Eritrea News News Eritrea » People: American Sanctions Didn’t Improve Eritrea’s Brutal Government
Eritrea’s dictator, Isaias Afwerki, hopes for reconciliation with Washington. The northeastern African state, sometimes called the North Korea of Africa, is one of the world’s most reclusive, ...
News Eritrea » People: Eritrea: Isaias’ hostility to the West is about survivalism
Many gave their analysis on why Eritrea opted to do so. Some said that Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is ideologically anti-West. Others explained that it was because of the American sanctions, ...
News Eritrea » People: Eritrea is involved in Tigray to boost its stature. Why the strategy could backfire
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki (L) and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at an event in Ethiopia in 2018. Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images The Eritrean military has been involved in the war ...
News Eritrea » People: They protested during an Eritrean festival in Tacoma. Were they activists or vandals?
A weekend festival for Eritreans last year in Tacoma encountered a challenge on Day 2: A large crowd protesting the Eritrean government arrived and blocked traffic while some tore down vendor tents ...
News Eritrea » People: Eritrea’s Relentless Brutality Against Afar People Demands Urgent Global Action: RSADO
Since 1993, the Afar people in Eritrea have been subjected not merely to isolated violations but to a systematic, coordinated, and genocidal policy-an official state project of extermination, cultural ...
News Eritrea » People: Eritrea’s repressive government criticizes exiles who attack overseas festivals as ‘asylum scum’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flaming cars, violent clashes, dozens of people detained. As one of the world’s most repressive countries marks 30 years of independence, festivals held by Eritrea’s diaspora in ...
News Eritrea » People: Eritrean Orthodox patriarch dies after 16 years in detention
NAIROBI, Kenya— Abune Antonios, a confined Eritrean Orthodox Church Patriarch and the longest-serving prisoner of conscience in the Horn of Africa, died on Feb. 9 at the age of 94. He was still ...
News Eritrea » People: Eritrea: Minister Osman Saleh's Address On the Occasion of Independence Day
This year, our nation is commemorating the 35th anniversary of Independence Day under the national theme: "Our Resilience -- Our Guarantee." The celebrations are being observed across the country with ...
News Eritrea » People: Jaishankar greets people of Eritrea on country's Independence Day
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday extended wishes to the government and people of Eritrea on the country's Independence Day. "Greetings to FM Osman ...
News Eritrea » People: Eritrea: Nationals in Various Countries Commemorate Martyrs Day
Eritrean nationals residing in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Angola, Ghana, Guinea, and Ivory Coast have commemorated Martyrs Day, 20 June, featuring various programs. Nationals in the ...
News Eritrea » People: Famine in Ethiopia: the roots lie in Eritrea’s long‑running feud with Tigrayans
A woman receives food aid at a distribution centre in Ethiopia. Jemal Countess/Getty Images The war in northern Ethiopia that began in November 2020 has left millions in Tigray on the brink of famine.