Tag: eritrea
Eritrea: President Isaias Tours Ethiopian Military Installations
Addis Ababa, October 14, 2020 –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and the Eritrean this afternoon visited the recently restructured Ethio-Engineering Group. Located in the town of Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, the company currently produces vehicles for the defense forces as well as for commercial use. Later, the two leaders also visited the Ethiopian Air Force. After…
Eritrea: Troops round up Afar families
ASMARA (HAN) October 13. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Statement by Afar Al-Red Sea for Human Rights, regarding the arbitrary arrests of a number of mothers and children in (Adili), Qalalou Directorate, north of Afar Al-Red Sea Region. The authorities of the Eritrean regime continue their repeated attacks and…
Eritrea: Jailed Eritrean poet, critic wins prestigious prize
PEN Pinter Prize 2020 winner Linton Kwesi Johnson announces Amanuel Asrat as the International Writer of Courage 2020 Amanuel Asrat was arrested in September 2001 amid a crackdown on private media. 19 years later, it is believed he is still detained in a maximum-security prison. Eritrean poet, critic and editor-in-chief of the leading newspaper Zemen,…
Eritrea: Policy considerations and precepts on COVID-19
ASMARA (HAN) October 12. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. 1.The Government of Eritrea’s central, two-track policy framework was anchored, from the outset, on a robust preventive strategy that encompassed the full arsenal of standard and customized tools of suppression to pre-empt, and in the case of the first outbreak,…
Eritrea was isolated from Sudan peace deal
ASMARA (HAN) October 5. 2020. Public Diplomacy, Monitoring Regional Issues. Eritrea was isolated from Sudan peace deal signed in South Sudan, Juba, on 3 Oct. All regional leaders and other international dignitaries attended the ceremony. One of the dignitaries, the President of Somalia, arrived in Asmara today. Sudan’s government and rebel groups on Saturday inked…
Eritrea: Somali Leader arrived in Asmara, discuss progress of bilateral ties
ASMARA (HAN) October 4. 2020. Public Diplomacy, Monitoring Regional Issues. The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohammed A. Mohammed, arrived in Asmara in mid-morning hours today for 2-day working visit. President Mohammed & his delegation were accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki on arrival at Asmara International Airport. The two Heads…
Eritrea: Qualities That Make Successful Eritrean Farmer
Mr. Oqbay Tela, an exemplary farmer in Gash Barka region, owns a big farm that produces mainly vegetables and fruits. He has become a successful farmer with dauntless efforts and hard work. Unlike many who give up after a few attempts, Mr. Oqbay patiently turned the land that was given to him into fertile land.…
Ethiopia: Security Service Seizes 4KG Cocaine
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) September 20. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) of Ethiopia yesterday intercepted 4kg cocaine worth $400,000. According to a statement NISS sent to FBC yesterday, it was seized at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport being transported to Bangkok, the…
Eritrea:The 1903 Historic Italian Public School Shutdown
ASMARA (HAN) September 20. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. by Daniel Wedi Korbarin. Today, September 14, schools reopen in Italy while in Eritrea the historic Italian public school remains closed. The Italian Embassy in Asmara communicated this last August 31 with a decree: ” precautionary decree for the temporary closure of…
Eritrea Free Press #19StolenYears
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) September 19. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. People who haven’t experienced Eritrea’s descent into totalitarianism first hand cannot truly understand what daily life looks like there. Even the infamous labels associated with the country – such as “most censored” country on Earth or the bottom-ranked nation on…
