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Eritrea: Monetary Support To Families Of Martyrs
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare reported that the Government of Eritrea has disbursed about six billion Nakfa in support of the families of martyrs. Mr. Zeray Tekleab, Director of...

Eritrea: Prayer Service In Connection With Martyrs' Day
(MENAFN- APO Group) Prayer services and sermons in commemoration of Martyrs' Day were held at St. Michael Church and Al-Khulafae Al-Rashideen Grand Mosque in the capital city, Asmara. In the morning hours, a prayer service was conducted led by His...

Eritrea: Commemoration Of World Drought And Desertification Day
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 19, 2025/APO Group/ -- World Drought and Desertification Day was commemorated at the national level at Embasoira Hotel, Asmara, on 17 June under the theme“Restore the Land – Unlock the...

US government explains inclusion of Ghana on 36 country visa ban
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa – Minister of Foreign Affairs The United States authorities have given in detail reasons for including Ghana on a list of additional 36 countries banned from travelling to the US. A report by the Washington Post citing an...

Russian cabinet approves creation of Russia-Eritrea cooperation commission
MOSCOW, June 25. /TASS/. The Russian government has approved the creation of a Russian-Eritrean commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation. A respective decree has been published on the website of legal information. The...

Top 10 African countries with the lowest leap in government debt from 2024 to 2025
While borrowing is sometimes required to promote development, the capacity to sustain a minimal year-on-year increase in government debt indicates good economic management, maintains macroeconomic stability, and fosters long-term resilience. As...

President Trump issues new travel/visa restrictions on 19 countries
Key takeaways President Donald J. Trump imposes full travel/visa bans on certain foreign nationals from 12 countries (with some exceptions) and partial travel/visa restrictions on seven other countries focusing primarily on students. The new...

Eritreans face ‘systemic’ rights violations: UN expert
Addis Ababa – Eritreans face severe rights violations under the three-decade rule of President Isaias Afwerki, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea has said. The small country of around 3.5 million people in the Horn of Africa is...

Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? We asked 5 experts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally nominated United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. He says the president is “forging peace as we speak, in one country, in one region after the other”. Trump, who has...

Ethiopia–Eritrea Border Reopens After Five Years
Joy and tears flowed at Ethiopia’s Zalambessa border town as Eritreans and Ethiopians reunited for the first time in five years. Families, separated by war and political tensions, reconciled in an emotional ceremony organized by local leaders,...

World Reuters Eritrea seeks to end mandate of UN expert investigating abuses, document shows
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Eritrea is trying to cancel the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses, a document sent to the U.N. Human Rights Council showed, in a rare move that Western diplomats fear may set a precedent for...

Eritrea: A New Supply Route for Burhan’s Forces
By: Nihad Mustafa Eritrea has emerged as a new gateway for smuggling weapons to the government forces in Port Sudan, according to media reports revealing the arrival of a military supply shipment that includes anti-aircraft systems, barrel bombs,...

Does Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? Five experts weigh in
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International Attendance at U.S. Meetings at a Critical Crossroads
The impact of the Trump Administration’s new policies has begun to be felt by international trade shows and business events. Several countries have posted travel advisories, warning their citizens about traveling to the U.S., including China,...

Human Rights Council Members Should Reject Eritrea’s Bid to End Scrutiny
The government of Eritrea has been working the corridors of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to try to end the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on Eritrea. In an clear attempt to scuttle the annual mandate renewal resolution,...

KITFO TV Is Building a Streaming Home for Ethiopian and Eritrean Stories
It started with a bold declaration at a panel discussion. While preparing to moderate a conversation in 2023 about Ethiopian and Eritrean representation in film and television, Denkinesh Argaw came to a clear conclusion. Two challenges stood out...

Eritrea: Workshop On Reducing Environmental Pollution
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 15, 2025/APO Group/ -- A workshop aimed at addressing health problems affecting humans and livestock, as well as environmental pollution caused by unsafe waste management and plastic use,...

Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...

Eritrea: World Blood Donor Day Observed At National Level
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 15, 2025/APO Group/ -- World Blood Donor Day, 14 June, was observed at the national level in Asmara under the theme“Give Blood, Give Hope – Together We Save Lives.” Ms. Alem Berhe,...

Joyful Ethiopians and Eritreans embrace at rare border reopening
Girmay GebruBBC Tigrinya, Zalambessa ShareSave Relatives and friends came together for the first time in five years There have been celebrations at the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea as communities from the frontier villages came together for...