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The Blin People at the Crossroad of Land, Faith and Identity in Eritrea : A book review

By Fesseha Nair Zemicael Writing a book review is one of the fundamental skills that every person must learn. It is my first time to review a very important book written by Fitsum Asfaha Deakins under the title, “The Blin People at the Crossroad of Land, Faith and Identity in Eritrea.” Published via Amazon year […]

Eritrea’s Golden Generation (1955–1975

Book Description by Tesfai Woldemichael (Degiga) and Dr Zekarias Ginbot:Eritrea’s Golden Generation (1955–1975) is a powerful and meticulouslydocumented account of the young Eritreans whose courage, intellect, andactivism ignited one of Africa’s most remarkable national liberation movements.Drawing from decades of firsthand experience, Interviews, letters, and archivalmaterials, veteran author Woldeyesus Ammar chronicles how Students—frommiddle schools in Keren […]

Self-Reliance: Eritrea Vs Burkina Faso 

The two countries as African revolutionists for radical changes through self-sufficiency have drawn the attention of many Africans.  The two are defined by their regional alliances and the speed of carrying out their respective self-reliance.  As Eritrea was wholly liberated, it chose for its self-reliance the speed of a tortoise.  And, Burkina Faso, as it […]

Arrangement of transitional government after the removal of dictatorship in Eritrea

The 1997 constitution drafted but not implemented/defunct was under the control of dictatorship. It was not people’s constitution but a one man’s constitution and later called a worthless paper and was thrown away by the self- appointed president. If it was the people, why didn’t they defend their constitution and fight against the dictatorship?

Democratic Federalism its advantages and disadvantages

By Fesseha Nair Federalism is a system of government that establishes a constitutionally specified division of powers between different levels of government. There are usually two main levels: (a) a national, central or federal level; and (b) a state, provincial or regional level. In some cases, however, a federal system may prescribe a three-fold distribution […]

State and Constitution building in Eritrea : Minority Rights in state building

By Fesseha Nair  How can the oppression of ethnic minorities in post-dictatorship transitions be best addressed through constitution building and state structure? Where constitution building takes place in the aftermath of conflict or after the fall of dictatorship the relationship between different ethnic minorities and dominant ethnic groups within the state are often difficult and […]

The difference between federation and confederation 

By Fesseha Nair  Unity in Diversity  “ The concept of federalism is not a new concept as some Ethiopian or Eritrean political elites define. It is a unity without uniformity and diversity without fragmentation.”  Diversity is used as an expression of harmony and unity between dissimilar individuals or groups. It is a concept of “unity without […]

ቀጽሪ ሓርነት – ልዑላውነት

ክጽመም’የ አነ ግን አይጸመምኩንሽግር ዓብሊሉኒ ንግዚኡ እንተዘየፍረኹትዕግስቲ ሰኒቀ ጸይረዮ እንተኸድኩአይምሰልኩም ትሓሊለ… ተስፋ… ዝቖረጽኩ!!! ክቓለስ’የ… ብትሪ እንከይ ትሓለልኩሸቶይ ሃሪመ መሰለይ ከይጨበጥኩክብረይ መሊሰ ፍትሒ ከየንገስኩአይምሰልኩም ዝሕለል ብህይወተይ እንተለኹ *ዘመን ውራ ውራ ሃገርና… ወዲቓ’ላ አብ ሓደጋጠላማት “ትግራይ ትዕወት” ይብሉ ሃገርና አውሪዶም አብ ዕዳጋገሊኦም ብሽም ልዑላውነት ንህግደፍ የምልኽዋ ንግፍዒ ጎበጣፍትሒ… መሰል… ምንጋስ አይረሳዕ ህግደፍ ኮነ ህውሓት… ክልቲኦም ጣጣ ኤርትራውነት… […]

“No More” a Repeat of Eritrean Revolution to Liberate the People of the Land

The campaign “No More” is launched to liberate the people of the land, like the armed struggle liberated the land.  The question is how to disseminate the campaign “No More” faster and wider.  In Eritrea, the familial and provincial lines are believed to be the fastest and easiest way to disseminate.  Although, the regime uses […]

An Alarming Increase of Violence among Diaspora Eritreans 

Radio Erena: 15 July 2022 The three recent stabbing occurrences in France which involved Eritrean immigrants are upsetting signs of the increasing violence among Eritreans in the diaspora. On the night of Sunday, 9 July, an Eritrean was stabbed to death, another was critically wounded in a brawl that flared up in the 18th Arrondissement […]

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