Tag: eritrean economy

  • Eritrea at Year’s End: Between Endurance and Exhaustion

    Eritrea at Year’s End: Between Endurance and Exhaustion

    As another year closes—the thirty‑fourth since independence—Eritrea stands as a nation defined by contradiction. It is a country that endured colonial rule, international machinations, a short‑lived annexation disguised as a “UN‑supervised federation,” Cold War rivalries, a brutal thirty‑year liberation struggle, a devastating border war, and repeated regional upheavals, yet still struggles to define peace on

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  • Delusion and Confusion: Awet NeHafash or Awet Nwedi Afom

    Delusion and Confusion: Awet NeHafash or Awet Nwedi Afom

    Isaias Afwerki vs. Reality: A Speech Drenched in Delusion. That was illustrated in his last public appearance to deliver the Independence Day speech. As usual, it was a speech drenched in delusion. Listening to Isaias Afwerki’s speeches should be classified as punishment. They are stale, tedious, and laced with bitter pronouncements that parch the tongue.

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  • Eritrean Economy in Limbo

    Eritrean Economy in Limbo

    The recent government decision to withdraw the licenses of businesses and freeze their bank accounts has resulted in freezing the entire economy. Eritreans are complaining that the unpopular government policy has destroyed the already weak economy and made many people lose their means of livelihood. So far, over 300 businesses that didn’t deposit their revenues in banks

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