Eritrea: Cataract Surgery For Over 700 Citizens

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 26, 2025/APO Group/ -- Cataract surgery is being conducted for 700 citizens from across the country at Berhan Aini National Referral Hospital from 23 to 26 June. Nurse Gebrezgiabhier...

Eritrea: Nationals Abroad Commemorate Martyrs Day

(MENAFN- APO Group) Eritrean nationals in Italy, France, the Netherlands, South Africa, Belgium, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and the US commemorated Martyrs Day by renewing their pledges and contributing towards augmenting the Martyrs Trust Fund and...

Eritrea: Training Of Trainers To Control Hepatitis B Virus Infection

(MENAFN- APO Group) The Ministry of Health has organized a training of trainers program to introduce a vaccination initiative aimed at controlling Hepatitis B, a virus that causes liver inflammation and is transmitted vertically from mother to...

Eritrea: Human Rights Council must vote to extend Special Rapporteur’s mandate

Ahead of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) which is scheduled to decide on numerous draft resolutions between 4th and 7th July, among them a resolution to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea and another to...

Eritrea: Dekemhare Technical School Graduates 139 Students

(MENAFN- APO Group) Dekemhare Technical School today graduated 139 students, including 63 females, who completed two years of theoretical and practical training in auto mechanics, electricity, metal and woodwork, and construction. Mr. Wuhab...

Eritrea seeks to end mandate of UN expert investigating abuses, document shows

Audio By Carbonatix By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Eritrea is trying to cancel the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses, a document sent to the U.N. Human Rights Council showed, in a rare move that Western diplomats fear may set...

Tour de France Results

Saturday, July 5 1st Stage A 115 mile ride from Lille Metropole to Lille Metropole 1. Jasper Philipsen, Belgium, Alpecin-Decueninck, 3:53.11. 2. Biniam Girmay, Eritrea, Intermarche-Wanty, same time. 3. Soren Waerenskjold, Norway, Uno-X...

Tigray Between Two Fires: Ethiopia’s Red Sea Ambitions, Eritrea’s Proxy Games and the TPLF’s Last Stand

The Pretoria Peace Agreement, signed in November 2022, ended the Tigray war but excluded Eritrea from negotiations, a decision that sowed seeds of discord. The agreement mandated the withdrawal of foreign forces, including Eritrean troops, from...

Eritrea: Diaspora Nationals Commemorate Martyrs Day

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 24, 2025/APO Group/ -- Eritrean nationals in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, the United States, Russian Federation, South Sudan, Austria, and Finland have...

Russian cabinet approves creation of Russia-Eritrea cooperation commission

MOSCOW, June 25. /TASS/. The Russian government has approved the creation of a Russian-Eritrean commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation. A respective decree has been published on the website of legal information. The...

Eritrea: Programs In Connection With Martyrs' Day

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Various programs in connection with Martyrs' Day, 20 June, have been conducted in Asmara from 16 to 18 June. The National Confederation of Eritrean Workers conducted a popular campaign at Asmara...

Eritrea: Prayer Service In Connection With Martyrs' Day

(MENAFN- APO Group) Prayer services and sermons in commemoration of Martyrs' Day were held at St. Michael Church and Al-Khulafae Al-Rashideen Grand Mosque in the capital city, Asmara. In the morning hours, a prayer service was conducted led by His...

World Reuters Eritrea seeks to end mandate of UN expert investigating abuses, document shows

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Eritrea is trying to cancel the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses, a document sent to the U.N. Human Rights Council showed, in a rare move that Western diplomats fear may set a precedent for...

Eritrea: Monetary Support To Families Of Martyrs

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare reported that the Government of Eritrea has disbursed about six billion Nakfa in support of the families of martyrs. Mr. Zeray Tekleab, Director of...

Fleeing, injured, and forgotten: Migrants in Poland's border forest

Aleksandra Chrzanowska stops for a moment, checks her location on her cell phone, then marches straight into the forest, following no signpost or path. She walks confidently, despite the marshy, uneven ground. The Bialowieza National Park is...

Northern Tensions on the Rise: Where Is It All Headed?

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are escalating, marked by mutual accusations and strategic positioning along their shared border. Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of territorial violations, while Eritrea claims Ethiopia harbors unlawful...

Ethiopia–Eritrea Border Reopens After Five Years

Joy and tears flowed at Ethiopia’s Zalambessa border town as Eritreans and Ethiopians reunited for the first time in five years. Families, separated by war and political tensions, reconciled in an emotional ceremony organized by local leaders,...

Eritrea: Adopt a strong resolution extending the Special Rapporteur’s mandate

Geneva 22 May 2025 Eritrea remains one of the world’s most repressive states, where widespread human rights violations continue with impunity. Arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detentions of journalists, dissenters, and religious minorities are...

Ethiopia–Eritrea Border Reopens After Five Years

Eritrea: Commemoration Of World Drought And Desertification Day

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, June 19, 2025/APO Group/ -- World Drought and Desertification Day was commemorated at the national level at Embasoira Hotel, Asmara, on 17 June under the theme“Restore the Land – Unlock the...