“India is indeed a genuine partner of Eritrea.” – President Isaias BY MOI ERITREA President Isaias Afwerki today met and held talks at the State House with Mr. Velamveli Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs of the Republic of India. President Isaias underlined in the meeting that India is indeed a genuine partner of […]
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Broad range of Issues of bilateral cooperation discussed during submission of credentials BY SHABAIT President Isaias Afwerki received at the Denden Guest House the credentials of 29 Ambassadors. The resident and non-resident Ambassadors that submitted their credentials are:
Continue ReadingBy Arul Louis, INDIA has called for focusing UN human rights endeavours on advocacy and consensus building, while eschewing ideologically-driven pronouncements and striving for impartiality. Indian Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji told the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Monday: “The focus should be on advocacy and consensus building through promotion of better understanding of human rights issues” […]
Continue ReadingBy Aman Sethi, In 2008, Karuturi Global made international headlines when it leased 300,000 hectares (ha) of land in southern Ethiopia with the stated aim of becoming the world’s largest food producer. Five years on, the slow progress of Karuturi and similar projects has prompted the Ethiopian government to reassess its policy of leasing vast […]
Continue Reading“Eritrea has become a threat – ‘a threat of a good example, ‘a beacon of hope in a continent that filled with misery and despair, and where Africans, despite their abundant resources, have been relegated to live on handouts from the generous west” – Sophia Tesfamariam By Merhawi, Two decades ago, as Eritrea’s decades long war for independence […]
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