http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/232/ en_GB_uk Eritrea http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84190 Poor rains in much of the Horn of Africa in the normally wet March-to-May period, compounded by high food and fuel prices, mean that 14.5 million people in five countries need food assistance, warns the UN. + Africa droughts + Top UN relief official assesses drought-stricken areas http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83860 A call for increased assistance for the thousands of Somalia and Eritrean refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants has been made on the eve of World Refugee Day (20 June) by a leading medical charity. + Refugee protection more challenging, says Guterres http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82270 News at last of Eritrean journalist Seyoum Tsehaye, who is being held in cell 10, block A01 of the secret prison camp, Eiraeiro. And with the sighting comes more details of the prison. OneWorld Guide to Eritrea http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81842 The United Nations peacekeeping mission monitoring the ceasefire between Ethiopia and Eritrea has called on both sides to show maximum restraint after a shooting incident in the border area where the two countries fought a two-year war that ended in 2000. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81105 War between Ethiopia and Eritrea could break out again within weeks, potentially throwing the entire Horn of Africa into new turmoil, a think tank warns. From: International Crisis Group http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81054 A grim deadline is approaching that marks the undermining of peacemaking in Africa, says Michela Wrong. From New Statesman http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79325 Eritrean broadcaster Paulos Kidane has died after attempting to join dozens of journalists fleeing the government’s absolute control of the media since a massive crackdown on the now-defunct private press. From: Committee to Protect Journalists http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/149874/1/ The UN refugee agency has protested to the European Commission about the way boatloads of people from North Africa have recently been left stranded at sea, despite being in distress and at risk of death. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78507 On the eve of the 16th anniversary of Eritrea’s independence tomorrow, the European Union has been urged to rethink its policy towards "one of the world’s most repressive regimes" and adopt targeted sanctions against President Issaias Afeworki. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77833 Eritrea has banned female genital mutilation, saying it puts women at risk of life-threatening health problems. Over 90 percent of Eritreans are believed to participate in the practice, though rural efforts to combat it are thought to be bearing fruit. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/70457 Arms are flowing into the conflict-ridden Darfur region from neighbouring Chad, Eritrea and Libya, according to a report by UN experts. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/127210/1/ WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 9 (OneWorld) - United Nations experts are urging Sudan's neighbors to stop arms smuggling into the war-wrecked country. The move comes as advocates press the U.S. government to use its leadership of the UN Security Council to calm the killing fields of Darfur. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/125106/1/ Recent actions by Eritrea have raised tensions in the tinderbox dispute with Ethiopia. But why has the UN proved so ineffective in implementing the decisions of the independent border commission, asks Dr.M.Ashaq Raza in Asmara. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/69714 The military situation in the Temporary Security Zone separating Ethiopia and Eritrea remains “tense and potentially volatile,” according to a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission there, which has been forced to relocate some staff because of Eritrean demands. * OneWorld UK Guide to Ethiopia and Eritrea http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/69171 My name is Alem, I’m from Eritrea. I’m trying to get a job here in the UK so I can come off benefits and support myself. But I am finding it so hard because I have no experience. In my country I was only ever a soldier.