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UNCOVERED: 3 | History Defined

'Milan-San Remo is the Monument he dreams of the most' - Biniam Girmay set for return to racing at La Primavera

Eritrean back in Europe after becoming a father for the second time in late February

Cycling News

France's foreign ministry warns tourists to steer clear of Tigray in Ethiopia

France's foreign ministry on Thursday warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Tigray in northern Ethiopia following clashes between factions of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the capital Mekele and the second city Adigrat.

Radio France Internationale

Fears Grow Of Renewed Conflict In Ethiopia's Tigray

Infighting between rival factions in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray has raised the spectre of a fresh war between Ethiopia and neighbouring Eritrea, analysts and residents said Thursday.

International Business Times

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‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death

Ficre Ghebreyesus, who died in 2012, made vertiginous paintings celebrating family, the diaspora and his own turbulent story. His first British solo exhibition charts this remarkable journey

The Guardian - UK

Merhawi Kudus discharged after a month in hospital with GP de la Marseillaise crash injuries

The Eritrean suffered injuries to his ribs, spine, sacrum and lungs at the start of February

Cycling News

Intermarché-Wanty left as the final winless WorldTour team after Opening Weekend

Team looking to Girmay's return as Eritrean star makes an impromptu altitude camp out of birth of wife's second child

Cycling News

Biniam Girmay pulls out of Opening Weekend, putting family ahead of racing

Intermarché-Wanty at home in Eritrea after his wife gave birth to their second child

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‘It was almost a relief when someone died’: former prisoners on the torture and terror of Eritrea’s secret prisons

Those who have escaped one of the world’s most repressive states give a rare glimpse into their horrific ordeal in the country’s vast gulag system

The Guardian - UK

Oromay by Baalu Girma review – an Ethiopian classic

This political satire of propaganda during the civil war, which is thought to have cost the author his life, gets an English translation at last

The Guardian - UK

Guns are silent, but war lingers for Ogaden’s former women rebel fighters

Rebels from Ethiopia’s Somali region have had a rocky transition to civilian life, even years after the 2018 peace deal.

Al Jazeera

‘I know my potential’ - Biniam Girmay surveys the repaved road ahead

Three Tour de France stage wins and a green jersey may be a hard act to follow in 2025 but the grounded Eritrean looks set to embrace the confidence, not bow to the pressure

Cycling News

How Trump can follow through on his campaign promise to stop double-taxing American expats

Only two other countries require citizenship-based taxation: Eritrea and North Korea.

Fortune

How an English extremist with a Hitler tattoo hid in plain sight – and plotted to kill

Callum Parslow’s extreme beliefs were known to police when he stabbed an Eritrean man, but what lay behind his journey from bedroom fanaticism to attempted murder

The Guardian - UK

Nazi-obsessed terror attacker convicted of attempting to murder asylum seeker

Jurors deliberated for four hours before finding Callum Parslow guilty of trying to kill a man from Eritrea who was visiting a hotel near Worcester.

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Somalia, Eritrea and Egypt pledge to bolster security ties

The three leaders agreed to improve regional stability as Somalia battles with the al-Shabab armed group.

International Business Times

Leaders Of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia Meet Amid Regional Tensions

The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia met for a three-way summit in Asmara on Thursday against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa region.

The Guardian - UK

‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade

The long read: I spoke to dozens of people – from ‘donors’ to brokers – to find out how this exploitative trade thrives on chaos and desperation

Cycling News

Biniam Girmay the 'game changer' - The past, the present and the future of Black Africans in cycling

The first Black African winner of a Tour stage has inspired a generation, but what will it take to see Black Africans become a major force in cycling?

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Eritrea's history-making cyclist Biniam Girmay sets sights on Paris Olympics

Biniam Girmay of Eritrea blazed a trail of glory at this year's Tour de France, becoming the first black cyclist to win a stage of the gruelling race followed by the green jersey for best sprinter. Now the African hero is taking on his next challenge: the Olympic road cycling…

Cycling News

Biniam Girmay confirmed as Eritrea flag bearer for Paris Olympic opening ceremony but other cyclists stay away

Race schedules mean most big-name riders are unable to take part or not yet in Paris

Cycling News

'The Games are the next big step' – Biniam Girmay eyes Olympics after Tour de France success

Eritrean hopes to secure green jersey win during Tour's final week

Cycling Weekly

'Now it’s better if I don’t look at my phone': Biniam Girmay becomes a Tour de France superstar

The Eritrean won a third Tour stage of 2024 on Thursday, stamping his authority on the race

Cycling Weekly

13 things you didn’t know about Biniam Girmay, the first Black rider to win a Tour de France stage

Biniam Girmay, the Eritrean Intermarché-Wanty rider, is making history at this year’s Tour de France. He is the first Black African rider to not only win a Tour stage, but to also wear the Green Jersey.

Cycling Weekly

The new sprint king: Biniam Girmay reveals plan to win the Tour de France's green jersey

The Eritrean scored his second win of the race and now holds a comfortable lead in the race for green

Cycling Weekly

Biniam Girmay made Tour de France history, but cycling should also reflect on why it has taken so long

The Eritrean became the first black African to win a Tour stage on Monday, after doing similar at the Giro d’Italia two years ago, but he shouldn’t be the only black rider in a peloton of 176

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