Eritrea

Modern slavery most common in North Korea, Eritrea, report says
Rights group Walk Free says up to 50 million people worldwide experienced forced labour or forced marriage in 2021.
Published On 24 May 2023
Eritrean refugees caught between crisis at home, Sudan conflict
Some Eritreans are reportedly missing in Sudan, raising fears of kidnappings by Eritrean authorities or traffickers.
Published On 23 May 2023
Protesters in Ethiopia’s Tigray demand Eritrean troops withdraw
Tigray residents say Eritrean troops and soldiers from the neighbouring Amhara region are yet to leave, despite a truce.
Published On 23 May 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.
Published On 6 May 2023

Regional leaders and experts fear a civil war could lead to new crises in a region battered by conflict and drought.

Blinken’s trip is latest in a series of visits to Africa by senior US officials amid competition from China and Russia.

Eritreans settled abroad should not be forced to pay an illegal tax that helps keep President Afwerki’s regime afloat.

The rights group said authorities arbitrarily detained relatives of those who evaded forced conscription.

Foreign minister’s trip to Eritrea comes as part of his Africa tour which took him to South Africa, Angola and Eswatini.

The Ethiopian army says Amhara forces have left war-torn Tigray in compliance with a truce agreed on November 2.

UAE says it played key role in operation to detain Eritrean national Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam, wanted by Interpol.

Eritrean withdrawals from two main towns in Tigray follow a truce signed by regional rebels and Ethiopia’s government.

The flights resume as Tigray is reconnected to the national power grid and telecoms services are being restored there.

Ahead of the second anniversary of the start of Ethiopia’s civil war, there are concerns about the latest peace deal.

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