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A Patriot in a Nation of Nationalists: The Legacy of Teklenkiel Gebru

A historical and cultural analysis of Asmera’s colonial hierarchy, exploring how Teklenkiel Gebru’s early music captured Eritrean marginalization under Italian rule and the complex social dynamics between Eritreans…

September 13, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

Civilian and Military Brigades

An examination of Eritrea’s long history of organizations, movements, ethnic and linguistic politics, and the recurring tendency to multiply groups rather than build effective structures. Drawing on personal…

September 12, 2026 Saleh "Gadi" Johar Negarit

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 decades of struggle.

September 6, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

What the Umbrella Carried: A Story of Diaspora Hospitality

The afternoon had been planned almost down to the minute. Work had ended earlier than usual, leaving time for an important errand and then another appointment across the…

September 4, 2026 Dr. Sadia Hassanen Articles

One Year at Awate: What I Have Been Trying to Understand

From Self-Reliance to the Pledged Public On June 7, 2025, Awate published my first article, “The Debt-Free Illusion: Rethinking Eritrea’s Economic Self-Reliance.” I did not realize when the…

September 3, 2026 Dr. Filmon Wolde Articles

Woldeab Woldemariam’s Parable of Eritrea’s Democratic Development

Woldeab Woldemariam’s Parable and the Structural Foundations of Eritrea’s Democratic Developmental Transformation Eritrea’s Current Structural Condition Across the global Eritrean diaspora, and in more private forms inside the…

September 2, 2026 Negusse Micael Articles