drawControls(); By Jeremy Clarke ASMARA (Reuters) – Eritrea's fledgling mining sector is unlikely to be affected by U.N. sanctions on the Red Sea state, the general manager of Bisha mine, run by Canada's Nevsun Resources, said on Friday. Eritrea is seen on the threshold of a mining boom, with hopes it may boost an agriculture-based economy that has suffered from irregular... 

Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Bisha Debt Facilities Reconfirmed CNNMoney.com Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX: NSU)(NYSE Amex: NSU) is pleased to advise that the Industrial Development Corporation Limited of South Africa ("IDC") has re-confirmed its commitment to provide $89 million in project debt facilities to the Bisha project in Eritrea. In July 2009 the Company signed extensive loan documentation... 

VIDEO: Interview with Eritrean artist Abubekar Haji Hassan and his recent video shoot that included up to 800 cast members        Read More →

The opening sequence of "Eritrea's Struggle to Survive," part of Baney Media's upcoming PBS series "Behind the Crisis" A tiny, often overlooked country in the horn of Africa, Eritrea is a shining example of how religious and cultural strife can be overcome through a shared sense of nationhood. However, Eritrea's future is jeopardized by a looming border conflict with... 

Israel has approved plans to erect a wall along part of its southern border with Egypt, a project that will cost at least $270 million dollars. Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said in a statement on Sunday that the wall is a "strategic decision to ensure the Jewish and democratic character of the state of Israel." However, Palestinians believe the new barrier is another... 

Five years after a peace deal ending Sudan's 22-year-long civil war, there are fears of the country sliding back into all-out war between the North and the South. With calls to world leaders to intervene and bolster the fragile peace agreement, what can be done to avoid conflict in Sudan? What can the world powers do for Sudan?  Read More →

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Over 130 Africans arrested in Yemen   SANA'A,  (Saba)- Security authorities have arrested 133 Africans, including 6 women and one child, who have entered the country illegally, according to Interior Ministry. The security authorities said that the Africans are from Ethiopia and Sudan, noting that the number of Ethiopians were113. The authorities added that they found 4 bodies... 

Scientist recalls an Indiana Jones moment   The Boston Globe   Kathryn Bard (pictured with researchers in Egypt) said her interest in archeology began with a childhood visit to a Chicago museum, where she was smitten by an Egyptian amulet. Born in Boston, archeologist Kathryn Bard was raised in Park Ridge, Ill. – hometown of that quintessential seeker of antiquities Indiana... 

It looked like many of the dhows that sail the Gulf of Aden, a nameless boat identifiable only by its registration number — 11S2. This dhow, however, was not carrying fish, or even engaged in the lethal people smuggling trade conducted across these waters. Tracked by Yemeni intelligence officials, it was laden with a quite different cargo that had been loaded at Hes Bes on Somalia's arid...