Eritrea

Sudan: Eritrean President To Meet With Al Bashir
November 16, 2009 1914 GMT
Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki traveled to Sudan on Nov. 16 for talks with Sudanese President... [more]
Eritrea: President To Visit Yemen
September 10, 2009 1400 GMT
Eritrean President Isayas Afwerki plans to travel to Yemen by the end of September to meet with... [more]
Eritrea: 'We Are Not Arming Somali Insurgents' - Government
August 7, 2009 1031 GMT
Eritrea's information minister Aug. 7 denied a claim by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton... [more]
Somalia: Clinton Pledges U.S. Support For Government
August 6, 2009 1512 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States will expand support for Somalia's... [more]
Somalia: Eritrea Supporting Islamists In Somalia - U.S. Ambassador
July 30, 2009 0632 GMT
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said July 29 that Eritrea has been supporting... [more]
Somalia: Ahmed Blames Eritrea For Arming Insurgents
May 27, 2009 2323 GMT
Somali President Sharif Ahmed on May 27 for the first time accused Eritrea of supplying weapons... [more]
Somalia: AU Asks For Eritrea Sanctions; Fighting Continues
May 23, 2009 1447 GMT
The African Union late May 22 called on the U.N. Security Council to put sanctions on Eritrea for... [more]
Somalia: Group Calls For U.N. Blockade Of Air, Sea
May 20, 2009 2124 GMT
East African group the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) on May 20 called on the... [more]
Eritrea: Not Supplying Arms To Somali Militants - Ambassador
May 16, 2009 1950 GMT
Eritrea is not supplying weapons and ammunition to Islamist militants in Somalia despite concerns... [more]
Sudan: President Goes To Eritrea
March 23, 2009 1245 GMT
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir went to Eritrea on March 23 on his first trip abroad since the... [more]
Eritrea: Sudanese President Invited To Visit
March 10, 2009 2137 GMT
Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki has invited Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to visit... [more]
Iran: Troops Deployed To Eritrea
December 9, 2008 1303 GMT
Iranian naval vessels have deployed an undisclosed number of Iranian troops and weapons to the... [more]
Somalia: Aweys Takes Charge Of Opposition
July 22, 2008 1707 GMT
Somalian Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said July 22 that he has taken over the... [more]
Djibouti: France Providing Non-Combat Support Against Eritrea
June 14, 2008 2201 GMT
French troops are supporting Djibouti by providing medical, intelligence and logistic assistance... [more]
Djibouti, Eritrea: Troops Clash In Northern Djibouti
June 10, 2008 2046 GMT
Djiboutian troops were engaged in fighting with Eritrean soldiers June 10 in the Mount Gabla area... [more]
Ethiopia, Eritrea: Explosion On Bus Near Disputed Border Area
March 13, 2008 1911 GMT
A bus exploded in the disputed border area between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the British Broadcasting... [more]
U.N., Eritrea, Ethiopia: Troops Reduced On Border
March 6, 2008 2209 GMT
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has ordered the U.N. peacekeeping operation on the... [more]
Eritrea, UN: Food Supplies To UN Troops Stopped
February 15, 2008 1850 GMT
Eritrea stopped food supplies to United Nations troops on their border with Ethiopia and... [more]
Eritrea, Ethiopia: U.N. Force Moves Out Of Eritrea
February 14, 2008 2101 GMT
U.N. peacekeepers began withdrawing from Eritrea to the Ethiopian side of the Eritrean-Ethiopian... [more]
Eritrea: Opposition To Form Government In Exile
February 4, 2008 1242 GMT
Eritrean opposition groups plan to set up a government in exile, Reuters reported Feb. 4, citing... [more]
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