Blinken took the side of the TPLF

US Takes a Stand on Ethiopian Territorial Dispute

By calling the desputed territory as “Western Tigray,” and saying that ethnic Amhara forces were guilty of ethnic cleansing there, Blinken took the side of the TPLF, triggering fears of return to war. At the end of this week, at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Ethiopian government suddenly withdrew […]

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Dekemhare 30 MW Solar PV Project

AfDB, Eritrea Sign $50 million Dekemhare 30 MW Solar PV Project

AfDB is assisting the Eritrean government in deploying a 30 MW solar PV project in Dekemhare, a town located 40km south of the capital Asmara. The Eritrean government signed a $50 million protocol agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to implement the Dekemhare 30 MW Solar Photo Voltaic project which will be integrated directly […]

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FM Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister Osman Saleh of Eritrea, Sochi, March 22, 2023

Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Russia Met in Sochi

Senior Eritrean delegation, composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab, met and held talks in Sochi with Mr. Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. The two sides conducted friendly and comprehensive discussions spanning bilateral relations as well as regional and global developments. Regarding bilateral relations, the two sides focused […]

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Ethiopia’s parliament removed TPLF from a list of terrorist organization

Ethiopian Lawmakers Removes Terrorist Tag from TPLF

The delisting is a prerequisite to the TPLF’s participation in an interim regional government after the end of Ethiopia’s civil war. Ethiopia’s parliament on Wednesday removed the dominant party in the Tigray region from a list of “terrorist organizations”, a significant step towards establishing an interim regional government following the end of a two-year civil […]

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Hemeti Visits Eritrea to Build RSF Alliance?

“Sudanese people must solve their problems without the interference of foreign actors.” – President Isaias Afwerki Lt. Gen Mohamed ‘Hemeti’ Dagalo, Commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, travelled to Eritrea for an unannounced one-day visit [on Monday]. The visit has been linked to US-Russian rivalry, internal […]

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Orotta College of Medicine and Health Science commences providing Ophthalmology Specialist Training

Ophthalmology Specialist Training Launched in Eritrea

A residency program in ophthalmology has been launched at Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences in conjunction with the Fred Hollows Foundation to supplement six postgraduate programs in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, gynecology, radiology, and pathology. The Orotta College of Medicine and Health Science in cooperation with the Fred Hollows Foundation commences providing Ophthalmology […]

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