-
A Hopeful Scenario For Eritrea
SUMMARY Eritrea’s geography is well suited for the production of abundant electricity that is 100% renewable. There is huge potential for wind energy around Assab. Massive solar power production is possible just about anywhere in the mainland and its 200+ islands. Water from the Red Sea can be channeled to the Danakil depression to generate…
-
“OPEN LETTER”: Eritrea Focus Response
Eritrea Focus response to concerns raised about “Building Democracy in Eritrea” conference. The Eritrea Focus recent conference titled ‘Building Democracy in Eritrea’ aroused responses from various corners, including Awate.com; “The London Conference Stirs Controversy” dated 28 April 2019. The article makes a number of observations about the conference some of which could have been easily…
-
Negarit 41: ደላሎ ፖለቲካ – سماسرة السياسة – Political NGOs
ደላሎ ፖለቲካ – سماسرة السياسة – Political NGO Dellala: Political NGOs We saw them off crossing the river We saw them off fly to the grey skies That didn’t (and will not) fall We saw them off… At the banks of the River Thames We saw them off… At the Gatwick terminal They waved, we…
-
Enough Is Enough: What Is Next?
Amanuel Kifle (Doha), the young man from the Washington DC area, has ignited Eritreans everywhere by his powerful, “Yiaakle” (Enough) message that is spreading like wildfire. Even those silent Eritreans who have given up on Eritrea and many of those who have been supporting the regime are now awakened. Much as it is heartwarming to…
-
An Open Letter to Ambassador Haile Menkerios
I read your article, “Building Democracy in Eritrea” which appeared on Awate.com, on April 4/28/2019, with great interest. Good to see you enter the melee, and good to see your contribution, though I must say I’m not satisfied with the content of your article. I feel you scribbled it away as a gesture of goodwill…
-
The Endangered Brown Frog Of Eritrea
“Robbing Paul to pay Peter, is a common saying. Our Dellalas (brokers and careerists) pretend be Paul and Peter in on. The article below was written in Jan 12, 2011; I think it’s till relevant. My apologies to the few (very few) that I respect who made the last pilgrimage to London, including Profs Kjetil…
-
Building Democracy in Eritrea
It is long overdue to discuss the need for building democracy in Eritrea, a country which has the notoriety of being perhaps the only country in Africa that does not have a functioning constitution, a legitimate/elected government, or legitimate and functioning governance institutions that ensure accountability. Since gaining independence, Eritrea has been ruled by a militaristic…
-
The London Conference Stirs Controversy
A two-day conference on Eritrea was held in London, U.K., from 24-25 April 2019. It was jointly organized by an NGO group called Eritrea Focus and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. The organizers invited a group of non-Eritreans and others from the Eritrean Diaspora. According to its website, Eritrea Focus is an association of Non-Governmental…
-
List of Elected Leaders of the ENCDC
Between April 14-15, 2019, the Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change (ENCDC) held its second congress meetings in Sweden. It concluded its meeting by electing the secretariat of the central leadership with Tekhlai Abraha as its president, Mohammed Sheeb, vice president, Fessahaye Hagos as secretary, and Negash Osman as the chairperson of the executive committee. The secretariat has the…
-
Negarit 40: ከም ባቢሎንዶ ኴንና! – !هل اصبحنا كالبابليين – The Babylonians’ fate!
Negarit 40: ከም ባቢሎንዶ ኴንና! !هل اصبحنا كالبابليين The Babylonians’ fate!
-
Sudan: Dress Rehearsal for Change in Eritrea
The Horn of Africa is still in turmoil and the earth is moving under the feet of the incompetent regimes of the region. Alas, the rulers seem to be in a race to outdo each other on how fast they can turn their countries into rubble and sit on the heap. Somalia is painfully walking…
-
Angesom and an Army of Volunteers
Today we would like to appreciate friends of awate.com, particularly Angesom who personally took the initiative and started a fundraiser for awate.com by reaching out to his circle of friends. In less than a month Angesom’s drive collected over $1100! Angesom’s initiative proves that a dozen people taking the same initiative would save awate the…
-
ነጋሪት ቁ 39: መሓመድ ምራነት ከም ኣብነት
መሓመድ ምራነት ከም ኣብነት ሎሚ 14/4/2019 ብምኽንያት መዓልቲ እሱራት ኤርትራውያን ዝቀረበ ከፋል ሓጺር መሕተት ምስ ዓብዱልራሕማን መሓመድ ምራነት፥ ወዱ ንመሓመድ ምራንት ይርከቦ
-
Sudan: Al Bashir’s Government Ousted
The early morning hours of Thursday ended Omar Al-Bashir;’s thirty-year rule in Sudan. By dawn, a group of military officers entered the building of the Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation (SNBC) and briefly pulled the plugs off the television and radio services. They have also closed the airports. Since 5am Sudan time, the television screen has been…
-
Negarit #38: ዓሻ ዝተኸሎ እንታይ ንግበሮ ?
Negarit #38: ዓሻ ዝተኸሎ እንታይ ንግበሮ ? All changes saved.
-
All Accused Parties Respond to Eritrean Allegations
Reactions continue regarding the allegation by the Eritrean government accusing Sudan, Qatar, Turkey, and the Eritrean Ulema League of “acts of subversion” against Eritrea. In a statement released today, the Eritrean Ulema League (EUL) considered the Eritrean accusation as “irresponsible and baseless.” It also said its activities are limited to educational and cultural activities and supporting…
-
Sudan and Qatar reject Eritrean Accusations
Qatar and Sudan denied the Eritrean allegation that came in a press statement it issued yesterday. Eritrea has accused Qatar, Sudan and Turkey of engaging in “nefarious acts” against it. QATAR This morning, the Qatari government handed a memo of protest against the press release of Eritrea that accused alleged the three countries are engaged in “futile…
-
Eritrea Accuses Turkey, Qatar and Sudan
In a press statement released today, the Eritrean Ministry of Information accused Turkey of conducting “acts of subversion” against Eritrea. In addition, it accused Qatar of collaboration by providing “funding and operational services … in collusion with the Sudanese regime which allowed its territories to be used for the nefarious aims.” The statement explained that…
-
ብርዒ ዓዋተ…
ብርዒ ዓዋተ :- ኣብ ቲሕቲ ዝብል ኣርእስቲ: ጹሑፋትን : ዝተፈላለየ መልእኽቲ ሓዘል መደባትን: ዓቅሙኹም ተወፍዩሉ መድረኽ ክፍጠር ይጸዓር ኣሎ እሞ ሃየ ንሰጉም: ንሰሰን ንበላ:: (መኽፈቲ ኣፍ)….. ን መኽፈቲ ኣፍ ኢለ ዘዳለኹዋ ግጥሚ ዘይኮነት ግን ሰነ ጹሑፋዊት ግጥሚ መሳሊት ሃየ ተጋበዙዋ:: ለውጢ ለውጢ መስርሕ’ዩ ለውጢ እምነት’ዩ ብእምነ ኩርናዕ ዝውሰን ለውጢ ብጉሉጽነትን: ተሓታትነትን:ዝንደቅ ብህንካን ሃባን ዝምረቅ ብሰብ…
-
Hate Speech Within Eritrean Communities
On March 15, 2019 New Zealand was rocked by a cowardly attack on two of its mosques, fifty innocent Muslim worshipers were gunned down and many others injured. The attack targeted Muslim worshipers as they were gathering for their weekly Friday (Jummaa’) prayers. This callous attack wasn’t the first of its kind on a place…
