Ambassador blames Abiy for straining Ethio-Eritrea relations
Relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have indeed deteriorated, said Eritrea’s ambassador to South Sudan.
Yohannes Teklemichael, the Eritrean ambassador to South Sudan said this in...
Eritrean refugees describe police crackdown in Ethiopia
Eritrean residents in Ethiopia's capital have reported widespread arrests among their community, sparking fear among refugees and asylum seekers who fled their homes in...
How a brutally repressive African country freely raises money in the U.S.
Eritrea’s embassy has helped raise millions of dollars to promote the interests of the cash-strapped country. Its ruling party is under U.S. sanctions.
Three years...
UNHCR calls for strengthening protection of Eritrean asylum-seekers in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called for enhanced protection measures for Eritrean asylum-seekers arriving in Ethiopia.
"The Eritrean...
Eritrea pays to free its supporters from Israel’s jails after riots
After 135 people hurt in violence between waring Eritrean groups Israel late to take steps to deport those responsible
The government in Eritrea posted NIS...
Two years after Ethiopia’s Tigray war, Eritrean forces still occupy border regions
Two years after the Pretoria agreements ended the Tigray war, what’s the situation on the ground? The conflict resulted in nearly 600,000 deaths, with...
Jailed Swedish Eritrean journalist wins rights prize
stockholm —
A Swedish Eritrean journalist held incommunicado without charge in Eritrea for more than 23 years won a Swedish rights prize on Monday for...
Djibouti, Ethiopia relation “beyond common border management”
Toronto – The 28th Ethio-Djibouti held “Joint Border Administrators and Commissioners Meeting” in Debre Zeit (Bishoftu) – about 44 kilometers south east of the Ethiopian...
Mogadishu excludes Ethiopian troops from AU mission in Somalia amid diplomatic tensions
CAIRO – 9 November 2024: The Somali government has declared the exclusion of Ethiopian troops from the forthcoming African Union mission set to replace...
Persecution of Eritrean Jehovah’s Witnesses Condemned by Human Rights Experts
(RNS) — Thirty years after Eritrea revoked the citizenship of Jehovah’s Witnesses, international human rights experts are condemning the nation’s persecution of the religious...
Coalition to have a stronger voice for peace
It is time that all those who are concerned of the tragic consequence of war to civilians form a coalition to have a...
Letter to President Joe Biden (From Ethiopian America Organizations)
To: President Joe Biden
Via National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
From: Mesfin Mekonen and 10 Concerned Ethiopian-American Civic Organizations
Subject: Averting Civil War in Ethiopia
Date: October 30,...
Somalia-Ethiopia dispute: What’s behind their worsening relations?
NAIROBI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Somalia has announced the expulsion of an Ethiopian diplomat, marking a further souring of relations between the neighbouring countries...
Somalia expels Ethiopian diplomat
Somalia has declared an Ethiopian diplomat working in Mogadishu a persona non grata.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Somalia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused...
In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa
21 October 2024 | Peace and Security
Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting...
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement...
The IMF Board completed the first review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Ethiopia, allowing the authorities to draw the equivalent of...
Africa File, October 17, 2024: Egypt-Eritrea-Somalia Summit; Challenges with Tigray Peace Process
Africa File, October 17, 2024: Egypt-Eritrea-Somalia Summit; Challenges with Tigray Peace Process
Authors: Kathryn Tyson and Liam Karr
Data Cutoff: October 17, 2024, at 10 a.m.
Editor's Note: The...
Eritrea: Project to distribute water via solar powered centres
The projects are set to serve thousands of people and boost farming
A new potable water project in Eritrea is set to serve thousands of...
They protested during an Eritrean festival in Tacoma. Were they activists or vandals?
A weekend festival for Eritreans last year in Tacoma encountered a challenge on Day 2: A large crowd protesting the Eritrean government arrived and...
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia leaders hold Tripartite Summit in Asmara
Presidents Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt, Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea, and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia met in the Eritrean capital Thursday for a...
Sisi arrives in Eritrea
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday arrived in Asmara, where he was received by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.
The president pays a visit...
No UK arms for Israel
Since 2015, the UK government has allowed at least £474 million worth of weapons and military equipment to be sold to Israel, from UK...
Testimonies from members of so-called ‘Menkae Movement’: Amanuel Tesfamikael
Testimony by Amanuel Tesfamikael, Uppsala, Sweden
In an interview with Aida Kidane in 2004
Introductory Note:
When the Isaias group (Selfi Nazenet/Alla group) split from the ELF...
Ethiopia to Access $345 Million IMF Credit Facility
Ethiopian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the first review of the four-year US$ 3.4 billion ECF arrangement with the...
Understanding the Impact of Poverty on Education in Ethiopia
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — The United Nations (U.N.) declared education a human right in 1948, yet more than 75 years later, education inequality persists. Ethiopia...