Seven Eritrean national soccer team players have gone missing . They reportedly ran away in South Africa and refused to return home. Eritrean national soccer team has been in South Africa playing 2027 AFCON preliminary qualifiers. It qualified for the AFCON group stage for the first time in 19 years. It defeated Eswatini 4-1. Following…
Ethiopian authorities have detained 48 Eritrean illegal migrants. Reportedly, the migrants entered Ethiopia recently. According to Ethiopian immigration agency, 48 Eritrean illegal migrants were detained in the South Omo Zone while attempting to travel through the area after having crossed the Ethiopia Eritrea border. The individuals entered Ethiopia via northern frontier without proper authorization. Thousands…
Funeral services for Bereket Mengisteab – one of Eritrea’s legendary and greatest artists – were held at noon today at Asmara’s Patriots Cemetery. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, senior government and PFDJ officials, religious leaders, and his family attended. Bereket Mengisteab passed away on 12 November at the age of 84. He was born in 1938…
Eritrea, on Saturday, reacted to the Ethiopian Foreign Minister’s accusations. The Ethiopian Foreign Minister this week, addressing Foreign Policy Forum in Addis Ababa, accused Eritrea of interfering in Ethiopia and creating conflicts in the region. The Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gideon Timotheos raised following points in his speech: Eritrean Ministry of Information reacted to these five…
Exchange of gunfire erupted between Tigray and Eritrea soldiers. The incident happened on Tuesday reportedly. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) have been reconciling since the start of this year. Tigray military and Eritrean military officers have been holding meetings. Several ceremonies have been organized in recent months…
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is transporting heavy weapons from Tigray into Eritrea. That was claimed by a former Ethiopian ambassador who is part of Ethiopian ruling Prosperity Party. Ambassador Muaz Gebrehiwot W / Selassie in an interview this week claimed that Tigray People’s Liberation Front is digging out heavy weapons which it buried and…
Saudi Foreign Minister this week contacted Ethiopian and Eritrean Foreign Ministers. The contacts are linked to ongoing conflict between the Horn of Africa neighbors. On Thursday, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan called his Eritrean counterpart Osman Salih. According to the statement issued by Saudi Foreign Ministry, the two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and global…
Eritrean President, on Saturday, accused UAE ruler of igniting a conflict by backing Ethiopia. He warned international community about alleged preparations of war by Ethiopia. Giving an interview on state television, he elaborated on current Ethiopia Eritrea tensions. Tensions have been rising between Eritrea and Ethiopia since 2023 when the Ethiopian Prime Minister urged neighboring…
Eritrea today reacted to a letter written by the Ethiopian govt. The letter accuses Eritrea of being in occupation of Ethiopian territories. Eritrean Ministry of Information today issued a statement in this regard. It reacted to Ethiopian government’s accusations that Eritrea is supplying weapons to Ethiopian opposition groups to topple the Ethiopian government. The Ethiopian…