(click the above video to play) BY REID FIEST | GLOBAL NEWS Olympics are often about firsts and a young man has made history in South Korea. Shannon-Obgnai Abeda competed in his first winter games and so did the country he represents.
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By CECCO, IT HAS now been 13 years since the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) delivered its verdict in the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia. On the anniversary of the verdict, Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations (CECCO) would like to remind the international community of its obligation to uphold international law and […]
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By CECCO, THE Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations (CECCO) would like to express its support and solidarity with European-Eritreans and the Cycling Tour event for Truth, Peace, Justice and Eritrea. It has now been 13 years since the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) delivered its verdict in favour of Eritrea; The Ethiopian government […]
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Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister Harper, 1) We are writing on behalf of the 30,000 Canadians of Eritrean descent to urge your government to take immediate action in lifting the Regulations implementing the UNSC Resolution 1907, and ease restrictions on the […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, THE Canadian government this week appointed Mr. Dominique Rossetti, the Chargé d’affaires to Sudan, as its first non-resident ambassador to Eritrea. Ambassador Rossetti presented his letter of credence to President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday (09). Prior to Ambassador Dominique Rossetti’s appointment, Canada was represented by an Honorary Consul in Asmara. The Eritrean embassy […]
Continue ReadingTESFANEWS has learned that a human rights lawyer retained by the Hidmonna Eritrean-Canadian Human Rights Group Inc. is being investigated for allegedly failing to register as a lobbyist after a complaint was filed under Canada’s federal Lobbying Act. Earlier this month, The Winnipeg Free Press reported that David Matas met privately with Citizenship and Immigration Minister […]
Continue ReadingBy The Isaac Brock Society, ONLY one week after ushering-in FATCA on Canada Day, Canada’s government is warning the Eritrean consulate to stop harassing Eritrean-Canadians or risk closure of its consulate. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird made the announcement today in Ottawa. Fair enough to say that this is certainly one of the most egregiously hypocritical moves […]
Continue ReadingJuly 8 2014 is designated as Action Day By CECCO, FOR all Canadian-Eritreans in support of the continuation of consular services via the Eritrean Consulate in Toronto and keeping services available to the public. The Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations (CECCO) is calling to action all member organizations and friends by petitioning in […]
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