“We see potential spies and enemies everywhere,” says David. “It can be at border control or it can be in a cafe. The other day, a guy was looking at me strangely, so I left without finishing my ...

Eritrea stands as a digitally isolated nation, grappling with extremely limited internet access, no mobile data, and restricted social media. This East African country's unique situation stems from ...

Samuel Ghebhrehiwet admired the glamorous image of the Eritrean freedom fighters Eritrea is officially marking 30 years of independence from Ethiopia. Former BBC Tigrinya editor Samuel Ghebhrehiwet ...

Somalia’s government sent thousands of recruits to Eritrea for military training in a clandestine operation, as the country faces al-Shabab threats, the recent withdrawal of U.S. military personnel ...

Eritrea has punished the family members of thousands of alleged draft evaders during a conscription drive intended to bolster its military campaign in neighbouring Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said on ...

Ten Eritrean players were granted asylum in Botswana in October 2015 after playing a 2018 World Cup qualifier in the country The distant dream Eritrea's footballers had of reaching the 2026 Fifa World ...

Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London This week Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed visited ...

(London) - Eritrea's extensive detention and torture of its citizens and its policy of prolonged military conscription are creating a human rights crisis and prompting increasing numbers of Eritreans ...

Yemane Gebreab is the second most influential person in Eritrea. In an exclusive interview, DW asked him about the large number of Eritreans fleeing the country and Asmara's relations with its foe ...

Around eleven o’clock on the night of October 10, 2015, Samson Arefaine learned that he had been selected to play on the national soccer team of Eritrea, a sliver of a nation in the Horn of Africa.

There was jubilation among Eritreans when Eritrea formally gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a bloody 30-year war. Sixteen years later the dreams that the independent state would be ...

The distant dream Eritrea's footballers had of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup was extinguished before it had even begun. The East African country, who last played an international in January 2020, ...