By Fikrejesus Amahazion, Why is September 1st such an important day for Eritrea? It represents the day that the Eritrean independence movement transitioned from non-violence and protest, to active, armed resistance – going against all odds and logic. It is a day to reflect upon and remember the contributions and heroic exploits of the thousands of freedom […]
Continue ReadingBy Amanuel Biedemariam, After a bloody civil war between the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) and The Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), in the early 1980s, the EPLF became the sole representative of the struggle to liberate Eritrea. Then, Eritreans were confident but uncertain about the direction the struggle was taking. Many Eritreans were in the […]
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Tesfamariam, The air seemed heavier and it had little to do with the weather outside the Eritrean Civic and Cultural Center (ECCC) Eritreans in the Washington metropolitan area came to pay their respects to the late Minister and veteran fighter Woldenkiel Ghebremarim, who passed away suddenly on 4 August 2013 after conducting a […]
Continue ReadingBy Bereket Kidane, You may have heard the saying that goes, “The apple never falls far from the tree.” It basically means that we are often like our parents and that we don’t stray too far from our parents’ values. Eritrea has always been blessed with staunch support from its diaspora communities going back to […]
Continue ReadingBy Amanuel Biedemariam, One of the hallmarks of the Eritrean struggle is the determination to ensure social justice. In Eritrea, one of the most intriguing ways the struggle adopted to changes has been its ability to incorporate those changes by embracing the traditions, cultural, regional, political and religious values of a given society en route […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, ERITREA is well known for its independent thinking and hard working people. They developed the culture of self-reliance when they were fighting to liberate their country from Ethiopian colony. For some geo-political reasons, the USA, by make use of the UN, decided the fate of the Eritrean independence by handing it over to […]
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