BY ZERAI SOLOMON The Economist, supposedly one of the stalwarts of the British media empire, published two articles about Eritrea entitled, Inside Eritrea, Africa’s gulag state and Containing Eritrea, the North Korea of Africa, on the 28th of May 2022. The first article is purported to be written by a correspondent of The Economist who […]
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The country has one of the lowest child mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa and is on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goal on child mortality by 2030. BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goal 3.2 targets a reduction in neonatal mortality to at least 12 per 1,000 live births and […]
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What is missing is a media that dares to call a spade a spade and clearly identify the TPLF as the perpetrator, not the victim, of this disaster that it brought itself over Tigray. BY ROBERT CROWE | AFRICAN MEDIAS The signing of the peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia on 9th July 2018 in […]
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BY SARA ISAIAS You know that there is going to be a review of the mandate of the UN’s Special Rapporteur when the internet is flooded with a plethora of hastily put together, regurgitated, debunked claims against Eritrea.
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When it comes to Eritrea, the mainstream media has a wicked sense of humour. BY ZERAI SOLOMON When it comes to Africa, the role of the western media is to ensure that the continent is gripped in a never-ending cycle of violence by supporting minority groups intent on causing chaos and bloodshed, rather than report […]
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The European Union is at a critical juncture in the Horn of Africa. BY HIZBAWI MENGHISTEAB As recently as February 8, 2021, in a Joint-Statement by High-Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, and Commissioner Janez Lenarčič, the European Union (EU) expressed its concern on the on-going Law and Order Enforcement Operation in the Tigray Region […]
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“There is no such thing as a cakewalk in war, but if there ever was one, the capture of Mekelle would be it.” – Prof. Al Mariam BY SENNAY ZEMEN When the reformist forces led by Dr. Abiy Ahmed took the helm of political power after chucking the TPLF out of its high handed rule […]
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BY HABTOM TESFAMICHAEL | SHABAIT The month of February takes a center stage in the heart of every Eritrean as we commemorate “Operation Fenkil”, which resulted in the liberation of the port city of Massawa following a three-day fierce battle, from 8th to 10th of February 1990.
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