Eritrea’s President Afwerki calls for regional control over Red Sea security

CAIRO, Nov. 5 – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said Tuesday that countries in the Horn of Africa bear primary responsibility for maintaining security along the Red Sea, warning against foreign interference in the region. In an interview with...

The Price Paid for The Imperialization of Eritrea Under Isaias Afwerki

Over a 25-year period, President Isaias Afwerki has caused and used external actions and reactions to entrench his power. This is not atypical for Africa: more than half of African countries are governed by authoritarians. If you count the...

Eritrean man on trial for running major people smuggling gang

November 3, 2025 ZWOLLE - Rechtbanktekening van de Eritreeër Amanuel W. (R) tijdens de inhoudelijke behandeling van de strafzaak tegen hem. W. wordt ervan verdacht dat hij leiding heeft gegeven aan een gewelddadige mensensmokkelbende die mogelijk...

Dutch court tries Eritrean man accused of running brutal migrant smuggling network

Published on 03/11/2025 - 14:38 GMT+1 A Dutch court opened a trial on Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network. Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ran an operation to bring...

Israel deports Eritrean regime supporter in landmark case

In a first-of-its-kind move, Israeli authorities on Monday deported an Eritrean man identified as a supporter of the Eritrean regime, marking a new precedent in the country’s immigration enforcement policy. The man, a father of children and...

Dutch court opens trial of Eritrean accused of brutal migrant smuggling network

A Dutch court on Monday began the trial of an Eritrean man accused of leading a violent migrant smuggling network that trafficked East Africans to Europe under harrowing conditions. Prosecutors allege that the suspect, identified as Tewelde...

Israel deports first Eritrean regime supporter after 14 years in the country

Trial begins for Eritrean man accused of leading brutal migrant smuggling network

A Dutch court opened a trial Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network. Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ran an operation bringing East African migrants to Europe under...

Dutch court tries Eritrean man accused of brutal migrant smuggling

ZWOLLE, Netherlands — A Dutch court opened a trial Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.Article content Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ran an operation bringing East...

Dutch court tries an Eritrean man accused of brutal migrant smuggling

ZWOLLE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court opened a trial Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network. Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ran an operation bringing East African...

Suspect tells Dutch court he's not alleged key figure in Eritrea-Libya trafficking ring

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -An Eritrean man accused of being a trafficker who tortured and extorted money from African refugees and migrants heading for Europe in warehouses in Libya, told Dutch judges on Monday that the prosecution had got the wrong...

The Sea We Lost Together: Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the Struggle Over the Port of Assab

By Sophonias A. Kassa Abstract This essay examines Ethiopia’s missed opportunities to secure access to the Red Sea through the Port of Assab, situating the issue within the shared history of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It highlights five key...

44 Eritreans found at a home in Bungoma

Forty-four nationals of Eritrea have been arrested and detained at Brigadier Police Station in Tongaren Constituency, Bungoma County. The group was found residing in a local’s house in Miti Mbili Village. According to some residents of Soysambu...

How traffickers deep in the Sahara are extorting ransom payments from refugees’ families

CNN’s Isobel Yeung traveled to Libya to investigate refugees being tortured for ransom. Subscribe to watch the full report. From the living room of her third-floor apartment in rural Germany, Abeba winces as she stares at her phone. “This will be...

Abiy Ahmed’s Strategic Dilemma: Why War with Eritrea over Assab Is Unlikely

By The Habesha Editorial Analysis Abiy Ahmed’s recent remarks about Ethiopia’s lack of access to the Red Sea have reignited a long-standing national debate. For many Ethiopians, the loss of the Assab port following Eritrea’s independence in 1993...

Tigray fighters enter Ethiopia’s Afar region, stoking fears of new conflict

Ethiopia’s Afar region has accused forces from neighbouring Tigray of crossing into its territory, seizing several villages and attacking civilians, in what it called a breach of the 2022 peace deal that ended the war in northern Ethiopia. Between...

Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets President Of Eritrea Afwerki

(MENAFN- APO Group) Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki. The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates, Dr. Badr Abdel-Atty, and Eritrean Minister of...

Eritrea: Public Awareness On Safe Use Of Medicines

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The Eritrean Pharmaceutical Association has announced that it will conduct promotional activities from 27 October to 2 November under the theme“When You Ponder About Health, Remember the...

Eritrea: Declaration Of Free From Female Genital Mutilation

(MENAFN- APO Group) At a ceremony organized on 25 October, nineteen administrative areas in the Molqui sub-zone declared themselves free from female genital mutilation (FGM). The ceremony was attended by Ms. Leul Gebreab, Minister of Labor and...

Eritrea: Capacity-Upgrading Training For Teachers

(MENAFN- APO Group) The Central Region branch of the National Teachers Association has provided capacity-upgrading training to teachers focusing on addressing student challenges. The training was offered to 289 teachers ranging from kindergarten...