Eritrea

World News

Scores injured after protesters attack Eritrean festival in Sweden

An Eritrea-themed cultural festival in a Stockholm suburb took a violent turn on Thursday when about a thousand anti-Eritrean government protesters stormed the event, leaving at least 52 people injured, Swedish media reported.

04/08/2023

United Kingdom

Eritrean asylum seeker fears UK's Rwanda deportation plans

An asylum seeker in London describes her fear of being deported to Rwanda by the British government under plans to deter migrants crossing the English Channel.

06/01/2023

Ethiopia

Eritrea accused of launching offensive on Ethiopia's Tigray region

A full-scale entry of Eritrea into the Tigray war could thwart peace efforts between Tigrayan leaders and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who mended ties with Eritrea shortly after taking office in 2018.

21/09/2022

Ethiopia

Repeated examples of human rights abuse in Tigray region, says expert

Drone strikes came after forces in Tigray said they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept an African Union-led peace process

16/09/2022

Italy

Cyclist out of Giro d'Italia after injuring eye with prosecco cork

Girmay had been celebrating after becoming the first black African cyclist to win a Grand Tour stage.

18/05/2022

Ethiopia

Tigray: Explosions in Eritrea capital after Ethiopia declares victory

Explosions were reported in Asmara hours after Ethiopia's military said it had gained “full control” of the capital in the Tigray region.

29/11/2020

Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Tigray leader confirms firing missiles at Eritrea

The confirmation marks a huge escalation as the deadly fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region now spills across an international border.

15/11/2020

Italy

Ocean Viking: 180 migrants begin disembarking rescue ship in Sicily

After over a week at sea, the first individuals began disembarking the Ocean Viking aid vessel at a Sicilian port late on Monday night.

07/07/2020

Eritrea

Eritrean migrants claim EU voluntary return programme isn’t voluntary

Eritrean migrants on a flight last year told Euronews that they were forced to fly back to Asmara even after they changed their minds. The UN says Eritrea is one of the most repressive countries on earth - so why is the EU paying for migrants to return there?

20/06/2020

Europe News

Outrage over reports EU-funding linked to forced labour in Eritrea

The EU Commission said that it was aware that conscripts were used for the road project - but that Brussels funded only material and equipment, not labour.

10/01/2020

Eritrea

Euroviews. Understanding why Eritreans flee to Europe ǀ View

Since 2003, the [Eritrea] government has forced final year secondary school students - boys and girls - into compulsory military training at the Sawa military camp. They are then channelled into indefinite national service, either in military or civilian roles.

09/08/2019

Italy

Trafficking kingpin or mistaken identity? Verdict expected in Rome

An Eritrean national was arrested and extradited from Sudan in 2016 by Italian authorities after he was suspected of being a notorious kingpin in the human trafficking world. Watch the full explanation of this complicated story by clicking on the player.

12/07/2019

Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed gives 50% of ministerial roles to women

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed 50 percent of his ministerial positions to women in his latest government reform since taking office in April

17/10/2018

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Formerly bitter east African rivals celebrate official border opening

Celebrating their dramatic diplomatic thaw, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have officially opened the border where a bloody war and ensuing tensions had divided them for decades, with emotional residents embracing after years of separation.

12/09/2018

Italy

Migrants detained onboard rescue ship in Sicily allowed to disembark

The migrants, mainly from Eritrea, had been stranded in the port of Catania since Monday.

26/08/2018

News

Eritrea lines up Asmara streets with Ethiopian flags to welcome Abiy

Following the historic visit to Addis Ababa by an Eritrean delegation last month, it was announced that Abiy Ahmed would soon meet Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki.

08/07/2018