The Extraction of Heroic Capital in Eritrea
Abstract: This essay examines how the Eritrean state converted the moral authority of the armed struggle into a…
Dr. Filmon Wolde8 min read
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Sarigoble, the Woven Shield of Siolidarity
What can a song teach us about belonging? Through the celebrated Saho composition Sarigoble by Ali Abdullah Ahmed,…
Dr. Sadia Hassanen7 min read
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A New Political Imagination for Eritrea
A compelling call for a new political imagination in Eritrea, outlining how the opposition can overcome fragmentation through…
Semere T Habtemariam8 min read
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Why the Eritrean Diaspora Must Belong to Its People, Not the State
Introduction When a civic association, religious institution, or cultural space fractures in the Eritrean diaspora, the formal debate…
awatestaff7 min read
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The Merchants of Division: Faith, Fanaticism, and Rationality
For decades we have appealed for national unity, peaceful coexistence, and rational public discourse. Yet fanaticism, intolerance, and…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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Eritrea at 35: A Regime Out of Words, Out of Time
A sharp, uncompromising critique of Eritrea’s 35th anniversary narrative, exposing the regime’s empty propaganda, extractive elite, and decades…
Semere T Habtemariam8 min read
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A Refugee in My Own Country
The House That Remains, Exile, Return, and the Stratified Self This article is dedicated to Eritrean veterans, both…
Dr. Sadia Hassanen5 min read
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The Covert Civic Vulgarity Beneath Our Nationalist Songs
I recently came across a song by Meron Estifanos, freshly uploaded to YouTube and already making its way…
Dr. Filmon Wolde13 min read
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Archived Interview With Mohamed Taha Tewekel
Introduction The following interview with Mohamed Taha Tewekel was originally published by Awate.com on Sep 12, 2003, at…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar45 min read
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A Regime We Hate, an Opposition We Despise: Why Eritrea Needs a New Political Imagination
Eritrea, Eritrean politics, regime and opposition, political imagination, national service reform, indefinite national service, Eritrean youth, civic renewal,…
Semere T Habtemariam10 min read
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Eritrea is Suffering From Shortage of Water
Thirty-Five Years On, Asmara Still Struggles for Water Thirty-five years after independence, residents of Asmara continue to endure…
Gedab News6 min read
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ኣብ ም’ንቲ ም’ንታይ?
ቅድሚ ናብ ካልእ ስርሐይ ምኻደይ ክረኽቦ ዝደለኹ፡ በዲኡ ኤርትራዊ በብኡ ክኣ ሱዳናዊ ሓዱሽ ዓርከይ (ዕድሚኡ እኳ ካብ ኣቦይ…
awatestaff5 min read
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The Dead Now Require Airplane Tickets
A Tigrayit song, exile, and the geography of remembrance. The song found me on an ordinary evening. Outside my…
Dr. Sadia Hassanen5 min read
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From the White House to the Stonehouse
I used to meet an animated, patriotic girl at a neighbor’s house where we gathered on weekends and…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar10 min read
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Eritrea Celebrates — but Its President Is Somewhere Else
I. A Preface of Reluctance and Recognition For more than two decades, I avoided President Isaias Afwerki’s speeches.…
Semere T Habtemariam11 min read
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How the Pledged Public Works
A Second Explanation for Readers Who Want the Mechanism, Not Just the Idea The public is not the…
Dr. Filmon Wolde17 min read
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Egypt, Eritrea, and the New Geometry of the Red Sea
Egypt’s and Eritrea’s new maritime transport agreement is not a routine economic gesture. It is a political marker—and…
Semere T Habtemariam10 min read
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The Hewett Treaty and the Road to Adwa
This is a two-part story about Gerald Portal’s delegation to King Yohannes IV, based on Portal’s own book…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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Reengaging Eritrea: A Path Beyond the Stalemate
Michael Rubin has written about Eritrea for many years, and in a region that often flickers in and…
Semere T Habtemariam8 min read
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The Pledged Public: Toward an answer to “The Grammar of Promise”
“The problem is not to find the best ruler. The problem is to make it impossible for a…
Dr. Filmon Wolde24 min read
