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A political Tsunami

A Tsunami of popular upheavals has hit the region and on its way it has swept two of the most

Peaceful Resistance: A Window To Progress And Tranquility Is That The Whole Truth?

I read an interesting article, PEACEFUL RESISTANCE: A WINDOW TO PROGRESS AND TRANQUILITY (NHARNET.COM – 5.11.2010) a couple of months

The Beauty And Complexity Of Diversity

Alem was not even ten when he joined the Tzebah (meaning dawn—a name given to the young of the ELF).

An Eritrean Diplomats’ Guide To South Sudan

Introduction of the issue It is said that diplomacy is the art of persuasion, and together with money and military

Expecting Aguagudom (ኣጓጉዶም):A Play Act (VII)

Setting: Misyam, Seraye (Zoba Debub), Eritrea  Character’s Name Sobriquet Party/Affiliation Yemane Baliho  Wedi-Baliho Selfi-Swa Mohamed Birhan Imam Wedi-Zemzem Selfi-Alamel Abdela

The Struggle Ahead: A Matter of Perspective

It is amazing that Ghadafi is still in power. There can only be two explanations for this.  The firs is

When You Wield Your Sword

Following the collapse of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) in the early eighties, I came across an Arabic poem, written

The Fall Of Gazafi & The Eritrean-Libyan Relations (Part II)

If one were to re-compose an old Eritrean Tigrinya song to describe how many times the Eritrean President has visited

Positive Engagement

The dictator and his different faces (PFDJ, YPFDJ and his media outlets including meskerem.net), have, for years now, and for

PFDJ Understands Only Force

Before I proceed to the main subject of this article, I would like to congratulate the Tunisian and Egyptian people

Middle East Quagmire: A Matter Of Perspective

Ghadafi has refused to go. He claims he holds no elected Office. That is no news.  Libyans never had elections

The Fall Of Gazafi And The Eritrean-Libyan Relations

“I was the one who created Libya and I will be the one to destroy it.” Qazafi as cited in

Towards The National Conference

I don’t want to dwell in the details of who said what or whose position was  the correct one. It

At The Crossroad (3rd & Final Part)

‘’They are capable of loving only the dead.’’ A. Pushkin The new mantra for the just ended 21st Anniversary of

Building Democracy And Democratic Institutions In Eritrea

(This is a speech presented at the Eritrean Civic Society Public Meeting organized by the People’s Committee for National Congress

Expecting Aguagudom (ኣጎጉዶም): A Play-Act VI

Characters’ Name  Sobriquet Party/Affiliation Yemane Baliho  Wedi-Baliho Selfi-Swa Mohamed Birhan Imam   Wedi-Zemzem  Selfi-Alamel Abdella A zerom Wed-Inharish  Selfi-Gebil Amanuel ReDae

Two Out: Who Is No. 3?

The Tunisian people have taken to the streets and succeeded in deposing a dictator, and the popular uprising in Egypt

Eritreans Must Unite To Overthrow The Dictatorship

As Eritreans, we find ourselves at a cross-road. Our nation is going through a traumatic time; our people are suffering

The Olive (AwLi’e) Revolution In Eritrea: A Satire

Prelude: The Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was forced to make “concessions” (please! I can’t overemphasize the importance of them quotation

At The Crossroads (Part II)

A chilly Mediterranean wind is blowing across the stale political landscape of Africa’s Arab north, and it has turned a

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