Scramble in the Horn
Scramble in the Horn:-A region at the crossroads of Africa and the Middle East, the Horn of Africa is generally taken to refer to the easternmost extension of land in eastern Africa, home to the countries of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia, whose cultures...
Tattoos in the Horn
Horndiplomat-Unique facial and body markings are used across the Horn of Africa to enhance female beauty, reports James Jeffrey adding that though popular and colorful, “ some are more controversial than others”
Elegant touch
In Somaliland, where woman have a reputation for elegance and paying attention...
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...
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...
Exploring Eritrea’s Italian Past
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Eritrea: UN Calls On AU to Investigate Eritrean Crimes
Horndiplomat-The United Nations rights council has called on the African Union to investigate Eritrean leaders over alleged crimes against humanity after a damning report by a UN Commission.
In that report, the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) for Eritrea said the government of President...