BY BEREKET KIDANE On September 1, 1961 at Mount Adal in the Gash-Barka region of Eritrea, a small band of 10 to 13 men commanded by Hamid Idris Awate opened fire on the occupying Ethiopian Army. The day’s confrontation between the Ethiopian Army and Eritrean combatants marked the first shot fired in the liberation of […]
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By E Abraham, COERCION is everywhere; coercion and bullying through successive wars of aggression, to political and economic isolations, to demonizing negative PR campaigns, to unjust and unfair UN sanctions, to human trafficking…the list is endless. The latest stunt, a sequel to the human trafficking campaign, in the form of a ‘human rights report’ by […]
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By Amanuel Biedemariam, ERITREA possesses a unique narrative cultivated over decades paid-for with dear life of thousands of Eritreans. Eritrea is, in a way, lucky to have gone through a tough struggle that paved ways for narratives that clearly define and distinguish her apart from the rest. These narratives, based on principles, values and hard […]
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