September 1: It Is About The Man, Not The Date
Almost every English-language book written about Eritrea over the past four decades– the most recent being Michela Wrong’s…
Awate Team10 min read
Nothing here yet.
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“I Want To Be A Sailor…”
This short essay was written sometime in 2004. If what we knew were the only guideposts for reality,…
Ghezae Hagos Berhe9 min read
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The Cruellest Decade: in Ten
The decade 2000-2010 hosted milestone events in Eritrea’s recent past; yet mostly disappointing. Coming on the heels of…
Ghezae Hagos Berhe24 min read
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Mainstream On Main-Street: Opposition Echo People’s Voices
In our ongoing public discourse, it’s important that we communicate in a clear, simple and- as much as…
Semere T Habtemariam19 min read
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Eritrea Is Not An Eggshell
“It is time to take a break from impersonating someone else; if you find my writing a bit…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar18 min read
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Those Who Can’t, Diss
Many of my correspondents ask why I am focusing on the writings of Yosief Ghebrehiwot when we are…
Salyounis30 min read
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A Forest Without A Tree
The ongoing mind to mind fight has to land somewhere with a fruit. The issue of land, as…
Awate Team11 min read
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Eritrea Is Our Black Stone
He was only thirty five years of age at the time. But, his reputation for justice, impartiality and…
Semere T Habtemariam23 min read
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Can’t Have Reconciliation Without Truth
Every once in a while, we are required to take a step back and explain to our readers…
Awate Team6 min read
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Can’t Have Reconciliation Without Truth
Every once in a while, we are required to take a step back and explain to our readers…
Awate Team6 min read
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Whom does Eritrea love? Amanuel Asrat or Yohannes Tiquabo
Generals and tyrants love to dance to the loud tunes of cowardice, oozing betrayal, in that circular formation…
Ghezae Hagos Berhe12 min read
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The Kind Citizen and ‘Zemen’
I am launching a column in this venerable website, Awate.com. The column’s name is ‘the kind citizen.’ I…
Ghezae Hagos Berhe11 min read
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ንጉስ ኢሳያስ: ቃለ-መሕተት ጭንቂ
ሓደ መራሒ ናይ ሓደ ሃገር ባዛዕባ ኣካይዳ ምሕደራ ህዝብን ቁጠባዊ ፖሊስን ዝመልከት ንህዝቡ ከፍልጥ ግቡእ ኢዩ። ሓደ ካብቲ…
Awate Team7 min read
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ብዶ/ር ዳንኤል ረዘነ:ኣድላይነት ኣምር መሰጋገሪ ፍትሒ
ኣድላይነት ኣምር መሰጋገሪ ፍትሒ (transitional justice) ኣብ ኤርትራ (ብኣጋጣሚ መበል 18 በዓል ናጽነት ኤርትራ፡ ኣብ ለንደን ዝቐረበ ጽሑፍ)…
Awate Team15 min read
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ብሃብቶም ዮሃንስ: ነጻነት ኤርትራን ታሚል-ኢላምን
እዛ ሰሙን ኣብ ታሪኽ ሕዝቢ ኤርትራን ታሪኽ ሕዝቢ ታሚልን (“ክፍሊ” ስሪላንካ) ፍሉይ ትርጉም ዘለዋ እያ። ሕዝቢ ኤርትራ ነቲ…
Awate Team5 min read
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A Mission Accomplished; A Dream Interrupted
May 24, 1991 is the collective achievement of generations of brave Eritreans going back to the 1940s, who…
Awate Team7 min read
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A Mission Accomplished; A Dream Interrupted
May 24, 1991 is the collective achievement of generations of brave Eritreans going back to the 1940s, who…
Awate Team7 min read
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7 Years And Counting
Seven years ago, on April 13, 2002, the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) rendered its arbitration ruling on…
Awate Team7 min read
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7 Years And Counting
Seven years ago, on April 13, 2002, the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) rendered its arbitration ruling on…
Awate Team7 min read
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ደንበ ተቓወምቲ ክሓልፎ ዘለዎ መድረኽ
እቲ ዝሓለፈ ናይ ናጽነት ቃልሲ ብሩህ ኢዩ ነይሩ። በዓይነቱ ከኣ ካብዚ ሕጂ እነካይዶ ዘሎና ናይ ሓርነት ቃልሲ ይፍለ።…
Awate Team5 min read
