Saudi Arabia’s Billion-Dollar Bid for Eritrea’s Assab Port
How Saudi Arabia’s Investment Could Redefine the Berbera Port and Horn of Africa’s Geopolitical Landscape.
Saudi Arabia is setting the stage for a profound strategic...
Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Investments in Eritrea’s Port of Assab Amid Rising Regional Tensions
Introduction
The Port of Assab, situated along Eritrea’s Red Sea coast, has emerged as a focal point of Saudi Arabia’s economic and geopolitical strategy in...
Highlights from the Crisis Response Initiative in Eritrea
This document highlights the main results of activities funded by IFAD’s Crisis Response Initiative (CRI) in Eritrea.
In recent years, Eritrea has faced multiple shocks...
A dangerous frenemy: Averting a showdown between Eritrea and Ethiopia
In short
The EU should support diplomatic efforts by other actors, while using their leverage in international financial institutions (alongside the US) to creative incentives...
UN human rights council urged to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees
Amnesty International urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees to their home country. The statement came...
UN warns of Eritrean troops’ continued abuses in Tigray amid impunity, cites “lack of...
Addis Abeba– The United Nations has warned that Eritrean troops continue to commit human rights abuses in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and raised...
Egyptian FM delivers message to Eritrean President, discusses ties
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Friday to deliver a verbal message from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi,...
Ethiopia PM visits Somalia as neighbors try to improve relations
Washington — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu Thursday, as their nations try to mend relations strained...
Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Eritrea
Mr. President,Excellencies,
I would like to update the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Eritrea, since the enhanced interactive dialogue in 2024.
According...
News: TPLF rejects claims of “secret talks” with Eritrea, calls accusations “fabricated falsehoods”
Addis Abeba– The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has rejected claims that the party and Tigray military forces have engaged in “secret contact with...
Collective Action for a Democratic Eritrea
The Blue Revolution shows the way forward
For decades, Eritreans have endured President Isaias Afwerki’s dictatorial rule, known for its repression, human rights violations, and denial of freedoms....
Eritrea-Ethiopia War Threat: Rising Tensions in the Horn of Africa
Eritrea Ethiopia war could erupt
Borkena
Toronto – The Horn of Africa is once again on edge as tensions between Eritrea and Ethiopia reach a boiling point....
‘The impact has been devastating’: how USAid freeze sent shockwaves through Ethiopia
Ethiopia was the largest recipient of US aid assistance in sub-Saharan Africa before Donald Trump froze funding last month. From food and health to...
Eritrean midwife granted refugee status in NZ after daring escape from prison, crossing desert...
A man from Eritrea has been granted refugee status in New Zealand, after appealing an earlier decision he didn't qualify as a protected person.
He...
‘Mouth Stuffed To Muffle Screams’: Eritreans Recount Prison Horror
Ephrem Minassie's voice trembled as he recalled his stints in Eritrean prisons for trying to evade military service and flee the country.
He was first...
Ethiopia and Somalia hold a first round of technical talks in Turkey toward resolving...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Top diplomats from Ethiopia and Somalia on Tuesday held a first round of technical talks aimed at resolving a dispute sparked by...
To avoid another conflict in the Horn of Africa, now is the time to...
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is working to reignite conflict in northern Ethiopia. He must be stopped.
The Horn of Africa is a turbulent region whose...
Eritrea Denies Stirring Conflict in Horn of Africa, Responds to Former Ethiopian President’s Allegations
Borkena
Toronto – A day after former Ethiopian President Teshome Mulatu published an Op-Ed piece on Al Jazeera, accusing the Eritrean government of making “war a business” and...
Letter from 200 Former US Officials on Trump Aid Freeze
The Honorable John R. Thune, Senate Majority LeaderThe Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Senate Minority LeaderThe Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker of the HouseThe Honorable Hakeem...
Why You Should Know about Eritrea
Why You Should Know about Eritrea
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Of all the countries with the most appalling human rights records, Eritrea...
Bill to deport Eritrean migrants who back regime passes preliminary Knesset reading
A bill that would deport Eritrean migrants who support their nation’s regime passes a preliminary reading in the Knesset plenum 51-0.
The bill aims to...
Eritrea Must Free Journalist Dawit Isaak, Detained 23 Years
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 – The following is a statement from Mike Balsamo, president of the National Press Club, on the ongoing detention of journalist...
Ethiopia: Urgent international action needed to end mass arbitrary detentions in the Amhara Region
As today marks four months since the launch of a state-led campaign of mass arbitrary detention of thousands of people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region...
Human traffickers extort, abuse Eritrean migrants heading to NL
A group of Eritrean people smugglers, who partially operated from the Netherlands, have been involved in large-scale human trafficking, violence, and other atrocities against migrants,...