Year: 2018
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The Game Is Over!
The speech delivered by the president of Eritrea, Mr. Isaias Afwerki, on Martyrs’ day – June 20, 2018 – was a much anticipated speech. The speech came shortly after the peace overtures made by the new prime minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Expectation were abound that the speech of the president will include a…
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PM Abiye Meets Diaspora Ethiopians
https://youtu.be/ckg3h-jwsjI The Q & A: https://youtu.be/WmzhT40r8Us
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Dr. Abiy Ahmed the Dictator of Eritrea ዶር ዓቢ ኣሕመድ ጠቅላሊ እምባ ገነን ዘኤርትራ
ሞዓ እግረግልዮን ዘኣምነገደ OPDO ግርማዊ ዶር ዓቢ ኣሕመድ ርእሰ ሚኒስተራት ዘኢትዮጵያ ወጠቅላሊ እምባ ገነን ዘኤርትራ
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Ethiopia & Eritrea: A Faustian “Peace” Bargain with the Devil?
The question of economic opportunities being given to our neighbors before Eritreans, calls for a separate analysis. The question of spiritual proselytizing in public being given to our neighbors in Amharic before Eritreans call for a separate analysis. The question of refugees right to return being left untouched so far when Eritreans are languishing at…
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Djibouti Objects to the Lifting Of UN Sanctions on Eritrea
In a press statement he released on July 10, 2018, the Council President Olof Skoog (Sweden) stated, “The members of the Security Council commended the signing of the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship on 9 July 2018 by the President of the State of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, and the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic…
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Negarit #14: Rehus Gama – ርሑስ ጋማ
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PM Abiy Ahmed…
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ነጋሪት #13: ባንደራ ኣውለብልቡ
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Prime Minister Abiy’s Call Triggers Cautious Optimism
In our editorial published a month ago (1), we reiterated our long-standing position on the need for an end to the hostility between Eritrea and Ethiopia. We also hoped Isaias Afwerki would reconsider PM Abiy Ahmed’s proffer for peace rather than take a dismissive position as stated by his spokesperson tweeting the “ball is in your…
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Ethiopian Airlines Will Resume Flights to Asmara
This morning, the Ethiopian prime minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed concluded a two-day visit to Asmara after signing several agreements. The major item of his talks in Eritrea was a peace agreement, though its content was on the table since 2004. However, the Eritrean government had refused to dialogue with the Ethiopian government insisting the latter pull out its troops…
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Ona: Nine-Meter Shroud
As we push towards reconciliation, we have to expose the wounds of the past that always pop-up to hinder the journey. Real reconciliation should not be considered for the sake of political expedience alone. The festering wounds need to be recognized and healed to reach a meaningful and lasting peace. Reconciliation requires a holistic approach.…
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Profiling Our Martyrs: Ethiopia-Eritrea Border War (1998-2000) (Part 1)
This document was compiled from the Eritrean Government data leaked to awate.com in December 2004. The Awate Team studied the data, organized and analyzed it and then published in on January 16, 2005. We will republish the entire document in five parts. Today we provide you with Part 1. (The Awate Team) Profiling Our Martyrs A…
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ነጋሪት ቁ 12: ኣባ-ጎብየን ማንትለን
1- ዛፅባ ኣባ-ጎብየን ማንትለን 2- ቆለን ሕማማትን ፈተውቲ ዶክተር ኣቢ 3- ዑደት ዶክተር ኣቢ ናብ ኣስመራ
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Multi-dimensionality in Storytelling
Masterful storytellers are akin to quilt makers, it is just that their woven products are delivered through the spoken words. Each narration engages listeners at different levels. The crux of the matter is to be aware that there exist multi-dimensional levels of storytelling. Such awareness will inevitably free us from that one-dimensional way of viewing/listening to stories.…
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Bridge Over Mereb and Other Rivers
[This article is being republished on awate.com with the consent of the Editorial Team of Discourse Magazine to which it was contributed. The maiden edition of the magazine which is published by The Ethiopian Foreign Relations Strategic Studies Institute appeared on Thursday, 19 January 2017. In a 2010 interview, I asked the late PM Meles Zenawi if Eritrean ports…
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ነጋሪት ቁ 11: ዳንከራ “መዝሙር ሰላም”
ዳንከራ መዝሙር ሰላም
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Eritrea-Ethiopia On June 20, 2018: Martyrs’ Day Observances
That the wisdom of PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia being evident by now is to state the obvious. His rapid response to the Asmara regime when it pronounced it was sending a team to negotiate peace between the two neighboring countries is obvious that the man is as genuine as they come. What is also…
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Winds of Change… Are we ready?
“Unity of purpose brings purposeful citizens together and accords them leverage to effect meaningful change.” A new reality is unfolding! Are we ready? Winds of change are blowing… It appears the 20-year “no-war and no-peace” that defined the regime in Eritrea and its opposition is giving way for a new reality. The majority of our…
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Negarit #10: ኣምሕርኛ ትዛረባለህ? ውይይት ከእናት ኣገር ጓደኞች
ኣምሕርኛ ትዛረባለህ? ውይይት ከእናት ኣገር ጓደኞች
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The Circular Ethiopian-Eritrean Border Saga
Ethiopia has come a long way. In the last fifty years, it traveled the longest distance from where it started compared to many African and Middle Eastern countries. The Epic journey took it out from the darkest abyss of a feudal system lorded over by Emperor Haile Selassie, through a bloody Dergue Marxist revolution that…