BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) In the article, “When Worn Out (African) Arguments are Repackaged for Mainstream Consumption”, the author exposes several of the key shortcomings and weaknesses of a recently published article in African Arguments which discussed migration in Eritrea. The critique of the African Arguments article serves as an important reminder that mainstream coverage […]
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Israeli government calls on migrants from Sudan and Eritrea to ‘leave to their country or a third country’, offering $3,500 to those who depart by April, and prison to those who refuse BY TESFANEWS * The Israeli government has ordered thousands of African refugees and migrants to leave the country within three months or face […]
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BY ERITREA REPRESENTATIVE – GENEVA Madam Chair and Honorable Delegates My delegation congratulates Madam Chair for your election as Chair of the 68th EXCOM session and assures support to your leadership. Our tribute also goes to the High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi for his leadership of the UNHCR.
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By Enrico Corporal, A soldier chews on a leaf of khat, a mild stimulant, and spits it on the ground. “Hey you, ferenji, how much do you want to take me with you to Italy?” he asks me, laughing with his comrade. Ferenji means stranger in Amharic, Ethiopia’s official language. In the small, far-flung town […]
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By Mary Harper | for BBC, The migration crisis in Europe has thrust Eritrea under the spotlight. Last year, more people fled to Europe from this small nation than from any other African country. The BBC’s Mary Harper has gained rare access. One of the first people I meet in Eritrea is a young woman […]
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By Fikrejesus Amahazion (PhD), Last week, Eritrea Profile featured an interview with Mary Harper, Africa Editor for BBC World News. Harper recently spent several weeks in Eritrea covering the country’s Independence Day celebrations, and her analyses, both within her interview with Eritrea Profile as well as in other outlets, have been balanced, impartial, thoughtful, and […]
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By Colette Braeckman | for Le Soir, While Eritrea is known to send every year thousands of young people to try their luck on the dangerous roads of exile, this time it is towards Asmara that the additional flights had to be provided in because of the crowds! Coming from the US, Canada, all European […]
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By VOA News, For many years Europe has welcomed refugees from Eritrea – a nation that has acquired a reputation among western powers as a totalitarian state – a hermit nation on the Horn of Africa. But even after yet another United Nations charge of human right violations by Eritrea’s leaders, a high government official […]
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