By Associated Press   JERUSALEM — The Israeli Cabinet voted unanimously Sunday to finance a $160 million program to stanch the flow of illegal African migrants by stepping up construction of a border fence and expanding a detention center to hold thousands of new arrivals.Some 50,000 Africans,

By Dan Baron · December 11, 2011 JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will visit Africa as part of Israel's efforts to repatriate illegal migrants from Sudan and Eritrea. Netanyahu announced the trip, for which a schedule has yet to be given, during a

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Recalling its previous resolutions and statements of its President concerning the situation in Somalia and the border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea, in particular its resolutions 751 (1992), 1844 (2008), 1862 (2009), 1907 (2009), 1916 (2009), 1998 (2011), and 2002 (2011), and its statements of

Thank you, Mr. President. The United States welcomes the Council's decision to impose new sanctions on Eritrea. Today we have sent a clear message to the Government of Eritrea that it must cease all illegal actions threatening international peace and stability in the Horn of Africa. As

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA Dec 6 (Reuters) - Eritrea on Tuesday blamed the United States for expanded U.N. sanctions against the Red Sea state for supporting Islamist militants and said the new punitive measures would further destabilise the chaotic Horn of Africa. The council resolution -

ADDIS ABABA:AFP — Eritrea on Tuesday rejected increased UN Security Council sanctions on charges that it supports insurgents in war-torn Somalia, saying the decision will worsen tensions in the Horn of Africa region. The Security Council on Monday approved further sanctions raising the number of people

Eritrea Ambassador to AU, Girma Asmerom, listens as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the African Union at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2011. (file photo) In East Africa, hopes are high that the long-running Somali conflict will soon abate

Addis Ababa - Eritrea has complained to the UN Security Council about Kenyan allegations that it sent weapons to Islamist rebels in Somalia, calling for an independent investigation to judge the dispute. Foreign Minister Osman Saleh said in a letter to the Council that Eritrea was

An Eritrean posted to his country’s diplomatic mission in Canada has defected, saying he could no longer support his government after its crackdown on political dissent and failure to hold elections. Hagos Habteab Kflesus abandoned his post at the Eritrean embassy and claimed refugee status in

Michael Abraha – Hawassa Close to 600 delegates have assembled in Hawassa to begin what is seen as historic National Congress representing diverse groupings of exiled pro-democracy Eritreans embodying a wide spectrum of social and political interests and persuasions. The main objective is to hasten the demise

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Eritrea has a strong chance of heading off new sanctions that could cripple the Red Sea state's economy even though it remains far from persuading its neighbours and the United Nations that it is not a destabilising force in

Eritrean victims of traffickers who have been directly contacted by demo.archive.assenna.com today (14 Nov,2011) confirm they are still suffering in the hands of Bedouin traffickers, in Sinai. According to them, nothing has changed.

Every One Group, a humanitarian organisation based in Italy has today, November 14, reported that “611 Eritrean refugees have reached Israel, after being freed by traffickers” in Sinai; (‘who felt the pressure of humanitarian activists and international media.’) However, victims of traffickers who have been directly

Prisoners in the Sinai: Human Rights Defenders take on the Traffickers Rome /Arish, November 13, 2011. What use are the actions undertaken by human rights defenders? What use are the campaigns, reports and complaints, contacts with the institutions and the media during these operations? Unfortunately, they are

* Eritrea denies funneling weapons to al Shabaab * Kenya says Eritrea should denounce Islamist rebels * Eritrea blames old foe Ethiopia for "fabrication" By Richard Lough NAIROBI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Eritrea has no interest in weakening Kenya or harming its soldiers by supplying weapons to the al

Eritrean Embassy officials in Cairo have been given free access to Aswan Prison in Egypt and are working hand in hand with prison officers there to coerce Eritrean refugees sign deportation documents and go back to Eritrea unwillingly; in breach of Human rights conventions. According to

Travel Warning U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Eritrea November 04, 2011 The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and strongly recommends U.S. citizens defer all travel to the country.  This replaces the Travel Warning dated February 27,

By Associated Press, Published: November 4 NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s foreign minister summoned Eritrea’s ambassador on Friday and “raised concern” over the possibility that planes from Eritrea are supplying weapons to Somali militants whom Kenyan forces are battling in southern Somalia. Moses Wetangula said if that is

The Executive body of the Eritrean National Commission for Democratic Change has under the theme ‘We Will Solve our Problems through Consultative Discussions’ held a meeting in October 30/2011 in Addis Abeba. According to sources from the meeting, leadership members of 23 political organizations and

By   Amir Makar / Daily News Egypt CAIRO: Over 200 Eritrean refugees are believed to be held in captivity by human traffickers in Sinai and around 600 held in Egyptian prisons since the January uprising, according to Eritrean dissident Adam Al-Haj Moussa. They are held for ransom

Thursday, November 3, 2011, by  EveryOne Group Aswan, November 3, 2011. A humanitarian activist called us this morning from a detention centre in Aswan (Egypt) which is run by the local police force under the authority of the Minister of the Interior. There are currently about 300

According to the Provisional Programme of Work of the Security Council – discussion and adoption of additional sanctions on Eritrea is scheduled for November 16. [embed]http://demo.archive.assenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/UNSC-Calander-for-November-2011.pdf[/embed]  

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle November 2, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Eritrean government has reacted fiercely over media reports on Wednesday that the Red Sea nation has supplied plane loads of weapons to Somalia extremist group al-Shabaab. The Kenyan government on Wednesday said that arms had been flown

By Standard Team and Agencies The possible role of Eritrea in supporting Al Shabaab insurgents has come into sharp focus after the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) confirmed that two aircraft landed in Baidoa with a consignment of arms for the rebels. Although KDF did not name the

Political party leaders held a consultative meeting in the Ethiopian capital yesterday, Sunday, in preparation for their long-awaited Congress – the largest Eritrean gathering yet with the aim of ending Isaias Afewerki’s unhinged dictatorship believed to be the most repressive in Africa. Over 550 participants from

By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive UNITED NATIONS, October 27 -- As the push for additional sanctions against Eritrea gathers strength in the UN Security Council, Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has asked to come and personally speak to the Council, Inner City Press was told Thursday by

Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, who has been imprisoned in Eritrea since 2001, has been moved from prison and may be dead, according to Swedish journalist Lars Adaktusson. Speaking on his radio programme Radio 1, Adaktusson cited credible sources from Eritrea's opposition movement as indicating that Isaak

Three more Christians imprisoned for practicing their faith have died while inside military prison camps in western Eritrea, said officials from an international persecution watchdog group. The number of believers in Christ now dying in the country while serving time in prison for their belief totals