CIA Declassified Memo Confirms Moroccanness of Eastern Sahara
A declassified U.S. intelligence document recognizes the Moroccan sovereignty over the Eastern Sahara stretching from Hassi Beida (Bechar province) down...
Africa
Dakhla Congress Explores Desert Economies, Sahara Development
Morocco has launched several noteworthy initiatives to develop the southern provinces. The southern Moroccan city of Dakhla hosted last week...
In Morocco, Nomads Keep Alive Ancient Sport of Sand Hockey
Forms of sand hockey are also enjoyed in Ethiopia, where it is called Genna, and in Tunisia under the name...
In Tigray, Evidence of a Massacre by Eritrean Soldiers
In late October 2022, 63-year-old Abrehet Hagos heard that Eritrean soldiers had surrounded her village near the town of Adwa...
Eritrea: 10 Years Behind Bars for Ex-Minister’s Daughter
The Eritrean government should immediately release Ciham Ali Abdu, unlawfully held since she was arrested a decade ago, when she was only...
News: US Says Complete Withdrawal of Eritrean, Non-Federal Forces from Tigray Key for Sustainable Peace, Welcomes Gov’t, OLA Talks in Tanzania
In marking six months since the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray...
Could the Sudan Unrest Inflame the Horn of Africa?
Plumes of smoke fill Khartoum’s sky as Sudan’s armed forces battle the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, for...
Eritrea’s ‘Diaspora Tax’ is Funding Violence and Oppression
In most countries, citizens and residents pay tax to the state to receive basic services – they part with a...
First Batch of Somali Troops Trained in Eritrea Arrives Home
MOGADISHU — The first batch of several thousand Somali troops that were sent to Eritrea for training in 2019 and 2020...
Eritreans Hunted Down as Military Call-up Intensifies Over Ethiopia’s Tigray War
Eritrean authorities have intensified military mobilisation and are hunting down draft dodgers across the country, as the war in neighbouring...
