Eritrea’s 20th Independence Anniversary
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By Ibrahim A. Ibrahim
May 16, 2011 — In 1991 around this time the people of Eritrea were
taking the fight to its ending point to achieve the long awaited but
determined independence of the country.
Twenty years anniversary is as fresh as is it was 20 years ago,
feelings and the vibrant activities of the people of this new African
country. The celebration is enjoyed in each and every part of the
Eritrea. This year though with more participation of people to people
with many more friends of Eritrea and friends of peace have arrived or
are coming to participate to this historic day.
Eritrea in its life time of independence have achieved a surmount
challenges with tangible outcome. In the domains of public health,
education, agriculture and social welfare the registered outcomes are
humongous by all account. That initiates questions on if Eritrea was
left alone without interruption, what would have been the measure of
success to its current outcome.
The achieved and tangible success is due to zeal self-reliance that
Eritrea and Eritreans bestowed. Eritrea has been interrupted by the
border war with Ethiopia, and its surging economic growth halted as
its sources directed to stop the aggression. However, the turning
point came with well planned directives to initiate and pursue a
progressive plan on building the needed infrastructures. The time of
no peace and no war have been fully utilized to achieve and benefit
the above stated goal. Unfortunately, the progress that is going on
the ground did make the self perpetrate enemies of the progress of
Eritrea uncomfortable and they kept on creating obstacles. Among
others the so called “Djibouti border issue” and “financing and arming
the Somali resistances.” Under the guise of these and with
full-fledged American bless the United Nations imposed “illegal
sanctions.”
The citizens of Eritrea responded with unison against the illegal
sanction and vowed to work even harder to achieve their intended goal;
that is to create a nation who takes pride of itself by self help.
Eritrea is now celebrating its 20th independence more experienced and
more matured in all domains to excel and expedite the progress
achieved. Especially on self sufficiency in food, which is strategic
to Eritrea the country is investing more than ever. In health sector,
and education the government is exceeding the expectations of many
observers.
This is in contradiction and may be surprise to those who believed
Eritrean economy can not sustain few months as the “no war no peace”
imposed on it. Some did not shy to call Eritrea “ …failing state.”
Instead Eritrea has failed the strategy of no war no peace imposed
against her. Now that strategy has failed fatally, on this occasion it
is imperative that the ill advised intentions be reversed from the
enemies. It will be to the benefit of all to accept the reality and
start a new page and live Eritrea alone to go the path of success and
progress which may can be used as a new era to the continent.
* The author is the Former Bank of Eritrea Administrator currently
resides in United States of America. He can be reached at
[email protected]
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