The Turk finished the race 41 seconds ahead of Eritrea’s Natnael Berhane (Europcar) and 44 seconds clear of Yoann Bagot (Cofidis). By Capital Eritrea, Natnael Berhane of Eritrea finished overall 2nd place in the General Classification (GC) of the Tour of Turkey behind Turkish rider Sayar Mustafa of Konya Torku Seker. The General Classification tracks [... Read more]
Aman Russom is an Associate Professor and senior lecturer of the School of Biotechnology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He was born 1976 in Asmara, Eritrea. He received his M. Sc. degree in Chemical Engineer with emphasis on ... Read more
Many refugees, mostly from Eritrea, are being kidnapped and held hostage by criminal networks working in the largely lawless Sinai Peninsula. Read more
An Eritrean government delegation led by Foreign Minister Osman Saleh yesterday delivered President Isaias Afwerki’s message to President Mohammed Moursi of the Republic of Egypt. In the course of his three-day visit to Egypt, Minister Osman held talks with his counterpart Mohamed Kamil Amr on enhancing economic, cultural, political and social relations between the [...] Read more
Ms. Beedwantee Keetharuth, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, has again urged "the Eritrean authorities to cooperate with my mandate, as required by the UN Human Rights Council". This followed an ad-hoc meeting with the Eritrean delegation at the 53rd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) in ... Read more
Currently the largest number of visitors to the Harbour Project come from Eritrea, Somalia, Afghanistan and Sudan where war and political upheaval are ongoing. The project receives funds from Swindon Council and has had grants in the past from the Big ... Read more
Negotiations continue with the Eritrean National Mining Corporation ("ENAMCO") for ENAMCO's purchase of a 30% working interest in the Asmara Project. On completion of the purchase, ENAMCO will have a 10% carried interest and a 30% working interest ... Read more
Amnesty International has put the spotlight on Eritrean asylum-seekers who are kidnapped from Sudanese refugee camps by the local Rashaida tribe, sold to Bedouin criminals in Egypt's Sinai peninsula and severely abused while they are held for ransom. Read more
Change is in the air in Eritrea, a highly authoritarian state, but any political transition will require internal political inclusion and channels for external dialogue if it is to preserve stability and improve Eritrean life. Read more
The Ethiopian Petroleum Supplier Enterprise (EPSE) this week announced that it has scrapped all the existing contracts it entered with the Khartoum government over the importation of fuel. The spokesperson for EPSE, Alemayehu Tsegaye, confirmed to Sudan Tribune that the deal to import 1,091,823 metric tonnes of oil annually worth USD 1 Billion [...] Read more
Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed of Eritrea claimed, as many have before him, that he had nothing against America and was involved in his own country’s war. Read more
Toronto — People flee Eritrea for many reasons - personal, economic or political??. Aaron Berhane did everything he could not to leave. But a clampdown on the media forced him to flee to Canada. It would take eight years but he was finally reunited ... Read more
Six-time world champion and current world half-marathon record holder Zersenay Tadese wins Gold ahead of his fellow countryman Mesel Amanuel who won Silver By František Novák, Eritrean five-time IAAF world half marathon champion, Zersenay Tadese took home gold at the Hervis Prague Half Marathon IAFF Gold Label Road Race in the Czech Republic. Tadese came [...] Read more