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Democratic Federalism its advantages and disadvantages

Written by: Fesseha Nair

Federalism is a system of government that establishes a constitutionally specified division of powers between different levels of government.

There are usually two main levels: (a)  a national, central or federal level; and (b)  a state, provincial or regional level. In some cases, however, a federal system may prescribe a three-fold distribution of power by recognizing the constitutional powers of local government (e.g. South Africa) or by creating complex forms of overlapping territorial and linguistic federalism (e.g. Belgium).

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Arrangement of transitional government after the removal of dictatorship in Eritrea

Written by: Fesseha Nair

” There is no permanent government but permanent people”
            “The dictatorship in Eritrea will fall one day”
 
     The coming Eritrea Convention must work on this issue

CODE- Convention for Democratic Eritrea       

The case of interim –constitution and permanent constitution.
What is the difference between interim and permanent constitution.
Interim –constitution is a legal framework providing a basis for the democratic transition.
Interim or provisional or transitional are the various names given to the period from the fall of dictatorship to the permanent constitution.
In this article I will deal with, why interim constitution is needed in Eritrea after the fall of the dictatorship.

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The difference between federation and confederation  

Written by: Fesseha Nair

Unity in Diversity

 

“ The concept of federalism is not a new concept as some Ethiopian or Eritrean political elites define. It is a unity without uniformity and diversity without fragmentation.”

Diversity is used as an expression of harmony and unity between dissimilar individuals or groups. It is a concept of "unity without uniformity and diversity without fragmentation"[1] that shifts focus from unity based on a mere tolerance of physical, cultural, linguistic, social, religious, political, ideological and/or psychological differences towards a more complex unity based on an understanding that difference enriches human interactions. The idea and related phrase is very old and dates back to ancient times in both Western and Eastern Old World cultures. 

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Eritrea military training camps raise concerns about security in eastern Sudan

Written by: www.dabangasudan.org/en/

The ongoing militarisation and increased armament of ‘popular resistance’ groups in eastern Sudan has raised fears about renewed tribal conflicts in the region. The establishment of training camps by armed movements from eastern and western Sudan in Eritrea only increases the concerns.

Military sources told Radio Dabanga that six training camps have been established in the Eritrean Gash-Barka region neighbouring Sudan, by five armed groups from eastern Sudan and a sixth from Darfur.

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Two Eritreans dead and two injured in severe violence in Israel

Written by: martinplaut.com

Two people were killed and two others were seriously injured in a violent incident between Eritrean asylum seekers in Rishon Lezion. In a fight in Tel Aviv, two young men were moderately and severely injured. 

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State and Constitution building in Eritrea Minority Rights in state building

Written by: Fesseha Nair

How can the oppression of ethnic minorities in post-dictatorship transitions be best addressed through constitution building and state structure? Where constitution building takes place in the aftermath of conflict or after the fall of dictatorship the relationship between different ethnic minorities and dominant ethnic groups within the state are often difficult and headache for the dominant ethnic like that of our tiny Eritrea.

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  1. Eritrean ambassador and supporters of “Eri Blood” gather in Grellingen and call for violence – large-scale police operation
  2. Israeli forces come under two missile attacks in Eritrea, senior officer killed
  3. The Horn of Africa faces another potential armed conflict
  4. The Horn of Africa faces another potential armed conflict
  5. Eritrea: President Isaias’s aims in Sudan
  6. Eritrea: National Service is inextricably linked to practices similar to slavery – Dr Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker
  7. Der Nationaldienst in seiner jetzigen Form ist untrennbar mit Zwangsarbeit und der Sklaverei ähnlichen Praktiken verbunden
  8. Eritrea’s missing Swiss Ambassador tracked down

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