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Court of Law–Seattle as an Example

The rule of law finally reached the PFDJ that spent decades believing it was above the law. The recent Seattle court decision was a victory for the “Eritrean…

August 22, 2026 Saleh "Gadi" Johar Negarit

Halima’s Dilemma and Eritrea’s Democratic Developmental Horizon

As my father recounted it to me in my youth, Halima’s resigned observation, ‘Halima Halima aitibelu: Halima nabra kedema,’ meaning that her life would remain the same despite…

August 19, 2026 Negusse Micael Articles

The Horn of Africa’s Catch-22: War Without End

This episode is dedicated to the bereaved—to the ordinary people who pay the price for wars they neither start nor control. In the Horn of Africa, bloodshed has…

August 17, 2026 Saleh "Gadi" Johar Negarit

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