Dimtsi Hafash Eritrea (Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea) launched its broadcasting services in 1979, airing from the field where Eritreans were fighting for their independence. Today, Dimtsi Hafash broadcasts in all Eritrean languages as well as Amharic and Oromiffa, both on short and middle waves and by satellite.
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.
June 2024