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 the No Peace No War era (2000-18), it’s safe to […]
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 …
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 …
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 …
Independence Day addresses follow this formula: (1) This is why this day is important [insert brief history of what it took for us to be independent.] (2) This is what we have …
Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up, argued Ronald Wright, rightfully. Take Eritrea and Ethiopia, for example. After the 1998-2000 Eritrea-Ethiopia border war, the two countries produced many …
You know how you are reading an email or a message from someone claiming to be from America and then you realize there is something off about their English and …
On April 29-30, Eritrea's Ministry of Justice hosted a conference at Hotel Asmara Palace entitled "Values & Justice" purportedly to integrate "Eritrean values" to its legal framework. We will save …
I get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I attend graduation ceremonies, something I have done twice a year, for thirty years now. They are warmer and fuzzier when they …
In an article entitled "To Clarify Our Understanding,"the Eritrean "Editorial Board of Newspapers" adds further confusion to people's understanding on the origins of the Eritrea-Ethiopia border conflict of 1998-2000; questions …
Politics is a line, a continuum, where the far right and far left are far apart on every issue. No, politics resembles more like a horseshoe than a line, argued …
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, …