An Air Force pilot Eritrean Habtom Kahsay, has escaped with his bomber in Djibouti and plans seeking political asylum in another country. According to data collected by the Africa Express, …>>
Asmara, 28 December 2013 – A total of 56 Medical Doctors who have been pursuing their studies in Orotta School of Medicine for 8 years graduated today. Established in the year 2004, Orotta School of Medicine has so far graduated a total of 152 Medical Doctors. ….
In spite of the fact that there is a considerable positive legacy of colonization in Africa, the modern state formation, which was the product of Scramble of Africa (1884 - 85), did not account the an [ ... ]
By TesfaNews, The Eritrean Embassy in South Sudan says it is giving priority to evacuating citizens from Bentiu and Unity State amid reports of escalating violence and alarming discovery of mass graves. Unconfirmed reports indicate that around 500 Eritreans taking refuge at a United Nations Peace Keeping compound in Bor along with thousands of displaced […]
Eritrea: The unfair U.N. sanctions and the continued occupation of its sovereign territories impedes democratic reforms and a return to economic stability By TesfaNews, Eritrean President, H.E. Isaias Afwerki, on his letter dated 3 December 2013 made a strong case for lifting the four year old U.N. sanction on his country by requesting the Security […]
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11 Eritrea is searching for a good shepherd. This small, but formidable country, needs a leader who is acc [ ... ]
By REUTERS Published: December 22, 2013 at 3:28 AM ET TEL AVIV, Israel — Angesom Solomon had to dodge bullets and tear his way through barbed-wire fencing to get into Israel across its testy border with Egypt after a two-month trek from his native Eritrea. Read more
On 17 December, a U.N. delegation concluded its three-day visit to Eritrea, assessing the country’s development advances and reviewing, with government partners, national development priorities for the next three years.... Read more »
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says Eritrea, Ethiopia and Egypt have the highest number of imprisoned journalists on the African continent. The three countries are also on the worldwide top-ten list of worst journalist jailers. A new survey released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists indicates 34 African journalists are in jails in northeast Africa. Tom Rhodes ...
As a signatory of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Israel cannot deport asylum seekers if they face danger in their country of origin. Israel grants Eritreans collective protection, but does not recognize them as refugees. [Read more]
By TesfaNews, Six of Eritrea’s finest cyclists – Natnael Berhane, Daniel Teklehaimanot, Merhawi Kudus, Mekseb Debesay, Metkel Eyob and Tesfom Okbamariam – have been chosen among the 24 nominated candidates for the 2013 Best African Cyclist of the Year award. The organiser of the award, the Tropicale Amissa Bongo, runs this second edition of the […]
About 200 asylum seekers from Sudan and Eritrea being held in a facility in the desert spent two days making their way to Jerusalem, where they protested their treatment by the Israeli authorities …
The U.S state department has blamed again that Eritrea is still supporting Somalia's militant group Al Shabab. A report by the state department has blamed that Eritrean officials were in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region to give training and other ...
Referring to the new detention facility, Robinson said that detaining refugees and asylum seekers indefinitely in what is "essentially a prison in the desert" is a "flagrant violation of international human rights law." The new "open" facility will ...
Eritreans for Facilitating National Dialogue (EFND) issued a their Second Communique. The EFND's Communique is a Statement of Clarification regarding its mission. As on the statement, the aim of the group is NOT to form a new political or civic organization. They are rather an ad hoc group that is solely motivated by a burning desire to facilitate dialogue among all Eritreans, by establishing a conducive platform for democratic dialogue, by organizing meetings, seminars, workshops, and conferences ..Read more
The coach of the Eritrean national football team Omer Ahmed and eight of his players have disappeared in Kenya in order to defect, IBTimes UK can exclusively report. The defection follows last week's disappearance of two members of the national team …Read more
Asmara, 05 December 2013 – The construction of housing complexes in Asmara for residential and business purposes has begun in line with the government’s recent plan. […]
By TesfaNews, The Eritrean national cycling team again won the African Championship tournament for the fourth year in a row by claiming gold in the team, individual and road race competitions at the 9th African Continental Cycling Championship that was conducted at the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. In today’s closing 155 km Road […]
Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. He was a lawyer, an activist and a prisoner before becoming the first black president of South Africa and an inspiration to generations around the world. Here, we look at the milestones in his life. እዛ ተኻታታሊት ቢድዮ ንታሪኽን ቃልሲን ኔልሰን ማንዴላ እትትርኽ ኢያ Read more
Eritrea's ambassador to the UK and Ireland has rejected a report accusing Eritrean military officials of conniving in the trafficking of as many as 30,000 Eritreans in the Sinai desert over the last four years. The report compiled by team of academics ...
Eritrean-born artist Michael Adonai is one who believes art can show artists´ inner emotions rather than his objective observations. His own style, a combination of ‘Coptic’ and realism, is internationally recognized. He was selected as a participant of the 3rd Art Camp by UNESCO, and was recently featured in the Dictionary of African Biography (DAB) published by Oxford University Press. Michael is now a resident of Wyndham and is keen to share his talents with his new community. Read more
Asmara - The Eritrean Cycling National team of both man and women ranked first at the African Cycling Championship time race conducted today in Egypt to become Gold medalists.
Gun shots fired in a night club Saturday early morning in Zurich are possibly linked to a dispute between Eritreans, said Swiss police. According to the Swiss authorities, a 54-year old ... Read more »
Eritrea Defense Sebhat Efrem is in Sweden. On Sunday, he had a meeting in Högdalen, Stockholm, combined with regime faithful can Expressen.se reveal. Read more
VANCOUVER, Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NSU.TO) (NYSE MKT:NSU) is pleased to announce that the Bisha Mine in Eritrea has reached commercial production for the copper expansion with the successful commissioning of its flotation plant. Since commissioning commenced in early Q3, the operation has produced approximately 60,000 tonnes of copper concentrate and is on track to meet guidance of 30 to 50 million pounds of copper production in 2013. Read more
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Update: 10:51, on Dec. 2 (CET): CECAFA official Nicholas Musonye tells Reuters ”This is an unfortunate incident happening again and it is causing a lot of concern to the East and ... Read more »