July 31, 2012

United Nations on the Brink

by Amanuel Biedemariam | The history of the UN is one of corruption and infectiveness. During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union had competing global agendas and interests. As a result the UN was irrelevant unable to pursue its stated purpose because it lacked the mandate, leadership, funding and principled organizational structure worthy to lead the billions of people inhabiting the earth.

Until 1993, the prevailing opinion in the US was that the UN is corrupt. Secretary General Kofi Anan was maligned, portrayed as inept and ineffective. The Rwanda Genocide of 1994 magnified that perception rightfully. Read more

news

July 28, 2012

PFDJ Research and documentation: Unprovoked US...

PFDJ Research and documentation: Unprovoked US hostilities against Eritrea

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Culture

July 27, 2012

Sawa Hosting the fervor of African Culture

by Kesete Ghebrehiwet | The recently held 5th Eri-Youth Festival, Sawa, has been a platform for multi-national cultural performances. Read more

Human Rights

THE UNITED STATES IN HUMAN RIGHT STANDARDS

PART VI | Political Pluralism in Favorable Grounds and For a Good Cause
One of the issues that the special interest groups have been blaming Eritrea for is the issue of “Political Pluralism.” In their way of thinking, political pluralism stands for the creation of a conducive ground designed to create chaos. What does political pluralism mean to those quarters? What about its true and plausible meaning? This article is an analysis of the subject. Read more

sports

The 2012 Olympics: From Eritrea, a Legend and a...

The 2012 Olympics: From Eritrea, a Legend and a Newcomer

by Dexter Padayachee | Long-distance and road runner Zersenay Tadese, 30, is Eritrea’s biggest medal hopeful during this year’s Summer Olympics, after winning the country’s first Olympic medal in 2004 at the Athens Summer Olympics. He is also the first Eritrean to hold a World Championship title after winning the 2006 IAAF 20-kilmoter race. Read more