Business Profile: Elsa's doesn't sleep Elsa's House of Sleep, the Twin Cities' oldest Black-owned furniture business, has survived light rail construction and its share of economic downturns, but despite it all, the business has excelled and has since expanded into Minneapolis.  From left to right: Merary Montes, Raymond Ledesma, Patrick Davis, Ermias Tekle, Tetra Constantino,... 

  Qatar Emir 'Set to Transfer Power to Son' The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, is preparing to hand control of the gas-rich Gulf state to his 33 years old son Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrives at Al-Sadd Stadium for the final Crown Prince Cup soccer match between Qatari teams Al-Sadd and Lekhwaiya in Doha May 4, 2013 (Photo: Reuters)     The... 

Nevsun Completes Copper Expansion Project and Announces Updated Guidance for 2013 Marketwired – June 17, 2013 Highlights Copper flotation plant completed on time and under budget Commenced "hot" plant commissioning with pyrite sand ore Supergene copper flotation to start September 2013 after completion of pyrite sand flotation 2013 forecast gold production increased to 110,000 ounces 2013... 

Eritrea Steps Up Efforts to Safeguard Natural Resources The Government of Eritrea is currently making great strides to tackle food insecurity and advance economic growth by stepping-up efforts to sustainably manage the country’s natural resources. Addressing land degradation is increasingly recognized as a national priority, with the country recently having made a strong commitment to increase... 

BRITISH businesses blazing a trail into Africa include Leicestershire-based Eduteq, an engineering company that has won a contract worth £4.1 million with the Government of Eritrea. "Eduteq is working with the Eritrea government to establish an ­educational center in the capital Asmara, as well as a further two sites in more remote parts of the country." By: Tracey Boles Published:... 

VOTE: Miss Eritrea Leading in TopAfric Online Votes As we get closer to the Miss Africa Bremen beauty pagent show, Topafric poll shows that Miss Eritrea (Yohana) is leading with 14,933 votes, followed by Miss Gambia(Awa) 13,507 votes and still chasing is Miss Benin(Annick) who has 7,546 votes.  Over 42,000 votes have been casted in this online voting competition. People as far as Senegal, Lithuania,... 

Sunridge Gold Reports the Asmara Project Economically robust with an NPV of $837 million Sunridge Gold Provides Correction to the Discount Rate Reported in May 16, 2013 News Release   VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sunridge Gold Corp. (SGC:TSX.V/SGCNF:OTCQX) announces a correction to the base case discount rate reported in the May 16, 2013 news release announcing the... 

Eritrea: New Fossils of Homo 1 Million Years old Found The team Italo-Eritrean operating in the region of Buya, in the African country, led by paleoanthropologist prof. Alfredo Cup of the Department of Environmental Sciences of the University La Sapienza of Rome, led to the discovery of new fossils of  Homo , dating back to about a million years ago, located at the site of Muhuli... 

  Letter To The Editor   Eritrea: Yes, there is much to celebrate! MAY 21, 2013   An article by Dr. Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International’s (AI), European Institutions Office, entitled “from hell to hell: Eritreans at home and abroad” appeared on New Europe, 5-11 May 2013 publication, made a desperate attempt to sully the image of Eritrea  and vilify... 

  Sunridge Gold Announces $837 Million Net Present Value Feasibility Study For The Asmara Project, Eritrea   Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, May 16, 2013 (Filing Services Canada via COMTEX) — Sunridge Gold Corp. (sgc:TSX.V/SGCNF),is pleased to announce the completion and positive results of an independent feasibility study (the "Study") by lead engineer SENET (Pty) Ltd....