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Obama nominates new Ambassador to NepalUS President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his decision to nominate Scott H DeLisi, who has served as Vice Consul in India, as the new Ambassador to Nepal.
(Topix.net)The US government and the assassination of Tupac Shakur
Yet to this day, well over a decade later, law enforcement claims they have no idea who committed this crime.
(Topix.net)Perilous Journeys
"On 20 August 2009, off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Italian coastguard rescued five of the remaining 78 Eritrean passengers aboard a rickety boat set sail from the Libyan capital, Tripoli. While a number of European sailing vessels had passed their boat in the three weeks it had spent at sea, only one stopped to give them life jackets, bread and water. But it soon went on its way ... Seventy-three of the Eritrean refugees died from thirst, hunger and heat. ... The five survivors now face a fine of 5,000 to 10,000 Euros for illegal immigration under an Italian law that took effect in early August." - Yohannes Woldemariam (AllAfrica)
Press Freedom Updates
Eritrea ranks at the very bottom of Reporters without Borders index of press freedom for 2009, released in October (see http://www.rsf.org/en-classement1003-2009.html), accompanied in the bottom five by North Korea, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Burma. (AllAfrica)
Sudanese, Eritrean Presidents to meet Monday
November 15, 2009 a ' Sudanese President and his Eritrean counterpart will meet on Monday in eastern Sudan town, Port Sudan where they will attend cultural and touristic festivities.
(Topix.net)President of Eritrea dismisses allegations
In this lonely corner of the world, the first sign of distress is the luggage. When one of the few international flights that are still operating here touched down one recent afternoon, the returning passengers emerged from baggage claim as if from a big shopping trip.
(Topix.net)Art deco Asmara
You can't go to Asmara and not note the architecture . While most African capitals today are replete with drab, hulking towers from the 1960s and 1970s, the Eritrean capital, dating back to its days as an early-century Italian colonial pied-a-terre, is home to some of the boldest designs on the continent.
(Topix.net)Ethiopian PM, visiting Presidential envoy discuss peace in Sudan
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, today discussed with the Sudanese Presidential Adviser Ghazi Salah Al-Deen, bilateral relation and ongoing efforts to end Darfur conflict and achieve peace in the country.
(Topix.net)Authoritarian Eritrea President overseeing a captive nation
Body photo: Seyoum Tesfaye The news blackout on the drought/famine situation reportedly afflicting millions of Eritreans has frustrated both emergency aid agencies and press and human rights advocates.
(Topix.net)Suffering without end in Eritrea
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Omar Jabir has very harsh words about the regime s refusal to call for emergency food aid although the UN says close to 70 percent of the population is malnourished.
(Topix.net)The Plight of Country's Boat People - Why Refugees Shouldn't Accept Their Fate
On 20 August 2009, off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Italian coastguard rescued five of the remaining 78 Eritrean passengers aboard a rickety boat set sail from the Libyan capital, Tripoli. While a number of European sailing vessels had passed their boat in the three weeks it had spent at sea, only one stopped to give them life jackets, bread and water. (AllAfrica)
Timeline: Eritrea
A chronology of key events: 300-600 - Eritrea part of the Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum.
(Topix.net)Eritrea Watch
The only leader who thinks it is o.k. to preside over a nation with the worst record in press freedom is Eritrea s strongman Isayas Afewerki.
(Topix.net)Djibouti Rejects Alleged Destabilization Role in Somalia
Djibouti has sharply denied accusations that it played a role in fueling violence in neighboring Somalia.
(Topix.net)ERITREA: How bad is the food crisis really? - analysis
ASMARA Friday, June 12, 2009 (IRIN) - Eritrea is facing a food crisis, but aid workers say they cannot fully determine its severity as they are unable to assess the situation because of travel restrictions and the government's policy of "self-reliance". (irinnews.org)
Djibouti says Eritrea arming, training militias
Djibouti's foreign minister accused neighbouring Eritrea on Sunday of arming and training militias to carry out sabotage in the tiny Horn of Africa country, and of fomenting chaos in the region.
(Topix.net)AFRICA: Improved infrastructure key to slum upgrading - UN official
NAIROBI Thursday, June 11, 2009 (IRIN) - To successfully upgrade existing slums and prevent more from springing up, countries in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific regions must convince their governments to allocate more resources to urban infrastructure, services and capacity-building activities, a senior UN official has said. (irinnews.org)
AFRICA: Agriculture an underestimated "safety net"
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, June 09, 2009 (IRIN) - Investment in agriculture in developing countries, where most of the workforce consists of small-scale farmers, is akin to beefing up a "safety net" as the world struggles to limit the impact of the economic crisis, a UN agency head told IRIN ahead of the three-day World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Cape Town. (irinnews.org)
AFRICA: Urbanisation, poverty reduction take centre-stage in ACP conference
NAIROBI Monday, June 08, 2009 (IRIN) - More than 200 delegates have arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, for the first joint conference of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of Countries (ACP) focusing on the challenges of urbanisation and poverty reduction for millions of slum dwellers. (irinnews.org)
INTERVIEW-Eritrean president
Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki spoke to Reuters for more than an hour on Wednesday in a scenic safe house on the outskirts of the capital, Asmara.
(Topix.net)Puntland President Criticizes Eritrea, Warns Migrants
The president of Somalia's Puntland State government has publicly criticized Eritrea for the first time, while warning against perceived threats posed by economic migrants, Radio Garowe. (AllAfrica)
AFRICA: Camel farming could be the answer
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, June 03, 2009 (IRIN) - Camel farming could be an option for some 20 million to 35 million people living on semi-arid land in Africa, who will soon be unable to grow crops because of climate change, says the co-author of a new study. (irinnews.org)
Eritrean president cries global conspiracy
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said that Western intelligence agencies and special interest groups were persecuting Eritrea by inventing lies, rumours and defamatory reports.
(Topix.net)Eritrea inflicts blow on Christians
Evangelical Christians are facing even more problems in the east African nation of Eritrea, Mission Network News reported.
(Topix.net)Egypt cops kill 4 migrants
Arish - Egyptian police shot dead four African migrants as they tried to slip across the sensitive Sinai desert border into Israel on Wednesday, security sources said.
(Topix.net)Country Fanning Conflict in Region
One of the frustrations with which Africa's friends have had to repeatedly cope over the years has been the seemingly utter incapacity of the African leaders to deal with their more problematic peers: witness the annual African Union (AU) summit's literal embrace of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe last year on the very morrow of a farcical "re-election" criticised the pan-African organisation's own monitors or, with a few honourable exceptions, its circling of the wagons around Sudanese despot Umar Hassan al-Bashir earlier this year after the International Criminal Court indicted him for crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the humanitarian disaster in Darfur. (AllAfrica)
Time for the UN Security Council to listen to Africa, and to act
The headline to the UN's own report on the Security Council meeting on Somali last week said it all: "Many challenges still needing international attention". High among them is the issue of sanctions to deal with "spoilers" as requested by the regional body, IGAD, and the African Union, as long ago as May.
(Topix.net)Eritrea's Negative Role is Unacceptable
Often, the Ethiopian government is blamed for its military interventions in parts of Somalia. Rightfully so, since Ethiopian troops occupied Mogadishu in a period (2007-2008) marked by some of the worst violence witnessed during the ongoing Somali civil war. The Ethiopian government has a genuine stake in Somali affairs, given that flames from a neighbor's burning house affects the overall political stability of the Horn of Africa region. (AllAfrica)
Foreign Minister Condemns Eritrea
Somali Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed "Jengeli" has condemned Eritrea for fanning the flames of war in Somalia, Radio Garowe reports. (AllAfrica)
INTERVIEW-Somalia says Eritrea deserves punishment for chaos
Eritrea should be punished for threatening the Horn of Africa region by supporting Somali rebels, Somalia's foreign affairs minister said on Sunday.
(Topix.net)Eritrea: Spoiler Exacerbates Crisis in the Horn of Africa and Beyond
One of the frustrations with which Africa's friends have had to repeatedly cope over the years has been the seemingly utter incapacity of the African leaders to deal with their more problematic peers: witness the annual African Union summit's literal embrace of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe last year on the very morrow of a farcical ...
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