Eritrea

A construction material contract recently attributed to an Italian firm, [...]

DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION

On a visit to Asmara, on May 25, Egyptian president Hosni Moubarak, was received by his Eritrean counterpart, Isaias Afwerki. [...]

STEP TOWARDS THE LOME CONVENTION

After the formal proclamation of its independence, on May 24, Eritrea will become the 70th member of the ACP group [...]

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POST-REFERENDUM POLICY STAKES

The virtually unanimous vote for independence (over 95 percent) in Eritrea's referendum that went on for three days from April 23 to 25, reflects with precision the predominant sentiment of the Eritrean people. All the international observers agree there was [.

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 [...]

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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 [...]