Asylum-seekers from South Sudan have until the end of March to return or face deportation, but some say conditions are not yet conducive for their return. Read more »
Thousands of young Eritreans flee to Ethiopia via Sudan in the hope of escaping conscription and poverty, but the journey is fraught with danger. Read more »
Ethiopian forces carried out cross-border attacks against rebel bases inside neighbouring Eritrea, destroying "three mercenary camps". The U.S. has called on both countries to ... Read more »
A European court has ruled that the rights of a group of Somali and Eritrean nationals who were intercepted by Italian Customs boats and returned to Libya in 2009 were violated. Read more »
For a long while, Africa's diaspora have been a trump card afro-optimists have wielded against the pessimists despairing about the future of the continent. Read more »
Eritrea has reacted with fury to new sanctions handed down by the United Nations Security Council for supporting Islamist militants, including Al-Shabaab, in Somalia. Read more »
Russell Southwood of Balancing Act reports on the launch of an ambitious project to connect Africa, South America, North America and Europe. Read more »
The United Nations refugee agency condemned Sudan's deportation of more than 300 Eritrean refugees and asylum-seekers after weeks of detention. Read more »
An exiled opposition group has accused the government of failing to extend assistance to thousands of nationals affected by volcanic activity and famine in the Dankalia region. Read more »
The human rights group, Amnesty International, has launched a campaign for the release of opposition politicians arrested ten years ago by one of the world's most oppressive ... Read more »
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