BY OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY, 21 JANUARY 2014 DOCUMENT The White House is pleased to announce that the United States will host the first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC on August 5 and 6, 2014. President Obama looks forward to welcoming leaders from across the African continent

February 20, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – An 18-year-old Ethiopian woman who said she was gang raped by seven men in Sudan has been found guilty of committing indecent acts and is also facing a possible jail term for immigration offences. According to a press statement issued by

As usual, 'Eri Tv', the PR machine of the regime, tries to blame the 'aged bus' rather than the 'aged' system which should be held responsible for allowing such vehicles to provide public service and for failing to maintain the dangerous road. Mother Eritrea keeps

Six suspected illegal immigrants from Eritrea have been arrested after a lorry driver heard banging coming from the inside of his vehicle. Sussex Police said it set up a rolling road block as a safety precaution on Tuesday on the A27 near Chichester after the driver

About 800 African migrants began marching from Holot detention center in the Negev towards Tel Aviv on Tuesday afternoon. The migrants called on the Israeli government to close down the detention center and release the migrants detained there. They also called for fair consideration of asylum requests. The African migrant community

Ethiopian co-pilot lands Addis Ababa to Rome flight at Swiss airport and climbs out of plane through window An Ethiopian co-pilot hijacked his own plane after locking the captain out of the cockpit and flew it to Geneva in an audacious attempt to seek asylum in

(AGI) Palermo, Feb 15 - Italian boats rescued 393 immigrants in the Strait of Sicily on Saturday. The Aliseo ship rescued 198 migrants, of which 15 were minors, and the Espero ship saved another 195. Added to the 79 people rescued by the Espero on

Police are calling the attacks "botched robberies"; three arrested in connection to the crimes. Three African migrants were stabbed and lightly wounded at three locations in south Tel Aviv on Saturday night, in what police say were botched robberies. Within an hour or so of the stabbings

Human Rights Watch report says state authorities have either turned a blind eye or colluded with perpetrators Harriet Sherwood - theguardian.com, Tuesday 11 February 2014 An Eritrean man shows the wounds he says traffickers inflicted on him in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to force him and his relatives to pay ransom

Martin Plaut - theguardian.com, Tuesday 11 February 2014 A 2011 UN resolution demanded Eritrea halts the tax on expats, but evidence shows embassy extortion continues The Eritrean diaspora tax was condemned by the UN security council in 2011 'because it was being used to fund arms and related material'. Photograph:

Italy's navy has rescued 1,123 people from inflatable boats in the space of 24 hours, as clandestine migration from North Africa reaches record levels. The latest migrants were found in eight boats and a barge about 120 miles (222km) south-east of Lampedusa. They included 47 women, four

On a rainy London day and in the presence of good number of Eritrean-Londoners a public seminar was held in London - UK on 26 January 2014 to commemorate the first anniversary of the patriotic operation that took place in Forto-Asmara on 21 January 2013,

A Successful Demonstration In Solidarity With African Refugees in Israel Held San Francisco. January 22nd, 2014 (San Francisco, Ca) January 22nd, 2012, several Eritreans and friends of Eritreans from various backgrounds poured out of mostly North Californian cities and merged into the intersection of Market and Montgomery

(Reuters) - Eritrean forces have boarded a merchant vessel that was in their territorial waters in an incident the crew initially reported as a pirate attack, maritime officials said on Sunday. It was not immediately clear why the forces boarded the ship, the MV Marzooqah, and

By Duncan Bartlett China and Japan are criticising each other's policies in Africa as each country pledges more money for the continent. Japan has suggested China is buying off African leaders with lavish gifts. Meanwhile China accuses Japan of courting African support for a place on the United National Security

An African migrant takes part in a protest opposite the Knesset. Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters Around 10,000 African refugees have taken their protest to the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations and strikes against harsh detention laws, and to demand the authorities consider their

BY TIA GOLDENBERG JERUSALEM — Thousands of African migrants demanding to be recognized as refugees protested Wednesday outside of Israel's parliament, part of a series of mass demonstrations over their status in Israel. Police said more than 10,000 migrants rallied outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, with hundreds

African migrants protest against Israel's new open-ended detention law Demonstrations in Tel Aviv prompt rare and strongly worded condemnation of policy by UN high commissioner for refugees Thousands of African migrants, many holding banners demanding freedom for compatriots jailed by Israel, have staged a protest in Tel Aviv

In wake of Israeli Supreme Court victory comes tougher legislation. The Jewish Week : Tel Aviv — Solomon Gorgo, an Eritrean army deserter who came to Israel illegally five years ago, speaks fluent Hebrew and is the manager of the wait staff at a five-star hotel

Sudanese police stormed a clinic in Khartoum, known as “Habesha Clinic” on 19th December and arrested its entire Eritrean staff until December 24th, for no apparent crime according to demo.archive.assenna.com sources. The clinic is legal and has been giving authorized service. But, as it is the

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir says his forces have recaptured the key town of Bor, days after it was seized by rebels in a week-long conflict. Forces loyal to Mr Kiir's ex-deputy Riek Machar were "on the run", the information minister said. The rebels have not

Stockholm 22 December, 2013 ናይብጹዕኣቡነመቃርዮስ:ሓዋርያዊዑደትኣብስቶክሆልም The Holy Bishop, Mekarios in Stockholm This Sunday (December 22, 2013) Eritreans in Stockholm were blessed (blessed, in its true sense/meaning) by the presence of his Holiness Aba Mekarios, an Eritrean bishop and member of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church

By BEN HARTMAN Migrants make claims day after brawl involving dozens of Eritrean regime opponents and supporters at Kibbutz Kinneret. The Eritrean Embassy in Israel is advising migrants in Israel how to transfer money back to Eritrea through a bank account in Germany, contrary to Israeli law, which

Fresh gunfire has erupted overnight in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, a day after the government said it had quashed an attempted coup. There are reports of heavy weapons being fired near a military headquarters just outside Juba. Several thousand people have taken refuge at two United

Stockholm 14 December, 2013 Wedi Vacaro in Stockholm Saturday the 14th of December, 2013 was a day where Eritreans in Stockholm in particular and Sweden in general showed their contempt to tyranny and dictatorship in Eritrea. This was prompted by the incredible energetic inspiration of Wedi Vacaro,

President Salva Kiir: "The government is doing all it can to make sure that citizens are secure and safe" South Sudan's President Salva Kiir says an attempted coup by soldiers loyal to his sacked former deputy Riek Machar has been put down. It comes after heavy gunfire

The U.S state department has blamed again that Eritrea is still supporting Somalia's militant group Al Shabab. A report by the state department has blamed that Eritrean officials were in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region to give training and other mechanical support to Al Shabab fighters

Nine members of the Eritrean National Football team, including the head coach Mr Omer Ahmed and team captain Haile Goitom abandon the dictatorial regime in Eritrea seeking political asylum in Kenya. Two of them confirmed to demo.archive.assenna.com on the phone about their decision not to go

South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa's president says. Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison. He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after

Omer Ahmed, the Eritrean national team coach, is delighted with his side’s effort despite the Red Sea Camels losing all their two opening games of the GOtv Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup. Eritrea lost by 3-0 margins for the second successive game, this time against champions Uganda

Two members of the Eritrean national team have disappeared in Kenya while playing in the Cecafa Cup. Suspicions are now raised the pair will seek asylum in the east African country. It is not the first time players from the national squad have defected abroad, seeking to

100pour100-velo.com | 12/1/2013 For the fourth consecutive time Eritrean cycling team composed of Natnael Berhane, Daniel Teklehaimanot, Russom and Meron Teshome won the first stage of African championship after 63 kilometers. Eritrea beat Algeria and South Africa. Software Translation from French  

Uganda Cranes' next opponents, Eritrea will have to do without two players who have reportedly vanished out of camp in Nairobi. The two players whose detailed identities are yet to be known went missing from the Red Camels' camp after their Saturday evening training session. According the CECAFA organizing

Sudan scored all the three goals within first half while Eritrea tried to get something out of the match in the second period, to no success Eritrea’s poor starting form at Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup continued when they were thrashed 3-0 by a well oiled Sudan

Urban folk singer FETSUM was born in Egypt to Eritrean parents and grew up in Italy and Germany, where he currently lives. His songs - which combine traditional African rhythms with soul, reggae, folk and rock - bear testimony to that mix of experiences. He sang one

BY AARON MAASHO (Reuters) - Ten years ago, Eritrean migrant Habtu hunkered down on the vomit-stained deck of a creaking trawler on the Mediterranean Sea, making the final stage of his perilous bid to reach Europe. It is a trip thousands of Eritreans attempt each year, fleeing

When Kenya hosted the 2009 regional Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup, 12 members of Eritrean team disappeared from their hotel rooms after the tournament. Nobody spotted them again. The same trend was repeated in 2011 in Dar es Salaam, where another set of 13 players sneaked out,

Nov 24, 2013 | Goal.com Somalia and Eritrea national teams have arrived in Nairobi ahead of this year’s Senior Challenge Cup. Somalia coach Mohammed Abdulle said he hopes to help the team qualify for the second round of the tournament. The coach also wants to reduce the high

Dr. Tewolde Tesfamariam (Wedi Vacaro) accompanied by Mr. Michael Ghirmay Andegeorgis of Eritrean Law Society met with United States Department of State Officials on Monday November 19, 2013 in Washington, DC.  At the meeting, Dr. Tewolde briefed the United States Department of State Officials the