The U.S. wants to deport more Eritreans. Here’s what would happen if they were forced to return.
By Kevin Sieff
NAIROBI — The United States is threatening to apply visa sanctions on Eritrea, one of the world's most repressive countries, as leverage to force Eritrean authorities to accept its citizens who could be deported from America.
“Our goal is to get countries to...
Ethiopian and Eritrean Foreign Ministers Arrive in Mogadishu
By. Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat Tweets @MohamadDuale
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed Arrive in Mogadishu.Horndiplomat Reports
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Eritrea, Osman Saleh Mohammed where warmly received...
Eritrea President met and held talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Asmara, 20 September 2018 -The President of Eritrean Isaias Afwerki yesterday, 19 September met and held extensive talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahiyan.
During a meeting conducted in...
For Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Israel, Cycling Success Is Overshadowed by Threat of Jail
HORNDIPLOMTA-In Eritrea and Israel, Michael Keflemarim vowed to take his passion for cycling all the way. The end of the way may come sooner than expected when he is hauled to a detention facility for migrants.
Israel grants refugee status to Sudanese asylum seeker for...
Sweden urged to probe journalist’s detention in Eritrea
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
Horndiplomat-June 30, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday called up on Swedish judicial authorities to investigate the case of Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak who remains imprisoned in Eritrea.
Eritrean president, Isias Afewerki (AFP Photo)
RSF’s call...
Ethiopia Frees Eritrean Journalists After Nearly 11 Years
Two Eritrean TV journalists who spent more than a decade imprisoned in Ethiopia have been released, according to family members and Eritrean press freedom advocates.
The sources told VOA's Horn of Africa service that Tesfaldet Kidane and Salih Gama were released over the weekend. A...
Ethiopia,Eritrea Foreign Ministers held productive discussion With President of Somalia
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and the Eritrean Foreign Affairs Minister , Osman Saleh Mohammed held productive discussion with President of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on how to strengthen trilateral, regional and international cooperation commenced among the sisterly countries.
Moreover, both...
Tension high between Ethiopia and Eritrea despite harmony in region
James Jeffrey in Addis Ababa
Horndiplomat-Addis Ababa Letter: concern their fraught history may once again lead to full-scale war
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea snapped in June in their most dramatic way for the last 15 years.
Fighting that erupted at their border involved tanks and heavy...
Eritrea-Djibouti border dispute: China opts to intervene
China has offered to mediate in the lingering border dispute in the Horn of Africa region, where Eritrea and Djibouti are both claiming ownership of the Dumeira mountains and Islands.
The Chinese Ambassador to the African Union suggested that China will consider sending troops to...
AU And UN Welcomed Recent Positive Developments In The Horn Of Africa
AU and UN welcomed recent positive developments in the Horn of Africa as steps in the consolidation of peace and security in the region.
The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security, which held its Fifteenth Consultative Meeting in New York on...
