Shabait Asmara, 4 February 2010 – At a meeting they conducted, members of the Eritrean Community in Washington D.C. and its environs said that the US sanctions resolution adopted in the name of the Security Council would reinforce Eritrea unity and the national resistance drive. The Eritrean citizens reiterated their readiness to make due contribution in the implementation of the integrated... 

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 4, 2010) – Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU)(NYSE Amex:NSU) – HIGHLIGHTS: $117 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT (US$110 MILLION) BISHA FINANCE OVERHANG REMOVED Nevsun Resources Ltd. ("Nevsun") is pleased to advise that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement financing of 52,000,000 common shares at Cdn $2.25 per share... 

  04 Feb 2010   EL-ARISH, Egypt, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Egyptian border police shot dead two African migrants trying to slip into Israel, security sources said, pushing the number of African migrants killed this week at the sensitive border to four. A 26-year-old Eritrean was shot dead on Thursday, while in a separate incident late on Wednesday a 27-year-old migrant of unknown nationality... 

  By Jason McLure Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia needs emergency aid to feed 5.2 million people this year, the government said, appealing for 642,983 metric tons of food from foreign donors. The Horn of Africa nation has already received confirmed pledges for 396,212 tons of food and is still seeking 246,771 tons of aid valued at $188 million, the government and aid agencies said in a report... 

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The IGAD Council of Ministers has issued a communiqué on Somalia and Eritrea following a meeting convened in Ethiopia this weekend. Apart from its ill-advised content which can only exacerbate the crisis in Somalia and hamper the objectives of peace and security in the Horn of Africa, the IGAD Communique is devoid of any legality for the following procedural and substantive reasons: i) Four... 

By Daryl Slade, Calgary Herald   February 3, 2010 Victim told sister of death threats Ruth Kuflom was very concerned when her younger brother told her Semere Mehari had threatened to kill him in 2006. She testified Tuesday she pleaded with Mehari's wife and told friends in Calgary's Eritrean community in an attempt to quell whatever bad blood existed. Two years later, in the late... 

Eritrean Sanctions Must be Annulled and Repealed Today!  Dear fellow Eritreans & Friends,  Add your voice to the February 22, 2010 March in Geneva (Switzerland), San Francisco & Washington, DC (USA) as well as Melbourne (Australia). Tell members of the UN Security Council, the U.S. Government and the International Community you want an immediate annulment and Repeal of the... 

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By Omar Faye, APA Special Correspondent in Addis Ababa APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The African Union (AU) has allowed Eritrea to open a diplomatic representation at the AU Commission ’’as soon as possible’’ to enable the authorities of that country to participate in the meetings of the pan-African organization, APA learns on Tuesday from a source close to the Union. The Eritrea...