The Saleh Younis Reader: His Craft and Politics
I would bet that most people if asked to introduce Saleh Younis, they would just say one sentence:…
Semere Andom (iSem)7 min read
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Eritrea 2015: Feels Like Eritrea 2002
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) just released its annual Human Development Report and Eritrea is ranked third…
Salyounis8 min read
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Ethiopia And the Ghosts Of The Ancien-Regime
For the last few weeks, a spate of heightened unrest engulfed the Ethiopian Oromiya region protesting against urban…
Awate Team9 min read
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Kebire, The Father Of Eritrean Martyrs
In the forties, when Kebire was assassinated, Eritreans were divided into two major political blocs: one advocating unity…
Awate Team9 min read
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EU Pays For What It Imported From Isaias
The men and women in the European Union first did what all bureaucracies do: they dithered for months,…
Semere Andom (iSem)7 min read
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Distribution Of New Eritrean ID Cards In The Diaspora
In October 2014, the Eritrean Government announced it will retire the old Eritrean national ID cards that were…
Gedab News2 min read
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San Bernardino: In Memory of Issac Amanios
Isaac Amanios Gebreslassie, 60, was tragically taken from us on Wednesday December 2, 2015 in San Bernardino, California.…
Beyan Negash3 min read
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The Great Relapse
Many people pooh-pooh character assassination. And rightly so, but the same people are indifferent about the assassination on…
Semere Andom (iSem)7 min read
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UHURU: An Eritrean Cry From Nairobi
This edition of Negrit comes in two sections. The first is about the journey that culminated in the…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar17 min read
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Currency Change: An Absurd Tipping Point For Disobedience
It is absurd to expect the currency change to be a tipping point for disobedience. In keeping with…
Semere Andom (iSem)7 min read
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Naud: The Legendary Founder Of Haraka
He is one of the fiery youngsters of the pre-armed-struggle era; a major personality of the late fifties and sixties.…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar10 min read
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The Adi-Mengonti Speech: A Commentary And Translation
Commentary: I am a jealous person, but it is not what you are thinking. I am jealous as…
Semere Andom (iSem)16 min read
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Tesemma, The Lion Of Maareba
The history of Eritrea in the forties cannot be remembered without mentioning the Independence Block. And that cannot…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar8 min read
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Mzungu Herman Cohen Whitesplains Eritrea, Africa
The problem is that Cohen is a relic of the Cold War era. He comes from a period…
Salyounis11 min read
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From The Teachings Of The Late WelWel
The following was translated by the Awate Team and published as part of the set of launching content…
awatestaff6 min read
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Eritrea’s New Capital And Social Control through Currency Change
Countries usually announce change of currency to (a) stabilize a wobbly banking system, (b) to fight hyper-inflation, (c)…
Awate Team12 min read
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A Fish Rots From The Head
Games of Financial Choke-hold: Prima facie, there may not appear to be direct connections to the new tender note…
Berhan Nuredin8 min read
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Warships In Asseb: The agony Of Irrelevance
The claim that the United Arab Emirates has a military base in the Eritrean port of Asseb started out…
Awate Team10 min read
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The Rice Weyane Twins: Condoleezza and Susan
This edition of Negarit was first published on December 9, 2005 under the title, “A Secret Letter: Isaias to Bush.” It’s being…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar15 min read
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Eritrean Names: An Anguished Search For The “Bleeding-Age”
The subject of Eritreans is a vast subject straddling ethnic groups and religions, and title of this article…
Semere Andom (iSem)9 min read
