By HRCE/ July 6, 2026 Date: 6 July 2026 Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) warmly welcomes the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for another year. The resolution was adopted by the Human Rights Council with 23 Member…
July 1, 2026 By Staff Writer | Borkena NAIROBI, Kenya — The Central Bank of Eritrea issued a directive on Tuesday ordering all citizens and organizations to deposit all cash holdings in local currency (Nakfa) into commercial banks by the end of July, effective immediately. In its statement, the Bank said the Nakfa remains the only legal tender…
ByAssociated PressUpdated June 24, 2026 CAIRO (AP) — Authorities based in the eastern part of divided Libya have banned entry for people from four nearby African countries, a move likely meant to stem the influx of migrants seeking to set off for Europe from the country’s northern coast. Libya’s coast is a key departure points for…
24 June 2026 Atrocity Alert Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect highlighting situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes. UN EXPERT WARNS OF ONGOING ATROCITIES IN ERITREA On 19 June the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…
27 Apr 2026 Washington is exploring normalisation with Asmara in talks driven by its control of over 1,000 kilometres of Red Sea coastline United States officials have been talking with Eritrea to explore normalising relations. Initiated by Egypt and Massad Boulos, Senior Africa Advisor to US President Donald J Trump, the meetings have involved Eritrea’s President Issayas Afewerki. Further meetings…
ARABNEWS KAMPALA: To his supporters, Ethiopia’s prime minister is a renaissance man trying to reimagine the old greatness of his country. To some others, Abiy Ahmed is a provocateur who could light a fire in the restive Horn of Africa region as he pushes for sovereign access to the sea via an unfriendly neighbor. In…
Toronto – Eritrea beat The Kingdom of Eswatini 4 to 1 in a qualifying match of the African Cup of Nations. But seven of the Eritrean players failed to return to Eritrea. Eritrea reached the qualifying match stage for the first time in 18 years. The first leg of the match was supposed to be in…
More than 3,000 Eritrean refugees have been detained in Egypt this year and some have reported sexual violence and torture, a human rights NGO said Monday. Eritrea, a Horn of Africa country of approximately 3.5 million inhabitants, has one of the most repressive governments in the world. Led since 1993 by President Isaias Afwerki, who has never…
ARAB NEWS ADDIS ABABA: The UN has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to respect each other’s territorial integrity, voicing concern over “renewed tensions” between the two neighboring countries. For months, the Horn of Africa nations have traded accusations of destabilization, raising the spectre of a new war. Eritrea, which gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after…
Editor, BBC Tigrinya Thirteen people held for more than 18 years without trial in Eritrea have been released from a notorious military prison, relatives of the detainees have told the BBC. Among those freed were several prominent figures, including 69-year-old Olympian cyclist and businessman Zeragaber Gebrehiwot. They had been held at Mai Serwa prison, known…
