Why Ethiopia is Preparing to Invade Eritrea Next

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[OmerE.C]

As an Ethiopian, a sea outlet is a massive issue for us, but we're tired of wars, and most importantly Eritreans are our siblings we don't want to fight
Literally any foreigner would struggle to differentiate between an Ethiopian and Eritrean cultures, because we're basically the same nation, different nationalities
And more than my fear for ourselves, I fear for Eritreans because their leader would conscript all the population, the Eritrean dictator will force his 5 million people to throw themselves into war, which would lead to the greatest humanitarian catastrophe and probably the bloodiest in the 21st century (which means that Ethiopia will break its own record)

[FacterinoCommenterino]

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[jakegray]

I watched RealLifeLore during my lunch break at work up until a few years ago when the pandemic got me out of the office. I rediscovered your channel a couple weeks ago to see you went from ten minute videos on things like some crazy idea to dam the Mediterranean Sea to almost hour long videos exploring complex and long running issues. Kudos on the evolution.

[Nightmare]

I’m Ethiopian and Eritrean we are brothers not enemies

[bronxrams]

Absolutely devastating..
As an Eritrean, I am not necessarily against Ethiopia gaining access to Assab, but it must be through diplomatic agreements. Everything else is unthinkable.
We are siblings, how can we kill each other? It breaks my heart man.

[SevenLemons]

We Ethiopians seek development and modernity not wars waged by the few. I can't stress enough how much this country's political stance and history has been misrepresented enough. As an Ethiopian, I truly appreciate your effort to research and present the history, demographics and background of Ethiopia for proper context, Thank You RLL.

[patriciakimball]

This is such a great way for an ignorant outsider to learn so much about the situation and the history—not only the video but the feedback and differing points of view of the Commenters. Thank you and good luck 🙏🏼

[LFC]

Including the historical context in the beginning really helps with understanding the current situation. Well done.

[kirubelabye]

As an Ethiopian more wars will only set us back, no need to turn our Eritrean siblings into enemies for an access to a port despite how much we need it, specially when its possible to get it done with an agreement in which both countries could benefit.

[VegasMikeP]

As an ex-Navy staff member that worked that Huge Antenna Farm at Asmara's Kagnew Station, it's very depressing to see these problems for a lovely people. If Eritrea provided Ethiopia access to Assab for half or less the cost of the Djibouti ports, it would be great for both countries, but that would require politicians with common sense, which is in short supply everywhere.

[elijah]

Bro, that was satisfying! Thank you for your time and research!

[matiabem]

Horn of Africa and its current issues. 😊

The Horn of Africa is a region that consists of four countries: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti. It is also home to various ethnic, religious, and political groups, such as the Amhara, the Oromo, the Tigray, the Afar, the Somali, the Harari, the Sidama, the Tigre, the Kunama, the Saho, the Rashaida, the Beja, the Nubian, the Coptic, the Muslim, the Christian, the Orthodox, the Protestant, the Catholic, the TPLF, the EPRDF, the PP, the ONLF, the SLF, the SNM, the SSDF, the ARS, the ICU, the ASWJ, the al-Shabaab, the AMISOM, the IGAD, the AU, and many others .

The Horn of Africa is a region that faces many challenges and opportunities, such as poverty, famine, drought, conflict, violence, terrorism, piracy, human rights, democracy, governance, development, trade, investment, migration, refugees, peace, security, cooperation, integration, and regionalism .

The Horn of Africa is a region that has a rich and diverse culture and history, such as the ancient kingdoms of Aksum, D’mt, Kush, Meroë, Punt, and Saba, the medieval states of Adal, Ifat, Shewa, Medri Bahri, and Aussa, the modern empires of Ethiopia and Somalia, the colonial era of Italy, France, and Britain, the independence movements of Eritrea and Djibouti, the revolutions of Ethiopia and Somalia, the civil wars of Ethiopia and Somalia, the border wars of Ethiopia and Eritrea, the peace processes of Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the federalism of Ethiopia and Somalia .

The Horn of Africa is a region that has a lot of potential and promise, as it is endowed with natural resources, such as water, land, minerals, oil, gas, livestock, and fish, as well as human resources, such as a young and dynamic population, a skilled and educated workforce, a vibrant and creative civil society, and a visionary and reformist leadership .

The Horn of Africa is a region that is worth learning more about, as it is a fascinating and important part of the world, with a lot of relevance and influence on the global stage, as well as a lot of lessons and insights for the rest of the world. 😊

[GeoEritrea]

To our Ethiopian brothers and sisters, I can appreciate that our governments don't necessarily represent our people. We have the same religion, culture and similar language. I wish you the best and hope our countries the best in the future. 🇪🇷❤🇪🇹

[kevincronk]

This video was better than I expected. I obsessively followed the tigray war while it was going on and wrote 2 research papers for school about it, and talked about it with my Ethiopian and Eritrean friends. You did a surprisingly good job explaining most aspects of the relevant parts of recent and ancient Ethiopian and Eritrean history without getting too many things wrong and oversimplifying much, which for such a short video I am very impressed with.

[eleritreano]

We Eritreans fought bravely for 30 years for the freedom of our beloved nation. It's sad to see that some of our Ethiopian neighbours still didn't understand that violence was never a solution.

[asadsalim]

Interesting episode. Please make an episode about Sudan and the war going on.

[daverockefeller]

As an Armenian this kinda breaks my heart, although I can understand the situation. I just wish that our brothers and sisters in Ethiopia and Eritrea are able, maybe with help of international help to solve this problem via diplomacy instead of war. Believe me when I say that, if Ethiopia takes part of Eritrea by force this will only harden their hearts and end in generational trauma and hatred.

[legessezewdie]

As an Ethiopian, I feel shame as to why we still can’t stop the bloody war as long as there is a chance to negotiate around the table peacefully. After all, we are the same people who still enter marrying as we have the same culture and religion. This isn’t to happen between the same brothers and sisters. This is a curse for the country to have such a bloodbath for nothing except fulfilling the interests of power mongers.
I have a great appreciation for those who do the video documentaries in such excellent quality.

[tracrumpler]

One of my favorite channels on YouTube. Very interesting and informative

[barackbebey]

My nationality is Eritrean. Ethiopia can use Eritrean ports for a fee. Apart from this, we do not want to talk with Ethiopia. We Eritreans do not want to sell or change our land. Ethiopia can use it in agreement with Eritrea according to the law of use of ports in the neighboring countries of the world. Apart from this, the ideas brought by Ethiopia are not accepted by us Eritrean 🇪🇷❤🇪🇷