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News Eritrea: Eritrea quits regional bloc as tensions rise with Ethiopia

Published on: Friday 12 December 2025
Eritrea quits regional bloc as tensions rise with Ethiopia
News source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly555k8de3o?utm_social_handle_id=285361880228&utm_social_post_id=621621354

The government in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, has long accused Igad of siding with Ethiopia in regional disputes. Eritrea previously left the bloc in 2007, during its border dispute with Ethiopia. It ...

News Eritrea: Eritrea urges UN Security Council response over Somaliland recognition dispute

Published on: Sunday 28 December 2025
Eritrea urges UN Security Council response over Somaliland recognition dispute
News source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/eritrea-urges-un-security-council-response-over-somaliland-recognition-dispute/3783267

Eritrea on Sunday called for an "unequivocal" response from the UN Security Council over Israel's recognition of Somaliland, warning that the move could inflame regional and global instability.

News Eritrea: After Isaias: Eritrea’s inevitable transition and why Ethiopia must prepare

Published on: Friday 26 December 2025
After Isaias: Eritrea’s inevitable transition and why Ethiopia must prepare
News source: https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/48334/

President Isaias Afwerki is aging. According to publicly available information, he was born on February 2, 1946, which means he will turn 80 in February 2026.

News Eritrea: Divided by borders, united by blood: Lives caught in Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions

Published on: Tuesday 16 December 2025
Divided by borders, united by blood: Lives caught in Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions
News source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/divided-by-borders-united-by-blood-lives-caught-in-ethiopia-eritrea-tensions/3773005

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have soared in recent weeks, fueling concerns of renewed conflict that has divided bloodlines for decades - Anadolu Ajansı ...

News Eritrea: Ethiopia and Eritrea Are on the Brink of War Again, Over Sea Access

Published on: Thursday 04 December 2025
Ethiopia and Eritrea Are on the Brink of War Again, Over Sea Access
News source: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ethiopia-eritrea-tensions-red-sea/

Amid concerns that the two neighbors could return to open conflict, Ethiopia has called for international mediation.

News Eritrea: Eritrea: Young Eritreans Would Rather Risk Death At Sea Than Let Their Leaders Take Their Freedom

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Eritrea: Young Eritreans Would Rather Risk Death At Sea Than Let Their Leaders Take Their Freedom
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908120181.html

Press Release - I met 19-year-old Dawit (not his real name) in Italy. He was among the few Eritreans who escaped unscrupulous smugglers in Libya and reached Italy in 2018 in spite of its efforts to prevent new arrivals. He explained why he took the dangerous journey to Europe rather than finishing high school in Eritrea: "They were making us into slaves, not educating us."

News Eritrea: Eritrea: Is Political Change Really On the Horizon?

Published on: Wednesday 14 August 2019
Eritrea: Is Political Change Really On the Horizon?
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908140626.html?bcmt=1

Looked at one way, President Isaias' rule is more fragile than ever. Looked at another, his grip on power is only getting firmer. For many years now, the rituals that surround Eritrea's ...

News Eritrea: Eritrean Community Festival in Scandinavia Concludes

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Eritrean Community Festival in Scandinavia Concludes
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907310402.html

The annual Eritrean community festival in the Scandinavian countries that was officially opened on 25 July by Presidential Adviser Mr. Yemane Gebreab was concluded enthusiastically on 28 July, the National Holidays Coordinating Committee stated.

News Eritrea: Namibia/Eritrea: 2022 World Cup Campaign Starts Against Eritrea

Published on: Monday 29 July 2019
Namibia/Eritrea: 2022 World Cup Campaign Starts Against Eritrea
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907300129.html

Namibia is currently ranked 30th in Africa and 121st in the world, while Eritrea, at 54th is the lowest ... 75 kilometres south of Maseru, stole the show. Jackson is also 22 years old and plays ...

News Eritrea: Eritrea: NSP Official Silver Jubilee Celebration Concludes

Published on: Monday 05 August 2019
Eritrea: NSP Official Silver Jubilee Celebration Concludes
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908060181.html?bcmt=1

The official celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the establishment of Sawa Military Training Center and the launching of the National Service Program that was held from 2 to 4 August in Sawa under the theme "Sawa: The Perfect Choice for Sustainability" concluded with patriotic zeal.

News Eritrea: One in 4 people live in places at high risk of running out of water

Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2019
One in 4 people live in places at high risk of running out of water
News source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/one-4-people-live-places-high-risk-running-out-water

The world is facing a water scarcity crisis, with 17 countries including India, Israel and Eritrea using more than 80 percent of ... Data released by the World Resources Institute show that 17 ...

News Eritrea: Rights group says Eritrea high schools centre of repression

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Rights group says Eritrea high schools centre of repression
News source: https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/2019/08/09/study-eritreas-high-schools-at-the-heart-of-repression.html

“Eritrea’s secondary schools are at the heart of its repressive ... Those sanctions imposed nearly a decade ago were unanimously lifted by the Security Council in November, 2018, four months after the ...

News Eritrea: Eritrea president receives commander of Saudi war in Yemen

Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2019
Eritrea president receives commander of Saudi war in Yemen
News source: https://www.africanews.com/2019/08/08/eritrea-absent-at-riyadh-meeting-as-saudi-seeks-red-sea-alliance/

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf ally the United Arab Emirates increasingly view the Horn of Africa coastline as their “western security flank” and fear their adversaries could gain a foothold in the reg

News Eritrea: Somaliland, Ethiopia,Kenyan and Somalia TV Stations to Broadcast AfriDocs Documentaries...

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Somaliland, Ethiopia,Kenyan and Somalia TV Stations to Broadcast AfriDocs Documentaries...
News source: https://menafn.com/1098871236/Somaliland-EthiopiaKenyan-and-Somalia-TV-Stations-to-Broadcast-AfriDocs-Documentaries

Kana TV in Ethiopia, SNTV and Horn Cable in Somalia ... phone footage of migrants or refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea during their escape journeys to Europe, plus interviews after ...

News Eritrea: Report: Eritrean high schoolers face forced labor abuse

Published on: Saturday 10 August 2019
Report: Eritrean high schoolers face forced labor abuse
News source: https://citizentv.co.ke/news/report-eritrean-high-schoolers-face-forced-labor-abuse-268590/

For many teens, the last year of high school is a time of excitement filled with studies, athletics and dances. But young Eritreans spend the year at a military camp preparing for mandatory conscription and indefinite national service, where they face physical and mental abuse.

News Eritrea: Eritrean accused of pushing boy under train is father-of-three

Published on: Monday 29 July 2019
Eritrean accused of pushing boy under train is father-of-three
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/eritrean-accused-pushing-boy-under-train-father-three-102952998.html

An Eritrean man accused of killing an eight-year-old boy by pushing him under a train is a Swiss-based father-of-three who will be examined for a psychiatric disorder, authorities said Tuesday. German prosecutors laid murder and attempted murder charges against the 40-year-old, who had on Tuesday also

News Eritrea: What lies behind the fatal attack at Frankfurt Central Rail Station?

Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2019
What lies behind the fatal attack at Frankfurt Central Rail Station?
News source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/08/germ-a08.html

Although at the time of the attack, little was known about the alleged perpetrator other than his name, age and Eritrean heritage ... the citizens of our country—instead of the limitless culture of ...

News Eritrea: Experience African culture at Rosa Parks Circle

Published on: Tuesday 06 August 2019
Experience African culture at Rosa Parks Circle
News source: https://www.woodtv.com/eightwest/experience-african-culture-at-rosa-parks-circle/

(WOOD) This weekend you get a chance to learn so much about the African culture at the very first A Glimpse of Africa ... Kenya, South Africa Eritrea. You can also take in Fashion designers and models ...