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ኤርትራ: ሃገራዊ ኣፈርክቡ
ብዛዕባ እዚ ኣብ ሃገርና ተፈጢሩ ዘሎ ሓዲሽ ኩነታት ዳርጋ ንነብሰወከፍ ኤርትራዊ ተረዲኡዎ ዘሎ ጉዳይ ስለዝኾነ ኣብኡ ኣትየ ብዙሕ ኣይክዛረብን እየ።እቲ ኣታሓሳሳቢ ኮይኑ ዘሎ ጉዳይ እንታይ ይገበር ዝብል ሕቶ’ዩ። እቶም ኣብ ሰደት ዘለና ኽ እንታይ ክንገብር ይግባኣና፣ እንታይ ከ ክንገብር ንኽእል ዝብል እዋናዊ ሕቶ’ዩ። ናይ ደንበ ተቓውሞ ኣብ ስደት ሓደ መለለዪ ባህሪ ኮይኑ ዘሎ፣ለውጢ ብውሽጢ ክመጽእ…
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His Excellency Dr. Abiy Ahmed, PM of Ethiopia
His Excellency Dr. Abiy Ahmed The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dear Dr. Abiy, Your Excellency, so far, you managed to give Ethiopia a powerful jolt of a positive energy while giving an energetic boost to the politics of the region. You admirably kept the momentum and direction of Ethiopian politics in pursuit of justice and…
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Saudi Dissident Journalist Allegedly Murdered in Turkey
On a March 29,2018 editorial we speculated that if the Saudi heir apparent Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS, so baptized by Thomas Friedman), succeeds in disbanding the religious police, curtailing the power of the religious authority, and allowing women to drive, it would be a welcome change. However, we expressed skepticism that “ the top to…
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Negarit #21- Riddle — ኣዝግኑኒ
Reading time 5 minutes A family. A microcosm of an Eritrean family. Love, hope, and despair. Weddings, childbirths, and death… and burial services. This family is so used to the last one, living on the foothill of Qatsetai, whose top was a Christian orthodox burial ground. It is a place where priests in full regalia,…
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Eritrean Ethiopian Cross-Border Trade Facing Hiccups
The euphoria of the first few days of cross-border trading between Eritrea and Ethiopia is now facing reality. Impulsive moving of goods between the two countries has now slowed down due to many factors, but mainly due to a shortage of Nakfa currency. The border was opened without any declared policy or planning to organize…
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ነጋሪት ቁ20 – ተማሒርኩም ኣለኹም! You’re Pardoned!
ኣብ ናይ ሎሚ ክፋል ነታ ንተማሒርኩም ኣለኹም ትብል ዝጥቀመላ መዕጸዊ ትርጉማ ክገልጽ እየ:: ነቶም እሱራትና ኣብ ፍርዲ ይቅረቡ እትብሉ ድማ ኣይፋልኩምን: ነውሪ: እብል ኣለኹ::
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An Appeal to Dr. Tedros Adhanom: Kassala in Distress
To Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization September 25, 2018 Dear Dr. Adhanom, This is an appeal to you as a director general of the World Health Organization—please consider it a distress call on behalf of our people in Eastern Sudan. The mosquito-borne chikungunya epidemic is spreading fast and it is…
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Towards a Mature and Meaningful Exchange!
Open exchange of ideas and perspectives is the foundation of a healthy, vibrant and tolerant society. Societies that promote open exchange are more likely to foster common understanding, a better appreciation of other perspectives and welcome creative and critical thinking. The effectiveness of any exchange in a society will depend, among other things, on how…
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ارتريا : نحو الاصلاح السياسي أم تجراي الكبرى 3/3
… تناولت في الحلقة الاولى التغييرات الدراماتيكية في اثيوبيا وكيف انها جذرية ومنتوج شعبي قابلت تطلعات الشعب الاثيوبي وقواه السياسية كما مثلت عهد جديد لكافة المعارضة الاثيوبية فقبلت التغيير وعادت الى بلادها للاسهام في المناخ الديمقراطي الذي اوجدته ثورتهم الشبابية وتراكم نضالاتهم ودماء شهدائهم ، عهد انعتاق جديد بزع في اثيوبيا، يمثل مركز اشعاع…
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Berhane Becomes the First Casualty of the Jeddah Agreement
This morning, former minister Berhane Abrehe, who authored two books and publicly challenged Isaias Afwerki, warning him to avoid signing any national agreements before consulting the Eritrean parliament, was arrested in Asmara. His wife has been in jail for almost a year. The arrest was expected since many observers thought it was imminent. His arrest…
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Eritrean Symbols Of Many Colors
[This article originally appeared on November 14, 2001, it is updated for republishing] A Lion dons a crown and holds a banner; on top of both the crown and the banner’s mast is a cross. That was the emblem of “moAa ambesa ze-amnegede yehuda, grmawi qedamawi atzie haile sellasie, ngusse negest ze-itioPia (The Lion of…
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Former Eritrean officials Pledge Support For Berhane Abrehe
Five former Eritrean officials issued a joint statement in support of Berhane Abrehe, the former minister of finance who is openly challenging Isaias Afwerki to step down. The officials who live in exile declared their unequivocal support for the “the call made to depose Isaias from his position and hand power over to the people.”…
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The Captivating, But Dubious Politics of Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed
Since Dr. Abiy Ahmed burst onto the Ethiopian political scene as the country’s new prime minister under five months ago, much has been said and written about his background, vision and reformist agenda as well as the support he has been gaining as a leader. The level of public support that met PM Abiy Ahmed’s…
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Negarit #19- Half-baked bread – ዘይበሰለ እንጀራ!
Happy New Year. This episode is dedicated to Berhane Abrehe
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Why Eritreans Must Support Berhane Abrehe
Recently we saw some books published, it’s a humble attempt to add to the efforts of reviving Eritrean literature, and uncovering history. That we consider a promising development. A few weeks ago, Mr. Semere Beyene, the SBS journalist launched a book entitled “Hulfet”, then Mr. Hailesellassie Woldu launched his much-awaited book, the historical biography of…
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Assab: The Eritrean Nose
Was he right? Paulo Neruda! In his verses (as re-recounted in the movie Il Postino) in respect to an aquatic-terrestrial symbiotic relationship? At least, one (I, for example) would subscribe to the imaginative bliss it engenders in the mind. According to Neruda, with each “Wefari Bahri“, with each washing of the waters to the shore,…
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ارتريا : نحو الاصلاح السياسي أم تجراي الكبرى (1/3)
امري لله … سأقول رأيي. هذا المقال وما يليه من اجزائه الثلاث ربما يخترق بعض المفاهيم السائدة ويتشابك مع بعض الاراء في الساحة، وتقصد هذه المقالات دفق بعض المعلومات والحقائق الموضوعية لأتخذ منها زادا ابرر به موقفي وحكمي على مسار الاحداث واتجاهاتها في ارتريا. وانشد حوارا يكبح جنوح تصوري نحو المضي الى اليقينية كما انشد…
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Hamid Mahmoud: Another Hero Buried In Exile
The following post contains my personal notes as well as quotes taken from the Arabic obituary that was issued by the Eritrean Liberation Front on the death of one of the prominent leaders of the Eritrean Liberation Army. In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. “Among the believers are men true…
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Happy Brick Day to You
[This was the maiden awate.com editorial, “The Pencil” that appeared on September 1, 2000. The first day of the launch published the following articles: 1. A Call to End the Awate Era By Saleh Younis, Sept. 1, 2000 2. Freedom of Expression – By Dawit Mesfin, Sept. 1, 2000 3. If Hamid Idris Awate Were Alive!…
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Negarit #18- I Remembered Tor-Serawit – ጦር-ሠራዊት ዘኪረ!
Negarit #18- I Remembered Tor-Serawit – ጦር-ሠራዊት ዘኪረ!
