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 — […]
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 […]
08 June 2010 VOA News The African Union has welcomed an agreement between Eritrea and Djibouti that calls on Qatar to mediate their long-standing border dispute. AU chief executive Jean Ping said Tuesday that he hoped the talks would have a positive impact on the overall situation in the Horn of Africa, especially in Somalia. […]
The numerous refugees from Eritrea around the world are now mobilising to counter “blackmailing” and “surveillance” of them by “agents of the Eritrean regime.” The Eritrean Diaspora claims it is intimidated to pay an illegal “tax” to Eritrea. The Information Ministry in the Eritrean capital Asmara regularly proudly sends out messages about Eritreans in Europe […]
Published on 12 May 2010 As World Press Freedom Day was being celebrated on 3 May, Eritrea continued to be the world’s worst country for journalists with around 30 currently held incommunicado in the most inhumane conditions and more arrests still being made, such as that of Said Abdulhai, one of the country’s most famous […]
May 12, 2010 – 02:58 – WAM Abu Dhabi, May 12, 2010 (WAM) — Saba Hailu, Eritrean President’s Wife has hailed efforts of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation and Chairperson of the UAE General Women’s Union in supporting humanitarian initiatives, programs and projects. During her meeting with […]
Written by Sim Tack Monday, 26 April 2010 14:41 After trying to fight off accusations on supporting terrorist organizations in Somalia, the Eritrean government is now facing accusations over involvement in a bomb attack that took place in Ethiopia. While at first sight the bomb attack may seem like an unlikely act of Eritrea, some […]
