Eritrea

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What Govt Says About Libya’s Report

Ghanaian ISIS Fighters -A report is rife that about 50 to 100 Ghanaians have joined the dreadful terrorist group,...

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Eritreans Pursue Two-Wheeled Dreams In Exile

After representing Eritrea in cycling tournaments across Africa, Daniel Teklay took a journey of a different sort last...

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China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti

Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility...

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Eritrea’s ‘city of Dreams’ Given UNESCO Heritage Listing

The people of Eritrea have long said their capital Asmara is like no other city in Africa, and on Saturday the UN...

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UAE Runs ‘informal Prisons’ In Yemen

The United Arab Emirates runs at least two "informal detention facilities" in Yemen and has reportedly transferred...

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UN Urges Djibouti and Eritrea To End Border Dispute

The UN Security Council has urged Djibouti and Eritrea to resolve their border dispute peacefully after tensions flared...

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AU Concern Over Djibouti-Eritrea Border Tensions

The African Union on Saturday urged "restraint" as tensions intensified between Djibouti and Eritrea over a disputed...

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Djibouti Accuses Eritrea of Occupying Disputed Area

Djibouti's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of occupying a disputed territory along their border...

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Migration Crisis In Numbers – IOM Releases Staggering Figures

IOM Rome spokesperson Flavio Di Giacomo reported that when IOM last released figures (13 June), over 3,000 migrants...

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Ethiopia To Mark Refugee Day With Open-Door Policy In Question

Known for its open door policy towards refugees, Ethiopia on Thursday announced to celebrate the World Refuge Day in...

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Turkey FM In Doha As UN ‘alarmed’ By Gulf Crisis

The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in...

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Turkey FM In Doha As UN ‘alarmed’ By Gulf Crisis

The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in...

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Sudan Boosts Border Patrols To Curb People Smuggling

It was Efrem Desta's yearning for freedom that made him flee his home country of Eritrea and enter Sudan illegally,...

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The Slavery and Killing of Vulnerable African Ladies In the Arab World Must Stop

The slavery and killing of vulnerable African ladies in the Arab world must stop Authorities must act swiftly to save...

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[Opinion] The Frustrations of Travelling On Ghanaian Passport Within Africa

I sent e-mails to two prominent journalists to do a story about the frustrations of the Ghanaian passport holder in...

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Identity of Trafficking ‘kingpin’ Still In Doubt A Year After Arrest

One year ago an Eritrean was arrested in Sudan on charges of heading a major people-smuggling network and extradited to...

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Kenya To Get $10m Investment In BBC Expansion

British broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is set to invest about $10m in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi,...

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Kenyan Runner Comes Close, But 2-Hour Marathon Barrier Remains Unbroken

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge came tantalizingly close to breaking one of the most coveted frontiers left in athletics, running...

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Female Genital Circumcision In Ghana

Female genital mutilation is truly a controversial subject and an abhorrent practice We continue from Part 1 (Note: In...