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July 30, 2018 East Africa: Ethiopia/Eritrea Peace Hopes, Cautions
For those seeking good news from Africa, there is no better recent example than the
dramatic rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Pictures and videos of
the overjoyed crowds in Asmara and Addis Ababa greeting the other country's leaders
on mutual visits circulated rapidly on social media as well as in international news
coverage.
February 12, 2018 Sudan: Perilous Crossroads on Refugee Map
Sudan is one of the central crossroads for African migrant journeys, particularly
for refugees from Eritrea and other counties in the Horn of Africa.
The international media spotlight falls most often on the deadly crossing of the
Mediterranean or slave auctions in the Libyan dessert. But the vulnerability and
deadly perils facing those forced to flee by war, repression, or the struggle for
economic survival extends to a far wider terrain, of which Sudan is one example.
June 15, 2015 Eritrea: "Rule of Fear, Not Law"
"Citing an array of human rights violations on a scope and scale
seldom witnessed elsewhere, the report by the UN Commission of
Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea describes a totalitarian state
bent on controlling Eritreans through a vast security apparatus that
has penetrated all levels of society. 'Information gathered through
the pervasive control system is used in absolute arbitrariness to
keep the population in a state of permanent anxiety,' the 500-page
report says. 'It is not law that rules Eritreans - but fear.' -
Press release, Office of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights
May 12, 2011 Eritrea: Refugees and Responsibility
Nov 15, 2009 Eritrea: No Welcome in Italy
Nov 15, 2009 Eritrea: Press Freedom Updates
Nov 15, 2009 Eritrea: Perilous Journeys
Nov 15, 2007 Horn of Africa: Mixed Signals on Border Conflict
Nov 6, 2005 Horn of Africa: War Clouds Gathering
May 27, 2004 Eritrea: Human Rights
Jan 27, 2004 Horn of Africa: No War, No Peace
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
November 12, 2018 Africa: Africa Mining Vision
November 12, 2018 Africa: Why Mining is Hard to Tax
October 16, 2018 Africa/Global: Drug Company Profits vs. Public Health
October 1, 2018 Africa/Global: Professionals Enabling Corruption
August 27, 2018 Africa: Migration Reports Show Complex Realities
April 9, 2018 Africa: Storybooks in African Languages
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