“Eritrea is Africa’s North Korea.” This glib comparison has defined Eritrea in the minds of the (very) few outsiders who have afforded it any consideration since it became a pariah state in the early zeroes. But Eritrea is defiantly different from anywhere on Earth—a nation

Quote of the moment: A parked mindset on independence and a stubborn mind cannot rectify the current Eritrean question of freedom and democracy for they are 25 years behind the clock.   In my understanding, the human race can do anything for society but only with proper

‘Haba’e Kuslu, Haba’e Fewsu’ Part II:  The Myth of Sanctions against Eritrea I chose this issue as a separate topic because it exemplifies the twisted nature of politics.  The irony of the UNSC sanction is that both the regime and opposition see political benefits in maintaining the

In this century of technology the advantages of the media are extraordinary, with news and other related activities like our fight to freedom, human rights and others. However, being responsible to what you post and say is very important as a single line or word could

Whenever this maxim comes in the Eritrean political vernacular, it reminds me of the same 19th Century maxim, if not in meaning, at least, in the message it conveys: "Why did the chicken cross the road?"  It is a pretty humble question; isn't it? "Because it wants

The refugee crisis is in its highest pick after the WWII according to Al-Jazeera and BBC news rooms. This refugee influxes is resulting a number of geo-political dynamics at a global scale. Most western governments are taking refugee crisis a serious matter. They are taking

By Mohammed Barkay The people of Tigray and Eritrea are the most related people on earth. We share almost everything except the secrets. Behaviorally speaking, we Eritreans are more direct and aggressive in nature but the Tigreans are known as polite and  with ill-intention. Our people

According to United Nations figures, Syrians have made up roughly half of the migrants trying to reach Europe by sea this year. They’re followed by Afghans and Eritreans. Thousands are believed to be fleeing the country in the Horn of Africa every month, even though the

DMHIT’s defection and its consequence on the Eritrean society DEMHIT’s dissolution is certainly an advantage to the Eritrean people since the society is better off without it and the useless other Ethiopian opposition forces in Eritrea. Afwerki cannot dare babysit these imaginary forces in our country

September 17, 2015 What happened on 18 September 2001? Eritrea has its own day that lives in infamy – 18 September 2001. On that day, Eritrea lost all vestiges of being a free and democratic society – and  in effect became  a totalitarian dictatorship and the personal

‘Haba’e Kuslu, Haba’e Fewsu’ Part I: At War with Itself Three days before independence day May 24th, 2001, one of the G15’s (‘reformers’) characterizing the state of affairs within EPLF/PFDJ as ‘Haba’e Kuslu, Haba’e Fewsu’ was splashed across one of the independent Eritrean newspapers, bringing into open

September 18, 2001 was a horrifying day for Eritreans and international organizations advocating for journalists as well as freedom of speech. The day Eritrean private newspaper journalists and high ranking government officials were put behind bars was the day the nation came to an official

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Remark: Nothing outlasts a social foundation built on benevolence for betri haki’s tketin ember aitsebern. Everything has a beginning and an end and there is no permanence in nature except the delusional life in the individualistic mind of a dictator. The sinking boat of Afwerki’s