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    Ethiopia: In Search of Casus Belli To Get Assab


    Eritrea and Ethiopia have gone to war twice now.   One, the War for Independence (1961-1991), took 30 years.  The other, the War for Border Demarcation (1998-2000) lasted two years.  During …

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    Eritrea 2024: What Monocracy And Pragmatism Yield 30 Years Later


    Due to huge blind spot and hubris, Eritrea's ruling party (PFDJ) considers its weakest link—foreign policy—its strongest asset. But catalog the outcome of its foreign policy since 1991–its policy towards …

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    Trump Election Explained To Eritreans (in Europe, Canada, Australia)


    It's not about Kamala Harris.  Or that she was a woman.  Or that she was Indian-Black. After all, she got more votes than Obama (male) did in 2012, and about as …

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    Eritrea & Its Party Congresses (1971-2024)


    Buckle up. This will be a long post. Before I get there: Radio Erena is the closest thing we have (imo) to the inheritors of Eritrea’s disappeared journalists. It’s not …

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    Dr Newitol – Why The Horners Are Horny For War


    161. Ferej from Asagale, Southern Red Sea, Eritrea: The last time we heard from you was in November 2022 before South Africa. Since then, Abiy, referencing some warlord, made a …

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    Eritrea By The Numbers 2024


    Notwithstanding the deliberate efforts by Eritrean state media to hide them and their contributions from the Eritrean public, there are 11 UN agencies in Eritrea.  Some of them issue annual …


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Sudan: Another Strike for Self-Inflicted Deafness

Posted On January 4, 2019

…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 nazra’e: nalbas min ma nasnaE. We shall eat what […]


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Part 2 of 2: 2018: A Year of Dazzling Reforms & Stifling Standstill

December 30, 2018

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 …


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2018: A Year of Dazzling Reforms & Stifling Standstill

December 28, 2018

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 …


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The Untold Story of 25th and 26th Round – Sawa (Part 3)

December 23, 2018

What has pushed me to patiently chronicle this history is: [to rebut] those who identify themselves as "PFDJ", family or others, specially those who, wherever you settle in a new …


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SBS ትግርንያ ፡ ቃለ መሕትት ምስ ሳልሕ ዩኑስ

December 22, 2018

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 …


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The Untold Story of 25th and 26th Round – Sawa (Part 1)

December 15, 2018

This is a translation of a narration in Tigrinya which was made by one of the members of the 26th Round. All errors in translation are that of ED Editor. …


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The Untold Story of 25th and 26th Round – Sawa (Part 2)

December 16, 2018

This is Part 2 of a translation of a narration in Tigrinya which was made by one of the members of the 26th Round. All errors in translation are that …


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An Ethiopian in Eritrea: An Ode To Asmarinos

December 12, 2018

The author, an Ethiopian, is a very good friend.  Has been one for a dozen years.  And by "friend" of course I mean social media friend, not the kind you …


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Time for Militia Taff To Join The Eritrean Government

November 26, 2018

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 …


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Eritrea Sanctions: When Belligerence Is Confused For Resilience

November 15, 2018

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 …


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Berhane Abrehe: How to Defeat A Human Tornado

November 11, 2018

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 …


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Dr Newitol Is Here To Complicate You: 51-60

December 18, 2018

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 …

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