Tag: Eritrean unity

  • The Day After: Preparing Eritrea for its Most Dangerous Transition

    The Day After: Preparing Eritrea for its Most Dangerous Transition

    There comes a moment in the life of every nation when denial becomes a luxury it can no longer afford. Eritrea is approaching such a moment. Tick‑tock. The eventual death of President Isaias Afwerki—whether tomorrow or years from now—is not a political prediction but an unavoidable biological certainty. What follows will determine whether Eritrea survives

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  • The Unsung Heroes of Our National Unity

    The Unsung Heroes of Our National Unity

    There is a Tigrinya saying I learned from my mother: “One who does not do small deeds should not dream of doing bigger things—ንእሽተይ ጽቡቕ ዘይገብር፡ ዓቢ ክገብር ኢሉ ኣይሕሰብ.” In truth, it is the small, consistent acts of goodness that shape our character and ultimately determine the destiny of a people. We are, after

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  • National Unity Cannot Be Rebuilt One Community at a Time

    National Unity Cannot Be Rebuilt One Community at a Time

    Eritreans everywhere recognize the same painful truth: our nation is in deep crisis. Political paralysis, social fragmentation, and the mass flight of our youth have become defining features of our national condition. These burdens do not belong to one region or one religion. They belong to an entire people. My brother, the respected commentator Ismail

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  • Why the PFDJ Is Afraid of Us: The Strategic Threat of Nationalist Unity

    Why the PFDJ Is Afraid of Us: The Strategic Threat of Nationalist Unity

    The ruling People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) has not endured through popular consent. It has survived through an engineered system of fear, fragmentation, and narrative domination. Its silence toward nationalist movements is not indifference—it is apprehension. Unified, principled nationalists threaten the regime on every front: politically, strategically, philosophically, and historically. Unity as Memory—and

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  • The Tenth Anniversary of the ELF Reunion and Reflection

    The Tenth Anniversary of the ELF Reunion and Reflection

    Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future Dallas, Texas | October 3–5, 2025 In a hall radiant with camaraderie, sibling affection, and the joy of long-awaited embraces, the tenth anniversary of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) Reunion and Reflection unfolded under the theme “Honoring the Past and Inspiring the Future.” Held in Dallas, Texas, the gathering

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  • A Shepherd, A Tiger Cub, and A Village

    A Shepherd, A Tiger Cub, and A Village

    A shepherd boy, bored while tending his goats on the edge of a village, cried, “HELP! A tiger is attacking me!” The villagers rushed, swords in hand, to save him—only to be mocked when he admitted it was a joke. Angrily, they returned home. He repeated this again and again. But the fourth time, when

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  • Eritrean Opposition Group Move Towards Merger

    Eritrean Opposition Group Move Towards Merger

    • “This move signals a potential end to decades of fragmentation among Eritrean opposition forces.”

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  • Abiy’s Red Sea Obsession and the Blue Wave’s Challenges

    Abiy’s Red Sea Obsession and the Blue Wave’s Challenges

    The last few weeks have been filled with significant developments, though one issue seems to have lost momentum: Abiy’s Red Sea obsession and the Blue Wave conference in Addis Ababa. It’s good to remember that hate of others doesn’t translate to love of your people; even the self-centered do not necessarily hate others; they must

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  • Division In The Name Of God!

    Division In The Name Of God!

    I was born and raised in Eritrea until I was in my teen years. Since then, I have been living outside of my country for about four decades. My late father was a government official so I had the opportunity to live in Asmara, Massawa, Aseb, and Dekamhare (Akele Guzay). In Dekamhare, I remember my

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  • #Yiakl With Disunity

    #Yiakl With Disunity

    Ten people lived in a room with a leaking roof. The rain wouldn’t stop, and the floor became wet and slippery. On several places the water accumulated and formed ponds. The small room became uncomfortable. The people used cups and spoons to scoop the water and managed to clear the ponds. But an hour later,

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