Public Preparedness and the Possibility of a Pledged Public
This essay explores the idea of a prepared and pledged public: a public that understands its power, accepts…
Dr. Filmon Wolde22 min read
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A Voice of Our Own
Writing from his experience of growing up in post-independence Eritrea, Filmon Wolde examines how inherited accounts of history and communal grievance shape political debate. He asks whether these frameworks remain open to…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar13 min read
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Jahray and Self-Flagellation
I can’t remember the captivating open deserts of Barka without remembering Jahray. The morning star was our natural GPS, bright and predictable, appearing in the sky for months before disappearing and leaving…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Rhetoric or Reality? Part 3: The Claims
Ismail Omer-Ali13 min read
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From Potential to Performance: Ibrahim Sultan’s Vision and the Foundations of Eritrea’s Developmental State
Eritrea’s challenge is not simply to recover from decades of economic underperformance, but to build the capacity to move from potential to sustained performance. Drawing on the ideas of Halima’s dilemma, Woldeab…
Negusse Micael24 min read
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Men Do Not Cry–PFDJ Celebrates an Expiration
“Many Eritreans have nothing to do with it and do not celebrate. They will when the prisoners the government incarcerated decades ago are free.”
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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Rhetoric or Reality? Part 2: Facts and Motive
My recent article on the G-15 drew a passionate response from Semere H. who doubled down on his…
Ismail Omer-Ali6 min read
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When Recognition Makes Trust Possible
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to Ismail AA, a veteran thinker and fellow…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Washington’s Eritrea Reset: Why Expired Sanctions Are Not a Victory
A comprehensive analysis of why the expiration of U.S. sanctions on Eritrean entities is not a political victory…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar11 min read
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The G‑15: Silver Jubilee of Courage
I. Twenty‑Five Years After September 18, 2001A Reform Movement Unlike Any Other The G‑15’s emergence less than ten…
Semere T Habtemariam11 min read
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Civilian and Military Brigades
An examination of Eritrea’s long history of organizations, movements, ethnic and linguistic politics, and the recurring tendency to…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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The Eritrean Opposition: Thirty Years of Potential and Paralysis
A thematic analysis of the Eritrean opposition’s structural weaknesses, historical patterns, and political challenges after three and half…
Semere T Habtemariam11 min read
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PART II — The Moment the Ghedli Lost Its Soul
An incisive examination of the rise of the hybrid fighter, the organizational logic that replaced moral agency with…
Semere T Habtemariam7 min read
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Court of Law–Seattle as an Example
The rule of law finally reached the PFDJ that spent decades believing it was above the law. The…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Halima’s Dilemma and Eritrea’s Democratic Developmental Horizon
As my father recounted it to me in my youth, Halima’s resigned observation, ‘Halima Halima aitibelu: Halima nabra…
Negusse Micael9 min read
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The Horn of Africa’s Catch-22: War Without End
This episode is dedicated to the bereaved—to the ordinary people who pay the price for wars they neither…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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The Moment the Ghedli Lost Its Soul (Part II)
A detailed historical analysis of the demographic surge, battlefield pressures, factional politics, and organizational breakdown that transformed Eritrea’s…
Semere T Habtemariam14 min read
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The Moment the Ghedli Lost Its Soul
A rigorous historical and philosophical exploration of Eritrea’s liberation struggle, tracing the rise of the tegadalai as a…
Semere T Habtemariam7 min read
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LEAP OF FAITH
History does not simply move forward; it circles, it spirals, it returns to its own wounds until the…
Younis Omer8 min read
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One Year Later: Why This Column Exists—And Why It Must Continue
On July 25, 2025, after a long hiatus, I published my first column at Awate.com under the simple…
Semere T Habtemariam30 min read
