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Eritrea

A new flurry of mining permits

Eighteen foreign companies now own mining permits in Eritrea and the Asmara authorities constantly have to respond to new requests [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.09.2010

Asmara to unite Ethiopian opposition

The Eritrean President has revived the idea of a united Ethiopian opposition to counter the Ethiopian government's similar manoeuvres against him.

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2010

Sunridge Gold

As from September, the Canadian mining company Sunridge Gold Corporation [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.08.2010

EPRDF bolsters Eritrean opponents

The Ethiopian government is working at setting up a united front of Eritrean opponents in order to step up the heat on the regime of Isaias Afwerki.

Subscribers only Politics 23.07.2010

The visa refusal saga

Speaking to the US Senate Subcommittee on Africa on 17 June, Ted Dagne took stock of the recent diplomatic exchanges between Asmara and Washington.

Subscribers only Politics 25.06.2010

US Army lacks a long-term view

A recent report from the American GAO asked the Ministry for Defense to shed light on the future of its task force in the Horn of Africa.

Subscribers only Politics 28.05.2010

Ethiopian opponents in Eritrean orbit

After attempting in vain to unite the Ethiopian People's Patriotic [...]

Subscribers only 23.04.2010

Nevsun Resources

The Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources has had to resort [...]

Subscribers only Business 12.02.2010

Isaias Afwerki

Speaking in an interview on the national television channel, which was subsequently published in Arabic on January 9 in the [...]

Subscribers only 15.01.2010

Afeworki's friend is in trouble

Pier Gianni Prosperini, a personal friend of the Eritrean President, has just been imprisoned in Italy for corruption.

Subscribers only Politics 24.12.2009

Asmara wants to unite Ethiopian foes

The Eritrean President has launched an umpteenth attempt to unite several Ethiopian armed opposition groups before the 2010 election in Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Politics 11.12.2009

Mine Employees Killed in Eritrea

Even though mining companies are increasingly prospecting in Eritrea, they [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.11.2009

The Ups & Downs of Exploration

After Eritrea experienced a setback with the Chinese last year, Centric Energy has put in a bid to explore one of the country’s offshore blocks.

Subscribers only Energy 17.11.2009

The Afar sultan's sons come to visit

The Djibouti authorities want to persuade the sons of Ali Mirah, the Sultan of Awsa, to help them resist against Eritrea and fight the Djibouti FRUD rebels.

Subscribers only Politics 13.11.2009

Louis Michel got it all wrong

While he was a member of the European Commission, Louis Michel wrote to President Isaias Afwerki to ask him for some positive signals. Nothing came of it.

Subscribers only Business 13.11.2009

European Union walks on a tightrope

How can democracy be fostered in Eritrea but without imposing international sanctions on the Asmara regime? The must tread carefully.

Subscribers only Business 13.11.2009

Dawit Isaak

The Eritrean born Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, who has been held in prison in Asmara since September 2001 but never [...]

Subscribers only 16.10.2009

NGEx Resources Inc

The Canadian company NGEx Resources Inc has just won two [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.10.2009

Ian Gibbs

The game of musical chairs is continuing at the Lundin group and its affiliates. The Canadian firm Africa Oil Corp., [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Asmara

According to information obtained from Eritrean nationals living in exile [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.09.2009

IPG

The Kuwaiti company Independent Petroleum Group (IPG) has finally got [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.09.2009

Antofagasta Concretising African Ambitions

Chile’s Antofagasta, which has been on the look-out for business opportunities in Africa for some time, is now hoisting its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.09.2009

An Israeli mission to Ethiopia alarms Eritrea

The visit to Ethiopia this week by a high level [...]

Subscribers only 04.09.2009

South Boulder

The Australian company South Boulder Mines, headed by the geologists [...]

Subscribers only Business 31.07.2009

Newcomers in the mining sector

Several mining companies have recently obtained licences from Asmara to prospect for a variety of ores.

Subscribers only Business 22.05.2009

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