Nehnan Elamanan: The Mother of the PFDJ
Isaias Afwerki’s Nehnan Elamanan manifesto transformed internal grievances into ideological justification for political separation and eventual monopoly power.
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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The Birth of the Mysterious Document
For a long time before Nehnan Elamanan was openly distributed, Isaias and his group were clandestinely circulating parts…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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The Three-Nakfa Gaze: When Poverty Is Put on Display
“Once deprivation is renamed ‘culture,’ it becomes protected from criticism. What appears as heritage can quietly function as…
Dr. Filmon Wolde9 min read
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Eritrea’s Opposition Has Run Out of Excuses
For more than three decades, Eritrea’s diaspora opposition has lived in a political waiting room—issuing statements, forming committees,…
Semere T Habtemariam6 min read
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نحن وأهدافنا: المخطط الأيديولوجي للانقسام الطائفي في إرتريا
كان العقد الأول من نضال إرتريا من أجل الاستقلال، والذي بدأ في 1 سبتمبر 1961، فترة من التجريب…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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He and his objectives
The first decade of the Eritrean struggle for independence, which began on September 1, 1961, was a period…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Unity or Irrelevance: The Eritrean Opposition’s Moment of Truth
Eritrea is no longer governed; it is controlled. The state has collapsed into one man. Eritrea is Isaias…
Semere T Habtemariam4 min read
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The Horn of Africa Ethnic See-Saw
One of the major grievances Isaias Afwerki frequently expresses is his disdain for the ethnic-based political system the…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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From Martini to Isaias Afwerki
This is edited and contextualized as a reflective opinion essay inspired by the book “Through the Eyes of…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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The Echoes of Stagnation: Reclaiming Eritrea’s Future
Through Internal Reckoning and Diaspora Strategy Unity has long eluded Eritreans. The word is invoked so frequently—and so…
Semere T Habtemariam7 min read
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The Golden and the Tin
The Greatest Generation A year ago, or a little longer, a female Eritrean YouTube content creator interviewed Ustaz…
Burhan Ali10 min read
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Iska Warran, Somalis; Tread Carefully!
Drawing from Eritrea’s historical experience, the essay analyzes Somalia’s collapse, Somaliland’s resilience, Ethiopia’s controversial push for sea access,…
Awate Team6 min read
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Why the PFDJ Is Afraid of Us: The Strategic Threat of Nationalist Unity
The ruling People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) has not endured through popular consent. It has survived…
Semere T Habtemariam5 min read
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Horn of Africa’s Tom and Jerry Show
Eventful weeks, months, and years have passed, and we will receive 2026 with the same boringly repetitious situation…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Somaliland, Somalia, and the Ethics of Non‑Alignment
Recognition, Reality, and Responsibility in the Horn of Africa The recognition of Somaliland would mark a historic moment—akin…
Semere T Habtemariam11 min read
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Zemihret Yohannes: A Revolutionary Legacy in Eclipse
“Once reckless in the face of danger, Zemihret became a docile servant of power—how a roaring lion, at…
Dawit Mesfin13 min read
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Eritrea at Year’s End: Between Endurance and Exhaustion
As another year closes—the thirty‑fourth since independence—Eritrea stands as a nation defined by contradiction. It is a country…
Semere T Habtemariam8 min read
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When Liberation Becomes a Cage: Eritrea’s Unlearned Lessons
Eritrea’s tragic trajectory—after one of the most heroic and costly struggles for independence in modern African history—remains one…
Semere T Habtemariam6 min read
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Teklay vs. Hamid Idris Awate
In a YouTube video billed as a “chat with the wise among us,” Teklay and Hamid Idris Awate…
Semere Andom (iSem)7 min read
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Eritrea Does Not Need Isolation to Survive
For more than three decades, Eritrea’s foreign policy has been shaped by fear—fear of betrayal, fear of encirclement,…
Semere T Habtemariam4 min read
