ADDIS ABABA  – U.S. funded-broadcaster Voice of America said on Monday that Ethiopia may have blocked its website in a move which may lead to further U.S. criticism of its closest ally in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia holds national elections on May 23 and international press freedom advocacy groups say the government is intimidating and harassing journalists ahead of the vote. The government... 

It’s better to spend money probing worthiness of CIDA than wasting it on foreign aid Anyone who has travelled in Africa, especially in war zones, knows that foreign aid can have the opposite effect on those whom it is intended to help. Too often over the last 50 years, foreign aid has been used to prop up tyrannies instead of feeding and helping people. In the Ethiopian famine of the 1980s,... 

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland  — Joseph Ebuya has won the men's race to complete a Kenyan sweep of the gold medals at the cross-country running world championships. Ebuya finished the 12-kilometer course in 33 minutes to give Kenya its ninth medal at the event. Eritrea's Teklemariam Medhin finished 6 seconds back in second place, while Moses Ndiema Kipsiro of Uganda took the bronze, 10 seconds... 

28 March 2010 CAIRO: Egyptian security officials reported Sunday morning that they had shot and killed two African migrants and wounded another five along the border with Israel. According to reports from the border, the Africans had been attempting to cross the lengthy desert border into Israel. According to the security officials, the police had fired warning shots into the air in order to stop... 

Dedon Kamathi of KPFK 90.7 interviews YPFDJ and Eritrean Community in Orange County and Los Angeles representatives.  Read More →

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March 28, 2010   An Ethiopian immigrant will spend the next five years in prison for the role he played in kidnapping a Clinton bank employee and her family, and holding them hostage to get access to rob the bank. Yosef Tadele pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to a kidnapping and helped prosecutors by testifying against his friend Yohannes Surafel, who coordinated... 

A Short Stay Prompting A Second Visit Monday, 08 March 2010 02:28 | Written by Kesete Ghebrihiwet  When driving a few kilometers down to Massawa through the Asmara-Massawa road the amazing railway lines accompanies a traveler and never abandons its companion till he/she reaches the coastal areas.  It just changes from right side to the left side of the asphalted road as if it is trying not... 

Tripoli  – The Sudanese government has rejected draft resolution by the Arab league foreign affairs ministers which condemns Eritrea for occupying parts of Djibouti . This has prompted anger from many of the Arab states attending the Arab league summit in Sarte Libya . The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers, which included Sudan, in May last year called... 

Doha, March 26  – Eritrean Defence Minister Gen. Sebhat Ephrem arrived here  last night for a several day-visit to Qatar during which he attends the Predatory Falcon Exercise and the Doha International Maritime Defense II (DIMDEX 2010) which will be held as of the beginning of the next week. The guest was received upon arrival at Doha International Airport by Director of the Protocol...