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Renewing Awate Without Losing Its Soul

Awate.com is back—with a cleaner, faster, and less intrusive experience after the removal of the excessive pop-ups and disruptive plugins that had burdened the site for far too…

May 11, 2026 Saleh "Gadi" Johar All

Eritrean Refugees and the Burden of Visibility

Eritrean refugees are a demographic minority in Africa’s displacement map, yet they occupy an outsized space in the continent’s political imagination. They are far fewer than Ethiopians, Sudanese,…

May 10, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

The Grammar of Promise: How Eritrean Political Thought Became Trapped Inside Its Own Logic

“The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.” – Alexis de Tocqueville Summary Eritrean political life, spanning both the ruling party and…

May 8, 2026 Filmon Wolde Articles

Why U.S.–Eritrea Normalization Keeps Failing

A New Opening in a Dangerous Red Sea Moment Washington is once again testing the possibility of normalizing relations with Eritrea. According to The Wall Street Journal and…

May 3, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

ተጋዳላይ ከመዓልካ (ዶ-በረኸት ሃብተስላሴ)

ተጋዳላይ ከመዓልካ ጅግና ተጋዳላይ ሰላም ዶ ክብለካ? መንፈሰይ ይሕደስ ወርትግ ክሓስበካ ናይ ሓርነት ጸዳል ዘብርህ ግንባርካ ኣኽራን ዝቐስቀሰ ሰውራዊ እምነትካ። * ጥውይዋይ ነይሩ መንገዲ ሂወትካ ድኻምን መከራን ናይ…

May 2, 2026 Dr. Bereket Habte Selassie Articles

Peekaboo: The Ethio–Eritrean Game

The current cycle of this familiar political game began in 2018, when Abiy Ahmed traveled to Asmara to meet Isaias Afwerki. The visit was presented as historic—a turning…

April 30, 2026 Saleh "Gadi" Johar Negarit