Terrorism

5 yrs before 9/11: bin Laden linked attacks on Ethiopia

Ethiopia had been fighting a terrorist group linked to Osama bin Laden years before the 9/11 attack on New York…

US wants more sanction on ‘famine hit’ Eritrea

Highlights: United States is very much interested in additional pressure and sanctions....we think that that is timely. We believe there…

UN Tightens Sanctions Regime on Eritrea, Somalia [Text of Resolution 2002-2011]

The United Nations Security Council decided unanimously to tighten the Sanctions regime on Somalia and Eritrea and Somalia, as well…

[Excerpts] UN report confirms Eritrea-ONLF-Somalia’s Islamic Courts Union link

Highlight: In 2006, following the seizure of Mogadishu by the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), Eritrean assistance to UIC was…

UN report: Eritrea plotted to ‘make Addis Ababa like Baghdad’

UN confirmed Eritrea plotted to attack an African Union summit in Ethiopia in January and is financing Al-Shabaab, the al…

Text of UN report on Eritrea’s plot to bomb AU summit

Highlight: “Te’ame opened his laptop and showed me a video about how Iraqi insurgents have used explosives to powerful effect.…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab divided on aid ban

Following media claims that Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist group, lifted its ban on aid agencies, the group's spokesperson denied…

Ethiopia wants no sanction on Eritrea’s remittance flows

Highlight: Ethiopian government wants sanctions to bankrupt the Asmaran regime, while leaving the remittance flow unchecked Ethiopian Dep.PM asked United…

Eritrea at the UN Security Council closed meeting

Highlights: Pres. Isiais Afeworki asked Ban Ki-moon for ‘three hours’ to make his case; 'Eritrea is going to get its…

Ethiopia, Kenya deficient in combating money laundering, terrorist financing – FATF warns

A global financial oversight body urged Ethiopia , Kenya and 6 other countries to address their ‘strategic deficiencies’ with respect…

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