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Eritrean pair disappear during Cecafa Cup in Kenya – BBC

Two members of the Eritrean national team have disappeared in Kenya while playing in the Cecafa Cup. Suspicions are now raised the pair will seek asylum in the east African country. It is not the first time

Two members of the Eritrean national team have disappeared in Kenya while playing in the Cecafa Cup.

Suspicions are now raised the pair will seek asylum in the east African country.

It is not the first time players from the national squad have defected abroad, seeking to escape one of the world’s most repressive states that is ruled by a reclusive president.

Last December, 17 players and the team doctor claimed asylum in Uganda, eighteen months after 13 players from an Eritrean club side sought refuge in Tanzania.

In 2009, a dozen members of the national team disappeared in Kenya.

“This is an unfortunate incident happening again and it is causing a lot of concern to the East and Central Africa soccer officials,” Nicholas Musonye, secretary general of East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa), told Reuters.

The two men, who have yet to be identified, failed to return to their hotel on Saturday after watching another match, Musonye said.

The United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay last year accused the Asmara government of meting out summary executions, torture and detaining thousands of political prisoners.

Thousands of Eritreans try to flee the Red Sea state every year and many die making perilous sea-crossings in a desperate bid to reach Europe.

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  • Meretse Asmelash December 2, 2013

    Hope the rest will follow for their own good.

    • Thomas-2 December 2, 2013

      I hope to see the rest following the two too. However, the two who disappeared have made difficult for the rest to follow as everyone will now watching the remaining. If that is not the case, I am sure all have intentions to abandon the killers in asmara.

  • Galiano December 2, 2013

    Zey kemakh keda ebay nay sahel hager yemahduru alewu eska keda aboka keda (raza nay aboa haza)Go to adwa to interviw your dead boss friends.

    • Nahom December 2, 2013

      Isias WaLa hamushTe sebat megbi zegebrulun zehilwewon |entterifom Aygedeson Eiu.

    • Meretse Asmelash December 2, 2013

      ኹኹናይ ህግደፍ( Galiano)
      When do you think it is the best time to go there?

    • Genet December 2, 2013

      Managing a country? You call the current Eritrean’s status is being managed. It is more like, running our country in to the ground. I may add, it is being done, for a deliberate purpose to destroy our people and country.
      I don’t know, who are you trying to fool? DEMHIT on our streets; Our people dying in the sea. It is time for you and your boss to leave our country. Your boss the dictator has all our gold money in his name and his son’s name. Where dose that leave you?
      Eternal glory to our martyrs!!
      Death to sellouts and invaders!
      Genet

  • Solomon December 2, 2013

    Ayahsu meas koinom nemen dea ketsbeyu.
    Nsom ewin kem sebom gizye yetsbeyu nerom
    Lomi abta akila zebelwa gizye dema kemsebom.
    Amlak tekesnulu botan adi yehabkum.

    Solomon

  • Awet December 2, 2013

    Saudi Billionaire Al-Amoudi Plans Two Cement Plants in Ethiopia
    By William Davison – Dec 2, 2013 5:55 AM CT

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    Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi, the biggest private investor in Ethiopia, plans to build two more cement factories in the Horn of Africa nation amid an improving investment environment.

    The plants will add to the $351 million facility al-Amoudi’s MIDROC Derba Cement opened in December 2011, the 67-year-old investor said in an interview today in the capital, Addis Ababa. Derba Group, an amalgam of three Ethiopian companies owned by al-Amoudi, plans to invest $3.4 billion in Ethiopia over the next 5 years, the company said in March 2012.

    “Africa’s opportunity lies in involvement of private sector working with stable and responsible government like Ethiopia,” al-Amoudi said in a speech at the African High-Growth Markets Summit in Addis Ababa. Continuing improvements in the business climate will probably to lead to a “great” increase in investment, he said, without elaborating.

    Ethiopian-born Al-Amoudi ranks as the world’s 134th richest person, with a net worth estimated at $8.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He is the second-richest person in Saudi Arabia, after Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. Ethiopia’s economy is projected to expand 7.5 percent next year, compared with an estimated 7 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook in October.
    Zey’keni Ayiweled

    Three farming companies owned by al-Amoudi developed 6,200 hectares (15,321 acres) of land in Ethiopia, al-Amoudi said. Elfora Agro-Industries, Horizon Plantations Ethiopia and Saudi Star Agricultural Development will have prepared an additional 160,000 hectares in the next 2 1/2 to 3 years.

    “We are focusing on agriculture and industry,” he said.
    Agriculture Projects

    Horizon bought three agricultural projects from Ethiopia’s government for $59.4 million in April. The company plans to invest 400 million Ethiopian birr ($21 million) over the next two years in Upper Awash Agro Industry Enterprise, Gojeb Agricultural Development Enterprise and Coffee Processing and Warehouse Enterprise.

    Saudi Star, a Derba company, has been unable to finance the completion of an irrigation canal at its 10,000-hectare rice project in the western Gambella region, the company said last month.

    “There were certain problems which we are trying to solve,” al-Amoudi said. “Now we are getting in deeply and I’m going to follow it up myself.”

    Al-Amoudi also announced that an “agreement has been reached” with London-based Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc (HIK) to produce drugs in Ethiopia for the domestic market and export to Africa. He didn’t provide further details.

    To contact the reporter on this story: William Davison in Addis Ababa at wdavison3@bloomberg.net

  • Galiano December 2, 2013

    The best time to go to eritrea is at pfdj & ypfdj reunion party

  • Concerned Eritrawi December 2, 2013

    Hi Awet!
    As important the news is, this is not the medium to dump everything. If you really want to people ot know and compare Eritrea and Ethiopia all could have done is just summarize the news and include the link. I do not have a problem Ethiopia going forward but it is not necessary here. I prefer we discuss Eritrean issues and concern here.
    My opinion of course.

    • i and i December 2, 2013

      concerned
      don’t get mad bro.

    • Awet December 2, 2013

      Hello Concered Eritrrawi:

      Point well taken….
      Zey’Keni ayiweled….Ki’niat eyou kemu gerini what’s taken place down south versus what is happening to our people and country is what drove me to post that.

      Like I stated above, point well taken and I will correct myself.

  • Galiano December 2, 2013

    Awet
    Why care about al-Almaudi do you know he is the main ring leader of hunan trafficking in ethopia.

    • Gebez December 2, 2013

      Please do not confuse him with Isaias.

      • i and i December 2, 2013

        galiano
        al-almaudi is proud ETHIOPIAN who likes to see his country growing faster.

  • Eden December 2, 2013

    I am sure the national team who did not disappeared are DEMHITS. You see this is why our President does not trust Eritrean me. They are not reliable to their country and their leader. All they want to do is flee the country to seek for food and to be white people’ slaves. Sad!

  • Eden December 2, 2013

    I am sure the national team who did not disappeared are DEMHITS. You see this is why our President does not trust Eritrean men. They are not reliable to their country and their leader. All they want to do is flee the country to seek for food and to be white people’ slaves. Sad!

  • ERITRAWIT December 2, 2013

    Isaias,About time you leave our country it’s better one person to go than every one who ever gets a chance. What a shame and admitted you are a Looser bastard.

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