Author: Salyounis
Testifying for Tes: A Life Well-Lived
There is a traditional Tigrina blues song, repackaged in the 1970s, which narrates the story of Neguse, wedi degiat Geretsadek, from Areza, from the 1800s. It has many memorable lines, such as: “እቶም ዘለው ዘይሞቱ ይመስሉ: እቶም ዝሞቱ ዘይነበሩ ይመስሉ (Those who are alive act as if they will never die, and those who died…
It’s Time For A Unity Government In Exile
Nineteen years ago today, on February 2nd 2002, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki corrupted the Eritrean Parliament into taking measures that were effectively institutional suicide. How and why it took this shameful and fatal step is chronicled here. Unquestionably, the removal of an institution that was the last check on the executive accelerated Eritrea’s slide into…
Open Letter To All PFDJ Members
Introduction This letter is a call for correction, a call for peaceful and democratic dialogue, a call for strengthening and consolidation, a call for unity, a call for the rule of law and for justice, through peaceful and legal ways and means. For some time now, regular meetings [of the Central Council and the National…
TwgaH’mo: Why and Why Now?
TwgaH’mo: Why and why now? By Saleh AA Younis July 7, 2000 (published at asmarino.com under a column entitled “Once Upon A Dawn”) Like many Eritreans, I grew up in an extended family that included siblings, cousins and grandparents. Whether I know it or not, all of them, I am sure, have left their indelible…
On Eritrea’s 1997 Constitution
This interview was originally published by awate.com on February 28, 2001. It was continuously updated to include follow-up questions by the interviewer and in response to readers’ questions, posed directly to the interviewee, until May 17, 2001. This will be first in a series of research documents on Eritrea which will be published in this…
Eritrea-Ethiopia: A Confederation We Didn’t Vote On
A confederation is an institutional arrangment in which the policies of different districts are, at least in part, influenced by the preferences of voters from other districts in the confederation. In practice, this is usually accomplished through a complex array of overlapping jurisdictions, representative governments at different levels, and a legal system that allocates decision-making…
Happy Victory Day, Eritrea
Twenty seven years ago today, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Army (EPLA) delivered the final victory in evicting Ethiopia’s occupation forces from Eritrea and triumphantly entered its capital, Asmara, to jubilation and cheers from the Eritrean people, who initiated the struggle decades earlier. There was no confusion what this meant and that’s why, two years later,…
Black History Month – Hyperrealism Art
Hyperrealism has been around for decades. But: Two Nigerians have re-invented this art form. Chiamonwu Joy and Arinze Stanley use charcoal drawings that are indistinguishable, some actually say more detailed, than a black and white photo. Judge for yourself here: Learn more about them here: Tweets by ChiamonwuJoyArt https://twitter.com/Harinzeyart