Sixty-four years ago, in the rugged plains of Adal, a small band of Eritrean fighters led by Hamid Idris Awate opened fire on forces that had sworn Eritrea’s erasure. It was September 1, 1961 – Bahti Meskerem –...
There are battlefields defined by tanks and trenches, and there are those fought in boardrooms, backchannels, and behind closed doors – silent but no less brutal. The Red Sea corridor is one such battleground. It is not simply a waterway.
In a region too often in the headlines for war and displacement, Eritrea stands out for a quieter reason: progress. Not the kind of “progress” framed in donor brochures, but the steady, tangible kind that the United Nations Resident...
In Addis Ababa’s echo chamber, the Prosperity Party (PP) has just wrapped up its latest congress – a marathon of self-congratulation, selective history, and veiled threats. Between grandiose...
At the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) held in Awaza, Turkmenistan, Eritrea delivered a firm and forward-looking statement reaffirming its commitment to regional cooperation, international law, and the...
There’s an old Eritrean saying: “The sling utters a shrill cry while hitting its prey.” This is the essence of Ethiopia’s latest campaign against Eritrea – a shrill, dishonest cry to conceal an act of provocation. At a time...
