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 […]
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 […]
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …