http://eastafro.com/Post East African - Eritrea, Ethiopia, EastAFRO, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda Wed, 23 May 2012 19:21:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://eastafro.com/Post/2012/02/15/video-ethiopias-6th-offensive-against-eplf-february-15-1982/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2012/02/15/video-ethiopias-6th-offensive-against-eplf-february-15-1982/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:00:48 +0000 admin http://eastafro.com/Post/?p=27571 Derg's Ethiopian army Operation "Red Star" offensive against EPLF in February 1982: After a month-long bombing campaign, over 100,000 troops threw themselves at the EPLF stronghold in the Sahel mountains. Supported by new Soviet tanks, helicopter gunships and Katyusha rocket launcher trucks, they should have been unstoppable. But the Eritreans held their ground over three [...]]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2012/02/15/video-ethiopias-6th-offensive-against-eplf-february-15-1982/feed/ 3 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/07/16/video-sawa-24th-round-national-service-graduation/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/07/16/video-sawa-24th-round-national-service-graduation/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:37:21 +0000 admin http://eastafro.com/Post/?p=23185 Participants Of 24th Round National Service Graduate In Sawa Sawa, July 16 2011 – The participants of the 24th round National Service graduated in Sawa today at an impressive ceremony presided over by President Isaias Afwerki. The ceremony was also attended by regional Administrators, Army commanders and PFDJ heads, as well as parents of the [...]]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/07/16/video-sawa-24th-round-national-service-graduation/feed/ 10 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/06/21/video-the-battle-for-nakfa/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/06/21/video-the-battle-for-nakfa/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:36:28 +0000 admin http://eastafro.com/Post/?p=22664 Nakfa (Tigrinya: ናቕፋ) is a town in northern Eritrea, after which the nakfa currency is named. It served as the base for the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, during the Eritrean War of Independence. During the war, Nakfa was subjected to a number of destructive attacks that left only the mosque standing. Close to Nacfa are [...]]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/06/21/video-the-battle-for-nakfa/feed/ 2 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/03/27/video-eritrean-defense-force-wedding-ceremony/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/03/27/video-eritrean-defense-force-wedding-ceremony/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:27:39 +0000 admin http://eastafro.com/Post/?p=20290 What makes this military wedding different is the attire and perhaps some traditions not found in civilian weddings. There is such pomp and circumstance, pageantry and patriotism in these sophisticated rituals. Wedding Attire An officer or enlisted personnel in the bridal party wear uniforms in accordance with the formality of the wedding and seasonal regulations. [...]]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/03/27/video-eritrean-defense-force-wedding-ceremony/feed/ 1 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/03/23/video-23rd-anniversary-of-the-annihilation-of-ethiopias-nadew-command/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/03/23/video-23rd-anniversary-of-the-annihilation-of-ethiopias-nadew-command/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:27:06 +0000 admin http://eastafro.com/Post/?p=20197 The Nadew Command was an Ethiopian Derg Army Corps composed of three combat divisions and accompanying support units. By mid-March 1988 the Nadew Command was preparing to launch an offensive campaign against EPLF, however, they were pre-empted by the EPLF. On the morning of March 17, the EPLF deployed troops on three fronts around Hedai [...]]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/03/23/video-23rd-anniversary-of-the-annihilation-of-ethiopias-nadew-command/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/12/video-interview-with-eritrean-defense-minister-general-sebhat-ephrem/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/12/video-interview-with-eritrean-defense-minister-general-sebhat-ephrem/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:00:35 +0000 admin http://www.eastafro.com/Post/?p=9656 PART I VIDEO: Operation Fenkil – Interview with Eritrean Defense Minister General Sebhat Ephrem   PART II]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/12/video-interview-with-eritrean-defense-minister-general-sebhat-ephrem/feed/ 1 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/11/video-interview-with-eplf-women-fighters-that-captured-massawa-feb-1990/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/11/video-interview-with-eplf-women-fighters-that-captured-massawa-feb-1990/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:40:00 +0000 admin http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/?p=2815 Interview with some of EPLF's WOMEN fighters...]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/11/video-interview-with-eplf-women-fighters-that-captured-massawa-feb-1990/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/10/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-final-assault-on-massawa-with-speed-boats/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/10/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-final-assault-on-massawa-with-speed-boats/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:07:58 +0000 admin http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/?p=2791 This offensive was conducted by both land and sea by the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) against the Ethiopian Derg Army. During this battle EPLF used its small fleet of armed speedboats to sink or cripple most Ethiopian navy ships anchored in and around Massawa harbor.]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/10/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-final-assault-on-massawa-with-speed-boats/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/09/video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-8000-derg-pow-150-tanks-captured-or-destroyed/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/09/video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-8000-derg-pow-150-tanks-captured-or-destroyed/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:00:22 +0000 admin http://www.eastafro.com/Post/?p=9684 Liberation of Massawa, Eritrea (Operation Fenkil) February 1990: enashaE ziKulaE – 8000 Derg army Prisoners Of War, 150 Tanks captured or destroyed from Black Africa’s strongest army of then. Includes interview with Generals (Sebhat Ephrem, Haile Samuel (China), Gerezghier Andemariam (Wuchu), Romodan, Filipos Woldeyohanes, etc.)]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/09/video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-8000-derg-pow-150-tanks-captured-or-destroyed/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/08/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-the-history-of-eplfs-small-boats-and-how-they-crushed-the-elephant-navy/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/08/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-the-history-of-eplfs-small-boats-and-how-they-crushed-the-elephant-navy/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:00:13 +0000 admin http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/?p=2777 Ethiopia’s Navy from Haileselassie regime until the Derg era was supported first by the United States and later by the Soviet Union. Overall, the Ethiopian navy had 35 years of naval experience. Most of the Navy officers were educated abroad. Part of this video includes an interview with Captain Tzegaie Mokonnen, a prisoner of war and the head of Ethiopia's navy southern division. He was educated abroad and served the Ethiopian navy for 26 years. He was captured during the battle for Massawa.]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/08/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-the-history-of-eplfs-small-boats-and-how-they-crushed-the-elephant-navy/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/07/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-the-three-tanks-of-segalet-ketan/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/07/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-the-three-tanks-of-segalet-ketan/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:00:20 +0000 admin http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/?p=2747 Eritrea Liberation of Massawa (Operation Fenkil) February 1990: The history of the Three Tanks of Segalet-Ketan (The Commander, The Jaguar, The Tiger).]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/07/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-the-three-tanks-of-segalet-ketan/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/06/eritrea-video-battle-of-massawa-operation-fenkil-february-1990-part-1/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/06/eritrea-video-battle-of-massawa-operation-fenkil-february-1990-part-1/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/?p=2710 Interview with Major General Gerezgher Andemariam (Wuchu) and Major General Pilipos Woldeyohanes]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/06/eritrea-video-battle-of-massawa-operation-fenkil-february-1990-part-1/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/05/video-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-2/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/05/video-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-2/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:03:47 +0000 admin http://www.eastafro.com/Post/?p=9640 Interview with Major General Humed Mohamed Karikara, Commander Tewolde Kelati, Colonel Abe Salih, Tesfai Goitom and others… Eritrea Video documentary: "n’us gn liEli teamir," The History of Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) navy: After the Second Congress of the EPLF an offensive force was proposed and created with a base in Sudan. These forces played [...]]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/05/video-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-2/feed/ 1 http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/04/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-1/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/04/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-1/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:00:27 +0000 admin http://www.eastafro.com/Post/?p=9632 Video documentary: "n'us gn liEli teamir," The History of EPLF navy: After the Second Congress of the EPLF an offensive force was proposed and created with a base in Sudan. These forces played a critical role at the Battle of Massawa when they sunk several Ethiopian warships in the harbor. At the close of the [...]]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2011/02/04/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-1/feed/ 1 http://eastafro.com/Post/2010/02/14/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-and-the-speed-of-its-execution/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2010/02/14/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-and-the-speed-of-its-execution/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:17:21 +0000 admin http://www.eastafro.com/Post/?p=9737 VIDEO: Eritrea Operation Fenkil and the speed of its execution]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2010/02/14/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-and-the-speed-of-its-execution/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2010/02/12/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-the-battle-for-massawa/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2010/02/12/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-the-battle-for-massawa/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:32:44 +0000 admin http://www.eastafro.com/Post/?p=9710 VIDEO: Eritrea Operation Fenkil – The Battle for Massawa]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2010/02/12/video-eritrea-operation-fenkil-the-battle-for-massawa/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/11/16/video-eritreas-defense-forces-and-gedem-construction-are-actively-engaged-in-construction-of-bridges/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/11/16/video-eritreas-defense-forces-and-gedem-construction-are-actively-engaged-in-construction-of-bridges/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eastafro.com/Post/?p=7768 Gedem Construction Company Actively Engaged in Construction of Bridges Along Barentu-Tessenei Road Shabait Barentu — The construction of a bridge along the Barentu-Tessenei road through the Gedem Construction Company is nearing finalization, according to Mr. Fukadu Tekle, head of the Company’s branch office in Gash-Barka region. He indicated that a 1 km-long wall has been [...]]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/11/16/video-eritreas-defense-forces-and-gedem-construction-are-actively-engaged-in-construction-of-bridges/feed/ 7 http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/06/29/eritrea-video-sawa-22nd-round-national-service-graduation/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/06/29/eritrea-video-sawa-22nd-round-national-service-graduation/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:23:29 +0000 admin http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/?p=4626 The participants of the 22nd round National Service graduated..]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/06/29/eritrea-video-sawa-22nd-round-national-service-graduation/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/12/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-2/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/12/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-2/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:01:04 +0000 admin http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/?p=2770 Interview with Major General Humed Mohamed Karikara, Commander Tewolde Kelati, Colonel Abe Salih, Tesfai Goitom and others: EPLF's speed boat forces played a critical role at the Battle of Massawa when they sunk several Ethiopian Derg warships in the harbor...]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/12/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-the-history-of-eplf-navy-part-2/feed/ 0 http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/11/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-8000-derg-pow-150-tanks-captured-or-destroyed/ http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/11/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-8000-derg-pow-150-tanks-captured-or-destroyed/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:32:13 +0000 admin http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/?p=2743 Liberation of Massawa, Eritrea (Operation Fenkil) February 1990: enashaE ziKulaE – 8000 Derg Ethiopian army Prisoners Of War, 150 Tanks captured or destroyed from Black Africa’s strongest army of then. Includes interview with Generals (Sebhat Ephrem, Haile Samuel (China), Gerezghier Andemariam (Wuchu), Romodan, Filipos Woldeyohanes, etc.)]]> http://eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/11/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-feb-1990-8000-derg-pow-150-tanks-captured-or-destroyed/feed/ 0