Africa's North Korea

How small Eritrea built such a large terror
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“Africa’s North Korea”: www.economist.com/the-economi...
“Africa’s gulag state”: www.economist.com/middle-east...
Brittanica: www.britannica.com/place/Erit...
Diaspora Relations: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Dictatorland - Paul Kenyon
Emigration by Country: worldpopulationreview.com/cou...
Energy in Eritrea: www.irena.org/-/media/Files/I...
Eritrean Border: hrc-eritrea.org/how-many-erit...
Human Rights World Report: www.hrw.org/world-report/2023...
Isaias Afwerki: www.dw.com/en/from-liberator-...
Italian Administration: shabait.com/2009/11/13/italia...
Political History: jacobin.com/2023/06/eritrea-i...
Refugee Statistics: www.unhcr.org/refugee-statist...
Refugees & Punishments for Leaving: www.refworld.org/docid/577b6d...
Self-reliance paradox/Quotes: www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstrea...
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0:00 Africa's North Korea
3:00 Militarism
8:36 Power
11:38 Command
15:33 Isolation

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[@irelandcountryball271]

Fifa 23

[@Salt_and_Peroxide]

no

[@Thestateofoklahoma]

2 minute🤯

[@streamandtell724]

hi hoser im a big fan im glad i caught you on your newest upload, plz plz plz make a video about malawi plz

[@franciscoacevedo3036]

Eritrea the NK of Central Asia Turkmenistan and ofc North Korea think they're so mighty and dictatorial USA literally beats them in encarceration rates

[@MrSigriwal]

The Eritrean government took the phrase ‘a military with a state’ very seriously.

[@Mshi-]

Eritrea is Africa’s Prussia

[@shzarmai]

Pakistan moment

[@nicbahtin4774]

@@Mshi- yea just without the enlightenment absolutism, or even basic merit system

[@JamesWagner-vv9iz]

But i felt as if it was emenating transphobia

[@B727X]

@@JamesWagner-vv9iz tell this to somebody 20 years ago and see if they know what you're talking about

[@user-hy4fy4gj7d]

I am Eritrean and i left home 10 years ago,just wanted to say you nailed it to 99%. You did your homework. Much respect for that.

[@AbolishTheInternet]

What would you say the 1% mark was for?

[@Idlemind842]

@@AbolishTheInternet I am going to guess that the 1% off was toning things down so that YT wouldn't make the video demonetized.

[@tiko4621]

Any cool unique to Eritrea things you can think of? Anything from childhood? These more isolated nations are fascinating.

[@skrahnha]

A guy my dad works with grew up in Eritrea and was made a child soldier in the civil war at age 13. The good news is he never had to be in combat. He said his small act of rebellion was that he made sure his gun was never loaded

[@beenliktha]

Yeah that's jebha elf not the current leaders they had a big war Ur fathers friend was jebha they used child soldiers Cs they was losing the war

[@Trollingthemloudlytnd]

that only get himself killed😂

[@cr1tikal_arc]

not sure what that would have accomplished, lol. if he got into combat, he would've just... died. that wasn't an act of rebellion, it was an act of stupidity. disarming yourself is not rebellion.

[@YourLocalPlushAddict]

Really must have been traumatizing for your father

[@undeadwill5912]

​@@cr1tikal_arc"they will kill me if I run, they send me to die for their wars. I however will not be a pawn for them. I will comply and die for them but I will not kill." It was the only act of rebellion he had left. If he lived, he'd have to exist as a slave and he would prefer death.

[@tsorona2005]

As eritrean who's advocating for change this hits most of the horrible stories that my people are facing, but the most horrifying stories are the underground prisons, no one hardly make it alive to tell the story.

[@heruy8274]

What kind of transformative change do you want to happen in Eritrea?

[@tsorona2005]

@heruy8274 a change that is geared towards, equality, respect for the constitution, rule of law, and above the respect for humanity.

[@KOTYAR0]

As a Russian who've read memoirs of GULAG prisoners, - I understand.

[@hillbilly4895]

Pew says Eritrea is (+/-)60% Christian 40% Muslim US State Dept says more like 50/50 As an Eritrean, which is closer to the truth? And last, either way, does it matter?

[@tsorona2005]

@hillbilly4895 The state department is more accurate. The dictator himself made similar reference to the religion population in eritrea is about fifty fifty pretty much. Having said that a lot have changed in th last 33 years.

[@Gyrbae]

My mother left Eritrea in the late 80's and doesn't talk much about her time there as she was conscripted at the age of 15 during the 30 year war and still has PTSD of it. Thank you for this video, it's a fascinating insight to where my mother came from and very much solidified the fact that she made the right choice leaving that hellhole.

[@trueordrue]

You should return to save ppl

[@ghgvxcb8105]

Poopoo spawn

[@Facisttt]

​@@ghgvxcb8105😭😭

[@Gyrbae]

@@trueordrue There's nothing left there for us. Most of our family fled to Canada and Australia, and we settled in Finland. Those who stayed are all dead. Besides, I have finnish citizenship and completed my conscription here. If I'm gonna die for a country I'll die for the one that gave my mother a home and a chance to make a living.

[@tombo416]

@@trueordruevery easy for a Western person to say when your countries are the most peaceful on earth. If you came from our countries then you wouldn’t be saying this

[@shadowleon659]

I once met a girl and her family who told me the story of how they escaped Eritrea. It was really sad and depressing.

[@franciscoacevedo3036]

NK NK of Africa and Central Asia Turkmenistan and Eritrea flexing their propaganda and control over their pop by incarcerating them USA: world incarceration rate? We're number one

[@kayleighgroenendal8473]

I had a classmate from Eritrea, She was 1 of 3 black girls in my high school of 2,000+ kids.... I really wish I knew ANYTHING about this back then, it would have given me reasons to converse with her and build a friendship. But also prob not cuz I was so painfully shy I still would have been afraid of her laughing at me and being annoyed by me 😂😂😂

[@nadil2631]

tell us the story!

[@astrocontrol5947]

Tell us tell us

[@shadowleon659]

@@nadil2631 They said something about wanting to avoid conscription to the military and they realised that if they refused they would be tortured, imprisoned or killed. So they meet a soldier who was sympathetic towards them and managed to help them sneak out of the country via sea.

[@conclavecabal.h0rriphic]

There’s a large population of Eritrean people living in my neck of the woods. Half of them look like runway models, it’s wild. Good genes and even better cheekbones. It’s so sad their home country is under such distress. I hope Eritrea sees peace and prosperity in our lifetimes.

[@someoneinthecrowd4313]

True, most I've seen are tall and slender with great cheekbones. They've all been so nice and hardworking too, they really deserve better.

[@dyawr]

Amen

[@TY-Tianyou]

Good genes? Lol

[@Realluffy7]

I think the best western video done on Eritrea. Even learned new things. (fled when i was 6)

[@hunters8571]

As someone who used shipping containers in Iraq (equipment... not people, obviously), if the weather in Eritrea is EVEN REMOTELY SIMILAR to central Iraq, those folks would be facing outright death on a regular basis. I mean, I had to wear gloves just to open and go through the things for any length of time without developing burns on my hands. I can not overstate how dangerous actually living in one of those damn things would be. If it is closed up, you could be dead within hours, even assuming there were holes made to avoid suffocation.

[@lememz]

@@ranro7371 jesse wtf are you talking about

[@pshemoo2019]

The weather in Eritrea is nowhere near Iraq, I’ve been there multiple times and it never gets above 80 degrees

[@Hotshot2k4]

@@ranro7371 Although this has absolutely NOTHING to do with the video or the comment and you seem to get off on carrying hamas's water and invent and spread bull crap, I do have to ask: what's the deal with all the hostages? Were all those women, children, and old folks secretly deadly warriors who were bested in combat by hamas's superior military tactics? Obviously not. Now, on what planet is it ever okay to capture over a hundred civilians and try to use them as bargaining chips to stop a counterattack?

[@JamesWagner-vv9iz]

It was transphobic in some ways to be honest

[@pshemoo2019]

@@JamesWagner-vv9iz what does that have to do with anything

[@MamadoJoachim]

Hi, I'm originally from St-Louise Senegal directly on the other side to Eritrea on the African continent. This video was actually surprising and outstanding to a west African like me as I was very unaware of the political unrest with the active conscription or the drastic dictorial situation this beautiful nation is going through. I remember going to Ethiopia and having a layover there before I went to the Netherlands and I remember seeing an endless stretch of thousands of flag-waving Protestors filling the streets in Addis Ababa. At this time I was confused of what was going on but many people were possibly opposing and challenging the government at the time for the Tigray crisis .Through my perspective, I see all of Africa alike the rest of the world as one beautiful continent filled with kind-hearted people, diversity, scenery, languages, cultures, and traditions. However it is so shameful and disappointing to millions in our continent literally starving and suffering under the corruption and heartless behaviour of the majority of African politicians

[@DO-YUN-lf3vh3vh9w]

i feel your pain

[@AgxntOrange]

It's a leftover from colonialism primarily. Unfortunately, europeans taught your elites how to more efficiently lie, cheat and steal. It's a sad situation all around.

[@johnnyfields1392]

Womp womp

[@JamesWagner-vv9iz]

I felt as if some parts were transphobic in some ways or another

[@joshuanorman2]

​@@JamesWagner-vv9izwhat

[@Nabalayo]

As a Kenyan this is news to me. Shame on my ignorance. Thank you for the information

[@user-tc7st1kv2n]

Nabalayo, we plead for the Kenyan people and the existing government to treat well for the brothers who found crossing through the country as they are fleeing what you see, recently they were trying to send back and put them in prison.

[@likatalikata3823]

You are not alone. I'm a Kenyan as well with no idea about what goes on in Eritrea. We have news from literally everywhere else but this one country is completely unknown to us apart from seeing a few citizens occasionally.

[@Nabalayo]

@user-tc7st1kv2n our government now is doing a lot of things citizens disagree with. I am so sorry. And we have no way to vote on this issue. I will do my research to see what citizens can do !

[@oslotourism5398]

​@@likatalikata3823 they don't share news about Eritrea, only propaganda. If they reported consistently about Eritrea they would've been forced to inform us about the positive & negative sides of Eritrean government. And people would see who's really causing harm to Eritrea... But because western countries have an agenda of neocolonialism in Eritrea using really dirty methods of politics, everyone will support the eritrean government if media share the real story of Eritrea. Do you want help do do research or can you use Google and see what countries have been oppressing Eritrea and how they use their power to make eritreans suffer? Or do you want to blame another president like Iraq Libya Syria & Somalia? Wake up please, eritrean government have good intentions and they are doing a good job under the circumstances they've been put under.

[@user-hh3tz6gc4y]

Many Africans love the Eritrean dictatorship only reason he insults the west , they can’t see how the Eritreans suffering around the world, no one African country talk about that even Ethiopia they don’t wanna support the ppl, Africans are good at climbing the west , can’t solve African problems.

[@zac8084]

My dad met a guy at his job from Eritrea. He was horrified by the things he was told and asked why America doesn’t help. His reply was that “there’s no oil so why would they care about us?”

[@danielwoods3896]

Literally what possible reason would we have to interfere in Eritrea. Everyone hates us being the world police until they need our help

[@MinhNguyen-ti5yb]

@@danielwoods3896 police what? It's all the shit show that your dear country and its friends did to these lands. It's not "police", it's to atone for your sin

[@Herobeans]

Why should America intervene? It's not their business

[@ashton1952]

Some people need democracy more than others, especially when there's oil available. * I'll just add that this was sarcastic, to prevent any misunderstanding, because we see the obvious, this is an excuse for invaders to steal local resources.

[@GenMaj_Knight]

Yeah American politics is only about invading countries with oil which is why Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Venezuela were annexed in the Great Oil War of 1968. Also the Annexation of Antarctica in 2000 after the final destruction of Festung Neuschwabenland and end to the Antarctic Campaign of WW2.

[@caleb2050]

the most annoying shit is that people domestically still like Isaias!!! I argue with my family all the time and they feel like they can't betray him for how he contributed to the independence war. Imagine if Nelson Mandela became a brutal dictator. It hurts but the love for him is still there

[@jakey14344]

He's like Rob Mugabe on crack to me. At least he wasn't forced anyone to be conscripted.

[@danshakuimo]

"If it wasn't for Isaias we would all be speaking Amharic"

[@caleb2050]

@@danshakuimoexactly what they say

[@caleb2050]

@@danshakuimo the funny thing is too, half of my family that is now diaspora didn't even teach their children Tigrinya! thanks to Isaias we are all speaking english in America, Kenya and Canada now!

[@zeytelaloi]

Not the people domestically but the diaspora who fled during Ethiopian rule, when things were much better despite all the oppression, and who supported the EPLF. These people have no idea what living in Isaias' Eritrea is like, they just care about being able to call themselves Eritreans from the US or Germany or UK or whatever. So long as they have that flag to wave they don't care.

[@thenamelesschannel1463]

I feel like this country was the inspiration for Wadiya in "The Dictator" (it even has the same borders as Eritrea). Also I love how you used a chollima to represent North Korea

[@danshakuimo]

I was like, I never knew the national animal of Korea was a Pegasus!

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Oops, I just made a similar comment except I forgot the fictional country's name. Aladeen, the titular Dictator of the movie himself, is obviously much more inspired by Libya's Gaddafi, however. And the people and culture of Wadiya don't resemble the people and culture of Eritrea at all. But, they definitely located it in place of Eritrea on the map.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@danshakuimo Yeah, I thought that was weird, too. Has he shown North Korea before? If so, has it always been shown as a Pegasus?

[@GustavoHenrique-kp5sq]

Likely a coincidence. Admiral General Aladeen was likely based on Muammar Gaddafi, with his female bodyguards, flamboyance, and ultranationalism.

[@Vichu.]

That was some of the funniest movies i have ever seen

[@VexingDaftJim1]

Well researched. I have some Eritrean students so it's nice to learn more about the situations they fled.

[@BsG-np9kq]

Where are you from. Please take care my brothers and sisters ❤❤

[@yorsamore]

I’m from Eritrea, thank you for been the voice for the “voiceless” of my people‼️👏👏👏👏👏🙏🏾

[@signefurax933]

Lie

[@ConquerianisticXD]

​@@signefurax933 womp womp

[@mikaneous1140]

​@@signefurax933 womp womp

[@markuskristersson4663]

Good video Hoser! Us Swedes are very familiar with Dawit Isaak, a Swedish-Eritrean Journalist who has been trapped in a metal prison in Eritrea since 2001. I am glad this subject is once again brought up.

[@abdulrahmanzubairu8371]

SINCE 2001!!

[@lisavauhti7675]

He's well cooked pulled pork by now

[@ValentinoDriver]

Have they confirmed this person still being alive? I need to look this up.

[@Mark-vn7et]

Thank god it’s a metal prison! Imagine one build out of candy!

[@shinobi2401]

“Swedes”. Youre probably middle eastern lmao

[@Sugarman96]

Next you gotta cover what is essentially the North Korea of Central Asia, Turkmenistan.

[@zachinthehat1707]

IMO Turkmenistan is much less interesting than Eritrea

[@GUNUFofficial]

​@@zachinthehat1707they have an eternally burning hole, a leader that used to be a barber, and their leader has a rap.

[@scythal]

@@GUNUFofficial oh and don't forget - their (now former, he's been replaced by his son) leader also shot a bunch of targets... on a bike... with a revolver... and hit the bullseye every time!

[@driskoll127]

Don't forget that he also randomly renamed all the days of the week and required everyone to follow those names he made up. He also put a golden statue of himself in almost every town and gave himself the title Turkmenbashi (father of all turkmen).

[@snowohno4898]

Another problem is that, SO MANY PEOPLE (especially the older generation) are STILL loyal to him because they see him as the man who brought Eritrea independence! Like my mom has a framed picture of him next to mine💀

[@vincentng2392]

Even for older Eritreans living abroad

[@matthewwelsh294]

That is so creepy and I dislike people who worship their governments like if they are God. They sound like the North Koreans and MAGA

[@Yacob88481]

Oh my goodness. Free your mom.

[@anamendoza6741]

Honest to God I would watch a video like this from you about every country in the world. Top notch script, top notch editing skills, top notch production, top notch voice over, perfect amount of comedy to keep things interesting, perfect pace in dialogue to keep things comprehensible, MAN GREAT FCKING JOB IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. A+

[@anamendoza6741]

I am just leaving comments to first shower your with praises and also to let KZbin algorithm now, more like this please!!🔥

[@animekid2979]

If you ever feel your life sucks, remember how people live in Eritrea.

[@Idkwhattonamethis-vr7ce]

And north korea

[@RedCommunistDragon]

@@Idkwhattonamethis-vr7ceDon’t forget Haiti, Yemen, Somalia, the DRC, and Afghanistan.

[@rothko459]

Nah, your life still sucks but you don't have a shitty country to blame for it

[@fakealizer8280]

@@RedCommunistDragon If you ever feel your life sucks, remember the Global South.

[@crescentmoon256]

I remember but it still sucks

[@flonn5519]

Real ones know Eritrea as Wadiya ruled by Admiral-General Aladeen 🔥🔥🔥

[@pugmir9693]

Fr thoo💥✌️✌️

[@KartingRules]

I dont get it 😅

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

@@KartingRulesit’s from a movie called “the dictator”

[@gidehabtay]

Lmfao 😂😂😂 I’m Eritrean and I think he’d be a better leader for us

[@isaacdavis7979]

​@@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986Love that Film !!!!

[@tomjosi742]

Wow...spot on. You have every detail correct. Not many ppl are aware of the small country history and it's current crisis.

[@PinkyJujubean]

There's a guy from Eritrea that I get as a Lyft driver sometimes. I decided to look up Eritrea once and from what I've read he fled for good reason

[@lolmao-pb6sc]

It's an example of people fought for their independence to get themself even more doomed.

[@pikapi6993]

you clearly don't know what it was like before independence. Independence is much better than having foreign armies massacre you just because you are a different ethnic group.

[@go-gogodlike6179]

Personally I think the lesson is that great commanders don't make great politicans.

[@thatonejoey1847]

@@go-gogodlike6179 the fateful decision Washington made years ago. To be a caesar or a cincinatus, Americans can thank their lucky stars that the founding fathers were well learned people and chose the example of cincinatus

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@go-gogodlike6179 Some of them actually do, but usually not the ones in 3rd world countries.

[@gtctv7000]

@@go-gogodlike6179 isaias wasnt even a great commander

[@SM3X1T]

I just stumnbled upon this vid and I gotta say, well done! Found it super informative and somewhat entertaining

[@eastfrisianguy]

I had a work colleague from Eritrea, he fled with his whole family in 1991 and came to Germany. He described the country as "hell", many of his family members starved to death and were tortured to death. His family came to Germany, the whole family learned the language as quickly as possible, he caught up on his education and integrated excellently. He retired in 2022. He vowed never to set foot in Eritrea again.

[@EriAdey]

1991 Eritrea didn't had a president it wasn't a country yet

[@jfzzlc]

​@@EriAdey what are you on about💀

[@truecynic1270]

Clearly an exceptional example. Good for him. It'll be interesting to see what attitude his children have, however. Once these people feel safe in "new" country , they complain ( protest violently) that their country of origin deserves more and the rest of the world is letting 'that country" down.......or they're being discriminated against, etc. etc...................

[@PakBallandSami]

“Eritrean people are strong and caring. And despite all that we had been through we were brimming with optimism. Our country was on the verge of huge change.” ― Abeba Habtu,

[@franciscoacevedo3036]

Eritrea and NK: Look at our incarceration rates, FEAR US NK of Central Asia: Turkmenistan: awwsw cute USA biacha where third most populated nation and we beat in incarceration prnct

[@luisss3929]

​@@franciscoacevedo3036No need to incarcerate people if your whole country is a Jail

[@ZetaMoolah]

@@luisss3929 Florida: North Ko-who? Irann?? CUBA??? We lock up enough every year that folks here can’t legally participate in our elections🤣

[@wazzup233]

@@franciscoacevedo3036 and what's other similarities between North Korea and Eritrea? Well it was once colonized by 2 Axis powers. 🤑

[@keshi5541]

@@franciscoacevedo3036 I mean the entire country is literally a jail so I don't think that matters.

[@MrNommerz]

I work with refugees from Eritrea, and here's how I know it completely sucks. When you do an interview to immigrate into my country, on average it takes 4 hours, sometimes up to 8, and there's probably about a 20% chance you get rejected. The Eritreans I spoke to had a 20 minute interview and so far I haven't met one that didn't get accepted. Basically anyone from Eritrea, Palestine, and Afghanistan are automatically accepted. If you are competing with current Palestine and Afghanistan then obviously the place sucks. Another thing is when you speak to refugees from these countries they always say point-blank it is a horrible shithole, whereas if it's a half-decent country they will be more wishy-washy about their criticism and maybe even have some good things to say.

[@sharsasuke01]

What country is that?

[@yonasberhane7385]

What do you expect from someone who is applying for asylum? To tell you how good their country is? They tell you what you would like to hear.

[@thepragmaticwitch2608]

@@yonasberhane7385oh are you an expert in that field and work with refugees? Didn’t realize that and that you know everything.

[@yonasberhane7385]

@@thepragmaticwitch2608 no one knows everything. As a once refugee, I know at least more than you think.

[@MrNommerz]

@@yonasberhane7385 I don't do the interviews so it doesn't really matter what they tell me. I work with immigrants and the system but I'm not an officer. Many of them do tell me how good their country is and that I should visit. For the ones that are dangerous though they tell me as much.

[@Stanley_manly]

My friend is eritrean, and talked about how her grandma visited her. Now im confused😭😭 Shes a pretty normal girl, and always talks positively about her country, “im from eritrea!” “Im drawing the eritrea flag” etc. i wouldnt have ever guessed it’d be like this😭

[@nessys6450]

all eritreans are patriotic

[@nerdy8644]

Maybe she’s too young to understand

[@Stanley_manly]

@@nerdy8644 nah, she talks about escaping with hee family sometimes

[@nerdy8644]

@@Stanley_manly that’s cool. What an adventure

[@RahimE.Terek-Raba]

Don't get confuse the majority of negative comments here are from North Ethiopians -tigray. They all start by saying as an Eritrean or that they left Eritrea few years ago this and that which is lie, are neighbors pretending to be Eritreans traveling by mass to Europe, the Middle East and else where.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Interesting fact: Eritrea was once the Kingdom of Aksum! The Kingdom of Aksum was made up of what's now Eritrea, northeastern Sudan, northern Ethiopia, northern Djibouti, and even extended to Yemen at its height! Its capital was Aksum in what's now Ethiopia's Tigray for centuries before it was relocated to Kubar around 800 AD. The kingdom existed from approximately 100 to around 960 AD, growing from the proto-Aksumite Iron Age period around the fourth century BC to achieve prominence by the first century AD. Adulis, which is what's now Zula in Eritrea, was an important port as this port allowed it to be the major power on the Red Sea. As the kingdom became a major power on the trade route between Rome and India and gained a monopoly of Indian Ocean trade, it entered the Greco-Roman cultural sphere. In fact both Eritrea and Ethiopia's names are of Greek origin, with Eritrea coming from the Greek name for the Red Sea, the Erythraean Sea! Regarding the UN deciding to have Eritrea be a part of Ethiopia, it was supposed to be a federation that would last ten years and then Eritrea would be allowed to become its own nation. So Eritrea was supposed to be granted independence, but of course the Ethiopians didn't want this. For those who don't know about the ELF split: Idris Muhammad Adam and other Eritreans founded the ELF as a primarily Pan-Arab movement in Cairo. Over the course of the 1960s, the ELF was able to obtain support from Arab countries such as Egypt and Sudan as the Arab countries wanted full control of the Red Sea. However, tensions between Muslims and Christians in the ELF along with the failure of the ELF to ward off Ethiopia's 1967-1968 counter offensive internally fractured the ELF, causing it to split. By the mid 1970s, the ELF and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front were the key liberation movements in Eritrea. The EPLF ultimately overtook the ELF as the primary Eritrean independence movement by 1977, and the ELF was subsequently defeated in 1981. When they finally won independence, they combined the EPLF flag and the wreath and olive-branch (used by the ELF) derived from the autonomous flag to create the current Eritrean flag.

[@nto779]

As someone from Eritrea, it feels surreal to see how much attentions Eritrea is getting recently. (i know its because of Ethiopia threatening war)

[@botbat9645]

Hey im from chad and i live in Saudi Arabia i have many friends from Eritrea and they are very polite and funny to hang with i wish to your country the better ❤

[@Azafell]

are u living there currently?

[@nto779]

@@botbat9645 well that is nice to hear.

[@nto779]

@@Azafell nope, i live in Norway, i have lived here most of my life now, my family left Eritrea when i was only 8 years old.

[@zaynosman5162]

My country ,Somalia, supported Eritrea's independence back in the day when we could actually help. It is sad that our countries are in a sad situation. Wishing all the best to our nations🇸🇴❤🇪🇷

[@TheoatStudio]

that's an excellent summarization. I liked the simple yet emerging graphic work.

[@jondoe4842]

That seamless split at 2:07 looks really cool well done

[@llamaboioflusatia]

I loved Eritrea’s portrayal as Wadiyah in The Dictator

[@kzcciynk]

Isnt it supposed to be Libya

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

@@kzcciynkif you look at the map of “wadiya” in the film it’s the borders of Eritrea just renamed to a fake country for the film. But I agree the dictator guy sounds and acts more like gaddafi than isais

[@kzcciynk]

@Osamabinladen2630 failed authoritarian state stands with another failed authoritarian state

[@elitely6748]

Bright and early for a brand new video from Hoser. I still find the dozens of different governments, cultures and events in different parts of Africa interesting all from the north near Egypt and Morocco to Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa. *Great video again though Hoser always a great day when you upload and Happy Holidays to all!*

[@odrisrosario2465]

Thanks for sharing 😮 I didn’t have any idea of this political system in this country,is soo sad.

[@Moss514]

Great video, short but with quite many info, Thanks !

[@AdTe]

Right as I was thinking about Eritrea, you post this. Wild.

[@AgxntOrange]

I complain a lot about the state of Canada, but videos like this do put our issues into perspective. It does make you a little bit proud that we take in people from places like this and give them a better life. I would like to see this same compassion for the destitute domestically though.

[@michaelb5119]

Same bro. We are blessed to be Canadian in the grand scheme of things. Makes me feel bad for bitching

[@korakys]

Also think about this though: any moderately powerful democratic state, Canada qualifies, could overthrow the government of Eritrea and enforce democracy, greatly reducing the misery there. A dozen countries could have independently done this at any time in the past two decades, but it has never even been expressed as a possibility that entire time. If there is one thing that unites all the democratic countries of the world it's that they don't want to fight to spread that democracy.

[@michaelb5119]

@@korakys and risk disturbing the geopolitics of that region? There are other nearby countries that would not be happy with that idea. And it's not as simple as just "enforce democracy". Look how Afghanistan went for the US. Not to mention that lives would have to be spent for something that would only drain resources of the country that did it. There are so many factors to consider for an outrageous idea like that. This is such an ignorant comment honestly.

[@hertzwave8001]

​@@korakys >canada qualifies LOL

[@Mqmn]

@@michaelb5119I ain’t feel bad for bitching Canada is shit rn idc

[@vapey1k700]

There was just a massive protest in the Hague in the netherlands where I live about Eritrea. So Thank you for clearing things up Because I havent even heard of this country before

[@Shiden-bd2vp]

You did a marvellous job! Thank you

[@StarlightEater]

I had an uncle thst fought in the Eritrean 30yr war as a mercenary. He had a lot of incredibly graphic Polaroids, and made it sound like hell on earth for anybody involved.

[@moah2012]

Thanks for referencing my substack bud! 😃

[@dawsonb6040]

u do such a good job in making geopolitics understandble, kudos!

[@ethansinger5962]

Thank you so much for taking the time to research a country with such a complicated history.

[@HASANonYT]

Wow great work, as usual. Although I knew those people had their fair share of difficulties, I didn't know the situation was THAT bad. Thanks for shedding some light on that part of the world. I hope they make a great recovery as soon as possible. Additionally, can you please make a video about Syria? I'm curious and wanna know your take on it.

[@Dylan-qz9tb]

Really enjoying these newer videos. Always curious to see which animals hoser chooses to represent each country! Curious to see a video on Guyana given what's been going on in the news

[@caleb2050]

he chose the camel for Eritrea because it is a national symbol and is on our passports

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@caleb2050 And yet, I don't recall seeing any actual camels in the video.

[@danieltondorf-dick6083]

Fascinating documentary. Well done.

[@truthhunter1220]

You hit the nail on the head. Kudus. Thanks for the truth. Good work.

[@artthenecromancer404]

I’m half Eritrean half Rwandese and this is p accurate, kinda surreal to see people actually talk about us though

[@manniking233]

That's harsh. Both countries you're from are ran by dictators...

[@GooseGumlizzard]

Rwandese NUTS lmaooo gottem

[@caleb2050]

When I visited my cousins in Asmara back in 2012 I gave my cousin a cracked version minecraft on a USB stick, but he needed to update java on his laptop to run it so we went to the internet cafe and began updating. they asked us why and we told them to run minecraft and then they got mad at us and made us delete it LOL

[@abdullahaanawaleh]

Haha you should've lied. Say it was to access a book or something like that.

[@caleb2050]

@@abdullahaanawalehyeah lol we were young and didn’t realize minecraft wasn’t allowed. They still let him update Java though! I think the Internet cafe staff were more worried about themselves getting in trouble than us doing something we weren’t supposed to because they did not question us on how we got Minecraft.

[@_jpg]

Perhaps they knew about the Uncensored Library map? 🤔

[@caleb2050]

@@_jpg nah it was definitely for a dumber. less thought-out reason than that, and also, this was before that existed I think.

[@Annadog40]

Been waiting for this one

[@ruth_southernstar]

Fascinating. Thank you very much for sharing x

[@meloon8940]

Great video as always! Wish you could do a video on my country, Singapore!

[@mrwiniarsky9585]

Bro i like how u make this so simple to understand, huge +

[@BagMonster]

Imagine making North Korea look like a safe haven for the free press.

[@wilsontheace6537]

that’s not what’s happening though

[@liampowers8570]

Well that’s not what’s happening here. One of the first parts of the video shows that the press is decidedly more free in Eritrea, albeit not good by any means

[@sleepingseaweed6268]

Bruh what are you talking about smh

[@tombo416]

If you ever feel like an NPC just remember that 118 people liked this comment

[@bababababababa6124]

@@tombo416and it’s still going up for some reason… no way people actually think Eritrea is worse than NK, they’re both bad but NK is magnitudes worse

[@flashdrc]

Great video but the best part was saving the ad read til the end.

[@jayl3840]

great video bro.. its been along time since I learned something totally new to me.. I never knew anything about this place. Keep up the excellent content. I just subbed and look forward to watching more of your content.

[@anarkitty0]

As a swiss, who knows a lot of Eritrean brothers and sisters, my best wishes to you. I wish you freedom, in Switzerland and in your home country as well!

[@heruy8274]

Switzerland? Is there a country Eritreans are not in? Eritreans really need to take advantages of the freedoms and opportunities they enjoy in host countries and conduct a globally organized political and economic campaign against the despotic regime so the diaspora can finally return and breath freedoms under a government of their own for once.

[@dominik13579]

As a swiss, i see them actually celebrating their current government. They are not an asset to society. And we have to pay because their country sucks and they have to do harsh military service.

[@milchi5122]

@@heruy8274 its a well structured plan to destroy european homelands by sending migrant wave after migrant wave

[@paulklp8262]

​@@heruy8274 It was communist Vietnam that liberated Pol Pot's Cambodia by invading it. That's what it'll take to remove a dictator like that.

[@flygod.]

Hoser I just wanna say I love your Drake songs in the background in almost every video. You must be a huge fan as well

[@belae7107]

We are suffering over 35 years tell the world trouth and right thank you Dear

[@ojjuiceman]

Well done. I enjoyed this video. Also the camels were my favorite

[@Daangie.]

love these videos

[@Abi-hero]

GREAT ANALYSIS KEEP IT UP 👍👍👍👍💙🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿💙🌿🌿🌿💙🌿💙🌿🌿🌿💙🌿💙

[@Nikki94here]

Wow I had no idea, those poor people. Thanks for another good video Hoser.

[@Human_01]

Informative video, nonetheless. Good job! 👍✨

[@real_ysm]

I didn't know that much happened in such a small country! This man deserves millions of subs for making unknown history entertaining.

[@straykidskep1ertwiceitzy4e19]

I went there recently and it has gotten much worse. They turn off the electricity to remind them who is in power and make the people’s main focus on their day to day living rather then than the abuse they are facing. Now most of the routes to get out are closed (smuggling) and a lot of my family has been separated from one another because of this. It is crazy to think that my family could have been stuck there if we hadn’t been separated and taken the risks. But the culture is amazing, especially the food and tea, and the beaches. If things get better I recommend going.

[@signefurax933]

I don't trust you...i live in Djibouti as french and was never able to get a visa...how did u enter ?

[@elchapeau]

great video, thanks

[@StereoMadnessss]

I’ve wanted a video on this country and have been curious for a long time

[@Red-Magic]

#12 on trending! Congrats!

[@gtbkts]

Thanks for all the awesome content and great videos!!

[@TheAwkwardSalmon]

Love your videos, man!

[@Mrreal-nq8yw]

Nice video! Good job my guy

[@kingace6186]

I'm pleasantly surprised. What a fantastically accurate journalistic analysis of Eritrean politics and society.

[@heavent883]

no it is not

[@Jamal_Aw]

My high school mathematics teacher was from this country. Never knew it was this bad. Really glad to hear he left this country and because somewhat successful, especially in education, and also as he was such a nice guy too.

[@MindsetMagic-xp6fh]

yo, verey good infomation, tks u

[@Im_Absolute]

Thanks for tha video

[@Doenerfactory]

This sounds like some sci-fy movie type of stuff Its just hard to believe that something like this is actually happening just right now on this world

[@piplotfs]

Although I already know about this through many videos but not a single one was this lighthearted about it lol

[@gpwildcat77]

Awesome vid as always. Where did the India video go though?

[@davidrodrigueztoro6512]

Awesome video, do Colombia next please

[@SevenDirty]

this was surprisingly accurate

[@theshahman2418]

My home country. Thank you for the video

[@jordan.L.]

great video

[@reid3031]

I was only really aware of Eritrea because of a list of "countries with major religious persecution" and I was a bit confused why I hadn't really heard of them otherwise. Absolutely wild video, man

[@thepoleontheroad]

I'm learning more from those videos than from high school. Good job and thanks for talking about those issues, your videos are great 👏 So cool to learn about overlooked parts of the world that are equally fascinating as those commonly talked about.

[@hizbawiginbarginbarghinda3872]

Well, ignorance breeds more ignorance. So, you think you are learning😂

[@phucknuts.7065]

@@hizbawiginbarginbarghinda3872well said.

[@IBangedUrMom69420]

@@hizbawiginbarginbarghinda3872Looks like you’re rooted in propaganda

[@adastra4741]

You didn't mention how Eritreans living abroad literally fight each other in the many European countries they now settled in. In Sweden, Switzerland, France, Germany, you see two camps, pro-regime and anti-regime. Clashes ensue with dozens injured. It's not as unanimous as NK's case (although it's not quite unanimous there either).

[@user-uq6pd1nv1j]

in Canada and Israel too. the pro-regime group have recently started saying the two sides fighting abroad are actually Eritrea vs. Ethiopia (complete bullshit) bc they can't fathom anti-regime Eritreans ever existing and simply don't want to take responsibility for the fighting.

[@anomonyous]

I don't know why we tolerate shit like this. Send money back? Out. Fighting? Out. Crime? Out. Support the regime? 1-way ticket back to shanty town. We are not the world's 24/7 kindergarten.

[@amdetsion3256]

@@user-uq6pd1nv1j Complete rubbish. Do you mean the Tigrigna and their countrymen from Eritrea against the Tegaru from Ethiopia? But even than, the main aggressors are pro-Isayas Afeworki Eritreans and opposition Eritreans.

[@keshi5541]

@@anomonyous Maybe pay attention since the people instigating aren't always Eritreans some are Ethiopian who have real reasons to do so (prior in the past Eritrean festivals were peaceful and this has never really happened on scale like this even the western media points this out themselves that it seems out of nowhere) (Tigrayan TPLF supporters) who are anti goverment because of the whole Tigray war are mainly the ones starting the conflict because they lost the war againt the Ethiopian goverment with Eritrea's involement their spite can only be directed to the diaspora rather than against the government in Eritrea or the Ethiopian goverment so this happens. They come to ruin events that have nothing to do with the goverment because they are anti-Eritrea and openly dislike that the people are celebrating their traditions and country making the false equivilence tha they are all Isias supporters. Its like if Israeli people were celebrating their culture but then palestinians came in to fight them during their events because of the Apartheid issue back home and the the Israeli were demonized as the aggressors of the situation. You even see some of them cheering on social media when these events are shut down by western officals like "yes that is what they deserve for supporting genocide".People make the assumption that everyone going to these events in the diaspora love the government (which I'd say isn't true because many families ran away from the country in the first place for a better life elsewhere) or something rather than actually going there to celebrate their traditions, music and culture once in a while (like maybe 2 times out of the whole year). Most of these countries also don't even properly check these so called "Eritrean refugees" and it wouldn't be hard for them to mix us up (we speak almost the same language and we are both black so who cares no difference to them". But it isn't to say all of them aren't Eritrean because there is definitely some who are against the goverment and sick of this dictatorship & end up taking it too far but I wouldn't say they are realistically the majority. Don't believe me even after saying this. The flag you see these people holding up when arriving these events to cause fights isn't even the proper current Eritrean flag (its the old flag back when Eritrea was federated under Ethiopia back in 1952). Why would actual Eritreans be raising this flags when it exists to undermine our soveriegnity that our ancestors and maybe even their relatives would have died for. The flag itself is a colonial reminder since being occupied by the british then being forced into a federation with a country that then just decided to annex the whole country. 'The first flag of Eritrea was officially adopted on September 15, 1952, the day British authorities relinquished control over the area and four days before the Ethiopian-Eritrean Federation became effective. Its light blue background was to honour the flag of the United Nations (UN), which had assisted the country to self-government. In the centre was a wreath of two olive branches surrounding an upright branch, coloured green; these also suggested the UN flag. On December 23, 1958, the Eritrean flag was replaced by that of Ethiopia, which annexed the nation in 1962. About the same time, a liberation struggle was begun; after 1975 it was led by the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF).' Photos of protesters . dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/805dd6c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3725x2483+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F18%2F9e%2Fb2d955f754c81299a5d6fa59f608%2F2ee14ae66c5d45f19724e45dd3df105e

[@keshi5541]

@@anomonyous Yet your country support TPLF. Laughable. I hope your not American because that is the country that supported the TPLF regime which as we know killed and caused how many issues in the whole horn african region. You don't get to put your hands in the mud then complain that your hands are dirty now.

[@CupGuyDude12]

hoser i love your videos keep it up

[@GarrettsGear]

I watched this video 4 months ago. Just found out one of my mechanic coworkers fled from Eritrea in the 90s. He's awesome and works his body to the bone for his children and knows life could be a whole lot worse.

[@ayararesara6253]

Waiting for "Asia's North Korea (Turkmenistan)"

[@Libyan_Islamist]

of Central Asia to be specific

[@jesusbaal4188]

Asia's north Korea is North Korea xD

[@Libyan_Islamist]

@@jesusbaal4188 But other than North Korea itself

[@ayararesara6253]

@@jesusbaal4188 (that's the joke)

[@ASH9366]

Hoser explanation is next level 🎚️ I love his videos a lot 🌟🔥🌟

[@Zelazella1]

nice video

[@Mshi-]

Love to Eritrea from your Somali Brother 🇸🇴🤝🇪🇷

[@The13thRonin]

Did you make a new missile called love? What's the range on that baby?

[@Mshi-]

@@The13thRonin ?

[@gze2055]

​@@Mshi- thanks 👍 Somalia brother, we love you too, just ignore them, we know it's all western propaganda , never forgotten A great man and leader his nation (Libya ) RIP King Gaddafi

[@user-tc7st1kv2n]

Somalia brother we stand with you in this mad abi decision on taking port access from the somalia region.

[@user-tw7to7qb]

@@Mshi- Love my Somali brothers and sisters ❤❤️🇪🇷🇸🇴🇪🇷❤️

[@___AWFUL___]

The same Eritreans that say nothing is wrong with Eritrea are the same ones who ran away and most likely can’t even come back.

[@plat1n_]

damn you are really back

[@cristibratu5616]

Happy 3rd anniversary hoser!

[@bendikmanum3132]

Edit: Thank you for your concern, everyone. I have been told now that he has come back, and is safe. Original comment: A question for Eritreans and Ethiopians: A former colleague of mine fled Eritrea alone as a 13 year old (or around that age), and he has lived in Europe for around 10 years now and built a life for himself here. He went on a trip to Ethiopia this summer, and we are now very concerned for him because he has not given any sign of life since he went there. Nobody has heard from him, which is very odd because practically all his friends are here, and he would not break contact with them for nothing. We have notified our country's embassy in the region, so they are aware and probably have some kind of process in the works to find him. Do any of you know if there is any place we can look for clues as to his whereabouts? Thank you

[@llyonll8891]

If it has been a couple weeks I wouldn't be too worried, even though Ethiopia is quite developed there are still many parts of the country that don't have internet and/or mobile connection and it's possible he's just in one of these places. I went there recently with my parents who had fled Eritrea in the 90s and we all felt safe, Ethiopia is quite the developed democratic country and is relatively safe for the most part. Best thing to do would be contact the embassy as you've done, how long has it been may I ask?

[@KOTYAR0]

This summer, so at least 3 months ago?

[@llyonll8891]

@@KOTYAR0 it depends on the country op is originally from

[@assasain999]

Looks like he doesnt need to come back to Europe anyway.. vacationing in a country you fled from.

[@llyonll8891]

@@assasain999 i dont think ur reading comprehension skills are all there, his friend didn't flee ethiopia