Economist: Ethiopia and Eritrea rank 3rd fastest growing economies for 2011

Ethiopia along with Eritrea are predicted to be the third fastest growing economies in 2011, according to the Economist’s “The World in 2011” Publication. The paper said, both Ethiopia and Eritrea are expected to grow by 10% for the coming year and rank third behind Qatar and Ghana. Qatar with its burgeoning gas sector economy […]

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Cycling: Eritrea, the new darling of the continent

Eritrean cycling is currently occupying the front of the African scene which for ages has been the preserve of South Africans and Moroccans. At the last African Championship and the Tour of Rwanda, the hegemony of South Africa and Morocco on the African cycling was strongly contested by Eritrea. This nation emerging from the little […]

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WikiLeakes: Yemeni President says Eritrea & Qatar "working against" me

The whistleblower website WikiLeaks began publishing 251,287 leaked United States embassy cables on Sunday, the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain, according to the website. It has thus far posted 220 documents but none on Ethiopia at this time. The website said it has 1,395 cables that originated […]

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Orotta Post-Graduate Medical School Graduates Five Surgeons

Asmara, 28 November 2010 – Five (5) Eritrean specialist surgeons who have been attending their studies at the Orotta Medical School graduated yesterday. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Minster of Health, Ms. Amna Nurhussein, congratulated the graduates and parents, and pointed out the paramount contribution of the number of medical schools and colleges opened […]

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