Behind The News of The Capture of Humera
A few days after the fall of Humera in Tigrai last November, Eritrean and Amhara region militia forces…
Gedab News3 min read
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News and Information, Life and Property
My generation grew up consuming news. In Teashops, particularly in the morning, radios blasting, news bulletins from BBC…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar9 min read
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Gallantry at Halhal
[The following is chapter 20 from Saleh “Gadi” Johar’s book, “Of Kings and Bandits.” First republished on September…
awatestaff16 min read
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Do Ethiopian Love Their Country?
It’s safe to say Ethiopians love their country more than their people. In fact, the ever warring political…
Awate Team8 min read
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Eritrean Refugees: Fifty Years of Injustice
[Editor’s note: This content was first published on Feb 15, 2017.] The Eritrean refugee’s story is a difficult…
Fanti Ghana6 min read
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The Massacre of Ona and Besekdira: When Scars Replace Wounds
Almost all my generation carry scars on their upper arms. Scars left from the crude type of vaccinations:…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar15 min read
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The Two-Pronged Ethiopian Civil War: Propaganda and Bombs
Gedab news learned that Eritrean refugees in May-Aini and Adi-Harish refugee camps in Tigray, have not faced major displacement. The refugees…
Gedab News2 min read
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The Sixth and Seventh Kings of Ethiopia
A man from Keren arrived in Asmara and headed to the neighborhood where his relatives lived. Though he…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar10 min read
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A Miserable Country Goes to War with Itself
Say what you will about outgoing president Trump, and despite the messenger, there are many countries in the…
Semere Andom (iSem)6 min read
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Ethnic Profiling of Tigrayans in Ethiopia
Ethiopian security forces are carrying out an extensive ethnic profiling and arresting Tigrayans, particularly in Addis Ababa and…
Gedab News2 min read
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What Follows Condemnation?
The dead do not hear. One can whisper, shout, scream, and call a dead person, but you do…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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Ethiopian War Exhibit In Triangles
Triangle-shaped structures are sturdy but also simple. In 1998-2000 war broker around the Eritrean village of Baddme, in…
Awate Team8 min read
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A Book Review of “Desecrators of the Sacred Trust”
Review by Semere T Habtemariam Title: Desecrators of the Sacred Trust: The Apotheoses of Donald J. Trump and…
Semere T Habtemariam12 min read
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Rejecting Wars– A Matchstick in The Horn of Africa
My call for participation from the friends of Negarit is very encouraging. I got a few worthy comments…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Isaias Afwerki’s “Secret Letter” To Donald Trump
[This article was first posted on November 9, 2016 under a title “Mistirawit Debdabe.”] Eight years ago, on…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar15 min read
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The Difference Between Propaganda and Public Relations
When I started to work after leaving Eritrea, I landed at a sales and marketing job. My understanding…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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To the West or to the East?
News coming from Sudan indicate that high level consultations are still continuing between the the tripartite Sudanese government…
Awate Team1 min read
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Graduated in Coffee Bean Picking
On Negarit 104 I talked about vowels and consonants and why Tigrinya speakers add a “i” vowel to…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar10 min read
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Anger Is Not Allowed
Do you know Justin Rosenstein? He is the engineer who invented the Facebook Like button—if we knew its…
Saleh G. Johar11 min read
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Eritrea’s Socio-Politics of Slash and Burn
Back in 1990, The New York Times had an opinion piece titled, “The Politics of Slash and Burn”.…
Beyan Negash8 min read
