Eritrean Refugees and the Burden of Visibility

By Semere T. Habtemariam Eritrean refugees are a demographic minority in Africa’s displacement map, yet they occupy an outsized space in the continent’s political imagination. They are far fewer than Ethiopians, Sudanese, Congolese, Somalis, or South Sudanese. But across Africa’s major newsrooms—Daily Nation, The Standard, Addis Standard, Sudan Tribune, Radio Dabanga, Daily Monitor, Mail & […]

By Semere T. Habtemariam Eritrean refugees are a demographic minority in Africa’s displacement map, yet they occupy an outsized space in the continent’s political imagination. They are far fewer than Ethiopians, Sudanese, Congolese, Somalis, or South Sudanese. But across Africa’s major newsrooms—Daily Nation, The Standard, Addis Standard, Sudan Tribune, Radio Dabanga, Daily Monitor, Mail & […]