Extending the Conversation on Migration

BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) In the article, “When Worn Out (African) Arguments are Repackaged for Mainstream Consumption”, the author exposes several of the key shortcomings and weaknesses of a recently published article in African Arguments which discussed migration in Eritrea. The critique of the African Arguments article serves as an important reminder that mainstream coverage […]

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African Migrants Given 3 Months to Leave Israel or Face Jail

Israeli government calls on migrants from Sudan and Eritrea to ‘leave to their country or a third country’, offering $3,500 to those who depart by April, and prison to those who refuse BY TESFANEWS * The Israeli government has ordered thousands of African refugees and migrants to leave the country within three months or face […]

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In Rural Ethiopia, All Talk of Fleeing to Europe: ‘Here we have no hope’

By Enrico Corporal, A soldier chews on a leaf of khat, a mild stimulant, and spits it on the ground. “Hey you, ferenji, how much do you want to take me with you to Italy?” he asks me, laughing with his comrade. Ferenji means stranger in Amharic, Ethiopia’s official language. In the small, far-flung town […]

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Challenging Assumptions: A Note on Recent Media Coverage of Eritrea

By Fikrejesus Amahazion (PhD), Last week, Eritrea Profile featured an interview with Mary Harper, Africa Editor for BBC World News. Harper recently spent several weeks in Eritrea covering the country’s Independence Day celebrations, and her analyses, both within her interview with Eritrea Profile as well as in other outlets, have been balanced, impartial, thoughtful, and […]

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