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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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Jirtu? Farewell, Hachalu Hundessa!

Posted On July 12, 2020

Of the many cultures the Trans-Mereb people of Eritrea and Ethiopia share is disdain for musicians: everybody wants his son to be a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer. And often, musicians live down to this expectation, focusing on being […]


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ኣብ ኤርትራ፡ እቲ መራሕ-ሃገር ወትሩ ቄናን’ዩ

June 12, 2020

ህዝበይ። ልቢ በሉ። ገዛእ-ነብሳትኩምን ጸላኢኹምን ፍለጡ። ንተጻይኩም ድማ ከም ጸላኢኹም ንምጥንቋር ስኽፍ ኣይበልኩም። እሙንነትና ንኤርትራ ደጊምና እነረጋግጸለን መዓልታት፡ መዓልቲ ናጽነትን ስዒባ እትመጽእ መዓልቲ ሰማእታትን እየን። እዚ መስርዕ መዓልታት ዕጫ ኤርትራ …


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In Eritrea, The Leader Is Always Wrong

June 7, 2020

My people.  Know yourself and know your enemy, and don't be too squeamish to call your adversary an enemy. Eritrea, with its loyalty days.  Independence Day is giving way to Martyr's …


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An Open Letter To The Government of Eritrea On The Spread of COVID-19

March 24, 2020

Date: March 22nd, 2020 Press Release No. 1. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF Eritrea ON THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 Members of the Eritrean Healthcare Professionals Network (EHPN) are writing to inform …


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Living with Trauma: Eritrea’s Youngest Generation

March 6, 2020

Born and raised after the independence of Eritrea in 1991, the youngest Eritrean generation (“nay Hmamey”, which literally means “of my illness/sickness” that’s apparently what they call each other, which …


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Why Architect Isaias Afwerki Fails At Everything

February 24, 2020

Sometime between his first interview focusing on international affairs and the second pinpointing on Eritrea, somebody slipped Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki some truth serum and he couldn't stop telling us …


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Doctor Abi, Doctor Deb, Dotard Isaias: Eritreans Caught In The Middle

February 23, 2020

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 …


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Abiy Ahmed: Six Fibs In Less Than Three Minutes

February 19, 2020

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 …


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EriTV Interview With President Isaias Afwerki – Domestic

February 10, 2020

This is a digest of the interview Eri-TV had with President Isaias Afwerki on February 9: the Domestic Issue. The Import Issue (focusing on international affairs) was conducted (well, ok, …


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US Travel Ban of Eritreans Explained

February 1, 2020

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation restricting travel from several countries including Eritrea.  If you are looking for some Trump-bashing, this article won't be about that.  Nor will …


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So What If Our Nationalism Is Territorial Nationalism?

January 15, 2020

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 …


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Tamrat Negera Interviews Translated To English

January 12, 2020

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 …

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