Ethiopia and Eritrea at Another Crossroads: Choosing Development Over Conflict
Recent tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have revived fears of another regional conflict. Yet history offers a clear…
Negusse Micael7 min read
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Yes or No to the Election of a President
Saleh G. Johar6 min read
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What Kind of Eritrea Do We Want to Build?
Negusse Micael48 min read
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Eritrea’s Greatest Threat Comes from Within
Semere T Habtemariam11 min read
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The Eritrean Public Is Not a Person
Dr. Filmon Wolde12 min read
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The Journey That Does Not End at Arrival
Dr. Sadia Hassanen11 min read
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The Cost of Not Learning: Eritrea, Ethiopia, and the Burden of History
When leaders repeat the mistakes of their predecessors, nations pay the price, and the Horn of Africa bears…
Semere T Habtemariam14 min read
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Shum Gedede: Eritrea’s Unending war Mobilization
Anta shum gedede, shum gedede Ab r’som kof ilka meska stte That’s the oldest song I remember from…
Saleh G. Johar5 min read
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When a Song Becomes a Homeland
Rod Stewart, Edward Said, and the Music of Exile There are songs we listen to, and there are…
Dr. Sadia Hassanen8 min read
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Genesis of The Eritrean Town, Barentu
Forget Nazareth—Jesus was born in Ataye, and Adam and Eve were both born in Gojjam. No religious book…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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The Measure of a Nation: Wedi Gebru and the Price of Patriotism
A deep, reflective conclusion to the Wedi Gebru trilogy, exploring his post‑independence art, his principled patriotism, and his…
Semere T Habtemariam17 min read
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what’s in a name? Dori Barentu Debra Soira
"In a very large region like ours… it is easy to find tempting words that sound like something…
Haile S.11 min read
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A Voice of Our Own
Writing from his experience of growing up in post-independence Eritrea, Filmon Wolde examines how inherited accounts of history…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar13 min read
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Jahray and Self-Flagellation
I can’t remember the captivating open deserts of Barka without remembering Jahray. The morning star was our natural…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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When Legacy and Camaraderie Collide: Reflections from the 11th ELF Veterans Reunion
A reflective, report‑style column on the 11th Annual ELF Veterans Reunion in Dallas, capturing the voices of veterans,…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar17 min read
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Awate Forum’s iSem Writes his First Book
Darkness Without Dawn is a linked story collection that explores memory, tradition, fear, gender, language, and the complicated…
Semere Andom (iSem)7 min read
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Rhetoric or Reality? Part 3: The Claims
In my original article, I argued that the G-15’s 2001 protest likely owed more to timing and self-interest…
Ismail Omer-Ali13 min read
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From Potential to Performance: Ibrahim Sultan’s Vision and the Foundations of Eritrea’s Developmental State
Eritrea’s challenge is not simply to recover from decades of economic underperformance, but to build the capacity to…
Negusse Micael24 min read
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Men Do Not Cry–PFDJ Celebrates an Expiration
“Many Eritreans have nothing to do with it and do not celebrate. They will when the prisoners the…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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Public Preparedness and the Possibility of a Pledged Public
This essay explores the idea of a prepared and pledged public: a public that understands its power, accepts…
Dr. Filmon Wolde22 min read
