That's interesting. I think I read somewhere it was the other way around and Selassie took most of the Italian built businesses to Ethiopia which kinda halted the economy, making some eritreans move to Addis. But you probably know more about this than me
I had just started reading Octavia Butler when this happened so I had to put that down and pick up one of my ET/Eri books that I hadn’t read yet. For me, I want to know what actually happened. My family is from Addis so what they tell me is that during Selassie’s time they had no idea there was even a rebellion going on in Eritrea. So for all I know, Selassie’s regime might’ve done just that.
However my understanding was that the British destroyed some of the factory infrastructure created by the Italians and Selassie had to invest more into Eritrea than other parts of the country in order to restore things.
All in all though, I can’t imagine there’s an issue that was worse handled by a leader and his successors than Ethiopia and Eritrea. I’m in agreement with some of the Eritrean elder intellectuals when they say this shyt should’ve never happened to begin with had Selassie not being so inept of a leader.
DP world soon coming to Assab
Ethiopia just announced they are building a naval force. Will they dock it in Assab? Why does a land locked country need a navy?
Ethiopia to use Assab with terms unknown to the public
Ethiopian government to buy 20% of eritrean airlines. Merely a symbolic gesture since eritrean airlines not really worth shyt. They got like 1 plane
I'm not sure im comfortable with the pace that all this is happening. Feels like it was all planned behind the scenes for a long time. Where are all these PFDJ minions who love to scream "eritrea not for sale" or whatever.. These people are just zombies going with the flow trying to come up with explanations for whatever Isaias does. Eritrea has no transparency. Been no official government statements throughout this whole ordeal.
They just released some religious prisoners which is good. And Eritrea might be pulling back its troops from the border, dont know if it is confirmed but a lot of sources reporting it.
Yeah this is the part that has me most fascinated. Both sides have been antagonistic and suspicious of one another for two decades, maybe longer, how can everything just suddenly move at such a fast rate. Granted, Ethiopia is forever obsessed with sea access but having a navy makes no sense as long as we don’t have any natural coastline of our own.
The future developments for our countries if nothing else will mark tremendous shifts from where we’ve been all these years. I’m just hoping it’s for the better.
not a lot of transparency for sure
In terms of? :patrice2:
Edit: my bad I guess you were responding to
@JDH comment about lack of transparency. Yeah, I’m hungry to know more but it’s only gonna come in trickles given the nature of Eritrea’s regime.
I just had this thought. Given that we’re reaching an era of peace on both sides. The point has been brought up that the repressive nature of Eritrea’s regime can no long hold up given the lack of an Ethiopian boogeyman.
With that said, I’ve met quite a few Eritreans that absolutely hate Isaias as well as those that love him. If the country doesn’t begin to reform and implement a constitution and the right to vote could this cause a split between Eritreans deep enough that civil war could break out in the same fashion as Syria?
Granted, Eritrea and Syria’s histories are vastly different so I don’t mean to make a direct comparison. But rather how the whole thing came about with a young population protesting for changes and a traditionally authoritarian regime responds with force. It’s a fearful thought and I pray that it never ever happens but I can’t help but wonder what potential Pandora’s box might’ve been opened with all this reconciliation.
. If you know your history you already know the eritreans in Addis used to be bossed up and was the most successful business community. Nikkas literally became rich overnight just moving into empty houses and shyt. Both my parents grew up in Addis. Some of my relatives got deported, some are still in Addis.
) but this is more in line with what I have heard from people. Both ethios and eris
