The African Union (AU) has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea and other parties backing the insurgents fighting to overthrow Somalia's transitional federal ...

A group of East African states has called for air and sea blockades of Somalia to prevent outside forces – including the Eritrean government – from sending weapons and fighters to support ...

The 33rd Extra-ordinary Meeting (Extra-ordinary No. 1) of the IGAD Council of Ministers was convened at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 20th May 2009 to discuss the developments in Somalia since the 32nd ...

Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki who gave an exclusive interview with Shabelle television and radio condemned the African Union troops in Mogadishu and said they could not keep peace in Somalia.

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 190th meeting held on 22 May 2009, considered the situation in Somalia in light of the outcome of the 33rd Extraordinary Session of the ...

The United States urges the Government of the State of Eritrea to stop fanning the flames of violence in Somalia.

President Isaias Afwerki said that the deliberate Security Council accusation that 'Eritrea is arming the Ashebab Somali group is a baseless slander designed to escape responsibility and achieve a ...

In an interview with Shabelle Radio & Television based in Mogadishu, President Isaias Afwerki said that Eritrea's support to Somali nationals fighting for the reconstitution of their country in ...