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UN Security Council set to lift Eritrea sanctions on Wednesday

CHANNEL NEWSASIA 13 November 2018 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Wednesday to lift a nearly decade-old arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea, diplomats said, after the country’s rapprochement with Ethiopia and thawing of relations with Djibouti. Diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the 15-member council...

Where nobody speaks out, murder becomes the norm

THE DAILY MAVERICK 6 November 2018 by  GEOFF HILL Members of the Turkish Human Rights Association hold pictures of missing Saudi Arabian journalist...

Eritrea nears trade boost with UN sanctions lifting, regional devts

AFRICA NEWS 7 November 2018 by ABDUR RAHMAN ALFA SHABAN Eritrean ports will be major beneficiaries of proposed United Nations lifting of sanctions on the country and recent regional developments. This is the view of a former United States Assistant Secretary of State, Herman Cohen. According to Cohen, the trade potentials of the port of Massawa, which faces the Middle...

Risk of war on shipping lanes in Africa, Pacific

CAJNEWS AFRICA 11 October 2018 by SAID ABOUBAKER China / US cold war increasingly turning sour each day. Cartoon by CAJ News DJIBOUTI, (CAJ News) –...

Eritrea, Djibouti leaders hold historic meeting in Saudi Arabia

AFRICA NEWS 18 September 2018 by Daniel Mumbere The historic meeting between the leaders of Eritrea and Djibouti on Monday ‘opens a new page to promote...

Unresolved Eritrea-Djibouti Tensions Threaten Regional Peace

VOANEWS 4 August 2018 When Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed last month to end their decades-long conflict, the international community responded enthusiastically. Less...

What Should Africa Now Expect From Trump’s America?

The Premium Times 18 May 2018 …it is quite apropos to now ask: Is there now hope for the continent under Mr. Trump? Well, the American president surprisingly hosted Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, in late April, and he put on his widest smile for the visiting head of state; albeit that is not always a good thing if the charmer is Mr. Trump. In mid-March, whilst...

Millions of African refugees face hunger

SABC News 21 February 2017 Food rations have been dramatically cut – in some cases by up to 50% – in large operations including Cameroon, Chad, Kenya,...

UN appoints new secretary-general

The East African 13 October 2016 UN appoints Antonio Guterres as new secretary-general The United Nations General Assembly formally appointed Antonio...

WFP help Thousands in Somaliland Puntland and Ethiopia

Somaliland Press 3 October 2016 The , in addition to nearly 14,000 people in local communties – thanks to a contribution from the European Union and...