By BBC, DOZENS of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean after a boat carrying an estimated 137 people deflates south of Sicily, Save the Children says. The aid group says survivors reported up to 40 people fell into the sea as a rescue vessel was approaching. Those rescued arrived in the Sicilian port city of […]
Continue ReadingJoint Sudanese-Libyan forces rescued 319 people that were stranded in the desert after abandoned by human traffickers By Aljazeera, NINE immigrants have died among around 319 abandoned by smugglers in the scorching Sudanese-Libyan desert, with the others in poor condition, Khartoum’s army says. “They were on their way to Libya as illegal immigrants,” spokesman Sawarmi Khaled […]
Continue ReadingBy Shabait, The Eritrean Embassy in the Republic of South Sudan has evacuated nationals from warzones, especially Bentieyu and Bor cities, to Juba in collaboration with the United Nations. The 217 Eritrean nationals, 20 of whom comprising mothers and children, had sought asylum in the compound of the UN office after they were displaced following […]
Continue Reading“Thousands of armed youth loyal to ousted Vice President Riek Machar (aka “White Army”) are marching toward the government-held town of Bor as the international community presses for a cease-fire.” – VOA By ESAT, Ethiopian emigrants that reside in the Unity State of South Sudan are stating that they are found in war zone and […]
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Roberts, More than half the survivors of the Lampedusa shipwreck have fled Italy for northern Europe- a day after being transferred to the mainland. The 89 migrants, including one woman, all from Eritrea, had been provided with accommodation in Rome, where they could stay for six months after their horrific ordeal. But just […]
Continue ReadingBy AFP, Dozens of asylum-seekers on a boat that sank near the Italian coast last month with the loss of 366 lives were raped and tortured in Libya before starting their journey, the police said on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Berhane Woldu, Sitting in front of my TV watching the Lampedusa, human tragedy was unbearable. For Eritrea it’s a great lose. In the history of Eritrea, be it during the war for liberation or during the war of aggression, loss of this magnitude in a fraction of a day has never happened.
Continue ReadingBoeing 767 touches down safely despite failure in one engine; no injuries reported By Naama Barak, An El Al flight en route from Bangkok to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Eritrea on Wednesday morning after a fault was discovered in one of the plane’s engines. The 767 Boeing airplane landed safely at an […]
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