BY ANN GARRISON | BLACK AGENDA REPORT I had no idea until today that International Workers’ Day is a national holiday in Eritrea. I missed the celebrations because I was rushing to the airport to get from Addis Ababa to Asmara, the Eritrean capital, but today I took a cell phone snap of the banner […]
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“Developments in every country in this region affect Eritrea, but relatively speaking, Ethiopian developments affect us even more directly, which is why we remain committed to its stability and its people’s wellbeing.” – President Isaias Afwerki BY SHABAIT Q : What explains the West’s hostility toward the tri-lateral friendship and cooperation agreement signed between Somalia, […]
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Sudan agreed to pay $335m to victims of the 1998 terror attack in exchange for the end of a U.S. designation BY AL JAZEERA President Donald Trump has said the United States will remove Sudan from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list after the government in Khartoum paid compensation to victims of attacks. Trump, who […]
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This is an exclusive interview with Eritrea’s Minister of Information BY GUIDO TALARICO | EASTWEST MAGAZINE A few days ago, the Eritrean Ministry of Information published documents that would prove the involvement of the CIA (the US secret services), Mossad (the Israeli secret services) and some NGOs in a series of activities aimed at boycotting Eritrea.
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Economic sanctions against Eritrea have been in place since 2009, while an arms embargo has been imposed since 2013 BY TASS – RUSSIAN NEWS AGENCY Russian President Vladimir Putin has lifted the sanctions imposed on Eritrea, which have been in place for almost ten years. The presidential decree is published on the official portal of […]
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BY CALEB AJINOMOH | VENTURE AFRICA In a move that carries great significance for the country’s future, Eritrea has been removed from the United States’ terror watch list. This list comprises of nations believed by the US State Department to be uncooperative in the global fight against terrorism.
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Expulsion would last ‘until the effective establishment of a Civilian-led Transitional gov’t’ BY TESFANEWS* The African Union has suspended Sudan’s membership “with immediate effect”, amid an upsurge of violence in the capital that has seen dozens killed and growing fears that splits among the ruling military regime could lead to civil war and anarchy.
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Eritrea is being removed from the United States government’s list of countries deemed not to be cooperating fully with U.S. counterterror efforts.
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