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Blinken to meet Ethiopia's Abiy in bid to renew ties

Eye Witness News 15 Mar 2023
The violence erupted when the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which once dominated Ethiopian politics, attacked military installations, prompting a major offensive by Abiy's government with backing from neighbouring Eritrea.
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Blinken asks Ethiopia to strengthen peace on first post-war visit

Eye Witness News 15 Mar 2023
The violence erupted when the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which once dominated Ethiopian politics, attacked military installations, prompting a major offensive by Abiy's government with backing from neighbouring Eritrea.
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This Day in History —February 22

Jamaica Observer 22 Feb 2023
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT. 1942. Three members of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi group that advocated nonviolent resistance, are beheaded in Munich. OTHER EVENTS. 1774 ... 1879 ... 1888 ... 1907 ... 1934 ... 1942 ... 1966 ... The military Government of Ethiopia announces 2,300 guerrillas have been killed fighting in Eritrea ... The last Stalin statue topples in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator ... .
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Eritrean leader dismisses as ‘fantasy’ alleged Tigray abuses

Metro USA 09 Feb 2023
Eritrea is not a party to the peace deal, and some of its forces have remained inside Tigray, though the United States recently said they have withdrawn to the border area ... Eritrea and Kenya also are abolishing visa requirements for each other’s citizens effective immediately, and Kenya will open a diplomatic mission in Eritrea’s capital.
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Eritrean leader dismisses as 'fantasy' alleged Tigray abuses

The Sun Chronicle 09 Feb 2023
Eritrea is not a party to the peace deal, and some of its forces have remained inside Tigray, though the United States recently said they have withdrawn to the border area ... Eritrea and Kenya also are abolishing visa requirements for each other’s citizens effective immediately, and Kenya will open a diplomatic mission in Eritrea’s capital.
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Eritrea persecuted relatives of military draft dodgers, rights group says

CNN 09 Feb 2023
Eritrea has punished the family members of thousands of alleged draft evaders during a conscription drive intended to bolster its military campaign in neighboring Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday ... Eritrea has ... Eritrea last June dismissed a report from the U.N.
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Sergey Lavrov to choose between illusions and reality for Africa

B & FT Online 31 Jan 2023
Late January, four African countriesSouth Africa, Eswatini, Angola and Eritrea – officially hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ... Still that same year, Eritrea was interested in opening a Russian language department at one of the universities in the capital of the country, Asmara.
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Revival of Russia-African Relations: Sergey Lavrov to Choose Between Illusions and Reality for Africa

GlobalResearch 29 Jan 2023
Late January, four African countriesSouth Africa, Eswatini, Angola and Eritrea – officially hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ... Still that same year, Eritrea was interested in opening a Russian language department at one of the universities in the capital of the country, Asmara.
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Eritrea Troops Still on Ethiopian Soil: US

Voa News 28 Jan 2023
A senior U.S ... That agreement mandated the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Tigray ... Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said at a news conference during a visit to the Kenyan capital Nairobi ... Eritrea's information minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to a Reuters' request for comment ... .
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Eritrea troops still on Ethiopian soil - U.S.

Reuters 28 Jan 2023
NAIROBI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A senior U.S ... Ambassaor to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said at a news conference during a visit to the Kenyan capital Nairobi. She did not provide any evidence or source for this assessment. Eritrea's information minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to a Reuters' request for comment ... ....
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Eritrea troops still on Ethiopian soil – U.S

FX Empire 28 Jan 2023
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A senior U.S ... That agreement mandated the withdraw of all foreign forces from Tigray ... Ambassaor to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said at a news conference during a visit to the Kenyan capital Nairobi ... Eritrea’s information minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to a Reuters’ request for comment ... Advertisement.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gestures while speaking during a joint news conference with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 24, 2022.
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Russian foreign minister calls BRICS 'embodiment of global multipolarity'

Anadolu Agency 27 Jan 2023
Speaking at a news conference in Eritrea's capital Massawa, Lavrov said NATO started making its claims on the Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America in order to restore colonialism "in new form." ... Countries such as China and India are already surpassing the US and EU members by many indicators," the minister said ... ... .
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Israel needs films about Irgun, Lehi fighting the British - opinion

The Jerusalem Post 24 Jan 2023
forced exile. A total of 251 detainees, including 12 from Acre Prison who were being held for security offenses at the Latrun Camp, were removed from their beds before dawn and then, in short order, flown out to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. The next day, they were trucked a few kilometers south from the airfield to the Sembel Camp ... (credit ... .
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US hails 'withdrawal' of Eritrean troops seen leaving Tigray

The New Arab 22 Jan 2023
The United States, along with the European Union, had sought to put pressure on Eritrea to remove its troops ... Abiy, who had won the Nobel Peace Prize in part for reconciling with Eritrea, unleashed a major offensive against the TPLF, which at one point had appeared close to advancing on the capital Addis Ababa.
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Tigray men who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, wait to receive cooked rice from charity organization Muslim Aid, at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020.
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Eritrea troops seen leaving Tigray as US hails 'withdrawal'

Urdu Point 22 Jan 2023
The United States, along with the European Union, had sought to put pressure on Eritrea to remove its troops ... Abiy, who had won the Nobel Peace prize in part for reconciling with Eritrea, unleashed a major offensive against the TPLF, which at one point had appeared close to advancing on the capital Addis Ababa.

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