By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Sudan Tribune (ADDIS ABABA) – The Eritrean government has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take measures against neighboring Ethiopia over territories the latter illegally occupies. Eritrea’s foreign affairs ministry, in a statement, said the UN was applying “double standards” over the long-standing border dispute between the two countries. The
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AFP New York – The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended the arms embargo on Somalia until 15 November 2016 while reaffirming the country’s sovereignty over its natural resources, while also reaffirming its arms embargo on Eritrea. Adopting a new resolution by a vote of 14 in favour and 1 abstention (Venezuela), the Council
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ADDIS ABABA- The Ethiopian security service on Sunday announced the return of a dissident Ethiopian general to the country with 800 rebel fighters, and praised the neighbouring Sudan for securing their repatriation to the country. The official Ethiopian TV broadcast a statement welcoming the return of the Tigray People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) fighters from Eritrea
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Over 700 Ethiopian rebels overpower Eritrean forces, enter Ethiopia in peace By Ethiomedia In military fatigues, TPDM leader Mollas Asgedom with his troops after crossing Ethiopian border via the Sudan. HUMERA, Northern Ethiopia – Over 700 Ethiopian rebels who were based in Eritrea routed Eritrean government forces in clashes near the Sudanese town of Omhajer
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Nairobi (AFP) – Eritrea has accused arch-rival Ethiopia of “sabre-rattling” and of threatening to invade, with the neighbours still in a tense standoff following a 1998-2000 border war. Asmara’s Ministry of Information said in a statement that war-like rhetoric from Ethiopia’s main party in the ruling coalition — the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) —
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By BBC The BBC is proposing to introduce a news service for Eritrea and Ethiopia on medium- and short-wave radio. In addition to Africa, the BBC has proposed expanding services in other countries, like Russia and North Korea. This is to enhance its coverage of “parts of the world where there is a democratic deficit
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With the heavily favored Kenyans wiped out of the men’s marathon on Saturday, it came down to Olympic champions Jessica Ennis-Hill and David Rudisha to restore some normalcy on the opening day of the world championships. Rudisha, one of the many great runners on the Kenyan team, led from start to finish with his majestic
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By Annette Weber, SWP Berline Two decades after achieving independence from Ethiopia, Eritrea is back in the European headlines above –all for a wave of refugees arriving in Europe. At the same time, a recent United Nations Commission on Human Rights report accuses the Eritrean regime of gross human rights violations. President Isayas Afewerki sees
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By Teshome M. Borago Many Ethiopians had diverse reaction to the latest news that Dr Berhanu Nega has gone to Eritrea to lead the armed struggle against the Ethiopian regime. I first met Dr. Berhanu Nega in New York city in 2007. After his release from prison in Ethiopia, he came to a research college
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