Thousands of Eritreans are reportedly detained without charge in the country's prisons often in deplorable conditions in an effort to silence dissent, says Amnesty International. Read more »

After more than a decade of low-level hostilities and sour relations, there are signs that Ethiopia and Eritrea could be ready to talk again. Read more »

With events in the past year suggesting change could be afoot, the time is ripe for renewed attention on Ethiopia-Eritrea relations, writes Jason Mosley for ThinkAfrica Press. Read more »

The Ugandan government has reportedly granted refugee status to 15 former members of Eritrea's national football team who disappeared in the country in 2012 while taking part in a ... Read more »

The country's biggest opposition group is calling for urgent action to stop rising abductions and disappearances of Eritrean refugees sheltered at a camp in Sudan. Read more »

The country's information minister has confirmed that he fled Eritrea during a business trip to Germany. Ali Abdu Ahmed was apparently one of the president's closest associates. Read more »

The construction of the Gibe III Dam, the world’s fourth largest hydropower project, has raised concerns that more than half a million people’s livelihoods in Ethiopia and ... Read more »

Renowned cyclist Daniel Teklehaimanot is up against Dider Drogba, Yaya Tor'e, Samuel Eto'o and Andri'e Ayaw for the Best African Sportsman of 2012 accolade. Read more »

The prime minister says he is willing to have direct negotiations with Eritrea to find a resolution to the long-standing border dispute. Read more »

The country proved once again that they are the continent's cycling giants after winning the African Continental Cycling Championship for the third consecutive year. Read more »