Eritrea is coming in from the cold. Could that spark a shooting war with Ethiopia? BY TOM GARDNER | FOREIGN POLICY Two recent and seemingly incongruous events may one day be seen as symbolic turning points for Eritrea, a one-party state often referred to as Africa’s hermit kingdom. The first was a bloody clash on Eritrea’s […]
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By Simon Keleta, Eritrea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs seems to have been quite busy this past year. The effect of Eritrea’s growing relations have clearly borne fruit within the halls of the UN. To understand the gains made in 2015, we must first recall UN Security Council Resolution 1907 and the conditions that brought sanctions […]
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By Amanuel Biedemariam, For many underdeveloped countries particularly African, Diplomacy means: to be flexible, to acquiesce, compromise, undermine-once-principle and values to accommodate suitors at the expense of long term interests of the nations they claim serve. Eritrea’s firm and principled stances are therefore aberration to the norm and thorn on the sides of those who […]
Continue ReadingBy Sudan Vision, President of the Republic Omer Al Bashir has received a written message from his Eritrean counterpart Issias Afwerki dealing with mutual cooperation between the two countries. The message was conveyed to the President by Afwerki’s envoy. Al Bashir lauded the distinguished relations between Sudan and Eritrea and instructed competent authorities to coordinate […]
Continue ReadingBy Berouk Mesfin, Eritrea and South Africa formally established diplomatic relations in 1994. Eighteen years later, the two states seem to be strengthening their bilateral relations. In March, Iqbal Jhazbhay, the new South African ambassador to Eritrea, presented his credentials to President Isaias Afwerki. Significantly, Jhazbhay was warmly received by the president only a week […]
Continue ReadingBy Shabait, President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, received credentials of 11 Ambassadors accredited to Eritrea. At a special ceremony held at the State House in Asmara, Ambassadors from the UK, China, Republic of South Sudan, Germany, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Australia and the UN submitted their respective credentials.
Continue ReadingBy Shabait, President Isaias Afwerki received the credentials of more than 20 Ambassadors in a ceremony conducted at the National Palace. During the presentation ceremony, the Ambassadors asserted that they would play positive role in strengthening relations between Eritrea and their respective countries.
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