Eritrea

Eritrea leader calls Tigray rights abuse claims a ‘fantasy’

Nairobi – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said on Thursday that allegations of rights abuses by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s... Read more

10 Feb

Nairobi – Human Rights Watch called on Thursday for targeted sanctions against Eritrea, accusing its government of rounding up... Read more

10 Feb

Nairobi – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Eritrea on Thursday for a one-day surprise visit, the information... Read more

27 Jan

Rome – A Catholic bishop arrested in Eritrea in October after reportedly highlighting human rights violations has been released,... Read more

31 Dec, 2022

Mogadishu – The first batch of 5 000 Somali men sent to train as soldiers in Eritrea returned home... Read more

22 Dec, 2022

Mogadishu – Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Monday that soldiers training in Eritrea will begin returning home... Read more

20 Dec, 2022

Nairobi – Africa and Ukraine are in “the same boat”, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday, accusing Moscow... Read more

14 Oct, 2022

Addis Ababa – Eritrea’s army is again backing Ethiopian troops in the war against Tigrayan rebels after fighting reignited... Read more

12 Oct, 2022

Nairobi – Eritrean authorities have called on their armed forces to mobilise in response to the renewed fighting in... Read more

18 Sep, 2022

Addis Ababa – Ethiopian and Eritrean forces launched a “massive” joint offensive against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)... Read more

2 Sep, 2022