Eritrean Newspapers Online

Eritrea has one of the world's most restricted media environments, serving 3.5 million people in a Horn of Africa nation that has consistently ranked last or near-last in global press freedom indices — earning it the label "the North Korea of Africa" from some human rights organisations. Since independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea has operated an entirely state-controlled domestic press, with all independent media banned since 2001 and dozens of journalists imprisoned for decades without trial.

All domestic media is state-controlled, led by Shabait and Eri-TV. For independent coverage, the exile media ecosystem is crucial: Awate is the most respected independent analysis site, Asmarino Independent is a long-running opposition portal, and ASENA TV is a diaspora-based Tigrinya satellite channel. BBC Tigrinya and VOA Tigrinya are the most trusted external services. Unusually, Eritrea is world-renowned for cycling — producing Tour de France stage winners — covered by Shabait Sports.

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