Eritrea

CONCEIVABLE MILITARY TIES WITH ISRAEL

An Egyptian diplomatic source has confirmed information contained in a report submitted to the secretary general of the Arab League, [...]

JOSEPH O'NEILL

The United States Consul in Eritrea is vary familiar with the Horn of Africa. Joseph O'Neill was in post in [...]

CONFEDERATION WITH ETHIOPIA

Following the landslide victory for the 'yes' vote in the Eritrean referendum, held from April 23 to 25, Isaias Afwerki, [...]

MENASHE ZPAR

Israel's ambassador to Eritrea this week welcomed the good relations [...]

ABANDONED INDUSTRY

The most important external financing requirement for Eritrea's Recovery and Rehabilitation Project (ERRP) (ION N°570) out of a total gap [...]

$13 MILLION EMERGENCY PROJECT

Some $13.3 million has been set aside for the electricity sector in a "Recovery and Rehabilitation Project for Eritrea" that [...]

REFERENDUM DRAWS NEAR

The special representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Eritrea, Samir Sanbar has returned from a tour [...]

Spotlight
AN "INDEPENDENT" ECONOMIC RECOVERY

A month ahead of the referendum on self-determination in Eritrea, slated for April 23,24 and 25, that is most likely to result in independence from Ethiopia, economic recovery is being kick-started through the Recovery and Rehabilitation Programme for Eritrea (RRPE) [.

HAILE WALDANSAE (DOUROUX)

Eritrea's provisional minister of economy and finance, who has held the post since the EPLF took charge in Asmara, was [...]

The governor of the province of Dankalie and member of [...]

TALKS WITH BRGM

Among projects that could be carried out with foreign partners the provisional government is pinning its hopes on a multi- [...]

STRONG OIL POTENTIAL IN SOMALIA

According to a recent study carried out by Petroconsultants of Geneva, Switzerland on oil potential in East Africa, Somalia has [...]

The interim authorities in Asmara have published a list of [...]

CHURCH'S POSITION ON REFERENDUM

The leaders of the Christian Churches of Eritrea, orthodox, Catholic and Anglican, respectively bishops Filibous, Zakariasse and Asfaha Mahary, as [...]

British Overseas Development minister, Lynda Chalker announced on March 18 [...]

FARMING AND PORT ACTIVITIES IMPROVE

According to a report from the Eritrean Department of Agriculture, the rains reached a satisfactory level last year, and about [...]

MANACHY ZAIBOURY

The Israeli government has appointed an ambassador to Eritrea. Manachy [...]

TENSION RISES WITH SAUDI ARABIA

The EPLF's central committee met from February 3 to 10 in Gongolo, between Asmara and Massawa port, and accused Saudi [...]

The World Bank is to examine a project this month [...]