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U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan

August 28, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. BY ROBBIE GRAMER | FOREIGN POLICY Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan to halt U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia as the Trump administration attempts to mediate a dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the East African country’s construction of […]

Eritrea Finally Out of US Doghouse

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

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.

US Removing Eritrea from Counter-Terrorism Non-Cooperation List

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

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.

US Imposed Arms Embargo on South Sudan

February 3, 2018February 3, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

The US announces unilateral arms restrictions on South Sudan, calls on members of UN Security Council to support arms embargo. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The Trump administration is imposing a U.S. arms embargo on civil war-torn South Sudan while urging the United Nations and other countries to do the same. The State Department said Friday the U.S. is restricting […]

U.S. Suspends Issuance of ‘B Visas’ to Eritrean Nationals Over Deportation

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017TesfaNews23 Comments

BY AGENCIES The State Department has imposed visa sanctions against Eritrea and three other countries (Guinea, Sierra Leon and Cambodia) for failing to take back deported citizens from the U.S. The U.S. Embassy in Asmara today announced that it will stop issuing business and tourism visas to citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents of Eritrea, with […]

U.S. Sanctions on Eritrean Navy: The Hypocrisy Continues!

April 4, 2017July 31, 2020TesfaNews25 Comments

BY NJR At the present, in a time when the Eritrean Government is working hard with the International community to lift the sanctions; for the U.S. government to impose unilateral sanction on the Eritrean Navy based on baseless allegations of trading military arms with North Korea is unsubstantiated. It goes without saying that the Eritrean […]

Eritrea: State Department’s Unwarranted Act

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017TesfaNews46 Comments

BY MINISTRY OF INFORMATION On March 30th last week, the US State Department announced another inexplicable and unwarranted act against Eritrea. The pattern is sadly the same. Fallacious reports are first floated and illicit measures subsequently announced by the same architects who act as the plaintiff, prosecutor and judge.

Eritrea – USA Relations Whence From?

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016TesfaNews20 Comments

By Berhane Alazar, Although not exactly alarming anymore, the perpetuous actions the US have been actively taking against Eritrea and its people for some time now has been weird and perplexing to put it mildly. The latest silly action taken by certain US government officials against Eritrea over the weekend begs the question: “Why are […]