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Toronto – Eritrea’s Ministry of Information on Thursday released a statement accusing Ethiopia of making what it called a “preposterous lie” about the violation of its sovereignty.
The statement came days after rumours that the Ethiopian government is reaching out to the United Nations Security Council and other members of the International community alleging violations of its sovereignty by Eritrea.
Earlier this week, the border via Zalambessa was reopened and people from the Eritrean and Ethiopian side of the border were seen celebrating together , as reported by BBC Amharic. There have been reported changes along the Ethiopian and Eritrean border for about a month now.
Ethiopia has been accusing Eritrea, albeit indirectly, of supporting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) faction under the leadership of Debretsion Gebremichael. The group is now said to be exercising essential control and influence over Tigray Interim Administration which is currently under Let. General Tadesse Worede.
There has been speculation that Eritrea and Ethiopia could go to war at any point after their relations deteriorated over the past two or so years.
Eritrea accuses the ruling Prosperity Party of having intentions to snatch its sovereign sea access by force.
” …the unnecessary tension emanates from, and is predicated on, the unlawful ambitions of the Ethiopian regime to acquire the sovereign lands and maritime territory of its neighbor,” Eritrea said in a statement it released this afternoon.
The full content of Eritrea’s Press Release reads as follows :
“Press Release:
Ethiopia: Floating False Flags to Rationalize and Ignite Conflict
In the past few days, the Ethiopian regime has ramped up its diplomatic campaigns – including by sending letters to the UNSG and several Heads of State and Government – to accuse Eritrea of “repeated provocations as well as infringements on Ethiopian sovereign and territorial integrity”.
This transparent ploy, aimed at hoodwinking the international community and thereby garnering support for its long-brewing war agenda, is akin to the local adage: “the sling utters a shrill cry while hitting its prey”.
The fact of the matter is Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has been recklessly indulging, for the last two years, in uncalled-for pronouncements as well as provocative saber-rattling, to acquire, in its own words, Eritrean ports “legally if possible and militarily if necessary”. The regime has gone beyond verbal posturing to indulge in weapons purchasing spree as well as myriad acts of subversion.
Although these provocative acts constitute grave threats to Eritrea’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well regional stability, Eritrea has preferred to show maximum restraint. In the public statement that the GOE issued on 16 October, 2023 when the Ethiopian Prime Minister announced his war agenda, Eritrea expressed its dismay on the appalling turn of events, underlined that “it will not, as ever, be drawn into such alleys and platforms, and urged all concerned not to be provoked”.
The Ethiopian regime is today twisting these indelible facts and sequence of events to also accuse Eritrea for “infringement on its sovereign and territorial integrity”. This is a preposterous lie.
As it will be recalled, successive Ethiopian regimes had continued to occupy several Eritrean sovereign lands for almost two decades in flagrant breach of international law, the UN Charter, and the EEBC Award. Ethiopia’s illegal occupation of sovereign Eritrean territories was belatedly rectified, and this was the cardinal reason behind, the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship between Eritrea and Ethiopia signed in Asmara on 9 July 2018. Eritrea remains strictly bound by the EEBC Award that Ethiopia had accepted after two decades of unwarranted delay.
In conclusion, the unnecessary tension emanates from, and is predicated on, the unlawful ambitions of the Ethiopian regime to acquire the sovereign lands and maritime territory of its neighbor.
Ministry of Information
Asmara
26 June 2025”
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No surprises! So predictable! Some in Eritrea never heard of satellite imagery, video evidence, or eye-witness accounts?
Whoa, all I can say is whoa after reading this article. I’m gonna call my longtime homeboys Yemane and Al-Toweel Isu in Asmara to send to me too the copy of their statement. Those two and I go way back to the late 1960’s. No swat. Me too, i have them in my pocket. In my pocket? I get it!!!
The rapprochment between the regional powers Tigray and Eritrea is key to peace and stability in the horn of Africa. The two fraternal peoples had fought togetherto to end Amhara colonialism and oppression. Eritrea should be the first country to recognize Tigray as an independent country.
Shekoor, you always put smile on my face…. you are so young..
My homeboy Yemane just shot me an email Piccola Roma to tell me about the latest status of the Great Construction and Industrialization that is in full steam in his country. He told me how this mega project is showing delays in some areas but not for lack of management and expertise but due to shortage of manual labor. His country is need of unskilled manpower that will do the grunt work. He reminded me the fact that the citizens of his country are not cut out for manual labor because all of them are engineers and financial experts. He quipped with the old adage that stipulates the fact that even a farmer with the lowest annual income n his country has at least 5 foreign male servants and 6 concubines at home and they are all from the other side of the Mereb River. That is why he has been yelling using a bullhorn with ‘Hammaal! Hammaal! Coolie, coolie, coolie!’ He told me the response has been overwhelming.
Contrary to public opinion, Eritrea has been the most democratic nation in the region where citizens’ rights were never violated. This legacy will continue with the next leadership from within the family of the current leaders. That is guaranteed.
Is Borkena an Eritrean website? It seems to be one of those taking direct orders from that government. Am I wrong?