Eritrea Rejoins East African Bloc Igad after 16-year absence
By: AFP
Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of the body, Information Minister Yemane Meskel said Monday.
Eritrean leader lands in Russia on Putin’s invitation
By: BBC
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has landed in Moscow for a four-day official visit to Russia, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.
The Foreign and Culture Ministers are also on the...
Afwerki, Hemetti discuss Eritrean Sudanese relations
By: SUDAN TRIBUNE
Sudan’s Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemetti” and Eritrean President Isaias Afwreki on Monday held talks on bilateral relations, according to the statement by the two countries.
Russian Foreign Minister meets Eritrean President
By: Horndiplomat Staff writer
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Eritrea on Thursday for a one-day visit, the information ministry announced, as part of an African tour aimed at drumming up support for Moscow.
Eritrea, Somalia Leaders Vow Cooperation on Defense, Political Efforts
By: VOA NEWS
The leaders of Eritrea and Somalia have announced the signing of an agreement covering defense, security, diplomatic and political cooperation.The agreement, finalized by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was reached...
Eritrean dies aged 127 after joyful life – family
By:BBC AFRICA
A man in Eritrea has died at the age of 127, his family has said, expressing the hope that Natabay Tinsiew will earn a place in the Guinness World Records as the oldest person to have ever lived.
"Patience, generosity and a joyful life"...
Ethiopia Envoy: Eritrean Troops in Tigray Will `Leave Soon’
By: AP
Ethiopia’s U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that Eritrean troops who have been fighting with his country’s forces in a war against the Tigray region’s fugitive leaders “will definitely leave soon,” a move that would be welcomed by many including the United Nations whose humanitarian...
Blinken Presses Ethiopia’s Abiy on Withdrawal of Eritreans From Tigray
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for troops from Eritrea involved in the Tigray conflict to be withdrawn "immediately, in full, and in a verifiable manner," according to a statement.
Blinken said Eritrean forces and Amhara regional...
Op-Ed: Where is Abiy’s Leadership
By: Abdiaziz Ali Hussein
Onslaughts and counter onslaughts will neither bring last peace nor victory into the yard of any region. Actors who can consciously touch the FULL STOP switch of the tension between the two brotherly regions, Afar and Somali must do thier...
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray
BY:REUTERS
Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Tigray region in the north, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said.
The United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries called on Friday for a swift, unconditional and verifiable withdrawal of the Eritrean soldiers, followed by a political process...