Category: Eritrea
The State of Eritrea covers 117,600 sq km (45,405 sq mi) and it is bounded on the east by the Red Sea, on the southeast by Djibouti, on the south and west by Ethiopia, and on the north and northwest by Sudan.
It became a de facto state in 1991 after a long secession war, later formalized in 1993 by a referendum.
Isaias Afewerki is the only President of Eritrea since independence with no constitution or election.
Eritrea’s population is estimated about 6 million in 2014. Asmara is the capital, while Massawa is the main port.
Read the posts related to Eritrea below.
EU anxious over political prisoners in Eritrea | A Week in the Horn
The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs has declared that the EU remains deeply.
Eritrea: Three more journalists die in prison
The deaths of three more journalists have been reported at the notorious and isolated prison.
Ethiopia-Eritrea: Rising Tensions Amid New Opportunities for Engagement
* The latest report from the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has.
United States announced sanctions on 6 Al-Shabaab supporters on July 5. The list includes two.
July 3, 2012: Ethiopia has emerged as East Africa’s political powerhouse, despite being landlocked. Eritrea.
Eritrean pleads guilty to aiding Al-Shabaab – in US court
An Eritrean man pleaded guilty in a US court last week to charges of financing.
Eritrea at 21: Still refusing to “come of age”
Eritrea is 21. This is the time when people normally “come of age”, and assume.
Eritrean army shelled Badme town with heavy artillery, a local newspaper reported. According to the.
Briefing| Global censorship: the usual suspects and a few surprises
When it comes to media censorship we think of the usual pantheon of dictators and.
Israel to deport Ethiopian, S.Sudanese and to lock Eritrean, Sudanese migrants
Highlights: * [Israeli PM] ordered his ministers to accelerate efforts to deport citizens of South.