Did Col. Kassa Gerbremariam actually killed himself? BY GEN. FILIPOS WELDEYOHANES * Fans at a soccer match usually see the mistakes in a game better than the players on the field. Similarly, military units who watch from a distance can see openings to be exploited better than units actually engaged in a battle. This is […]
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BY SIMON WELDEMICHAEL Eritreans conducted a long, difficult struggle against Ethiopian colonization. During the thirty years-long war of liberation, the people of Eritrea were forced to make a tremendous sacrifice. The losses, in terms of time and opportunity, as well as human and material costs, were significant.
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By Sudan Tribune, South Sudan made a formal protest to Khartoum for hosting the former First Vice President Riek Machar, a diplomat said on Thursday. South Sudanese Deputy Head of Mission to Khartoum Kau Nak Maper told Sudan Tribune on Thursday that the Embassy handed a protest letter to the foreign minister over the conditions […]
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BY BEREKET KIDANE September 1st is the anniversary of the first shot fired in the armed struggle for Eritrea’s independence popularly known as “ghedli” in Tigrigna or “Sawra” in Arabic. The pivotal shot was fired by Hamid Idriss Awate and his men on September 1, 1961, at a place called Mount Adal, between Agordat and […]
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ብ ተኬኤ ክብሮም (ስዊዘርላንድ) ፡ ኣብ ገለ እዋን፡ ካብ ታሪክ ብኣዝዩ ዘሕፍር ስዕረት ዝተሰናበቱ ወገናት እንታይ ከምዝብሉ ክትሰምዕ ትህንጠ ኢካ። እቲ ምንታይ ንስዕረቶም እንታይ ኢሎም ኮን የመክንይሉ ብዝብል ምክኒያት። ኣብዚ እዋን ብካድረታት ወያነን ሰዓብቶምን ዝጸሓፉ ዘለዉ ጽሑፋትን ብቃላቶም ዝህብዎ ዘለዉ መግለጺታትን፡ ግደፍ ንዓና ንኤርትራውያን ሰብ እቲ ጉዳይ፡ ነቲ ናትና ዝብልዎ ህዝቦም`ውን እንተኮነ ከእምን ዘይክእል ሕልሚ […]
Continue ReadingBy Ethiomedia, Dr. BERHANU NEGA, Chairman of the opposition Ginbot 7 Movement for Freedom, Justice and Democracy, was in Seattle recently to address Ethiopians on the progress of his group as well as the overall political situation that transpired in Ethiopia. On the sidelines of the meeting, a local journalist from Ethiomedia met Dr. Berhanu […]
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By Fikrejesus Amahazion, Why is September 1st such an important day for Eritrea? It represents the day that the Eritrean independence movement transitioned from non-violence and protest, to active, armed resistance – going against all odds and logic. It is a day to reflect upon and remember the contributions and heroic exploits of the thousands of freedom […]
Continue ReadingBy Organizing Committee, DURING the weekend of 4th – 6th July 2014, Eritreans in the diaspora will organize a three day festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the commencement of the hugely influential Eritrean festival that begun in Bologna in 1974 during the Eritrean struggle for independence. The three day “Festival Bologna 2014” will be a platform for Eritreans […]
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