A migrant waits to disembark in Sicilian harbour of Messina, Italy. Photograph: Antonio Parrinello/Reuters Friday 13 November 201513.08 GMT African governments have been offered €1.8bn to help stem the flow of refugees to Europe. Yet the migrants European leaders want to “send back” are in many cases

rance has declared a national state of emergency and has closed its borders after scores of people were killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks in Paris. At least 100 people are reported to have died at the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris. Gunmen took many

French police have said 'at least 60 people' have been killed after two separate shootings in Paris A hostage situation, involving as many as 100 people, is unfolding the Bataclan theatre There are also reports of two explosions near the Stade de France, five miles from the shootings Police have confirmed there have

November, 11, 2015 In witness of the unprecedented Success of the Eritrean Demonstration of Octber 29, 2015, in New York Eritreans for Justice and Democracy from North America, Canada, Europe and the Sudan had a successful Demonstration in New York, on 10/29/2015,  in support of the United Nations

The migrant crisis has dominated in Europe for much of this year. After Syria, the largest number of migrants seeking to come to the continent are from Eritrea. The country's human rights record has pushed roughly half the population into exile. Many say they are escaping from

Spain's interior minister says the first of more than 1,400 refugees from Syria and Eritrea are being welcomed for resettlement in new homes across the country. Jorge Fernandez Diaz said that an initial group of 19 refugees was being housed Sunday, placing Spain "at the vanguard

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) Eritrea has been excluded from East Africa’s main soccer tournament this month because of political tensions with host Ethiopia. Nicholas Musonye, secretary general of the Council for East and Central African Football Associations, says the regional soccer body ”must respect” Ethiopia’s position not

By Kennedy Langat Eritrea will not participate in this year’s 38th edition of the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup which is scheduled to start on the 22st of this month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye said all other member countries have confirmed participation in the annual regional

29 October 2015 – “A very significant number” of Eritreans are fleeing a country “that is not in a situation of conflict or unrest” to seek a life free from fear, the head of a UN-appointed commission of inquiry on human rights in the east

Analysis Stratfor has detected an Emirati naval presence in the Eritrean port of Assab that may indicate Eritrea's support of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Satellite imagery taken Sept. 16 appears to show three landing craft docked in the port that are not vessels known to

The Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights (EMDHR) is pleased to announce that the ten Eritrean national football players have been granted political asylum by the government of the republic of Botswana today the 28th of October 2015. It is to be recalled that the

A Call for Action to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Eritrea

By JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of an Eritrean migrant who was shot and beaten by a mob that mistakenly believed he was a Palestinian attacker set off a round of soul-searching Monday amid the jittery atmosphere sweeping Israel in a wave

A polar bear who had an unexpected encounter with shocked migrants who climbed aboard his lorry in Calais appears unfazed by his experience, his new owners have said. The bear, called Nissan, was in the back of a truck outside the French town when a group of people managed to

News coming in from Francistown is that only 14 Eritrean players will be taking their flight home from Gaborone this evening while the other ten have refused and opted to remain in the custody of Kutlwano Police in Francistown. The visiting national team which was supposed

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was re-elected as prime minister Monday for a second term in widely expected result with the ruling coalition holding all seats in parliament. The 50-year-old Hailemariam has overseen a smooth transition in the vast Horn of Africa

By AHMED AL-HAJ, Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fierce battles raged between pro-government fighters clashing with Shiite Houthi rebels and allied military units along Yemen's Red Sea coast Sunday, Yemeni security officials said. The officials, who remain neutral in the conflict that has splintered the country,

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle September 29, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) –The Eritrea government has once again stepped up the push for lifting of United Nations sanctions imposed on to the nation since 2009. At the ongoing UN General Assembly meeting in New York, the Eritrean minister of foreign affairs,

At least 805 people have been hurt in a stampede in Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage in the deadliest incident in 25 years which the health minister blamed on unruly pilgrims. At least 717 pilgrims killed on Eid al-Adha • At least 805 injured outside the holy

On a recent trip to Asmara, Richard Poplak joined riders through the infamously hilly terrain to find out why the sport captures this small country’s heart and soul. Read More: The Guardian 

ADDIS ABABA — Sub-Saharan Africa’s first modern tramway opened in the Ethiopian capital on Sunday, marking the completion of a massive Chinese-funded infrastructure project hailed as a major step in the country’s economic development. Even before the ribbon was cut, several hundred residents were queueing for

The European Union aims to agree on 200 million euros (145.65 million pounds) in development aid for Eritrea by year-end to help stem an exodus of people from the poor Horn of Africa nation to Europe, a senior EU official said on Thursday. The five-year package,

Letter to Isaias Afwerki A Call for Justice for all Eritrean Prisoners of Conscience in Eritrea We, the family members of Eritrea’s prisoners of conscience, demand the immediate release of the Eritrean heroes.                             

Nairobi (AFP) - Eritrea has accused arch-rival Ethiopia of "sabre-rattling" and of threatening to invade, with the neighbours still in a tense standoff following a 1998-2000 border war. Asmara's Ministry of Information said in a statement that war-like rhetoric from Ethiopia's main party in the ruling

ROME (Reuters) - Some 50 migrants were found dead in the hold of a boat off the coast of Libya on Wednesday during a rescue operation which saved 430 other people, the Italian coast guard said. A spokeswoman for the Italian coast guard said the Swedish

Education is one of the most important national investments that has to be done to impact the life of people and their futurity. A radical societal transformation cannot be achieved without well synchronized educational system, but the standard of higher education is moving down. It

At least 40 migrants died after apparently getting trapped and suffocating in the water-logged hold of a fishing boat in the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said on Saturday. The victims are thought to have suffocated after inhaling fumes from fuel after the boat took on water

FDP wants to close Eritrean Consulate Eritreans were abusive to with Swiss money , the FDP . Moreover, they should cooperate with the regime . The party wants to close its consulate in Geneva Now also demands the FDP a tougher approach towards asylum seekers

Photo:A migrant child eats emergency ration food on the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship MV Phoenix after being rescued from an overloaded wooden boat 10.5 miles (16 km) off the coast of Libya August 6, 2015. Hopes faded of finding more survivors on Thursday from

The survivors of conscription in Eritrea have reported brutal scenes of torture, rape, and summary execution. They're made to work backbreaking jobs under the guise of “national service” for international corporations like Nevsun, which opted into this system when it opened its Bisha mine. When confronted

Barack Obama’s speech is straight forward and a simply commonly 101 course for African leaders. African is a continent with bunch of dictators and authoritarian parties and this culture has been a norm for decades and is also popping up in new forms in this

President Barack Obama is in Ethiopia on the second leg of his African tour - the first serving US leader to visit the country. He is due to hold talks with government officials and discuss the civil war in South Sudan with regional leaders. President Obama will

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(Reuters) - Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of on-off negotiations with an agreement that could potentially transform the Middle East. Under the deal, sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union and United Nations