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Reconsidering the Case of International Sanctions on Eritrea
Saturday, 22 September 2018 08:07 | Written by Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion |
  
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As the powerful winds of hope and change blow across the Horn of Africa, the issue of international sanctions against Eritrea is again drawing attention and comment. In a recent article featured on Bloomberg, an analyst is quoted as claiming that, for Eritrea, “further domestic and international reforms are needed in order for it to bring an end to the UN-imposed sanctions.
Honourable Ministers, 
1. A little over a week ago, on September 8, International Literacy Day was recognized and celebrated around the world. September 8 was declared International Literacy Day (ILD) by UNESCO on November 17, 1965, with the aim of highlighting the importance of literacy in our daily lives and bringing awareness to the many and significant issues around illiteracy.
Any intelligent, meaningful engagement in the 21st century with a sovereign state can only occur by first understanding its context and motivation. Engagement otherwise, especially when utilising the narrow human rights lens cannot provide generative, sustainable or context-specific solutions, nor contribute to peace.
September 11, 2018, another historically meaningful date for Eritrea and Ethiopia as the both Debaisima-Burie and Serha- Zalambesa roads were officially reopened.