What follows is a synapsis of what transpired in, and to, Eritrea and Eritreans in 2020. Retrospectives are selective, reflecting the author’s bias so, forewarned, it will not include lines like “The Habela-Cheatat road construction has begun. When finished, it […]
"What do Eritreans think of TPLF?" Excepting for the areas of overlap, you will not get the same answer from Eritrea's government-supporters and the opposition. The opposition will say "Whatever …
You can also refer to this article as "An Eritrea Without Wars" to follow up on "An Eritrea Without Prisons." Only in Eritrea can the same person who has fought in …
When I say "An Eritrea Without Prisons", I don't mean it metaphorically. I mean it literally: what if we had an Eritrea without a single prison, jail or detention center? …
131. Gifti Abajobir from Beshaha, Jimma Ethiopia asks: Hi Dr. Newitol. I have a serious question and I hope you won't give me a smart-alec answer: why is Eritrea president …
Dr. Newitol is a composite of three characters, one of whom is the editor. He takes questions from Horn Africans (yes, it is a thing now) and pretends to give …
ኣብ ዘይወግዓዊ መራኸቢታት ከምዝተጠቐሰ፡ ሎምቅነ 100 ዝኾኑ ኤርትራውያን ካብ ማእሰርቲ ተፈቲሖም ኣለዉ። "ካብዚ ዝኸፍእ 'ውን ኣሎ!" ዝብል ምኽኒት ከም ምኽንያት ቅቡል ስለ ዝኾነ፥ "ንምንታይ ተኣሲሮም? እቶም ዝተረፉ'ኸ ስልምንታይ ዘይወጽኡ? ንምዃኑኸ: እንታዩ …
It's part of Eritrea's folklore that the Eritrean Parliament of the 1950s committed a horrible mistake when some of its members voted for dissolution of the Federal Act with Ethiopia …
It was a Monday in Asmara: July 9, 2018. Streets had been paraded, coffee mugs delicately held and an agreement signed. A "Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship between Eritrea …
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 …
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 …
