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Manhunt under way for convicted rapist released on bail before sentencing

Muarug Abraham Gebremcal, 34, originally from Eritrea, was convicted of rape at Exeter Crown Court in September.

Evening Standard

Mystery origin of Egypt’s mummified baboons finally cracked | Explained

In 1905, Lortet and Gaillard found mummified baboons in Luxor, Egypt, puzzling scientists for over a century about where they came from. A team of scientists recently traced the baboons to Adulis, in modern Eritrea, using mitochondrial DNA. The study also shed light on the possible location of the lost…

The Hindu

Missing in action: How Eritrean football was deflated at home and abroad

A series of desertions by Eritrean players to escape mandatory military conscription has impacted the football sector.

Al Jazeera

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Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps

A new DNA study suggests that the lost realm of Punt and the port city of Adulis may have been in the same place, separated by time.

LiveScience

Afghans, Iranians and Eritreans most common small boat arrivals this year

Albanians account for 4% of the 2023 total so far, compared with 28% last year.

The Independent UK

Eritrea withdrew from 2026 World Cup qualifying ‘over fears players will flee’

Eritrea’s FA withdrew its men’s team from qualifying over fears players would try to seek political asylum during trips abroad, according to sources close to the squad

The Guardian - UK

Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa?

Ethiopia’s tone on access to a seaport is seen as either a distraction from domestic policy failures or start of a war.

Al Jazeera

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Young woman from Eritrea who wanted to claim UK asylum found dead on Calais beach

A young woman from Eritrea who wanted to claim asylum in the UK was found dead on a beach in Calais after falling off a small boat.

Evening Standard

Dozens are injured at an Eritrean event in Germany, including 26 police officers

German police say dozens of people including at least 26 officers were injured during unrest at an Eritrean cultural festival in the southwestern city of Stuttgart

The Independent UK

Sudan's military chief visits Eritrea for talks with the president on Sudan's conflict

Sudan’s military chief has traveled to Eritrea for a meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, the general’s latest international trip since fighting broke out between his army and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April

The Independent UK

How We Got Here: The Story Of Israel’s African Migrant Crisis

Recent political riot in Tel Aviv between warring factions of Eritrean asylum-seekers sent shock waves through Israeli society

Zenger

Eritreans in Tel Aviv unsure if they fear Netanyahu or other Eritreans more

Israeli right calls them ‘infiltrators’, and PM demands deportations after pro-, anti-gov’t Eritreans fight in streets.

Al Jazeera

Why were Eritrean factions fighting on the streets of Israel’s Tel Aviv?

PM Netanyahu says he wants African ‘infiltrators’ out of Israel after Sunday’s fighting in Tel Aviv.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Netanyahu calls for deportation of Eritrean refugee ‘rioters’

Israeli PM also requested that ministers present him with plans ‘for the removal of all the other illegal infiltrators’.

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The Independent UK

Israel's Netanyahu demands Eritrean migrants involved in violent clash to be deported immediately

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country’s African migrants

Al Jazeera

Dozens of people injured in clashes between rival Eritrean groups in Israel

Supporters and critics of Eritrean government engage in violent clashes at a pro-government event in Tel Aviv.

The Independent UK

Dozens injured in a protest by asylum-seekers outside Eritrean Embassy in Israel

Violent protests have erupted between hundreds of Eritrean asylum seekers and Israeli police in Tel Aviv during a protest against an event organized by the Eritrea Embassy

The Conversation

Landlocked Ethiopia wants better sea access: a port deal with neighbours could benefit the region

Ethiopia’s access to the coast has occupied the minds of the country’s rulers since time immemorial. This is because being landlocked undermines Ethiopia’s ability to grow its economy, develop its military (navy force) and exert influence across the Horn of Africa.

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The Guardian - UK

Eritrean diaspora vow to continue disrupting festivals that ‘promote dictatorship’

Events marred by violence in Sweden, Canada and the US were billed as cultural, but activists say they are militaristic and full of hate speech

The Independent UK

Eritrean festivals have been attacked in Europe, North America. The government blames 'asylum scum'

As one of the world’s most repressive countries marks 30 years of independence, festivals held by Eritrea’s diaspora in Europe and North America have been attacked by exiles that the regime dismisses as “asylum scum.”

The Guardian - US

Eritrean festival canceled by Toronto following outbreaks of violence

Clashes were latest in string of global skirmishes that have drawn scrutiny to human rights abuses in Eritrea

The Guardian - UK

‘People are under siege’: why Ethiopia’s war in Tigray isn’t over

Despite a peace deal last November, Eritrean troops remain in some border areas, and the Irob community is paying the price

The Guardian - UK

Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm

Opponents of Eritrean government tore down tents and set cars on fire, with ‘around 100’ people arrested

The Independent UK

Protesters against Eritrea's government set fire to booths at cultural festival in Sweden

Swedish media are reporting that an Eritrea-themed cultural festival in Stockholm took a turbulent turn when about a thousand anti-Eritrean government protesters stormed the event

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s top cyclist Biniam Girmay ‘denied UK visa’ for Glasgow worlds

The Eritrean was among the favourites for the men’s elite road race in Glasgow but has withdrawn after the Home Office reportedly denied him an entry visa

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