‘It’s a step towards hope’: a refugee’s journey from wartorn Eritrea to the London Marathon
Hagos Kidana Abrha has done a lot of running in his life. As a teenager he raced his friends up mountains in his home country of Eritrea. When the country’s government tried to conscript him he ran for...
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A Journalist’s Escape from Eritrea
‘Even though I had undertaken all possible preparations to protect myself, I was shaking.’ An excerpt from ‘Geographies of the Heart.’During the few last hours before my departure, I went through my...
Eritrea claims over $3 million in compensation from Ethiopian Airlines
Toronto – Eritrea’s Civil Aviation Authority has reportedly sued Ethiopian Airlines seeking U.S. $3 million dollar compensation “for the loss of 450 pieces of luggage,” as reported by an Eritrean News...
Eritrean human rights advocate Helen Berhane targeted with threats by YouTuber granted asylum in Canada
Eritrean human rights advocate Helen Berhane has been defamed and threatened by Canada-based YouTuber Selemun Syum, who urged his viewers in the Eritrean diaspora to “deal with her,” according to...
Africa File, October 17, 2024: Egypt-Eritrea-Somalia Summit; Challenges with Tigray Peace Process
The Africa File provides regular analysis and assessments of major developments regarding state and nonstate actors’ activities in Africa that undermine regional stability and threaten US personnel and...