Eritrea

Eritrea er Afrikas yngste stat og vant sin selvstendighet i 1993 etter en lang frigjøringskrig fra Etiopia. Det eritreiske folks frigjøringshær (Eritrean People’s Liberation Front, EPLF) tok makten og lovet utvikling og fred, og etablering av demokrati og respekt for menneskerettigheter. I dag er disse lovnadene bare vage minner for det eritreiske folk, som fortsatt lever i fattigdom og nød i et av verdens mest totalitære og menneskerettighetsundertrykkende land. Les mer >

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Africa News Update - siste saker fra Eritrea

President to Uganda to mend fences, but still has stake in Somalia

Kampala/Addis Ababa (Uganda/Ethiopia) - Long accused of aiding and abetting the Al Shabaab insurgency in Somalia, Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki’s three-day visit to Kampala last week was interpreted as an attempt to end his country’s isolation. Les mer >

The East African (Kenya), by Julius Barigaba in Uganda and Argan Ashine in Ethiopia / 22.8.2011

President Isaias Afeworki embarks on Uganda visit (analysis)

Tshwane/Pretoria(South Africa) - On Tuesday 16 August, Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki embarked on a three day visit to Uganda at the invitation of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in what observers termed a notable attempt at 'mending fences' with neighbours in the East and Horn of Africa region. Les mer >

Institute for Security Studies (ISS) / 18.8.2011

Opposition forces to launch a united attack in 2011, rebel official says

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — An Eritrean rebel group, Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), has vowed to step up military attacks this year to overthrow the east African nation's government led by president Issayas Afeworki. Les mer >

The Sudan Tribune (Sudan) / 4.1.2011

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