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The Eritrean Dilemma with Its President

Isaias Afwerki. The most mentioned. The most criticized. The most admired, and at the same time, the most despised. He’s

Is Ethiopia Doomed?

For an Eritrean, pretending to wear a 20/20 lens, you dwell on snooping around Ethiopian critiques, regardless of their successes

The Era of Flashy Pastors

Parents miss their children. Aunt Lemlem had two sons, Saleh and Arabi, who left for Egypt for education, leaving the

The Massawa-Mekele-Addis-Ababa Railway

Back in the day, aboy Tewelde had a masonry stone hauling truck. To this day, no car company has built

The Horn of Africa States Ethiopia’s Undiplomatic Faux Pas

It was always clear that Ethiopia’s false historical narrative would one day catch up with it. The country that was

The Horn of Africa States The Need Beyond the Narrow Mindset

Favoritism is a disease that causes immense damage to any organization, country, or region. It takes competency out of the

Reverse Season on Migration

Dilemma: do we welcome those who abandon the PFDJ, forgetting the pain they inflicted on us because we dared to

Will they make peace?

Culturally, Abyssinia still clings to its archaic, arguably primitive, mindset. Attempts at modernization have not yielded the needed results. From

Book Review: A Memoir of Eritrean Freedom Fighter Mesfin Hagos

Book Review An African Revolution Reclaimed: A Memoir of Eritrean Freedom Fighter Mesfin Hagos. By Mesfin Hagos with Awet Tewelde

It Is Ramadan, Make Peace With the PFDJ!

At least for a month we have to try hard to live a spiritual life. It’s in our tradition, culture,

Ethiopia: At Least Four Killed at Adwa Victory Celebration

Gedab News, March 2, 2023: Today Ethiopia celebrated the 1896 victory of the Adwa battle fought against the Italian colonial

Eritrean Regime’s Endless Recoiling

Let me start by saying while we should hope Ethiopia will never be threat to Eritrea, we should not bet

Finale of an Eritrean Struggle

In the previous two phases, we talked about things that must be done at the individual level.  An individual must

Imitating The Eritrean Ruling Party!

Usually, when PFDJ supporters return appalled by what they witnessed while in a visit to Eritrea, they recount their experiences

Major Dawit woldegiorgis: A Politician or a Soldier?

I have followed Shaleqa Dawit for a while and we had a brief exchanged views a few times. In weeks

A Call to The Moderates of The Horn Of Africa 

[Editor’s note: This editorial was first published on Oct 22, 2003, and again in Oct 2, 2018. It’s being republished

AU Team Expected In Mekele Soon

The AU appointed observer team is expected to arrive in Mekele to monitor the situation in Tigray.. It comprises of

The Land Surveying Engineer

I hold that the problems of our region are mainly cultural, and it can only be ameliorated by fighting illiteracy

Abiy and Isaias, Radwan in the Middle.

Ser’e is something forbidden by tradition be it mentioning or consuming. For instance, traditional women do not mention the name

Time To Clean Your Own Courtyard

Hopefully, the guns will stop. Hopefully those drunk with lust for blood will sober up. Hopefully, those who have nothing

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