Shabait, Government of Ethiopia August 26, 2011 Press Statement In what is almost a familiar pattern now, Ethiopian security agents manhandling Eritrea’s delegate to IGAD’s 40th Extra-ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers which was convened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Abeba, this Wednesday 24th August. Eritrea’s envoy was harassed, verbally abused, and threatened by [...]
Category Archives: Sudan
Igad’s new dilemma over Eritrea return
September 1, 2011 – 10:20 pm
The East African, Kenya August 27, 2011 Editorial The question facing regional leaders is whether to rehabilitate or isolate Eritrea? The Red Sea country suspended itself from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in 2007 on the basis that the regional body had given Ethiopia unfettered control over Somali issues. Recently, Eritrea reactivated its membership of [...]
Ethiopia rebuffs UN recommendation to halt dam construction over environmental concerns
August 13, 2011 – 12:45 am
Washington Post/AP August 11, 2011 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopian officials say they will not heed the U.N.’s recommendation to halt construction on a dam that the world body says endangers a world heritage site. Project manager Azeb Asnake said Thursday that government impact studies found Gilgel Gibe III dam does not endanger Lake Turkana, [...]
Sudan delayed evacuation flight for wounded peacekeepers – UN official
August 6, 2011 – 11:34 am
UN News Centre August 4, 2011 UN helicopters in Sudan Sudanese authorities threatened to shoot a helicopter trying to medically evacuate three seriously injured United Nations blue helmets in Sudan’s troubled Abyei area, causing a three-hour delay in the rescue mission, the outgoing head of UN peacekeeping said today. Four Ethiopian blue helmets – part [...]
Eritrea seeks to rejoin East African body Igad
August 5, 2011 – 12:22 am
www.eastafricaforum.net BBC August 2, 2011 Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki has fallen out with most of his neighbours Eritrea’s neighbours say they are still considering its request to rejoin the East African body, Igad, after initially saying they welcomed its bid to end years of isolation. Igad’s Executive Secretary, Mahboub Maalim, told the BBC that the [...]
Ethiopia Moves Forward with Massive Nile Dam Project
July 15, 2011 – 10:22 am
National Geographic, US July 13, 2011 Ker Than Photograph by George Steinmetz, National Geographic Tisisat Falls in Amhara, Ethiopia. This article is part of a special National Geographic news series and initiative on global water issues. Ethiopia has announced that it will construct a controversial multibillion-dollar Nile River dam that could supply more than 5,000 [...]
Ethiopia begins deploying troops to disputed Abyei region
July 15, 2011 – 10:12 am
Sudan Tribune July 14, 2011 Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) –The Ethiopian government has begun deploying its troops to monitor the troubled North – South Sudan frontier of Abyei region, a military official said on Wednesday. Citizens of Abyei flee during the conflict (AFP)The decision to deploy peace keepers to the volatile region was reached after [...]
Bloc calls for AU, UN sanctions on Eritrea mining
July 5, 2011 – 7:52 am
Reuters July 4, 2011 Aaron Maasho * IGAD says Eritrea supporting rebels * Eritrea denies charges ADDIS ABABA – An East African bloc on Monday asked the United Nations and the African Union to impose sanctions on Eritrea’s booming mining sector for its alleged support of rebels seeking to overthrow Somalia’s government. AU peacekeepers have [...]
ERITREA-SUDAN: Refugees battling for a better life
July 4, 2011 – 2:26 pm
IRIN July 1, 2011 Photo: Maryline Dumas/IRIN Shagarab refugee camp is home to thousands of Eritrean refugees KHARTOUM/KASSALA – The first official Eritrean refugees arrived in Sudan in 1968; today, an estimated 1,600 cross the border every month to seek refuge in Shagarab, a large camp in the east of Sudan. The UN Refugee Agency [...]
Gunmen kill Ethiopian peacekeeper in Sudan’s Darfur
July 4, 2011 – 2:20 pm
Reuters July 3, 2011 KHARTOUM – Gunmen shot dead an Ethiopian peacekeeper and injured one of his comrades in Sudan’s Darfur region on Thursday, his joint U.N/African Union mission said on Saturday. Attackers opened fire on a U.N. van carrying the men from the airport outside El Geneina, capital of West Darfur state, to the [...]