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The Moment the Ghedli Lost Its Soul (Part II)

A detailed historical analysis of the demographic surge, battlefield pressures, factional politics, and organizational breakdown that transformed Eritrea’s liberation struggle in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating…

August 16, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam All

If the Camel Was In, Why Was Its Owner Out?

In memory of the late freedom fighter Osman Abu Shanab, whose words and spirit continue to be remembered: “The camel was in; the owner was out.” I would…

August 15, 2026 Dr. Sadia Hassanen Articles

The Opposition Must Also Be Opposed

The Pledged Public and the Problem of Power Before Transition In my previous essays on the Pledged Public, I have been trying to think about Eritrea’s political problem…

August 14, 2026 Dr. Filmon Wolde Articles

LEAP OF FAITH II: Reimagining the Political Future of Eritrea and Ethiopia

The Incomplete Inheritance of Eritrea’s Political History Political communities rarely inherit their past in full. They inherit interpretations shaped by the needs of particular actors, and these interpretations…

August 11, 2026 Younis Omer Articles

The Moment the Ghedli Lost Its Soul

A rigorous historical and philosophical exploration of Eritrea’s liberation struggle, tracing the rise of the tegadalai as a moral category, the country’s deep martial inheritance, and the gradual…

August 9, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

Choosing Eritrea’s Development Path

Eritrea’s future depends on a clear and deliberate choice of development model. Since independence, the country has articulated a mixed economy vision through the 1991 national economic vision,…

August 8, 2026 Negusse Micael Articles