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Isaias and Abiy: The Fallout

Often times, news surfaces only to be quickly subdued and forgotten, though it occasionally reemerges in surprising ways. Below is

The Eritrean Dilemma with Its President

Isaias Afwerki. The most mentioned. The most criticized. The most admired, and at the same time, the most despised. He’s

Too Many Lemons to Carry

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PM Abiy’s Mama Economy

Recently, Ethiopia relaxed currency controls and restrictions as per the recommendations of the IMF, which provided it with a generous

Is Ethiopia Doomed?

For an Eritrean, pretending to wear a 20/20 lens, you dwell on snooping around Ethiopian critiques, regardless of their successes

Re-aligned with the PFDJ but disappointed

After the downfall of the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the liberation of Eritrea in 1991, the Sudanese government curtailed

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Awate.com is back alive. Since September 2023, awate.com was crippled due to unexpected internal logistical/technical issues. That was the longest

The Silver Thaler Dictator

“Wedi Afom Berri; Ashaakheru Nebri.” (The Son of Afwerki is Brri; and his soldiers a streak of tigers” That is

Negarit 230: Campaigns of Brigades

Whenever there’s something on the news, writers are pressured to comment on it. However, I do not comment instantaneously without

Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia Brace for the Rainy Season

Eritrean refugees at Alemwach refugee camp in Gondar are bracing for another uncomfortable rainy season. Some of the camp’s residents

Sudan Borrowed the Coal Fire From Ethiopia

The events that have damaged Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia for decades is still devastating the entire region. While some

Horn of Africa’s Never-Ending Tragedy

On March 2, 2023, Gedab News reported that four people lost their lives when Ethiopia celebrated the 127th 1896 anniversary

Finale of an Eritrean Struggle

In the previous two phases, we talked about things that must be done at the individual level.  An individual must

A Call to The Moderates of The Horn Of Africa 

[Editor’s note: This editorial was first published on Oct 22, 2003, and again in Oct 2, 2018. It’s being republished

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

May the year 2023 be the best year for all of you

African Generals Appointed, POWs Not Mentioned

A team of ten African generals are named by the AU to monitor the process of the peace deal to

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