Category Archives: Horn of Africa

  The question facing regional leaders is whether to rehabilitate or isolate Eritrea?

By Matt McGrath Science reporter, BBC World Service Malaria-carrying mosquitoes are disappearing in some parts of Africa, but scientists are unsure as to why.

  It appears that pirates in the Red Sea have adopted the practice of attacking ships in large groups, a maritime security group says, following the second mass attack this month.

  According to sources from Eritrea, the Eritrean government has been engaged in secretly transferring huge amount of old Sudanese pound, from South Sudan to North Sudan via Eritrea.

  By Paul Richardson Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki called for more frequent talks between East African leaders to strengthen relations among countries in the region, according to the Ugandan president’s office.

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has invited Eritrea’s leader, President Isaias Afewerki, accused by the West of stoking Somalia’s Islamist rebellion and destabilising the east African region, to a state visit next week, Uganda’s State House said.

August 9, 2011: A UN investigation into recent terrorist plots against AU (African Union) leaders has revealed that Eritrea was providing support for Islamic terror groups via Eritrean embassies.