The radio broadcaster Dimtsi Hafash Eritrea (Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea) launched its broadcasting services back in 1979, airing from the field where Eritreans were fighting for the country’s independence.
Media assets
Radio: Dimtsi Hafash Eritrea
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Dimtsi Hafash Eritrea is directly governed by the Ministry of Information, which appoints its management and makes decisions about the station’s programming.
Source of funding and budget
Dimtsi Hafash Eritrea is fully funded by the Eritrean government, according to our latest information gathered from journalists in the country.
Editorial independence
Like all media in Eritrea, Dimtsi Hafash Eritrea operates as a mouthpiece of the Ministry of Information. It doesn’t engage in independent reporting.
No statue and no independent mechanism of assessing or overseeing the editorial independence of Dimtsi Hafash have been identified.
September 2023