Department Press Briefing – July 27, 2021 The United States is deeply concerned about reported attacks against Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday, calling for the intimidation and attacks to stop. “We are deeply concerned about credible reports of […]
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Amnesty Int’l Witness Not Priest but Imposter, Says Investigative Journalist Addis Ababa February 27/2021: One of the witnesses of Amnesty International in its recent report about Tigray, Michael Berhe, who claimed to have witnessed a massacre in Axum is not a priest but a cadre […]
Danakali restructures board – appoints executive chairman
Danakali restructures board – appoints executive chairman, removes CEO role and cuts board size The basic board fee will be slashed by 33% with immediate effect for all board members and the board size will be cut at the annual general meeting in the second quarter of 2021. Report […]
Germany’s strange behavior towards Eritrea
The recent disagreements between Germany and Eritrea are probably only an episode of a much longer history, which began a long time ago and still far from ending. Certainly relations between the two countries will not improve until Germany adopts a more constructive behavior. by Filippo Bovo In recent days, both […]
Horn of African Cooperation
Heads of State and Government Meeting Between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia Joint Communiqué source: shabiat.com The Heads of State and Government of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia met in Asmara, on 27 January, 2020.The three leaders held candid and extensive discussions on the situations in their respective countries, […]
Gahtelay Dam
Gahtelay Dam by Ruth Abraham Gahtelay was derived from the Saho word ‘Gahteley’, which means ‘water is back’. The name refers to the unpredictable rainfall patterns in the village. A long time ago, the rainy season was not consistent; it rained and stopped raining at any time of the year. So, […]
Abiy Ahmed Ali receives Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Eritrea’s President, Isaias Afwerki, talks to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed during the Inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 16, 2018. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receives the Nobel […]
Aksum Mosque ban: Muslims seem determined to press ahead with their demand.
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES source: BBC Tigrgnya For Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians, the ancient city of Aksum is a sacred place, home to the Biblical Queen of Sheba and Ark of the Covenant. The ark is believed to contain the 10 commandments handed down to Moses by God, and is said to […]
Will Sudan return to civilian rule?
Thousands of jubilant Sudanese people celebrate across the country after pro-democracy and military leaders sign a power-sharing deal ending months of turmoil Pro-democracy leaders and ruling military chiefs signed deal in Khartoum today Thousands celebrated across the Sudan and in cities of Khartoum and Darfur President Omar al-Bashir’s 30-year reign […]
Railroad track in Frankfurt : Eritreans as apparent refugees in Switzerland
Story by Karl Alpnacher, Zurich In Switzerland, the unbelievable act in Frankfurt’s main station is just as shaky as it is in Germany. All the more so, as the perpetrator is an Eritrean, who illegally entered Switzerland in 2006, but to whom the local asylum industry (asylum organizations, competent offices […]