FRANCIS AKHALBEY | Staff Writer Eritrean-American comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish alongside Carmen Ejogo, Blair Underwood, and Garrett Morris have been officially added to the cast of Netflix’s Madam C.J. Walker series, the online streaming platform announced. Walker is credited as being the first African-American female self-made millionaire. Executive produced by […]
Year: 2019
Ethiopia’s Economy Is Booming, but at What Cost?
A dam built with Chinese money stopped the Omo River from flooding, altering the lives of more than half a million people. Story by Tom Gardner KANGATEN, Ethiopia—In Nyangatom, on the plains of the Omo River in southern Ethiopia, they call 2015 the “Year of China.” Around then, a bridge […]
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Fuel tanker blast kills 60 in Tanzania
More Than 60 Killed in Fuel Tank Explosion in Tanzania By The Associated Press DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — At least 62 people were killed in Tanzania on Saturday when a crashed tanker exploded while a crowd was trying to siphon off fuel, the police said, in one of the worst […]
National Festival 2019 will be held from 16-22 August
Asmara, 10 August 2019- Eritrean Festival 2019 will be held from 16 to 22 August at the Expo Grounds in Asmara under the theme “Resilience for Higher Progress”. Mr. Zemede Tekle, Commissioner of Culture and Sports stated that all regions have finalized their preparation to participate in the national festival […]
What the UN Gets Wrong About Rights in Eritrea
Archive JUNE 7, 2016 Toxic Narratives against Eritrea A finding of crimes against humanity would be indefensible, said the Atlantic Council’s Bronwyn Bruton The Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center BY ASHISH KUMAR SEN Eritrean refugees wait to get registered on arrival at Indabaguna refugee reception and screening […]
The National Council of Eritrean Americans’ annual conference
Asmara, 9 August 2019- The National Council of Eritrean Americans’ annual conference was enthusiastically opened on Wednesday, 7 August. The conference was continuing till today in the Bay Area, California under the themes “Consolidating our Future” and “Resilience for Higher Progress”. The Conference was officially opened by Minster of Justice, […]
Ethiopian Police Seize nearly 200 Turkish-made Pistols from Somaliland
The Ethiopian Police in Togwajale, the border township with Somaliland on Friday have seized a vehicle carrying nearly 200 Turkish-made pistols. The Suzuki brand vehicle left from Somaliland’s Togwajale, the border with Ethiopia whilst full of illegal arms and with the intention of trafficking into Ethiopia’s Somali region. The vehicle […]
South Sudan: Salva Kiir grants amnesty to rival Riek Machar
President Salva Kiir granted a general amnesty to rebels in South Sudan’s civil war, including his former deputy Riek Machar, as a rights organisation said authorities in Africa’s youngest country should also free its critics. The amnesty order was read out on state-run television late on Wednesday, three days after […]
Catastrophic Droughts Are Becoming the New Normal in Somalia
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