Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Hilversum)
The Dutch public broadcaster's Africa service.
Website: http://www.rnw.nl/africa
December 15, 2012
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Somalia: Amsterdam Gives Asylum Seekers Shelter for the Winter [interview]
Two weeks ago, some 100 asylum seekers - mostly from Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan - were evicted from their temporary tent camp in Amsterdam. By the end of the day, 96 of them were... Read more »
September 19, 2012
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Eritrea: Newspaperman in Israel Tells It Like It Is
Earlier this month, 21 refugees from Eritrea made international headlines when stranded at the Israeli-Egyptian border. Last month, three migrants from the east African country... Read more »
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Eritrea: Eritrean Newspaper Man in Israel Tells It Like It Is
Earlier this month, 21 refugees from Eritrea made international headlines when stranded at the Israeli-Egyptian border. Last month, three migrants from the east African country... Read more »
August 16, 2012
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Eritrea: 'Close the Eritrean Consulate,' Says Dutch-Eritrean Journalist [interview]
He refuses to pay 2 percent income tax to the Eritrean government. Dutch-Eritrean journalist Habtom Yohannes, who has been living in the Netherlands since the 1980s, is a firm... Read more »
August 14, 2012
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Eritrea: Dutch Eritreans Forced to Pay 'War Tax'
The Eritrean Consulate in The Hague has been extorting money from Eritreans in the Netherlands for almost twenty years. A report in Dutch daily De Volkskant claims people are being... Read more »
July 21, 2012
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Eritrea: Seeking Home - From Two Wheels
Twenty-seven-year-old Eritrean exile Daniel Abraham spends as much time as he can on his race bike. RNW recently met up with him to find out what's got him pedalling so fast - and... Read more »
January 16, 2012
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Sudan: Nation Busts People Smugglers - Report
Sudanese intelligence officers have broken up a ring preparing to smuggle Eritreans to Israel, a report said on Monday, just days after UN officials voiced concern over the gangs. Read more »
January 14, 2012
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Eritrea: People Traffickers Stalk Eritreans in Sudan Desert
Moving at night through the cold, flat desert, armed people smugglers are exploiting, abducting and sometimes killing Eritreans fleeing their authoritarian homeland, the UN and... Read more »
January 12, 2012
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Eritrea: Eritrean Refugees Kidnapped, Killed - UNHCR Chief
Eritrean refugees are being kidnapped and sometimes killed by human traffickers, the head of the UN's refugee agency said in Sudan on Thursday, calling for global action against... Read more »
December 06, 2011
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Eritrea: UN Extends Country Sanctions for Somalia Interference
Sanctions against Eritrea imposed by the UN Security Council have been expanded in an attempt to curtail the sponsorship of Islamist fighters in Somalia. Read more »
December 05, 2011
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Africa: Leaders Demand UN Action Against Eritrea
East African leaders on Monday demanded that the UN Security Council clamp down on isolated Eritrea which they accused of unprovoked invasions, terrorism and flouting international... Read more »
December 02, 2011
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Eritrea: UN Council Refuses to Delay Country's Sanctions Vote
The UN Security Council on Friday refused to delay a vote next week on taking sanctions against Eritrea so the isolated country's head of state can make his case, diplomats said. Read more »
December 01, 2011
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Eritrea: Another Young Asylum Seeker in Trouble
Dutch asylum policy has gained more attention this year than ever before. Three children's faces have figured prominently in the newspapers and on TV - Sahar, Mauro and now the... Read more »
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