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Camilla George and Hermon Mehari: Rising jazz stars exploring their roots

As summer jazz festival season kicks off in Paris, we're joined by two rising stars of the London and Paris jazz scenes who both use their music to explore their roots. Saxophonist Camilla George was born in Eket, Nigeria, but moved to London at a young age, where she says…

France 24 · Jun 30, 2023

Eritrea rejoins East Africa bloc after exit 16 years ago

Eritrea quit the body in 2007 in protest of its neighbour Ethiopia deploying troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

Fate of jailed fighters still unknown months after Ethiopia truce

The whereabouts of hundreds of fighters on both sides of the Ethiopian war are still not known, despite truce.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

China and Eritrea should enrich strategic partnership - Premier Li

China's Premier Li Qiang told visiting Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday that their countries should "deepen mutually beneficial win-win cooperation and continuously enrich their strategic partnership" at a meeting in Beijing.

Reuters · May 15, 2023

Eritrea accused of forcibly repatriating civilians caught up in Sudan fighting

More than 3,500 refugees are said to have been forcibly deported over the border in recent weeks

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

Will Ethiopia and Eritrea be dragged into Sudan’s complex war?

The countries have a long history of getting involved in each other’s affairs, leading to fears of a regional crisis.

Al Jazeera · May 6, 2023

Sudan's conflict will have a ripple effect in an unstable region - and across the world

Sudan, Africa’s third largest country by land mass, shares borders with seven countries in an unstable region. This means that Sudan’s current conflict will have economic, social and political ripple effects across a number of countries, including the Central African Republic, Egypt, Libya, Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

The Conversation · May 5, 2023

Saudi Ship Carries Out Largest Evacuation Since Sudan Fighting Broke Out

A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023

Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon

Tachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked the desert to reach Israel when he was just 12 years old

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

US says all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces committed crimes against humanity.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2023