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
Ethiopia-Eritrea: The olive branch remains extended, no change of policy
While in Qatar, Prime Minister Hailemariam also had an interview with Al Jezeera. It has received considerable coverage not least because his response to a question on Ethiopia-Eritrea relations was widely, and inaccurately, reported as a policy shift by Ethiopia. In fact, some media outlets didn’t wait even for the broadcast of the full interview … Read more
US citizens advised to stay out of Eritrea
Last week, (November 29th) the U.S. Department of State reissued its warnings to U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea, strongly recommending any U.S. citizens defer all travel to Eritrea. This latest comprehensive warning is an update of the Travel Warning for Eritrea issued in April, providing “additional information on security incidents, including … Read more
Has Eritrea stopped collecting its 2% tax in Canada?
Many Eritreans who have taken refuge in Canada have complained for years that the Eritrean government has continued to try and force them to contribute to the government funds through its 2 percent ‘Diaspora tax’ and a national defence levy to the government in Asmara in addition to any taxes paid in Canada in order … Read more
Profile of Al-Shabaab linked Eritrean officials [US Treasury Dept.]
United States announced sanctions on 6 Al-Shabaab supporters on July 5. The list includes two senior Eritrean officials. Here is the press release by the US Treasury Department.[For a round-up of news commentaries on the issue - see here.] ********************* Treasury Targets Regional Actors Fueling Violence and Instability in Somalia 7/5/2012 * Action Targets al-Shabaab … Read more
Eritrean pleads guilty to aiding Al-Shabaab – in US court
An Eritrean man pleaded guilty in a US court last week to charges of financing al Shabaab and receiving military trainings, according to reports from several news outlets. Here are the reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. *********** Al Shabaab Associate Admits To Supporting Terrorist Group (Jun 14, 2012 – Bloomberg) An associate of the al … Read more
Eritrean army shells Badme town, Ethiopia | Media report
Eritrean army shelled Badme town with heavy artillery, a local newspaper reported. According to the news, the Eritrean army fired heavy artilleries last Sunday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 5(yesterday). Badme primary school was hit and ‘completely destroyed’ by the Eritrean artillery fired on Sunday, around 3am(local time). Another artillery fired yesterday destroyed a bus, … Read more
Eritrean repression follows emigrants to Canada
(By: Aaron Berhane) Evading arrest under gunfire, I fled Eritrea in 2001, arriving in Canada near the end of the following year. More than eight more years would pass before I could bring my wife and children here. They joined me in 2010, after crossing the Sudanese border with the help of a professional smuggler. … Read more
Ethiopia: PM Meles Zenawi responds to MPs’ questions
On Tuesday this week, 17th April, at the 25th regular session of Parliament, Prime Minister Meles answered questions and queries from MPs on various issues ranging from the recent teachers salary scale adjustment, the measures taken to control inflation, resettlement issues in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State, and on matters of regional … Read more
Eritrea: President Isaias’ Conspiracy Theories
President Isaias of Eritrea wrote a letter to the Security Council on March 27, 2012 as a follow up to his Foreign Minister’s previous letter requesting the Security Council to take action against Ethiopia for its “continued occupation of sovereign Eritrean territories”—a reference to the Eritrean regime’s stock-in-trade in international diplomacy. In this letter, President … Read more
