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U.S. getting snared again in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 16 (UPI) -- Despite U.S. reluctance to get entangled again in the free-for-all conflict in Somalia, Washington is slowly being caught up in fighting Islamist militants in the lawless Horn of Africa state.

Posted: Tue Mar 16 14:16:23 2010News Id. 1268763383


Eritrea is Unjustly Criminalized, Says Official
A top official of Eritrea’s government says the administration is vindicated after a United Nations report said Asmara’s support for hard line Somali insurgents had either diminished or become less visible.

Posted: Mon Mar 15 03:11:27 2010News Id. 1268637087


U.S. report accuses Eritrea of systematic abuses
ASMARA (Reuters) - The United States has intensified its criticism of Eritrea..

Posted: Sun Mar 14 14:53:53 2010News Id. 1268592833


Primary sources of arms supply to Somalia remained Yemen and Ethiopia, it said.
The reported also said that, "Arms, ammunition, or dual-use equipment continue to enter Somalia in violation of the general and complete arms embargo imposed in 1992, at a fairly steady rate."
Primary sources of this supply remained Yemen and Ethiopia, it said.

Posted: Sun Mar 14 14:47:18 2010News Id. 1268592438


Africom commander says U.S. supports Somali government to retake Mogadishu
Xinhua) -- A senior U.S. military commander said on Tuesday the United States would support the Somali transitional government to retake the national capital Mogadishu.

Posted: Fri Mar 12 18:25:29 2010News Id. 1268436329


U.S. Policy in Somalia
We are here for a special briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, who is our ambassador to the World Food Program in Rome, who joins us from Rome. They will speak to you today about U.S. policy on Somalia..

Posted: Fri Mar 12 18:16:15 2010News Id. 1268435775


Ethiopia : US State Department Reports Wide Spread Abuse in 2009
Section 1 – Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
Security forces committed arbitrary and politically motivated killings during the year.

Posted: Fri Mar 12 18:13:52 2010News Id. 1268435632


The Rebellion: CIA uses USAID to be curtained
APA. “USAID top official acknowledged that CIA uses their organization to fund its operations”, said Eva Golinger in the article published by The Rebellion.

Posted: Fri Mar 12 14:01:04 2010News Id. 1268420464


US report accuses Eritrea of systematic abuses
ASMARA (Reuters) - The United States has intensified its criticism of Eritrea, saying the Red Sea state systematically abuses human rights ...

Posted: Fri Mar 12 13:56:10 2010News Id. 1268420170


Eritrean pleads not guilty to aiding terrorists
Ahmed, 35, a citizen of Eritrea, was brought to the United States on Saturday from Nigeria on charges that he supported al-Shabaab, a violent extremist ...

Posted: Thu Mar 11 17:17:57 2010News Id. 1268345877


Bob, Band Aid and how the rebels bought their arms
An edition of the BBC World Service programme Assignment, alleging that money intended for famine relief in Ethiopia in the mid-1980s was used to buy weapons,..

Posted: Mon Mar 8 15:27:14 2010News Id. 1268080034


NGEx Hits Significant New Copper/Zinc Discovery in Eritrea
NGEx is pleased to report that the initial diamond drill program at the Aradaib prospect has resulted in an exciting new copper/zinc discovery.

Posted: Mon Mar 8 15:16:48 2010News Id. 1268079408


Eritrea proposes delay to Sudan elections and referendum
March 5, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki has recommended to his Sudanese counterpart Omer Hassan Al-Bashir a 2-year delay to ...

Posted: Sun Mar 7 18:23:12 2010News Id. 1268004192


dan's Bashir slams UN sanctions on Eritrea-media
ASMARA, March 6 (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has criticized the sanctions imposed on Eritrea last December by the United ...

Posted: Sun Mar 7 18:20:45 2010News Id. 1268004045


SUDAN: BASHIR RETURNS HOME AFTER ERITREA VISIT; SUFI SECT SUPPORT HIS PRESIDENCY
KHARTOUM, , March 7 (NNN-SUNA) — Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir, Friday evening returned home after a one-day visit to Asmara, Eritrea, during which he ...

Posted: Sun Mar 7 18:20:13 2010News Id. 1268004013


an says Bashir to skip IGAD summit in Kenya
March 4, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government announced that president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir will not take part in the extraordinary summit of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Nairobi scheduled for next week.

Posted: Fri Mar 5 03:41:19 2010News Id. 1267778479


On the trail of Ethiopia aid and guns
Images of the famine in Ethiopia moved millions of people around the world to reach in to their pockets and donate to international aid efforts. But as Martin Plaut has been discovering, there is a disturbing allegation few would choose to confront.

Posted: Fri Mar 5 03:35:58 2010News Id. 1267778158


UNICEF wants $24.8 million for Eritrean fund
ASMARA (Reuters) - The UN children's agency UNICEF is appealing for $24.8 million to expand its programmes in Eritrea, where aid agencies ...

Posted: Fri Mar 5 03:34:04 2010News Id. 1267778044


Ethiopian Opposition Parliamentary Candidate Killed
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- An Ethiopian opposition candidate was stabbed to death by six unidentified men in an attack described by government opponents as part of an intimidation campaign by the ruling party

Posted: Tue Mar 2 16:36:08 2010News Id. 1267565768


US State Department issues Travel Warning for Eritrea
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Department of State issued a new Travel Warning to Eritrea on Tuesday, recommending U.S. citizens to defer all travel the African country.

Posted: Tue Mar 2 16:31:48 2010News Id. 1267565508


EU implements international restrictive measures against Eritrea
The Council today adopted a decision[1] (5534/10) imposing restrictive measures against Eritrea in line with the United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1907 (2009).

Posted: Tue Mar 2 16:29:40 2010News Id. 1267565380


UN urges Egypt to stop shooting at migrants
GENEVA — The UN human rights chief on Tuesday urged Egyptian forces to stop shooting at African migrants trying to enter Israel illegally through Egypt, after 60 were killed in the past two and a half years.

Posted: Tue Mar 2 16:28:13 2010News Id. 1267565293


AU wants Somalia declared no fly zone
THE Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has asked the UN to impose a no-fly zone on Somalia and block sea ports

Posted: Tue Mar 2 03:05:55 2010News Id. 1267517155


The impending Somali offensive
This offensive coincides with the return of Somali troops trained in Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. African Union forces and possibly Ethiopian forces as well will back the government troops up in this offensive....

Posted: Tue Mar 2 03:02:55 2010News Id. 1267516975


Red Cross says keen to assist Ethiopia, Eritrea repatriation operation
The ICRC- assisted repatriation process to nationals from both countries was suspended early in 2009, after Eritrean authorities then informed the Red Cross ...

Posted: Tue Mar 2 02:58:46 2010News Id. 1267516726


Sri Lanka-Eritrea ties break-down
“There were plans to open a consulate there; but even that they refused,” the Defense Secretary said. He said that the exposure of defense matters via the media was counter productive, in gathering information....

Posted: Mon Mar 1 01:58:29 2010News Id. 1267426709


Qatari firm eyes transport deal with Eritrea
Jassim Saif al-Sulaiti, Chairman of Mowasalat, Qatar's public transport firm, has said the company may close a deal with the Eritrean government to provide ...

Posted: Thu Feb 25 14:18:22 2010News Id. 1267125502


Sunridge Gold Expands Mineralization at the Debarwa Deposit, Asmara Project ...
Samples from the drilling were prepared at African Horn Testing Services (Eritrea) and analyzed at Genalysis Laboratories (a NATA registered laboratory) in ...

Posted: Thu Feb 25 14:05:30 2010News Id. 1267124730


Eritreans protest at San Francisco City Hall
The group is protesting against new UN sanctions on the small African country of Eritrea. They are part of a coordinated worldwide day of demonstration. ...

Posted: Tue Feb 23 15:09:49 2010News Id. 1266955789


Commemorating the ban on female genital mutilation
In 2007, the Government of Eritrea passed a proclamation banning FGM/C. An intensive, multi-faceted advocacy and mobilization campaign ensued, ...

Posted: Tue Feb 23 14:57:04 2010News Id. 1266955024


Nevsun Resources expects Bisha gold-copper-zinc project to be cash positive in..
Nevsun Resources (TSX&NYSE Amex: NSU) said it now expects its Bisha gold-copper-zinc project in Eritrea to be cash positive in Q1 2011 and said there was a ...

Posted: Tue Feb 23 14:54:23 2010News Id. 1266954863


State media: Sudan peace accord to be signed Tuesday
CNN International ... welcoming the steps for realizing peace in Darfur, progress of the relations between Qatar, Sudan, Chad and Eritrea and other issues of mutual concern, ...

Posted: Tue Feb 23 14:52:07 2010News Id. 1266954727


5000 Eritreans rally against UN sanctions
GENEVA - Some 5000 Eritreans from around Europe rallied on Monday in front of the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva to protest against UN ...

Posted: Mon Feb 22 16:08:53 2010News Id. 1266872933


Eritreans rally against UN sanctions
BBC News: UK-based Eritreans told the BBC that the sanctions were illegal and an insult to their nation.

Posted: Mon Feb 22 14:16:15 2010News Id. 1266866175


Eritreans rally against UN sanctions
BBC News

Posted: Mon Feb 22 14:15:25 2010News Id. 1266866125


Eritrea's president declares me 'insane'
Aljazeera: By Jane Dutton in Africa on February 22nd, 2010

Posted: Mon Feb 22 14:10:31 2010News Id. 1266865831


US condemns Eritrea for "destabilizing" role
ARA (Reuters) - The United States accused Eritrea on Monday of working to destabilize the Horn of Africa region and urged President Isaias Afwerki to ...

Posted: Mon Feb 22 14:04:28 2010News Id. 1266865468


Gunmen stop Ethiopia candidates registering: group
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's main opposition coalition said on Wednesday that some of its candidates were being prevented at gunpoint from registering for national elections in May.

Posted: Fri Feb 19 22:59:55 2010News Id. 1266638395


US Treasury backs listing threats to financial system
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said it endorsed a report from the international body fighting money laundering that blacklisted Iran, Angola,North Korea, Ecuador and Ethiopia for posing risks to the international financial system.


Posted: Fri Feb 19 21:07:20 2010News Id. 1266631640


Eritrean President Refutes Claims of Supporting Somali Islamic groups,
Eritrean President rejected categorically claims that his country supports Somali Islamic groups,
describing UNSC sanctions against Eritrea as of no legal or political justification. "Our position has always been that we cannot support one (group) against the other", says Afwerki.

Posted: Fri Feb 19 21:02:03 2010News Id. 1266631323


Eritrean community in Oakland gears up to take grievances to the United Nations
Hiwot Nemariam, Alazar Abraham, and Tadesse T/Michael discuss the upcoming organizing efforts in the Temescal district....

Posted: Fri Feb 19 15:45:51 2010News Id. 1266612351


Bermuda's Sahar joins Eritrean mining surge
ASMARA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Eritrea granted a mining exploration licence to Bermuda-based Sahar Minerals on Friday as the Red Sea state ...

Posted: Fri Feb 19 15:44:16 2010News Id. 1266612256


Women at war: How roles are changing
BBC: Ian Brimacombe reports on a woman who fought in the Eritrean struggle for independence from Ethiopia.

Posted: Thu Feb 18 12:34:07 2010News Id. 1266514447


A Massive Rally To Protest Obama's Policy In Africa's Horn
These rallies are part of a world wide campaign, including Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to protest an unjust, illegal and reckless sanctions measure rammed by the Obama administration recently through the UN Security Council against Eritrea..

Posted: Thu Feb 18 12:32:40 2010News Id. 1266514360


Ethiopia Opposition Denies Government Claim of Eritrea Alliance
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia’s main opposition grouping disputed a government claim that political opponents of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party are colluding with the country’s arch-enemy, Eritrea...

Posted: Wed Feb 17 17:01:32 2010News Id. 1266444092


Ethiopian Adoption Scam?

http://gadaa.com/oduu/?p=2434
Posted: Tue Feb 16 14:26:36 2010News Id. 1266348396


Africa’s growing terrorism infestation makes way for al-Shabaab
Al-Shabaab fighters in the lawless Somalia, located on the Horn of Africa, declared “all-out” war Friday on the Dark Continent’s country.

Posted: Tue Feb 16 14:25:19 2010News Id. 1266348319


Djibouti connects to South Africa-Sudan submarine cable
APA Djibouti (Djibouti) The submarine telecommunications cable, Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy,) which will connect South Africa to Sudan reached Djibouti on Monday particularly at the Haramous seaside area, APA learns here..

Posted: Tue Feb 16 14:18:31 2010News Id. 1266347911


Who demonizes Eritrea and why?
By Mohamed Hassan, a member of the Horn of Africa Committee in Europe

Posted: Sat Feb 13 04:12:51 2010News Id. 1266052371


Yemen says truce holds despite Shi'ite attack
SANAA (Reuters) - Shi'ite rebels shot at an Interior Ministry official and killed a soldier in northern Yemen on Friday, violating a truce announced hours earlier.

Posted: Fri Feb 12 13:37:36 2010News Id. 1265999856


malia: At Least 15 Die In Shootouts
At least 10 civilians were killed Wednesday in fighting between militants and African Union peacekeepers

Posted: Fri Feb 12 02:28:07 2010News Id. 1265959687


Tunnel Collapse Closes Ethiopia's New Hydropower Project
Ethiopia's newest and biggest hydroelectric power station has been shut down due to a tunnel collapse weeks after its official opening. The hydropower project has been surrounded by controversy since its inception.

Posted: Fri Feb 12 02:20:51 2010News Id. 1265959251


WINTER OLYMPICS: Robert Teklemariam will raise Ethiopia’s flag
On Monday in Vancouver, Robel Teklemariam will compete for Ethiopia in the 15-kilometer cross country skiing event

Posted: Fri Feb 12 02:17:52 2010News Id. 1265959072


Pilot Error Behind Ethiopian Jet Crash - Source
Pilot error caused the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane off the coast of Lebanon last month which killed all 90 people on ...

Posted: Fri Feb 12 02:13:46 2010News Id. 1265958826


Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Assay Results at the Harena VMS Deposit, Eritrea
CNNMoney.com

Posted: Fri Feb 12 02:08:41 2010News Id. 1265958521


Ethiopia, Eritrea fuelling Somalia war
With the ICU in Mogadishu, relative calm was restored and southern Somalia towns such as Mogadishu, Kismayu, Baidoa, Bandradley and Beledwyene came under the firm control of the ICU.
In that brief lull, business performed and security improved. Schools and hospitals opened in Mogadishu. But in a crusade of conspiracy by western media and intelligence, this turnaround was depicted as softening ground for al-Qaeda.

Posted: Tue Feb 9 14:48:17 2010News Id. 1265744897


New Ethiopia dam tunnel collapses
A water passage tunnel in a recently inaugurated hydropower dam in Ethiopia has reportedly collapsed, an NGO, International Rivers has said. ...

Posted: Mon Feb 8 13:38:13 2010News Id. 1265654293


Ethiopia gets Microsoft software in Amharic
ADDIS ABABA — US software giant Microsoft has launched Windows Vista in Amharic, the first operating system in the national language of Ethiopia, the official news agency said Saturday...

Posted: Mon Feb 8 13:37:29 2010News Id. 1265654249


Witnesses say Ethiopian troops back in Somalia
Heavily-armed Ethiopian vehicles have reportedly crossed into south central Somalia, seizing the family of a man with Al-Shabab links. ...

Posted: Mon Feb 8 13:35:32 2010News Id. 1265654132


Sudan: UN chief sends top 'fix it' envoy to Sudan
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has deployed an outstanding Eritrean diplomat, Haile Menkerios, as the new Special Envoy to Sudan, replacing Pakistan's Ashraf Qazi, ...

Posted: Mon Feb 8 13:34:44 2010News Id. 1265654084


UNICEF Needs 24.8 Million US Dollars for Programs in Eritrea
According to the report, UNICEF would need $24.8 million for funding programs in Eritrea that help addressing problems of impoverished children throughout ...

Posted: Mon Feb 8 13:33:25 2010News Id. 1265654005


From Sudan to Israel: a tough road
JERUSALEM, Israel — From the top of a sand dune on the Egyptian side of the border it's easy to see how 18000 African asylum seekers have ...

Posted: Mon Feb 8 11:41:22 2010News Id. 1265647282


Ethiopia-Kenya power grid link to go live this year despite protests
Kenya and Ethiopia, two nations that have co-existed peacefully for five decades in one of Africa’s toughest neighbourhood, last week deepened their economic ties with a major energy-sharing deal...

Posted: Sun Feb 7 14:25:42 2010News Id. 1265570742


Eritrea allowed to appoint AU envoy after bitter protest
The African Union Commission Chief Jean Ping, has informed Eritrea to send an ambassador to represent it in Addis Ababa, the seat of the African Union (AU), despite Eritrea's frosty relations with hosts, Ethiopia.

Posted: Sat Feb 6 19:58:07 2010News Id. 1265504287


mali Government confirms armed groups run country's economical location
Somali information minister Dahir Mohamoud Ghele said that armed Islamists in Somalia had the full control of the country's most economical sites including seaports and airports where they daily obtain much income to finance their war against Somali transitional federal government in Somalia..

Posted: Sat Feb 6 03:41:28 2010News Id. 1265445688


Egypt: Police kill two black migrants
They were a 26-year-old Eritrean and a 27-year-old migrant of unknown nationality. Another migrant from Eritrea was critically injured by police as the ...

Posted: Sat Feb 6 03:39:54 2010News Id. 1265445594


Nevsun opts for equity sale after project debt deemed 'unreliable'
The firm said it decided on the share sale to ensure that the project development continues on schedule, after existing finance facilities were deemed “unreliable and inconclusive”.

Posted: Fri Feb 5 02:10:34 2010News Id. 1265353834


Ethiopia never bans Eritrea to take part in AU deliberations: Jean Ping
Ping said he has received a letter from Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh, requesting to bring to the attention of the 14th AU ordinary session that Eritrea's inability to establish a mission to the AU in Addis Ababa.

Posted: Fri Feb 5 02:08:33 2010News Id. 1265353713


Swiss government approves arms sanctions against Eritrea
The sanctions, which will go into effect on Thursday, will ban the delivery, sale and export of arms from Switzerland to Eritrea.

Posted: Wed Feb 3 12:58:41 2010News Id. 1265219921


Eritrea Government Has Transparent Investment Policy, Says Official
Eritrea’s information minister says President Isaias Afewerki’s government has a protective and transparent policy towards local and international investments that can rival any country on earth.

Posted: Tue Feb 2 17:59:41 2010News Id. 1265151581


Ethiopian journalist jailed for criticising leader
AFP

Posted: Tue Feb 2 17:58:40 2010News Id. 1265151520


Worldwide rally against UN sanction on Eritrea
Ethiopian Review

Posted: Tue Feb 2 17:57:18 2010News Id. 1265151438


Eritrea accuses Ethiopia over participation at event
The Eritrean government has circulated a letter to African heads of state accusing Ethiopia of blocking its right to participate in African Union summits ...

Posted: Tue Feb 2 17:56:50 2010News Id. 1265151410


Shabaab absorbs southern Islamist group, splits Hizbul Islam
Hizbul Islam was created in January 2009 with the merger of four separate Islamic groups: Aweys' Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia-Eritrea; ...

Posted: Mon Feb 1 16:46:56 2010News Id. 1265060816


Ethiopia jails editor whose paper challenged Zenawi
CPJ Press Freedom Online

Posted: Mon Feb 1 16:45:55 2010News Id. 1265060755


Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Bisha Tour/INDABA/Africa Mining Congress
NSU) is pleased to report on the successful conclusion of another analyst tour to the Bisha Project January 26-29, 2010.

Posted: Mon Feb 1 16:45:11 2010News Id. 1265060711


Experts see Eritrea leading regional mining surge
ASMARA (Reuters) - An impending mining boom in Eritrea will challenge oil-rich neighbours to make it easier for foreign companies to ...

Posted: Mon Feb 1 16:41:17 2010News Id. 1265060477


Eritrea: Ministry to intensify endeavors towards expanding irrigation farming
Asmara, 30 January 2010 - The Ministry of Agriculture disclosed that concerted action would be taken focusing on putting in place infrastructure facilities ...

Posted: Sun Jan 31 02:26:35 2010News Id. 1264922795


At least twelve die in Mogadishu attacks
Al-Shabaab has also threatened other African countries, including Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Eritrea, Ghana, Sudan and Uganda. An African Union soldier, ...

Posted: Sat Jan 30 19:04:59 2010News Id. 1264896299


Westminster Hall Debate on Horn of Africa
VIDEO: Regional security in the Horn of Africa – Mark Pritchard

Posted: Thu Jan 28 14:40:56 2010News Id. 1264707656


Building a Methane-Fueled Fire: Innovation of the Week
The IFAD-funded Gash Barka Livestock and Agricultural Development Project (GBLADP) helped one farmer in Eritrea, Tekie Mekerka, make the most of the manure his 30 cows produce by helping to install a biogas unit on his farm

Posted: Thu Jan 28 14:37:35 2010News Id. 1264707455


Plane crashes Ethiopian Airlines plane veer off course before sea crash
The minister, Ghazi Aridi, said the pilot initially followed the tower's guidance, but then abruptly changed course and went in the opposite direction.

Posted: Thu Jan 28 02:44:40 2010News Id. 1264664680


Eritrea says economy untouched by UN sanctions
"Our development strategy is not really based on injections of development assistance anyway. There are still extensive development plans in place designed to enhance productivity and expand services in education and health,"

Posted: Thu Jan 28 02:35:09 2010News Id. 1264664109


Eritrea says refugees not fleeing political repression
ASMARA (Reuters) - Eritrea said on Wednesday the thousands of people who leave the Red Sea state every year were not responding to any political persecution, but seeking economic opportunities overseas.

Posted: Thu Jan 28 02:29:56 2010News Id. 1264663796


Sunridge Gold and Antofagasta commence drilling at Daero Paulos target
Sunridge Gold (TSX-V: SGC) confirmed this morning that a 2,000 meter Phase 1 drill program has commenced at Daero Paulos, a copper prospect on the Asmara Project, Eritrea.

Posted: Mon Jan 25 12:48:19 2010News Id. 1264441699


Beirut: 90 feared dead as Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes into Mediterranean
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was minutes from the airport bound for Addis Ababa, when the Boeing 737-800 plunged into the sea in what witnesses described as a "ball of fire". The fate of those on board remains unclear, but so far there have been no reports of survivors.

Posted: Mon Jan 25 04:00:30 2010News Id. 1264410030


Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut
An Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday morning shortly after it took off in stormy weather from the airport in Beirut, Lebanon.

Posted: Mon Jan 25 03:54:50 2010News Id. 1264409690


Sudan supplying 82% of Ethiopia's annual oil consumption
The new benzine supplying agreement signed between the two countries will see Sudan supplying 82 per cent of Ethiopia’s annual benzine consumption,...

Posted: Sat Jan 23 15:32:00 2010News Id. 1264278720


100 Ethiopian Oromo Rebels Surrender
More than 100 ethnic Oromo rebels in Ethiopia have surrendered, saying their nearly four decade long liberation struggle is lost. But other factions of the insurgent group are vowing to fight on....

Posted: Sat Jan 23 15:28:22 2010News Id. 1264278502


Ethiopian Airlines orders 10 Boeing 737-800s
Boeing Friday confirmed that Ethiopian Airlines has ordered 10 Next-Generation 737-800s.

Posted: Sat Jan 23 15:22:53 2010News Id. 1264278173


More bodies recovered after Nigerian clashes
Gangs wielding guns and machetes and stoked by religious zealots began fighting in Jos on Sunday after a Christian landowner said ...

Posted: Fri Jan 22 12:56:51 2010News Id. 1264183011


Anxious Ethiopia Jangling nerves
Economist: WORRIES about Ethiopia’s election, due in May, are growing. Aid-giving Western governments hope it will pass off without the strife that followed the last one, in 2005, when 200 people were killed,

Posted: Thu Jan 21 14:19:35 2010News Id. 1264101575


Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Bisha Update
CNN: The construction of the Bisha mine is progressing well and is overall approaching fifty percent (50%) completion. Pictures of construction progress can be found on our Nevsun web site ..

Posted: Thu Jan 21 14:11:46 2010News Id. 1264101106


'Sinai gangs hold refugees hostage'
Police became aware of the existence of the gang last year when an Eritrean national filed a complaint at a Lachish police station, telling police that his cousin had phoned him to say he was being held prisoner at a camp in the Sinai..

Posted: Thu Jan 21 14:10:37 2010News Id. 1264101037


Amnesty International urges tougher Somali arms checks
Amnesty International has called for much stricter controls for the military assistance being given to Somalia's transitional government.

Posted: Thu Jan 21 02:29:51 2010News Id. 1264058991


EriAm Sisters receiving 2010 Martin Luther King County Executives Awards
Honoring the spirit and legacy of Dr. King, the award acknowledges and honors innovative performance, community service and entrepreneurial achievement by locally based members of the hip-hop community whose work has had significant impact in King County (a county of 2 million people).

Posted: Tue Jan 19 11:37:43 2010News Id. 1263919063


Six Political, Military DarfurMovements Announce Unification
Six political and military movements in Darfur announced a united political body under the name of 'Sudan Liberation Army Revolutionary Forces' in response to ...

Posted: Tue Jan 19 03:03:20 2010News Id. 1263888200


Chalice Gold announces further results from Koka drilling
st African-focused company Chalice Gold Mines (ASX: CHN) has advised that further results from infill drilling at its Koka Gold Deposit in Eritrea continue to confirm the robust nature of the ore body.

Posted: Tue Jan 19 03:01:50 2010News Id. 1263888110


Ethiopia Commits Genocide, Eritrea Gets Sanctioned
By Thomas C. Mountain:..In the bizarre world of the UN Security Council, black is white, up is down and right is wrong...

Posted: Mon Jan 18 15:40:38 2010News Id. 1263847238


Senegalese React to President's Offer of Free Land to Haitians
Head of state announces $1 million in emergency aid in addition to offering land to Haitians who want to relocate to Senegal

Posted: Mon Jan 18 15:31:39 2010News Id. 1263846699


Aviation biofuel to grow from saltwater farms
Successfully tested at small sites in Eritrea and Mexico, the project will scale-up the original concept and hopes to convert it into a commercially viable biofuels solutions for aviation....

Posted: Mon Jan 18 01:28:54 2010News Id. 1263796134


Eritrea disappointed with Sudan over its silence on arms embargo
The President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, rapped Sudan over its lack of support in the run-up to the imposition of an arms embargo on the country last month. He was speaking in an interview with Sudanese media, during which he otherwise emphasized strong relations between the two countries...

Posted: Sun Jan 17 01:42:02 2010News Id. 1263710522


Ruchi Soya takes farm land on lease in Ethiopia
Ruchi Soya Industries, one of the leading edible oil processors, on Friday announced a major farm land acquisition in Ethiopia for soybean cultivation.

Posted: Fri Jan 15 20:16:47 2010News Id. 1263604607


UN sanctions no deterrence for Eritrean mining-Bisha
ASMARA (Reuters) - Eritrea's fledgling mining sector is unlikely to be affected by UN sanctions on the Red Sea state, the general manager ...

Posted: Fri Jan 15 12:24:58 2010News Id. 1263576298


When the "Jihadists" Take Mogadishu
“the TFG is both so corrupt and so lacking in capacity that sending it materiel has only made it more convenient for the insurgents fighting it – who are well-financed thanks to their foreign donors, both state and non-state – to simply replenish their arsenals on the open market.”

Posted: Thu Jan 14 20:16:18 2010News Id. 1263518178


Al-Qirbi to hand over presidential letters to Eritrea, Djibouti
SANA'A, Jan. 14 (Saba) - The weekly 26 September learned on Thursday that the Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi would hand over...

Posted: Thu Jan 14 20:02:42 2010News Id. 1263517362


Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Bisha Debt Facilities Reconfirmed
IDC has re-confirmed its commitment to provide $89 million in project debt facilities to the Bisha project in Eritrea. ...

Posted: Thu Jan 14 20:00:41 2010News Id. 1263517241


UN-Backed Troops Wreak Havoc in Africa
From Somalia to the Congo, United Nations-supported troops and “peacekeepers” are killing, raping, and displacing civilians on an unprecedented scale, charge human-rights groups.

Posted: Thu Jan 14 03:15:11 2010News Id. 1263456911


Kenya fishermen see upside to pirates: more fish
In past years, illegal commercial trawlers parked off Somalia's coast and scooped up the ocean's contents. Now, fishermen on the northern coast of neighboring Kenya say, the trawlers are not coming because of pirates...

Posted: Tue Jan 12 14:45:09 2010News Id. 1263325509


Many dead in Somalia fighting
A second day of fighting between pro-government and al-Shabab forces in Somalia has left at least 14 people dead.

Posted: Tue Jan 12 14:42:33 2010News Id. 1263325353


Israel to build 2 massive fences on Egyptian border to keep out migrants ...
Amnesty International says Egyptian security forces have killed 39 people, mostly Sudanese and Eritreans, trying to cross into Israel between 2008 to ...

Posted: Tue Jan 12 14:40:45 2010News Id. 1263325245


Israel orders new fence to keep out African migrants
Times Online

Posted: Mon Jan 11 19:57:00 2010News Id. 1263257820


Eritrea Abhors Terrorism, Says Official
Eritrea's information minister says President Isaias Afewerki's government is “inherently” opposed to all forms of terrorism. Eritrea is under UN sanctions ...

Posted: Mon Jan 11 04:10:52 2010News Id. 1263201052


Encouraging Eritrean geochemical results
During November 2009, Gippsland Limited [ASX: GIP, DB: GIX] completed a reconnaissance drainage geochemical survey from within the three Prospecting Licences

Posted: Mon Jan 11 04:10:26 2010News Id. 1263201026


Detroit bomb attempt — a plot to expand US wars?
How can someone from Nigeria, who has a history of being the leader of an Islamic student organization in Britain, board an aircraft in the Netherlands with no passport?

Posted: Sun Jan 10 05:15:30 2010News Id. 1263118530


Violence, fear and confusion: welcome to the Horn of Africa
Peter Beaumont, The Observer, Sunday 10 January 2010:..Dowden is convinced too that a failure to understand the nature of the relationships between the various neighbours by other countries – not least the US and Britain – has contributed to the difficulties in the area.

Posted: Sun Jan 10 04:43:06 2010News Id. 1263116586


Sunridge Gold Increases Size of Asmara Project, Eritrea by 60
Sunridge is pleased to announce that the Eritrean government has granted Sunridge extensions to ...

Posted: Fri Jan 8 12:39:31 2010News Id. 1262972371


Investment in Uganda down 35% to $1,57bn in '09
The top 10 countries that invested were China, India, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Togo, Germany, Russia, Eritrea, Nigeria and Sudan.

Posted: Fri Jan 8 12:37:55 2010News Id. 1262972275


Yemeni terror elements complicating Somali crisis, AU warns
The African Union (AU) warned Friday that the international community must step up its efforts to save Somalia from further ruin in 2010..

Posted: Fri Jan 8 12:36:07 2010News Id. 1262972167


Nigeria: Terrorism - Country May Cut Ties With US - Akunyili
Meanwhile, the government of Eritrea yesterday described the listing of Nigeria and other countries on the watch list of terrorism by the United States (US) as a clear display of double standard.

Posted: Thu Jan 7 12:37:21 2010News Id. 1262885841


Eritrea says attacked by Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA — Eritrea accused arch-foe Ethiopia on Sunday of launching attacks along their disputed border but said its troops had driven off the assault, killing 10 Ethiopian soldiers and capturing two.

Posted: Mon Jan 4 04:16:29 2010News Id. 1262596589


Eritrea Says It Killed 10 Ethiopian Soldiers in Clashes
The Eritrean Information Ministry says soldiers from Ethiopia's TPLF party launched successive attacks on the town of Zalambesa January 1. ...

Posted: Mon Jan 4 04:15:58 2010News Id. 1262596558


CIA Agents Assassinated in Afghanistan Worked for “Contractor” Active in Venezue
Global Research, January 2, 2010
..Since June 2002, USAID has maintained an Office for Transition Initiatives (OTI) in Venezuela, through which it has channeled more than $50 million USD to groups and individuals opposed to President Hugo Chávez. The same contractor active in Afghanistan and connected with the CIA,..

Posted: Sun Jan 3 03:21:41 2010News Id. 1262506901


There may be trouble ahead...
JUST as 2010 dawns, global storm clouds are gathering; warnings of future wars over energy supplies, Russia threatening a new arms race, al-Qaeda still active and very nearly successful in a new attack on US-bound aircraft,,,

Posted: Sun Jan 3 03:13:18 2010News Id. 1262506398


TPLF Troops Launch An Attack In The Zalambesa Front
Zalambesa, 2 January 2010: In the early morning hours of January 1st 2010, TPLF soldiers launched successive attacks in the Zalambesa front and were swiftly driven back with 10 of their soldiers killed and two captured, leaving six AK-47 automatic rifles, a machinegun and communication equipments.

Posted: Sat Jan 2 14:34:32 2010News Id. 1262460872


Eritrea: Outcome of endeavors towards achieving food security witnessed in ...
Asmara, 1 January 2010 – In the first part of an interview he gave tonight in connection with the New Year, President Isaias Afwerki said that the outcome of endeavors towards achieving food security was witnessed in 2009.

Posted: Sat Jan 2 03:55:43 2010News Id. 1262422543


Community-led sanitation brings great promise
UNICEF: EMBEREMI, Eritrea, 31 December 2009 – Encouraging communities to work to improve their health and hygiene means empowering people with the right messages ...

Posted: Thu Dec 31 14:40:47 2009News Id. 1262288447


Eritrean Official Denies Sponsoring Insurgents to Destabilize Neighbors
“This is simply a political prostitution and it’s meant to exploit the recent UN resolution, and this click is a comic click of liars. I mean they don’t even blink when they lie. I think your government, meaning the United States molded this spoiled child in Ethiopia by offering political subsidy..."

Posted: Wed Dec 30 03:30:59 2009News Id. 1262161859


Eritrea opposition vows to up military action
ADDIS ABABA — An Eritrean opposition group told AFP on Tuesday it was "prepared to launch attacks" on government troops after the United Nations last week ...

Posted: Wed Dec 30 03:27:00 2009News Id. 1262161620


Iran’s Growing Revolution vs. the Democrat’s Intervention
Regardless of the many media-invented lies surrounding the situation in Iran, the real cause for intervention would be the same as Iraq: oil and corporate profits in general.

Posted: Tue Dec 29 01:16:52 2009News Id. 1262067412


Libya explains opposition to sanctions against Eritrea
"Sanctions are not the appropriate means of sorting out the existing problem. Rather, it will aggravate the situation prevailing in the horn of Africa," according to Libya's permanent delegate to the UN, Abderrahmane Chalgham.

Posted: Mon Dec 28 15:33:18 2009News Id. 1262032398


Horn of Africa Countries Very Much in the News in 2009
Countries in the Horn of Africa were very much in the news in 2009. For example, the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Somalia, an arms embargo against Eritrea and a recent court case in Ethiopia ...

Posted: Mon Dec 28 14:53:53 2009News Id. 1262030033


In Somalia, Militant Attacks Threaten to Topple a Fragile Regime
Jeffrey Brown speaks with The New Yorker's John Lee Anderson about how the militant threat to Somalia's fragile government impacts counter-terror efforts. ...

Posted: Sat Dec 26 15:58:23 2009News Id. 1261861103


Eritrea describes UN sanctions as shameful
"Originally it was said we had soldiers and then later came military support and now all of a sudden after certain discussions and opposition they started to talk about political, military and logistical support," Tesfamichael Gerahtu told BBC.

Posted: Fri Dec 25 05:41:49 2009News Id. 1261737709


Eritrea's controversial push to feed itself
Girma Asmerom: "We are accountable to our people… and within the next two years I can assure you everybody is going to bite his tongue and Eritrea will be food-sufficient."

Posted: Fri Dec 25 05:38:12 2009News Id. 1261737492


Eritrea Says It Won't Affect UN's Sanction
The Eritrean government said on Thursday that it will not be affected by the sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council.

Posted: Fri Dec 25 05:32:40 2009News Id. 1261737160


Eritrean turmoil weighs on Nevsun shares
TORONTO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Nevsun Resources (NSU.TO) insisted on Thursday its Bisha gold project in Eritrea would proceed as planned despite United Nations sanctions against the African country.

Posted: Fri Dec 25 05:30:32 2009News Id. 1261737032


VIDEO: UN Permanent Represent Mr. Araya Desta on the situation in Eritrea
Interview

Posted: Thu Dec 24 03:57:24 2009News Id. 1261645044


PRESS RELEASE: A Shameful Day for the United Nations
The UN Security Council has today passed a shameful resolution imposing sanctions against Eritrea. The unjustifiable measures imposed on Eritrea include:

Posted: Thu Dec 24 02:57:28 2009News Id. 1261641448


Eritrea hit with UN sanctions for 'aiding insurgents'
BBC: The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on Eritrea because of aid it says it has been giving to Islamic insurgents in Somalia...

Posted: Wed Dec 23 14:57:04 2009News Id. 1261598224


UN slaps sanctions on Eritrea
UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council slapped Wednesday an arms embargo on Eritrea and targeted sanctions on its leaders for aiding Somali rebels and ...

Posted: Wed Dec 23 14:51:24 2009News Id. 1261597884


UN Security Council Imposes Sanctions on Eritrea
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on Eritrea, who it accuses of arming insurgents in Somalia and refusing to settle a border dispute ...

Posted: Wed Dec 23 14:50:45 2009News Id. 1261597845


UN poised to slap sanctions on Eritrea
AFP" UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council is expected Wednesday to slap an arms embargo on Eritrea and impose targeted sanctions on its leaders ...

Posted: Wed Dec 23 03:41:26 2009News Id. 1261557686


Security Council: Draft Resolution Against Eritrea
[Here is the draft resolution Security Council plans to use to impose sanctions against Eritrea. The content has no focus on any issue. It brings up mixed issues that seems to have no concrete evidence.]

Posted: Wed Dec 23 03:40:14 2009News Id. 1261557614


DJIBOUTI: Investing in the knowledge economy of Djibouti
Modern Ghana

Posted: Tue Dec 22 16:50:18 2009News Id. 1261518618


Somalia's chaos spreading far beyond its frontier and coastline
Kenya and Uganda risk being sucked into Somalia's war but Ethiopia and Eritrea are deliberately involved. Christian Ethiopia has long been an enemy of ...

Posted: Tue Dec 22 13:08:52 2009News Id. 1261505332


Ethiopians Dominate Flood Of Africans to Yemen
New York Times; More than 42000 Ethiopians, twice the number recorded in 2008, traveled to Yemen but most went on to the Gulf states in search of jobs,

Posted: Mon Dec 21 18:02:40 2009News Id. 1261436560


As UN Council Delays Eritrea Sanctions and Guinea, Buries W. Sahara, France in M
UNITED NATIONS, December 21 -- With Christmas four days away, the UN Security Council has scheduled a December 23 vote on sanctions on Eritrea, delayed at the request of France,..

Posted: Mon Dec 21 17:52:26 2009News Id. 1261435946


Sudan's Bashir visit to Mauritania kept under tight wraps
Sudan Tribune

Posted: Sat Dec 19 03:10:14 2009News Id. 1261210214


Eritrea warns U.N. not to pass "ludicrous" sanctions
"This measure risks engulfing the region into another cycle of conflict as it may encourage Ethiopia to contemplate reckless military adventures," ...

Posted: Fri Dec 18 19:14:30 2009News Id. 1261181670


GAVI ALLIANCE HONOURS 15 COUNTRIES FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN RAISING ...
countries that are performing extraordinarily well in immunisation: Nepal, Congo, Djibouti, Gambia, Bhutan, Eritrea, ...

Posted: Fri Dec 18 14:04:35 2009News Id. 1261163075


Eritrea's football team seeks asylum
Eritrea's entire national football team is seeking asylum in Kenya, joining tens of thousands of their compatriots who have ...

Posted: Thu Dec 17 12:55:47 2009News Id. 1261072547


U.N. Council to put sanctions on Eritrea - diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members have agreed to impose an arms embargo on Eritrea this month, as well as travel bans and asset freezes for government and military leaders aiding Somali insurgents, diplomats said.

Posted: Thu Dec 17 12:53:54 2009News Id. 1261072434


TOUR DE ERITREA BECAME UCI RECONGNIZED INTERNATIONAL CYCLING COMPETITION
The cycling competition "Tour De Eritrea" has been recognized for the first time by the international body UCI(Union Cycliste Internationale) or International cycling Union.

Posted: Thu Dec 17 01:30:07 2009News Id. 1261031407


Ethiopia to reap from Kenya’s transport corridor
The African Development Bank (AfDB) last week agreed to lend Kenya Sh12.5 billion for tarmacking 123 kilometres between Marsabit and Turbi, along the highway to Moyale town which borders Ethiopia...

Posted: Thu Dec 17 01:19:25 2009News Id. 1261030765


UN Council to put sanctions on Eritrea - diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN Security Council members have agreed to impose an arms embargo on Eritrea this month, as well as travel ...

Posted: Wed Dec 16 20:09:38 2009News Id. 1261012178


Kenya searches for 12 "missing" Eritrean players
15 (Xinhua) -- The Kenya police said Tuesday 12 Eritrean national soccer players who disappeared after their team was bundled out of the Orange Cecafa ...

Posted: Wed Dec 16 02:21:01 2009News Id. 1260948061


Kenya searches for 12 "missing" Eritrean players
15 (Xinhua) -- The Kenya police said Tuesday 12 Eritrean national soccer players who disappeared after their team was bundled out of the Orange Cecafa ...

Posted: Wed Dec 16 02:19:53 2009News Id. 1260947993


Kenya searches for 12 "missing" Eritrean players
15 (Xinhua) -- The Kenya police said Tuesday 12 Eritrean national soccer players who disappeared after their team was bundled out of the Orange Cecafa ...

Posted: Wed Dec 16 02:19:01 2009News Id. 1260947941


Eritrea ridicules western efforts in Somalia
Isaias Afewerki, the Eritrean president accused of supporting Islamist rebels in Somalia, has ridiculed the fragile Somali government and criticised the international community for its frantic efforts to prop it up.

Posted: Tue Aug 4 13:21:56 2009News Id. 1249406516


Clinton seeks new US commitment to Africa
She plans to seek pressure on Eritrea, which is accused of funding Islamic militants in troubled neighbor Somalia, and push for greater democracy in ...

Posted: Mon Aug 3 04:07:46 2009News Id. 1249286866


Saudi Arabia and Eritrea Release 42 Yemeni Fishermen
Further it stated that Eritrean authorities also released 38 Yemeni fishermen who had previously been detained for ten days. ...

Posted: Sun Aug 2 04:27:05 2009News Id. 1249201625


Eritrea: President Isaias Hold Talks With Italian Foreign Ministry ...
In the meeting, the President stated that Italia should ensure its role in the Horn of Africa and other parts of the world, and that Eritrea expects Italy ...

Posted: Sat Aug 1 04:33:54 2009News Id. 1249115634


Ethiopian Airlines' $4.2 Bln Order Goes To Airbus, Boeing
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Ethiopian Airlines announced plans Tuesday to buy five 777-200LR aircraft from Boeing Co. (BA) as part of a $4.2 billion order split with Airbus, but left its order for the delayed 787 unchanged.

Posted: Fri Jul 31 16:52:19 2009News Id. 1249073539


US Prepared to Give Further Aid to Somali Government
Voice of America

Posted: Fri Jul 31 16:49:09 2009News Id. 1249073349


Egypt police kill African migrant at Israel border
Reuters: A 20-year-old Eritrean was arrested as the pair tried to breach barbed wire between the two countries, a security source said. Police ordered the men to ...

Posted: Fri Jul 31 16:46:07 2009News Id. 1249073167


Flirting with danger in a failed state
EU steps up its effort to help African country; France leads efforts to train Somali soldiers.

Posted: Thu Jul 30 16:11:01 2009News Id. 1248984661


Weekend Impressions:In Search of the Beauty Queen
Saturday July 25, 2009, saw a glamorous evening at the Asmara Municipality Hall, where Eritrea chose two beauties to represent it in the upcoming Miss East ...

Posted: Thu Jul 30 16:09:43 2009News Id. 1248984583


Sudan: Testimony of David H. Shinn at Hearing on Sudan David H. Shinn
Earlier unrest in eastern Sudan had an impact on relations with Eritrea and to a lesser extent Ethiopia. While all of these neighbors would prefer that ...

Posted: Thu Jul 30 16:09:10 2009News Id. 1248984550


US threatens Eritrea over Somalia
BBC: The US has warned Eritrea that it will face sanctions if it does not withdraw its backing for insurgents fighting

Posted: Thu Jul 30 15:31:51 2009News Id. 1248982311


Reuters Video: Eritrea Opens Up
African Journal correspondent, Linda Muriuki, is reporting on the economy of Eritrea. She is talking about the geological resources of Eritrea and the role they could play in developing Eritrea’s economy.

Posted: Wed Jul 29 13:46:57 2009News Id. 1248889617


US warns Eritrea of 'short window' for better ties
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday warned Eritrea that it had a "very short window" of time in which it could improve ties with Washington and ...

Posted: Wed Jul 29 13:37:16 2009News Id. 1248889036


Boeing Announces $1.3 Bln Order From Ethiopian Airlines For Five 777-200LRs - Up
(RTTNews) - Boeing Co. (BA: News ) on Tuesday announced an order by Ethiopian Airlines for five Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, valued at $1.3 billion at current list prices....

Posted: Wed Jul 29 13:36:23 2009News Id. 1248888983


Ethiopia: Zenawi’s Government to Finance a Million Dollar Boxing Match As Millio
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the government of Ethiopia has made the move to finance the bout between Evander Holyfield and Sammy Retta for publicity - an event that will cost millions with all the extravaganza that goes along with it. All this while 12,000,000 people require humanitarian food assistance

Posted: Tue Jul 28 02:43:24 2009News Id. 1248763404


Somali parliament falls victim to mortar attack
Somali rebels have disrupted a parliamentary session in the conflict-plagued capital of Mogadishu after launching a series of mortar attacks. ...

Posted: Mon Jul 27 13:02:18 2009News Id. 1248714138


Keflezighi wins big; but race still has great finish
Quad City Times

Posted: Mon Jul 27 13:00:03 2009News Id. 1248714003


Eritrean official praises Qatari relations
Eritrean Presidential Adviser Abdallah Jabir has praised the “very distinct and growing” relations between Qatar and Eritrea, and noted the fraternal ...

Posted: Mon Jul 27 12:58:58 2009News Id. 1248713938


Preparations for the Eritrean Beauty Pageant in Full Swing
Preparations for the Eritrean Beauty Pageant 2009 are in full swing, says Mr. Luul Tekle from Ayni Fashion, a member of the organizing committee. ...

Posted: Thu Jul 23 12:26:46 2009News Id. 1248366406


How easy is it to do business in East Africa?
Among the 10 most difficult countries in doing business, nine are in sub-Saharan Africa.

Posted: Thu Jul 23 12:26:04 2009News Id. 1248366364


Eritrea's entry changes face of Somalia conflict
The Independent: Why does America expect 4,000 AU troops to do what 38,000 UN troops failed to do?

Posted: Wed Jul 22 13:03:30 2009News Id. 1248282210


Nevsun arranges $235m debt for Eritrea gold/silver mine
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Canada-based Nevsun Resources has finalised $235-million debt for its Bisha project in Eritrea, completing the funding arrangements to develop the gold/silver/copper/zinc mine.

Posted: Mon Jul 20 16:06:45 2009News Id. 1248120405


34 Illegal African Migrants Caught in Colombian Caribbean
BOGOTA – Colombian navy personnel detained Saturday in Caribbean waters 34 citizens of Eritrea who were sailing towards Central America after entering the ...

Posted: Sun Jul 19 00:10:37 2009News Id. 1247976637


Smugglers Shoot Egyptian Police At Israel Border
Smugglers shot and wounded an Egyptian policeman on Friday while attempting to help a group of African migrants to cross the border into Israel, security sources told Reuters.

Posted: Fri Jul 17 14:41:45 2009News Id. 1247856105


National pride brings out best of emotions
Born in Eritrea, Mrs Abraham was recognised for her work establishing Mu’ooz, a work-based training program which pays refugee women and provides them with formal qualifications.

Posted: Tue Jul 14 14:28:21 2009News Id. 1247596101


Eritrea not backing militancy – Presidency
afrol News, 14 July - Eritrea has rejected media reports alleging that it has been supplying Somalia's insurgents with both weapons and human resources. ...

Posted: Tue Jul 14 14:26:20 2009News Id. 1247595980


Nevsun Resources (NSU) climbs on finance approvals
Bisha Project has received required credit approvals for debt facilities of $235 million

Posted: Tue Jul 14 14:25:14 2009News Id. 1247595914


UN complains to Italy over alleged mistreatment of Eritreans
GENEVA (AFP) — The UN refugee agency complained Tuesday to the Italian government over "disturbing" allegations that a group of mainly Eritrean would-be ...

Posted: Tue Jul 14 14:23:20 2009News Id. 1247595800


Italy Forcibly Deports Asylum Seekers to Libya
The UNHCR says more than 80 people, most from Eritrea, were intercepted by the Italian Navy on July 1. It says the asylum seekers were picked up near the ...

Posted: Tue Jul 14 12:36:21 2009News Id. 1247589381


Aid official describes starving Eritrean children too weak to walk
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A Catholic aid official who just returned from Eritrea described children too weak to walk and orphanage staffers ...

Posted: Tue Jul 14 12:35:51 2009News Id. 1247589351


KIRO 7 Eyewitness TV News InColor Turns Ignorance Into Enlightenment
On the next edition of KIRO InColor (Seattle July 12, 5:30pm):
See how one simple sign in a cab has taken riders not only to their destination but also on the path to enlightenment. We also talk with local sports legends who are paving the way for future generations of athletes. See three young sisters who are already making their mark on music fans around the world and get the history behind a new book, Filipinos in Puget Sound.

Posted: Sun Jul 12 12:20:44 2009News Id. 1247415644


AU soldiers help Somali forces as fighting rages
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — African Union peacekeepers in the Somali capital have directly intervened for the first time to support government forces fighting Islamist insurgents, a spokesman said.

Posted: Sun Jul 12 12:15:23 2009News Id. 1247415323


Eritrea: Press Release By Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Eritrea: Press Release By Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Posted: Sun Jul 12 12:13:52 2009News Id. 1247415232


War crimes may have been committed in Somalia: UN
[one wonders where the UN was when the Ethiopians were firing tank shells in to civilian areas?]

Posted: Fri Jul 10 07:30:30 2009News Id. 1247225430


UN warns Eritrea over Somalia insurgency
The warning, in a formal statement, followed an appeal by African Union leaders last week to the 15-nation council to impose sanctions on Eritrea

Posted: Thu Jul 9 17:32:29 2009News Id. 1247175149


UN Security Council Considering Sanctions Against Eritrea, Others
The UN Security Council said it will consider implementing sanctions against Eritrea and other spoilers to the Somali peace process. ...

Posted: Thu Jul 9 17:29:26 2009News Id. 1247174966


Eritrea: Fred Hallows Intraocular Lens Laboratory Becoming ...
Noting that the Fred Hallows Intraocular Lens Laboratory which is the first of its kind in Africa is giving top priority to treat Eritrean nationals ...

Posted: Thu Jul 9 17:29:00 2009News Id. 1247174940


UN USA - Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, US Permanent ...
UN USA - Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, during a Security Council Debate on Somalia, in the Security Council Chamber, July 9, 2009

Posted: Thu Jul 9 17:27:08 2009News Id. 1247174828


US weapons to Somalia: The Disastrous Move
After all its endeavours failed to stabilize Somalia, the United States has upgraded its role of involvement to arming one side of the conflict

Posted: Mon Jul 6 05:03:51 2009News Id. 1246871031


At least 23 Somalis killed in latest clash
Washington Post

Posted: Mon Jul 6 04:59:59 2009News Id. 1246870799


US pledges increased military support to Somalia
Carson said he also held talks with Eritrean foreign minister Osman Salehin on the sidelines of the AU summit in Libya where he expressed Washington's growing concern ..

Posted: Mon Jul 6 04:59:27 2009News Id. 1246870767


UN - Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme ...
UN - Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme ...

Posted: Fri Jul 3 13:53:08 2009News Id. 1246643588


Ethiopia-Kenya - US$ 326.5 Million for Road Project
In terms of trade and regional integration, the project area extends beyond Kenya and Ethiopia to include Uganda, Tanzania, Eritrea, and Djibouti. ...

Posted: Thu Jul 2 11:58:54 2009News Id. 1246550334


Mining and free trade in Eritrea
Reuters: Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki has guarded his country jealousy since independence, pushing a self-reliant attitude that encourages Eritreans to rebuild ...

Posted: Thu Jul 2 11:57:45 2009News Id. 1246550265


The fifth annual Failed States Index
2009 The Fund for Peace

Posted: Wed Jul 1 05:10:49 2009News Id. 1246439449


Egypt border police kill African migrant, hurt two
The unidentified African man was killed by a bullet fired into the right side of his chest, and the two Eritreans with him were also shot, the sources said. ...

Posted: Wed Jul 1 05:07:12 2009News Id. 1246439232


Sunridge Gold Files Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Emba Derho Deposit,
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/30/09 -- Sunridge Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: SGC) ("Sunridge" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has today filed on Sedar a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") report on its large 100% owned copper-zinc-gold Emba Derho Project, Eritrea ..

Posted: Wed Jul 1 05:05:47 2009News Id. 1246439147


Pirates Seize Two Yemeni Boats
Yemen Post: Two Yemeni fishing boats were seized along with their equipments by Eritrean pirates, Coast Guard sources said, adding that the boats were sailing within ...

Posted: Wed Jul 1 05:04:21 2009News Id. 1246439061


Eritrea slams US for providing weapons to Somalia
AFP

Posted: Wed Jul 1 05:03:33 2009News Id. 1246439013


Video: US 'fears collapse' of Mogadishu government
Al Jazeera - Video

Posted: Fri Jun 26 17:49:08 2009News Id. 1246052948


Eritrea: Statement By the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Spokesman also alluded, in a passing remark, to his "concerns" on the role of Eritrea in Somalia. These pronouncements do not contain novel or ...

Posted: Fri Jun 26 17:47:51 2009News Id. 1246052871


ETHIOPIA: Trapped
June 18, 2009: The confrontation between Eritrea and Ethiopia over the border area around the town of Badme continues to be the most likely cause of renewed ...

Posted: Fri Jun 26 17:47:21 2009News Id. 1246052841


United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) high level delegation ...
Asmara, Eritrea, June 24, 2009- Following the invitation of the Government of Eritrea, a high level delegation from United Nations Environment Programme ...

Posted: Thu Jun 25 09:39:51 2009News Id. 1245937191


US sends arms to Somalia to thwart rebels - report
"A decision was made at the highest level to ensure the government does not fall and that everything is done to strengthen government security forces to counter the rebels," an unnamed U.S. official told the newspaper.

Posted: Thu Jun 25 09:36:55 2009News Id. 1245937015


Renton kids star on 'America's Got Talent'
Starting Tuesday, we'll have another group of locals to root for in a nationally televised talent competition. And they're way, way better than Sanjaya.

Posted: Wed Jun 24 19:48:19 2009News Id. 1245887299


Kenya PM hints at military solution for Somalia
Prime Minister Raila Odinga with his Somalia counterpart Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake in a joint press conference at his Treasury Building office in Nairobi ...

Posted: Tue Jun 23 03:02:01 2009News Id. 1245740521


Ethiopian PM says ready to step down: FT
LONDON (AFP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has had "enough" after 18 years in power and would be willing to leave office to make way for a new generation. Meles, a former Marxist rebel leader, has been in power since the 1991

Posted: Tue Jun 23 03:00:23 2009News Id. 1245740423


Eritrea: Old Steam Trains on New Journey in the Horn of Africa
Old trains, which used to be the mode of transport for colonial powers during the beginning of the last century, are experiencing a revival in Eritrea, ...

Posted: Mon Jun 22 18:59:59 2009News Id. 1245711599


In Fight With Islamists, Somalia Asks for Help
Somalia’s Parliament pleaded Saturday for its neighbors and the international community to send in troops within 24 hours after days of intense fighting here in the capital and the deaths of several top government officials..

Posted: Sun Jun 21 03:44:52 2009News Id. 1245570292


Ethiopia troops 'return to Somalia'
Ethiopian troops have reportedly crossed into neighbouring Somalia after it made a plea for foreign troops to help it battle opposition fighters

Posted: Sun Jun 21 03:33:34 2009News Id. 1245569614


Kenya will not sit by as Somalia worsens -minister
NAIROBI, June 19 (Reuters) - Kenya will not sit by and allow the situation in neighbouring Somalia to deteriorate further because it is a ...

Posted: Sun Jun 21 03:32:39 2009News Id. 1245569559


Ethiopia wants international mandate to intervene in Somalia
Al-Shebab said today Ethiopian troops crossed the border and reached Elberdi town in Bakol region in southern Somalia...

Posted: Sun Jun 21 02:30:33 2009News Id. 1245565833


Somalia: Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys seriously injured
A Somali Islamist rebel leader on U.S. and U.N. terrorism lists is seriously injured from fighting between rival Islamist groups and may be dead, a family member and a militia opposed to him said on Sunday...

Posted: Fri Jun 19 13:51:22 2009News Id. 1245433882


Desert locust situation update 19 Jun 2009: Desert locust swarms ...
There remains a high risk that a few small swarms from northern Ethiopia could reach the summer breeding areas of western Eritrea and central Sudan while ...

Posted: Fri Jun 19 13:49:08 2009News Id. 1245433748


Africa records first case of Swine Flu
He disclosed that four other suspected cases, including three in Cape Verde and one in Eritrea, were currently being investigated. ...

Posted: Fri Jun 19 13:48:47 2009News Id. 1245433727


Somalia interior minister assassinated in suicide attack
The group was created by the merger of four separate Islamic groups: Hassan Aweys' Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia-Eritrea, Jabhatul Islamiya (the ...

Posted: Thu Jun 18 19:51:01 2009News Id. 1245369061


U.S. State Department reverses course on Eritrea
The U.S. Secretary of State's assistant for African affairs told VOA's Tizita Belachew today "the door is open" to improving relations between the United States and Eritrea.

Posted: Thu Jun 18 11:57:55 2009News Id. 1245340675


Junior gold stocks: have wings, will fly
A glance at some of the junior gold names in the space of the world's top 100 most in-demand listed gold stocks.

Posted: Tue Jun 16 13:18:55 2009News Id. 1245172735


Saudi Arabia Top Exporting Nation to Eritrea in 2008
According to the 2009 IMF statistic, the biggest exporter to Eritrea in 2008 was Saudi Arabia with a bit more than $60 million followed by Italy with around $37 million, China $30 million and the US with $15 million...

Posted: Mon Jun 15 22:40:19 2009News Id. 1245120019


ERITREA: Water on their minds
ASMARA, 15 June 2009 (IRIN) - Doran Ali Osman, administrator of Rahaita, one of the most southerly villages on Eritrea's Red Sea coast, zips up his jacket ...

Posted: Mon Jun 15 22:38:43 2009News Id. 1245119923


US Congress rejects proposed measure against Eritrea
Ethiopian Review - EDITOR'S NOTE: The Woyanne tribal junta ate dust in the US Congress on Thursday after paying tens of thousands of dollars for lobbyists to have the Eritrean ...

Posted: Sun Jun 14 17:38:30 2009News Id. 1245015510


ERITREA: How bad is the food crisis really?
ASMARA, 12 June 2009 (IRIN) - Eritrea is facing a food crisis, but aid workers say they cannot fully determine its severity as they are unable to...

Posted: Sat Jun 13 23:50:54 2009News Id. 1244951454


US Democrats reject Terror label on Eritrea for its Somalia role
The Democratic Party dominated US government rejected a move by Republican party officials to designate Eritrea as "State Sponsor of Terrorism...

Posted: Sat Jun 13 23:45:12 2009News Id. 1244951112


INTERVIEW-U.S. says Eritrea must stop Somalia meddling
WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Eritrea is playing an unhelpful role in nearby Somalia and must cease its actions there if it wants better relations with Washington

Posted: Fri Jun 12 02:02:34 2009News Id. 1244786554


Nevsun Resources Completes Skire Unifier Implementation for Mining Project in No
The Bisha Mine and processing plant is located west of Asmara, Eritrea's capital, and is expected to be a long-lived, high-grade mine for gold, copper and zinc production. The first layer of material is forecast to yield high percentages of gold and silver, which will deliver accelerated return on investment. Metal production is expected to begin in 2010

Posted: Mon Jun 8 15:29:08 2009News Id. 1244489348


Eritrea: Southern Region - Over 70% of the population gets access ...
Asmara, 06 June 2009 - More than 70% of the inhabitants of the Southern region have obtained potable water supply. This was indicated by the head of the ...

Posted: Sun Jun 7 14:50:09 2009News Id. 1244400609


"Fili" an Independent Success Story with Eritrean Roots
Filmon Ghirmai, or “Fili” as the Germans nicknamed him, is Germany’s best 3000 metre steeplechase athlete with origins in Eritrea....

Posted: Sun Jun 7 14:47:03 2009News Id. 1244400423


Somalia: Hardline assault threatens Djibouti process
From The Economist print edition
Representatives of Sheikh Sharif's government met Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the leader of the Eritrea-based hold-out ARS faction, in Sudan in April. ...

Posted: Thu Jun 4 16:06:08 2009News Id. 1244145968


Eritrea rebuked by Africa From renaissance leader to pariah
From The Economist print edition
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Posted: Thu Jun 4 16:05:04 2009News Id. 1244145904


Ethiopia charges 46 with 'assassination plot'
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopia on Thursday charged 46 people, most of them ex-military, of plotting to assassinate government officials, a government spokesman said.

Posted: Thu Jun 4 15:59:39 2009News Id. 1244145579


Assessment of Emba Derho Deposit in Eritrea positive says Sunridge ...
In addition, Wardrop believes that cost measures such as using the existing Eritrean railway line to transport minerals to the port of Massawa or sharing ...

Posted: Thu Jun 4 15:58:26 2009News Id. 1244145506


Tigres dominate the military in Ethiopia
Several Ethiopian scholars and political commentators alike have argued in the past that the TPLF regime in Ethiopia has been promoting the domination of a minority ethnic elite, i.e., the Tigreans..

Posted: Wed Jun 3 18:20:28 2009News Id. 1244067628


UN denies Eritrean support for Al-Shabab in Somalia
As for the support of Eritrea for the Islamist group al-Shabab, he said that there was much talk of such involvement, but there was no way for him to ...

Posted: Tue Jun 2 01:39:44 2009News Id. 1243921184


Ethiopia allows Eritreans to repossess assets
Sudan Tribune

Posted: Mon Jun 1 16:59:05 2009News Id. 1243889945


Accusations against Eritrea bolden
MOGADISHU (AFP) — Accusations that Eritrea is supporting hardline insurgents in Somalia gained extra weight this week as two former top beneficiaries of ...

Posted: Thu May 28 12:24:15 2009News Id. 1243527855


Africa Union Stands By Recommendation For Eritrea Sanctions
The Africa Union (AU) says it stands by its recommendation to the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea despite Asamara's sharp denial.

Posted: Thu May 28 01:20:48 2009News Id. 1243488048


'Military should free Dawit by force'
The head of the Moderate Party’s youth wing has proposed that the military be called in to free Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak,...

Posted: Wed May 27 18:45:53 2009News Id. 1243464353


U.S. Conducting High-Level Strategic Review of Somalia Strategy
(Media-Newswire.com) - Washington — In Somalia, the U.S. government is determined to support the policy of political reconciliation spearheaded by the beleaguered Transitional Federal Government ( TFG ), ...

Posted: Tue May 26 20:49:04 2009News Id. 1243385344


Popular Zersenay is Eritrea's Beckham
By Andrew Cawthorne ASMARA, May 27 (Reuters) - Eritrea's long-distance runner Zersenay Tadese was such an innocent at his maiden international competition ...

Posted: Tue May 26 20:27:04 2009News Id. 1243384024


Sanctions on Eritrea?
A few days ago, the African Union petitioned the UN Security Council to levy sanctions on Eritrea for its role in supporting and arming Islamist militants ...

Posted: Tue May 26 19:50:55 2009News Id. 1243381855


Anti-aid campaigner under fire despite striking chord in Africa
A swell of opposition is building in the aid world to a new protagonist who has thrown down a strident challenge to the rock stars and liberal economists who have long dominated debate over foreign assistance to developing countries.

Posted: Sun May 24 02:27:15 2009News Id. 1243146435


Eritrean president slams former eastern Sudan rebels
May 23, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The Eritrean President said former rebels of eastern Sudan should be held accountable of problems encountering the implementation of a peace deal they signed with the government...

Posted: Sun May 24 02:04:26 2009News Id. 1243145066


Residents Flee Somali Capital
Residents fled Somalia's capital on Saturday, following a day of fierce fighting between government forces and Islamist insurgents that killed at least 45 people.

Posted: Sun May 24 02:02:00 2009News Id. 1243144920


British and American fighters respond to jihad call in Somalia
Up to a thousand foreign fighters, including Britons, have answered the call to jihad in Somalia and are leading street-fighting Islamist extremists in the war-torn capital Mogadishu, The Times has learnt. ..

Posted: Sun May 24 01:59:45 2009News Id. 1243144785


Eritrea hits back over Somali rebel claims
"What was morally more reprehensible than Ethiopia's invasion was the 'endorsement' of this flagrant breach of international law and the charter of IGAD by several member states of this defunct organization," the Eritrean foreign affairs ministry said

Posted: Sun May 24 01:50:35 2009News Id. 1243144235


AU Calls For Sanctions Against Eritrea Over Somalia Fighting
The pan-African body said Eritrea's ports and airports should be blocked and that a no-fly zone should be imposed over Somalia.

Posted: Sun May 24 01:49:22 2009News Id. 1243144162


Eritrea rejects Security Council accusations of destabilizing Somalia
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The government of Eritrea categorically rejects accusations by the United Nations Security Council that it is supplying ...

Posted: Fri May 22 15:14:58 2009News Id. 1243019698


Heavy fighting explodes in capital of Somalia
Ahmed and Aweys, who come from the same clan, once fought alongside each other against the previous administration and its Ethiopian allies. But Ahmed signed a peace deal, clearing the way for him to become president, and Aweys now regards him as a traitor.

Posted: Fri May 22 15:13:40 2009News Id. 1243019620


Eritreans Inrease Life Expectancy WHO Health Report 2009
Life expectancy for Eritrean females has increased from 53 years in 1990 to 65 years in 2007. Amongst Eritrean males the expected life span increased from ...

Posted: Fri May 22 15:07:16 2009News Id. 1243019236


Eritrea's Isaias admires Cuba, few hints on future
Isaias said talk of an Eritrean diaspora opposition was a concoction. "We have a very powerful opposition and that is the CIA,"

Posted: Thu May 21 08:16:01 2009News Id. 1242908161


Eritrea welcomes world economic re-ordering
ASMARA (Reuters) - President Isaias Afwerki believes the financial crisis is a welcome restructuring of the global economic order and vindication of Eritrea's much-vaunted principles of self-reliance and sustainability.

Posted: Thu May 21 08:07:17 2009News Id. 1242907637


Africa: Continent Being Marginalized in World Economy Built on Its ...
Asmara — In an interview he gave to the Kenyan newspaper, The Standard, President Isaias Afwerki underscored that as all African raw materials and resources ...

Posted: Thu May 21 08:06:12 2009News Id. 1242907572


Eritrea: Country's Independent Path is a National Course Not to Be ...
Asmara — President Isaias Afwerki told Al-Ahram, the Egyptian newspaper with wide circulation, that Eritrea's independent and straight path is a clear ...

Posted: Thu May 21 08:05:48 2009News Id. 1242907548


Eritrea sees CIA behind Somalia arms accusations
ASMARA (Reuters) - Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki said renewed accusations that Asmara is arming Somalia's Islamist rebels was the ...

Posted: Thu May 21 08:05:10 2009News Id. 1242907510


Eritrean passions
Reuters: I hesitate to blog again on Eritrea, given some of the vitriol that greeted a post last year. For some, Reuters was an apologist and mouthpiece for Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, simply for interviewing him in May 2008. For others, we were doing the CIA’s work by taking some awkward lines of questioning to Asmara.

Posted: Thu May 21 08:03:27 2009News Id. 1242907407


Gold, mining not Eritrea's magic wand -president
By Andrew Cawthorne ASMARA, May 21 (Reuters) - Eritrea's incipient mining sector is not a magic solution for its economy and needs to be managed wisely to ...

Posted: Thu May 21 07:46:34 2009News Id. 1242906394


Developing a Coordinated and Sustainable US Strategy toward Somalia
Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary of State
Bureau of African Affairs Testifying Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs Washington, DC May 20, 2009

Posted: Wed May 20 20:03:07 2009News Id. 1242864187


VIDEO: Inside Story - Somalia's discord and division - 18 May 09
Al Jazeera

Posted: Wed May 20 15:21:44 2009News Id. 1242847304


African bloc calls for UN sanctions on Eritrea
ADDIS ABABA, May 20 (Reuters) - An east African regional bloc called on the United Nations on Wednesday to impose immediate sanctions on Eritrea...

Posted: Wed May 20 15:12:46 2009News Id. 1242846766


US African Command: AFRICOM’s $6 billion fiasco in Djibouti
The deal the USA made with Ethiopia was that Ethiopia would destroy Eritrea with the West’s help and the USA would get a major port and international airport in Assab, strategically situated very near to the entrance to the Red Sea. Ethiopia would regain use of the Port of Assab, something dear to the heart of Ethiopian chauvinists...

Posted: Tue May 19 11:47:34 2009News Id. 1242748054


Eritrea awards more mining licences
By Andrew Cawthorne ASMARA (Reuters) - Eritrea said on Tuesday eight more foreign firms had entered its mining sector with a clutch of new exploration ...

Posted: Tue May 19 11:35:55 2009News Id. 1242747355


Ethiopian forces return to Somalia
MOGADISHU (AFP) — Ethiopian forces, who pulled out of Somalia in January, on Tuesday crossed back into the war-torn neighbour following a fresh offensive by rebels to topple the fledgling government, witnesses said.

Posted: Tue May 19 11:33:55 2009News Id. 1242747235


Teenager's killer too ill to plead after suicide bid
A STUDENT accused of stabbing a schoolgirl to death suffered severe brain damage when he tried to hang himself on remand in prison, ...

Posted: Tue May 19 11:30:25 2009News Id. 1242747025


INTERVIEW-Eritrea to launch Massawa, Assab free trade zones
By Andrew Cawthorne ASMARA, May 19 (Reuters) - Eritrea intends to launch a free trade zone at Massawa on its Red Sea coast later this year, ...

Posted: Tue May 19 05:48:11 2009News Id. 1242726491


UN wants reports of Eritrea assisting Somali militants investigated:
The UN has indicated that it wants reports of Eritrea assisting Somali militants investigated, while Eritrea denies supplying arms to Islamist militant's ...

Posted: Tue May 19 05:47:47 2009News Id. 1242726467


Somali insurgents seize another village
AFP

Posted: Mon May 18 05:52:13 2009News Id. 1242640333


Eritrean president accuses Sudan's SPLM of corruption
May 17, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki launched an unprecedented attack on the ex-Southern rebel group Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM).

Posted: Mon May 18 05:51:18 2009News Id. 1242640278


New Somali Government Says Unfazed by Insurgent Attacks
President Sheikh Sharif Sheik Ahmed's new Somali government says it will soon take back a town taken Sunday by hard line Islamic insurgents

Posted: Mon May 18 05:49:34 2009News Id. 1242640174


Thousands of civilians flee as Islamists prepare to seize capital
Early on Sunday al-Shabaab militants took the town of Jowhar, north of Mogadishu, and cut the coastal capital off from central Somalia. ...

Posted: Sun May 17 17:22:53 2009News Id. 1242595373


Somali rebels capture key town
Somalia's Government is losing control of the country, with Islamist militants capturing a key town near the ...

Posted: Sun May 17 17:21:10 2009News Id. 1242595270


Eritrea denies weapons supply claims
Eritrea has denied US intelligence reports that it is supplying Islamists in Somalia with weapons and ammunition. Eritrean ambassador to the UN Araya Desta ...

Posted: Sun May 17 17:18:55 2009News Id. 1242595135


US alarmed at Eritrea 'arms link'
BBC News

Posted: Sun May 17 17:18:28 2009News Id. 1242595108


UN slams extremists' offensive in Somalia, warns Eritrea
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday condemned a bid by Somalia's Islamist extremists to oust the government by force and voiced ...

Posted: Sun May 17 04:12:55 2009News Id. 1242547975


Sudan Airways to resume flights to Asmara
The first flight from Khartoum to Asmara will take place on May 24, Eritrea national Day, Sudanese deputy ambassador to Eritrea told the official SUNA. ...

Posted: Tue May 12 20:39:13 2009News Id. 1242175153


Somali Capital Assesses Damage After Days of Clashes
Neither referred to a specific country, but the Somali government has recently accused Eritrea of sending arms to the insurgents. ...

Posted: Tue May 12 20:27:20 2009News Id. 1242174440


Reports highlight need to support clean water projects in poor ...
“A number of countries, even poor ones, have displayed noteworthy performances (Eritrea, Malawi and Namibia), raising the possibility that progress is ...

Posted: Tue May 12 20:23:07 2009News Id. 1242174187


Eritrea's First Industrial-Scale Mine Under Construction
Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The first industrial scale mining project in Eritrea, located between Ethiopia and Sudan in northeast Africa, is moving full steam ahead ..

Posted: Tue May 12 20:21:18 2009News Id. 1242174078


Potential For Violence Shadows Ethiopia's 2010 Election
By Peter Heinlein Ethiopia's next national election is a year away, but tensions are already increasing. At least two opposition politicians have recently ...

Posted: Sun May 10 20:46:58 2009News Id. 1242002818


Athletics: Matthew Koech and Peninah Arusei take BIG 25 Berlin in ...
Furtuna Zegergish (Eritrea/1:22:57) and Caroline Cheptonui (Kenya/1:23:43) took second and third, beating the former course record as well. ...

Posted: Sun May 10 20:44:39 2009News Id. 1242002679


Millions Threatened With Hunger and Disease in Horn of Africa
Voice of America

Posted: Sun May 10 20:41:33 2009News Id. 1242002493


Ethiopia sides with Somalia, accuses Eritrea of shipping weapons
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia May 7 (Garowe Online) - A government minister in Ethiopia has sided with Somali government officials ...

Posted: Sat May 9 14:47:29 2009News Id. 1241894849


Eritrea Denies Hosting Iranian Forces At Assab Port
AFP)--Eritrea Friday denied reports it was hosting Iranian forces at its Assab port and blamed Israel for being behind what it termed ...

Posted: Sat May 9 14:44:07 2009News Id. 1241894647


Eritrea/Iran
Eritrea has said Iran has no military bases on its soil, despite reports from media organisations, including RFI. They said Iranian troops are stationed at Assab port, near a strait which leades into the Gulf of Aden.

Posted: Sat May 9 14:42:37 2009News Id. 1241894557


Somalia: Eritrea Says It Does Not Want to Intervene
Somalia — Eritrea's President Issayas Afeworki said Wednesday that it was not his policy to intervene Somali internal affairs and added that the current Somali government is not deferent from the previous governments.

Posted: Sat May 9 14:38:45 2009News Id. 1241894325


Report: Somali insurgents pouring weaponry into Mogadishu
The Somali government has accused Eritrea of arming the insurgent groups, saying it recently delivered two military shipments to an airport 100 kilometres ...

Posted: Thu May 7 23:04:26 2009News Id. 1241751866


Finnish Military Technology Sold to Conflict Areas
Finland sells military technology to conflict areas, despite government pledges to help prevent conflicts and support peacemaking....

Posted: Thu May 7 23:02:47 2009News Id. 1241751767


president says stability basic requirement for development in Eritrea
By Guo Chunju ASMARA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday underscored that stability is the most important factor to promote ...

Posted: Thu May 7 22:56:30 2009News Id. 1241751390


China, Eritrea pledge to boost bilateral ties
ASMARA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China and Eritrea on Tuesday pledged to boost bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields when top officials of the two ...

Posted: Thu May 7 03:51:47 2009News Id. 1241682707


Bashir defies war crimes process
Bashir then began traveling, with visits to Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Most recently he visited Ethiopia for meetings with Prime ...

Posted: Thu May 7 03:50:27 2009News Id. 1241682627


Eritrea does not allow any foreign base in its territory ...
In the interview he gave in connection with the 18th Anniversary of Independence Day, the President stated that the reason why Eritrea did not so far allow ...

Posted: Tue May 5 16:42:28 2009News Id. 1241556148


ERITREA: Reaping the wind
ASSAB, 5 May 2009 (IRIN) - The old fisher

Posted: Tue May 5 16:41:43 2009News Id. 1241556103


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The last-minute attempt by the Bush administration to force through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia is both ill-advised and counterproductive...

Posted: Sat Dec 27 04:15:06 2008News Id. 1230369306


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US Arms Sales Ban for Eritrea: Disastrous for the US, Uplifting ...
The US arms sales ban for Eritrea was announced in an attentive and modest phraseology; however, the main aspect of the problem is synopsized in the fact ...

Posted: Thu Oct 16 22:16:36 2008News Id. 1224209796


ETHIOPIA: Sheepish Address to the UN General Assembly by the Foreign Minister
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Posted: Sat Sep 13 02:22:38 2008News Id. 1221286958


Ethiopia – Eritrea Relations: The Dying Voices of Capo Meles and his Bambinos
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Posted: Sun Aug 31 05:10:11 2008News Id. 1220173811


No Gold Medals for War, Occupation & Genocide
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Posted: Tue Aug 26 17:43:47 2008News Id. 1219787027


Is brain drain good for Africa?
Many experts believe the flight of health workers, scientists, and teachers hinder the continent's development. ""It will be impossible to achieve an African renaissance without the contributions of the talented Africans residing outside Africa,"..

Posted: Mon Aug 25 14:29:46 2008News Id. 1219688986


China, Africa, and Oil
As global demand for energy continues to rise, major players like the United States, European Union (EU), and Japan are facing a new competitor in the race..

Posted: Tue Jun 10 03:20:24 2008News Id. 1213082424


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Ethiopian troops allied to Somalia's shaky government opened fire on civilians in a street in southwestern Somalia, killing 13 ..

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Ethiopian Troops Kill 13 Civilians After Soldiers Attacked in Somalia
The insurgents receive support from Ethiopia's archenemy Eritrea and have strong support among sections of the population..

Posted: Wed Apr 30 14:05:27 2008News Id. 1209578727


Eritrea, Djibouti plan wider regional security cooperation
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In matters pertaining to the border issue between Eritrea and Ethiopia, there is no answer that would satisfy all sides as to who is lying, Fazer or Bolton..

Posted: Wed Dec 26 18:49:20 2007News Id. 1198712960


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the lack of vision, perception, experience, and knowledge that have characterized the present Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi E. Frazer created another American disaster in the Horn of Africa region

Posted: Thu Oct 25 03:09:53 2007News Id. 1193296193


US-Eritrea Relations: Soured by Design
Sophia Tesfamariam

Posted: Tue Sep 25 14:35:12 2007News Id. 1190745312


Eritrea: Two Tales of Unparalleled Valor and Determination
Sophia Tesfamariam

Posted: Mon Jul 30 05:37:05 2007News Id. 1185788225


Africa: Stuffing Old Wine in New Bottles?
Dr. Kwame Akonor is director of the African Development Institute (ADI), a New York based think tank that advocates self-reliant and endogenous development policies for Africa...

Posted: Fri Jun 22 14:45:05 2007News Id. 1182537905


Time foreign forces quit Somalia
Prof Jagdish P. Sharma, Syndicate Features

Posted: Fri Jun 1 02:50:59 2007News Id. 1180680659


Women are losers in world of Islam, says author
"Sadly, Ali is alienating many Muslim women in the West, forcing them into defensive positions. In reality, change is happening throughout the Islamic world. Who is really Ali's audience?"

Posted: Tue May 29 16:39:23 2007News Id. 1180471163


Behind the smiles, the reality of Tony Blair’s Africa
Mr Blair’s farewell tour arrives in Africa this week, Africans might justifiably be asking themselves – what did Mr Blair really do for us?

Posted: Sun May 27 18:04:14 2007News Id. 1180303454


World can still salvage chaotic Somalia
Somalia is in deep crisis. The country is slowly but steadily degenerating into a state of anarchy, lawlessness and instability. ..

Posted: Sun May 27 18:01:24 2007News Id. 1180303284


Is Ethiopia Rejecting the Border Commission Ruling?
By Merhawi: An Ethiopian official, interviewed by The East African in Kenya has given voice to..

Posted: Tue May 22 02:29:05 2007News Id. 1179815345


Eritrea: A better way to secure America’s interest in the Horn of Africa
European Union has made a bold move in recognizing Eritrea as a key player ...

Posted: Wed May 9 15:35:12 2007News Id. 1178739312


Prospects of resolving Somalia conflict nil
By ABUKAR ARMAN

Posted: Tue May 1 15:03:00 2007News Id. 1178046180


Inside Africa's Guantánamo
By Salim Lone: All wars of aggression lack legitimacy, but no conflict in recent memory has witnessed such mounting layers of illegality as the current one in Somalia...

Posted: Tue May 1 02:43:27 2007News Id. 1178001807


Somalia: The Unadulterated Facts
By Sophia Tesfamariam: After four months of bloodshed and carnage, Washington and its mercenaries, they have yet to present any evidence to support their loud, fanatical and deceptive claims about the presence of “Al Qaeda operatives” in Somalia...

Posted: Sun Apr 29 02:23:08 2007News Id. 1177827788


Somalia in perpetual quagmire?
Dr. Imran Khalid: The increasing incidence of clashes and violence in different neighborhoods (including the worst-ever episode in 15 years that engulfed over 1,080 lives at the end of last month) and an unprecedented, rapid exodus of inhabitants ..

Posted: Tue Apr 24 02:43:17 2007News Id. 1177396997


Violence delays Somali peace talks
Gunfire and mortar shells rocked Somalia's capital Sunday as plans for a peace and reconciliation conference were delayed ..

Posted: Mon Apr 16 02:45:10 2007News Id. 1176705910


Yemen-Horn of Africa: 130 migrants die after coast guards open fire
IRIN: As the smuggling boats entered the Yemeni waters, coast guards began firing on them, causing one boat to capsize..

Posted: Mon Apr 16 02:42:25 2007News Id. 1176705745


War crimes investigation after Ethiopia shells civilians in Somali capital
Rather than withdrawing, the Ethiopian force has launched a full scale assault on the civilian population of Mogadishu. More than 1,000 people have been killed as residential areas came under heavy shelling from artillery..

Posted: Mon Apr 16 02:36:39 2007News Id. 1176705399


Editorial: Ethiopia's excesses
Toledo: There was some thought that with the end of the Cold War in 1990, the United States would no longer work with scum-of-the-earth outlaw governments. Ethiopia, we now can see, is proof to the contrary.

Posted: Sun Apr 15 13:58:06 2007News Id. 1176659886


Washington Post goes from elitist paper to neo-con propaganda rag.
The Post also lashes out at Eritrea for supporting Islamist "terrorists" in Somalia and lauds the efforts of Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer in threatening Eritrea with sanctions. What the Post will not tell its readers is ...

Posted: Thu Apr 12 17:21:30 2007News Id. 1176412890


U.S.–Made Mess in Somalia
The radical Islamists in Somalia never had much following until the Somali people became aware that an outside power was supporting the corrupt and thuggish military chieftains.

Posted: Mon Apr 9 20:58:47 2007News Id. 1176166727


Zimbabwe: The US Government Exposed
By K. Elford

Posted: Sat Apr 7 03:15:54 2007News Id. 1175930154


Report Says War on Terror Violating Human Rights in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia
U.S. officials are interrogating terrorism suspects in secret prisons in Ethiopia..

Posted: Fri Apr 6 03:41:46 2007News Id. 1175845306


America's gift to Muslim world
American foreign policy sins are numerous, and some are even unforgivable, such as the invasion of Iraq - based on false accusations ..

Posted: Fri Apr 6 03:37:32 2007News Id. 1175845052


Bloodied Somalia
As the government warns civilians to flee certain sections of the capital, it has become clear that the window of opportunity opened in December has closed. US Policy-makers must now begin peace efforts anew.

Posted: Tue Apr 3 03:23:56 2007News Id. 1175585036


Pacifying Somalia: United in Extremism
By Liam Bailey: The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) did something that many before them had tried and failed. They brought peace and security from complete chaos and total violence..

Posted: Sun Mar 25 03:28:56 2007News Id. 1174807736


Smoldering in Somalia
Short of a miracle, unless the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia acts quickly to address its legitimacy and the African Union Mission to Somalia moves aggressively to destroy the budding Islamist insurgency, the extremist threat could sweep across the Horn.

Posted: Fri Mar 16 16:00:48 2007News Id. 1174075248


Ethiopia and Eritrea: allergic to persuasion
By Martin Plaut and Sally Healy

Posted: Wed Feb 14 02:35:29 2007News Id. 1171438529


Ethiopia accomplished little in Somalia
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, must have been studying the magnificent successes of the U.S. preemptive invasion of Iraq and Israel's recent foray into Lebanon. He has clearly decided to emulate them...

Posted: Sat Jan 20 18:32:30 2007News Id. 1169335950


Somalia: New hotbed of anti-Americanism
By Nicola Nasser: The U.S. foreign policy blundering has created a new violent hotbed of anti-Americanism in the turbulent Horn of Africa ..

Posted: Sun Jan 14 15:42:03 2007News Id. 1168807323


Old front against terrorism
By Brian Michael Jenkins: It would be premature to portray Ethiopia's swift defeat of the Islamist forces in Somalia as a victory in the global war on terror..

Posted: Sun Jan 14 15:28:01 2007News Id. 1168806481


Somalia: Death and despair the 'benefits' of war on terror
In what seems to be becoming a signature atrocity of US President George Bush’s “war on terror”, US air strikes hit a Somali wedding ceremony...

Posted: Sun Jan 14 15:12:41 2007News Id. 1168805561


Another unwanted war
The US has opened a fourth front in the war on terrorism’ trumpeted the Pentagon, as if it did not have enough failing wars on its hands in Afghanistan and Iraq..

Posted: Sun Jan 14 04:12:46 2007News Id. 1168765966


Tragedy rather than farce in Somalia
The fall of Mogadishu on December 28, 2006, to Ethiopian forces acting as proxies for the Somali transitional government had an uncanny resemblance to the fall of Baghdad to American forces..

Posted: Sun Jan 14 04:09:13 2007News Id. 1168765753


Violations of the Geneva Conventions in Somalia
By Sophia Tesfamariam

News reports tell of civilian casualties in Ethiopia’s illegal invasion of Somalia. Ethiopia invaded Somalia on Christmas Eve using the pretext “hunting down terrorists” and “extremists” with the tacit approval of the US ..

Posted: Wed Jan 10 16:33:10 2007News Id. 1168464790



Ethiopia’s Zenawi: Betting on a losing horse
If the past is any guide, the prospect of a protracted guerrilla war tactics against Ethiopia’s occupying forces and its puppet TFG is now a more realistic scenario than ever before. Surely, Zenawi is betting on a losing horse.

Posted: Sun Jan 7 21:53:40 2007News Id. 1168224820


Somalia: Theatre of Proxy And Hidden Agendas
A 3 page analysis by Peter Kimani, Nairobi

Posted: Thu Jan 4 20:23:32 2007News Id. 1167960212


From the paper
By its ill-judged invasion of Somalia, Ethiopia has become an accomplice in Bush's war on terror

Posted: Thu Jan 4 20:19:02 2007News Id. 1167959942


2007: Rethinking Unilateralism
The year 2006 will be remembered as one during which the world’s only superpower, the US, was forced to rethink its policy of unilateralism..

Posted: Mon Jan 1 07:55:51 2007News Id. 1167656151


Might is right: Ethiopia moves into Mogadishu; UN helpless
By Thalif Deen at the united nations: The Bush administration has brandished a new political yardstick: anything is permissible, even the invasion of neighbouring territory..

Posted: Sat Dec 30 17:19:36 2006News Id. 1167517176


Weapon changed pattern of modern war - AK47
LARRY KAHANER:..For all their military might, U.S. forces in Vietnam did not have an infantry weapon that could stand up to the AK in the pattern of warfare that was emerging...

Posted: Fri Dec 29 05:14:19 2006News Id. 1167387259


A Dark Deja Vu in Somalia
Analysis: The war between Islamist rebels and neighboring Ethiopia recalls an era when the agendas driving Africa's conflicts were never exclusively local, even if most of the victims were..

Posted: Thu Dec 28 06:39:16 2006News Id. 1167305956


Editorial: Playing with fire
Houston Chronicle:..As the Iraq war has demonstrated all too clearly, military action in situations that demand political solutions only guarantees open-ended conflicts in which the people who suffer most are innocent noncombatants.

Posted: Thu Dec 28 03:08:10 2006News Id. 1167293290


Ethiopia's Invasion Bodes ill for Regional Peace
Kenya: Ethiopia's primary motive is to achieve regional supremacy..

Posted: Wed Dec 27 23:22:24 2006News Id. 1167279744


CIA with Ethiopia vs Somalia: another U.S. proxy war
by Henk Ruyssenaars - Ex Africa correspondent

Posted: Wed Dec 27 16:19:13 2006News Id. 1167254353


In Somalia, a reckless U.S. proxy war
The U.S. instigation of war between Ethiopia and Somalia, two of world's poorest countries already struggling with massive humanitarian disasters, is reckless in the extreme.

Posted: Tue Dec 26 16:03:13 2006News Id. 1167166993


Anti-American sentiment is sweeping across Africa
Herald Tribune - By Jeffrey Gettleman Published: December 24, 2006

Posted: Mon Dec 25 17:55:21 2006News Id. 1167087321


Ethiopia: Déjà vu of War
The undemocratic Ethiopian parliament declared war against Eritrea under the pretext that Ethiopia must “stop Eritrean aggression and punish the terrorist invaders” not long a ago. As result of that declaration, about 100,000 innocent soldiers were killed..

Posted: Mon Dec 18 00:26:56 2006News Id. 1166419616


Lasting Peace for Sudan
By Ibrahim A. Ibrahim

Posted: Sat Oct 14 03:37:50 2006News Id. 1160811470


Experiences to further the talk on Islam
I have some experiences that are (unfortunately) rare and that I think might help to provoke further thought. In 1993-1994 I volunteered with the De La Salle Christian Brothers in Asmara, Eritrea at one of their post-secondary schools. ..

Posted: Fri Oct 13 18:06:56 2006News Id. 1160777216


Ethiopia- Meles’s rule coming to an end by attrition
By Zerihun Tesfaye

Posted: Sun Sep 24 18:21:44 2006News Id. 1159136504


Backstory: In Houston, a father to hundreds
Kidane Araya, a genial geophysicist, opens his heart and home to children fleeing the strife of East Africa...

Posted: Tue Sep 5 23:34:36 2006News Id. 1157513676


Ethiopia: Zenawi’s sea of lies
Ethiopian patriarch should appeal directly to the prime minister and council against the terrorism the Ethiopian administration has unleashed in Somalia. ..

Posted: Fri Aug 25 14:43:41 2006News Id. 1156531421


Stabilizing Somalia and Avoiding War in the Horn of Africa
History is being repeated as Somalia embarks upon the second phase of its modern tragedy while global attention is focused again upon the Middle East, ...

Posted: Mon Aug 14 03:00:49 2006News Id. 1155538849


Outside View: Jihadist threat in Africa
The growing power of the Islamic Courts in southern Somalia is a serious setback in the war on terror ...

Posted: Sat Jul 8 17:28:59 2006News Id. 1152394139


US diplomatic blunder on Eritrea, Ethiophia border row
US Ambassador Donald Yamamoto Dangerously Out of Line on the Eritrean Ethiopian Demarcation Issue..

Posted: Thu Jun 8 21:48:55 2006News Id. 1149817735


IDB Executives Council approves USD 393.5 million finances
As for non-member states, USD 325,000 went for expanding the Ansaba Institute in Eritrea to have space for further 800 students after completion of the expansion process...

Posted: Tue May 30 15:15:47 2006News Id. 1149016547


There may not be a country called Ethiopia after Melese
There was no country called Ethiopia before Minelik’s rule. In fact, the word “Ethiopia” came from ..

Posted: Fri Apr 28 18:42:13 2006News Id. 1146264133


On April 13, Thanks EDF Thanks EEBC
Haileab Luul Tesfai, Toronto.
April 13 marks one of the significant dates in the post-independence Eritrean struggle for national survival and the renewed vigor to assert its values. It also invokes a metaphysical irony which points to a luck factor...

Posted: Thu Apr 20 01:54:35 2006News Id. 1145512475


Demarcation Watch: Is this IT?
Dr. Tekie Fissehatzion: ..As we have maintained all along only the US has the clout to tell Ethiopia that the EEBC Decision to which Ethiopia agreed was final and binding and that it had to be accepted without equivocation.

Posted: Sun Feb 26 04:12:50 2006News Id. 1140945170


Eritrean-Americans Demand and Expect Action on Unconditional Demarcation
Eritreans are very resilient people. They have persevered for a long time. Their resilience and perseverance of 30 years have ushered Eritrean independence. They are not going to trade that for any crumbs of whirlwind diplomacy, tricks, and tactics that do not produce any tangible results. They know what it means to be patient and resolute. However, they also want to send a clear message that patience too has its limits.

Posted: Fri Feb 17 02:31:08 2006News Id. 1140161468


The way forward for East African Community is to take in the Sudan
Okodan Akwap
Kampala

Posted: Sun Feb 5 19:25:20 2006News Id. 1139185520


Eritrea, Ethiopia: Amb. Frazer very wrong on border decision
Eritreadaily.net: E. Frazer exposed her totally reversed and hence very wrong understanding of the Algiers Peace Agreement that ended the border war between Eritrea and Ethiopia...

Posted: Thu Feb 2 02:07:27 2006News Id. 1138864047


A Misguided Policy That Is Undermining American Image
The American Secretary of State, Condeleezza Rice, on one occasion was heard admitting that, in the past 60 years, it was as an outcome of the US misguided policy “stability at the expense of democracy” that it was supporting undesired despotic governments. This was a multiple and grave historical error that Unites States committed for the last many years...

Posted: Sat Jan 28 03:16:26 2006News Id. 1138436186


Unfair Resolution And Remorseless Report
Shabait Editorial: In gross disregarding and transgression its high international status and flouting international laws and principles, the UN Security Council has been making futile attempts to derail the Eritrean-Ethiopian peace process..

Posted: Tue Jan 17 19:29:21 2006News Id. 1137544161


The Security Council cannot override or substitute the Charter and ....
Shabait Editorial

Posted: Wed Jan 11 13:27:01 2006News Id. 1137004021


The UN should take the blame
By Rico Temesgen

Posted: Thu Jan 5 04:46:04 2006News Id. 1136454364


Ethiopia: The false pride of a beggar
By Abebe Gelaw
A beggar of the suburbs of Madrid boldly asked for alms. A passer-by said to him, "Are you not ashamed to carry on this infamous trade, when you can work"? "Sir", replied the mendicant, "I ask you for money, and not for advice"..

Posted: Sun Jan 1 08:44:52 2006News Id. 1136123092


Slam Ethiopia’s Zenawi with sanctions
By Yohannes Woldemariam

Posted: Sun Jan 1 08:41:05 2006News Id. 1136122865


The West pushes war threat with Eritrea to hide Ethiopian crisis
By Thomas C. Mountain: The widely trumpeted threat of another war breaking out between Ethiopia and Eritrea is an attempt to divert international attention from the growing internal crisis that is the prelude to the collapse of the western backed Ethiopian regime.

Posted: Sat Dec 31 04:20:49 2005News Id. 1136020849


Ethiopia and Eritrea: Think twice before using force
Peace-loving people, who cannot help worrying about a war that can be ignited at once, sincerely ask the two countries to think twice before taking any action. ..

Posted: Tue Dec 20 14:13:57 2005News Id. 1135106037


Sign of Frustration" Yes indeed
By Mike Seium

Posted: Mon Dec 19 15:02:43 2005News Id. 1135022563


UN double standard vis-à-vis Eritrea, Ethiopia border war
By Yohannes Woldemariam - The United Nations has applied a contradictory standard in deciding when and how to use its coercive tools in its peacekeeping mandate in Eritrea and Ethiopia. This double standard makes a diminishing sense and indeed almost a mockery of its intent,..

Posted: Sun Dec 18 03:40:11 2005News Id. 1134895211


UN double standard vis-à-vis Eritrea, Ethiopia border war
By Yohannes Woldemariam - The United Nations has applied a contradictory standard in deciding when and how to use its coercive tools in its peacekeeping mandate in Eritrea and Ethiopia. This double standard makes a diminishing sense and indeed almost a mockery of its intent,..

Posted: Sun Dec 18 03:40:11 2005News Id. 1134895211


Ethiopia-Eritrea: Two wars and non-stop crisis since 1960
Eritrea is angry that the United Nations has failed to force Ethiopia to withdraw its troops from a town awarded to Eritrea ..

Posted: Wed Dec 14 13:49:28 2005News Id. 1134586168


ISSUES AND DILEMMAS OF MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA
West Africa Reivew (2002): By Seyoum Hameso

Posted: Mon Dec 12 13:33:50 2005News Id. 1134412430


Historical Misdeeds by UN against Eritrea
By Tesfamicael Yohannes

Posted: Tue Dec 6 14:44:16 2005News Id. 1133898256


ERITREA: Nothing to loose but a lot to gain from Res.1640
It is a matter of historical records and public documents that Eritrea has always been compliant with the rule of law in international relations, binding ...

Posted: Mon Dec 5 14:44:45 2005News Id. 1133811885


URGENT APPEAL TO ALL ERITREANS THROUGHOUT THE DIASPORA
As one opposition leader of Ethiopia was quoted as having said, the problem we have with Eritrea is not Badme (Boarder Dispute), let alone Badme even if the whole Tigray joins with Eritrea, it is of little significance to Ethiopia. The problem is ...

Posted: Wed Nov 30 15:15:19 2005News Id. 1133381719


UN Security Council Resolution on Eritrea Ethiopia is a recipe for another war
By Sophia Tesfamariam

Posted: Mon Nov 28 03:33:04 2005News Id. 1133166784


Oops, we did it again(?)
By RHONDA WILLIAMS:..Can we learn from our past mistakes so Ethiopia doesn't become another "Oops, we did it again"?

Posted: Sun Nov 27 19:23:01 2005News Id. 1133137381


Ethiopia’s Zenawi exploits the “War on Terror”
Zenawi is now attempting to divert attention from domestic protests and his decline in the power base of his ruling party by threatening to restart the war with Eritrea. The latest lopsided Security Council resolution 1640, which threatens sanctions against Eritrea for restricting UNMEE movements, while carefully evading the word sanctions against the real violator of the EEBC verdict Ethiopia, may embolden him to ignite a war on Eritrea...

Posted: Sun Nov 27 01:30:59 2005News Id. 1133073059


UN Resolution 1640, violation and infringement on Eritreas right of self-defens
By Sam B.: UN Resolution 1640 (2005) is a violation on the UN Charter, Article 51, and an infringement on Eritrea’s inherent right of self-defense

Posted: Fri Nov 25 04:56:22 2005News Id. 1132912582


The Time is Now, “Just Do It” Wedi Afom Beri!
By: Dr. Michael Fessehaye

Posted: Thu Nov 24 19:10:47 2005News Id. 1132877447


Rehabilitation of Massawa Port Nearing Completion
The second phase of the rehabilitation of the port of Massawa which included the rehabilitation of berths number five, four and three and rails for cranes and foundations will be completed at the end of this month ..

Posted: Sat Nov 19 18:06:03 2005News Id. 1132441563


ETHIOPIA ON THE BRINK OF CIVIL WAR
By René Lefort. Within the space of a few hours, the protest that broke out on 1 November in the streets of Addis Ababa had spread to other Ethiopian towns. ...

Posted: Sat Nov 19 01:15:29 2005News Id. 1132380929


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