Shabait

It was obvious that victory is nearing, many of the country’s cities and big towns were under the control of the EPLF but still the few left have to be liberated and the operation undertaken to liberate those places would be a huge one especially comparing it to the sophisticated weapons and the number of soldiers deployed by the enemy in those areas.

The collaboration and support among the people was the secret for the success of the Eritrean people's armed struggle for liberation.  Realising this unique aspect of the people, different colonizers have tried break the bond among the people. In the mid 1980s, the Derg regime declared a new policy – of forced conscription of youth- so as to break the spirit of nationalism among the youth of the country but it ended in complete failure.

Eritrea is at present celebrating its 19th independence anniversary. As part of the nation wide celebrations, the port city of Assab has vibrantly been celebrating the Independence Day.

Freedom is everything; if there is freedom peace and prosperity follow in its footsteps. Freedom is an essential entity in everyone’s life but what we witness in the real world is quite the contrary. The invasion and the colonization of the weak and the poor by the powerful and rich seem to be the daily scenario that we witness.  Majority of the developing countries had been colonized by superpowers of the world at one time, and especially the African continent. In the 1940s, many African countries got their independence through armed struggle and few remained under such rule till the beginning of 20th century. Eritrea was one of those that remained as a colony of a neighboring country till 1991, when the country won its freedom after 30 years of armed struggle.

The TPLF Regime’s Rampage For Economic Monopoly

The TPLF clique, scared that “without economic power, there would be no political control”, rampaged the resources of Ethiopia for the benefit of its clique long before it came to power. The clique was observed to go berserk in a blatant manner to secure its economic domination over the Ethiopian masses and the political parties.

Multifaceted Bonapartism
In the era during which Ethiopia had been governed by a royal family, it was apparent that family politics was serving the interests of a defined group.A king and his next of kins, as well as other noblemen affiliated to him through affinity constituted a royal family. Under feudal system, it is imperative that all high-ranking political offices be helmed by members of a royal family.