Asmara, 18 May 2013 – President Isaias Afwerki and the Chinese leader, Mr. Xi Jinping, exchanged solidarity messages in connection with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Read more
Asmara, 17 May 2013 – The President of Germany, Mr. Joachim Gauck, Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of Singapore, and Ms. Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, sent messages of congratulations in connection with the 22nd Independence Day anniversary.
In their respective messages, the leaders wished President Isaias good health, as well as peace and prosperity to the Eritrean people.
by David Ferguson | British researchers announced Wednesday that they have established that the malaria parasite makes the smell of human beings even more irresistible to mosquitos that feed on our blood. According to a paper published in the Public Library of Science’s PLOS One journal and reported by NPR, mosquitos that carry malaria are even more powerfully drawn to the smell of human prey than their uninfected fellows. Read more
Turkey has become one of the world’s strongest emerging market economies. Over the last few years, its trade and diplomatic ties with sub-Saharan Africa has increased at dizzying pace. With the entry of Koç Holdings, the largest conglomerate in Turkey, into South Africa, it is also set to become one of the most significant new investors in the continent. We interview Mustafa Koç, chairman of the group’s board of directors, who is also one of the co-chairs at this year’s WEF on Africa. Read more
Although the Israeli government is actively pursuing a detention regime meant to snare as many asylum seekers as possible, some recent legal victories provide a ray of light during an increasingly dark time for asylum seekers and refugees in Israel
By Noa Yachot and Adi Lerner | The last year hasn’t been a good one for refugees and asylum seekers in Israel – or for those advocating on their behalf. Since an amendment to the Prevention of Infiltration Law was passed in January 2012, almost all change in the field of refugee rights has been for the worse, with the nascent asylum system in Israel making way for an unyielding detention regime. Read more
ካቢነ ሚኒስተራት ኤርትራ፣ ንክራማት 2013 ብደረጃ ሃገር ብዛዕባ ዝግበር ዘሎ ምቅርራባት ንምዝታይ ብ16 ግንቦት ኣብ ዘቃነዖ ኣኼባ፣ በብዞባኡ ተታሒዙን ዝትግበርን ዘሎ መደባት ብመንጽር ትንቢት ዝናብን ዝሓቶ ጸጋታትን ብዝርዝር ተመልኪቱ።
ፕረዚደንት ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ ኣብ ዘቕረቦ ሓፈሻዊ መእተውን መማእዘኒ ነጥብታትን፣ ቆፎኻ ከይመላእካ ብዛዕባ ካልእ ጽላታትን መደባትን ምዝራብ ከምዘይከኣል፣ እዚ ድማ ካብ ዝናብ ክራማት ጥራይ እናተጸበኻ ክሰምር ዝኽእል ስለዘይኮነ፣ ዘላቒ ፍታሕ ንምርግጋጽ ኣብ ምስፍሕፋሕ መስኖኣዊ ልምዓት፣ ምግባር ደገፍ ንእዋናዊ ሽግራት፣ ወለንታዊ ምግዓዝ ናብቲ ዝለምዕ ከባቢታት፣ ከምኡ’ውን ምድንፋዕ ኣፍራይነት ካልኦት ጽላታት ብዕቱብ ክስራሓሉ ከምዝግባእ ብምጥቃስ፣ ኣብዚ መዳይ’ዚ ምውህሃድ ምምሕዳራትን ዝምልከተን ኣካላትን ክዓዝዝ ኣዘኻኺሩ። Read more
أبوظبي – سكاي نيوز عربية
طلب الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة، بان كي مون، من مجلس الأمن الدولي الموافقة على إرسال 1126 جنديا إضافيا من قوات حفظ السلام إلى منطقة أبيي المتنازع عليها بين دولتي السودان وجنوب السودان.
وأوضح الأمين العام أن منطقة أبيي تشهد معارك دموية بين مجموعات متنافسة “لا تزال مسلحة، ويناصب كل منها العداء للآخر ويرتاب منه”. (more…)
طارق التيجاني- الحرطوم – سكاي نيةوز عربية
أفاد مراسلنا بأن رئيس دولة جنوب السودان، سيلفا كير، قام بتأجيل زيارته للخرطوم إلى منتصف يوليو، التي كانت مقرره في العشرين من هذا الشهر
وكان من المقرر أن يزور سيلفا كير السودان ليلتقي نظيره السوداني عمر حسن البشير ليشهد مرور أول شحنة من النفط الجنوبي بعد توقف دام 15 شهرا (more…)
by Tesfa-Alem Tekle | An Ethiopian federal policeman shot dead 14 innocent people in the northern west city of Bahirdar, a regional police source told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday.
Amhara regional police commissioner, Mulgeta Worku, said the shooter randomly opened fire on Sunday evening at around 9pm local time against residents of Abay Mado vicinity and against passers by. The dead include children, women and elderly. (more…)
الدكتورة نبيلة بن يوسف
الساحل الافريقي هو الحزام الحدودي الذي يمتد من الساحل الأطلسي إلى ساحل البحر الأحمر؛ أي يغطي القوس الممتد من السودان إلى موريتانيا، ويطلق بدقة على بلدان ثلاثة محورية هي مالي والنيجر وتشاد والتي تشهد أزمات أمنية متوالية أو تتأثر بأزمات دول الجوار فيتأزم حالها؛ لذلك سميت (more…)
by Godfrey Olukya | Authorities in South Sudan have warned of an outbreak of meningitis in some parts of the country. Health minister, Michael Milly Hussein confirmed the meningitis outbreak, which has affected some 90 people, mostly in Upper Nile State.
“There are 90 cases of meningitis that have been confirmed in Malakal town in Upper Nile State” Milly said
Although the minister said that the situation is under control, so far, he has warned that the outbreak is an indicator that the northern parts of the country faced a risk of an outbreak. (more…)
by Bevis Yeo | South Boulder Mines (ASX: STB) has reached a major milestone in the development of its Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea with the signing of a binding term sheet agreement with the Eritrean National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO).
Importantly, the agreement provides significant certainty as to the economic and fiscal basis under which the project can be developed, assisting the company in its ongoing discussions with potential strategic investors. (more…)
