By Consulate General of Eritrea, Eritrea’s new Consul General in Canada, Mr. Teumzghi Tesfa Tirfe, was officially welcomed by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) yesterday September 24, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario. In the reception and subsequent meeting with the department, Consul General Tirfe expressed his desire to strengthen bi-lateral relations between […]
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By Yohanna, It is hardly surprising that the controversy around the Diaspora tax has attempted to creep back into the spotlight again, quite conveniently so with only a month ahead of the anniversary of the EEBC ruling on April 13th that is yet to be implemented. The debate of the Diaspora tax collected by the Government […]
Continue ReadingBy Tsighe Andemariam, As British-Eritrean living in UK, I was shocked to read the article titled “Eritrea Extorts UK Refugees to Fund Somalia’s al-Shabaab Islamist Fighters”. The said article accuses Eritrea of funding the Al Shabaab Somali militants, described as “terrorists” by the west. I am writing this to inform any interested reader of the […]
Continue ReadingBy Eritrean Foreign Ministry, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea presents its compliments to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Internal Trade of Canada (DFAITC) and has the honour to convey the following:- In its communications of July 27, 2012, reference number GFA0022, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Internal Trade regrettably […]
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