Category: Articles
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PM Abiy What Does An Agent of Peace Mean To You?
We Eritreans condemn the Ethiopian Prime Minster Abiy’s recent statement where he made an outrageous claim that “the government of Eritrea is a power of peace, and not only Ethiopia, but this fact is acknowledged by the whole world.” He continued further and made a false statement that, “wherever you go in the world, there…
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The Eritrean Misery Cycle And The Way Out
Since 2018, when the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) regime removed its face mask and its leaders revealed their true intentions and hidden agenda to undermine Eritrean sovereignty. Eritreans have consistently pursued efforts to protect their national sovereignty and attempted to block the destructive project adopted by the PFDJ regime because the entire…
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Our Condolences to Amanuel Hidrat and His Family
In the cycle of life – from cradle to the grave – we have no allotted timeline we follow. We live life as it was dealt to us. If he did this, if she had done such and such differently, they would’ve been with us today, we say in our unguarded moments. However, deep in…
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Double Standards: Use of Arabic Vs Tigrinya
Recently a debate on the subject of the Arabic language caught my attention (on facebook presented by an facebook activist who expressed his views on his own behalf and perhaps on behalf of others. He was resolutely seeking a convincing answer to his question, so he hosted more than a person within a short period of time…
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My Recurring Encounter With a Spade and an Eagle
Dispatches from Kassala I was walking and enjoying the cold breeze on my face during the Christmas Holidays. I instinctively passed my right hand through my head and felt the thinning of my once bushy hair, then I shoved both my hands into my pockets and walked briskly. I slipped and almost fell, but I quickly steadied…
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Archive: Eritrean Opposition Warns of All-Out Confrontation
On Monday, October 3, 1994, Arab news International published excerpts of an interview it carried out with Abdo Abdulla, the then secretary-general of the Eritrean Liberation Front–Revolutionary Council (ELF-RC). We are publishing it here to remind our readers about the issues in the early years after the independence of Eritrea. _________________ ARAB NEWS INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1994…
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Eritrea: Enduring the Perils of Betrayal and Conspiracy
Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki holds the distinction of being one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. This record alone puts him in league with such well-known African strongmen as Omar al-Bashir and Idriss Déby. Yet, his capricious nature betrays the inspiration he draws from the likes of Mummar Gaddafi and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo infamous…
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Tigray Political Paradox – Preaching Peace and Cultivating Conflict
The Eritrean and Tigrayan peoples shared not only a common struggle against Haile Selassie’s and Mengistu’s oppressions, but also linguistic and cultural similarities that could foster trade intensity, cooperation, hospitality, cross-border movements, and socio-economic integration. Case in point, they mutually supported each other and cooperated with each other during some of the most difficult times…
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Book Review: The Nurnebi File –Espionage and Politics
YeNurnebi Mahder: Silela ena poletica (The Nurnebi File –Espionage and Politics), published by Gebriel and son Publishing Virginia, USA, 2017. Amharic text: by Tesfaye Gebreab. 400 pages plus list of references and index. This a very fascinating book for its imaginative qualities and for putting together some known facts in an imagined world. This is…
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Circle of Love
Introduction :The lockdown of cities and countries to slow down the Corona pandemic, have turned lives upside down and discontinued habits and customs long since acquired and embraced. The small things we used to take for granted are standing no more, and the reality of the universal fragility of the Human condition is once more…
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Position Paper – Stop All Forms of Violence Against Women
Ending violence against women is everyone’s responsibility. The Network of Eritrean Women (NEW) was founded in 2013 through the initiative of Eritrean women in diaspora. The team is driven by the need to mobilize, sensitize and empower Eritrean women and girls to claim their rights and to fight against all forms of violence. Violence against…
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The Asmara “Lockdown”!
The world today is in a lockdown and under quarantine. Millions across the world are confined to their homes, travel is restricted, streets are deserted, businesses are closed, schools are suspended, supplies are running short and morgues are full of dead bodies. Many have lost their livelihoods, their loved ones and their sense of security.…
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Book Review: The Dynamics of an Unfinished African Revolution
UNDERSTANDING ERITREA: A REVIEW ARTICLE ON The dynamics of an Unfinished African Revolution. Eritrea Ancient History to 1968, volume 1, Bloomington, IN: Lulu publishing, 2020. 242 pages list of references and index. By Mohamed Kheir Omer. By Tekeste Negash Emeritus professor March 20, 2020 The Dynamics of an unfinished African revolution is a very ambitious book. The…
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Supremacists Agitating for Violence Against Eritrea
It is with great dismay that I hear the beating of war-drums by some segments of the Ethiopian intelligentsia, apparently aiming at steering public opinion towards war. Their writing and talks are reminiscent of the past regimes of Emperor Haile Selassie and Colonel Mengistu. Yes, like the leaders of these two regimes, some nostalgic individuals,…
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In Defense of Tamrat Negera
If I were to empty and free myself of affection, sentiments, anger, concern and all sorts of feelings; that is if I could turn myself into pure reason, I would find that the Ethiopian Journalist, Tamrat Negara, who brought on himself, undeservedly, the wrath of many Eritreans is a real friend of Eritrea, and those…
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The Waning Days of Tyrannical Rule in Eritrea
The peace accord that Eritrea and Ethiopia signed in July 2018 and attendant normalization of their relations had promised a new era of peace, cooperation and progress for the Horn-of-Africa region. Many in the international community believed that this breakthrough agreement will induce the Eritrean government to break out of isolation, reintegrate the country into…
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Post-Islamism in Eritrea, Why Does It Is Matter?
Post-Islamism in Eritrea why does it is matter? Reflection on the 6th congress of Eritrean Democratic Homeland Party The reality of the Eritrean regime’s longevity and the cost associated with that reality has messed up Eritreans’ priorities and their way of thinking. Nowadays, posts, slogans and discussions around toppling the regime regardless of its efficacy…
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Eritrea: War, Peace and Reforms
The Ethiopian government made peace with Isaias Afwerki. This is the de facto of what happened as Isaias and his regime have no mandate from the people to make peace with Ethiopia although peace is what every Eritrean been longing for since a very long time. Isaias has made peace with Ethiopia so that he…
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Eritrea’s Feigned Longing for Peace
President Isaias Afwerki sealed border crossings not only because the outflow of Eritrean citizens to Ethiopia intensified, but peace, generally speaking, is not working for him. Bestowing the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize on PM Abiy Ahmed while leaving out his counterpart, President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea, was a noticeable insult from which, ostensibly, the Eritrean…
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Mai Ule (ማይ ኡለ) : A Play — ACT (II)
ACT (II) CHARACTERS Ahmed Mohammed Nur Hillal (ኣሕመድ መሓመድ ኑር ሂላል) — Abu Hillal Abubaker Mohammed Hassen Gadi (ኣቡበከር መሓመድ ሓሰን ቓዲ) — Abu Fanun Hassen Hummed Amir (ሓሰን ሑመድ ኣሚር) — Abu Hassen Ahmed Saleh Alqeysi (ኣሕመድ ሳልሕ ኣልቀይሲ) — Abu Ahmed Sulieman Hindi (ሱለይማን ህንዲ) — Abu Hindi MihreteAb (ምሕረተኣብ) — Al Assed (The Lion) SETTING: She’eb (ሽዕብ) and environs,…