The Battle of Tsorona

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The Battle of Tsorona     Six weeks after the battle of Tsorona, the bloodiest yet of this desert ‘border’ war, Ethiopian soldiers still lie unburied on the baking plain, just yards from Eritrean trenches; an occasional breeze, otherwise welcome, brings only the stench of decomposition.A fifth of Eritrean combatants are […]

Den Friedensprozess am Horn von Afrika sichern!

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                    Den Friedensprozess am Horn von Afrika sichern!               Quelle: Deutsch-Eritreischen Gesellschaft (DEG) e.V.                      :Österreichisch-Eritreischen Gesellschaft (ÖEG) Als Vereine von Deutschen, Österreichern und Eritreern, die […]

Time to consider a Plan B

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United States need not leave Djibouti, but it is time to consider a Plan B The United States need not leave Djibouti, but it is time to consider a Plan B for otherwise a single whisper from Beijing to Djibouti’s president could cripple America’s ability to defend itself and its […]

Italy: Conte resigns

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                                        Crisis in Italy       The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has declared the government of right-wing legacy and populist five-star movement to be over. “The current crisis inevitably […]

Geneva summit mulls rules on trading protected animals and plants

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  Conservationists warned of “unprecedented” species declines Saturday as countries met in Geneva to tighten rules on trade in elephant ivory and products from other endangered animal and plants. Thousands of conservationists and policymakers from more than 180 countries will meet for 12 days to evaluate regulations and species protection […]