Ban dispatches UN team to assess Djibouti-Eritrea border situation

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

31 July 2008 – A fact-finding mission dispatched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in the Horn of Africa to assess the political, security and humanitarian situation along the border between Djibouti and Eritrea, in light of the recent tensions there.  
Eritrean military action against [...]

‘Zura N’Hagerka’: An Inspiring Tour
Efrem Habtetsion, Jul 31, 2008 

Many Eritrean youths from Sweden, Germany, Italy, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Holland and England participated in a national tour, Zura N’Hagerka’, following the Eri-Youth Festival 2008 that was conducted in Sawa from 18 to 21 July.
The tour included visiting major development sites, green areas, cities and [...]

Ethiopian Peoples Patriotic Front (EPPF) and Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) inflicted heavy losses on Woyane troops, killing and wounding 251. Somalia chaos continues with 20 NGO workers killed and 10 kidnapped. Eri-Youth Festival in Sawa and 21st round military graduation ceremony - exhibition of Arts, IT technology, cultural and traditional shows. Also, awards of merit [...]

BBC Thursday, 31 July 2008
 

The UN has already withdrawn most of its peacekeepers from Eritrea

Eritrea says the UN’s decision to end the peace mission on its border with Ethiopia will not make war likely.
Tens of thousands of people died in a two-year border war that ended in 2000.
A government spokesman said the [...]