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If Eritrea is Artificial, then so is Africa—and Even More so Ethiopia

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by Ghidewon Abay Asmerom MYTH: "Eritrea is an artificial colonial creation of Italy and sustained by Arab patronage" FACT: Eritrean independence...

Eritrea’s Resilience:  A Corollary of Unremitting External Hostility

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By Tesfay  Aradom, PhD “I conclude that Eritreans will meet these challenges with the same determination and resourcefulness that characterized...

Asmara — Beyond “Piccolo Roma”: A City to Walk, Feel, and Remember

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By Alula Frezghi There are cities you visit. And there are cities you enter slowly on foot, in memory, in...

The Italians of Eritrea: Lives Between Two Worlds (1940–1975)

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By Pascuale Santoro There were years when Africa seemed closer than the sea that separated it from Italy. Years when...

Zeray Deres: Eritrean Martyr of African Dignity and Anti-Colonial Resistance

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Zeray Deres and the Crime of Dignity: Colonial Violence, Moral Defiance, and the Politics of Memory By David Yeh Introduction: When...

Europe, Africa, and the Mirage of “Saviors”: History, Sovereignty, and Geopolitics

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By David Yeh At the 39th African Union summit, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described Africa as indispensable to Europe’s...

Myth, Empire, and Denial: How Abyssinia Became Ethiopia and Why the Truth Still Matters

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By David Yeh Few political projects in Africa rely as heavily on historical fabrication as modern Ethiopia. Nineteenth-century maps are...

The Comfortable Hypocrisy of Middle Powers and the Horn of Africa

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by Ghidewon Abay Asmerom Introduction Middle powers like Canada, Australia, Germany, and the EU present themselves as principled actors in a...

Eritrea’s Story, Africa’s Mirror: Lessons from Alemseged Tesfai’s “An African People’s Quest for Freedom and Justice: A Political History of Eritrea, 1941-1962”

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By Alula Frezghi Eritrea’s history has rarely been allowed to speak for itself. For much of the twentieth century, it...

Eritrea’s Independence and the Cost of Refusing Subordination: An Integrated Analysis

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by PI Demoz Introduction In the contemporary international system, sovereignty is praised in theory but rationed in practice. States are declared...

Defending Eritrea: Duty, Dignity, and Resolve

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by Tesfay Aradom The defense of our sovereignty and territorial integrity is a collective and solemn historical duty.During the post-independence...

Sovereignty Is Not Conditional: Obsessed Ethiopian Elites and the Abuse of History

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By David Yeh Introduction Few ideas in the politics of the Horn of Africa are as reckless and as dangerous as...