"Agame", "adgi", "qomal" etc are all fair game but we have never used traditionally used slurs againsts Oromos (because we don't border them and historically did not interact). This is something you only see amongst the new gens raised on TikTok copying Ethiopians. You don't need to be horrible to get your point across.

Ebro Ahmed is FULL Eritrean. Why are Somalis claiming him after his heroic attempt?

I dont want to hear it dosent matter or so. We are a small country with limited reputation. Why are Eritreans so silent about it??

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6zjx41gxxp1o

I think Ethiopia and Eritrea reunifying (in some form) is more likely than people think.

A 2026 study from the Policy Studies Institute estimates Ethiopia loses $19B–$31B annually from being landlocked—that’s 13%–23% of GDP. Not just port fees, but slower trade, higher costs, and lost growth. That kind of drag isn’t sustainable long-term.

Now add something people overlook:

There’s been a rise in Eritrean–Ethiopian relationships and marriages, especially in the diaspora. And not many Eritreans marry each other. Socially and culturally, the populations are still deeply tied.

On the flip side, Eritrea is dealing with economic stagnation and population decline (migration + low growth), which creates its own long-term pressure.

So you’ve got:

• A huge economic incentive (Red Sea access for Ethiopia)

• Strong cultural overlap

• Demographic and economic pressure on Eritrea

• A shared history that never fully disconnected

A lack of opportunity and infrastructure

Politics is the obvious barrier, but zoom out 20–50 years it’s not crazy to see some kind of economic union, federation, or even reunification being seriously considered.

Same dude who plagiarized his PhD, I'm questioning his intelligence rn 🤔🧐.

Eritrea is among the Global South countries that rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on Gaza at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The address took place on 24 September 2026 in the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York.

Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh left the room; Ethiopia’s UN representatives stayed.

Here comes this question is Ethiopia really a panafricanist anti-imperialist country? (opinion)

source world in maps https://www.instagram.com/p/DdtFAaNFgqw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

This is a recent trend on Eritrean tiktok. People are updating the whereabouts of their family members or friends and in most of them, only the parents are left in Eritrea while the children/friends are scattered all over the world. Eritrea is undergoing a population collapse that she will never recover from.

And tying it to the recent hot topic on this sub, this is why a lot of Eritreans see marrying outside as an existential crisis. And before you all come jumping about how it’s because Eritreans are racist etc etc almost every community cares about preservation because this is not just an Eritrean thing. I’ve seen a lot of Jamaicans complaining about how their diaspora community is mixing itself into extinction because the fully black Jamaicans are now a minority within the Jamaican community in places like the U.K. and while this process of mixing and eventually completely assimilating to your host country affects other immigrant communities, it has a far bigger impact on on the Eritrean diaspora because we are migrating at an apocalyptic rate and we did not have a massive population to begin with. And let’s face it, someone who has one Eritrean grandparent will not feel the same way about Eritrea as someone that is fully Eritrean. Neither is this process of assimilation inevitable because there are a lot of communities (Jews, Indians etc) that tend to overwhelmingly avoid intermixing despite being in the west for generations and this even plays a part in why they tend to be generally successful migrant communities. I partially blame the parents because they are telling their children they should marry Eritrean but are not actually telling them why that matters for our community and our country. Neither is our community good at matchmaking, specifically for the second gen which makes it harder to meet, date and eventually marry other Eritreans.

Let’s be completely honest with ourselves for a second. We Habeshas are arguably the closest people on this planet. Think about it. We share the same beautiful culture, the same incredible food, the same rich history, and the same deep-rooted beliefs. When we are abroad in the diaspora, all those political borders completely melt away. We eat at the same tables, laugh at the same jokes, and look out for each other like blood relatives. Away from home, we are just one family.

Yet, back in our homeland, it feels like an endless heartbreak. It seems like we can’t even go a single decade without politicians igniting another fire, forcing us to bleed, and tearing our people apart. Lately, the internet has been flooded with terrifying rumors. Whispers of Ethiopian troops moving toward the Assab port through the Afar region, and counter-rumors of Eritrean movements near Tigray. It leaves a heavy pit in the stomach: What happened to the sudden, aggressive talk of invading the Assab port by force? What is really going on behind the scenes, and who is going to pay the ultimate price for it?

Look at our African neighbors. You don’t see Kenyans and Ugandans slaughtering each other just because one is landlocked and the other has an ocean. You don’t see Egyptians and Libyans going to war over petty border lines.

So why us? Why are we destroying the lives of people who look exactly like us, who carry the same DNA, just because leaders in palaces refuse to agree? It is absolutely devastating to watch. Honestly, at this point, it feels like the only sane option left is to force these politicians to step down completely. Why not hire highly educated, neutral administrators from other parts of the world to simply handle governance like a public service, pay them a salary, and get them away from our emotions?

It breaks my heart that our brothers and sisters can share a meal in peace anywhere else in the world, but can't find peace at home. So, Eritreans

—I’m asking from a place of genuine pain and exhaustion:

What is the solution?

• How do we break this endless, vicious cycle before more innocent blood is spilled?

• How do we protect our beautiful, shared bond from being permanently shattered by political greed?

it is biased—or at least simplified—to frame Aksum as the legacy of all of “Ethiopia” in the way the modern Ethiopian federal state is structured today.

• Aksum’s core was confined to the northern highlands, specifically in areas inhabited by Tigrinya-speaking and Agaw-related peoples—groups centered in modern Tigray (Tigrinya people) and central/highland Eritrea.
• The Oromo, Amhara, Somali, Afar, Sidama, Wolaita, and other southern or eastern Ethiopian groups had no connection to Aksum in terms of language (e.g., Ge’ez), religion (many were not Christian at the time), or governance (they were not under Aksumite rule).
• These groups became part of modern Ethiopia through conquest, assimilation, or colonization during the imperial expansions of the late 19th century, particularly under emperors like Menelik II.

So, when the modern Ethiopian state claims Aksum as a unifying civilizational origin, that narrative can erase or distort the historical reality that Aksum was specific to a much smaller ethno-cultural core—mainly the Tigrinya and closely related Agaw and Semitic-speaking highlanders.

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1. So Why Does Ethiopia Claim Aksum as a National Legacy?

It’s partly myth in monarchy legitimacy and partly nation-building: • The imperial state of Ethiopia, especially under Haile Selassie, deliberately crafted a national narrative that linked the modern empire to Aksum, presenting a continuous Christian monarchy stretching from antiquity to the 20th century. This was central to Ethiopian identity-building, particularly to counter colonial narratives that Africa had no history. • The capital, Addis Ababa, is far south of Aksum, and many in Ethiopia do not speak Tigrinya or even Amharic as a first language. But the Orthodox Church, the monarchy, and the national symbols all leaned heavily on the Aksumite past. • In doing so, Ethiopia claimed Aksumite heritage as national, even though much of the population had no direct ancestral or cultural link to it.

So yes—this can be seen as a state-centered appropriation of a legacy that, in reality, belonged much more narrowly to the northern Semitic-speaking highlands.

⸻ 3. Was the West Complicit in This Bias?

Also a sharp point.

Yes, Western historians, archaeologists, and colonial powers often accepted and reinforced the Ethiopian state’s narrative without critically analyzing how ethnically and regionally specific Aksum was. • Many Western sources refer to Ethiopia as the “only African empire that resisted colonization”, and celebrate its Christian antiquity through Aksum, without acknowledging that this legacy was not shared by most of the peoples incorporated into Ethiopia in the 19th century. • This has political consequences, especially when heritage claims are used to justify territorial control or cultural hegemony within Ethiopia.

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So, What’s the More Accurate Narrative? • The Aksumite Empire was primarily the heritage of the Tigrinya and Agaw-related highland peoples, in what is now Tigray and central/highland Eritrea. • The modern states of Eritrea and Ethiopia both have partial claims, but neither can claim exclusive ownership. • The idea that all Ethiopians are heirs to Aksum is a political myth, not a historical fact. It’s useful for nation-building, but it flattens ethnic and cultural differences.

“Behailu Nadew”, an Ethiopian migrant in the United Kingdom, has been convicted of sexual assault and has been ordered by a judge to be deported back to his homeland. It was only after he was given the deportation order that he finally admitted to being an Ethiopian national, and not an Eritrean as he had previously claimed to be. Behailu has had 10 previous offenses in the UK since 2022 for various crimes, including burglary, drugs, carjacking, vandalism, and “low-level assaults”. Because Behailu was masquerading as an Eritrean asylum seeker, many sources are still falsely identifying him as an Eritrean despite his Ethiopian identity already being revealed by his lawyer and Amharic translator.

How do you view them?

He's actually lost it. Who can openly threat a country like that?

Nobody wants WAR. Nobody needs it. This is madness! Who's calling the shots here, UAE?!

https://youtu.be/Se7zACqZTUM?is=h6sRRFDhVvXVAkrI

By now, Eritreans from all corners of the world must understand this clear and undeniable truth regarding our modern geopolitical era. US sanctions on Eritrea are not about "human rights" or "democracy." US sanctions are economic warfare, designed to crush a nation that refuses to bow to empire.

In 2025, US exports to Eritrea dropped by 89.9%. Imports dropped by 79.9%. The US cut Eritrea off from SWIFT, the global banking system, making it nearly impossible for the country to trade with the rest of the world. Only three countries are currently excluded from SWIFT are Russia, North Korea, and Eritrea.

What does this mean?

It means Eritreans cannot buy medicine, construction materials, or machinery. Businesses cannot trade with international partners. Even remittances from the diaspora are nearly impossible to send through legal channels. This is entirely collective punishment at a mass scale.

Sanctions Are Killing People

The US State Department itself admits that sanctions have severely restricted foreign investment, and that "the lack of a commercial code" and "disconnection from the international financial system" have isolated Eritrea.

When medicine, food, and fuel cannot enter, who suffers? The people suffer, such as the patient who cannot get life-saving medication, the family who cannot build a home because materials are blocked, and the worker who cannot earn a living because imports are cut off. The diaspora living in the west that support these measures against our people, or who simply do not understand the full magnitude of sanctions, are fundamentally in support of killing our people.

The Eritrean government has formally argued that sanctions have hindered trade, investment, and social progress. The US does not care. They instead fund opposition groups that promote misinformation about our government’s policies and procedures.

What is the Real Motive of Sanctions?

In 2026, reports emerged that the US was considering lifting sanctions, because the US needed Eritrea's strategic position in the Red Sea. With the Iran crisis and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the US suddenly needed an alternative trade route. Thirteen percent of global oil shipments pass through the Red Sea, right next to Eritrea.

The question we must be asking is, are these sanctions for "humanitarian" reasons? No, when strategy demands it, they drop sanctions in a heartbeat. The sanctions have always been a weapon, rather than about principle. Eritrea's UN ambassador has described the sanctions as a deliberate policy to "impair and disable" our country. They are absolutely correct with this analysis.

The Delusion of "Economic Reforms"

Some people, especially diaspora liberals, love to lecture Eritrea about "economic reforms". They advocate to lift currency controls, allow private construction, open markets, peg the Nakfa to gold, and other exploitative measures. These are not our true solutions. As a mater of fact, they are fantasies disconnected from material reality. You cannot open markets when you have no foreign reserves. You cannot lift import bans when you have no dollars to buy imports. You cannot allow private construction when building materials require foreign currency that sanctions have cut off.

The US State Department itself admits that Eritrea's "disconnection from international financial systems" and "lack of a commercial code" severely limit foreign investment. The "reforms" they propose would only collapse the currency, trigger hyperinflation, and destroy whatever remains of the economy.

The only real solution is the immediate and unconditional lifting of US sanctions.

That is the first step. The second is building genuine partnerships with nations that do not seek to dominate us. China has reaffirmed its commitment to 100% tariff-free treatment for goods from Eritrea. Chinese mining investments are already driving growth in sectors like the Colluli potash project. Russia has approved the creation of a Russian-Eritrean commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation.

Further trade with Russia and China has proven to enhance economic growth. Through mutual beneficial trade and partnership of equals. BRICS offers Eritrea a path to economic integration outside the US-dominated financial system. Eritrea is actively seeking to work with BRICS, and BRICS partners benefit from principles of sovereign equality and strategic cooperation.

The DPRK proves that even under the heaviest sanctions, socialist states can build resilient economies through self-reliance and strategic partnerships. Eritrea shares that same spirit.

The US does not want Eritrea to develop. Instead, they want Eritrea to kneel buy into IMF-style "reforms." When strategic necessity demanded it, like amid the Iran crisis and Strait of Hormuz tensions, Washington suddenly considered lifting sanctions.

Those who are still deluded call Eritrea a "dictatorship" while ignoring the nation that drops bombs every single week. The fundamentally deluded still believe the "human rights" lie while ignoring the sanctions that are killing children in Haiti, Yemen, Gaza, etc.

Eritrea exists and refuses to kneel to Ethiopia nor Washington.

Eritrea will not and must not kneel to Ethiopian nor western imperialism. Eritrea will not die, so long as we remain united just as our martyrs struggled for 30+ years for our self determination. We have been battered, time and time again, yet we still stand. Our economy is wounded for the moment, but it is not broken. Our people are under siege, but they are not defeated. We stand because of the will of a people who refuse to bow to their tormentor. It is our responsibility to stand for what is right. To ensure our long term stability and sovereignty, we cannot sell ourselves to the west. US imperialism is a plague, and it deserves to die. We will be there, standing on its ruins, building the future we deserve. Until then, we cannot give up our revolutionary struggle.

Awet N’Hafash! ✊🏾🇪🇷🔥

I remember reading Berhane Abrehe's book a while back and there was a page where he spoke about how he looked forward to the Oromo and Southern youth taking over Ethiopia given that they did not identify as Habesha and so perhaps would be less covetous of Eritrea's territory and less prone to what most call "albaso politics".

Now did this materialise? No. But surprisingly an opportunity has arisen in the inverse.

The political ascendency of the Oromo and their gradual shift to ethnic majoritarianism will mean that the civilisational state of Ethiopia, centred around Orthodox Christianity and highlanders will effectively be dead in the minds of many Amhara and Tigrayans. Who will they see as more dependable? An increasingly Pentecostal and non-Habesha Ethiopia ruled by someone called Abiy AHMED ALI or an Eritrea to the north that they perceive to be predominantly Orthodox and Highlander populated (even if that's not necessarily the case in reality).

Eritrea can position itself as the last bulwark of the North and cleave away the Highlanders of Ethiopia to use as our useful idiots. The Oromo and Southern Peoples of Ethiopia cannot make the same emotive arguments about shared culture and heritage that the Amhara and Tigrayans used to use when they were in power. This is why their diatribes about "Barentu and Assab were originally Oromo" sound delusional to any sane person. This is essentially what Ximdo is in the macro - to pit the North and the South against each other while we pull the strings. This is already working. Shabia could not even imagine fomenting this much discord in Ethiopia through their proxies when Woyane were in charge.

This is why I am all in on Ximdo as someone who dislikes all Ethiopians, irrespective of their background.

Research indicates that Eritrea has over 80,000 recorded archaeological sites, making it second only to Egypt in terms of archaeological density on the African continent. Major sites include [Qohaito] (an massive ancient commercial city), [Adulis] (the principal port of the Aksumite Empire), and [Metera] (home to the Hawulti obelisk).

There are deep political, ideological, and historical reasons why Eritrea chooses not to loud-mouth this heritage, while the central government in Addis Ababa boasts about it constantly:

1. The Need for a Unique "Eritrean" Identity

When Eritrea fought its 30-year war for independence from Ethiopia (1961–1991), it had to build a national identity that separated it completely from Ethiopia.

Because Ethiopia had already co-opted the Aksumite legacy as its own national brand, emphasizing Aksum too heavily would play right into the Ethiopian narrative that Eritrea was "historically part of greater Ethiopia."

To counter this, the Eritrean state focused its pride on the Ghedli (the liberation struggle) and its modern history, rather than its ancient history.

1. Safeguarding Multi-Ethnic Unity

Eritrea is composed of nine recognized ethnic groups. The Tigrinya-speaking population (Biher-Tigrinya) makes up roughly 50% of the country, while the other half consists of Tigre, Afar, Saho, Kunama, and others.

The Aksumite heritage belongs exclusively to the highland Tigrinya and Saho peoples.

If the Eritrean government heavily promoted Aksum as the dominant symbol of the nation, it would alienate the other seven ethnic groups. To maintain internal harmony, the government deliberately elevates modern, unified symbols—like the architecture of [Asmara] or the struggle of [Nakfa]—over ancient Aksumite ones.

1. Isolation and Tourism Policies

While Ethiopia heavily commercialized Aksum, built hotels, and pushed for international UNESCO tourism, Eritrea took a vastly different path after independence:

The "Hermit Kingdom" Approach: Eritrea’s government restricted mass tourism, requiring travel permits for foreigners to leave Asmara.

Unexcavated History: Because of this lack of commercialization, it is estimated that only 20% of massive ancient sites like Qohaito have actually been excavated. The ruins sit quietly in the highlands, virtually untouched by the modern world.

The university environment is too longhoused. We have a very small Eritrean student body where we, predominantly male, regime supporters are shamed into concealing our identity. The student body caters towards a "Habesha" identity that we do not subscribe to and they organise events that are co-hosted with Ethiopian students. Our absence from these events has started to tip people off about our political orientations. Luckily we have been able to chill with both the Somali and Sudanese student associations as surrogate institutions and they have accepted us with open arms. Any fellow Shabia youth going through the same struggles. Should war kick off between Eritrea and Ethiopia, I anticipate that we will take over and evangelise many more Eritreans who are currently straying from the right path and make them see the light.

just came back from a wedding & i've always been on the fence about marrying within the culture bc of a myriad of reasons but thinking about it ... but maybe i do want to break generational curses with you. maybe i do want to bring the diaspora together in our own way. maybe i do want to raise a alexander isak or lily yohannes with you. maybe i do want to build a tremendous life with you & pave the path for others. lol i'm just very excited about this epiphany i developed out of nowhere, but maybe just MAYBE if i can find the right one (who is progressive & ambitious), this will be worth bearing.

The 4th front sometimes just known as 4G came forward to really help their country by heavily funding the regime that has led Eritrea into darkness over the past 35 years. If Eritrea had a national budget, perhaps this could be excused but instead we do not know if this money will really be used to increase military capabilities or are we just adding more to offshore bank accounts?