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10/01/2022 As a follow up to its statement of the 25th of August 2022 condemning the outbreak of new hostilities in Tigray region of Ethiopia, Eritrean Research Institute for Policy and strategy (ERIPS) is deeply saddened by the aerial bombardment and heavy artillery shelling of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Tigray. It is particularly shocked by the recent attacks on civilians at Adi-Daero and its environs. Such attacks cause large scale death, displacement, and destruction. ERIPS strongly condemns attacks on … Continue reading “ERIPS Condemns Attacks on Civilians and Civilian Infrastructure in the Ongoing War in Tigray”

February 22, 2022 Mere weeks after the January 05, 2022, engagement that took place with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who commiserated with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki about international sanction against his government, on February 07, 2022, Isais has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and African countries, Mikhail Bogdanov, who is also Deputy Foreign Minister. There were few details concerning the substance of this Eritrea-Russia meeting, but it was … Continue reading “Eritrea Seeks to Evade Sanctions Through Russia, China Alliances”

February 14, 2022 The Honorable Macky Sall President of the Republic of Senegal Chairman of the African Union State House Dakar, Senegal Dear Mr. President: The Eritrean Research Institute for Policy and Strategy, a group of Eritrean scholars and professionals in the Diaspora, congratulates you on becoming the new Chairman of the African Union. We are writing to you as incoming AU Chairman to express our concern over the situation in the Horn of Africa and the continuing danger for … Continue reading “An Open Letter to The Honorable Macky Sall, Chairman of the African Union”

Mr. Philippo GrandiUnited Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesCase Postale 2500CH-1211 Genève 2 DépôtSuisse 01/30/2022 Subject: A Call to Protect Eritrean Afar Refugees in Ethiopia Dear Mr. Grandi: In addition to the letter addressed to your excellency, regarding “Responsibility to Protect Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia” and dated on the 26th of January, we at the Eritrean Research Institute for Policy and Strategy (ERIPS) would like to bring to your attention, the case of Eritrean Afar refugees at Barahle district of Zone … Continue reading “A Call to Protect Eritrean Afar Refugees in Ethiopia”