Category: ትግርኛ
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Modeling Election Done; Govern’t Election…
Today’s Negarit could well be version 2 of the 5-year-old episode, which was a sort of social critique. Generally, writers, journalists, and artists are keen observer of life; they mirror the life of societies. They expose forces, mainly pseudo-patriots who spread ignorance, bigotry, and chaos, unwilling to change despite the frequent reminders pointing to their
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Dear Brezidenti, Is The PFDJ A Fairy?
Growing up, my old aunt was bedridden. I used to visit her in her room, which had a rope with two ends fitted to the opposite wall. Clothes, towels, and a host of other things were hung there. My aunt saw things we couldn’t see hanged on the string. I will return to the remaining
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A Corporal Warned Eritrea!
In 2021, Negarit 147, I raised the issue of SFO Safer, an oil tanker that was stranded across the Hodeida, a Yemeni port on the Red Sea since 2015. At the time, it carried over a million barrels of oil. SFO Safer used as a storage tank for Yemeni oil that was piped from the
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Shall we calm down or not?
Our dialogue is a thermostat that reflects our mental development; reading comments, observing debates shows it all. I always strive and encourage my compatriots to dialogue calmly and rationally. So far, its satisfactory and I continue to do my part. Our state of mind needs to be refreshed like beating cotton. Sometimes mattresses and pillows
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Do Eritreans Envy Tigray?
Envy is a human trait; however, most people are often envious of people they know. They are rarely envious of people they don’t know or are geographically far removed from them. What’s the difference between envy and jealousy? Are they basically rooted on superstitions? I am not sure if the evil eye is envy or
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PM Abiy’s Mama Economy
Recently, Ethiopia relaxed currency controls and restrictions as per the recommendations of the IMF, which provided it with a generous credit line. Theoretically, it’s a loan even if Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister, insinuates otherwise. He said that borrowing from the IMF is like “borrowing from your mother!” However, many countries, including Egypt and Kenya,
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The Era of Flashy Pastors
Parents miss their children. Aunt Lemlem had two sons, Saleh and Arabi, who left for Egypt for education, leaving the parents alone in the house. Arabi died soon, but Saleh occasionally wrote them letters addressed to our postbox #39, which I delivered to them. Aboy Berhe was the postmaster; his assistant, Tekheste, received the letter-bag
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Alemseghed Makes a Pilgrimage to Keren
comments on a speech Alemseged made in Keren.
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መልሲ “ንግዱሳት ሃገራውያን” መቓልሕ ህግደፍ
እዚ ጽሑፍ ‘ዚ፡ ንገለ ካብ ‘ቲ ብ “ማእከልን ምርምርን ስነዳን ግዱሳት ሃገራውያን” (Center for research and documentation) ተሰምዩ ዝዳሎ ናይ ህግደፍ መቓልሕ (Mouthpiece) ዌብሳይትዝተዳለወ ጽሑፋት መልሲ ንመሃብ ዝቐረበ ሰነድ‘ዩ። ቅድሚ 3 ሰሙን “ኣጀንዳ CIA’ን ሕቡእ ምስጢራቱን” ኣብ ትሕቲ ዝብል ኣርእስቲ ዝተጻሕፈ ድራማዊ ትረኻ፡ ስዒቡ ‘ውን ክሳብ ሕጂ ብተኸታታሊ ትቕጽል ዘላ፡ ነታ AN AFRICAN REVOLUTION RECLAIMED
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ስቕታ፡ ኣብ ምስላ ኣብ ያታ
ስቕ መሪጽና ተግባር መራሕትና ናይ ሎሚ መለዓሊ ዘረባና ኣብ ሙሉእ ዓለምና ብሕልፊ ኣብ ኤርትራና ንኣብነት ኣብ ቋንቋ ትግርኛ ብጣዕሚ ይምጎስ ይፍቶ ስቕተኛ ንህቦ ንስቕታ ዓቢ ክብረት ይቑጸር ዝበለጸ ልዕሊ ንብረት ናይ ስቕታ ልዕልና ንምጉላሕ ምስላኡ ንምጥቃም ንብል ላሕ ንጥቀም ብዝሕ ዝበሉ ኣበሃህላ ምስላ ነእቱ ኣብ ብዙሕ ዘረባ ክኢላ በሉ ምስ ገለ ምስላ፡ እስኪ ንግበር ሌላ፤
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Donkey-Kick Diplomacy
Isaias started his latest speech on the occasion of the 32nd Anniversary of the Independence of Eritrea as follows: “allow me to express my congratulations to the people of Eritrea inside the country and abroad, as well as to the friends of Eritrea and all free peoples in the world.” “The Free people of the
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China’s Great Wall, Eritrea’s Fence Wall
Last Saturday, Isaias hastily met the Sudanese envoy Ambassador Daffalah, and soon left for China. Not many discussed that visit, but many Eritrean (and Ethiopian) social media platforms were buzzing with Isaias’ visit to China. The Eritrean fence wall concluded his visit and has already returned home. PFDJ media and its affiliate trolls were so
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Celebrating Dr Saeed Forma
The last time I eulogized my friend Mebrahtu, I didn’t think I will do another one for a while. But life is such that we cannot predict who leaves next, or when. Yet, we do not stop taking life for granted, especially with our loved ones, or ourselves. But unexpectedly death strikes and reminds us it
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My Uncle Malik Amber
The Siddis-Ahbash in the Gujarat and Maharashtra regions of India are of African ancestry. They were brought to India by the Arabs, the Dutch, and the Portuguese, as soldiers or slaves. From among them rose the famous Abyssinian ex-slave who became a Kingmaker known as Malik Ambar. Malik Amber, original name Chapu, was born in
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Singers and Poets
About ten years ago there was a popular singer named Tarreqe. He had a unique voice. Until his slow disappearance, he used to remind me of Mohammed Wardi the Sudanese singer. Last time I watched Isaias’ marathon interview–I had to because it’s my raw material. After the end of the interview, Helen Meles screeched, neberlna,
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Proclamation No. 1
Last Friday, Abiy Ahmed released a few prisoners of conscience who posed a risk to his control of power. The announcement sounded as if Abiy Ahmed had pardoned the prisoners. In the first place, I don’t believe Abiy alone made the decision to imprison them; the Dergue and Haile Selassie clusters were part of it.
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Teashop culture
I have a habit of reading the ads on the Starbucks bulletin board as I wait for my coffee. Two days ago, there were for sale ads offering a chair, a table with a broken leg, and a lady appealing to the public to help her find her lost dog. She described the dog, including
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The Story of the #BlueEritrea Flag
Today, I hope the restless would stay calm as I narrate a basic history of the Eritrean flag–the significance of our AwlieE, meley, HKhedra. I realize some people may have an opposing view, or to believe a contrary narration; it’s fine provided the counter narration is based on knowledge not on ignorance or bias. Some
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“Goush the Shepherd Did It”
In a village council, when it was on a consultation break, a restless young man interrupted and said, “It’s Goush the shepherd who broke the bull’s leg.” A dumbfounded councilman asked him, “who is Goush, and what bull are you talking about?” The Young man confidently answered, “aren’t you talking about Tesfai’s bull whose leg
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Tug Of War
When a country faces a risk of war and invasion, the best precaution is to strengthen is national unity. But what kind of unity? And exclusive unity or a comprehensive one? When ruling parties fight, it’s mostly like a tug of war; forces pulling each other to the fall line. The force that gives in