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Eritrea at 35: A Regime Out of Words, Out of Time

A sharp, uncompromising critique of Eritrea’s 35th anniversary narrative, exposing the regime’s empty propaganda, extractive elite, and decades of national stagnation while calling for a new political imagination…

June 14, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

A Refugee in My Own Country

The House That Remains, Exile, Return, and the Stratified Self This article is dedicated to Eritrean veterans, both those who paid the ultimate price and those who continue…

June 10, 2026 Dr. Sadia Hassanen Articles

The Covert Civic Vulgarity Beneath Our Nationalist Songs

I recently came across a song by Meron Estifanos, freshly uploaded to YouTube and already making its way through Eritrean diaspora timelines with the usual warm momentum. A…

June 9, 2026 Filmon Wolde Articles

Archived Interview With Mohamed Taha Tewekel

Introduction The following interview with Mohamed Taha Tewekel was originally published by Awate.com on Sep 12, 2003, at a time when Eritrean politics, regional alliances, and opposition movements…

June 8, 2026 Saleh "Gadi" Johar Documents

A Regime We Hate, an Opposition We Despise: Why Eritrea Needs a New Political Imagination

Eritrea, Eritrean politics, regime and opposition, political imagination, national service reform, indefinite national service, Eritrean youth, civic renewal, democratic transition, transitional justice, strategic neutrality, Eritrean diaspora, governance reform,…

June 7, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

Eritrea is Suffering From Shortage of Water

Thirty-Five Years On, Asmara Still Struggles for Water Thirty-five years after independence, residents of Asmara continue to endure an acute water shortage. Many water pipelines and household faucets…

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