Attackers set to be deported Published Date: 06 February 2009     Two Eritrean refugees who attacked another asylum seeker in Wigan have both been jailed for 15 months. Judge Brian Lewis told Soloman Suyum and Yhonnas Haile: "You have shown no remorse or regret for what you did that night to an unarmed man. "It was a very nasty incident of unprovoked violence. This attack was... 

The team explores the remote and unexplored Southern Red Sea, teeming with marine life and home to some of the warmest waters on the planet. With unique access, expedition leader Paul Rose, environmentalist Philippe Cousteau Jr, maritime archaeologist Dr Lucy Blue and marine biologist and oceanographer Tooni Mahto investigate whether the vibrant coral here can help other coral reefs threatened by... 

ERITREA: Taking in the sights and sounds of Abba Shaul Sophia Tesfamariam, Feb 5, 2009   My visits to Eritrea have always taken me outside Asmara, the beautiful capital… not this time. Arriving there just after Christmas, in time for the New Year, I spent almost all of my two weeks in the city, walking along the famous promenades, relaxing with friends in the many outdoor cafés... 

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750 displaced Ethiopians arrived in Yemen last month Feb 4 12:40 PM US/Eastern SANA’A, Feb. 04 (Saba)-Some 750 displaced Ethiopians including 57 women arrived in Yemeni coastlines during last month and the Yemeni forces managed to rescue around 300 of them when their boats draw in Bab al-Mandab in mid of January, al-Thawar.Net reported on Wednesday. The security authority worried over increase... 

Lawrence Freeman of Executive Intelligence Review in Washington on challenges facing the Obama administration in Africa, after the Islamic Courts look set to take over again in Somalia.  Read More →

PART I A new chapter in Somali politics begins with the election of Sheikh Sharif Ahmed as Somali president. With a divided parliament, a starving population, interfering neighbors and the military threat of Al-Shabab will the new president cope with all these challenges? PART II  Read More →

Obama’s envoy discusses with Oppositions Written on Monday, February 2nd, 2009 at 8:53 am by ethioforum   2 February 2009 (EMF) – Barack Obama’s envoy, a career diplomat and acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Philip Carter, talked to main opposition leaders in Addis Ababa on Friday, source said. Acting Assistant Secretary of State Spoke to Dr. Merera Gudina,... 

Miss East Africa 2008, Burundian Claudia Niyonzima received a brand new car from the event organizers, Rena Events Limited. The Burundi Ambassador to Tanzania, Amuri Leanare, presented the prizes to event winners during a brief handing over ceremony held in Dar es Salaam yesterday.   *** Rahwa Ghebrehiwet from Eritrea won third place   The contest, which was held in Burundi on December... 

PART I   PART II PART III GASH GROUP 3,500 A "complex society" of pastoral people, who lived from the Gash (Mareb) River to the Red Sea hill and coast of Eritrea took rise in 3,500 B.C. Based on archaeological evidence, the Gash people held extensive trades and contacts with Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Arabian Peninsula. SOURCE: The development of urbanism in the northern...