said that there was little evidence that there had been any positive change to some of the most restrictive elements, such as the arbitrary arrest of people for perceived political crimes, or the indefinite national service that sees many Eritreans permanently conscripted to the military.

“The government has often argued that it was the ‘no war, no peace’ situation with Ethiopia was what forced it to conscript its whole population,” Bader said.

Jeffrey Smith, the director of Vanguard Africa, said that he viewed the Nobel Prize as “encouraging Prime Minister Ahmed and the new regime in Ethiopia as much if not more than it is about the progress already made.”

But for activists such as Tsehaye, the peace deal had helped legitimize Isaias, the leader of an isolated and repressive nation of 5 million people on the world stage. The Eritrean leader had traveled with Abiy to foreign nations, and the United Nations lifted sanctions on Eritrea.

“Peace is always a good thing, it’s never something that we should be against,” Tsehaye said, “but we need to understand peace beyond its literal meaning of no war.”

Source=https://eritrea-focus.org/why-eritrea-didnt-win-a-nobel-for-its-peace-accord-when-ethiopia-did/


Why apparently blame Tigray for the failings integral to the politics of Eritrea and Ethiopia? This is a strangely mistaken approach. The bottom line is that Eritrea’s President Isaias loathes the TPLF and is determined to destroy the party, which he believes has designs on Eritrean land.

But the division is far deeper. Ideology, traditional animosity and the terrible decision by Eritrea to close off access aid to Tigray from Sudan during the 1984-85 famine run deep. Finally: it was Eritrea that sponsored, trained and directed Ethiopian rebels that attacked Ethiopia when Tigrayans ran Ethiopia under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

It’s a complex history – not easily summarised. But I do support the conclusion: “The priority is to de-escalate tensions between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray region. Consultation and confidence building is equally important between Eritrea and Tigray’s leadership and people. Only then will the new peace deal stand a chance of bringing much-needed stability to the people of both countries and the region.”

Martin


Source: ISSafrica

The Eritrea-Ethiopia peace deal is yet to show dividends

Tensions in both countries relating to Ethiopia’s Tigray regional state are hampering progress.

It’s been over two years since the much-heralded rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia culminated in a peace and friendship agreement in July 2018. The deal, brewed personally by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea, symbolised an end to the 20 years of no war, no peace situation and the start of cordial relations between the two countries.

The settlement was internationally praised for its potential to stabilise the region beyond improving the two countries’ affairs. Abiy even received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to build bridges with Eritrea.

Two years later, positive steps have been taken in some areas, but not in others due to tensions between Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigray regional state, and unresolved animosity between Tigray and Eritrean leaders.

The dispute over the small border town of Badme, which both Eritrea and Ethiopia claimed as their own, is often cited as the reason for the outbreak of the 1998-2000 border conflict. However the root causes go deeper.

They include historical rivalry, political and economic differences and hegemonic competition between the ruling elites of both countries. These were the Eritrean leadership, and the ruling party in Ethiopia’s Tigray State – the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – Ethiopia’s dominant political party until Abiy came to power.

The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC), established to resolve the border issue, decided in 2002 that Badme should belong to Eritrea. A failure to implement the EEBC’s decision led to the stand-off between the two countries.

In the 2018 peace deal, the leaders agreed to begin political, economic, social, cultural and security cooperation. They decided to resume diplomatic, transport, trade and communication ties that had been frozen for two decades. The leaders resolved to implement the EEBC decision and jointly ensure regional peace, development and cooperation.Twenty years after the border war, and despite the peace deal, the main protagonists are still fightinghttps://issafrica.org/iss-today/the-eritrea-ethiopia-peace-deal-is-yet-to-show-dividends" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none; color: rgb(0, 147, 194); text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">https://issafrica.org/iss-today/the-eritrea-ethiopia-peace-deal-is-yet-to-show-dividends&via=ISSAfrica" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none; color: rgb(0, 147, 194); text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">https://issafrica.org/iss-today/the-eritrea-ethiopia-peace-deal-is-yet-to-show-dividends" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none; color: rgb(0, 147, 194); text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">

Since then, progress in reconnecting the two countries has been made in key areas. Numerous high-level leadership visits took place, diplomatic relations were normalised and embassies reopened. Daily flights between Addis Ababa and Asmara were established and phone connections resumed. Four border posts were opened, although they were closed after a short period.

Talks about infrastructure and transport linkages, such as Ethiopia’s use of Eritrean ports (including a feasibility study for a railway between Massawa and Addis Ababa) and rebuilding of roads, dominated discussions. Other symbolic soft power and people-to-people interactions took place. United Nations sanctions on Eritrea were lifted.

The high-profile start of the rapprochement raised expectations, both at home and internationally, that 20 years of tension and mistrust could be eroded. Two years later, this potential has waned, paralysing anticipated socio-economic gains for people in both countries. And the cause is mostly tensions between Ethiopia’s federal and Tigray officials, and ongoing conflict between the TPLF and Eritrean leadership – just like old times.

Ethiopia’s Tigray regional state and Eritrea share the border that was contested. Badme is also under Tigray administration, and so the region’s TPLF leaders share responsibility for implementing the EEBC’s decision. But the peace process was initiated from Addis Ababa, and there wasn’t adequate consultation and consensus building among stakeholders like the TPLF. The peace process failed to adequately consult some stakeholders like the TPLFhttps://issafrica.org/iss-today/the-eritrea-ethiopia-peace-deal-is-yet-to-show-dividends" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none; color: rgb(0, 147, 194); text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">

This exclusion – together with other political differences relating to ideology, foreign policy, governance and elections – have worsened the division between Abiy’s government and the TPLF’s rule in Tigray. One point of contention involves how to engage with Eritrea.

Abiy, in his April 2018 inaugural speech, announced his administration’s unconditional acceptance of the stalled Algiers agreement signed in 2000 and aimed at ending the border war. In February 2020, Debretsion Gebremichael – the TPLF’s highest official – said a structured peace process was needed that included all relevant sides, not just the two national leaders.

Implementation of the 2018 deal cannot occur without buy-in from all relevant government actors in Tigray. Consensus is also needed within the respective agencies of both Ethiopia and Eritrea and all other relevant stakeholders.

The four border posts that were opened and quickly closed symbolise the lack of consensus among federal and state agencies on both sides around regulating movement and trade across national boundaries. Proper consultations would have allowed time to develop harmonised positions and enact new regulations.Implementation of the 2018 deal requires buy-in from all the relevant government actors in Tigrayhttps://issafrica.org/iss-today/the-eritrea-ethiopia-peace-deal-is-yet-to-show-dividends" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none; color: rgb(0, 147, 194); text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">

Unresolved hostility between Eritrea’s and the Tigray region’s ruling elites also hampers progress. Isaias accused the TPLF of complicating implementation of the EEBC’s decision, which the TPLF denied. Isaias also claims the TPLF created division among Eritreans, organising ethnic-based opposition and spreading misinformation to spoil relations between Eritreans and Ethiopians. The TPLF in turn accuses Eritrea of interfering in Ethiopia’s internal affairs and threatening regional security.

Twenty years after the bloody border war, and despite the new peace deal, the conflict’s main protagonists – the TPLF and the Eritrean leadership – are still fighting.

Given the increasingly serious confrontation between Mekele and Addis Ababa and the unresolved animosity between Mekele and Asmara, the TPLF feels unfairly targeted from both sides. Without political will and confidence building between the TPLF, Abiy and Isaias, the peace deal may not bear fruit.

Resolution of the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea is imperative for advancing economic and development prospects in the Horn. Sustainable peace and the benefits that it will bring can only be achieved if the 2018 agreement is implemented.

The priority is to de-escalate tensions between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray region. Consultation and confidence building is equally important between Eritrea and Tigray’s leadership and people. Only then will the new peace deal stand a chance of bringing much-needed stability to the people of both countries and the region.

Selam Tadesse Demissie, Research Officer, Horn of Africa Security Analysis, ISS Addis Ababa

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ካብቶም ለንቅነ ኣብ ማሕበራዊ መራኸብታት ብዛዕባ ኤርትራ ክዝረቡ ዝቐነዩ ግና ብናይ ህግዲፍ መርበብ 03 ዝተማህዙ ከይኮኑ፡ ዕቱብን ደቂቕን ምጽራይ ዘድልዮም ወረታት፡ “ኣብ ዓድታት ካርንሽም ብዙሓት ስድራቤታት ተኣሲሮም ናብ ዘይተፈልጠ ሕቡእ ኣብያተ-ማእሰርቲ ተወሲዶም፡ ጠዓመ መቐለ ዝተባህለ ቀራን ኢደ በይዛ ሰለያ ዲክታቶር ኢሳያስ ኣፈወርቂ ተቐይዱ፡ ኤቨን ዘካርያስ ዝበሃል ኣብ ኤርትራ ንብዙሓት ደም ዘንበዐ፡ ኣብ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ሓሊባይ ሎጅ ብዝብል ትካል ተኸዊሉ  ክንቀሳቐስ ዝጸንሐ ተቐንጺሉ፡ መራሕ መኪና ኣንበሳደር ኤርትራ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ኣብ መኪናኡ ተቐቲሉ…” ዝብሉ ካብቶም ብዙሓት ናይ ህውከት እምበር ናይ ቅሳነት ዘይኮኑ ንፋሳት እዮም። ልዕሊ ኩሉ ከኣ “ተሳተፍቲ መበል 34 ዙርያ ናብ ሳዋ ክወርዱ ጀሚሮም” ዝብል  ኣብ መድረኽ ዘሎ በዓል ቅነ ኤርትራዊ ወረ እዩ። እዚ ዘየሕጉስ ወረታት ንኤርትራዊ ሃዋህው ኣብ ዝበከለሉ፡ ኣብ ጐረቤትና ትግራይ ግና ብኣንጻሩ “ትግራይ ትመርጽ” ብዝብል ጭረሖ ናይ ጽንዓትን ዲሞክራስያዊ መሰልካ ምጥቃምን መኸተ፡ ኣብ ዓበይቲ ማዕከናት  ጸላዊ  ዜና ኣብ ዝኾነሉ ህሞት ምዃኑ፡ ደላይ ሰላምን ለውጥን ኤርትራዊ ብቕዱስ ቅንኢ ሓሪኑ ንዝያዳ መኸተ ክዕጠቕ ዝጽውዕ እዩ።

እዚ ኩነታት፡ እቶም ኣብ ሓደ ታሪኻዊ ኣጋጣሚ ኣንጻር ናይ ሓባር ጸላኢኦም ስርዓት ደርጊ ሓቢሮም ብምቅላስ ናይ ሓባር ዓወት ዘመዝገቡ ህዝብታት ኤርትራን ትግራይን ሎሚ  ዘለዉዎ ሃለዋት ከነነጻጽር ዘገድደና እዩ። ውጽኢት ምንጽጻርና  ናበይ ከም ዝመርሓና ከኣ ፍሉጥ እዩ።  ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ብመንጽር ፖለቲካዊ ኣተሃላልዋ  ህዝቢ ትግራይ ኣብ ኣዝዩ ዝኸፈአ ደልሃመት ከም ዘሎ ክንቅበሎ እንቕሰብ ሓቂ እዩ። ሎሚ ንሃለዋት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ዝምልከት ዝውረ ሕማቕ እምበር፡ ጽቡቕ ዛዕባ የለን።

እታ ኣብ ሓደ ታሪኻዊ ኣጋጣሚ ምእንቲ ሃገርን ህዝብን ዝብጀዉ ሓርበኛታት ብምምልማልን ምዕጣቕን ጽቡቕ ዝና ዝነበራ መደበር ታዕሊም ሩባ ሳዋ፡ ሎሚ ብሰንኪ ህግዲፍ ምስሊ ኤርትራውነት ዝድውን ዘይሰብኣውን ዘይዲሞክራስያውን ስርሒታት ዝፍጸመላ ገሃነም ኮይና ስለ ዘላ፡ ሳዋ ኣማን ብኣማን ክልተ ግዜ ተራእያ። ካብዚ ኣበሳዚ ወጺኣ ራህዋ ትርእየሉ ግዜ ከመጸላ  ከኣ ትጽበ ኣላ። እተን ገበን ጉጅለ ህግዲፍ ብዝለዓለ ደረጃ ዝፍጸመለን ዘይተዓደላ ቦታታት ኤርትራ፡ ዕራዒሮ፡ ናኹራ፡ እምባትካላ፡ ዓዲ ኣበይቶ፡ ምዕጢር፡ ዊዓ………ወዘተ እንዳበልካ እንተ ዘርዚርካየን ብዙሓት እየን።  ሳዋ ግና ናይ ወለዶታት ምትኽኻእ ኣብ ሓደጋ ዘእትወት ስለዝኾነት ዝገደደ እዩ። ምኽንያቱ እዛ ዘይኢዳ ዝረኸበት ሳዋ፡ ኤርትራዊ መንእሰይ ካብ ኩሉ መሰላት  ዝሕየረላ፡ ዝምድና ተመሃራይን ወለዱን ዝብተኸላ፡ ኤርትራዊ ባህላውን ሃይማኖታውን ክብርታት ዝበላሸወላ፡ ንጸቢብ ኣፍራሲ ህግዲፋዊ ጉጅለ ዘገልግል ጸይቂ ባህሊ ዝህንደሰላ፡ መንእሰያትን ትሕቲ ዕድመን ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ካብ ኤርትራዊ ባህሊ ወጻኢ ናይ ዝኾኑ ኣርሒቖም ዘይርእዩ ኣረመንየ ጉግማጉግ ዓለምቲ መጻወትን ከደምትን ዝኾነላ፡ መንእሰይ ተማሂሩን ሓዳር መስሪቱን ትውልዳዊ ሃገር ናይ ምቕጻል ሓላፍነቱ ከይፍጽም ዝዝረዓላን ኩሉ ጸልማት ምስ ኮኖ ናብ ስደት ዝነቕለላን ማእከል ገበን ኮይና ኣላ።

እዚ “ደቂ ሃገር ኢና” ብዝብሉ ኤርትራዊ ስነ-ምግባር ዝቐበጾም፡ ዘይወግሕ ዝመስሎም፡ ንድሕሪት እምበር ንቕድሚት ዘማዕዱ ቀልቢ ዝረሓቖምን ብግዝያዊ ጽሩራ ዝሰኸሩን ወገናት ኣብ ሳዋ ዝፍጸም ዘሎ ገበን፡ ሓደ መርኣያ ካብ ገበናት ጉጅለ ህግዲፍ እምበር፡ ንኹሉ ኣብ መዝነት ዘሎ ዝውክል ኣይኮነን ዝብል እምነት ኣለና። ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ ኩርነዓት ሃገርና፡ ንዓሰርተታት ዓመታት እሱራት ተዓጽየሙለን ዘለዋ ኣብያተ-ማእሰርቲ፡ ነናተን ክብደት ገበን ኣለወን። ኣብ ሳዋ ዝፍጸም ዘይሰብኣዊ ገበናት ዘሕድሮ ሻቕሎት ኣብ ኤርትራዊ ክሊ ጥራይ ዝድረት ዘይኮነ፡ ሕብረተሰብ ዓለም እውን ህግዲፍ ካብ ከምዚ ዓይነት ኣብዚ ንርከበሉ መዋእል ከጋጥም ኢልካ ዘይትጽበዮ ባርነት ንክቑጠብ በብግዜኡ መጸዋዕታ ዘቕርበሉ ብሰንክቲ  ኣብ ሳዋ ዝትግበር ዘሎ “ደረት ግዜን ኣገልግሎትን ዘየብሉ” ግዱድ ዕስክርና እዩ። እዚ ኣብ ሳዋ ዝፍጸም ገበን ኣብ ቀልቢ ብዙሓት ኣገደስቲ ሳባትን ዘይመንግስታዊ ትካላትን ቆላሕታ ዝረኸበሉ ቀንዲ  ምኽንያት፡  ኤርትራውያን ኣብ ኩሉ ዝተሰደድሉ ኩርነዓት ዓለም፡ ጠንቂ ስደቶም እቲ ካብ ሳዋ ዝነቅል  “ደረት ዘየብሉን ኣገዳድን ዕስክርና” ምዃኑ ስለ ዝገልጹ እዩ።

ተመኩሮ ሳዋ ድሕሪ ናጽነት፡ ህግዲፍ ኣብ ልዕሊ መንእሰያትና ገበን ዝፈጸመሉ ጥራይ ዘይኮነ፡ ኣብ መወዳእታ መላኺ ኣተሓሳስባኡ ዝቕበረሉ ነቑጣ ክኸውን እዩ። ህግዲፍ ነቲ ዘይተርፍ  ስዕረቱ ንዘይምቕባል እዩ፡  ነቲ ሳዋ ዝመበቆሉ ግዱድን ደረት ዘየብሉን ወተሃደራዊ ፖሊሲኡ  ጠጠው ንከብል ዝቐርቦ ምሕጽንታ ዘይቅበሎ። ዝተፈላለዩ ኤርትራዊ ሓልዮት ዘንቀሎም ወገናት፡ ብቐንዱ ከኣ ባይቶ ሰብኣውን ዲሞክራስያውን መሰል ሕቡራት ሃገራት፡ ብተደጋጋሚ ከቐርብሉ ንዝጸንሑ ምሕጽንታታት’ውን፡ ዘይርትዓውን ዘይወድዓውን ትምክሕታዊ ምስምሳት ብምቕራብ ክነጽጎ ጸኒሑ። ሳዋ ኩሉቲ ሎሚ ኣብኣ ዝፍጸም ዘሎ ሰብኣውን ዲሞክራስያውን ግህሰታት ኣወጊድካ፡ ሃገር ኣብ ምክልኻልን ምህናጽን ዝነጥፍ፡ ክብሪ ህዝቢ ዘቐድም ብሕጋዊ ትካል ዝመሓደር ብቑዕ ዓቕሚ ኣብ ምፍጣር ዘትከለ ኣገባብ ጥራይ መንእሰይ ዝምልመለላ እንተትኸውን፥ ዓለም ኣይመኻዓበታን። ሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ’ውን ነዚ ኣብ ግምት ብምእታው፡ ኣብ ፖለቲካዊ መደብ ዕዮና፡ ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎት ብቅዋም ዝጸደቐ ናይ ግዜ ገደብ ዝህልዎ ዜጋታት ኣብ ውትህድርና ጥራይ ዘይኮነ ኣብ ዘዝመረጽዎ ዓይነት ሞያ ኣገልግሎት ዝህቡሉ ትካል ክኸውን ከምዝግባእ ይኣምን።” ብዝብል ዝሰፈረ ዓንቀጽ ኣለና።

ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ንመደባት ሳዋ ካብቲ ዝተበገሰሉ ጀሚሩ “ይኹን” ኢሉ ብዘይስኽፍታ ኣይተቐበሎን። ውጽኢት መስርሕ ፕሮጀክት ሳዋ ምስተራእየ እውን ክትቃወሞ እምበር፡ ክትድግፎ ዘተባብዕን ዘብህግን ኣይነበረን። ምዃን እኳ ኣብ ግዜ ህግዲፍ ዝንጸግ እምበር ተቐባልነት ዝረክብ ፍጻመ የለን።  ብፍላይ ኣብዚ ህዝብና ብምኽንያት ኮሮና ቫይረስ መተካእታ ኣብ ዘየብሉ ተዓጽዩ፡ ኣደዳ ጥምየትን ጽምእን ዝኾነሉ ዘሎ እዋን፡ መንእሰያት ኣገዲድካ ናብ ሳዋ ምውሳድ ምስቲ እዋናውነቱ “ሳዋ፡ መዓስ እዩኸ ክርህዋ?” ንዝብል ሕቶ  ጽባሕ ዘይኮነ “ሎሚ” ዝብል መልሲ ክረክብ ዝግበኦ’ዩ።

Thursday, 10 September 2020 22:05

Urgent support needed as flooding in Sudan intensifies

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 Posted 10 Sep 2020 Originally published 9 Sep 2020 Origin View original

Islamic Relief is launching an urgent humanitarian response as devastating flooding intensifies in Sudan, plunging hundreds of thousands of people into dire need. Nearly 100 people are reported to have lost their lives so far, and this number is expected to rise.

The flooding, which began in July, is a result of extremely heavy rainfall, causing the River Nile to rise to its highest level in 100 years.

The situation has significantly worsened in recent days and the country has declared a state of national emergency.

More than 110,000 people have been affected by the flooding in the first week of September alone, according to the Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission.

The states of Khartoum, Blue Nile, River Nile, Gezira, West Kordofan and South Darfur are amongst the worst hit.

The country was already struggling to cope amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as over 13, 000 people have now tested positive for the virus. Sudan is also experiencing a severe food crisis in which 9.6 million people do not know where their next meal is coming from.

Suffering is now expected to increase further, with Islamic Relief estimating that this latest disaster has now left up to 500,000 people in need of urgent humanitarian aid.

We urgently need your support

Islamic Relief are on the ground and working in coordination with other humanitarian actors to provide essential support to affected families.

Our current priorities are providing food, temporary shelter and household water treatment to families affected by the flooding in West Kordofan, which has been very badly hit.

Every year heavy rains trigger devastating flooding in Sudan, a country on the frontline of the climate emergency as natural disasters become increasingly frequent and intense.

More rainfall is expected in the coming days and weeks and we are in urgent need of your help to increase our support in Sudan as the situation worsens: donate to our Global Emergencies Fund now.

Source=https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/urgent-support-needed-flooding-sudan-intensifies

Thursday, 10 September 2020 21:30

Radio Dimtsi Harnnet Kassel 10.09.2020

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ኣብ ክልል ትግራይ ብ9 መስከረም 2020 “ትግራይ ትመርጽ”  ኣብ ትሕቲ ዝብል ጭረሖ 6ይ ክልላዊ ምርጫ ተኻይዱ። ኣብዚ ህዝቢ እታ ክልል ኣብ ኩሉ ዞባታት፡ ወረዳታታን ቀበለታትን ብዝለዓለ ኒሕ ካብ ንግሆ ጀሚሩ ድምጺ ክህበሉ ዝወዓለ ምርጫ፡ 5 ኣብቲ ክልል ዝነጥፋ ውድባትን ኣርባዕተ ውልቀ ሰባትን  እዮም ተወዳዲርም። እተን  ዝተወዳደራ ውድባት ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ (ህወሓት)፡  ሳልሳይ ወያነ ትግራይ ([ሳወት)፡ ውድብ ናጽነት ትግራይ (ውናት)፡ ባይቶና ዓባይ ትግራይ {ባይቶና)ን ዓሲምባ ዴሞክራስያዊ ፓርቲ (ዓዴፓ)ን እየን። ህወሓት ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ንደርጊ ካብ ዝሰዓራ ውድባት መሪሕ ብጽሒት ዝነበራን ድሕሪ ደርጊ ማእከላይ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ኣብ ምቛም ዓብይ ግደ ዘበርከተትን ነባር ውድብ ኮይና እተን ዝተረፋ ኣርባዕተ ውድባት ግና ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ክልተ ዓመታት ዝተመስረታ እየን። መብዛሕተአን እዘን ውድባት፡ “ትግራይ መሰላት ህዝባ ምሉእ ብምሉእ ኣብ ዝተሓለወሉ ኣካል ኢትዮጵያ ኮይና ክትቅጽል” ዝድግፋ ክኾና እንከለዋ፡ ውድብ ናጽነት ትግራይ (ውናት) ግና “ትግራይ ካብ ሎሚ ጀሚራ ነብሳ ዝኸኣለት ሃገር ክትከውን ክቃለስ እዩ” ኢሉ ከምዝኣምን ኣብቲ  ቅድመ-ምርጫ ዝነበረ ክተዓቶም ተንጸባሪቑ እዩ።

ቦርድ ምርጫ ትግራይ ኣቐዲሙ ብዝሃቦ ሓበሬታ፡ ኣብዚ ምርጫዚ ክሳተፍ ዝተመዝገበ መራጺ ህዝቢ 2.7 ሚልዮን እዩ። ዝተደመጸሉ መደበራት ከኣ 2672 እዩ። ነዚ ምርጫ ካብቲ ቅድሚ ሕጂ ክካየድ ዝጸንሐ ምርጫታት ፍሉይ ዝገብሮ ከም ዘሎ እቲ ቦርድ ክገልጽ ጸኒሑ እዩ። እቲ ፍልዩነት  ብፍኑው ብዙሕ ድምጺ ዝረኸበ ተወዳዳሪ ኣባል ቤት ምኽሪ ይኸውን ዝበል ዘይኮነ “ሓንፈጽ ንጽጽራዊ” ዝብል ኣገባብ’ ምትእትታው’ዩ። በዚ መሰረት እቲ 80% ወናብር ብቐጥታ ዝለዓለ ድምጺ ብዝረኸቡ ዝተሓዝ ኮይኑ፡ እቲ 20% ግና ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ መደበራት ዝተዋህበ እሞ ዘይተዓወተ ድምጺ ኣብ ክንዲ ዝባኽን ደሚርካ ብምምቕራሕ ኩለን ውድባት ዝውከላሉ ኩነታት ዝፍጠረሉ እዩ።

እዚ ምርጫ ካብቲ ቅድም ብዝሑ 152 ዝነበረ ኣብዚ ናይዚ ዓመት ምርጫ ግና ኣባላቱ  ናብ 190 ዝዛየደ ሓጋጊ  ቤት ምኽሪ ትግራይ ናይ መን ብኽንደይ ወንበር ተወከለ  ውድድር እዩ። ብመሰረት ናይ ኢትዮጵያ ኮነ ናይ ክልል ትግራይ ሕገ-መንግስቲ ካብ 1995 ጀሚሩ ምርጫ ኣብ ሓሓሙሽተ ዓመት እዩ ክካየድ ጸኒሑ። እንተኾነ ማእከላይ  መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ንምልባዕ ቫይረስ ኮቪድ-19 ከም ምኽንያት ወሲዱ  ነቲ ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ጉንበት 2020 ክካየድ ዝነበሮ ሃገራዊውን ክልልላውን ምርጫ ንዘይተወሰነ ግዜ ኣናዊሕዎ። ክልላዊ መንግስቲ ትግራይ ግና ነቲ  መናውሒ ምርጫ ኮይኑ ዝቕረበ ምኽንያት “ምኽኑይ ኣይኮነን” ብዝብልን ናይ ህዝቢ ትግራይ መሰረታዊ ብዝመረጾ ኣካል ናይ ምምሕዳር መሰል ንምዕቃብን ነቲ ምንዋሕ ኣይተቐበሎን።  ስለዚ ቅድሚ ወርሒ መስከረም ሓሊፉ፡ ናይቲ ክመርሕ ዝጸንሐ ቤት ምኽሪ ሕጋውነት ምብቃዑ እዩ ነዚ ምርጫ ኣካይድዎ።

እቲ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ጉዳይ ምርጫ ዝምልከቶ ቤት ምኽሪ ፈደረሽን፡  ክልላዊ መንስቲ ትግራይ ኮሚሽን መስሪቱ ንምርጫ ዝምልከት ወግዓዊ ምንቅስቓስ ምስ ጀመረ ክቃወሞ ጸኒሑ። እዚ ቤት ምኽሪ ፈደረሽን  ብፍላይ ብ6 መስከረም 2020 ኣብ ዘካየዶ ፍሉይ ኣኼባ ነዚ ኣብ ትግራይ ዝተኻየደ ክልላዊ ምርጫ ኣገባቡ ኮነ ውጽኢቱ ሕጋዊ ኣይኮነን ብዝብል ኣፍልጦ ከም ዘይህቦ ኣውጁ ኣሎ። ነዚ ተኸቲሉ ድሕሪዚ ምርጫ ኣብ መንጎ እቲ ብሰልፊ ብልጽግና ዝምራሕ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያን በቲ ኣብዚ ምርጫ ዝስዕር ዝምራሕ ክልላዊ መንግስቲ ትግራይን ዝህሉ ዝምድና ከመይ ከም ዝቕጽል ሕቶታት ዘልዕል ዘሎ እዩ።

ህዝቢ ትግራይ ካብ 1995 ክሳብ 2015 ምስ መላእ ህዝቢ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ኣብዚ ናይ 2020 ከኣ በይኑ ብዘካየዶም ምርጫታት በቲ ፍረ ቃልሱ ዝኾነ መሰል ርእሰ-ውሳነኡ፡ ብይኾነኒ ኢሉ ዘጽደቖ ሕገ-መንግስትን ብድምጹ ብዘምጸኦ ኣካልን ይመሓደር ኣሎ። እቲ ካብ ናይ ህዝቢ ትግራይ እንተዘይዛይዱ ዘይንእስ ዋጋ ዝኸፈለ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ግና፡ እነሆ ሕድሩ ተጠሊሙ፡ ንዝሐለፈ 29 ዓመታት ብዘይፈልጦ ሕግን ብዘይመረጾ ውልቀ-መላኽን ይደሃኽ ኣሎ እሞ፡ እዚ ናይ ትግራይ ምርጫ ብሓፈሻኡ ናብ ህዝቢ ኤርትራውን ዘመሓላልፎ መልእኽቲ ዘለዎ ኮይኑ፡ ነቲ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ምርጫ ኣየድልን እዩ ክብል ዝመደረ ዲክታቶር ኢሳያስ ግን ዓብዪ ጽፍዒት እዩ።

ምምሕዳር ትራምፕ፡ ኣብ ኣመሪካ ንዝነብሩ ኤርትራውያንን ኢትጵያውያንን ከመይ ጸልዩዎም?

ዶናልድ ትራምፕ
3  መስከረም 2020

ፕረዚደንታዊ መረጻ ኣመሪካ ዝመጽእ 3 ሕዳር 2020 ክካየድ እዩ፡፡ እቲ መረጻ ብቐንዱ ጉዳይ ኣመሪካውያን ይኹን እምበር ውጽኢት መረጻ እታ ኩለመዳያዊ ጸብለልታ ዘለዋ ሃገር፡ ዳርጋ ንመብዛሕተአን ሃገራት ዓለም ስለዝጸሉ ኣቓልቦ ማሕበረ ሰብ ዓለም ዝወስድ ጉዳይ እዩ፡፡

ብምኽንያት ኣንጻራዊ ናይ ፖሊሲ ፍልልያት፡ ኣብታ ኣብ ዓለም ዝበዝሑ ስደተኛታት ዝነብሩላ ኣመሪካ ዝካየድ መረጻ፡ ነቶም ስደተኛታት አዐርዩ እዩ ዘገድሶም፡፡

ከም ጸብጻብ ትካል ፖሊሲ ስደት (ኤምፒኣይ) ኣብ 2018 ኣቆጻጽራ ፈረንጂ፡ ኣብ ኣመሪካ ቁጽሪ ስደተኛታት 44.7 ሚልዮን ነይሩ፡፡ እዚ ድማ ኣስታት 15 ምኢታዊት ካብ ብዝሒ ህዝባ ኣመሪካ እዩ። ፡

ኣብ ተመሳሳሊ እዋን ቁጽሪ ኣብታ ሃገር ዝነብሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን 278 ሽሕ ክበጽሕ እንከሎ 45 ሽሕ ኤርትራውያን ከምዘለው ጸብጻብ ይሕብር፡፡

ቅድሚ ኣርባዕተ ዓመታት ካብ ፕረዚደንት ባራክ ኦባማ መንበረ ስልጣን ዝተረከበ ኣባል ውድብ ሪፐብሊካን ፕርዚደንት ዶናልድ ትራምፕ፡ ኣብዚ እዋን ንኻልኣይ እብረ ኣብቲ ጻዕዳ ቤተ-መንግስቲ ዘጽንሖ ድምጺ ንምርካብ ምስ ሕጹይ ዲሞክራት ጆ-ባይደን ብድምጾ ይጠማጠም ኣሎ።

ስደተኛታት ኢትዮጵያን ኤርትራን ንዝሓለፈ ኣርባዕተ ዓመታት ምሕደራ ትራምፕ ከመይ ይገልጹዎ?

ኢትዮጵያዊ ኪሮስ ኣርኣያ ኣብ ግዝኣት ካሊፎርንያ ንነዊሕ ዓመታት ዝተቐመጠ ኣብ ዓውደ ፋይናንስ ዝነጥፍ ሞያዊ እዩ፡፡

ፕረዚደንት ዶናልድ ትራምፕ ኣብ ልዕሊ ስደተኛታት ኣወንታዊ ኣረኣእያ ከምዘይብሉ ዝገልጽ ኣቶ ኪሮስ፡ ገና ፕረዚደንት ቅድሚ ምዃኑ፡ ኣብ ልዕሊትውልዲ ባራክ ኦባማ ዘልዕሎ ዝነበረ ሕቶታት ከም ኣብነት ይጠቅስ፡፡

''ኦባማ ኣብዚ ኣይተወለደን፤ ኣብዚ ዓዲ ተወሊዱ እንተኾይኑ ከርኢ ኣለዎ እናበለ የንበድብድ ነይሩ፡፡ ሓደ ጊዜ ኣብ ኬንያ ሓደ ጊዜ ኣብ ኢንዶኔዥያ ተወሊዱ እናበለ ክሲ የቕርበሉ ነይሩ'' ዝብል ኣቶ ኪሮስ፡ ፕረዚደንት ኦባማ ኣብ ኣመሪካ ግዝኣት ሃዋይ ከምዝተወለደ ዘረድእ ወረቐት ከቕርብ ተገዲዱ ከምዝነበረ ይዝክር፡፡

ኪሮስ ኣርኣያ

ዶናልድ ትራምፕ ፕረዚደንት ኮይኑ መስተመረጸ ድማ ግዜ ከይወሰደ ስደተኛታት ዝኣትዉሎም ኣፍደገታት ናብ ምዕጻው ከምዝኣተወ ይገልጽ፡፡

''ምስ ሜክሲኮ ዘሎ ዶብ፡ ሳውዝ ቦርደር ኢሎም ዝጽውዕዎ ዶብ ክጸብብ፡ ናብ ሓሙሽተ ሽሕ ዝኾኑ ሓደሽቲ ሓለውቲ ዶብ ቖጺሩ '' ይብል፡፡

ብተወሳኺ እቲ ፕረዚደንት ዋሕዚ ዘይሕጋውያን ስደተኛታት ንምቕናስ ምስ ሜክሲኮ ኣብ ዘዋስን ዶብ ኣመሪካ ኣስታት ክልተ ሽሕ ማይል ሓጹር ንምስራሕ ዝገበሮ ምንቅስቓስ፡ ኣብ ስደተኛታ ዘለዎ ኣመለኻኽታ ሓደገኛ ምዃኑ መረጋገጺ ከምዝኾነ ኣቶ ኪሮስ ኣርኣያ ይገልጽ፡፡

ኣብ ህጻንነታ ምስ ኤርትውያን ወለዳ ናብ ኣመሪካ ዝመጽአት ኣድያም ሃይለሩፋኤል፡ ንዝሓለፉ ዓሰርተ ዓመታት ተሓላቒት መሰል ስደተኛታት ብፍላይ ከኣ ንኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ኮይና ክትንቀሳቐስ ጸኒሓ፡፡

መንግስቲ ኣመሪካ፡ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኤርትራ እትርከበን ሃገራት ዘንበሮ ናይ ጉዕዞ እገዳ ልክዕ ከምዘይኮነ እትገልጽ ኣድያም፡ ''እዚ እገዳ ብኣብዝሓ ካብተን ሃገራት ንዝመጽኡ ምሁራት እዩ ጽልዋ ዘለዎ'' ትብል፡፡

እቲ ዝኽፍአ ናይቶም ብሊብያ ካልኦት ሃገራትን ኣቢሎም ብዶብ ሜክሲኮ መጺኦም '' ዕቑባ ንምርካብ ዝሳቐዩ ዘለዉ ስደተኛታት ኣሕዋትና እዩ'' ትብል፡፡

ብኣቆጻጽራ ኣውሮጵያውያን ዝሓለፈ 1 ለካቲት፡ መንግስቲ ኣመሪካ፡ ንሃገራት ኤርትራ፣ ኪርጊስታን፣ ማንያማር፣ ሱዳን፣ ታንዛንያን ናይጀርያን ናይ ጉዕዞ እገዳ ከምዝገበረን ኣፍሊጡ፡፡

ኣብቲ እዋን፡ መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ብዘይ ስሩዕ ሰነድ ኣብ ኣመሪካ ዝብሩ ዜጋታቱ ናብ ሃገሮም ንምውሳድ ኣይተሓባበረን፣ እታ ሃገር ኣብ ጉዳያት ድሕነትን ጸጥታን ንምስራሕ መንግስቲ ኣመሪካ ንዘንበሮ መምዘኒ ኣየማለአትን ዝብሉን ምኽንያታት ብመንግስቲ ኣሜሪካ ቐሪቦም ነይሮም፡፡

መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ብወገኑ፡ ነቲ ኤርትራውያን ኣብ ኣሜሪካ ብቐዋምነት ክነብሩ ዘኽእል ቪዛ ከይረኽቡ ዝኽልክል እገዳ ዘይኮነስ ነቶም ዝቐረቡ ምኽንያታት እዩ ተቓዊሙ፡፡

ምሕደራ ፕረዚደንት ባራክ ኦባማ ምስ ዶናልድ ትራምፕ ክነጻጸር እንከሎ፡ ምሕደራ ኦባማ ንስደተኛታት ዝሓሸ ከምዝነበረ እያ ተጣባቒት መሰል ሰደተኛታት ኣድያም ሃይለ ሩፋኤል እትገልጽ፡፡

''ብርግጽ ባራክ ኦባማ እዩ ዝሓይሽ፡፡ እቲ ናይ ዲሞክራት ፖሊሲ ኣብ ስደተኛታት ትኹረት ይገብር እዩ፡፡ ደሞክራት፡ ነቲ ኩነታት ዝርድኡን ኩሉ ጊዜ እናማዕበሉዎ ዝኸዱን እዮም'' ትብል፡፡

ኣድያም ሃይለ ሩፋኤል

ብተወሳኺ መንግስቲ ባራክ ኦባማ ኣብ ኤርትራ ንዝበረ ጸገም ምሕደራ እውን እንተኾነ ኣቓልቦ ሂቡ ይሰርሓሉ ከምዝነበረ ትሕብር፡፡

ማዕከን ዜና ኤቢሲ፡ ቁጽሪ መንግስቲ ኣመሪካ ናብ ሃገሮም ዘባርሮም ኤርትራውያን እናወሰኸ ይመጽእ ከምዘሎ ኣብ ወርሒ ግንቦት ሓቢሩ ነይሩ፡፡

ካብ ወርሒ ሚያዝያ ክሳብ ጉንበት ኣስታት 936 ኤርትራወያን ናብ ሃገሮም ክባረሩ ከምዝተወሰነ ግን ገና ኣብ ቁጽጽር ከምዘይወዓሉ ዝገልጽ ጸብጻብ ኤቢሲ፡ ካብ ወርሒ ጥቅምቲ ክሳብ ግንቦት ጥራሕ ልዕሊ ዓሰርተ ኤርትውያን ናብ ሃገሮም ከምዝተሰጉ ይሕብር፡፡

''ቀዳምነት ንኣመሪካ'' ዝብል ፖሊሲ ዶናልድ ትራምፕ፡ እታ ሃገር ምስ ካልኦት ሃገራት ንዝህልዋ ምሕዝነት ከምዘጉደሎ ዝገልጽ ኣቶ ኪሮስ ኣርኣያ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኢትዮጵያ እውን ዝተፈለየ ከምዘይነበረ ይገልጽ፡፡

ብተወሳኺ '' ናይ ኣመሪካ ስርዓት ብዛዕባ ትራምፕ ጥራሕ እውን ኣይኮነን'' ዝብል ኣቶ ኪሮስ፡ ናይ ኣመሪካ ጥቕሚ ይሕሉ እዩ ኣብ ዝበሃል ኩሉ ኢድካ ምእታው ንነዊሕ እዋን ዝጸንሐ ኣካል ፖሊሲ ወጻኢ እታ ሃገር ከምዝኾነ ብምግላጽ፡ ''ድኽመት መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ተሓዊስዎ'' ኣብ ጉዳይ ህዳሰ ዝተርኣየ ነገር ከም ኣብነት የልዕል፡፡

መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ፡ መንግስቲ ኣመሪካን ዓለማዊ ባንክን ኣብ ሰሉሳዊ ድርድር ግድብ ህዳሰ ክሕወሱ ምስምምዑ፡ ብደገን ውሽጥን ቀሊል ናብ ዘይበሃል ፖለቲካዊ ጽዕንቶ ኣእትይዎ እዩ፡፡

ቅድሚ ስምምዕ፡ ሰለስቲአን ሃገራት እቲ ግድብ ማይ ከይመልእ ብወገን ኣመሪካ ዝቐረበ ተደጋጋሚ መጠንቀቕታን፡ ብተቓወምቲ ኣብዪ ኣሕመድ ''ነቲ ግድብ ሸይጥዎ'' ዝብል ክስን፡ ንመንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ተወሳኺ ሕማም ርእሲ ፈጢሩሉ እዩ፡፡

ኣብ ኣመሪካ ዝነበሩ ኢትጵያውያን ንምትእትታው መንግስቲ ዶናልድ ትራምፕ ብምቅዋም ሰልፊ ኣካይዶም እዮም፡፡

ኮይኑ ግና ንጉዳይ ግድብ ህዳሰ ነኺሱ ሒዙ ዘሎ መንግስቲ ኣመሪካ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ነቲ ስምምዕ ብዘይ ምቕባላ፡ ካብ መንግስቲ ኣመሪካ ዝግበረላ ሓገዝ ክሳብ 130 ሚልዮን ዶላር ክቕነስ ከምዝኽእል ኣብ ቀረባ መዓልታት ተገሊጹ ኣሎ፡፡

ካብ ቀጻሊ መረጻ ኣመሪካ እንታይ ይጽበዩ?

ትራምፕን ጆ ባይደንን

ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ሕዳር፡ ጸለምቲ ኣባላት ኮንግረንስ ውድብ ዲሞክራቲክ፡ ናብ ሳንድያጎ መጺኦም፡ ኣብ ጉዳይ ኣፍሪቃውያን ስደተኛታት ከምዘዘራረብዎም እትገልጽ ኣድያም ሃይለ ሩፋኤል፡ ኣብ መንጎ ሜክሲኮን ኣመሪካን ዘለዉ ስደተኛታት ዘለውሉ ኩነታት ምስረኣዩ ኣዝዮም ከምዝሓዘኑ ትዛረብ፡፡

''ገሪሙዎም፡ ክንድኡ ኣፍሪቃዊ ስደተኛ ከምዘሎ፡ ከምኡ ዓይነት ቅልውላው ከምዘሎ ኣይፈልጡን ነይሮም'' ትብል፡፡

ኣባላት ውድብ ዲሞክራት ብተነጻጻሪ ንስደተኛታት ዝሓሸ ምድንጋጽ ከምዘለዎም እትገልጽ ኣድያም፡ ኩሎም ኣባላት ሪፐብሊካን ብፖሊሲ ደረጃ ኣንጻር ስደተኛታት እዮም ምባል ከምዘይከኣልን ብዙሓት ንጉዳይ ኣፍሪቃውያን ስደተኛታት ብኣወንታዊ ከምዝጥምትዎን ትዛረብ፡፡

ኣቶ ኪሮስ ኣርኣያ፡ ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ኣርባዕተ ዓመታት ኣብ ኣመሪካ ክፍጸሙ እዮም ኢሉ ዘይሓሰቦም ነገራት ከምዘረኣየ እዩ ዝገልጽ፡፡

''ቤተ ሰብ ምስደቆም ክፈላሊ ጀሚሩ፤ 10 ሽሕ ዝኾኑ ሓደሽቲ ተቖጻጸርቲ ቆጺሩ ገዛ ንገዛ እናዘሩ፡ ሰባት ደቆም ኣብ ኣብያተ ትምህርቲ ኣብጺሖም ክምለሱ እንከለው ጨውዮምዎም ይኸዱ'' ብምባል ብዙሓት ካብ ኣባላት ስድረኦም ተፈላልዮም ከምዝተባረሩ ይዛረብ፡፡

ብተወሳኺ ፕረዚደንት ትራምፕ፡ ኣብ ጉዳይ ኮሮናቫይረስ ዝተኸተሎ ፖሊሲ ነታ ሃገር ብዙሕ ዋጋ ከምዘኽፈላ ዝገልጽ ኣቶ ኪሮስ፡ ብዙሓት ደገፍቱ ዝነበሩ ኣባላት ሪፐብሊካን ይርሕቕዎ ከምዘለዉን ኣብዚ ሕጂ ዝካየድ መረጻ ናይ ምስዓር ዕድሉ እናጸበበ ይመጽእ ምህላው ይገልጽ፡፡

ኩሉ ሳዕ ሓበራዊ ጻዕሪ ነበርቲ ኣመሪካ ስደተኛታት፡ ኣብ ፖሊሲ ስደተኛታት ኣመሪካ ጸቕጢ ንምፍጣር ከምዝሕግዝ ኣቶ ኪሮስ ኣርኣያን ኣድያም ሃይለ ሩፋኤልን ይሕብሩ፡፡

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020  NEWS

Prosecutors appeal acquittal of men who lynched migrant mistaken for terrorist

Supreme Court to discuss case of IDF soldier and Prisons Service officer filmed beating Eritrean man Haftom Zarhum in aftermath of 2015 terror attack in Beersheba

Security camera footage showing an Eritrean man being shot in the Beersheba central bus station on October 18, 2015, after he was thought to be a terrorist. (screen capture: Channel 2)

Security camera footage showing an Eritrean man being shot in the Beersheba central bus station on October 18, 2015, after he was thought to be a terrorist. (screen capture: Channel 2)

State prosecutors on Sunday appealed a July court decision that acquitted two men, Israel Defense Forces soldier Yaakov Shimba and Israel Prisons Service officer Ronen Cohen, over their roles in the 2015 lynching of an Eritrean migrant who was mistaken for a Palestinian terrorist.

In the minutes after a terror attack at the Beersheba bus station on October 18, 2015, Haftom Zarhum, 29, an innocent bystander, was shot by two soldiers and a security guard who thought he was the perpetrator. As he lay bleeding on the ground, a crowd of angry passersby — believing him to be the terrorist — beat him, some of them delivering powerful blows to his head and pummeling him with a metal bench. He died hours later in a hospital, and an autopsy ruled that the primary cause of death was the gunshot wounds.

The attack was carried out by Muhanad Alukabi, 21, from an unrecognized Bedouin village in the Negev. He first opened fire with a pistol, killing IDF soldier Omri Levi, then took Levi’s service rifle and used it to wound 11 others. He was killed in a shootout with police after holing up in a bathroom.

Citing reasonable doubt, the Beersheba District Court in July accepted the argument presented by Shimba and Cohen that they had genuinely thought Zarhum was the terrorist.

On Sunday, the prosecution appealed the district court’s decision, taking the matter to the Supreme Court.

The reasoning for the appeal must be submitted to the country’s top court within 15 days.

Shimba, Cohen and two other men, who were caught on security cameras beating Zarhum, had been accused of “causing injury with grave intent,” an offense potentially carrying a punishment of up to 20 years in jail. Unlike the two other defendants, they did not agree to a plea deal that would downgrade the charge and offer a relatively lenient punishment.

The indictment said that in the aftermath of the attack, Shimba kicked Zarhum in the head and upper body with force. It said Cohen threw a bench onto him, and after another man removed the bench he took it and again dropped it on the prone man.

Cohen also shoved a civilian who asked him to stop his attack, according to the charges.

Haftom Zarhum, 29, died of his wounds on October 19, 2015, a few hours after he was shot and beaten by a mob that mistook him for an assailant in the terror attack in Beersheba on October 18, 2015. (Courtesy)

Despite the fact that Zarhum was already critically injured, Justice Aharon Mishnayot ruled that the pair’s argument — that they beat him because they genuinely thought he was the terrorist — was enough to merit an acquittal.

Cohen’s attorney, Zion Amir, called him a “hero.”

Commenting on the ruling, Amir said: “There is no doubt that this is a big day for an officer who acted heroically during the incident, and instead of an award got an indictment. I am glad that the court acquitted him after an almost five-year legal battle.”

The two other defendants in the lynching, Evyatar Dimri and David Muial, were convicted in 2018 in plea bargains that downgraded their charges to “abusing the helpless,” a lesser crime carrying a maximum prison sentence of seven years.

Dimri was sentenced to four months in prison and Muial got 100 days of community service and eight months of probation and was ordered to pay NIS 2,000 (approximately $550) compensation to Zarhum’s family.

Zarhum’s family has sued the state for damages, claiming negligence and failure to follow proper procedure caused his death.

The lawsuit, filed in 2017 at the Beersheba District Court, demanded NIS 3 million ($780,000) in compensation and that the National Insurance Agency recognize Zarhum as a victim of terror, entitling his family to additional state benefits.

The National Insurance Agency rejected recognizing Zarhum as a terror victim because the Eritrean had entered the country illegally.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

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