By MK BHADRAKUMAR Chinese foreign ministers have traditionally marked the new year by visiting the African continent. Wang Yi’s 2022 African tour begins with Eritrea against the backdrop of the US strategy in the Horn of Africa to gain control of the strategically vital Red Sea that connects the Indian …
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by Markus Rudolf In Ethiopia’s north, violent conflict is escalating. Refugees from neighbouring Eritrea are among the victims. They need protection, but the camps they live in are exposed to violence from different parties. Serious civil strife erupted in Ethiopia in November 2020, pitting the central government in Addis Ababa …
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By Declan Walsh Dec. 20, 2021 NAIROBI, Kenya — After Ethiopia’s embattled prime minister pulled off a stunning military victory earlier this month, reversing a rebel march on the capital that threatened to overthrow him, he credited the bravery of his troops. “Ethiopia is proud of your unbelievable heroism,” the jubilant leader, …
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Overview Eritrea is a militarized authoritarian state that has not held a national election since independence from Ethiopia in 1993. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), headed by President Isaias Afwerki, is the sole political aparty. Arbitrary detention is commonplace, and citizens are required to perform national service, …
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A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT When Eritrea sent troops into the Tigray region, the secretive nation seized a double opportunity: It detained thousands of Eritrean refugees as it battled Ethiopia’s former rulers. Spearheading the bloody campaign: a colonel nicknamed ‘Son of Bread’ By AYENAT MERSIE, GIULIA PARAVICINI and KATHARINE HOURELD Filed Nov. 1, 2021, 11 a.m. …
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Eritrea, in eastern Africa, has been likened to North Korea because of its brutal and secretive government. Source: SBS Dateline. Over the past two decades, more than half a million Eritreans have fled their home country. They say they are escaping one of the most brutal and secretive dictatorships in …
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500,000 Refugees, ‘Slavery-like’ Compulsory Service, No National Elections, Border Conflicts & Secret Prisons: 5 Human Rights Crises in Eritrea A still image from the new documentary “Escaping Eritrea,” of a refugee camp along the border with Ethiopia. The ongoing exodus is one of several human rights crises in the …
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