In this issue: Isaias dissolves a ministry; the PFDJ spins various versions as to why the Eritrean army is in Djibouti; and his ministry of information may begin "registering" satellites to keep tab on who is watching Ethiopian TV and why.
In an overnight meeting that lasted six hours, leaders of the thirteen opposition organizations meeting in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia elected Mr. Tewelde Gebresselase as Secretary General of the executive council and Mr. Abdella Mahmoud as chairman of the legislative council.
The spokespersons of the Eritrean government take turns announcing Eritrea’s dire straits and the need for patience and resolve or Eritrea’s near achievement of food security and, perhaps in the near future, its ability to export food items.