Eritrea’s Feigned Longing for Peace
President Isaias Afwerki sealed border crossings not only because the outflow of Eritrean citizens to Ethiopia intensified, but…
Dawit Mesfin11 min read
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Mai Ule (ማይ ኡለ) : A Play — ACT (II)
ACT (II) CHARACTERS Ahmed Mohammed Nur Hillal (ኣሕመድ መሓመድ ኑር ሂላል) — Abu Hillal Abubaker Mohammed Hassen Gadi (ኣቡበከር…
Gheteb15 min read
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Beyond Isaias, Beyond Yiakl!
For many years the international community has repeatedly condemned the PFDJ regime for continuing to commit systematic, widespread…
Ahmeddin Osman5 min read
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Division In The Name Of God!
I was born and raised in Eritrea until I was in my teen years. Since then, I have…
Siraj Abdurahman3 min read
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Negarit 61: Are We Sabeans?
Some people believe belonging to a certain race makes them superior to others. Unfortunately, that racist and bigoted…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Mai Ule (ማይ ኡለ): A Play
ACT (I) CHARACTERS Ahmed Hillal (ኣሕመድ ሂላል) Abubeker Mohammed Hassen (ኣቡበከር መሓመድ ሓሰን) Hassen Mohammed Amir (ሓሰን መሓመድ…
Gheteb10 min read
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Defining the Malilya Syndrome
If you are a Tigrinya reader, with no knowledge of Arabic language and with no membership in any…
Bee Nasser9 min read
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Macbeth: A Noble Man and a Witch
Once upon a time, a witch encountered a noble man and told him that he will be a…
Semere Andom (iSem)6 min read
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25 Years of Disappearance, a Tragedy of a Man or a Nation?
May 1991 was an extraordinary year for all Eritreans. It was the year in which Asmara was…
Ismael Ibraheem Al-Mukhtar8 min read
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Nobel, a Juxtaposition of Leaders
The Nobel Prize website Summarized the rationale behind the awarding of its prize of 2019 to Prime Minister…
Burhan Ali6 min read
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Post-DC Voices and Identity Politics (Part II)
Introductory note “Countering dominant and hegemonic narratives is the flip-side of being complicit” (Michel Bamberg 2004). [i] In…
Chefena Hailemariam8 min read
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Negarit 55: ቆለ ፈውሲ ፋሺስት – Voodoo treats fascism – الزار يعالج الفاشية
Most of my stories are included in my book “Of Kings and Bandits” Today’s episode is more of…
awatestaff13 min read
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Post-DC Voices and Identity Politics (Part I)
Introduction “ይኣክል” or “Enough” is a dynamic grassroots based process around which Eritreans globally are getting organized to…
Chefena Hailemariam7 min read
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The Eritrea’s Enough/Yi’akil Movement – A Way Forward
Since the Enough/Yi’akil campaign was launched about seven months ago, the campaign has garnered support from Eritreans across…
Nuredin Netabay11 min read
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Of True, Half and False Revolutions: Perspectives on the Sudanese Uprising
This piece poses three specific and interrelated points: the character of political revolutions; implications of the 2018-2019 Sudanese…
Abderahim I Gime8 min read
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The Challenges of Fair Representation in Eritrean Politics
In early 2019, two Eritrean political events took place within a short period of time. The first was…
Ismael Ibraheem Al-Mukhtar12 min read
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ቛንቛ ዓረብ! اللغة العربية Arabic in Eritrea
[Rough transcript of the Negarit 50] First let’s see how we are divided economically. The sedentary, the nomad, and…
awatestaff7 min read
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Negarit 49: Byzantine Dialogue ክትዕ በይዘንጣ حوار بيزنطي
Unedited notes for the Episode Byzantine was the Eastern part of the Roman empire–the capital city that was…
awatestaff3 min read
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Africa’s Generation 6
In a bid to stay ahead, industrial countries have entered the race to conquering 5G technology. If you…
Mahmud Saleh6 min read
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Eritrean Women Condemn Seizure of Catholic Church Clinics in Eritrea
THE ERITREAN WOMEN COALITION IN THE DIASPORA STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE ARBITRARY SEIZURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OWNED HEALTH…
awatestaff2 min read
