BY SARA ISAIAS You know that there is going to be a review of the mandate of the UN’s Special Rapporteur when the internet is flooded with a plethora of hastily put together, regurgitated, debunked claims against Eritrea.
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to Eritrea, the mainstream media has a wicked sense of humour. BY ZERAI SOLOMON When it comes to Africa, the role of the western media is to ensure that the continent is gripped in a never-ending cycle of violence by supporting minority groups intent on causing chaos and bloodshed, rather than report […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union is at a critical juncture in the Horn of Africa. BY HIZBAWI MENGHISTEAB As recently as February 8, 2021, in a Joint-Statement by High-Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, and Commissioner Janez Lenarčič, the European Union (EU) expressed its concern on the on-going Law and Order Enforcement Operation in the Tigray Region […]
Continue Reading“There is no such thing as a cakewalk in war, but if there ever was one, the capture of Mekelle would be it.” - Prof. Al Mariam BY SENNAY ZEMEN When the reformist forces led by Dr. Abiy Ahmed took the helm of political power after chucking the TPLF out of its high handed rule […]
Continue ReadingBY HABTOM TESFAMICHAEL | SHABAIT The month of February takes a center stage in the heart of every Eritrean as we commemorate “Operation Fenkil”, which resulted in the liberation of the port city of Massawa following a three-day fierce battle, from 8th to 10th of February 1990.
Continue ReadingBY ROBERT CROWE | ASSOCIATED MEDIAS * Disinformation is the latest dangerous weapon left in the hands of the Tigray elites and their allies who have not accepted the change of government in Ethiopia led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed. The U.S. magazine “The Week” is the latest victim of this barrage of […]
Continue ReadingBY BORKENA The notorious Iraqi Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, better known as Comical Ali, and Nazi Germany’s Joseph Goebbels are distinctly remembered as two of history’s wickedest liars—par excellence. It is fresh in our memory that Muhammad, a former Iraqi diplomat and politician, shot to global fame for his theatrical daily briefings fraught with lies and […]
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BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) Centuries ago, Chilon of Sparta, a revered philosopher and statesman considered as one of the Seven Sages of Greece, is reported to have advised, “don’t badmouth a dead man.” Today, that general advice is popular and widespread.
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