By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Eritrea has called on the United Nations to replace what it says is a "biased" monitoring group on Somalia after the panel's report prompted sanctions on Asmara over links with militant groups in Mogadishu, according to a

By Roberto Malini - Co-founder, EveryOne Group, Italy Rome/Sana'a - An airline official is arbitrarily trying to deport four Eritrean refugees who were stranded in the airport for a month. This is the first time Yemen has deported asylum seekers against their will. EveryOne Group, Eritrean Concern, ICER

REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS 22 DECEMBER 2011 PRESS RELEASE Focus on Africa - Mogadishu and Abidjan are among these 10 places 2011 in figures: 66 journalists killed (16% more than in 2010) 1,044 journalists arrested 1,959 journalists physically attacked or threatened 499 media censored 71 journalists kidnapped 73 journalists fled their country 5 netizens killed 199 bloggers and netizens arrested 62 bloggers and netizens physically attacked 68 countries subject to Internet

If fire, grazing and insect attack, the most likely causes of decline, remain unchecked, then frankincense production could be doomed altogether. By Kate Kelland, Reuters LONDON Trees that produce frankincense, a fragrant resin used in incense and perfumes and a central part of the Christmas story, are declining so fast that

Isaias Afewerki, Eritrea Years in power: 20 Afewerki, 65, once led Eritrea to independence, but today he deprives his citizens of all freedoms. There is no formal constitution, and every male starting at age 18 must enter “national service,” which is forced labor of indefinite length (evaders

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia signed an agreement with a Chinese state-run firm to build the final section of a railway line that will link its capital Addis Ababa to the tiny Red Sea state of Djibouti, an official said. The deal signed late

Kim Jong-il, the "dear leader" still venerated by many in North Korea but reviled abroad, has died aged 69, state media announced on Monday morning. The official KCNA news agency described his young son and heir apparent as "the great successor", urging the nation, people and

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By: Matthew Hill TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – TSX- and ASX-quoted Chalice Gold Mines said on Monday it signed a nonbinding agreement to sell its Zara project in Eritrea, the East African State that the UN slapped with further sanctions last week. The junior did not disclose the name

Eritrean refugees in Israel, who make up the majority of the recent African influx to the Jewish state, expressed concern after the Israeli government announced last week plans to stem the growing number of illegal African immigrants. Eritrean refugee representatives in Israel interviewed by demo.assenna.com today

ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ሳምንቲ መንግስቲ እስራኤል ዋሕዚ ኣፍሪቃውን ስደተኛታት ንምግታእ 160 ሚልዮን ዶላር ባጀት ሰሊዑ ክወስዶም ወጢኑዎም ዘሎ ስጉምታት፡ ከምኡ ‘ውን ቀዳማይ ሚኒስተር ናይታ ሃገር በንጃሚን ናታንያሁ ኤርትራ ናብ እትርከበን ሃገራት በጺሑ ስደተኛታት ናብ ሃገሮም ንምምላስ ባይታ ንምጥጣሕ ወጢኑዎ ዘሎ መደብ ነቶም በቲ ጽንኩር ጉዕዞ ሲናይ

About 100 protestors from the Eritrean community demonstrated outside the offices of the Winnipeg Free Press today, upset about stories they believe portray them as having links to terrorist groups. Lambros Kyriakakos, a board member with the Eritrean Community in Winnipeg Inc., said he wants to

By: Staff Writer A bitter dispute within Winnipeg's Eritrean community is expected to be played out on the street today, with a protest and a counter-protest in front of the Free Press building. One faction said it will gather on Mountain Avenue to protest what it says

  By Tony Garner A fifty-strong contingent of Scotland’s Eritrean community assembled in Glasgow city centre yesterday (Saturday 10 December) in a bid to win the attention of Scottish and UK politicians who they believe could contribute to ending the dark trade in human organs centred in

By Associated Press   JERUSALEM — The Israeli Cabinet voted unanimously Sunday to finance a $160 million program to stanch the flow of illegal African migrants by stepping up construction of a border fence and expanding a detention center to hold thousands of new arrivals.Some 50,000 Africans,