Ship Reports Small Arms Fire off Eritrea
A merchant vessel reported being approached with the use of small arms fire in waters 92 nautical miles northeast of Eritrea's Massawa port in Red Sea waters adjacent to Yemen's coast, British...
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Eritrea admits military presence in Badme and disputed territories, denies occupation
The government of Eritrea has finally publicized its intentions to control disputed areas on the Ethiopian border such as Badme, which have been a bone of contention since the 2000 Algiers...
UN Rights Experts: Eritrea Maintains Iron Grip Through Repression, Systematic Impunity
GENEVA —Human rights experts warn Eritrea maintains an iron grip on its people through repression and widespread, systematic impunity for grave human rights violations.
An African gulag so ghastly that inmates risk death to escape
NAIROBI — The tiny African nation of Eritrea is a sliver of fear wedged between Ethiopia and the Red Sea, a land that has known only a single strongman leader and the shadow of repression since...
The government of Eritrea claims the territories bordering Ethiopia as "sovereign".
The government of Eritrea claims that its troops still present in Ethiopia actually occupy "sovereign Eritrean territories", returning to claim a portion of territory disputed with Addis Ababa under...