In this edition, Yemane Gebreab is suckered by a German reporter to give a long propaganda piece and, near the end of the interview, asks him about the G-15 and the independent journalists who have been languishing in the remote […]
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One man, who happens to be head of state, told another man, who happens to be head of a foreign government, that effective immediately he has given him full authority …
The Ethiopian NarrativeIt goes something like this. Since time immemorial, Eritrea has always been part of Ethiopia. The names ("Eritrea", "Ethiopia") may be different but the people of Eritrea and …
...when self-reliance is no more than a call for no witnesses When Sudan's Islamist party assumed power, it had a message of "self reliance" and a catchy slogan: na'kul min ma …
For Part 1, items 1-65 of this 2018 retrospective, please refer here: 66. Gender Equality, Ethiopian Edition, BAA (Before Abiy Ahmed): Before PM Abiy rammed-through his gender-equality reform in Ethiopia over …
In other words, this is a retrospective of the Horn of Africa. Mostly. Very subjective of course: 130 things. Warning: it is so long (you are welcome), it had to be divided …
This is a transcription of the interview of Saleh Younis conducted by SBS Radio Tigrinya on December 16. Many thanks to Eritrea Digest super fan who listened to and transcribed …
If your issue with the Government of Eritrea was the price of commodities in Eritrea, I have great news for you. A quintal of taff which used to sell for 12,000 …
The Eritrean government (which is to say: President Isaias Afwerki) is terrible at many things but it is great at weaving a narrative. Thus, to this day, many people, including …
In 1990, after the liberation of Massawa and on the eve of Eritrea's independence, the following individuals met in Nakfa to strategize about post-independent Eritrea's economic policy: 1. Bitweded Abraha 2. Oqbe …
51. Gebretsadkan from Mekele asks: I am not in a video game arcade or the jungle but I keep hearing "Game Over" and "hyenas" a lot. Any suggestions?Dr. Newitol: Don't …
July 2012. It had been 15 years since the Eritrean government suspended the people's constitution; 12 years since the end of the war with Ethiopia; 11 years since its enforced disappearance …