Bonnie Mugabe THE national football governing body, Ferwafa has confirmed they will send the U-17 to compete in this year's Cecafa U-20 Development Cup scheduled for August 14-28 in Asmara, Eritrea. The U-17 team will be using this regional tournament as part of their preparation for next year's African U-17 championship which will be held [...]

Sunday, 04 July 2010 Addis Ababa did not appreciate Qatar's mediation in the conflict between Djibouti and Eritrea. Qatar's intervention in the border conflict between Djibouti and Eritrea was not to the liking of the Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Seyoum Mesfin, who is believed to have asked the Djibouti Ambassador in Addis Ababa for [...]

Rwanda-Eritrea-Award APA-Kigali (Rwanda) Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Sunday said among the many individuals who contributed to the liberation of Rwanda and to stopping of the 1994 genocide were some African heads of state, among them the Eritrean leader Isaias Afewerki, whom he said will be honoured with the country’s liberation medal. In his speech [...]

Even though the 1998–2000 war between Eritrea and Ethiopia is long past, the ICRC remains active in Eritrea, treating the animals that belong to resettled people in areas that were severely affected by the conflict. The ICRC's Michael Kifle reports. Drought is one of the major problems that affects livestock productivity in Eritrea. Normally the [...]

By Tara Bahrampour Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Shemondy Haile enjoys the Eritrean injera that his wife made him for lunch at his cart where he sells hot dogs. (Katherine Frey/the Washington Post)   Customers of Shemondy Haile, a hot dog vendor on 18th and I streets, often try to order what [...]

VIDEO: Eritrean Martyrs day candle light vigil (June 20, 2010)

VIDEO: 2010 Eritrean Independence Fest UK, Rotterdam

Gippsland (ASX: GIP) has reported visible copper in the form of malachite (copper carbonate) collected during exploration completed in May 2010 at its Adobha Project in Eritrea, located in the Horn of Africa. The exploration work included the collection of additional drainage samples, geological mapping and rock-chip sampling. It was following up very encouraging results [...]

VIDEO: 2010 Eritrean Fest Germany, Holland and Switzerland