An a prospective point view: The relationship between Eretria and Somalia

by:Abdikani Hussein In my opinion, this article you have written Abdul Sharif is very interesting, subtle and erudite. It’s a superb and ground-breaking. Not just a brilliant background relationship between Eretria and Somalia but a vital history for Eretria and Somalia. In my opinion Eretria has fought and won the 30 years’ war with Ethiopia and also made progress in the last twenty years. Eretria has stood against the imperial ideology and had made their country a self-sufficient and refused the hand out from the western countries. Eretria had survived against embargo economically which the United Nations and imperial empire claimed to be it was against “Gun Embargo”, but Eretria still stands without excepting help from the west. If you would like to learn more on Eretria look the agriculture sector, health institution, education system then you will understand how serious Eretria is and were their future is heading. Somalia and Eretria needs each other economically and geo-political reasons against the imperial regimes around the west, and Somalia need to learn from Eretria how it saved itself without the help of western countries. Finally, I would like to mention Dr. Bereket Selassie jointed the Eritrean Liberation Front as a freedom fighter and represented Peoples Liberation Front at the United Nation the Eritrean and also was the chair of Constitution Commission of Eritrea in 1994 Dr. Selassie himself said “I was frequently going in and out from the palace of Afweyne (Siyad Barre) and the bystanders outside the palace asked me, if I was the (Ina-layaal) which means in Somali a brother in-law? So in this case Somalia has helped Eretria in many ways and has contributed a lot in the people Liberation Front of Eretria and it also during the time of the Eritrean liberation, Somalia’s Dictator Said Barre supported the rebel groups who were fighting against the Ethiopian government. the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF).Barre's regime even further as far as letting EPLF members use Somali passports,& letting them station in Mogadishu. In conclusions, the Eritrean intellectual elite in Asmara today fifty percent are educated in Somalia and graduated from the Somali National University. The question is what did Eretria contributed to Somalia nation? And why Somalia's new government has not so far made any decision to start negotiations with Eritrea or to restore relations with Eritrea?