ERITREA: US report decries human rights violations
The Eritrean government's human rights record remained poor last year and the authorities continued to commit numerous serious abuses, a report by...
Eritrea / Ethiopia: 378 persons repatriated
On 14 December 2007, 368 persons were repatriated from Eritrea to Ethiopia under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross...
ERITREA: Interview - President says border issues "must be resolved"
IRIN interviewed President Isaias Afewerki in Asmara, on 1 October. Eritrea and the Horn of Africa in general remain chronically vulnerable in...
ERITREA: War displaced families resettled, says government
Several thousand families who were forced to abandon their homes during the 1998-2000 war between Eritrea and Ethiopia have returned to their home...
ERITREA-YEMEN: New locust swarms threaten crops
The Yemeni government is concerned that new swarms of locusts in the south of the country, and the billions of offspring they are likely to have,...
ERITREA: Government outlaws female genital mutilation
The Eritrean government has banned female genital mutilation (FGM), saying the practice was painful and put women at risk of life-threatening health...
ERITREA: Campaign against FGM ‘is working’
The Eritrean government and civil society have expressed optimism that efforts to combat female genital mutilation (FGM) were bearing fruit, saying...
New WFP rep arrives
Mr Malcolm Duthie, the new representative of the United Nations World Food Programme to The Gambia, on Monday presented his letter of credence to the...
ERITREA: Renewed efforts to outlaw female genital mutilation
Women in Eritrea have joined a nationwide campaign to try to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) by lobbying for a law to ban the practice and...