The Latest Breaking News from Eritrea

Biniam Girmay already off to better season start than 2023, say Intermarché-Wanty

Eritrean sprinter notches up three top-five places at Tour Down Under

Cycling News · Jan 22, 2024

Biniam Girmay takes new approach to Classics with Tour Down Under debut

Eritrean to target stages across the six days of racing as he starts 2024 campaign

Cycling News · Jan 15, 2024

Ethiopia's quest for access to the sea: success rests on good relations with its neighbours

On 1 January, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding granting Addis Ababa direct access to the Gulf of Aden. This strategic agreement paves the way for Ethiopia to establish commercial and military bases along the coast.

The Conversation · Jan 11, 2024

Missing in action: How Eritrean football was deflated at home and abroad

A series of desertions by Eritrean players to escape mandatory military conscription has impacted the football sector.

Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2023

Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps

A new DNA study suggests that the lost realm of Punt and the port city of Adulis may have been in the same place, separated by time.

LiveScience · Nov 20, 2023

Afghans, Iranians and Eritreans most common small boat arrivals this year

Albanians account for 4% of the 2023 total so far, compared with 28% last year.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Eritrea withdrew from 2026 World Cup qualifying ‘over fears players will flee’

Eritrea’s FA withdrew its men’s team from qualifying over fears players would try to seek political asylum during trips abroad, according to sources close to the squad

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa?

Ethiopia’s tone on access to a seaport is seen as either a distraction from domestic policy failures or start of a war.

Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2023

Young woman from Eritrea who wanted to claim UK asylum found dead on Calais beach

A young woman from Eritrea who wanted to claim asylum in the UK was found dead on a beach in Calais after falling off a small boat.

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023

Dozens are injured at an Eritrean event in Germany, including 26 police officers

German police say dozens of people including at least 26 officers were injured during unrest at an Eritrean cultural festival in the southwestern city of Stuttgart

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023