Around eleven o’clock on the night of October 10, 2015, Samson Arefaine learned that he had been selected to play on the national soccer team of Eritrea, a sliver of a nation in the Horn of Africa. For two months, he had been in a

TheGuardian  Incoming president, Adama Barrow, says Jammeh called him offering his congratulations after shock result The Gambia’s autocratic president, Yahya Jammeh, who once claimed a “billion-year” mandate to rule, has conceded defeat after a shock election loss to a real-estate developer who once worked as a security

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afwerki in Cairo in a meeting that was a "deliberate move" against Ethiopia, political sources in Cairo told The New Arab. The two leaders met on Tuesday to discuss enhancing bilateral relations across all levels and projects

Donor/Contributor Amount 1. Eritrean community justice seekers, Bergen Norway £2,200.00  2. Tumuzghi Ghebreyohannnes - Canada  $100 US  3.  Anonymous, Dubai  $500.00  4.  Iskias Naizghi, Detroit, USA  £200.00  

Leading Sudanese opposition groups on Saturday called for a three-day nationwide strike against fuel subsidy cuts even as security forces cracked down on activists in a bid to quell sporadic protests. The authorities announced a 30-percent hike in petrol and diesel prices this month that has

Cuba's former president Fidel Castro, one of the world's longest-serving and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90. His younger brother and successor as president Raul Castro announced the news on state television. Castro toppled the government in 1959, introducing a Communist revolution. He defied the US

Refugee inventor had a long journey from idea to market Jonathan Margolis   We learnt last week that Buckingham Palace needs rewiring, and its 6,500 plug sockets and 5,000 light fittings replacing, as part of a £369m refurbishment. Immense as the job sounds, electricians would regard such a contract as

Responding to a question on his country’s efforts in becoming part of the Arab League, Saleh said the Eritrean leadership would look into joining the pan-Arab body should such steps fulfill the interests of the nation and the Eritrean people. Malabo – Eritrea’s Foreign Affairs Minister

About 27,500, mostly Nigerians and Eritreans, arrived Italy in October, the European Union’s border agency, Frontex, said. The agency said nearly 27,500 migrants arrived in Italy in October, an all-time monthly record fuelled by favourable weather conditions. It said on Wednesday in Rome that the figure was