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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BY RUBY SANDHU Principled activism and journalism, which are fundamentally rooted in the adherence to the tenets of integrity, honesty, ethics, facts, and the basic principle of “do no harm” are important cornerstones of an advanced functioning democracy.
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BY THOMAS C MOUNTAIN Al Jazeera’s Arabic TV channel has been promoting both ISIS and Al Queda/Al Nusra for years now. ISIS and Al Nusra representatives appearing on the channel are greeted with “welcome back brother” and when finished are told to “go with god”. Rayan Mishaal, founding Director of the ISIS-Aamaq news agency, was […]
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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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