Ethiopia and Eritrea: Rebirth at the Border - BBC World Service Documentaries

In September 2018, the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea was opened for the first time in 20 years, giving communities on both sides the chance to reconnect and move on with their lives.
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Travel, trade, and phone communication had been impossible, separating families and destroying businesses, but the border town of Zalambessa began to transform. Trade, construction, family lives blossomed.
Yet, official checkpoints soon closed again for trade and vehicles due to political uncertainty. Border movement continues informally, on foot only. Hope and optimism remains, but now there is also frustration for families and despair for businesses.
In this film we follow the lives of a young Ethiopian family with relatives living on both sides of the border. We join them to celebrate the baptism of their first born son, and learn about their work and hopes about the future.
They are joined by a family photographer who has lived in Zalambessa all his life, and we meet an Eritrean businessman who is building a hotel in the town in hope that it remains hub for both Ethiopians and Eritreans.
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Director, producer: Dawn Lake
Associate producer: Rob Wilson
Camera: Nick Bennett
Edit: Amanda Gunn
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[@Shaarkeey100]

Eritreans are nice and polite people. I love their culture and eri music like Hani Mehritab, Helen Meles , Eden Kesete, Yonatan tedese dula. Selam from Somalia🇸🇴. Wish you a better future.

[@howtotieatie5845]

Thank you bro

[@glghsfsstf0510]

Selam my Somali brother 🇪🇷🇸🇴

[@samuelgoitom8684]

We love you too❤

[@DaywithHabu5258]

🙏❤️🇪🇷thank you so much we love you to Somali ppl

[@agame2545]

this people are tigrians stop trying to change there real people eritre is a country

[@miyashita291]

Habesha people are honestly so beautiful. God bless you ALL and have a prosperous life!

[@mohamudissa4698]

These are not Habash but they are Tegrenya

[@Hi-xu9xn]

@@mohamudissa4698 Tigray Is Habesha.

[@mohamudissa4698]

@@Hi-xu9xn according to my knowledge Habasha is Amaro while Tegray is Tegrenya family. Even their langue is different from each other

[@merathetewahdo2539]

@@mohamudissa4698 mohamed our holy books tells us that we are habeshas. For example abune selama cam to mdre habesha says our holy book but that mdre habesha was not only for amhara but also for tigrayan people become abune selama cam to debre bizen Hamasien and that is what our holy book named one of the mdre habesha.

[@merathetewahdo2539]

@@mohamudissa4698 and when i grow up i was told that we were habeshas and alos i was told that all eritreans were habesha's. So who are u telling me im not Habesha?

[@josephkebede715]

Thank you for the beautiful doc BBC! 🇪🇹🇪🇷

[@BBCWorldService]

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[@Diva_Bella]

Eritreans are also building wealth wherever they go, I admire Eritrea people they are bosses..

[@jossytm6814]

God bless my people love aways win 🇪🇷✌🏽🇪🇹

[@believeinjesusdontbehypocr4085]

Ethiopia is going downhill with pm abiy's regime. This fake peace deal wasnt between people but between two men, abiy & isaias who are tormenting Ethiopia right now cz of jealous spirit against TPLF:(

[@abdulraheem415]

Beautiful people! I would be honored to visit the Ethiopian/Eritrean borders...

[@enrico7474]

There used to be beautiful history cities and monuments all destroyed in the war

[@sewlesew]

Thank you BBC for sharing this video. I am from Eritrea I really feel happy to see this documentary I hope they open the border again. This is Heartbreaking to the people that come from both sides to not be together. may God help us.

[@abrehhota.5399]

Zalambessa is destroyed again. The Ethiopian and Eritrean governments are collaborating to destroy development and good human relations. I am sorry for the good Ato Fessahaye the investor since his project might be destroyed by now.

[@GenXerReacts]

@@abrehhota.5399 Recently Abiy has amassed more than 60,000 Ethiopian soldiers and is threatening to invade Eritrea if they don't withdraw their troops from Tigray and allow the port of Assab to be transferred to Ethiopia.

[@BehzadRoohiBorderlessCitizen]

I enjoyed the documentary very much. Thank you for letting the regular people talk and be heard. Peace for all.

[@godislove3110]

ኣምላክ ይባርክ ንክልቲኡ ህዝቢታት ሰላም ኣውርደልና ፈጣሪ

[@nebiatgebremariam8193]

Bah ebleni ezi video kirio keleku.thank you btami btami yemesgnekum.i am from Eritrea 🇪🇷 living in 🇺🇸 God bless all.Selamn fikrin nkulatna.Amen!!!

[@jlove5465]

I miss my lovely city serha, wish u the best and peace.

[@solomonmosazghi9980]

What the merchant woman said really touched my heart, and I felt the love deep in my gut. Abiy Ahmed and Isaias Afewerki were jealous of this love between the two people and devised a way to destroy it.

[@nebiatgebremariam8193]

Thank you 🙏🏽 I learn a lot about Zalambesa .i hope one day I come to see if God’s will. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@cottage6114]

Very impressive to see how they preserved tradition

[@bimolpaul2090]

Thanks BBC

[@mikemoonde9599]

Well done comrades who participated in the noble cause of unit

[@user-od6ko7fj1q]

I am crying right know,going back 40or45years the Beautiful land of Eri. Thinking the time I had in zelambessa to visit My aunt.I am originally from Decamare Born in Asmara -Geza Kenisha. This is Beautiful thank you long story short we are one unique people same people Love you all very special way

[@edenkid3874]

We are one people, please let us choose love😢

[@astermeshesha8126]

So sad 😭 God please bring peace to Ethipia and Eritia.I was planning to visit place I was born Asmare things got worse I’m hoping things will get back to normal soon.

[@VoiceofTigrawaynet]

Thank you BBC

[@BBCWorldService]

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[@weiniamen2404]

ኣምላኽ ሰላምካ። ኣውርደልና። ሰላም። ጡዑም

[@yohanesdesta8719]

እግዚአብሔር ምስህዝቤ ይኩን ።🙏🙏🙏✌✌✌✌✌✌። ምስጋና የቅርብ ።

[@RemHanKidsShow]

Selam Nezi Klte Ahwat Zkone Hzbi Eritrean and Ethiopian

[@donnaadom8483]

Beautiful name for a beautiful boy, Avanov. Wishing peace and prosperity to the people..of both countries.

[@believeinjesusdontbehypocr4085]

Ethiopia is going downhill with pm abiy's regime. This fake peace deal wasnt between people but between two men, abiy & isaias who are tormenting Ethiopia right now cz of jealous spirit against TPLF:(

[@Lalujamama5]

Thank you❤

[@chrissystewart6268]

I'm from Baltimore Maryland I never have friends from 🇪🇷 . I want to get to know people from 🇪🇷 better

[@francescocatalano5855]

As an Italian born I feel happy to see people reconciliation and hear the word "tondino" when mentioning rebar

[@aelafdev]

It's truly painful to watch this now😭

[@beshe6275]

Selam nkltue hzbi Eritrea &etopiean

[@tesfayelemma9734]

Watching this in October 2021! He says, "we're 🚶going to visit my family 👪in Tigray" continues to say, "These are our family in Mekelle during a wedding". The wife, "I love the video because it reminds me of my friends. Most of them came for the christening."

[@a.maghsoodi2432]

We are family I love our people we are proud both amazing nation love ❤️ peace ✌️

[@Zero-hl2zy]

My hope is that one day the almighty God will bring them back together again

[@a.maghsoodi2432]

I love ❤️ both country ❤️🙏god bless us ❤️🙏

[@tesfaygebremariam4788]

My heart gets broken, My people is wise.

[@tarekegnyohannes]

tears me

[@thedawnlight3902]

really heart pumping film!

[@haelotny6523]

35:15 Does anybody know what the name of this music is? It is so beautiful

[@BBCWorldService]

I'm afraid we don't know - will ask the producer and try to find out!

[@BBCWorldService]

Hello there, the music is by Alex Gebremariam, a musician based in Ethiopia. Hope that helps!

[@kiflymerhu2982]

a good job BBC.

[@user-wi9hi6eq2s]

dank wel BBC

[@Mamajonaful]

Interesting that the building plans are in English. Is English spoken in these areas?

[@user-ol3er1qu3r]

ኣሕ ሰላም ዘይደዩ እንደሞ ረኺቦምና ሕጂ

[@steveharveymotivation2481]

❤❤ www good remember places

[@angelheaded]

beautiful film! but I am confused as to why you did not explain why the border closed again, which country initiated that, and what the issues are...

[@fanakidane8442]

So, the border was closed by Eritrea’s president Esayas Afewerki. Both the Eritrean and Ethiopian leaders showed the world that both countries have come to terms and everything is fine and dandy which even got the Ethiopian prime minister a Nobel peace prize. However, we have now come to realize that it was all a military alliance agreement between the two countries to eliminate the TPLF political party which has been ruling in the Tigray region for decades ( TPLF is an enemy to both the Ethiopian government and obviously the Eritrean government, but a legitimately elected and truly glorified party by the Tigreans). When the border got shut again out of the blue, it sent a clear message to the TPLF and Tigraians that a possible war was coming. Fast forward 2 years later, Eritrea and Ethiopia’s federal government along with other outside forces have waged war upon Tigray. Currently in Tigray, Thousands are dying, thousands are fleeing to Sudan to save their lives, drones and fighter jets bombing continuously. Hospitals, universities, private and public businesses are getting looted and burned down to the ground. Women and children are getting slaughtered and raped in broad day light by both Ethiopian and Eritrean forces. Not to mention, the People of tigray have not had access to humanitarian aid, electricity, water, food, Internet service and any means of communication with the outside world for over 2 months now. The stories that are coming out are truly heart wrenching and history seems to be repeating itself for both the Tigreans and Eritreans. Basically, the Ethiopian leader wants power over the region of Tigray and the Eritrean leader seeks vengeance and TPLF is in the way.

[@heavent883]

because of Tigray leaders they closed it

[@efremgaym4808]

Akkk nezi selam ykeluna alewu yehwat Ena please

[@leiomeng1016]

I am working in this country . Take as my second home. God bless my habesha friends.

[@babsjob8729]

Excuse me is this your real name if yes can I ask you where are you from ?

[@gunners1st201]

@@babsjob8729 by this name he is probably from eat Asian

[@lwamabraham2533]

I was happy to see this documentary but it is too late I wish l sean it at the right time now agen war

[@yerdanos1180]

I hope we will build the boarder like Berlin hopefully finger crossed 🤞

[@user-bs7bd2rj7j]

yes Eretrea and Tigray we are brothers

[@MsKingusbaby1]

Beautiful documentary. What stroke me that there are not even slightly overweight people, men , women, young and old are all slim and healthy. I checked their diet and there might be the answer; fermented injera, many plant based foods and not plenty of meat. Or maybe its just genetics? But in every country you find at least the older men have bellies and ladies are thicker after babies, like Somalia or other African countries. Here none.

[@banab7593]

You are right! It is our diet. They say we Ethiopians consume the least amount of calories. Our food is organic and not processed. And we fast for 200 days out of the year due to religious reasons at different times in the year

[@user-po4dv9sp3n]

Well eventually its all because of genetics

[@whowhatwhenwhyhow9265]

Small amount (due to shortage of if and luck of money to purchase it) of Healthy organic and unrefined food and fasting (no dairy or meat products for 200 days in a year). Eventually over the centuries only those who could run without much fuel survived and reproduced themselves and it became part of our DNA. When our diet changes and eating excessive amount of calories our children are are taller and built stronger than us. This is clearly visible in the Ethiopians and Eritreans in the diaspora especially in the west. Due to a change in our diet and sedentary jobs such as bus driving or taxi driving (for the first generation) we tend to build a pot belly even when the rest of our body is relatively slim. Genetics 🧬 is hard to beat though.

[@ameyemerbesher659]

ስወዳችሁ እኮ 😘😘😘😘

[@amlequeen2602]

I hope one day everthing will be okey 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@user-pp3tq6co4p]

Etom qedem kab zalambesa ztesegogu eritrawyan, neti wethader eritrea zefreso ykun neti z'anewe gezaom dagmay temelisom gezaom kserhu edl hibwom neiru yu mengsti zbl elal semia neire. Leka haqi yu.

[@endalekebede8351]

I am from Ethiopia, thank you BBC. the two countries are still sisters . lets forget politics. I am interested with the name given for new born baby '' Avanov'' is it geez or Tigregna ? I like the meaning given by the actor. please if that is the true meaning i just want to give it to my baby too, so please is there any one to confirm it for me ?

[@BBCWorldService]

I'm afraid we can't confirm - our translators weren't sure - but we agree that the parents have chosen a lovely name :)

[@believeinjesusdontbehypocr4085]

Ethiopia is going downhill with pm abiy's regime. This fake peace deal wasnt between people but between two men, abiy & isaias who are tormenting Ethiopia right now cz of jealous spirit against TPLF:(

[@selenah25]

@@believeinjesusdontbehypocr4085 ikr and now they are involving tigre people and they don't know what's happening

[@Nope_dontknow]

I dont know if you are still interested, but the name is actually abanob. Which is the name of a saint that has a great place in orthodoxy

[@endalekebede8351]

@@Nope_dontknow Thank You Rishan......yes I am still interested with the meaning even if I already gave the name to my Child. Rishan, if I don't bother you, can you tell me the reference or book that i can read more about the name ? Thanks again for your kind response !

[@efremgaym4808]

This is really we sisters all eritrea and Ethiopian never krig

[@sgebremi]

It’s simple weyane tplf need to respect Eritrean sovereignty and make the demarcation if u want people from both side to live in harmony and prosperity. Period or another 20 years lock down. This time Tigray will feel the heat.

[@user-qn2ee4yq4n]

If Eritrea is to have sovereignty... Ethiopians must have a say in it too... The land belongs to all the peoples of Ethiopia... We bled to free it from Italian and Sudanese occupation too you know... It's like saying people who live in asmera have no say over what happens in aseb... It's a joke

[@hiwetbtesfa3930]

@@user-qn2ee4yq4n keep dreaming, Eritrea belongs to Eritreans, independent country.

[@user-qn2ee4yq4n]

@@hiwetbtesfa3930 it's funny when you say your proud to be independent... It's not like you made the best out of it... Or are we to be blamed for that too

[@nhassen5389]

@@hiwetbtesfa3930 shut up it is not a dream keep watching , and mark my words, they will unite. What's the problem if they be one?! But for now ethiopia is not thinking of uniting with eritrea . Peace is the best thing

[@nhassen5389]

@@toomecaviii2211 😂😂😂😂keep dreaming of getting ogaden. You will never get it okay. And we are not in the need of having a beach, don't you know that Ethiopia is second in africa by water resources?!we don't need sea any more and don't act like the beach and port is yours your government has sold it for 30 years to UAE. And don't try to look like you are the winners of the war. If you need it, we will let you have big restrictions from the UN as we did before. And for your surprise, we are 2nd by leg force from the world next to israel, and you I can't even imagine where eritrea stands. Except TPLF all Ethiopians wanted to create peace with you guys without any purpose. But look at what you are saying, feel shame for you.

[@flimonabraham4440]

Ach Eseyas eba texawetelna mis Tegaru yehwatna selam gerna keyninebir 😭😭😭😭😭

[@MM-py1pm]

Seke kble haswi

[@flimonabraham4440]

@@MM-py1pm entadeka koyne eye sik zibil wedi kelbi

[@MM-py1pm]

Wedi shermuta tegaru yehwatka ente koynome kide tigrayka

[@flimonabraham4440]

@@MM-py1pmab Tigray keyde tray dye yehwatey kibl zkiel wediza shifta higdef.

[@flimonabraham4440]

@@MM-py1pm hiwet anti kelbi

[@BBCWorldService]

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[@bereketnew3124]

Dawin higdef og weyane .nic bbc World

[@Church2Mosque]

@21:38 Guy says “social activity” and BBC translates it as “business ideas”. Smh

[@biriktihaile5499]

ሀሀሀ የወጋ ይረሳል የተወጋ ኣይረሳም ኣይረሳዕናዬን ንስኹም በሊዕኩም ትርስዑ ስለዝኾንኩም ሰላም ከይትዝምሩ ዕግርግር ዝባህልኹም ምሳኹምሲ ዶብና ዓጺና ጥራሕ ኢና ብሰላም ንነብር

[@teweldehadish475]

So sad the war is coming back

[@saharalensayculturalacadem4366]

❤️

[@enatager5048]

This is good, BBC is doing fine work on this, But usually it's unfounded report on Ethiopian tigray region is damaging the trust of Ethiopian and Eretrean followers on BBC,

[@selamawittato4773]

ዛላአነበሳ በጣም ያምራል

[@t6f]

Aren’t the tigray of Ethiopia and Tigray speakers in Eriteria the same people?

[@enrico7474]

Pretty much but there is an arab influenced tribe called tigrè in Eritrea that is similar with tigray but not the same they hold the power in Eritrea

[@desertflwrs]

Yes they are one and the same

[@marino92000000]

Tigray (Ethiopia) and Tigre (Eritrea) not the same. Tigray (Ethiopia) and Tigrinya ( Eritrea) not the same people, but with a lot in common.

[@davea.8549]

We are one people living in two artificial colonial countries against our will. It is a matter of time that Eritrea and Tigray will be united in one country as we were for more than 3500 years. Excluding the last 130 years.

[@enrico7474]

@@davea.8549 lol

[@younge252]

With Ethiopia at war within itself i dont think that border will reopen anytime soon

[@lilibertnyasunu3564]

Greedy and selfish politians in Africa hurting people. Lord help them to see and bring light instead of darkness.

[@alganesh6365]

Stop war in Tigray peoples 🌶🌶🖤🎈

[@LeVunna]

I love tigray ❤️💛❤️💛

[@user-nx5yw4ee4j]

where is young people?

[@davidbasset7557]

Excellent photography and sound design. Unfortunately the producer left out key details on why the official crossings are closed. You didn’t mention the assassination attempt in Eritrea when they were opened. You didn’t mention the public statements given by officials on either side. No mention of the critical elections (now suspended) in Ethiopia. No mention of the TPLF fugitives of the former regime in Ethiopia who were behind the border war. Also, how did Papa Fisehaye have so much money if he was in prison for 13 years? And what exactly makes him a “political prisoner”? All this effort to sew confusion and false narratives, sad. Thankfully it’s not working because apparently the people on the ground are more savvy and informed than the big news companies.

[@davidbasset7557]

Johnson Taylor If you don’t know what I’m implying you are quite clueless to the situation and should keep your mouth shut. There are construction projects being built all over Tigray province including Badame (still occupied by Ethiopian forces and provincial militias) with funding coming from illicit sources. What family has money to gamble on a multimillion dollar multistory building project in the middle of nowhere? You are a fool, the only one confused is you. The situation on the border is not solved and there are fugitives outstanding who are actually sabotaging the transition to normalization. This is not a simple human story as the producer would like you to believe, this is a narrative built on deception.

[@BBGL02]

Assassination in Eritrea? When? How? Can u explain please

[@davidbasset7557]

@@BBGL02 General Sebhat Ephrem, look it up

[@natismadnessworld3063]

David Basset: You nail it.. This is a one sided story. You can see it clearly when the narater trying to portrate the Weyane as side ONLY.. Yes, we as Eritrea don't have any grague against the Tigray people, but Weayne is cancer to the entire East Africa and it need to be treated as you do to any cancer.

[@Bluemooque]

Stop the fighting!!!

[@emoshetdegf6665]

🇪🇹🇪🇹🙏❤❤❤❤

[@nathanielsolomon8608]

WE are the same blood

[@hannahcabana5403]

Every human being has the same blood:)

[@nathanielsolomon8608]

@@hannahcabana5403 10q exactly

[@SabrinA-hn7ix]

🇪🇹❤🇪🇷

[@Ybsara78]

Peace was the worst decision sadly hope everyone is safe 🙏 tigrains dont deserve this

[@sweetlava919]

I don’t know this guy or this family or this people of ZALAMBESSA alive or dead, the Ethiopian army and the Eritrean army from the border did a massacre numerous times, what have this people done??? But being peaceful and achieving best social status in their reign for their people.

[@weirdgaming4628]

I like all poeple in Eritrea but not the goverment. Buccause the poeple in Eritrea are nice, friendly and happy.

[@tiebeghebru2649]

ዘራግ ማይ ኮሎ ጽሩይ ማይ ነይስተ ኢሰያስ ባዓለገ ርኹስ ኣጆኹም ጸሎትኩም ንኣምላኽ ኣብጽሑ ኩሉ ክሓልፍ እዩ

[@nazrawitabbay7700]

ኢሰያስ ዝብል ሕማም ደኣ ከይህልወኩም ደኣ፡ ናይ ሰላም ስምምዕ መን ድዮም ፈሪሞሞ ኣብይን ኢሰያስን ዶ ኣይኮኑን፡ ታይ ኮይኖም ደኣ ሕውሓት ኣብ መረት ኤርትራ ን27 ዓመታት ኣይ ሰላም ኣይ ኩናት ከም ዝንጥልጠል ዝገበሩ። ሰመን እዝ ኪወጽእ ሰላም ኮይኑ እንክበሃል ታቦት ኣውጺ ኣይወጺእን ኢሉ ዝሓንገደ መን እዩ። ክልቲኣቶም ሕማቃት ናይ ኣንነት ዘለዎም ምባል ሓቂ እምበር ዓርኪ ሰባር ነቓዕ ክንሱ ነቲ ነቃዕ ገዲፍካ ነቲ ሰባር ጥራይ ምዝላፍ ትርጉም የብሉን።

[@rutayemane3114]

💝❤️💝💥😍🥰

[@intertement2096]

We have good traditional

[@kikimiki9256]

Sorry..things are getting worse now

[@onelove2817]

Not really. The Cancer is cut out successfully by military operation. Despite some difficulty the future will be long lasting peace and prosperity for both Ethiopians and Eritreans. Let's pray.

[@axumiteempire7017]

@@onelove2817 70000 reported civilian deaths that doesnt sound surgical to me especially when the army left the towns and cities to the rural areas.

[@onelove2817]

@@axumiteempire7017 Why are these TPLF remnants stop running around for the sake of Tigray people? They lost. Period. How many more poor Tigray youth have to die so the mafia family, wives and kids live a luxury life in America? Their inflated ego and empty pride is taking Tigray down with them. Journalists and reporters who work in BBC, DW, France 24, VOA, and others are former employees of government broadcast that was run by TPLF, Most of these journalists are TPLF sympathizers, cadres and paid activists. Their reporting on Tigray is biased, false, exaggerated, misinformation, disinformation, unsubstantiated. Their news is coordinated with diaspora paid activists, PR firms, lobbyists, and other TPLF sympathizers.

[@heavent883]

@@axumiteempire7017 TPLF the wan to blame they started the war

[@Tes-mm5rp]

@@onelove2817 it the beginning of the end. No more unity in the former states of Ethiopia. What you're saying is illusion division at its peak no going back. Us Eritrean also against the agada what's happening in Tigra Oromo and other parts of Ethiopia. The damage has done your poor leader Aby following dictator Isays. That's the worst case for 120 million people.

[@jujumalawi1507]

And we want our board to be done

[@horytalbhr9659]

Eritrean people have more than 9 Language and malty culture this film about 1 group ethnic

[@hannahcabana5403]

BBC is a TPLF enabling platform

[@onelove2817]

People always behave right. Politicians are the root causes of the problems. A ray of hope diminished because of power hungry TPLF. Hopefully the border will open soon and people get back to normal neighbourly life. I Pray.

[@khotmalieth4914]

God will bless this current Ethiopian President for restoring the old people kingdom of Africa to be together as they want to be but not by politicians who will come and die but the history between the tribes of Ethiopia Empire is forever and is lasting for love between themselves and motherly Ethiopia

[@Ybsara78]

Do you know what the current prime minister did to this region this 3 month he destroyed it please get your facts straight

[@matthewmann8969]

On the bucket, basket, pot, and kettle

[@blesseritrea1519]

Eritrean to Eritrean no mixed never with u

[@Diva_Bella]

Of course Eritreans are known to be business-minded people, we know in the past Eritreans ran all the businesses in Addis Ababa back during derg time and that's why Amhara and oromo people have much love and respect for Eritreans. Love always wins ❤️ it's good to see the two countries being at peace as we once lived among. 🇪🇷🇪🇹

[@thomastimk9982]

If u say so but history says something else every amhara leader & oromo leader treated Eritrea with disrespect.

[@danielbekele5424]

Well that’s partially true, but it’s cause a lotta Ethiopians left Ethiopia when they took power. When the derg nationalized all private corporations and companies my grandpa and uncle (who were amharas by the way) stayed and ran their business. It wasn’t easy dealing with the Derg/Worker’s Party but they still somehow managed to. But I do agree with you and have heard from my family that many Eritreans headed down north from Asmara to run businesses in Addis.

[@enrico7474]

@@thomastimk9982 huh how the last amhara to rule Ethiopia was haile sillassie who was assassinated by amharas them selfs and mengistu was an oromo ,amharas didn't do anything against eritrea

[@YesisYesllll]

@@thomastimk9982 Oromo leaders/politicians never did anything towards Eritreans, infact both were aIIies agianst weyane,derg & haile sellasie. Also Amhara is just a people not a party

[@YesisYesllll]

@@enrico7474Mengistu was Konso not Oromo. The OLF was against Mengistu and activeIy fought them aIongside Eritrea(EPLF) and Tigray (TPLF). Amharas hadn’t fought the derg at aII. In tigrinya, derg is referred to as “amharu” for that very reason. Trying to faIseIy shift bIame Oromos is very cowardIy of you.

[@onelove2817]

BBC should abstain from unsubstantiated and anonymous source news on Ethiopia. Focus on reports of real life narrated by ordinary citizens. I think every body understand that the government, politicians, activist including diaspora social media peddlers are the problems.

[@blesseritrea1519]

We not your family stopped

[@selamyihun8102]

This video shows how democratic is the Tigrian government.I am very moved and proud the Eritreans are empowered and have sufficient trust on Tigrians and government of Tigray.in Eritrea leave alone Tigrians to invest they would not be allowed to walk in Kombishtato.Tigray is homeland to Eritreans and Eritrea is also home to Tigrians.it will be time when the fascist HGDEF will be removed from Eritrea.

[@goodrose4734]

Eritreans are literally family with Tigrayans. You have no idea how many things we share. One homeland separated by an invisible border.

[@wubihaile]

Nhna Tegaru dea kemu endina. Amlak kifetrena barikna eyu. God bless Tigray and TPLF

[@bloblab4127]

@@goodrose4734 werent u calling them refugees a second a ago, we are not ur family

[@goodrose4734]

@@bloblab4127 it fit the context to the argument. But in this sense I literally have family in there. Not that ur my family

[@Black-lioness]

🤣 democratic 🤣😅🥲27+

[@gebreabzgiyemanebrhan2921]

ስምየ ገብረአብዝጊ ይባሃል አብ ውሽጢ እስርቤት ዓዲእግሊዝ ከለኩ ማስቲካ እልም መድሀኒት አብሊዖምኒ

[@Levilight12]

It looks like it was a setup by Isaias Afedirty!!!

[@hannahcabana5403]

No it's a setup by Meles Chenawi!

[@Levilight12]

@@hannahcabana5403 Meles built his country and Isaias Afedirty destroyed his. Facts are facts!! This is the beginning of the end for the brutal dictator that has oppressed my people. We will put him on trail when it is set and done.

[@hannahcabana5403]

@@Levilight12 If Meles built his country, how come the ppl of Tigray don't even have clean water to drink?

[@Levilight12]

@@hannahcabana5403 he was the leader of Ethiopia a population of 100 million. He has taken Ethiopia from economic downturn to one of the biggest economies in Africa. Isaias has taken a prosperous economy to brink of catastrophe. He takes our family hostage and requires us to pay 2% of our hard earned money to see our family. He is also a currency manipulator because he knows Eritrean Nakfa is not worth the paper it’s printed on. Our people have to ask permission to move freely in their own country. Mismanagement of resources. Eritreans fought and died for their freedom only to be oppressed by one on their “own”. Also reducing our people to common thieves and murderers of innocent civilians. He is destroying evidence of his failure. The remodeled Tigray moving forward while he take Eritrea backwards. Only people who are blind choose not to see reality but even the blind can’t escape reality!

[@hannahcabana5403]

@@Levilight12 1st answer the question I asked you. 2nd Eritrea was sanctioned by 'Ethiopia' but really by Meles Chenawi. Now that Abiy Ahmed has released Eritrea from the imposed sanction, we will give Issays Afeworki a real chance to lead the country. His policies are about anti-thug activities. He is not a thief like wyane

[@naomisamuel3571]

My heart is breaking to pieces 💔💔💔 thinking what is going on on my both tigrinya people right now 😭😭😭 oh God please hear our prayers and misery 🙏🙏🙏🇪🇷🇪🇷❤💛❤💛💪💪🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰

[@biriktihaile5499]

ኤርትራ ናይ 9 ብሄራት እያ እዚ ናይ ዓባይ ትግራይ ሕልሚ ምስ ወያነ ቅበሮ game over digital

[@naomisamuel3571]

@@biriktihaile5499 who ask for your opinion dembya 🤔? You can't help yourself unless you spread your venomous hate mish?any wys we as in agameguzay love our flesh and blood tegaru...we are them and they are us we know where we come from and we know where we are going 🇪🇷💛❤💪💪💪🙏🙏 all you can do is bark🐕 and watch 🤣🤣😂

[@Robbiel192]

ONE THING IS CLEAR NOW THERE WILL BE NO PEACE BETWEEN US TEGARU & ERITREANS(HAMASSEN)!!!

[@guleet75]

But you are basically the same people ! Tigrigna and Tigray are literally identical !!

[@guleet75]

Tigre and Tigrigna are different ! Tigray and Amhara are different !! But Tigray and Tigrigna !!!

[@kanyewest2.066]

Like we care lol 😂 tigray is finished.

[@jreeygualquihajreey1821]

Meretkum ahelfikum habu terahe ayashu eziome mesgana zeyeblome guhafate

[@hizbawiginbarginbarghinda3872]

GAME OVER JANDAS! WediAfeworki prophesy is fulfilled.

[@hannahcabana5403]

ወድ አፎም!!! ጀጅግና፡ አንበሳ በረኻ💪🏽🇪🇷

[@glghsfsstf0510]

Isayas Afewerki is a dictator

[@hannahcabana5403]

@@glghsfsstf0510 yes, he has dectated that there shall be no weyane junats in Eritrea😂😂😂

[@glghsfsstf0510]

@@hannahcabana5403 Why are all the young Eritreans fleeing from there Country why is Iseyas killing Journalists and why does no one there has work

[@hannahcabana5403]

@@glghsfsstf0510They're not Eritreans, they are the mixed heritage of tigray. The real Eritreabs are in their country, guarding their borders and seeing their country. The sgane diqalas with no sense of late are the ones thst are fleeing.the ones that weyane kicked out from Ethiopia, but Wedi Afom accepted them with open arms... they're the ones fleeing:)

[@saranegash12]

Unfortunately issayas and abiy decided to take us back again to bloody war 😭😭😭😭

[@kevilito]

Tplf did it. Not Abiy or Isias

[@Tes-mm5rp]

That is all to blame dictator Isays and dumb like you. It's the beginning of the end.

[@kanyewest2.066]

You mean tplf? Tplf started this war.

[@PaigeBrown93]

That's Madness. They Couldn't Speak Or See Family For 20 Years. What The Fuck, Actually Mental 🙄

[@no4H283]

Your not even Ethiopian or Eritrean who u even talking to

[@PaigeBrown93]

@ZenQX I Can Watch What I Want! What Has My Ethnicity Got To Do With It! Fall Back Keyboard Warrior, Go Spend Your Time Doing Something Productive Instead Of Hyping Up To Others Over Social Media! You Got The Right One Today! So Dumb About Who Am I Even Speaking Too, Laughable 🤣