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Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of War Preparations Alliance
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of collaborating with a hardline faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in an alleged plan to wage war against Addis Ababa, according to a letter from the foreign affairs ministry to UN Secretary General...

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two countries over control of the Red Sea. In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General on 2 October, Ethiopian Foreign...

Eritrea: Sports Competitions Of Defense Forces Conclude
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, October 5, 2025/APO Group/ -- The 16th sports competitions of the Eritrean Defense Forces, which had been underway since 1 September in Keren, concluded on 4 October. The competitions included...

Super Eagles Of Nigeria Qualify For 2026 World Cup Play-offs, 9 African Teams Grab Automatic Tickets
Nine African countries have officially booked their places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while Nigeria’s Super Eagles narrowly claimed a lifeline through the play-offs after a dramatic recalculation of qualification standings. The confirmed nations...

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing for war as Red Sea tensions rise
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it in collusion with an opposition grouping, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two neighbours over control of the Red Sea. Ethiopia's accusation is contained in a...

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of ‘actively’ preparing for war
Ethiopia has accused neighbouring Eritrea of collaborating with a hardline faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in an alleged plan to launch a new war against Addis Ababa. The accusation was contained in a letter from Ethiopia’s...

Ethiopia claims Eritrea is readying to ‘wage war’ against it
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea’s government of working with an opposition group based in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region to prepare for a military offensive, underscoring concerns of renewed conflict in the region. Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister...

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of 'actively' preparing for war
Ethiopian security forces patrol a street after the Ethiopian army took control of Hayk town of Amhara city from the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in Ethiopia on December 16, 2021. [AFP] Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of joining...

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh arrives in Kampala to attend Non-Aligned Movement ministerial
Kampala [Uganda], October 15 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, has arrived in Kampala, Uganda, to lead the Indian delegation at the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of...

Eritrean man found dead in Kent prison after expressing fears of deportation
An Eritrean man who had a 'number of risk factors for suicide and self-harm' was found dead at a Kent Prison. Filmon Brhane hung himself in his cell at HMP Maidstone on June 12, 2023, a new report has revealed. The 23-year-old was an Eritrean...

How Eritrean investor was coned Sh320 million by Ruto ally
United Nations special envoy Haile Menkerios. [Getty Images] Imagine yourself taking a leap of faith and splurging your pre-retirement fortunes into promising deals that then turn into hot air and a wild goose chase? And imagine looking up to the...

Nigeria learns opponent after Osimhen’s hat trick powers Super Eagles into WCQ playoffs
The Super Eagles qualified for the CAF World Cup playoffs after crushing Benin Republic 4-0 Nigeria finished among the top four best losers after the permutations over Eritrea’s withdrawal Super Eagles’ opponent has been decided after the four...

Eritrea & UN: The Missing Moral Authority
Imagine at every African Union General Assembly Meeting, every nation rises up to claim the ills of the continent are the fault of the African Union, because it yields too much to its host, Ethiopia. Yet, that’s what happens, every September, at a...

OPINION: Sukkot reminds us not to close the door on refugees
It’s been another momentous High Holy Day period for our community. We have again faced immense grief at this time after the horrific Yom Kippur attack in Manchester. Yet there has been cause for hope too. Both of our organisations saw an...

How Osimhen fired Nigeria’s Super Eagles to 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff
A Victor Osimhen hat-trick and a sensational pile-driver by substitute Frank Onyeka that ensured a 4-0 win over Benin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday evening was enough to send Nigeria to the Four-Team CAF Playoff Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup...

World News | MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to Lead Indian Delegation at NAM Mid-Term Ministerial in Uganda on Oct 15-16
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh will lead the Indian delegation for the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) being...

Eritrean Delegation Holds Bilateral Meetings With Various Dignitaries
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, September 29, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Eritrean delegation, led by Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met yesterday on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General...

Nigeria risks joining Eritrea as the only African countries on U.S. religious freedom blacklist
Nigeria could soon be designated a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) by the United States, a label currently applied to only one other African nation, Eritrea. In its 2025 Annual Report, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom...

Ethiopia’s grand renaissance dam a game changer in Nile Basin hydropolitics and water security
Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) on the Blue Nile river in the week of September when the country hosted the second African Climate Summit. The occasion was one of great celebration, national pride and...

Prevalence and Determinants of Common Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Women Presenting with Vaginal Discharge at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eritrea
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose a significant public health challenge globally, with higher prevalence rates observed in developing countries due to limited access to treatment.1 In 2019, the World Health Organization...