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Eritrean cyclists pedal country onto world stage

ASMARA, Eritrea (AFP)

When Eritrean cyclist Natnael Berhane crossed the finish line of the Tour of Turkey in May, he made history not only for his country but for his continent.

Traffickers Attacking Eritrean Refugees in Sudan

[TesfaNews]

By Katy Migiro (Reuters), NAIROBI (AlertNet) – Eritrean refugees in Sudan are living in fear of further attacks after several were kidnapped last week from the Shagarab camp complex, 70km west of the Eritrean border, rights groups say. Since 2009, human traffickers have snatched thousands of Eritrean refugees from camps in eastern Sudan for ransom, sexual exploitation, […]

Hundreds of migrants land in Italy

[Fox News]

More than 600 migrants from Eritrea, Pakistan, Syria and other countries landed on Italian shores on three boats between Monday night and Tuesday, coast guards said.

Eritrea's minerals: blessing or curse?

[Fox News]

In a vast pit of red earth, white stone and green ponds, excavators unearth precious copper in Eritrea's first large scale commercial mine.

Eritrea dreams of ending isolation, boosting development

[Fox News]

ASMARA, Eritrea (AFP) – Long criticised for backing rebel groups across the Horn of Africa, Eritrea has said that ending its isolation is crucial for economic growth, blaming external threats for its slow development. "We cannot live in isolation…

Eritrea: the good, the bad and the very ugly

[GlobalPost]

Not in Eritrea, where some 55 soldiers who took over the information ministry for a day in January to demand the implementation of the 1997 constitution and basic human rights were jailed in a swathe of arrests. It was one of the most dramatic…

Eritrean Summit - Bologna, Italy

[Voice of Eritrea Halifax, Canada]

Eritrean Youth Solidarity for Change (EYSC) is coordinating Eritrean Summit for Brighter Tomorrow, under the theme "Eritrean Solutions for Eritrean Problems" in the historic city of Bologna, Italy, from 30 August to 1st September 2013.

Asmara Mining Conference 2013

[capitaleritrea news]

The fourth Asmara Mining Conference is scheduled to be held October 1-5, 2013. The Eritrean Ministry of Energy and Mines sponsors the annual event in cooperation with ENAMCO, Eritrea’s national […Read more]

‘ቅዋም ይስራሓሉ ኣሎ’ ተባሂሉ--ዝገርም’ዩ!

ኣምባሳዶር ትስፋሚካኤል ገራህቱ፡ ብዕለት 17/08/2013 ምስ ሬድዮ ድምጺ ኣመሪካ መደብ ትግርኛ ቃለመጠይቕ ኣካይዱ።

ኣብዚ ቀዳማይ ክፋል ቃለመጠይቕ’ዚ፡ እቲ ብጋዜጠኛ ምንያ ኣፈወርቂ ዝቐረበሉ ሕቶታት (ንምስምዑ ኣብዚ ጠውቑ) ንህሉው ኩነታት ኤርትራ ዝምልከት’ዩ ነይሩ። መልስታት ኣምባሳዶር ግን መስደመም ጥራይ ዘይኮነስ፡ ነቲ ኣብ ውሽጢ ኤርትራ ብሕሱም ኩነታት መነባብሮ ዝሳቐ ዘሎ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ላግጺ ኢዩ። ኣብ ካልእ መልስታቱ፡ “ቅዋም ኣብ ኤርትራ ይስራሓሉ ኣሎ፡ ኩሉ ዝስራሕ ዘሎ መደባትን ፖሊሲታትን ቅዋም ምርኩስ ዝገበረ ኢዩ” ይብል ኣምባሳዶር ተ. ገራህቱ። ንምዃኑ፡ ኣምር ቅዋም እንታይ ኢዩ? ኣብ ኤርትራ’ኸ ቅዋማዊ ስርዓት ኣሎ ድዩ ዝብለና ዘሎ? ዝገርም’ዩ! ካብዚ ቀጺለ እምበኣር፡ ብዛዕባ ቅዋም ካብ ተላዕለ፡ ንኣንባቢ ገለ ነገር ክብል፡- ኣብዚ ጠውቑ

The Eritrean government would launch the construction of residential complexes comprising a total of 1,048 apartments, 376 residential houses and 256 for business ventures this year.

The notice issued on 14 August 2013 also puts on eligible persons as (1) nationals who have fulfilled their "national obligations", (2) those buyers that are expected to make a 25% deposit of the total price, and complete the remaining payments within two years, and that all transactions be in EURO. [...Read more]

Ambassador Tesfamicael Gerahtu with VOA Straight Talk Africa

Ambassador Tesfamichael Gerahtu features on VOA Straight Talk Africa panel broadcast.

Eritrean students tortured for following Christ

[BP News]

ASMARA, Eritrea (BP) -- Eritrean authorities are punishing 39 high school students for their Christian faith, excluding them from a graduation ceremony and subjecting them to beatings and hard labor, according to Christian support organization Open Doors. […Read more]

Eritrea Seeks Strong Ties with Rwanda

[TesfaNews]

By Frank Kanyesigye, The Eritrean government is looking to strengthen bilateral ties with Rwanda, according to its Minister for Foreign Affairs. Osman Saleh was yesterday addressing journalists shortly after visiting Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre [on 4th August] to pay tribute to the over 250, 000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi laid to rest […Read more]

Britain leaves its Eritrean community at the mercy of government extortion

[New Statesman]

A United Nations report plus documents from the Eritrean community in Britain provides evidence of the activities undertaken by agents of the state, many of them operating from the Eritrean embassy in London. This, despite British nominal support for …Read more

መንግስቲ ኤርትራ፡ ንፈደራላዊ መንግስቲ ሶማልያ ሙሉእ ኣፍልጦ ከምዝሃበ ወኪል ኤርትራ ኣብ ውድብ ሕቡራት ሃገራት፡ ኣምባሳደር ኣርኣያ ደስታ፡ ኣፍሊጡ።

[VOA Tigrigna]

Eritrean UN delegation confirms diplomatic policy shift recognizing the federal framework of Somalia.

Dr. Ghidewon Abay on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston: (Audio Interview Broadcast)