A Request: More Honesty and Less Nonsense

BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) The fabrication of information is not new. However, in recent times, so-called “fake news”, misinformation, and disinformation have become increasingly important and salient issues within societies around the world. Although broad and open to several different definitions or interpretations, collectively these terms generally refer to perceived and deliberate distortions of news […]

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Ethiopia Rejects TPLF’s Call for Election in Tigray Region

“The board is the sole organ that decides the electoral calendar, electoral process or other related issues. Therefore Tigray regional state has no legal basis to decide to conduct the election.” – National Election Board (NEBE) BY REUTERS Ethiopia rejected a request by its northernmost Tigray region on Wednesday to hold elections in August due […]

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Leveraging on Social Capital to Flatten COVID-19 Curve in Eritrea

Community involvement is the hallmark of Eritrea’s fight against COVID-19 BY UNDP ERITREA The COVID-19 has so far defied logic by voraciously impacting poor and rich countries with equal measure. But in Eritrea, only 39 infections and zero deaths have been reported so far. This may be largely due to the country harnessing its social […]

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The Resilient People of Eritrea Will Overcome COVID-19

BY AMANUEL BIEDEMARIAM The people of Eritrea have been through life-changing events many times over. In 1941, after Britain won over the Italian army and controlled Eritrea, the brutal British Military Administration made Eritreans suffer. The British shut down the livelihood of the people and tried to starve Eritreans into submission.

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