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A Successful National Conference: A Crucial Milestone

Prior to the convening of the national conference, there were many pessimists who thought that there was no chance in

The National Conference And The Expectant Community

Speculations about a National Convention of opposition parties and civic organizations aiming at working on a road map for the

Of Kings And Bandits: A Book Review

The book, Of Kings And Bandits, tells the story of a young Eritrean boy, who was forced to choose between

Of Kings And Bandits: A Book Review

The book, Of Kings And Bandits, tells the story of a young Eritrean boy, who was forced to choose between

Stay Engaged, Be Relevant

A friend implores that those of us who write on Eritrean affairs, do so, from a middle-of-the-road perspective. I understand

National Conference: An Affirmation Of Eritrea’s Founding Principles

Yemane Gebreab, the political director of Eritrea’s ruling party, the PFDJ (who is also a “special advisor” to President Isaias

Timar, The Rebel (Part 4)

This story was originally presented in four series at Eripost, awate.com. It is condensed from a not yet published manuscript of

The National Convention: A Healing Journey

I, and my friend Khaled, (both from Sweden) were some of the early arrivers to the Wa’ala or the National

The Eritrean Covenant And Nehnan Elamanan: Two Shady Documents, You Can’t Defend In A Mixed Crowd

“ንሕና ማለት እዞም ሕጂ ኣብ ቅድሜኹም ቀሪብና እንዛረብ ዘሎና ተጋደልቲ፡ እቶም ብመጋቢት 1969 ዓ.ም.ፈ. ካብ ምምሕዳር “ቅያዳ ኣል ዓማ” ዝተፈለና ኢና። እወ ንሕና ዳርጋ ኩላትና ክርስትያን ኢና። ብደገ ናይ ኩነታትና ህላዌ ዝርኢ እውን “ሃይማኖታውያን” እዮም ይብል ይኸውን….. መንነትናን ዕላማናን ክፈልጥ ንዝደሊ ንጽሑፍና ብምሉኡ ንኸንብቦ ሓደራ ንብል። ላዕለዎት ራእስታት ጀብሃ፡ ናብተን ብትካል ምስልምና ዝምርሓ ሃገራትን ድርጅታትን […]

Reflections: Seven Days At The NCDC

Having lived in Addis-Ababa for almost four years as an Eritrean refugee with urban status, and having strong “shaebia” sentiment,

Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? (The Eritrean Version; A Satire)

   2009-2010 was a hectic year for Eritrean internet writers, users and abusers, even by Eritrean internet standards. With due

من العِتَابِ ما قَتَلْ : إلى عَوَاتي دُّوتْ كُومْ *

الأخ صالح (قاضي) جوهر من التحية ما يليق بشخصكم و مني لك أطيبها  وبعد  في بدء التعريف  أقول لك : بأني من ذات البلاد التي تنتمي و نتمي وهذا نصبينا من الهوية فلا نحمد في ذلك غير الله وحده و الذي لا يحمد في مكروهٍ سواه ، فلا نسأله عن رد هذا القَدّر إلا اللطف […]

National Conference Elects A 53-Member Commission

Commission To Organize A Conference And Draft Transitional Constitution Towards A National Assembly Gedab News: (August 9, 2010) The National

Good News, Bad News And Ngst Hanna

Today I have bad news, good news and anger, but first, let me begin with the good news. Good News

In Support Of The Eritrean Accord

I read the Eritrean Accord with interest as I did to the Eritrean Covenant. I have objections to some of

The National Conference: A Secure Avenue To Democracy

Seventy years in the history of peoples is a very short period, but it seems a long time to the

A Moral Mandate To Liberate

At long last, the coming together of Eritreans to discuss ways and means of bringing about democratic change in Eritrea,

A Moral Mandate To Liberate

At long last, the coming together of Eritreans to discuss ways and means of bringing about democratic change in Eritrea,

Praise and Criticize

Praise and Criticize:“The Eritrean Accord: Harmonized Constitution”   First and foremost, I congratulate Mejlis Ibrahim Mukhtar for taking the initiative of

What The US Should Do About Eritrea

In 2006, US-backed Ethiopia invaded Somalia and removed from power the Islamic Courts Union, which it perceived as a brewing

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