Eritrea slams US for fueling tension Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:42:17 GMT US troops in the Djibouti The Eritrean president has criticized US interference in the Horn of Africa, calling it the main source of instability in the region. Washington’s interference is the main factor contributing to regional problems, Isaias Afwerki said in a meeting with the Iranian Ambassador to Asmara Reza... 

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Watch CBS Videos Online Steve Kroft examines the complicated financial instruments known as credit default swaps and the central role they are playing in the unfolding economic crisis.  Read More →

Brussels-Belgium: European MPs visit Horn of Africa A delegation of European parliamentarians left Brusse ls Saturday on a tour to some countries of the Horn of Africa, including Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti, official sources in the Belgian capital told PANA. The delegation, which will be on the tour till 2 November, will hold discussions with the leaders of the three countries on the border conflicts... 

Djibouti/Eritrea Conflict A Threat to Entire Horn-of Africa Region By Akwei Thompson 26 October 2008   Akwei’s interview with Rashid Abdi - Listen   The UN Security Council last week urged Eritrea and Djibouti to peacefully resolve a growing border dispute.  A UN fact-finding group had reported that the volatile and fragile situation could have a negative effect on the entire region,... 

Eritrea Festival 2008 in Italy opens Oct 25, 2008, 13:53 Asmara, 25 October 2008 – Eritrea Festival 2008 in Italy opened yesterday in Rome in a colorful manner. The Minister of Defense, General Sebhat Ephrem, opened the Festival in which the Eritrean Ambassador to the country, Mr. Zemede Teckle, and other government and PFDJ officials, as well as thousands of Eritrean nationals... 

MaEre - New ERI-TV Feature Movie Series with Arabic Subtitle A Debesai Woldu Movie. Director: Fishaye Workineh (Fish) Video Production: E.V.S CLICK HERE:  http://www.eastafro.com/Post/movie/  Read More →

Part I Part II There is more turbulence on Wall Street. As the week began, credit loosened up and stock markets slowly regained lost ground, but just as there was a sigh of relief, Wednesday brought another sharp drop in the Dow Jones Index and investor worries grew that economies around the world are weakening rapidly. Consider this: some of the billion poorest people in the world, 70 per cent of... 

Is the US already at war with Iran? In “America’s Secret War”, Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to the Iraq-Iran border to investigate claims that the United States is supporting militant groups that are attacking Iran. In the rugged Qandil mountains, she meets with anti-Iranian guerillas who have been launching deadly raids against the Islamic Republic. A good percentage... 

Barack Obama keeps riding high; John McCain talks about growing the pie BY JOSH GREENMAN DAILY NEWS OPINIONS EDITOR Friday, October 24th 2008, 4:00 AM Barack Obama Up Arrow: Obama remains ahead in Florida and Ohio in new polling. He could lose both and still easily get to 273 electoral votes. If he wins them both, the only betting left will be over the spread. RealClearPolitics now predicts a...