By Obo Arada Shawl alias Wolde Tewolde August 1, 2016 Foreword Why am I obsessed with would be leaders of Eritrea, Ethiopia and America (EEA)? It is for two simple reasons. One is that I am always curious with the question of why. Two, I am searching to

Hundreds of asylum applications from Eritreans are being incorrectly refused by the government owing to its “unacceptable” policy on accepting refugees from the country, MPs have said. The home affairs select committee has called on the Home Office to explain why it still has not updated

Telephone rings and a recorded incoming call message is played prompting the caller to choose an option.    More rings and what appears to be a recorded voice message recording starts playing before a woman , presumably an employee of the Eritrean Embassy answers the call . 

Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers in Israel face an impossible choice: stay and risk detention or leave “voluntarily” for Rwanda or Uganda. Earlier this month, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded a visit to East Africa, the first of his premiership. On the trip, he visited

Thursday 27 July 2016   Early Day Motion on UN Commission of Inquiry continues to attract support.  Last month we reported that Patrick Grady MP had tabled an Early Day Motion supporting the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea’s findings. The EDM gives the Report’s

”International Conference on Eritrean Studies: different research papers presented Asmara, 21 July 2016- Different research papers with regards geopolitical, cultural, literary, historical as well as social and economic developments in Eritrea are being presented at the International Conference on Eritrean Studies that is being held at

Staring from 9th July 2016 over 27 000 Eritrean school children were bused to various forced labour camps around the country. This shocking latest action against school children comes in the wake of a damning report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights

Introduction In this piece we aim to highlight some of the discrepancies of Mr Yemane’s rebuttal to the COI. In particular we will address the issues of Human Rights, Eritrean asylum seekers, the Eritrean constitution, women under PFDJ, religious freedom, cultural erosion, supporters of the regime,

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle July 22, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – An Ethiopian armed opposition group, Afar People’s Party has returned home abandoning an arms struggle in pursuit of peace. The leader of the opposition group Alo Aydahis and some 400 of its fighters laid down their arms and

Rescue at Sea: ‘It Looked Like They Were Sleeping’ When the Migrant Offshore Aid Station, a Malta-based NGO, rescued 352 Eritreans stranded in Libyan waters, four of their fellow passengers didn't make it to safety. Here, members of the rescue team share images from the dramatic

  There are problematic issues that have caused concern and restlessness to Zimbabwe's War Veterans. As a result, the War Veterans from the country's ten provinces, including all district chairpersons and representatives from all economic and other sectors, decided to meet and deliberate on these issues, on this, the

Zimbabwe's war veterans' association, which has played a key and sometimes violent role in supporting President Robert Mugabe, has released a statement withdrawing its backing for him. It accuses Mr Mugabe of dictatorial tendencies, egocentrism and misrule. It was not immediately clear if all of the war

Mai Aini, 18 July 2016 – Luwam was once at the centre of her nation's spotlight. In Asmara, as a member of the national dance team, she performed for government officials and her fellow citizens at national celebrations, receiving cheers and accolades for her captivating

The tyrant as the son of the Eritrean revolution was given all support and good advices on how to improve his transitional governance of the country.  But the day he decided to crack down on all innocents including the elderly, the G-15, the journalists and