ኣብዚ ምዕራባዊ ሸነኽ ናይ ዓለምና ሰባት ኣብ እዋን ሌላ ዝጻወትዎ “ክልተ ሓቂታት ሓንቲ ሓሶት” ዝበሃል ዓይነት ገበጣ ኣሎ። ንሱ ድማ ብፉኹስ ዝበለ መንገዲ እንዳተዘናግዑ ንኺላለዩ መታን ክሕግዞም እቲ ዝላለ ዘሎ ሰብ ነቶም ዝላለይዮም ዘሎ ሰባት ብዛዕባ ነብሱ ሰለስተ ነገራት ማለት […]
The interviewer had all the time — 5 hours, so far (this is Part IV)— to ask all the questions. And while her cadence suggested that each question was her …
Eritrea and Ethiopia have gone to war twice now. One, the War for Independence (1961-1991), took 30 years. The other, the War for Border Demarcation (1998-2000) lasted two years. During …
Due to huge blind spot and hubris, Eritrea's ruling party (PFDJ) considers its weakest link—foreign policy—its strongest asset. But catalog the outcome of its foreign policy since 1991–its policy towards …
It's not about Kamala Harris. Or that she was a woman. Or that she was Indian-Black. After all, she got more votes than Obama (male) did in 2012, and about as …
Buckle up. This will be a long post. Before I get there: Radio Erena is the closest thing we have (imo) to the inheritors of Eritrea’s disappeared journalists. It’s not …
161. Ferej from Asagale, Southern Red Sea, Eritrea: The last time we heard from you was in November 2022 before South Africa. Since then, Abiy, referencing some warlord, made a …
ኣብዚ ምዕራባዊ ሸነኽ ናይ ዓለምና ሰባት ኣብ እዋን ሌላ ዝጻወትዎ “ክልተ ሓቂታት ሓንቲ ሓሶት” ዝበሃል ዓይነት ገበጣ ኣሎ። ንሱ ድማ ብፉኹስ ዝበለ መንገዲ እንዳተዘናግዑ ንኺላለዩ መታን ክሕግዞም እቲ ዝላለ ዘሎ ሰብ ነቶም ዝላለይዮም ዘሎ ሰባት ብዛዕባ ነብሱ ሰለስተ ነገራት ማለት […]
Eritrea's sole legal party vision for its economy has been a "mixed economy." This, of course, means nothing. "Mixed economy" means nothing because it means everything. In …
My friends and I at awate.com called the G-15 [Group of 15] Eritrea's reformers. To us, this was common sense: after all, here were a group of 15 members …
Two truths and a lie is one of those games people play when they are trying to introduce themselves. Supposing Abraham Lincoln was at a party and he said …
Yeah, but what is new? Confession: what I really want to call this article is "Isaias Afwerki Said Some Crazy Shit Again" but that is not befitting a head of …
Introduction This letter is a call for correction, a call for peaceful and democratic dialogue, a call for strengthening and consolidation, a call for unity, a call for the rule of …
TwgaH'mo: Why and why now? By Saleh AA Younis July 7, 2000 (published at asmarino.com under a column entitled "Once Upon A Dawn") Like many Eritreans, I grew up in an extended family that …
The media has reported. The human rights groups are outraged. The pope has prayed. But everywhere else, but especially in the State media, it is radio silence. One …
Thinking of going to Eritrea and visiting tourist attractions like museums, historic sites and off-the-beaten-path destinations? Ask Sham Harif (@shamharif): he got you covered. This was his response to …