Calling A Spade A Spade
‘Say the truth and lie on a railway line.’ I pondered about the above quoted ancient Eritrean wisdom. The literal
Divorce Isn’t An Option, Ethnic Grievances Isn’t A Sin Either
As the saying goes two birds with one stone, this edition of “tebeges” will attempt to respond for two different
“Lynching” by the Rivers of Winnipeg
1. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2. We hanged
Basil Davidson (1915-2010): A Tribute
Basil Davidson’s contribution as a writer and historian on Africa is without parallel in Europe. His active study and active
Old Eritrean School Songs
I remember it as if it were yesterday, as we sang them aloud till our lungs ached, as the headmaster
PFDJ’s Eritrea: Klashnikov Diplomacy
Eritrea, under the despotic rule of the People’s Front for Democracy & Justice (PFDJ), has rushed to war and strolled
Lessons to Learn: Extraordinary Australian Political Developments
Australia is the world’s smallest continent, though it is a big country with an area of about (8,468,300 km2). Compared
The Lizard’s Tail
Once I saw an American neighbor’s kid showing off his chameleon that crawled on his hands. The father was proudly
The Regime’s Development Hashewiye
Every generation lives its own life and if life on earth were stagnant, Adam and Eve’s home, furniture and utensils
Unique As Our fingerprints
We, humans, are the most curious creatures. We want privacy yet we are the most gregarious of animals. We are
A Response To “It’s A Crazy World”
I have been reading awate.com now off and on for about 3 years, and there has yet to be any
Of Myths And Legends
One day I was invited to present a paper on a certain Abyssinian king who was almost worshipped by the
Eritrea Djibouti Mediation Agreement
On June 2nd, awate.com’s Gedab News broke the news that Eritrea had withdrawn its troops from its contested territory with Djibouti
EDA Outsourced Power To The People, EPDP Opted-Out
George Bernard Shaw is quoted as having said “liberty means responsibility, and that is why most men dread of it.”
ስለምንታይ ኣንጻር ዋዕላ
ዋዕላ ንመን ይጠቅም? ንመን’ከ ይጐድእ? ዝብል ሕቶ ኣድላኢ ኰይኑ ይስማዓኒ። ዋዕላ ናይ ምይይጥን ምርድዳእን መኣዲ ኢዩ ክበሃል ይከኣል። ብፍላይ ንዓና ዋዕላ ናይ ጥርናፈ መስርሕ ኢዩ። ሃገራዊ ዋዕላ ንዲሞክራስያዊ ለውጢ ብዝኾነ መለክዒ ንሓደ ውጹዕ ህዝቢ ጠቓሚ’ምበር ጐዳኢ ኣይኮነ። ኣብዚ መስርሕ’ዚ ዝኸስር ስርዓት ህግደፍ ጥራይ ኢዩ። እሞ ስለምንታይ ድኣ ገለ ሰልፍታትን ውልቀሰባትን ንዋዕላ ይቃወሙ? ካብ መጀመርትኡ፡ ዓወት […]
Addis Ababa University Reserves 100 Seats For Eritrean Refugees
Addis Ababa Univerisity will admit 100 Eritreans now camped at various refugee camps in Northern Ethiopia. The announcement was
Saving Icons For Pride
On an unrelated sidenote or headnote: With all due respect to Brother Woldeyesus Ammar for his beautifully written emotional “Draft
ምኸሮ ምኸሮ ኣይምከርን እንተበለ ግን መከራ ይምከሮ
ዝሓለፈ ወርሒ ነሐሰ፣ ኣብቲ ብአዝዩ ዘሓጉስን ዘኹርዕን ሃገራዊ ዋዕላ ንደሞክራሲ ለውጢ ክሳተፍ ከይደ ነይረ። ኣብዚ ሓደ ኣዝዩ ዘሐጎሰንን ዝሐበነንን ምስ ብዙሓት ኢርትራውያን ምእካበይን ብፍላይ ድማ ተወለድቲ ኩለን ብሄራት ኤርትራ ዝተሳተፍዎ ብምንባሩ ኢዩ። ኣብ ሂወተይ ንመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ምስ ተወለድቲ ኩለን ብሄራት ኤርትራ ምርኻበይ ጥራይ ዘይኮነስ ምስአቶም ብሓባር ኮፍ ኢለ ብዛዕባ ናይ ሃገርና ጉዳይ ብጽሞና ምዝታየይ ኢዩ […]
Addis 2010: NCDC Participation And Issues (II)
After one of the group sessions, a Tigre speaking colleague who attended the conference remarked, “I do not like the
Sometimes A “Draw” Is Good
On September 21, 2010, the International Crisis Group (ICG) issued its report on Eritrea titled “Eritrea: The Siege State.” The
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