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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:42:16 GMT
U.S. Urges Withdrawal of Eritrean, Ethiopian Forces From Tigray
[Nation] The US government has urged Eritrea and Ethiopia to immediately withdraw their deployed forces from the war-torn Tigray region.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:21:53 GMT
'This War Has Been Conducted Behind a Steel Wall'
[DW] Ethiopia has claimed that an Amnesty report painting a dark picture of the Tigray crisis supports misinformation. Yet the country has tried to keep international journalists far from witnesses and out of the region.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:49:36 GMT
Announcement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Nineteen patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in Gash Barka, Southern Red Sea, Central and Southern Regions.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:49:34 GMT
President Isaias Met Saudi Delegation
[Shabait] Asmara, 01 March 2021- President Isaias Afwerki yesterday, 28 February met and held talks at Adi-Halo with Saudi delegation which is on a three day visit to Eritrea.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:17:39 GMT
African Union Shouldn't Endorse Eritrea for UN Rights Body
[HRW] Dire Rights Record at Home, Abroad

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:05:15 GMT
'Dream Big & Go for It'
[Shabait] Ruth Tsehaye, a 21 year old Eritrean Artist, is a painter, photographer, and cinematographer and working her way to be a director. Introduced to colors, she started water coloring when she was just a little girl. As her imaginations grew bi...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:05:11 GMT
Coping Capacity of Eritrea
[Shabait] Self-reliance in all fields - political, economic and cultural - is a basic guiding principle of the government of Eritrea. According to the national charter of Eritrea, "Self-reliance does not mean to isolate oneself from the international...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:54:01 GMT
Response of the Eritrean Delegation to the Oral Report of the High Commissioner of the OHCHR
[Shabait] 46 Regular HRC Session - ITEM 2

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:13:12 GMT
Why Eritrean Refugees Choose the Risky Migration to Europe
[The Conversation Africa] In November 2020, fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia destroyed a secondary school which opened in 2018 in the Hitsats refugee camp. The school was attended by both refugees and Ethiopians.

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 01:52:56 GMT
Atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region - Secretary Blinken Statement
[State Department] Washington, DC -- The United States is gravely concerned by reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.  We strongly condemn the killings, forced removals and displacements, sexual...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:49:16 GMT
Govt Human Rights Body Blames Eritrea for Axum Massacre
[Ethiopian Human Rights Commission] Addis Abeba -- Responding to Amnesty International report on allegations of killings of civilians in Axum, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele said, "Amnesty findings should be taken ...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:21:00 GMT
Eritrea's Isaias Blames Conflict on 'Ethnic Polarisation' - Interview
[Shabait] Question 1: The TPLF's massive attack on the Northern Command of the Ethiopian Defence Forces in early November of 2020 has resulted in the removal of the TPLF from power. What will be the ramifications of this event on Ethiopia, the wider ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:32:19 GMT
Eritrean Troops Massacred Hundreds of Tigray Civilians - Amnesty
[AI London] Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the northern city of Axum on 28-29 November last year, opening fire in the streets and conducting house-to-house raids in a massacr...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:55:12 GMT
U.S. Says Reports of Eritrean Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Are 'Credible'
[State Department] Statement of the United States of America as delivered by Daniel Kronenfeld to United Nations Human Rights Council 46th Session:

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:01:54 GMT
European Union Condemns Crimes Against Civilians
[EU External Action] Amnesty International issued a report today on atrocities that took place in Axum, Ethiopia, in November 2020. The report concludes that indiscriminate shelling and mass execution may amount to war crimes and crimes against human...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:49:50 GMT
Eritrean Refugee Camps In Tigray Were Allegedly Destroyed - UN Rapporteur
[OHCHR] Update on Eritrea to 46th Session of the Human Rights Council:

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:32:57 GMT
Eritrea's Tigray 'Massacre' Might Be Crime Against Humanity
[DW] After conducting research with residents and witnesses from the town of Axum, which lies in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, Amnesty is in little doubt that mass killings were carried out by Eritrean forces.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 06:58:39 GMT
Why the UN Must Urgently Intervene in Tigray Conflict
[Nation] In a recent interview, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame argued that US President Joe Biden's new administration and the United Nations Security Council should take the lead in addressing the violence and deprivation in Ethiopia's Tigray region...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:00:26 GMT
UN Human Rights Council 46 - Interactive Dialogue With the Special Rapporteur On Eritrea
[PR Newswire] London -- The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:06:07 GMT
Eritrea's Delegation in Sudan
[Shabait] Asmara, 24 February 2021 - Eritrea's delegation composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab met today in Khartoum President of Sudan's Sovereign Council, General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan, and delivered a ...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:06:05 GMT
Announcement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Sixteen patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in the Central, Gash Barka and Southern Regions.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:05:24 GMT
Restoring and Reinforcing the Goodness of Humanity
[Shabait] Several days ago, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW) branch in Laelay Gash sub-zone reported that financial and material support had been extended to disadvantaged citizens in the sub-zone. In particular, eight families in Awda...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:05:21 GMT
Ministry of Agriculture Assessment Meeting
[Shabait] The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) held a meeting recently at its headquarters in Asmara for an annual assessment of its activities. The meeting, which was held by following the national COVID 19 safety measures and guidelines, heard reports...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:05:18 GMT
Man On Fire With a Lot of Dreams
[Shabait] Engineer Michael Adam thinks having one job or specializing in just one field of study is not enough. He is a firm believer in constant change and proved it. He started off as a mechanical engineer, then worked as a freelance writer for a H...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:38:23 GMT
Announcement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Seventy patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in Southern, Gash Barka, and Central Regions.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:45:30 GMT
Eritreans and Their Environment-Friendly Attitudes
[Shabait] About 500 years ago, wild animals roamed the district between Asmara and Debarwa, the then capital of Midri- Bahri, Eritrea's ancient name. Francesco Alvarez, a member of a Portuguese expedition, left his observations of the culture, the fl...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:45:23 GMT
The Exact Opposite of a Typical Fashion Model
[Shabait] Samrawit is a fresh talent popping up in a lot of music videos, runways, clothing advertisements, promotional posters and magazines. She is a young fashion model determined to challenge the stereotype that fashion models are airheads. She g...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:44:56 GMT
Responding to Local Needs and Transforming Lives
[Shabait] Several weeks ago, Eritrea Profile published an article titled, "Gerset Farm Project", authored by Kesete Gebrehiwet. Well-written, replete with details, and quite interesting, the article provided an enlightening overview of one of the cou...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:42:26 GMT
Announcement From the Ministry of Health
[Shabait] Ten patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in the Central and Gash Barka Regions.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:18:22 GMT
Eritrea's Silent War
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African contin...



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