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Eritreans in Ethiopia Could Pay a Price, Again
The EPRDF ruling party of Ethiopia, which was dominated by the TPLF and its allies, has been completely decimated except in name. The political chaos started as soon as PM Abiy launched a realignment of the EPRDF member parties and assembled a new coalition sidelining several parties, mainly the TPLF. Consequently, each of the ethnic-based…
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Negarit 28 – ደንቨር: ሕቶታትን መልስን * Denver, Q and A
Negarit 28 – ደንቨር: ሕቶታትን መልስን * Denver, Q and A
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Eritrean Intelligence Establishes Bases in Ethiopia
Eritreans living in Ethiopia are feeling threatened by the presence of several PFDJ operative in the country. The militarized Ethiopian-Eritrean border was opened last summer after two decades when the Ethiopian prime minister and the president of the Eritrean ruling party reached an agreement. Details of the agreement are still unknown, particularly to Eritreans. The…
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Negarit 27: መድረኽ ናይሮቢ – Medrekh Nairobi
Negarit 27; መድረኽ ናይሮቢ – Medrekh Nairobi
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Negarit 26: ካብ ሃዋሳ ክሳብ ደንቨር * From Hawassa to Denver
Negarit 26: ካብ ሃዋሳ ክሳብ ደንቨር * From Hawassa to Denver
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Eritreans Conclude a Two-Day Meeting in Denver, CO
Members of the Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change (ENCDC) concluded a two-day meeting in Denver, Colorado. The weekend meeting was held by the ENCDC North American region. Formed in November 2011 in Hawassa, Ethiopia, ENCDC is the largest Eritrean opposition organization. Over five-hundred people representing political parties and groups, human rights activists, veterans and…
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Terrerti And Their MP Aunts
[this is an archive edition of Negarit from August 2, 2004, and again today Nov. 29, 2018, maybe you could see how today is what it felt 15 years ago.] I keep thinking of my aunt because some people call home, talk to their aunties and use them as proof that their single voice is…
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Negarit 25: Let’s Buy Trust – ምትእምማን ንሸምት
Negarit 25: Let’s Buy Trust – ምትእምማን ንሸምት
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An Intimate Report: Year-End Fundraising Campaign
Dear colleagues and friends of Awate.com, This is our first report for the Year-End Fundraising Campaign that we launched last week. First, we thank the few who reacted to the call immediately, we are grateful to you all. We hope the rest of you will also react and help. At the same time, as always,…
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A Prophesy Finally Fulfilled in Eritrea
I was in high school when I learned of the prophecy. I shook my head. I pooh-poohed it. Untenable, I murmured as I sat hearing the prophecy delivered with confidence. But I am not talking about the prophecy of prophet Isaiah, who proclaimed, “a virgin will conceive and beget a son…” I am not talking…
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Eritrea: Cries of a Nation on the Brink of Evanescence
The last six months have seen a flurry of diplomatic activities involving most of the Horn-of-Africa countries and some member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). These activities which have included a series of mediation efforts, state visits, summit meetings, and bilateral agreements seem to herald a new phase of regional geopolitics in which alliances…
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Mayday, Mayday! Eritrea is sinking!
Dear Eritreans, I am the son of Eritrean bred parents. I was born, raised, and educated in Ethiopia until my college years. During my childhood, I was sent to visit Eritrea for a few months. For all intents and purposes, I did not know Eritrea and its people very well. Later, when I started forging…
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Hastily Prepared Tripartite Meeting Wrapped Up
Objections by EPRDF bigwigs has delayed the long-planned visit by Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea to the Amara region of Ethiopia, which was announced over a month ago. Isaias visit also triggered criticism by Mohammed Jawar, the director of Oromo Media Network and a popular mobilizer among the Ethiopian youth. On November 7, Jawar tweeted the…
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Negarit 23- In solidarity with Yemen, AlJazeera & Qatarوقوفا مع اليمن وقناة الجزيرة وقطر
Negarit 23- In solidarity with Yemen, AlJazeera & Qatarوقوفا مع اليمن وقناة الجزيرة وقطر
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Negarit #24: ሕልናቢስ ግንሒቶ – Disgustingly Wicked
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A Third of the Bombing Sorties on Yemen Deployed from Eritrea
Gedab News has learned that more than a third of the approximately 18000 sorties deployed by the Saudi-Emiratee coalition against Yemen was launched from the Red Sea coast of Eritrea. After initially training and arming the Yemeni Houthi rebels, the Eritrean government switched sides and supported the Saudi-Emiratee coalition allowing it to use Eritrean land,…
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Will President Sahlework Zewdie Of Ethiopia Do it?
The following letter addressed to Ethiopian leaders is written by Abdulrahman Yousif, a Kuwaiti writer and a friend of Eritrea. It is translated from the original Arabic by Awate Staff. ____ I do not like to write on politics but there is a compelling reason for writing this letter to President Sahlework Zewdie the new…
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Negarit 22: ሓንካስ ቃልሲ- Limping Struggle
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Archive: awate.com Interview: Meles Zenawi Sizes Up The Region
According to the Eritrean regime, we have been on the verge of collapse, for what…ten years now! And these ten years happen to be, in the eyes of a neutral observer, the golden years of Ethiopia. We have been growing at a double digit rate for seven, eight years now. The country is stable from…
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ኣየ ‘ጎብየ’፡ ትጎዪ ኣብዘይጉየ
“ሓምሳ ኣእዱግ መራሒኦም ኣንበሳ፡ ዳርጋ ኣናብስ፡ ሓምሳ ኣናብስ መራሒኦም ኣድጊ ድማ ኣእዱግ” ዝብል ብሂል ቀዳሞት ኣገዳስነት ብሉጽ መሪሕነት የመላኽት። ሃገር ልዕሊ መራሒኣ ክትዓርግ፡ ክትሰርር ወይ ጸብለል ክትብል ኣይትኽእልን። ንላዕሊ ‘ተበለ ንላዕሊ ትብል፡ ንታሕቲ ‘ተበለ ድማ ባይታ ትዘብጥ። መሪሕነት ልዑል ስነ-ሓሳባዊ ብቕዓት ዝሓትት ጻውዒት’ዩ። ናይ’ቲ ዚደልን ዚጐይን ጥራይ ኣይኰነን። ስለዚ ኩሉ ኣብ ስልጣን ዝደየበ ዘበለ ዓቕሚ…
