Al Jazeera’s The Stream hosts Ms. Sheila Keetharuth
On June 16, 2015, Al Jazeera’s The Stream hosted her excellency Ms Shiela Keetharuth and three other Eritrean guests to
AlBashir Sticks Out His Tongue At The ICC
AlBashir was not the only one, South Africa also stuck its tongue out at the ICC, so did many African
Eritrea’s Prospect: Joining The league Of Hybrid Regimes
The war against superstition and totalitarian mentality is an endless war. In Protean form, it is fought and refought in
Isaias’ State Visit To Sudan Without A Photographer
Almost ten days after Isaias Afwerki missed Omar AlBashir’s swearing-in ceremony, on June 11, the official Eritrean government website posted
EXCERPTS FROM THE PENCIL: Sept. 2000 – Sept. 2001
The following are editorial excerpts from The Pencil covering the first year of awate.com’s life, between September 2000 to September
The Games Of Dictators
In this article, I want to elaborate on the theme I started with in my previous article, “Recognizing The Games
In Spite Of Security Hurdles Somalia Recovering Fast
A stable Somalia is good for the Horn of Africa, a successful Somalia is excellent. The country that has been
Isaias Absent From Al Bashir’s Party
On Tuesday, June 2, 2015, President Omar Hassen AlBashir was sworn in for a five-year term. In April, AlBashir won
A Documentary: Eritrean Refugees In Ethiopia (Part 2)
Last week Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation aired a two part documentary about the general Eritrean situation. This is PART 2 of
A Documentary: Eritrean Refugees In Ethiopia (Part 1)
Last week Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation aired a two part documentary about the general Eritrean situation. This is PART 1 of
Eritrean Opposition’s Pink Panther Show
I envy people who grew up watching the Pink Panther cartoon show; there was no television where I grew up.
The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living
Socrates, one of the great ancient philosophers, was convicted by a jury in Athens for ‘undermining state religion and corrupting
Eritrean Heart And Mind At Work In Italy
“Here is heart and mind in action! Here is the meaning of Independence as depending on one another! Here is
Isaias Of Eritrea Threatens Corrupt Government Functionaries
Pressure exerted by international governments and agencies to release prisoners of conscience, and the latest meeting where some of his
Recognizing The Games Dictators Play
Have you ever wondered why dictators loom so large in all our history books and why they are so often
When Eritreans Went To The Polls In 1997
Everybody is going to the polls, let’s go to ours. Well, it is a different kind of poll our is
Election Season: Ethiopia Hoy!
Probably the best thing that is happening in the 2015 Ethiopian election is the absence of European Union (EU) observers.
On Eritrea’s Independence Day Ten Years Ago
On May 28, 2005, on the occasion of Eritreans Independence Day anniversary, the following editorial appeared on awate.com under the title,
The Smashed Eritrean Wristwatch
Some anecdotes are timeless, I will tell you an old one: Adey Tekh’a, was a very old senile woman. A
San Francisco: A Rally For People vs A Rally For Propaganda (Archive)
Thirteen years ago, as the Bay Area Eritreans were preparing for a rally in San Francisco for June 1, 2002,
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