Category Archives: Interview

Michael Abraha Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Barely ten months into independence, South Sudan is in a bloody border conflict with Sudan in the north over oil sharing and demarcation issues. The Juba government says Sudan is reluctant to demarcate its border having lost t of their two thirds of their … more

Written by Ashley Chapman – Women’s Refugee Commission The daughter of Eritrean parents, Rim Tekie Solomon fled Sudan and crossed the Sinai Desert on foot with her mother and five younger siblings. When she first arrived in Israel, she lived in a detention center, taught herself Hebrew and translated for … more

Interview with Ahmed Nasser: Michael Abraha Veteran politician Ahmed was Isaias Afewerki’s opposite number during the independence struggle ashead of the Eritrean Liberation Front, ELF. The other movement, Isaias’s Eritrean People’s Liberation Front, was in fact an offshoot of the ELF. Ahmednow leads the Eritrean National Salvation Front, an important … more

With over 2000 km of coastline rich with fish, the Yemeni maritime borders with Somalia and Eritrea have increasingly become a source of tension. Yemeni fishermen have been increasingly vulnerable to assaults by Somali pirates and Eritrean maritime guards, . This has been severely affecting the livelihoods of thousands of … more

Dr. Yebio Woldemariam is Adjunct Professor at City University of New York. In this interview, Yebio debates the root causes of Eritrea’s political and social ills focusing especially on the future of the young generation. Michael Abraha asked him about alternative courses available and whether the opposition was in a … more

Dr. Bereket Habte Selassie is a leading scholar on African law and government. He is William E. Leuchtenburg Professor of African and Afro-American Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also instructs at the University of North Carolina School of Law. After Eritrea gained independence, Dr. Bereket … more

Reporter Michael Abraha called upon Wolde Yesus Ammar in Switzerland to have his views and analysis on the Eritrea sanctions, Ethio-Eritrea relations and why EPDP remains outside of the new Eritrean National Democratic Assembly – largest political bloc embracing dozens of Eritrean political parties, factions, civic organizations, intellectuals and religious … more

On Diplomacy and Foreign Relations Michael Abraha:      The UN Security Council has levied enhanced second round of sanctions on the defiant Erirean regime.  What impact will this have as a deterrent? Dr. Yosuf Berhanu:            This is an important step not only for the Eritrean people but also for the neighboring countries. The … more

VOA’s Adanesh Fshaye (Amharic Programme) sprays some fresh air to the radio station (Tigrinya Programme) that has almost been hijacked by the dictatorial regime in Eritrea. Listen to the 13 min interview from yesterday, Monday, Dec 23rd. Some members of the radio, especially Tewelde should follow her good example.VOAAdanesh