Merhawi, a young Eritrean living in Stuttgart, has been wrongfully accused and is currently facing unfounded charges. The courts in Stuttgart seem to be using an innocent youth as a scare tactic to repress the voice of vulnerable Eritrean youth that demand justice. Instead of

#Ethiopia is again open to business with the Eritrean opposition. An opposition organization that calls itself the ‘Transitional Eritrean Government in Exile,’ (TEGIE) held a conference in Addis last month and has issued a press-release indicating , it getting ready to hand out

Scorched earth: how the search for gold has scarred DRC’s Haut-Uélé province theguardian.com/global-develop…

Tigray leader reports talks with archrival Eritrea. “The abduction of citizens, looting and other activities by the Eritrean forces has improved and eased as a result,” he said. voanews.com/a/tigray-leade…

In advance of Friday’s House of Lords debate on catastrophic war in Sudan All Party Parliamentary Group On Sudan heard from Africa Minister Collins of Highbury WFP UK Mercy Corps Norwegian Refugee Council and others. See report at davidalton.net/2024/09/11/all… New APPG Chair: Rachel Maskell

Fifty years after the murder of Emperor Haile Selassie, the BBC recalls when he came to live in in exile in England. In 1936, the Emperor was exiled to the small town of Bath. He was escaping Mussolini and the fascists who had invaded his home country. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

The impact of the Harris-Trump US Election '24 debate on the polls. No doubt about who won

One of these three Africans will become the leader of the #Commonwealth, as the next Secretary General. I listened to them debating. In my opinion, Shirley Botchway was outstanding, although Mamadou Tangara of Gambia was also good. An important appointment coming soon

EEPA Situation Report, Horn of Africa, No. 571 - 12 September 2024 martinplaut.com/2024/09/12/eep…

Dumped into the desert and left to die. The daily practice of the Tunisian Presidency - الرئاسة التونسية and his authorities. Reported via Al Jazeera English

Congressman Congressman Brad Sherman is absolutly right - the Eritrean people need to have their second liberation, this time from their own autocratic regime.

A half century ago a Marxist-Leninist junta seized power in Ethiopia, overthrowing Emperor Haile Selassie and a monarchy that had ruled for 700 years. Tens of thousands died at the hands of the new regime. FRANCE 24 spoke to Martin Plaut about the Emperor france24.com/en/video/20240…

A dried fish delicacy enjoyed in South Africa - the bokkom groundup.org.za/article/bokkom…

The deaths of refugees in Libya who died crossing the desert are a crime. Their fate is a blight on all of humanity and of African nations who fail to come to their aid

Remember there are 44 landlocked countries in the world. Five are larger than Ethiopia. Kazakhstan 2,724,900 km2 Mongolia 1,564,116 Chad 1,284,000 Niger 1,267,000 Mali 1,240,192 Ethiopia 1,104,300

Fighting the Zuma led corruption almost broke his health. He was an amazing fighter

'In due course, Ethiopia will be a powerful and prosperous country and remain a leader of Africa' - France 24 france24.com/en/video/20240…