Alamin M Seid PFsplains History Unity & Diversity
In theory, governance in Eritrea is modeled after the Chinese: a political party births the ideas, a government executes them. Thus, in every governmental office–from the nation’s capital down to the...
View ArticleJust Another Friday (Comboni, Asmara, 1974)
When I was a young boy and people talked about Tripoli and Trenta Cinque (1935), my eyes glazed over. I am sure you have interesting stories to tell, old man, but it can’t possibly be more interesting...
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The Perfect Explanation for Eritrea At 27
I am just going to pin this image here, courtesy of @KidaneAida. Anybody researching “what happened to #EritreaAt27” doesn’t need to read books or watch documentaries. This is the whole Torah; the...
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Happy Victory Day, Eritrea
Twenty seven years ago today, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Army (EPLA) was delivered the final victory in evicting Ethiopia’s occupation forces from Eritrea and triumphantly entered its capital,...
View ArticleThe Isaias Afwerki Bullshit Generator
You can spend hours, hoping in vain, that Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki will say something–anything–that makes sense. You could invent a drinking game where you take a shot any time he mentions...
View ArticleEritrea: Own the Momentum for Peace
On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the Executive Committee of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) issued a formal statement that says Ethiopia will fully honour the Algiers Agreement...
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HRCE: Open letter to Honorable Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minster of FDRE
Your Excellency, First of all, please kindly allow us to express our appreciation for the constant efforts of your government, the EPRDF and the National Assembly which we recognize as an effort geared...
View ArticleUniversal Declaration of Human Rights Amended
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1 الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان خاص بارتريا ኣድማሳዊ ኣዋጅ ሰብኣዊ መሰላት
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Eritrea: Betrayals and Pyrrhic Victories
What was the war about? And what is this peace about? And why did peace happen in June 2018 and not, for example, in November 2004? Why was there a “border war” in May 1998 to begin with? What is our...
View ArticleGame Over. Play Again? Game Over. Play Again?
The following was written in reply to an article at awate.com, “The Game Is Over”, by Ismael Ibrahim Mukhtar, where he quotes Isaias Afwerki’s “Game Is Over” and argues that the games that have to be...
View ArticleWhy The Eritrean Opposition Is Here To Stay
Years ago, my friend Saleh Gadi Johar, who was trying to explain to a self-described nationalist why Eritrea needs an opposition instead of having people work with the government to correct its...
View ArticleSanctions: Of Course It’s Political
To say the sanctions on Eritrea are “politically motivated” is to state the obvious because all sanctions are politically motivated. The question is: does the Government of Eritrea have the political...
View ArticleDr. Newitol Answers Your Questions: 1-10
Question 1: So, what’s up with Saudi Arabia and UAE? Why are they, all of a sudden, so active and everything? Dr Newitol: It is two young crown princes and one king who likes to deport people. They all...
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How Eritrean Gov Is Gaslighting The People
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, and...
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The Eritrean Atlanta & Denver Festivals of 2018
That both festivals – the first of their kind – had taken place in 2018 was no small feat. For these festivals to take place in the heels of the major peace event between Eritrea and Ethiopia, however,...
View ArticleEritrea: Own the Momentum for Peace
On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the Executive Committee of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) issued a formal statement that says Ethiopia will fully honour the Algiers Agreement...
View ArticleHRCE: Open letter to Honorable Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minster of FDRE
Your Excellency, First of all, please kindly allow us to express our appreciation for the constant efforts of your government, the EPRDF and the National Assembly which we recognize as an effort geared...
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