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Eritrea accused of starting offensive on Ethiopia's Tigray

A spokesman for Tigrayan authorities says Eritrea has launched a full-scale offensive along the country’s border with northern Ethiopia in what appears to be an escalation of last month’s renewal of fighting

The Independent UK

Tigrayan forces in Ethiopia say Eritrea launches 'full-scale offensive'

Forces in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region said troops from neighbouring Eritrea launched a "full-scale offensive" on Tuesday and that heavy fighting was ongoing in several areas along the border.

Reuters

‘I miss my hometown, my friend – and my mum’s delicious food’: the cookbook made by refugees

Far from their families in Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Chad, the young authors of Cooked with Love have found a way to recreate their favourite meals – and share them with the world

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Eritrea issues army mobilisation call as Ethiopia fighting resumes - Canadian government

Eritrea is mobilising armed forces due to the re-eruption of the conflict in northern Ethiopia, the Canadian government said on Saturday, raising fears that the fighting may intensify in a war that has already displaced millions and triggered a humanitarian disaster across northern Ethiopia.

Reuters

US Says Sending Envoy to Ethiopia, Condemns Eritrea Return to War

The United States on Friday dispatched an envoy to Ethiopia to seek an end to renewed fighting, and condemned neighboring Eritrea for re-entering the conflict in the northern region of Tigray. Mike Hammer, the US special envoy for the Horn of Africa, will head this weekend to Ethiopia and "convey…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nowhere to run: the plight of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has hosted large numbers of Eritrean refugees for years. Before the recent conflict, about 100,000 Eritrean refugees lived in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

The Conversation

Somalia says 5,000 missing soldiers to come home soon from Eritrea

Somalia will soon bring home 5,000 men it sent to train in Eritrea as soldiers, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday, after months of protests by the men's parents claiming they had been recruited under false pretences and held captive.

Reuters

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We stand with brave Mo - readers share their refugee stories in new People Move project

Sporting legend Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to the UK in a documentary last night with readers now sharing their own stories for our #PeopleMove project

Daily Mirror

Teen who fled to UK to save his life 'will be killed' if he's deported to Rwanda

The refugee from Eritrea, now 29, tells of his fear that he'll end up being sent to Rwanda for a second time under the UK's controversial deportation scheme

Daily Mirror

Eritrea women’s team footballers still in hiding after escaping in Uganda

Five members of Eritrea’s Under-20 women’s team who escaped after playing in a tournament in Uganda last year remain in hiding, the Guardian understands

The Guardian - UK

Greece: Stranded on tiny island, migrant mother gives birth

Authorities in Greece say a woman from Eritrea has given birth on an uninhabited rocky islet after traveling with other migrants from nearby Turkey

The Independent UK

‘I’d be scared to be deported’: refugees in Rwanda respond to UK plans

Asylum seekers at Gashora transit centre say they fear reaching UK and ending up where they started after torturous journey

The Guardian - UK

UN: Eritrean troops shelled school in north Ethiopia

Fourteen-year-old girl killed, at least 18 people injured in rare bombardment after two months of relative peace.

Al Jazeera

Eritrean troops shell town in north Ethiopia: U.N.

Eritrean forces shelled a town in north Ethiopia over the weekend, according to internal U.N. documents and regional forces, in a rare bombardment after two months of relative peace in the Tigray conflict.

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What US re-entry into Somalia means for the Horn of Africa and for bigger powers

The US has announced it will resume a limited military presence in Somalia. The former administration withdrew troops from the country in 2020. The mission of the American soldiers is still what it has been for the last 15 years: to advise and assist Somali forces. US troops will not…

Daily Record

Asylum seekers stuck in Falkirk hotel for months speak about 'despair'

Many of the men, who have fled repressive regimes in countries such as Eritrea and Syria, say they have been waiting for six months, while volunteers warned Falkirk was not a suitable place to house them.

Tribune News Service

Outgoing Somali president admits sending 5,000 troops to Eritrea

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Somalia’s outgoing president, acknowledged for the first time that 5,000 of the nation’s soldiers were sent to Eritrea last year to undergo training and said their return was delayed to prevent political upheaval.

Axios

UN Human Rights Council votes to start war crimes probe in Kyiv

33 countries voted in favor and only two, China and Eritrea, voted against.

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office backs down over travel costs for Eritrean refugee sitting GCSEs

Eighteen-year-old orphan to receive £300 for transport costs to site of exams after case brought to court

The Conversation

Famine in Ethiopia: the roots lie in Eritrea's long-running feud with Tigrayans

The war in northern Ethiopia that began in November 2020 has left millions in Tigray on the brink of famine.

The Guardian - UK

‘I will die here, I can’t go back to Africa’: migrants respond to Rwanda removal

Asylum seekers say there is no freedom in Rwanda and fear for their lives if sent to Africa

Radio France Internationale

Girmay becomes first African to claim Ghent-Wevelgem cycle race

Biniam Girmay was on Monday preparing to return home to Eritrea to celebrate his 22nd birthday and soak up the adulation of becoming the first rider from a sub-Saharan African country to triumph at one of cycling's classic races.

ABC News

Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay becomes first sub-Saharan winner of cycling classic Gent-Wevelgem

Eritrea's Biniam Girmay becomes the first black African rider to win a Belgian classic, a feat that left a Grand Tour winning rider "shaking" with excitement.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Blames Russia for Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis

The UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution blaming Russia for a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for millions of civilians and the homes, schools and hospitals critical to their survival. The vote on the resolution was 140-5 with only Belarus, Syria,…

The Guardian - UK

As the government’s anti-slavery chair, I see the Home Office failing – and victims suffering

We’re sending back far too many victims of modern slavery to unsafe countries. Change is overdue, says Dame Sara Thornton

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