It is hard to overestimate how important this battle was. You can read an account of it here. Some 15,000…
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Tag: EPLF
Ethiopia and Eritrea’s peace must be rooted in past
Historical grievances between the two societies are a major barrier to a healthy relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea Source: Ethiopia Insight…
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Two Eritrean fighters – identified!
I am very pleased to say that the two Eritrean fighters I posted a story about earlier today have been…
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Eritrean fighters – two photos of those who fought for freedom
I have just bought two photographs which show the men and women who fought for Eritrea’s freedom. Over thirty years…
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Afabet, 1988. Who can forget?
This moving photograph sums up the immense suffering and endurance of the Eritrean people during their long fight for independence….
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The Polemics and Politics of Ethiopia’ s Disintegration
Source: Insamer Social Research Center December 31, 2018 This interesting paper looks at the pressures toward fragmentation and secession in…
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How many attempts have there been to challenge Isaias Afwerki?
The attack on General Sebhat Efrem is only the latest attempt to end the Eritrean dictatorship. There have been several…
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The smouldering resentment between Eritrea and Tigray explained
Eritrea and Ethiopia have now, finally, made peace. There is no such resolution between the ruling parties on both sides…
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The purge of 1973: origins of the EPLF
This historic interview was undertaken with Haile Menkerios, the most senior Eritrean at the UN – Under Secretary-General of the…
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Let’s remember the first EPLF women fighters
This informative article supplements the information in the previous post. Aida Kidane, 02 March 2005 March 8 is celebrated in Eritrea…
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