Shingrwa’s judges Barnabas Mebrahtu, Yemane Kidane and Yoel Gidey Eritrea VIDEO: SHINGRWA | NATRAN | SIDRA Movie (August 29, 2009)  Read More →

 Uganda/Tanzania: Tanzania, Uganda and Eritrea Storm Semis Kigali (AllAfrica) — Tanzania and Uganda clash in today’s first semifinal match of the Cecafa Under-17 tournament following  their victories in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Tanzania confirmed their place after a hard fought 1-0 victory over Ethiopia while Uganda ran down Malawi 2-0. Tanzania started their match strongly... 

  Fourth exchange Ethiopian missing Konjit Assefa’s visa is valid until mid-September A fourth member of an Ethiopian exchange programme has gone missing from Hartlepool. Police have launched a missing persons inquiry following the disappearance of Konjit Assefa, 22, who was last seen in the town centre on Tuesday. Three other members of the nine-strong... 

Eritrea: Africa’s Newest Adventure By Linda W. Newell (Associated Content) August 27, 2009 The country of Eritrea, sandwiched on the Horn of Africa between Ethiopia to its south and east, Sudan to its north and west, and the Red Sea along its eastern coastline, has certainly had more than its share of historical conflict. Once occupied by Italy and then by Ethiopia, it has finally achieved... 

A French security adviser seized by Islamist militants in Somalia has told the BBC how he escaped from his captors without a struggle while they slept.     Escaped French agent arrives home as partner faces ‘trial’ A video grab from French TV channel LCI shows French intelligence agent (top right) who was kidnapped last month by hardline Islamists in Somalia, being helped... 

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From Reagan’s ‘mad dog’ to Berlusconi’s best friend Malta Today On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Great Revolution, last week’s release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Al Megrahi crowns Gaddafi’s rehabilitation in the international community. Once shunned as a dangerous pariah, Colonel Muammar Al Gaddafi is now regarded as a sort of eccentric... 

  August 25, 2009 Eritrea’s Guayla King, Bereket Mengisteab Posted By : Matthew LaVoie   Several weeks ago, I distractedly picked up my ringing phone to hear a colleague ask, ‘haven’t you been trying to get in touch with Bereket Mengisteab?’ I had, in fact, wanted to interview the Eritrean music legend for quite some time. ‘Well’, my colleague... 

VIDEO: Eritrean American Actress Ella Thomas on "7th Heaven" show with Stephen Collins Eritrean Actress Ella Thomas and Sean “P Diddy ” Combs in “Sink or Swim” A rising young star in Hollywood, Thomas was born to an Eritrean mother and an American Air Force Officer.  She grew up in Germany but moved to the United States as a teenager. To Read more about Ella... 

VIDEO: Eritrea’s EriAm Sisters on America’s Got Talent (Aug 25, 2009) EriAm Sisters: “The next Destiny’s Child”   Their singing talent has earned them the respect of celebrity judges, and adoring fans. Once again, the EriAm sisters wowed their fans on “America’s got talent”, which aired live on Tuesday night, August 25, 2009. The teenage sisters...