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Notes On The Historical Trajectory of Eritrean Nationalism

Posted on May 18, 2012 by
c_articles

Eritrea—which was once an Italian colony, a British protectorate, and briefly an autonomous region before it was reduced to a mere province of Ethiopia—became in 1993 an independent nation-state, redefining post-colonial African map, hopefully not setting a dangerous precedence. The history of over thirty years of bloody armed struggle had … more

Posted in Articles | 2 Comments

What Opposition!?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by
alisalim

In the last couple of weeks, I wrote three full blown articles and every time I finished one, I keep asking myself “So what?” I save a copy of the article and delete the original (original? on Microsoft!? Just to make me feel that some of the old “shredder” ways … more

Posted in Articles | 6 Comments

National Unity Existing Only As Virtual Reality

Posted on May 16, 2012 by
c_articles

The question of national unity is of a paramount importance and to a great extent, the way it is resolved would determine the preservation and continuation of Eritrea as an integral united nation. Eritrean history clearly demonstrates that we have thoroughly and fundamentally failed in resolving that and other important … more

Posted in Articles | 10 Comments

Eritrean Democratic Alliance: Authority Without Legitimacy

Posted on May 13, 2012 by
c_tebeges

A reminder from physics: a body at rest stays at rest and a body at motion stays in motion. Thanks but no thanks, the EDA reminded me about my physics class to determine its kinetics, which is perennially static with no limber, but subject to excavation, contention, and inquisition which … more

Posted in Tebeges | 27 Comments

Eritrea: Words and A Goat Brain

Posted on May 8, 2012 by
c_negarit

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” That is from the bible, just in case. But the bible is ancient, and thanks to the modernizing factor of the PFDJ, we should have another bible: “After the beginning there was another … more

Posted in Negarit | 61 Comments

The Case Of Eritrea’s Missing President

Posted on May 3, 2012 by
c_nahda

All of us fans of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle know of that moment when Hercules Poirot and Sherlock Holmes know something that the reader does not. It is something that the suspect said, or how he said it, or what he didn’t say. His alibi just is not as tight … more

Posted in AlNahda | 94 Comments

Third Fundraising Report

Posted on May 1, 2012 by
april30

Dear Friends of awate.com, In this report, our third, we would like to inform you that as of April 30, 2012, you have donated a total of $6,420.00 (six-thousand, four-hundred and twenty dollars less 3.95% fee for donations made through paypal.) We would like to thank our friends who live in two European countries, … more

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Bravo Mr. President!

Posted on April 30, 2012 by
c_pointblank

Whether we thought him dead, alive, arrested, or in intensive care, we have to admit that his sudden disappearance and reappearance was an act of grand performance. He deftly played a lone hide-and-seek with the entire nation and won; deceiving his supporters and enemies alike!   A lot of speculations flew … more

Posted in Pointblank | 71 Comments

Eritrea’s Tyrant Reappears On TV After A 30-Day Absence

Posted on April 28, 2012 by
gedabisias

Thirty days to the day, Eritrea’s dictator Isaias Afwerki re-appeared on state TV to counter rumors that he is seriously sick or dying. Heavily made up and wearing an over-sized short-sleeved shirt, light blue pants and sandals, the relaxed-looked Eritrean president was animated in his condemnation of the myriad of … more

Posted in Eritrea, Gedab News | 126 Comments

Help Refugees In Sinai: Sign Petition

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Over the last few years, our youth has been subjected to cruel treatment at home and extortion, murder and destitution in places to which they fled. The least we can do is publicise their plight and make concerned international entities aware of the situation in the hope thet they would take neccessary … more

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The Unusual Absence Of Isaias Afwerki

Posted on April 24, 2012 by
c_gedab

Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki has not made a public appearance since March 28, 2012 when he received the credentials of the incoming ambassador from South Africa. Given that his appearance is the daily diet of the State media, this has, understandably, fueled speculation that he is either seriously ill or … more

Posted in Gedab News | 181 Comments

2001-2011: Eritrea’s Wasted Decade

Posted on April 21, 2012 by
c_pencil

If Eritrea was a democratic republic and all the fronts, movements, groups were political parties, the Eritrean people would have voted “No Confidence” on every single one of them. Eritrea’s self-imposed ruling party, the PFDJ, spent an entire decade in a futile effort to get the world to pay attention … more

Posted in Pencil | 29 Comments

Quicksand!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by
alisalim

Bear with me please! I think we are in quicksand and we need to cross a few steps before starting the journey. By “we” I mean people (Eritreans) who have already crossed over from the stage of “what should I be doing?” into the stage of “how should I do … more

Posted in Articles | 31 Comments

Reshaping History: The Role Of Wild Cards

Posted on April 17, 2012 by
c_tebeges

In his book, “Out of the Blue: How to Anticipate Big Future Surprises”, John Paterson defined wildcards as low probability and high impact events that would severely impact human conditions when they occur. Similarly, “The Black Swan Theory” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb also claimed that all consequential events in history … more

Posted in Tebeges | 42 Comments