Independence Struggle Archives

Happy Birthday Beloved Eritrea

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020TesfaNews1 Comment

BY HAILE HABTEGABER As we zoom in to celebrate the 29th Independence Day of our beloved country, we are reminded of the sacrifice paid by our fallen heroes and heroines and the precious treasure they have left behind for inheritance. The celebration of our independence day is therefore not only a privilege we enjoy as […]

Eritrea: Me Before You

March 30, 2017November 2, 2019TesfaNews38 Comments

“Let me go before you on the road to martyrdom so you can be spared to finish the job behind me” BY BEREKET KIDANE Tegadeltis were famous for laying down their lives for each other in an act of selfless sacrifice on the battlefield. “Let me go before you on the road to martyrdom so […]

September: A Month of Prolific Victories

September 1, 2016September 5, 2017TesfaNews28 Comments

By YOSEF ABRAHAM, September 1, 2016 is the 55th anniversary since the Eritrean struggle for independence began. When the peaceful political struggle for self-determination of the people of Eritrea from 1940s and 50s fell on deaf ears, September 1, 1961 was the day that opened a significant historical chapter of an armed struggle for self-determination.

ብሓደ መስከረም 1961 ፡ ሰውራና ኣዊጁ ጸላኢ ክህረም

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015TesfaNews17 Comments

ብ ግርማይ በርሀ (ሽካጎ)፡ ምጅማር ብረታዊ ቃልሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ፡ ኣብ መንጎ ገዛእቲ ክንገዝእ ኢና ክብሉን ተገዛእቲ ከኣ ኣይንግዛእን ፡ ኣሜን ኢልና ኣይንሰግድን ፡ እምቢ ብምባል ክቃወሙን ብዝማዕበለ ናይ ክልተ ኣካላት ጎንጺ ዝተጋህደ ተርእዮ እዩ ። ገዛእቲ ሓይልታት ፡ ናይ ሓፋሽ ህዝቢ እምቢይታ ንምዕጋት “እንቢ ያለ ሰው ጥይት ኣጉርሶው” ብምባል ፡ መሰለይ ንዝበለ ህዝቢ ብምቅንጻል […]

You are Eritrean, Who Gave That to You?

June 21, 2015TesfaNews47 Comments

By Mebrak Ghebreweldi, I JOINED the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front in 1978. After finishing my military training I was on the front line until 1989. With just one exception of the battle of Asmara, I participated in each Ethiopian offensive against us including the battle to liberate Massawa in 1990. I am sure every former liberation fighter has […]

Mealti Sematat: Eritrea’s Memorial Day

June 9, 2015June 9, 2015TesfaNews7 Comments

By Bereket Kidane, LATER this month, Eritrea will observe ‘Mealti Sematat’ (Memorial Day) for its fallen heroes. Mealti Sematat has become as sacred as the ancient Muslim and Christian religious holidays celebrated in Eritrea. There is a certain sanctity to it. Collective responsibility is a fundamental principle of Eritrean society. In Eritrea, the idea that […]

ጀብሃ ካብ “ብሻእብያ ዝመጽእ ናጽነት መግዛእቲ ይሓይሽ” እንዳበለት ተሳኢራ ካብ ሜዳ ኤርትራ ምስወጸት

እናሓደራ ዝጫጭሓ ጉጅለታት ተቓወምቲ ኤርትራ

February 15, 2015February 15, 2015TesfaNews25 Comments

ብ ተኽሎም ንርኣዮ፥ እዞም “ተቓወምቲ ኢና” ዝብሉ ዘለው ወገናት፣ ካበይ ዝመጹ ኢዮም? እንታይ ስለዝኾኑ እዮም ዝቃወሙ ዘለው? ንዝብል ሕቶ እምበኣር፣ እዚ ኣብ ታሕቲ ዝዘርዘርክዎ ድሕረ-ባይታኦም ጽቡቕ ገይሩ ዝምልሶ ኢዩ። ኣመጻጽኣ ናይተን ዘቘምወን ኣብ ፖለቲካዊ ንግዲ ዝነጥፋ ዘለዋ ጉጅለታት ክትጸውየሉ እንተፈተንካ መትሓዚ የብሉን። ደቂቕ ዝርዝራቱ ገዲፍና ግን ንምጥቕላል እምበኣር ሕስረት ናይዞም ሰባት እዚኣቶም ዓስቢ ሕሉፍን ሕማቕን […]

Members of the Friends-of-Eritrea Club from Germany and Switzerland Visting the Country

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014TesfaNews3 Comments

By Yishak Yared, MEMBERS of the Friends-of-Eritrea club from Germany and Switzerland are currently on a visit to witness development programs and tourism sites in the country. Background: Forty years back in 1971 the young student Toni Locher went to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as a member of Swiss delegation to attend young Christian students’ conference. […]