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Eritrea: President Donald Trump Sends Message To President Isaias Afwerki

MENAFN · August 1, 2025

(MENAFN- APO Group) President Donald Trump has sent a letter to President Isaias Afwerki, on 30 July this week, underlining that he is“reversing the negative, harmful damage of the Biden Administration around the globe”. In his message that also...

Eritrea: Training For Heads Of Ministry Of Education Branch In Anseba Region

MENAFN · August 1, 2025

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, August 1, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Ministry of Education branch in the Anseba Region, in collaboration with partners, has provided training to heads of education regional office and supervisors,...

Eritrea: Contribution Towards Augmenting Martyrs Trust Fund

MENAFN · August 1, 2025

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare reported that nationals inside the country and abroad have extended financial support to augment the National Martyrs Trust Fund. Accordingly, nationals in...

Ethiopia and Eritrea: One People, Divided by Power—From Ancient Unity to Political Partition

Zehabesha · July 31, 2025

The Habesha News Desk July 31, 2025 Ethiopia and Eritrea share millennia of intertwined history, culture, language, and religion. Despite this, they stand today as two distinct, sometimes hostile, nations. This division is not rooted in...

Most asylum requests made by Eritreans

Statistics Netherlands · July 31, 2025

Download CSVShow datatable First-time asylum applications and following family members Jaartal Kwartaal Asylum requests (x 1,000) Following family members (x 1,000) 2018 Q1 4.155 2.140 2018 Q2 4.320 1.970 2018 Q3 6.205 1.280 2018 Q4 5.835 1.070...

Eritrea: World Hepatitis Day Observed At National Level

MENAFN · July 29, 2025

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, July 29, 2025/APO Group/ -- World Hepatitis Day was observed at the national level in Asmara yesterday under the theme“Hepatitis: Let's Break It Down.” Dr. Araya Berhane, Director of...

Eritrea: President Isaias Afwerki Meets With High-Level Italian Delegation

MENAFN · July 29, 2025

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo President Isaias Afwerki met, at Denden Guest House in mid-afternoon hours today, the Italian delegation led Mr. Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests; and...

The Eritrean Regime and Its Neighbors

Awate · July 30, 2025

On May 24, 1991, Eritreans achieved their long-sought independence, formally recognized on May 24, 1993. Yet, true freedom remained elusive. The organization that became the ruling government legally solidified its hold—not through popular...

I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For Spotlights the Eritrean Immigrant Experience — See the Cover! (Exclusive) By Carly Tagen-Dye

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at Bsrat Mezghebe’s debut novel, I Hope You Find What You're Looking For The book, out next year, is the second title to published as part of the Well-Read Black Girl Books series, created by Glory...

[Eritrea Releases 53 Yemeni Fishermen After Diplomatic Mediation

Yemen Online · July 28, 2025

Hodeidah — Eritrean authorities have released 53 Yemeni fishermen who had been detained for several days while fishing near the Red Sea, according to local officials in Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah. The release followed diplomatic...

Seek dialogue instead of military approach – ITUC -Africa tells Ethiopia, Eritrea

Blueprint Newspapers Limited · July 29, 2025

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has urged the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea to seek dialogue instead of the military action in order to defuse tensions. The organisation in a...

Compulsory Service in Eritrea: The President’s Psychological Shadows and Major National Tasks

Awate · July 29, 2025

Authored by: Abdu Fagir posted by awatestaff On July 12, 2025, the graduation ceremony for the 37th batch of national service was held at the famous Sawa military camp. As usual, the ceremony was attended by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, who...

Eritrea: Meeting On Implementation Of Development Programs

MENAFN · July 24, 2025

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Ambassador Abdella Musa, Governor of the Anseba Region, conducted a meeting with residents of Keren city on 22 July focusing on the implementation of planned development programs. At the meeting,...

Eritrea: Effort To Eradicate Underage Marriage

MENAFN · July 23, 2025

(MENAFN- APO Group) The National Union of Eritrean Women branch in the Gash Barka Region reported that, alongside efforts to improve the socio-economic standards of women, strong action is being taken to eradicate harmful practices, particularly...

Eritrea: Training On Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination

MENAFN · July 23, 2025

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASSAB, Eritrea, July 23, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Ministry of Health branch in the Southern Red Sea Region organized training on Hepatitis B vaccination for 70 members of its branch office. The training took...

Hidden Hands Behind Incendiary Ethiopia-Eritrea Rhetoric

The Reporter Ethiopia · July 26, 2025

Empty Bluffs or Drums of an Inevitable War? The exchange of yet another round of hostile rhetoric between the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea this week and the widening rift between political leaders in Addis Ababa and Mekelle have heightened...

Public Seminar For Eritreans In Germany And Kuwait

MENAFN · July 26, 2025

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Seminars organized by the Eritrean national committees in Kassel and Munich focusing on enhancing awareness on national issues and consular services were conducted on 13 and 21 July. At the...

Ethiopia: The Graveyard of Eritrean Opposition Movements

Awate · July 26, 2025

Abstract: This article examines the structural, historical, and geopolitical constraints that have undermined the Eritrean opposition’s ability to bring about meaningful political change. It argues that the reliance on host states such as Ethiopia...

Eritrea’s Relentless Brutality Against Afar People Demands Urgent Global Action: RSADO

Ethiopian News Agency ·

Addis Ababa, July 22, 2025 (ENA) --- The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) urged the global community to confront the ongoing state-sponsored crusade of terror perpetrated and waged by the Eritrean regime against the Afar people in the...

Eritrean President Warns Ethiopia of Renewed Conflict

News Central TV · July 21, 2025

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has issued a sharp warning to neighbouring Ethiopia amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa, cautioning against actions that could trigger renewed conflict between the two nations. Relations between Eritrea and...