Author: Awate Team
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Sudan Borrowed the Coal Fire From Ethiopia
The events that have damaged Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia for decades is still devastating the entire region. While some of those in power leave others fixed to the chairs and don’t seem to be leaving at all. Sadly, the people who have no power, die, kill, lose their properties, and jump from one confrontation
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Horn of Africa’s Never-Ending Tragedy
On March 2, 2023, Gedab News reported that four people lost their lives when Ethiopia celebrated the 127th 1896 anniversary of the victory of Adwa, a battle fought against the Italian colonial army. However, like many atrocities before the death of four people, including a student and as teacher were killed, no one was held
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Finale of an Eritrean Struggle
In the previous two phases, we talked about things that must be done at the individual level. An individual must decide whether they want to support the Eritrean regime, oppose it, or be indifferent to it. If they decide to resist its injustices at the individual level, they decide their degree of resistance. Is it
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A Call to The Moderates of The Horn Of Africa
[Editor’s note: This editorial was first published on Oct 22, 2003, and again in Oct 2, 2018. It’s being republished for the the third time on Dec 28, 2022. We thought it might help readers to remember and reflect on how the last war affected the lives of Eritreans and their country.] There is an
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
May the year 2023 be the best year for all of you
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African Generals Appointed, POWs Not Mentioned
A team of ten African generals are named by the AU to monitor the process of the peace deal to end the Ethiopian civil war. The selected generals selected from the national armies of South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria are experts in different fields. They who will operate out of several cities will coordinate with
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Awate.com and Negarit 2022 Fundraising Drive
Dear colleagues and supporters, Below is all the information you need for making a donation to support awate.com and Negarit that some would like to silence. But the voice of concern for the people, being the voice of voiceless, promoting liberal values and peaceful coexistence, including promoting justice and freedom of the people, will not
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A Call To Help Awate and Negarit
Dear Friends and supporters of Awate-com and Negarit, Since its inception on September 1, 2000, Awate.com has been serving you consistently by providing information, analysis, and general educational content under the theme of Reconciliation. Throughout the journey, we depended on our personal resources and the little support we got from a few genuine supporters out
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Ethiopians Still Talking About Talking
Since Abiy Ahmed took office as Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, the region is entangled in a civil war. So far, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, the economy sustained heavy damages, and ethnic conflicts are spreading to every corner of the already unstable region. Preaching hate and violence has become the daily
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Three Envelopes for The Horn of Africa Leaders
A newly appointed corporate manager asked his predecessor to give him the best advice he could. The outgoing manager gave him three envelopes and told him to open them in sequence whenever he faced serious difficulties. Soon, he opened the first one. It read: blame everything on the previous management and buy time. He did.
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China Stretches Out Its Hands To The Horn
On Monday, June 20, 2022, a two-day Governance and Development Conference winded up in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Xue Bing, China’s special envoy to the Horn of Africa represented his country that sponsored the conference. Except Eritrea, all the Horn of Africa countries, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Djibouti, attended the conference.
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One Kicked Out, Two To Go
In 2018, when Abiy Ahmed made his overly promoted visit to Eritrea and “signed a peace agreement” with Isaias Afwerki, half the world media and the political tribes behaved like a child taken to a circus for the first time and watched sheepishly as wool was passed over their eyes. But the second half (and
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The Horn of Africa: Unchanging Political Seasons
(Reading Time: 7 minutes) Historically, the African region that contains Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland, and Somalia are considered Horn of Africa countries though Sudan doesn’t belong to that geography. But the above countries are so much related and influenced by each other. These countries have no properly defined geographical limits, therefore, they are haphazardly
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Our Condolences to the Alem Meharenna Family
Our deepest condolences to the bereaved Family of Ato Alem Meharenna, particularly to our longtime friend and colleague Tesfalidet Alem Meharenna.. May the late Zufan’s family be blessed with patience and strength to deal with the loss, and MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. Saleh Johar On Behalf of myself and The Awate Team
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Happy Eid Al Fitr
Happy Eid to all
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Jebena: Dialogue with Negarit Audience
Dear readers, I am glad to announce the launching of Jebena, a child of Negarit. Jebena is a traditional coffee clay-pot. In Eritrea, coffee drinking is almost a ritual and is aptly known as coffee ceremony. While in some parts of Eritrea, men cook coffee, in other parts it is strictly prepared by women. The
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Citizen-hating Vagabonds
Why are the PFDJ and its supporters obsessed with rivalry, destroying, and eliminating TPLF? They waste their emotions and resources practicing their decades-old obsession? Wouldn’t it be better if they focused on improving the livelihood of Eritreans instead? One would think, winning inside Eritrea would make them win any other rivalry. However, overextending the meagre
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Janjaweed and Fano: Ethiopian-Sudanese Twins
Eritrea, the modern-day Gulag, locked physically and psychologically, where screaming is a whisper. The ears hear but so terrified, they fail to process what they hear. The eyes observe events secretly but pretend what they see is not real. It’s a country of silence where talking is risky, and costly. A hermetic state strictly guarded
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Awate.com is released from Intensive Care
After operating at a minimum capacity for a while, awate.com is now back–after improving website security and renewed drive.
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Three-Legged Stool: Team Lemma, Loses Its Luster
[This Pencil Editorial was first published on March 18, 2019. Today, three years later, we are republishing it hoping it might help refresh our memories on what transpired since then might//Editor] At the beginning, avid admirers considered it pure gold, now they are startled, Team Lemma has lost its luster. Also, unbeknownst to many, it’s