[21/November/2010] ADEN, Nov. 21 (Saba) – An official talks brought together President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki held on Sunday in Aden governorate. The talks focused on the bilateral relations between Yemen and each of Djiboutian and Eritrean as well as the last developments in the region, […]
CALGARY HERALD By Aileen McCabe, Asia Correspondent, Postmedia News October 20, 2010 9:04 AM SHANGHAI — Although it works harder at it and spends more money on it than anyone, China is not the world’s worst offender when it comes to media oppression. That dubious honour goes to Eritrea, according to a report issued Wednesday […]
Posted on Tuesday 13 July 2010 – 09:38 Mugira, AfricaNews reporter in Kampala, Uganda Uganda’s army insists it will not withdraw from peacekeeping mission in Somalia due to the Sunday night bombings in Kampala by Al Shabaab- an al-Qaida-affiliated militant faction in Somalia. The twin blasts in Kampala that targeted people watching World Cup finals […]
Thu Jul 8, 2010 5:59pm GMT * Italian sea patrols handed migrants over to Libya * Libya says Eritreans being treated as “guests” * Rights watchdog says has reports of Libyan violence TRIPOLI, July 8 (Reuters) – Libya denied allegations from human rights groups on Thursday that it was mistreating a group of Eritrean migrants […]
Posted Tuesday, June 29 2010 at 20:10 NAIROBI, Tuesday Eritrea is taking steps in the right direction but should do more to prove it is complying with UN resolutions on security issues affecting its neighbours, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday. Eritrea participated in a Qatar-led effort to solve its border dispute with Djibouti and it sent representatives to […]
Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:16pm GMT EL-ARISH, EGYPT, June 29 (Reuters) – Egyptian police shot and killed an Eritrean woman trying to cross Egypt’s border into Israel, security sources said, bringing the number of migrants killed along the border so far this year to at least 19. The 38-year-old woman was shot three times — […]
On May 28th 1962, the martyr and father of the Eritrean armed struggle for independence and freedom, passed away peacefully without any fanfare or ceremony. The Eritrean armed struggle for independence was at its infancy when the hero passed away, but his heroic companions continued the struggle with the same determination and spirit. It took […]
By Matt McGrath BBC News Science reporter Africa is witnessing the birth of a new ocean, according to scientists at the Royal Society. Geologists working in the remote Afar region of Ethiopia say the ocean will eventually split the African continent in two, though it will take about 10 million years. Lead researcher Tim Wright […]
AMMAN, Jordan — Long before he learned to dunk on warped wooden backboards, Awet Eyob nursed a dream: to play basketball in America. He is 6-foot-8, built like an oak tree, and seems to have mastered a behind-the-back dribble and crisp passes from the corner of his eye. But one big problem stood between him […]
The World Cup has opened amid jubilant scenes in South Africa, but Nelson Mandela missed the event after a car crash killed his great-granddaughter. Zenani Mandela, 13, died when the car taking her home from a pre-competition concert in Soweto overturned. The car’s driver was arrested and charged with drink-driving. The Nelson Mandela Foundation said […]
