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Eritrean social media is replete with rumors and speculations on what and why exactly Ethiopia has decided to do with its refugee camps hosting tens of thousands of Eritreans, including the underaged. From our understanding, the following appears to be the case: 1. Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, wants to shut down the refugee camps…

Background: Accused of coordinating with Ginbot-7 and plotting a coup against the Government of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s General Asamnew was arrested in 2009 and given a life sentence. In the general amnesty initiated by Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn in January 2018, he was released from prison in late February 2018. In the post-Abiy Ahmed…

It’s hard to use two examples–that of Tamrat Negera and Teodros “Teddy” Tsegaye from Reyot stream— and to conclusively assert that there is a resurgence of Ethiopian ultranationalism but on the assumption that three broadcasts in less than 15 days mean something, it may be worth saying a word or two.  Instead of drafting a…

Tamrat Negera Feyisa, an Ethiopian political scientist/analyst, was hosted by Sheger Times Media to share his reading on what transpired in Ethiopia the week prior to January 1, 2010.  Since that included the time that Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki was in Ethiopia for several days, Tamrat gave his reading of the visit which touched on…

Short answer: it doesn’t matter because the Nobel Peace Prize continues to be less and less relevant.  Also, who else are they going to give it to: Isaias? Longer answer: The Norwegian Nobel Committee named Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed its 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Winner. (Or, as we Habesha call it: “noble piece price.”)…