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Africa’s top cyclist Biniam Girmay ‘denied UK visa’ for Glasgow worlds

The Eritrean was among the favourites for the men’s elite road race in Glasgow but has withdrawn after the Home Office reportedly denied him an entry visa

The Guardian - UK

Biniam Girmay out of World Championships after San Sebastian crash

Intermarché rider to rest-up as fellow Eritrean riders struggle to obtain UK visa to race in Glasgow

Cycling News

Eritrean national champ debuts at Tour de France on a single speed bike with a purpose

Awet Aman, the Eritrean national road race champion, to ride stage 16 time trial route on single speed Qhubeka bike as part of ‘Qhubeka Day’ at French Grand Tour

Cycling Weekly

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UN experts urge Ethiopia to stop deporting, detaining Eritreans

Ethiopia and Eritrea are historical adversaries, though their troops fought alongside each other in the war in Tigray.

Al Jazeera

Police say several officers injured during unrest at Eritrean festival in western Germany

German police say several officers were injured and dozens of people were detained Saturday during unrest at an Eritrean cultural event in the western city of Giessen

The Independent UK

Camilla George and Hermon Mehari: Rising jazz stars exploring their roots

As summer jazz festival season kicks off in Paris, we're joined by two rising stars of the London and Paris jazz scenes who both use their music to explore their roots. Saxophonist Camilla George was born in Eket, Nigeria, but moved to London at a young age, where she says…

France 24

Eritrea rejoins East Africa bloc after exit 16 years ago

Eritrea quit the body in 2007 in protest of its neighbour Ethiopia deploying troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab.

Al Jazeera

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Fate of jailed fighters still unknown months after Ethiopia truce

The whereabouts of hundreds of fighters on both sides of the Ethiopian war are still not known, despite truce.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia: how a lucky village in Tigray survived the devastating war

The war waged by the Ethiopian Federal Government and Eritrea against the Tigray regional government, which lasted from November 2020 to November 2022, caused massive devastation. Multiple war crimes were reported and there were claims of genocidal intent. A starvation campaign led to the death of at least 300,000 civilian…

The Conversation

30 years young: Eritrea reaches a milestone but struggles with legacy of its past

Eritrea is widely considered to be one of the most repressive states in the world. Three decades after gaining independence form Ethiopia in 1993, the impoverished Horn-of-Africa nation is still ruled by the same man – Isaias Afwerki.

Radio France Internationale

'Modern slavery' most common in North Korea and Eritrea: study

London (AFP) - North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index published Wednesday, which noted a "worsening" situation globally since its last survey five years earlier.

AFP

Eritrean refugees caught between crisis at home, Sudan conflict

Some Eritreans are reportedly missing in Sudan, raising fears of kidnappings by Eritrean authorities or traffickers.

Al Jazeera

Protesters in Ethiopia’s Tigray demand Eritrean troops withdraw

Tigray residents say Eritrean troops and soldiers from the neighbouring Amhara region are yet to leave, despite a truce.

Al Jazeera

China and Eritrea should enrich strategic partnership - Premier Li

China's Premier Li Qiang told visiting Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday that their countries should "deepen mutually beneficial win-win cooperation and continuously enrich their strategic partnership" at a meeting in Beijing.

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The Guardian - UK

Eritrea accused of forcibly repatriating civilians caught up in Sudan fighting

More than 3,500 refugees are said to have been forcibly deported over the border in recent weeks

Al Jazeera

Will Ethiopia and Eritrea be dragged into Sudan’s complex war?

The countries have a long history of getting involved in each other’s affairs, leading to fears of a regional crisis.

The Conversation

Sudan's conflict will have a ripple effect in an unstable region - and across the world

Sudan, Africa’s third largest country by land mass, shares borders with seven countries in an unstable region. This means that Sudan’s current conflict will have economic, social and political ripple effects across a number of countries, including the Central African Republic, Egypt, Libya, Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Ship Carries Out Largest Evacuation Since Sudan Fighting Broke Out

A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,…

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The Independent UK

Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon

Tachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked the desert to reach Israel when he was just 12 years old

Al Jazeera

US says all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces committed crimes against humanity.

Reuters

U.S. determines all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict

The United States has determined that all sides committed war crimes during the conflict in northern Ethiopia that killed tens of thousands of people, left hundreds of thousands facing hunger and displaced millions, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince, President of Eritrea Discuss Bilateral Ties in Riyadh

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea on Wednesday in Riyadh, where the two leaders reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries. They also discussed aspects of joint cooperation, regional developments and the efforts exerted towards them, state news agency SPA…

The Independent UK

Eritrean leader dismisses as 'fantasy' alleged Tigray abuses

Eritrea’s president in rare public comments has dismissed as “a fantasy” allegations that his country’s forces carried out rape, looting and other abuses in the war in neighboring Ethiopia’s Tigray region

AFP

Eritrea leader calls Tigray rights abuse claims a 'fantasy'

Nairobi (AFP) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said Thursday that allegations of rights abuses by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region during the two-year war there amounted to "fantasy".

Reuters

Eritrean president sidesteps questions about troops in Ethiopia

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday sidestepped questions about whether his country's troops remain in neighbouring Ethiopia's Tigray region three months after the signing of a peace agreement that called for their withdrawal.

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