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Ah! Déjà vu: Abiy's regime shows striking resemblance to the Derg, hitting the replay bûtton on history!

@AligidirEritrea

Ok, we just learned that the Abiy regime's week long meeting concluded with a communique that, predictably, attempted to implicate Eritrea in Ethiopia's internal conflicts. How funny & yet predictable! In fact, this strategy -- I am told-- echoes the Derg regime's communiques of 1989, a time when Mengistu's regime was on the brink of collapse just two years before he fled the country. According to regional observers who remember the Derg regime, the PP regime, much like the Derg, is attempting to blame external forces for its self-inflicted wounds.

Abiy's regime is essentially claiming that without Eritrea's support, the various armed opposition groups wouldn't be able to exist and challenge his authority. How laughable! I doubt there are enough Ethiopians today who would be hoodwinked by this nonsense. The TPLF and the OLA existed long before Abiy's rise to power & continue to be significant forces. The FANO groups in the Amhara Region, on the other hand, emerged directly in response to Abiy's own ethno-fascist policies.

In short: it is clear that the PP regime is on the brink. Trump admin official Stephen Miller didn’t label Ethiopia yesterday as

one of the most dangerous places in the world

for no reason.

He’s got the files to prove it. My Ethiopian friends are right! The parallels b/n Abiy's regime and Mengistu's Derg, can’t be ignored. Both leaders, facing mounting internal opposition and a collapsing state, have resorted to a familiar playbook: externalizing blame to try to create a scapegoat to divert attention from their own failures. And don’t forget the red meat-- Red Sea Port. Mengistu's final communiques were filled with desperate, baseless accusations against external enemies, specifically Eritrea/EPLF/Shaebia, in a last-ditch effort to rally a population, but it didn’t work. He ran to Zimbabwe. Abiy's regime, by echoing this rhetoric, clearly is following a similar trajectory of denial and delusion. The growing unrest, more potent armed political groups, and the international community's alarm all indicate that Abiy’s regime is on its last legs, just as the Derg was in 1989. The writing is on the wall; the only question is how long it will be before the finale.

- CIAO

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PP zealots and trolls (I do not wish to use the new, rather derogatory, moniker: Potemkin Party, that is gaining traction these days) seem to be engrossed in intensive daily campaigns of defamation and demonization against Eritrea.

In this pathetic campaign, Eritrea's history, policies, development strategy and potential, as well as regional role continue to be sullied with vindictive and malicious harshness. The recent refrain revolves around Eritrea's "perennial ill-will against Ethiopia.. to disrupt its economic progress"!

In the event, it is imperative to underline these fundamentals to put the record straight:

1. Eritrea deeply cherishes the progress and prosperity of every country in the wider region both for the sake of the nations/peoples concerned and because it has dividends for the region as a whole. "Zero sum game" has no place in its regional policy and development calculus.

2. Throughout history, Eritrea has invariably been on the receiving end of imposed conflicts and threats by forces who covet its sovereign lands and resources. Its well-known mantra is and remains, in the historic words of PIA: "we will not relinquish what is ours as we do not covet what belongs to others!" ( ናትና ኣይንህብን፥ ዘይናትና ኣይንደልን".

3. Eritrea has substantial natural endowments and resources as well as industrious people/human capital which guarantee rapid and sustainable national economic growth and progress in a congenial environment of durable regional peace.

These are indelible facts that cannot be erased by sheer repetition of falsehoods and fabricated narratives to advance ulterior agendas.

The war-mongering psychosis that has apparently gripped certain political circles/Trolls in Ethiopia these days is astounding indeed. Almost on a daily basis, we see an upsurge of blatant distortion and revisions of ancient, medieval and modern history of the region; brazen rejection of relevant provisions of international law; and irresponsible recycling of inflammatory propaganda. All these to justifty and rationalize what is clearly illegal and that can only destabilize the region. "ጊሔስ ኣብ ክንዲ ትስተር፡ ትግተር" ኢዩ ነገሩ።

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Andargachew urges Ethiopians to firmly respect Eritrea’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, rejecting PP’s inflammatory claims over Assab. He stresses Eritrea has never denied Ethiopia “sea access for trade”, and calls all Ethiopians to take a clear stance without ambiguity concerning Eritrea’s sovereignty over its coastline — to promote peace, harmony, and shared economic growth.

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Abiy’s dangerous ‘Historical and Natural Rights to Red-Sea’

https://africanviews.net/abiys-dangerou ... o-red-sea/

Monday, August 11, 2025

Looking Back Critically at the Myths of Ethiopian Historical and Natural Rights to own sea-access in the Red Sea.

One must question not only the reckless course charted by Abiy Ahmed Ali and his Prosperity Party, but also the deeper, unspoken intentions that may lie beneath their rhetoric. At times, their words and actions appear less like nation-building and more like the deliberate acceleration of Ethiopia’s fragmentation. Their recent claim to a

historical and natural right

to Red Sea access is a striking example—an assertion that risks reopening long-suppressed historical wounds, wounds that cannot be healed with cosmetic

economic corridors

or symbolic resort projects.

Ethiopia’s political narrative has often been built on selective memory, avoiding uncomfortable truths. Yet, to understand the present crisis, we must confront those suppressed chapters. Consider the complex and little-discussed relationship between Sylvia Pankhurst—a British suffragette turned anti-fascist activist—and Emperor Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen).

Pankhurst, a committed Marxist-Leninist who once debated Lenin himself, dedicated the latter part of her life to fighting Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia. She met Haile Selassie during his exile in the 1930s and became his most vocal advocate in Britain, organizing public demonstrations and publishing a weekly newspaper, New Times and Ethiopia News, from her modest East London home. Her relentless lobbying kept Ethiopia in the British public eye, even as the British government—eager not to alienate Mussolini—treated Haile Selassie as an awkward guest and formally recognized Italy’s occupation.

The partnership between Pankhurst and Haile Selassie was, in many ways, an odd one. He was a monarch claiming divine descent from Solomon and Sheba, enshrining his “God-given” authority into the 1955 constitution. She was a nonconformist socialist, with little use for monarchy. Yet Haile Selassie rewarded her loyalty extravagantly: granting her Ethiopian citizenship, naming a street after her, giving her a villa in Addis Ababa, and ensuring she was buried with state honors beside members of the royal family—renaming her Wolete-Kristos (“Child of Christ”). She is the only foreign citizen to be awarded a patriots medal and the Order of the Queen of Sheba, by Haile sellasie, an honor usually reserved for foreign Queens.

When Sylvia had the opportunity to fly for the very first time in her life, her journey took her to Eritrea. There, in Asmara, she stood alongside the Union Party, delivering speeches and campaigning for Eritrea’s merger with Ethiopia. Though she had little understanding of the complex politics between the two nations, she became—much to the delight of Haile Selassie—the leading voice for a ‘Greater Ethiopia,’ to the deep disappointment of many in the Horn of Africa who had lived for centuries with their own distinct identities and histories.

Today, her name is largely absent from Ethiopian historical memory. This is no accident—her story forces Ethiopia to recall the six years of Italian occupation, shattering the official claim that Ethiopia was

never colonized.

Nor do popular narratives acknowledge Ethiopia’s political geography, before the mid-20th century. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, regions such as Shoa, Tigray, Gojam, Wollo, Gondar, and even Harar (where Haile Sellasie was born) existed under shifting alliances, betrayals, and rivalries. Yohannes betrayed Tewodros; Menelik betrayed Yohannes. Hailesellasie usurped Lij Eyassu…etc. Centralized control was tenuous, and vast territories like Tigray, Ogaden and Oromo lands lay outside any firm imperial authority. Eritrea, in particular, had no history of Abyssinian administration until after World War II, when geopolitical interests—especially those of the United States—enabled Haile Selassie to federate Eritrea with Ethiopia.

Against this historical backdrop, Abiy Ahmed’s assertion of an “inherent” Ethiopian right to Red Sea access is not just historically unsupported—it is a dangerous fabrication. It invokes a mythical past to justify present-day ambitions that risk violating international law and destabilizing the Horn of Africa.

The truth is more complex, and far less flattering, than the state’s official myths allow. Until Ethiopia reckons with this layered, often inconvenient history—rather than romanticizing a selectively remembered past—it will remain vulnerable to leaders who weaponize myth to serve short-term political ends.

Abiy Ahmed Ali exemplifies this tendency, today. His actions suggest a deliberate drive to return Ethiopia to its 19th-century patchwork of ethnic fiefdoms, distracting the public with pipe dreams of Red Sea access and grandiose projects, even as the nation endures economic hardship, ongoing wars, and deepening instability.



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Ethiopia does not have historical or "natural" right to access to the sea.

Ethiopia has no historical or "natural" right to sea access, only briefly gaining it through the 1962 annexation of Eritrea. Eritrea's fierce resistance led to Ethiopia's military defeat, and international legal instruments—such as the 1993 UN-sponsored Eritrean referendum, the 2000 Algiers Agreement, and the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary and Claims Commissions—have firmly established Ethiopia as a landlocked nation. Historically, Abyssinia evolved into Ethiopia through brutal conquests and genocide, operating as a dependent colonial empire. The current government's reckless policies risk reversing Ethiopia's trajectory, potentially reverting it to its Abyssinian origins.

Maps: From the Book, "The Invention of Ethiopia."

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Pictorial: Joyful smiles illuminated the vibrant celebrations at the National Eritrean Festival 2025, capturing the spirit of unity and cultural pride. #EritreaNationalFestival2025





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ኣብ ንኡስ ዞባ ዓዲ ተከሌዛን፡ ብተሳትፎ ኮምን ወፍሪ ተመሃሮ ንልምዓትን ልዕሊ 800 ሽሕ ፈልስታት ንምትካል ሰፊሕ ወፈራታት ይካየድ ኣሎ።

ህዝቢ በብምምሕዳር ከባቢኡ ተወዲቡ፡ ነቲ ኣብ ወርሒ ሓምለ ዝተጀመረ ናይ ምግራብ መደብ ንምዕዋት ይነጥፍ ከምዘሎ፡ ኣመሓዳሪ’ቲ ንኡስ ዞባ ኮሎኔል የማነ መብራህቱ ገሊጹ። ጋዜጣ ሓዳስ ኤርትራ





Assab fishermen @FikreJesus

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The Eritrean National Football Federation @ENFFONLINE2023 kicked off its highly anticipated National U17 Talent Identification Championship at Asmara Stadium.

Young athletes from Eritrea’s six regions are competing with skill, passion, and determination in this dynamic tournament.

This initiative is a cornerstone of the ENFF’s commitment to discovering and nurturing the next generation of Eritrean football stars, fostering talent development and paving the way for future champions.






Eritrea’s Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Beyene Russom, warmly hosted Mr. Paulos Woldehaimanot, President of the Eritrean Football Federation (ENFF) at his residence in Nairobi.




Mr. Woldehaimanot is in the Kenyan capital, as a pivotal member of the Organizing Committee for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024.





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Productive discussions today with H.E. Moses Vilakati, @_AfricanUnion Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE). The focus was on continental efforts to advance food security and the blue economy.

We highlighted Eritrea's successful initiatives in protecting marine resources and our national soil and water conservation program, which includes the construction of around 800 dams. @ERIEMBAET




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AI without internet: How a graduate from UAE's MBZUAI creates smart apps that work offline

Eritrean AI researcher Daniel Gebre, a graduate of MBZUAI, is dedicated to developing artificial intelligence solutions for low-connectivity environments.

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Beles, (በለስ) the local name for cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica), is Eritrea's most popular fresh fruit during the rainy season.

Asmara @GhideonMusa

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ሃገራዊ ማሕበር መንእሰያትን ተመሃሮን ኤርትራ፡ ኣብ ሽርክነትን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝተሰረተ ኩለ-መዳያዊ ዲፕሎማሲ መንእሰያት ምድንፋዕ ኣብ ትሕቲ ዝብል ቴማ፡ ዋዕላ መንእሰያት ኣፍሪቃ ካብ 9-12 ነሓሰ ኣብ ሉዋንዳ ኣንጎላ ይሳተፉ ኣለዉ።



ኣብዚ መደብ ብወገን ኤርትራ፡ ሓላፊ ክፍሊ ስራሓት ወጻኢ ኣብ ሃገራዊ ማሕበር መንእሰያትን ተመሃሮን ኤርትራ ኣቶ ዳንኤል እያሱ፡ ሓላፊ ክፍሊ ፖለቲካን ውዳበን ሃማመተኤ ጨንፈር ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ኣቶ ሱሌማን ዮሱፍ፡ ከምኡ'ውን ሓላፊ ቆንሱላዊ ጉዳያት ኣብ ቤት ጽሕፈት ጠቕላሊ ቆንስል ሃገረ ኤርትራ ኣብ ኣንጎላ ኣቶ ሓጎስ ዘሚኪኤል ይርከብዎም።




እዚ ካብ ኩለን ሃገራት ኣፍሪቃ ዝተወከሉ መንእሰያትን መራሕቲ መንእሰያትን ዘሳትፍ ዘሎ ዋዕላ፡ ዝተፈላለዩ ንቴማ ዘንጸባርቑ ሰሚናራትን መጽናዕታዊ ጽሑፋትን ዝቐርበሉ ዘሎ ኮይኑ፡ ብማሕበር መንእሰያት መላእ ኣፍሪቃን ሚኒስትሪ መንእሰያትን ስፖርትን ኣንጎላን እዩ ዝእንገድ ዘሎ።

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PlusX, Reshid, and Dina weave a mesmerizing tapestry of Afar rhythms and Tigrinya soul, delivering a powerful sonic celebration that vibrates with Eritrean pride and universal groove.

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ምዕቃብ ባህላዊ ውርሻታት፡ ምዕቃብ መንነት

ኣብርሃም ዘርእ (ወዲ ሃለቃ) @shabait

Aug 10, 2025



ባህሊ ኣዝዩ ሰፊሕ ትርጉም ዝሓዘለ መግለጺ ህላወ ደቂ ሰብ እዩ። እዚ ማለት ድማ፡ ንሓደ እኩብ ሕብረተ-ሰብ፡ ንማሕበራዊ ጉዳያቱን መንነቱን፡ ከምኡ’ውን ንኣቃውማኡን መንፈሳውን ነገራውን ኣእምሮኣውን ስምዒታቱን ዘጠቓልል ኣድማሳዊ ደንበ እዩ። ንኣእምራውን ኣካላውን መልክዓት ወይ ቅርጺ ጥበባት ሕብረተ- ሰባት ድማ ይትንትን።

ብሓፈሻ ባህሊ ክበሃል እንከሎ፡ ንያታታት፡ ወግዒታት፡ ልምድታት፡ ኣነባብራ፡ እምነታት፡ ክብርታት፡ መሰላት፡ ኣገባባት፡... ይሓቁፍ። መብዛሕትኡ እዋን ባህሊ፡ ክዳን ናይ ሓደ ሕብረተ- ሰብ እናተባህለ እዩ ዝግለጽ። ባህላዊ ውርሻታት ድማ፡ ንሞራልን ግዴታን፡ ምሕደራን ስርዓትን፡ እምነትን ቋንቋን፡ ... ኣህዛብ ዝገልጽ ሰፊሕ ዓውዲ እውን እዩ። ሰብ ንገዛእ ርእሱ ፈሊጡ ብሓደ ስሚዒትን ኣገባብን ሓቢሩን ተወሃሂዱን ንኽነብር ዝገብሮ ሓይሊ እንተ ደኣ ኣሎ’ውን ባህሊ እዩ።

ሕብረተ-ሰባት ንዓወታቶምን ፍሽለታቶምን፡ ጥበባቶምን ክእለታቶምን፡ ልምድታቶምን ፍልልያቶምን፡ ስኒቶምን ሕብረቶምን፡ ንሓይሎምን ብሉጽነቶምን ... ብባህሊ ኣቢሎም እዮም ዝገልጽዎን ዝትንትንዎን። ናብ ሰማዕቲ ወይ ተዓዘብቲ ድማ፡ በቲ ሓቀኛን ትኽክለኛን መልክዓቱን ክቐርብ ይኽእል። በቲ ንዕኡ ዝውክል ኣገባባት ድማ፡ ከይወሰኸን ከይጐደለን ንጋሻን ንዋናን ብማዕረ ክምድረኽ ይኽእል። ባህሊ ሓቀኛ ምስሊ ሓደ ቀቢላ፡ ብሄር፡ ሕብረተሰባት፡ ሃገር፡ ኣህዛብ ዝገልጽ እዩ። ሓደስቲ ፈጠራታት ኣብ ምምሃዝ፡ ኣብ ምፍታሕ ግርጭታትን’ውን ካብቶም ቀንዲ ሓይሊ ናይ ባህሊ እዮም።

ባህሊ፡ ካብ ዘመነ ጥንቲ ካብ ሓደ ወለዶ ናብ ካልእ ወለዶታት ብዝተፈላለዩ ኣገባባትን ስርዓታትን ክመሓላለፍ ዝጸንሐ ኣብ ህይወት ደቂ-ሰብ ወሳኒ ዝዀነ ነገር እዩ። ባህሊ ኣካላዊ (tangible) ከምኡ’ውን ረቂቕ ባህላዊ (intangible culture) ተባሂሉ ኣብ ክልተ ምድባት ይኽፈል። ኣካላዊ ባህላዊ ውርሻ ዝበሃል፡ ነቶም ነገራዊ ህላወ ዘለዎም ክጭበጡን ክድህሰሱን ዝኽእሉ ታሪኻውያን ስነ-ጥንታውን ቦታታት፡ ዝተፈላለዩ ናውቲ መሳርሒ ሕብረተ-ሰባት ዝነበሩ ቅርስታትን ከጠቓልል እንከሎ፡ ረቂቕ ባህላዊ ውርሻ ግን፡ ንእምነታት፡ ልምድታት፡ ቋንቋታት፡ ያታዊ ወግዒታት፡ ምርኢታዊ ጥበባት፡ ጽንብላትን ፈስቲቫላትን ... ይጥርንፍን ይሓቊፍን።

ስለዚ ባህሊ ሰፊሕን ዓሚቝን ትርጕም ዝሓዘ መግለጺ መንነትን ህላወን ደቂ ሰብ እዩ። ሰባት ካብ ካልኦት ፍጡራት ወይ ህይወታውያን ዝፈልዮም ነገራት’ውን ባህሊ’ዩ። ካልኦት ፍጡራት ወይ ህይወታውያን ኣብ ባህርይ ዝዓደሎም ክእለት ብምምርኳስ፡ ነቲ ንኽነብሩ ዘድልይዎም ነገራት ከም ምምጋብ፡ ምዕራፍ፡ ምፍራይ፡ ምምእራር፡ ምጒዓዝ ... ዝኣመሰለ ተግባራት ክፍጽሙ እንከለዉ፡ ሰብ ግን ኣብቲ ብባህርይ ዝተዓደሎ ልዑል ናይ ምስትውዓልን ምጥባብን ዓቕሙ ተመርኲሱ፡ ንምንባር ዘኽእልዎ ከፍርን ከጥርን ንዕኡ ዘመሓድረሉ ስርዓታትን ሕግታትን ካልኦት ናይ ጥበብ ምህዞታትን ክምህዝን ክሰርሕን ከምኡ’ውን ንውሉድ ወለዶ ከሰጋግሮ ይኽእል።

ብተወሳኺ፡ ደቂ-ሰብ ኣብ ሓደ እዋን ንቦታን ምስ ከባቢኦም ተወሃሂዶምን ተመሳሲሎምን ኣብ ከባብያዊ ጸጋታት ብምምርኳስ፡ ንቐጻሊ ምንባር ዘድልዮም ጥበባትን ስርዓታትን ከከም ኵነታቱ እናቐየሩ ንቐጻሊ ህይወቶምን ወለዶኦምን ዘናብር ዝምህዝዎ ኣገባብ ኣነባብራ ጥበብን ጽባቐን፡ ንፍልጠቶምን ታሪኾምን ዝሓዘ ስለ ዝዀነ፡ ካብ ወለዶ ናብ ወለዶ ዝሰጋገር ውርሻ እዩ።

እቲ ሓደ ካብ ወለዶ ናብ ወለዶ ነዚ ክቡር ናይ ደቂ ሰብ ጥበብ ወይ ምህዞ ከሰጋግር ዝኽእል ኣካል ረቂቕ ባህሊ እቲ ናይ ምብህሃል መሳርሒ ዝዀነ ቋንቋ እዩ። ሰብ ማሕበራዊ ከም ምዃኑ መጠን፡ ብሓባር ናይ ምስራሕን ናይ ምንባርን ባህሊ ኣለዎ። ሓሳባቱ እናወሃሃደ ድማ፡ ነቲ ማሕበራዊ ህይወቱን ዘጋጥምዎ ሽግራትን ባህርያውን ሰባዊ መሰናኽላትን ሓቢሩ ንምብዳህ ዘኽእል ኣብ ምዕባለ ሕብረተ-ሰብ ዓቢ ግደ ዝጻወት ቋንቋ እዩ። ብሓፈሻ ሕብረተ-ሰባት ኣብ’ቲ ዝነብርዎ ከባቢ ዘንብር ስርዓታትን ቋንቋታትን እናመሃዘ ይነብር። በዚ መሰረት ድማ፡ ኣብ ዓለምና ዝተፈላለየ ባህልታትን ቋንቋታትን ይርከቡ።

ባህሊ ካብ ወለዶ ናብ ወለዶ እናተሰጋገረ ክኸይድ ዝጸንሐ ኣገዳሲ ነገር’ኳ እንተዀነ፡ ንዘመናዊ መንእሰይ ብዝተመሓየሸ ኣገባብ ባህሉ ንኸይጠፍእ ክቐርብ ይኽእል። በቲ ንዕኡ ዝርደኦ ምህዞን ጥበብን ተሓዊስዎ፡ ክርዕሞ ከምኡ’ውን ክስዕቦን ክዕቅቦን ከም ዘለዎ ክግበር ይከኣል እዩ። ብኸምዚ ድማ፡ ውርሻታትና፡ ክሰጋገር ይኽእል። ምኽንያቱ፡ ሓደ ሕብረተ-ሰብ እናተኸባበረ ክነብርን ምስ ኵርዓት መንነቱ ክነብር እንተ ደኣ ኰይኑ፡ ባህሊ ናይ ሓባር ኣሳሪ ፈትሊ እዩ። ቈልዑትን መንእሰያትን ድማ፡ ብባህሎምን ክብርታቶምን ተዀስኲሶም ክዓብዩ እንከለዉ ዝያዳ ኣድማዕቲ ይዀኑ።

እዞም ካብ ዝሓለፉ ወለዶታት ናብ ቀጻሊ ወለዶታት ዝሰግሩ ስነ-ፍልጠት፡ ጥበብን ታሪኽን፡ ቅርስታት... ዝሓዙ ረቀቕቲን ኣካላውን ባህሊ ንምስግጋሮም ዝገብሮ ኣገዳሲ ምኽንያት ኣሎ። ንሳቶም ከኣ፡

ታሪኽን እንታይነትን፡ ክብረትን መንነትን

ዝብሉ ኣምራት እዮም።

ምኽንያቱ፡ ብዘይ ታሪኽ መንነት የለን። ብዘይ መንነት ከኣ ክብረት ስለ ዘየለ።

ስለዚ፡ ብዛዕባ ባህሊ ንዛረብ እንተ ደኣ ኣለና፡ ኩሉ ዜጋ ብመንነቱ ኮሪዑ ንኽነብር ባህሊ ክዕቅብ ኣገዳሲ ይኸውን። ናይ ምዕቃብ ሓላፍነቱ ድማ፡ ናይ ነፍሲ-ወከፍ ዜጋ እዩ። ነዚ ንምግባር፡ ንቕሓትን ኣፍልጦን ህዝቢ ኣዕቢኻ ታሪኹን ባህሉን ዝፈልጥን ዝዕቅብን ህዝቢ ክኸውን ብውዱብ ኣገባብ ቀጻሊ ክስራሓሉ ይግባእ። ብዓብይኡ ከኣ፡ መንግስታውያን ኣካላት ከምኡ’ውን፡ ናይ’ቲ ዓውዲ ክኢላታት ኣዝዩ ኣገዳሲ እዩ። ነዚ ንምግባር ድማ፡ ቅኑዕ ኣተዓቓቕባ ተኸቲልካ ብመጽናዕቲ ብምስናድ፡ ምምሃርን ምንቃሕን ካብ ብርሰት ባህልን መንነትን ክንከላኸልን ክንድሕንን ንኽእል። እዚ ከኣ ሓላፍነት ናይ ሓደ ንቑሕ ዜጋ እዩ።



ከም ኣብነት ኣብ ሃገርና ኣብ ትሽዓቲአን ብሄራትና፡ ንብዙሕነተን ዘጉልሕን ንልምድታተንን ወግዕታተንን ድማ ዝገልጽን ዘዅርዕን፡ ነናተን ረቂቕ ባህላዊ ውርሻታት ኣለወን። ነዚ ሃብታም ባህላዊ ውርሻታት ናብ ዝመጽእ ወለዶታት ንምዕቃቡን ንምስግጋሩን ድማ፡ ሃገርና ምስ ውድብ ትምህርትን ስነ-ፍልጠትን ባህልን ውድብ ሕቡራት ሃገራት ማለት ዩኔስኮ ብዕቱብ ትሰርሓሉ ዘላ ዕዮ እዩ። ኣብ’ዚ መዳይ’ዚ ሃገርና ጀሚራቶ ዘላ ተፈላጥነት ክብሪ መዝገብን ተቐባልነትን ድማ ሃገርና ንእትውንኖ ጸጋታት ውርሻታት ዘመላኽት እዩ።

ብሓፈሻ ባህላዊ ውርሻታትና ንምዕቃቡን፡ ዓቂብካ ከኣ ንምስግጋሩን ዓቢ ወፍርን ስራሕን ከም ዘድሊ ዘማትእ ኣይኰነን። ኣብ ቅርዓት ኤክስፖ ዝእንገድ ሃገራዊ ዓመታዊ ፈስቲቫልን ካልኦት ዓበይቲ ኣጋጣሚታትን ብምስራዕ ውርሻታትና ክዕቀቡን ክስነዱን ዕድል ይረኽቡ እዮም። ኣብ’ዚ ደንበን ሓድነትን፡ መጋርያ ፍቕርን ምትእኽኻብን እዚ ንቕሓት ሕብረሰተ-ሰብ ክብ ኣቢልካ ቋንቋኡን ባህሉን ወግዒታቱን ንኽዕቅብ ዓቢ ኣጋጣሚ እዩ። ባህሊ ዝዕቀብ እቶም ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ እዋናት፡ ኣብ ኩሉ ኵርንዓት ሃገርና ዝእንገዱ ሃይማኖታውን ባህላውን ፈስቲቫላት፡ ንግደታት፡ ኣጋጣሚታት ... ቀጻልነቶም መታን ክወሓስ ክተባብዑ ግዴታ እዩ። ምኽንያቱ፡ እዞም ኣብ ላዕሊ ዝዘርዘርናዮም ኣጋጣሚታት ሓደ መዳይን ጥበብን ናይ ኣተዓቃቕባ ባህላዊ ውርሻታትን ኣጋጣሚታትን ስለ ዝዀኑ።

[Zmeselo]

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We Can Move Abroad — But We’ll Never Move Eritrea Out of Our Hearts.

They’ve tried it all:
Sanctions to choke us
Smear campaigns to isolate us
Migration traps to drain our people
All with one goal — empty Eritrea for exploitation. They failed. Miserably.

But here’s their mistake: Eritrea is not just a place — it’s in our DNA.

What they’ll never get (and thank God they won’t):
Our bond with Eritrea is soul-deep — no passport, no paycheck can buy it.
We own our struggles — and we fix them ourselves, without pity or poison.
We know exactly who tried to deny our independence in 1952 — and who we fought for 30 years to defeat.
Eritrea is the promise of our martyrs — and we will never let that flame die.

We stand on the pillars that built our nation from ashes:
Unity that can’t be broken
Spirit that can’t be crushed
Resilience that can’t be bought
Hope that refuses to fade
Self-reliance that shocks the world

We are not lost.
We are Global but Grounded .
Proud. Fierce. Eritrean.

Eritrea’s independence wasn’t given — it was earned with blood, sacrifice, and soul.
Under pressure, we rise — not despite the pain, but because of it.

Your turn: What does Eritrea mean to you?

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