SECURITY COUNCIL 7807TH MEETING (AM) Security Council Extends Arms Embargoes on Somalia, Eritrea, Adopting Resolution 2317 (2016) by 10 Votes in Favour, with 5 Abstentions Key Members Differ over Neighbour’s Support for Al-Shabaab Terror Group, Release of Djibouti Prisoners Taken during 2008 Border Clashes The Security Council today

The UK has deployed its most advanced warship to guard commercial shipments through a narrow strait off the Yemeni coast, through which most of Britain’s oil and gas supply travels, The Times reported on Wednesday. The deployment of the HMS Daring ship has not yet been made public

Protesters have marched in several cities across the United States, angered by the surprise election of Donald Trump. Demonstrations began shortly after president-elect Trump claimed victory in the early hours of Wednesday, and spread that night to several major cities. A number of the demonstrations were

Trump rides wave of anti-establishment sentiment to one of the most improbable political victories in modern US history. Donald Trump shattered expectations on Tuesday with an election night victory that revealed deep anti-establishment anger among American voters and set the world on a journey into the

By Michelle Nichols | UNITED NATIONS United Nations sanctions monitors warned in an annual report released on Friday that possible foreign support for a new military base and seaport in Eritrea and the presence of foreign weapons and equipment were likely in violation of an arms

By Tom Miles and Marina Depetris | GENEVA At least 240 migrants have drowned off the coast of Libya within the last 48 hours, possibly as an unintended consequence of European efforts to stop people-smugglers and to train Libyan coastguards, the U.N.'s migration agency said on

To mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is today publishing a grim portrait gallery of 35 presidents, politicians, religious leaders, militias and criminal organizations that censor, imprison, torture or murder journalists. Most of these press freedom predators have

The United Nations (UN) human rights commission has urged the UN General Assembly to haul Eritrea before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes including enslavement, imprisonment, enforced disappearances and torture. The UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, Sheila Keetharuth, who made the call was speaking for

By Martin Plaut GENEVA (28 October 2016) – States must heed the pleas of countless victims of crimes against humanity for justice and accountability, Sheila Keetharuth of the former UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in Eritrea urged the UN General Assembly today. The Commission

According to news sources from Ethiopia, two Eritrean air force pilots defected to Ethiopia, today, 26 October, by flying a training aircraft. The officers, who landed at the Ethiopian Air Force base in Mekele before seeking asylum are, Mebrahtu Tesfamariam Mengesha and Afewerki Feshaye Gheresus. Several Eritrean

To all the representatives of member States in the United Nations General Assembly; We, the undersigned, members of the Eritrean Diaspora call upon the General Secretary to strongly support the resolution passed on June 21, 2016, by the United Nation Human Right Counsel (UNHRC). Endorsing the findings

As French authorities prepare to dismantle the camp that is home to up to 8,000 people, children and young adults are anxious about their next moves Standing near muddy puddles and tents buffeted by the wind in the squalid shantytown for refugees and migrants in Calais,

Legal ruling identifies risk of serious harm to returning Eritreans after MPs condemn ‘inexcusable’ delay in revising existing guidance The Guardian Judges deem Eritrea unsafe for migrants' return as Home Office advice rebutted The Home Office will alter its much-criticised policy on Eritrean asylum seekers, after a legal

By Briana Duggan, CNN   (CNN)Ethiopia has imposed severe regulations under a new six-month "state of emergency" as it faces unprecedented levels of unrest across the country, a first in the government's 25-year rule. The government says the state of emergency was put in place to prevent further loss of

The Upcoming NYC Demo: Empowering the Youth with Technology to make a leadership Difference Nowadays, the combination of youth and technology, as change agents, make social and political impacts.  The youth with technology were seen during the Arab Spring revolutions to raise public awareness and motivate

Kent Erdahl, KARE ST. PAUL, Minn. - What does it take to save a life? Mikael Tekeste would argue that it all depends on your attitude. Tekeste was among several citizens and officers recognized for their courage and life-saving heroics on Monday, during a special ceremony held

Mike Tekeste held the woman’s hands for 10 minutes as her body dangled off the side of the Wabasha Street Bridge in downtown St. Paul one morning last August. She begged him to let go. She said she wanted to die. “If you love your family, you don’t have to do this,”

In 1991with the then US Undersecretary Herman Cohen in London, agreed to sell Eritrea and gain the Presidensy of greater Ethiopia, but thanks to the late PM of Ethiopia, Mr Meles Zeinawi said that the poeple of Eritrea have faught nothing less than a total

Karen McVeigh @karenmcveigh1 Friday 14 October 2016 07.00 BST Last modified on Friday 14 October 2016 07.01 BST Dozens of Eritreans are to join a groundbreaking civil action in Canada as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Nevsun Resources, which majority-owns the Bisha mine in north-west Eritrea, following

A court has ruled that Eritreans who have fled the country face real danger on return. The ruling directly contradicts the UK Government’s view that many Eritreans arriving in the UK are not in need of international protection. Since last summer, the Home Office has been refusing the

The language Tigrinya does not appear on Google maps of Eritrea. Why not? Tigrinya and Tigre are the two main languages of Eritrea spoken by over 90% of Eritrean population Tigrinya being the primary national language of Eritrea while English and Arabic languages are both considered

Ethiopia's information minister says groups in Eritrea and Egypt are contributing to the unrest, which has led to a six-month state of emergency. Getachew Reda said the foreign elements are arming and financing opposition groups, but not necessarily with the formal backing of their governments. Under the

Monday 10 October 2016 Meeting Notice from the APPG for Eritrea The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea invites you to its fourth meeting on Wednesday 16 November at 6pm, in Committee Room 2, Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A 0AA. At the meeting, officials from the Foreign Office (TBC) will provide

Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency following months of anti-government protests by members of the country's two largest ethnic groups. The Oromo and the Amhara make up about 60% of the population. They complain power is held by a tiny Tigrean elite. Violence has intensified since

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver court clears way for slave labour lawsuit against Canadian mining company to go to trial Vancouver, October 6, 2016. The Supreme Court of British Columbia today rejected efforts by Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources Limited (TSX: NSU / NYSE MKT: NSU) to dismiss a lawsuit brought by

Eritrean Afar Civilians in Small Vessels Killed by Saudi Arabian-Led Coalition off the Coast of Yemen Several news sources affirmed that the Saudi Arabian-led Coalition planes have indiscriminately and deliberately hit Eritrean Afar civilian small fishers’ men's boats near the ports of Mokha near Bab alMandab

PFDJ affiliate “National Council of Eritrean Americans” expressed its outrage after the US State Department cancelled PFDJ’s public meeting which was scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 2, 2016, with senior PFDJ officials, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Osman Saleh and Yemane

Network of Eritrean Women (NEW) conducted its third Symposium in Rome Italy from 16 – 18 September 2016. The Symposium lasted for three days and Eritrean women from across Europe attended the event. The first day looked at the challenges on Eritrean refugees especially those

Dozens have been killed and injured in Ethiopia's Oromia region after security forces confronted protesters at a festival, witnesses say. Some people died in a panicked stampede after police employed tear gas and baton charges, they said. Thousands had gathered for a religious festival in Bishoftu, 40km