UN Group Recommends Dropping Inquiry into Eritrea’s Ties to Al-Shabab

The finding of the UN panel that it has, for its 4th consecutive mandate, not found any conclusive evidence of support provided by Eritrea to Al-Shabaab, is reason enough to make the panel’s proposed visit to Eritrea irrelevant. BY SALEM SOLOMON | VOA NEWS After years of inquiry, the U.N. Monitoring Group on Somalia and […]

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No Eritrea Support to Al-Shabaab: UN Report

The Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has, for its fourth consecutive mandate, not found any  conclusive evidence of support provided by Eritrea to Al-Shabaab. BY SOMALIA ERITREA MONITORING GROUP On behalf of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea, and in accordance with paragraph 40 […]

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Newsweek: Fake, Fluff and Fiction

“Newsweek seem intent on serializing negative narratives by rabid TPLF lobbyist; Eritrea’s track record of combating terrorism is impeccable” – Yemane G. Meskel, Minister of Information. BY SOPHIA TESFAMARIAM | SHABAIT The once venerable weekly magazine owned by the Washington Post Company suffered a precipitous decline and was sold to the digital news company International […]

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Security Council Expresses Intention to Review Eritrea Sanctions

The Security Council Extends Arms Embargoes on Somalia, Eritrea, Adopting Resolution 2317 (2016) by 10 Votes in Favour, with 5 Abstentions. By TesfaNews, The UN Security Council extends on Thursday (10) its arms embargoes on Somalia and Eritrea, Adopting Resolution 2317 (2016) by a vote of 10 in favour, none against, and with 5 abstentions […]

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What’s in Blue: Vote on Draft Resolution on Eritrea Sanction

Council members concern: Lifting of sanctions while Eritrea not fully cooperating with the SEMG sends negative signal to the behaviour of other countries under UN sanctions By Security Council, Today, the Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution on Somalia and Eritrea Sanctions. It is not clear if every issue has been addressed to the satisfaction of […]

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Report of the UN Monitoring Group Pursuant to UNSC Resolution 2244 (2015): Eritrea

By Somalia Eritrea Monitoring Group, Pursuant to Security Council resolution 1907 (2009), sanctions were imposed on Eritrea on 23 December 2009. Since then, the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has visited Eritrea twice, most recently in 2011. Notwithstanding the initiatives and efforts of successive Chairs and other members of the Security Council Committee pursuant […]

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