The Horn of Africa: Unchanging Political Seasons
(Reading Time: 7 minutes) Historically, the African region that contains Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland, and Somalia are…
Awate Team6 min read
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Fattening the Warriors of Ethiopia
This is Negarit 171, Belated Happy easter and Happy Eid message. It addresses the Eritrean inter-religious coexistence that…
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Our Condolences to the Alem Meharenna Family
Our deepest condolences to the bereaved Family of Ato Alem Meharenna, particularly to our longtime friend and colleague…
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Jebena: Dialogue with Negarit Audience
Dear readers, I am glad to announce the launching of Jebena, a child of Negarit. Jebena is a…
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Nom de plume
Before pencils, fountain pens and dry pens were invented, writers used feathers that they dipped in a container…
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Eritrean PFDJ and Crowd Mentality
The following is inspired by Gustav Le Bon’s book, The Crowd—the study of the popular mind. If you…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Tension in the Eritrean Ethiopian Border
(Reading time: 5 minutes) Gedab News learned that, over the last two weeks, large contingents of [Eritrean and…
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Citizen-hating Vagabonds
Why are the PFDJ and its supporters obsessed with rivalry, destroying, and eliminating TPLF? They waste their emotions…
Awate Team8 min read
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The Emperor’s Daughter and her Namesakes
ወለት ሓጸይ, ጓል ሃጸይ, the emperor’s daughter, la fille du Negus, la figlia del Re, la figlia dell’Imperatore…
Haile S.8 min read
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Death Between Two Choices
The history of WW! And WW2 is scary though what followed the wars might seem normal in comparison.…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Janjaweed and Fano: Ethiopian-Sudanese Twins
Eritrea, the modern-day Gulag, locked physically and psychologically, where screaming is a whisper. The ears hear but so…
Awate Team5 min read
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Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan in Turmoil
After three-years of chaos, Sudan is still going through a precarious political situation where the central government has…
Gedab News3 min read
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Welcome Without Reservation
Sometimes, either out of respect, or traditional humbleness you sit on the edge of chairs when visiting other…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar4 min read
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Awate.com is released from Intensive Care
After operating at a minimum capacity for a while, awate.com is now back–after improving website security and renewed…
Awate Team4 min read
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The Eritrean keyboard Master: Abdalla Abubakar
Abdalla Abubakar’s towering contribution towards the development of the Eritrean music had not received its due acknowledgement until…
Chefena Hailemariam7 min read
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The Priorities of My Compatriots
Alzheimer’s, or dementia, a disease that causes memory loss, forgetfulness. What happens if a government has Alzheimer’s? God…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar10 min read
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Despising Weavers and Tailors!
Comments reflect the commentators’ character. While some are insightful and they help sharpen one’s views, others are vulgar,…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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The Primitive Mineliks
A friend told me a joke about someone who frequently climbed up a hill and prayed to win…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Three-Legged Stool: Team Lemma, Loses Its Luster
[This Pencil Editorial was first published on March 18, 2019. Today, three years later, we are republishing it…
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