Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister, has ordered the military to confront the Tigrayan regional government because, he says, it attacked a military base; he has also cited months of “provocation and incitement”. Heavy fighting is reported to have broken out in Tigray —the Northernmost of 9 regional…

Two Eritrean refugees (aged 36 and 41), enduring long-term detention without charge in a prison for criminals in Egypt, have been on hunger strike since yesterday, 27th October 2020, in protest at the prolonged injustice of their treatment. Both men have been detained for 8 years without…

Within Eritrean society, there exist questions of ownership of land that are frequently raised among people in villages and towns and which create some kinds of societal frictions. These questions are minor in nature and can easily be resolved through arbitration, with the help of village…

Despite opposition from states wishing to hide human right abuses, The UN Human Rights Council has renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Eritrea for another year.  Yesterday, 16 July, 2020, at the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council, a resolution …

Evidence has emerged that the anti-Covid-19 strategies of Eritrean authorities are cutting off all food supplies for the Afar people and will lead to mass starvation unless immediately reversed. The Afar people live in South-Eastern Eritrea, on the southern tip, bordering the Red Sea – the region historically known…

What is happening in Eritrea during the COVID-19 outbreak? No one really knows. According to government “information”, the first case was confirmed on 21st March, and, to date, the total cases allegedly number 215, with no confirmed deaths. The world is used to hearing optimistic claims from…