91. Awadallah from Gedaref, Sudan writes: I am told you don’t always talk about Ethiopia and sometimes you mention other countries. My question: Now that it is a given we have defeated Omar Albashir, where will he go? Qatar? Turkey? […]
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 …
91. Awadallah from Gedaref, Sudan writes: I am told you don’t always talk about Ethiopia and sometimes you mention other countries. My question: Now that it is a given we have defeated Omar Albashir, where will he go? Qatar? Turkey? […]
Nobody will ever accuse the PFDJ of being an overachiever, but few will describe it as a learning organization. The brief feud with Yemen (Dec 1995 - Feb 1996) bled to …
Psychologists say that human emotions can be reduced to only four: sorrow, happiness, fear and anger. And of the four, the only one that is socially acceptable for men …
What is art and what's its role? For the government of Eritrea, art is a means of propagating is message: obedience to whatever happens to be its policy. …
81.This is Fenkel from Massawa again. The last time I asked you "Will Isaias Afwerki ignore this battle (Operation Fenkil) I am named after because he doesn’t want to …
Eritrea is now a member of Human Rights Council (HRC) and submitted its report as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle. It was challenged on its human rights …
In this edition, Yemane Gebreab is suckered by a German reporter to give a long propaganda piece and, near the end of the interview, asks him about the G-15 and …
One man, who happens to be head of state, told another man, who happens to be head of a foreign government, that effective immediately he has given him full authority …
Dear Abiy: I want to start off by saying I hate men. They are useless, incompetent and exhausting. They serve no purpose except to procreate and to validate our superiority as women. When …
71. Shewainesh from MnewShewa asks: The Ethiopian Federal Government perp-walked Bereket Simon, former advisor to the PM, ANDM official, TIRET board Chair to Bahr Dar. What is going on? Dr …
The Ethiopian NarrativeIt goes something like this. Since time immemorial, Eritrea has always been part of Ethiopia. The names ("Eritrea", "Ethiopia") may be different but the people of Eritrea and …
Dr Newitol is a composite of well-informed Ethiopians and Eritreans whose brains the editor picks... 61. Faytinga from Omhajjer asks: When do you think they will open the Omhajjer-Humera border? Dr. …