CBC News| Eritrea continued extorting money in Canada
(BY: Rick MacInnes-Rae) * UN says threats common against Eritrean families to get relatives living abroad to pay up There are calls to expel Eritrea’s top diplomat in Canada because he presides over a system that’s milking money from the Eritrean community in this country. Evidence obtained by CBC News suggests Consul Semere Ghebremariam O. … Read more
Review| The Fate of Sudan: Origins, Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process
(Alex de Waal) Book: John Young, The Fate of Sudan: The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process, London, Zed Books, 2012. One of the truisms about Sudan is that the more you know about the country, the harder it is to write anything that makes sense. Those who have hardly been there have … Read more
Ethiopia threatens to “take measures” against Eritrea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Eritrea has continued to support anti-peace forces engaged in destabilizing peace and security in the surrounding countries due to lack of strength in the implementation of sanctions imposed on it by the UN Security Council. In an exclusive interview with ENA here Monday, Spokesperson of the Ministry, Ambassador Dina … Read more
With Robocalls, Eritrean Exiles Organize Passive Resistance
(Gregory Warner) Tucked in the northeast corner of Africa, Eritrea is one of the most closed societies in the world, so much so that it’s sometimes dubbed the “North Korea of Africa.” President Isaias Afwerki does not tolerate any independent media. The Internet is restricted. Reporters without Borders recently named it 179th out of 179 … Read more
Nile | Ethiopia pokes Egypt taking the last step to ratify CFA
Ethiopian Parliament referred the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) to its Standing committee on Thursday, bringing the ratification one session away. The CFA is the first ever multilateral treaty on Nile which stipulates for the equitable sharing of the Nile waters. It was signed by was signed by Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania on May … Read more
US State Dept | 2012 Human Rights Reports: Eritrea
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The government of the State of Eritrea is a highly centralized, authoritarian regime under the control of President Isaias Afwerki. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), headed by President Isaias, is the sole political party. There have been no elections since the country’s independence from Ethiopia in 1993. Elements of the … Read more
Nile | Pres. Morsi: Eritrea supports Egypt’s “historic rights”
President Mohamed Morsi held on Monday 15/4/2013 a meeting with Eritrean Presidential Advisor Yemane Gebreab and Foreign Minister Osman Saleh on means of promoting bilateral ties. The meeting tackled the file of Nile water along with discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, said a statement released by the Presidency. Morsi praised the Eritrean stance … Read more
Eritrean footballers granted asylum in Uganda
Uganda announced on Monday (February 18th) that it was granting asylum to the 15 players from the Eritrean football team and the team doctor who stayed in Uganda and asked for refuge in December during the 2012 Cecafa Tusker Senior Challenge Cup. The Ugandan Commissioner for Refugees in the Office of the Prime Minister said … Read more
Analysis | Where is Eritrea heading?
(By: Berouk Mesfin) The secret world of Eritrea has begun to unravel at a stunning pace. Just two weeks ago, on 21 January 2013, mutinous soldiers overran the Ministry of Information. Reported to number roughly 100, apparently led by junior officers and backed by a couple of tanks, the soldiers called for the implementation of … Read more
Confusing and contradictory: Eritrea’s intervention at the AU summit
At the just ended 20th African Union Summit few things confused those present more than the intervention of Eritrea’s Ambassador Girma Asmerom. It was a statement with manifest contradictions including his advice to the Somali government to be inclusive while making no effort to recognize it as a legitimate government. Ambassador Girma said “The Eritrean … Read more
