December 3

• Ethiopia: Reflections On Relations Between Ethiopia and Eritrea [opinion]

  Historically, Ethiopia and Eritrea have not been united in one country. However, first Eritrea then Ethiopia have been occupied as Italian colonies, which imposed upon them Italian... Read more »

November 14

• Eritrea: Opposition Renews Calls for Mass Revolt Against Regime

  An exiled Eritrean opposition force on Tuesday made fresh calls for public uprising against president Isaias Afeworki's regime in Asmara. Read more »

November 11

• Eritrea: Exiled Radio Station Jammed

  An international press freedom advocacy group, said on Thursday that it has launched investigation over the acts of piracy perpetrated against an independent Eritrean satellite... Read more »

October 31

• Eritrea: Eritrean Journalist's Case Referred to African Rights Panel

  European jurists have brought the cases of long imprisoned Swedish-Eritrean journalist and activist, Dawit Isaac to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR). Read more »

October 30

• Kenya: Kenya PM Urges Eritrea to Back Regional Peace

  Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki, on Monday urged Eritrea to support regional peace initiatives before it re-joins the regional grouping of Horn and East African nations, the... Read more »

October 28

• Eritrea: South Sudan Set to Mediate Over Border Row with Ethiopia

  South Sudan said that it is working to mediate between Ethiopia and Eritrea who have been at odds since a border war which ended in 2000. Read more »

October 22

• Eritrea: Eritrean Afars Outcry Over Forced Displacement

  An Eritrean opposition group alleged Saturday that the government in Asmara is forcibly displacing members of the Afar ethnic minority from their ancestral lands. Read more »

October 11

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Frees Eritrean POWs

  Ethiopia has released a total of 75 Eritrean prisoners of war who were captured by the Ethiopian army during cross border attacks it carried out in March 2011. Read more »

October 8

• Eritrea: Eritrea Rejects Appointment of UN Special Rapporteur

  The Eritrean government has rejected the appointment of a UN Special Rapporteur to the Red Sea nation. Read more »

October 6

• Eritrea: Air Force Captains Defect

  Two military Eritrean pilots on Tuesday defected with their airplane to the Saudi Arabia and were they are being kept in secret locations, A French radio reported. Read more »

October 5

• Eritrea: Eritrea and Yemen Allegedly 'Conspire' to Deport Refugees

  An exiled Eritrean opposition political organization has denounced what it said was a "security arrangement" between Eritrea and Yemen to deport thousands of Eritrean refugees,... Read more »

September 3

• Eritrea: Watchdog - Eritrean Journalists Die in Prison

  Three Eritrean journalists who have been detained for over a decade in Eritrea died, the Paris-based media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) claimed in a report published... Read more »

September 2

• Sudan: Ruling Party Welcomes Eritrean Initiative With SPLM-N Rebels

  Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said Eritrea launched an initiative to bridge the gaps between the government and members of the rebel Sudan people's Liberation... Read more »

August 31

• Eritrea: Three Journalists Held Since 2001 Die in Eiraeiro Prison Camp [press release]

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August 22

• East Africa: Will This Be the Time to Talk Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea? [opinion]

  The horn of Africa has seen recurring turbulent events again and again. Precious time wasted as is the demise of many innocent lives. Read more »

August 20

• Eritrea: Eritrea Seeks to Facilitate Talks Between Sudan and SPLM-N Rebels

  Eritrean government has launched an initiative to bridge gaps between the Sudanese government and Sudan people's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) in order to end the South... Read more »

June 21

• Sudan: South Sudan Seeks Eritrea's Role to Negotiations With Sudan

  South Sudan has asked neighbouring Eritrea to play a diplomatic role in pushing Sudan to commit itself for a genuine negotiations with South Sudan on the existing outstanding... Read more »

June 1

• Sudan: Eritrea, Country Sign Agreement On Educational Cooperation

  Eritrea and neighbouring Sudan have signed a framework agreement on working together on strengthening educational links and related fields, according to Eritrean state media. Read more »

May 25

• East Africa: Eritrean, Sudanese Leaders Hold Talks in Asmara

  Eritrean President, Issais Afewerki, and his Sudanese counterpart Omer Hassan Al-Bashir held talks in Asmara on Thursday on a number of bilateral issues of mutual concern to the... Read more »

May 10

• Eritrea: Opposition Calls for Release of Nationals From Yemeni Prison

  Exiled Eritrean opposition group, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) on Wednesday alleged that hundreds of Eritrean refugees who fled to Yemen due to political... Read more »

May 4

• Eritrea: Eritrea Tops Global List of Worst Censors

  Eritrea has become the world's worst nation in terms of censorship, according to a new report by a press watchdog, surpassing the long-time leading nation of the list, North Korea. Read more »

April 30

• Eritrea: President's TV Appearance Dispels Rumours of His Death

  The president of Eritrea, Isaias Aferwerki, appeared on state television on Saturday, ending speculation that he had died. Read more »

April 24

• Eritrea: Govt Blames CIA for Rumours of President's Ill Health

  The Eritrean government on Monday dismissed allegations that its president, Isaias Afewerki, is fatally ill; claiming it is a smear campaign orchestrated by the US Central... Read more »

April 18

• South Sudan: Rebels Armed By Sudan, Eritrea - Small Arms Survey

  Rebels fighting the South Sudan government are receiving weapons and ammunition from Sudan and Eritrea, says a report by Small Arms Survey; an independent research project in... Read more »

April 9

• Sudan: Detained Eritrean Journalist Admitted to Hospital in Serious Condition

  Reporters Without Borders has learned that the journalist Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu, in custody since her arrest in February 2009, was admitted to hospital in the Eritrean capital... Read more »