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Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa region. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast.

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Eritrea's Biniam Girmay celebrates winning the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race

Eritrea's Biniam Girmay makes history at Tour de France

Biniam Girmay became the first Black African cyclist to win a stage of the Tour.
SportsJuly 1, 2024
Khaya Ally und Abiy Ahmed

Abiy Ahmed: Unrealistic expectations of hope?

Were the aspirations of Ethiopia's prime minister unrealistic in a dysfunctional multi-ethnic system?
PoliticsApril 3, 202401:55 min
Großbritannien Migration Ruanda Asyl Abschiebung

Africalink on Air — 15 November 2023

UK court rejects Rwanda asylum policy +++ A new war in the Horn of Africa? +++ Africa at the UNCCD
PoliticsNovember 15, 202329:58 min
Close-up of a shipping container with the national flag of Ethiopia

Ethiopia and Eritrea: Is a new war looming?

Ethiopia and Eritrea made peace in 2018, but control of the Assab port serving both countries has sparked tensions.
ConflictsNovember 14, 2023
An industrial area with a low sun in the sky, with the Eritrean flag superimposed on it

Why Ethiopia seeks control over Assab port

Ethiopia's rumored interest in reclaiming access to the port of Assab is legitimate, according to some observers.
PoliticsNovember 14, 202301:30 min
A woman in a sports coat looks into the camera, her palms open in front of her

A look back at Ethiopia's 2-year Tigray war

The Tigray War ended on November 3, 2022. What caused the conflict? And why did it escalate to the levels it did?
ConflictsOctober 23, 202302:01 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | # 188

Healing after war

How do you cope with armed conflict? We travel across Africa and meet the young people facing down fear and bringing hop
SocietyOctober 20, 202326:05 min
A group of people is escorted by police officers after clashes at an Eritrea event in Stuttgart, Germany

Is Eritrea stoking conflicts between its migrants abroad?

Is the Eritrean regime inciting conflict between Eritrean migrants and their host nations?
SocietySeptember 18, 2023
A group of people being kettled by police after violence broke out at the event

Germany: Dozens injured in unrest at Eritrean event

Tensions run deep within the diaspora over the eastern African nation's polarized politics.
PoliticsSeptember 17, 2023
Israel Tel Aviv | gewaltsame Proteste von eritreischen Asylbewerbern

Do protests by Africans in the diaspora make a difference?

Do protests by Africans in the diaspora make a difference?
SocietySeptember 8, 202330:00 min
Hundreds of protesters seen running toward a street, with police in riot gear also approaching, as clashes between supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government turned violent in Tel Aviv

Israel considers deporting Eritreans involved in 'riots'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says "a red line" was crossed when an Eritrean protest turned violent.
PoliticsSeptember 3, 2023
Eritrean asylum-seekers clash with police during a demonstration in Tel Aviv ahead of an event planned by the Eritrean Embassy.

150 people injured as rival Eritrean groups clash in Israel

The violence erupted around an event organized by the Eritrean Embassy in Tel Aviv.
PoliticsSeptember 3, 202301:51 min
Riot police, some on horses, fire tear gas to dispel crowds, in Tel Aviv. Clashes escalated between Eritrean asylum-seekers and police forces outside the Eritrean Embassy in Tel Aviv at the weekend.

Over 100 injured as Israeli Police break up Eritrean protest

Among those hurt were 30 police officers and three protesters hit by police fire.
Rule of LawSeptember 2, 2023
Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay celebrated by compatriots at the Tour de Suisse 2023

Black Africans underrepresented in cycling

An organization called "Team Africa Rising" is aiming to create opportunities for young people on the continent.
SportsJune 30, 202302:41 min
Symbolbild I Cameroon anglophone rebel

AfricaLink on Air - 24 May 2023

Cameroon separatists kidnapped 30 women+++ LAPSSET funding dries up+++Showbiz
PoliticsMay 24, 202329:59 min
Isaias Afwerki

Liberator to oppressor: 30 years under Isaias Afwerki

Over the past 30 years, President Isaias Afwerki pushed Eritrea into growing isolation from the international community.
PoliticsMay 23, 2023
Abrehet Hagos with pictures of her massacred kin and neighbors

In Tigray, evidence of a massacre by Eritrean soldiers

Eritrean soldiers allegedly massacred at least 300 people days before a peace deal was signed. DW spoke with a survivor.
ConflictsMarch 13, 2023
A woman seen in a doorway, in silhouette

Survivor recounts Tigray civilian massacres

DW spoke with a survivor of a massacre in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Warning: disturbing content.
ConflictsMarch 7, 202303:25 min
A man in camouflage with an assault rifle slung over his shoulder

Old conflicts flare as Ethiopia bids for peace

Violence between Ethiopia's Omoro and Amhara peoples now threatens the country's reconciliation process.
ConflictsFebruary 2, 2023
Refugee camp in Shire, Tigray

Eritrean troops seen leaving towns in Ethiopia's Tigray

The US has hailed the "ongoing withdrawal" as a key step to long-lasting peace after two years of fighting.
ConflictsJanuary 22, 2023

Opinion: Gloomy prospects for Horn of Africa in 2023

Ludger Schadomsky
Disastrous governance in Somalia and Ethiopia will likely lead the region further into the crisis in the new year.
PoliticsDecember 28, 2022
A convoy of trucks from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deliver lifesaving medical supplies are seen on the road to Mekelle, in Tigray region, Ethiopia November 15, 2022.

After patchy Tigray truce, WHO still lacks full aid access

The WHO says there are still "significant parts of the country" it cannot reach to provide vital medical aid.
PoliticsDecember 2, 2022
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta applauds Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussien and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda

Cease-fire agreed to stop Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

After previous truces failed, there is cautious optimism about the latest deal meant to end the two-year conflict.
ConflictsNovember 3, 2022
A damaged tank stands on a road north of Mekele, the capital of Tigray

Ethiopia-Tigray peace talks open in South Africa

Peace talks to end conflict in the Tigray regions of Ethiopia have begun after a surge in violence in recent weeks.
ConflictsOctober 25, 2022
Äthiopien Demo für das Militär in Addis

AfricaLink on Air — 24 October 2022

Ethiopia peace talks+++Ramaphosa vows to fight corruption+++US, UK warn of possible terrorist attacks in Abuja
PoliticsOctober 24, 202230:00 min
Soldiers with rifles

Federal forces capture key Tigrayan towns in Ethiopia

The UN and Western nations, including Germany, are calling for peace talks and the resumption of humanitarian services.
ConflictsOctober 18, 2022
A woman is shown alongside two Ethiopean soldiers and a child

How Eritrea fuels the civil war in Ethiopia

Eritrea's troop deployment in Tigray could complicate planned peace negotiations. International criticism is mounting.
PoliticsOctober 15, 2022
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AfricaLink on Air — 14 October 2022

Nnamdi Kanu acquitted+++Lecturers call off strike+++Uganda's controversial new law+Ethiopian peace efforts stall
PoliticsOctober 14, 202229:59 min
A woman carrying crops walks next to an abandoned tank belonging to Tigrayan forces

African Union invites Ethiopia, Tigray region to peace talks

The African Union has invited the leaders of both Ethiopia's federal government and the Tigray region to peace talks.
PoliticsOctober 5, 2022
A woman and a child walk past a wrecked military truck

Ethiopia's peace process dealt a setback

An escalation in the Tigray conflict came despite African Union-led peace talks.
ConflictsSeptember 22, 2022
A member of the Amhara Special Forces watches on at the border crossing as people cross from Eritrea, in Humera, Ethiopia

Eritrea launches 'full-scale offensive,' say Tigrayan forces

Tigrayan forces have been locked in conflict with government forces since 2020.
ConflictsSeptember 20, 2022
Damaged playground in Mekele, Tigray

Ethiopia, Eritrea launch Tigray offensive: TPLF

Fighters in the northern region say forces from both countries have begun a "massive" attack on their positions.
ConflictsSeptember 1, 2022
Green Party lawmaker Awet Tesfaiesus

African-born German MPs bring new perspectives to politics

Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, includes three lawmakers of African descent. What do they hope to achieve?
PoliticsJune 27, 2022
Abiy Ahmed speaks at a campaign event, June 2021

Biden, Ethiopia PM Abiy discuss Tigray conflict

The US president raised concerns about recent military escalations, civilian deaths and detentions.
ConflictsJanuary 10, 2022
A military vehicle with the Ethiopian national flag

'A sliver of hope' for peace in Ethiopia

In spite of the TPLF's withdrawal to its home region, lasting peace in Ethiopia looks elusive.
PoliticsDecember 28, 2021
Protester holds placard telling Eritrean troops to "stop using starvation as a weapon of war"

US sanctions Eritrean military over role in Tigray conflict

Washington has blacklisted the Eritrean military as it ups pressure on parties fighting in northern Ethiopia.
PoliticsNovember 13, 2021
Eritrean Refugees protest in-front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices to condemn the attacks on the refugees in Hitsats and Shimelba camps during the fight between Ethiopia’s National Defence Force and Tigray People Liberation Front

Eritrean, Tigray forces committed 'war crimes': HRW

Human Rights Watch report details atrocities committed against Eritrean refugees around two camps in northern Ethiopia.
ConflictsSeptember 16, 2021
A TPLF soldier dressed in full camo and holding an AK-47, sits at a roadside guard post

Ethiopia's premier calls on civilians to fight Tigray forces

Abiy Ahmed called on civilians to take up arms and halt the advance of Tigrayan forces "once and for all."
SocietyAugust 10, 2021
Militia members sit in the back of a pickup holding guns

Ethiopia: Fear Tigray conflict could trigger all-out war

As more regional militias march into Tigray, some fear that this could send Ethiopia into a spiral of ethnic violence.
PoliticsJuly 20, 2021
People react as captive Ethiopian soldiers walk towards Mekele Rehabilitation Center

Ethiopia: Tigray conflict and dam dispute dent Abiy's image

Internationally, Abiy Ahmed used to be celebrated. Now two conflicts have tarnished his reputation.
PoliticsJuly 9, 2021
Captive Ethiopian troops walk in front of civilians in Tigray

Ethiopia rebels accept Tigray cease-fire

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front demanded that "invading forces from Amhara and Eritrea" withdraw from the region.
ConflictsJuly 4, 2021
People wait in a line to enter a bank in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia

Ethiopia declares cease-fire as rebels enter Tigray capital

The former ruling party in Tigray said it has taken back control of the regional capital Mekele.
ConflictsJune 28, 2021
Ethiopians hold banners denouncing US sanctions and supporting the Nile dam

Ethiopians protest against US over Tigray

Authorities called for the massive rally after the United States imposed restrictions on aid over the Tigray conflict.
ConflictsMay 30, 2021
Ethiopian army soldiers on a patrol in Tigray

Ethiopia, Eritrea forces detain hundreds in Tigray

The Ethiopian government has been accused of "ethnic cleansing" in its military offensive against rebels in Tigray.
PoliticsMay 26, 2021
Ethiopian army troops on patrol in Tigray

Ethiopia removes Tigray regional government leader

The regional government's leaders were selected by the federal government at the start of the ongoing conflict.
PoliticsMay 5, 2021
Ethiopian Army soldiers stand as a children stand behind them at Mai Aini Refugee camp,

Tigray crisis worsening with Eritrea still there: UN

The UN aid chief has said that sexual violence and starvation were being used as weapons of war in Ethiopia's Tigray.
ConflictsApril 16, 2021
Denglat - Victims were buried in several mass graves, such as this one, after being left outside for more than a day

G7 warns of human rights abuses in Ethiopia's Tigray

The group of leading economic powers also welcomed an announcement that Eritrean troops would leave the region.
ConflictsApril 2, 2021
Youngsters walk next to an abandoned tank belonging to Tigrayan forces south of the town of Mehoni, Ethiopia

Ethiopian PM: Eritrean troops to leave Tigray

Eritrean troops have faced increasing pressure to leave Tigray after accusations of serious human rights abuses.
PoliticsMarch 26, 2021
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopia PM admits Eritrean troops were in Tigray

It's the first time that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed confirmed Eritrean forces were present during the conflict in Tigray.
ConflictsMarch 23, 2021
Äthiopien Konflikte

Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

The Ethiopian government has claimed that the conflict in Tigray is solely a domestic issue — but that's not the case.
ConflictsMarch 19, 2021