Russians Eye Opportunities in Sudanese Oil, Mining and Gold Resources
SUNA News Agency reports that Sudanese Minister of Energy and Mining Al-Zubair Ahmed Al-Hassan Thursday received the Russian envoy for Sudan, Mikhail Margelov. Both discussed ways of enhancing the economic co-operation between Sudan and Russia in the fields of energy, mining, petroleum and infrastructures in the field of processing industry and petro-chemicals. Present at the meeting were [...]
Man Charged with Human Trafficking of Three Eritrean Women
Swedish newspapers report that a 52-year-old man has been charged with human trafficking of three young Eritrean females. The man is suspected of having smuggled three women in their 20s from Eritrea via Skavsta Airport in Nyköping into Sweden. The women arrived from Milan on 24 February shortly before being intercepted by immigration officials of the [...]
DR Congo: Ex-Rebels Take Over Mineral Trade Extortion Racket
Global Witness Press Release: Campaigners call for immediate demilitarisation of mining sector. Former rebels from the Congrès national pour la défense du peuple (CNDP) have established mafiastyle extortion rackets covering some of the most lucrative tin and tantalum mining areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), campaign group Global Witness reported today, following four weeks of research [...]
SUDANESE GOVT, JEM SIGN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR CEASEFIRE IN DARFUR
24 February 2010
DOHA, Feb 24 (SUNA) — The Grand Hall of the Sheraton Hotel in Doha on Tuesday evening was thevenue for the signing of the framework agreement for a ceasefire in Dafur in western Sudan between the government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). The signing took place amidst a high-level regional and international [...]
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Eritrean American
23 February 2010
Comment from one of our Eritrean American Readers: I’m very ashamed of what my U.S. government is doing to my home country Eritrea. I find the baseless accusations against Eritrea to promote the agenda of neo-colonization absurd! I honestly regret voting for Barack Obama to the white house for the simple fact that not only did [...]
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Thousands of Eritreans Rally Against UN Sanctions
22 February 2010
GENEVA – (AFP) Some 5,000 Eritreans from around Europe rallied on Monday in front of the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva to protest against UN Security Council sanctions on Eritrea, police said. The demonstrators waved Eritrean flags and carried banners such as “No to sanctions based on lies,” and “Eritrea will never go on its [...]
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Consular Services Suspended in Asmara
22 February 2010
WARDEN MESSAGE U.S. Embassy Asmara, February 19, 2010 The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea, recommends that U.S. citizens defer travel at this time, and informs U.S. citizens that the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Asmara is currently closed for all public non-emergency services. The Consular [...]
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Chalice Gold Mines: Drilling Results Confirm High Grade Koka Gold Deposit in Eritrea
22 February 2010
East African-focused company Chalice Gold Mines Limited (ASX:CHN), developing the high grade 1 million ounce Zara Project in Eritrea, advises that new results from infill drilling at the Koka Gold Deposit continue to confirm the high grade nature of the ore body. The results, which will form part of the final resource estimate for the Koka feasibility [...]
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Yayemarieba Interview with Eritrean Model Elsabel Yemane
21 February 2010
Aight people back to the fabulafricana interview part of the blog, this time meet Eritrean model and journalist student, Elsabel Yemane. I wanted to interview her because I wanted to know about the experience of an Eritrean fabulafricana . I wanted to know who she was at the heart, why she became a model, why she [...]
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Al-Zamanan Presents Credentials as Non-Resident Ambassador to Eritrea
20 February 2010
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)- Kuwaiti Ambassador to Sanaa Salem Gasab al-Zamanan presented his credentials as a non-resident ambassador to Eritrea during a meeting with President Isaias Afewerki in the Eritrean capital Asmara on Saturday. During the credentials presentation ceremony that was attended by the Eritrean Foreign Minister, Osman Saleh, al-Zamanan conveyed greetings of His Highness the [...]
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Eritrea to Take Part in ITB Berlin 2010
20 February 2010
Eritrea will participate in the world’s largest tourism exhibition ITB in Berlin taking place March 10-14. Organizers are expecting 11,000 companies and organizations from over 180 countries keen to promote their tourism products. Over 30 African countries will promote their national tourism products and destinations. Despite the global economic crisis, Africa is enjoying the world’s highest growth [...]
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Bermuda’s Sahar Joins Eritrean Mining Surge
19 February 2010
ASMARA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Eritrea granted a mining exploration licence to Bermuda-based Sahar Minerals on Friday as the Red Sea state continues its drive towards a highly anticipated mining boom, industry officials told Reuters. Sahar is the 16th foreign mining company now operating in the country, joining groups from Australia, Canada, China, Libya and Britain. Eritrea [...]
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Women at War: How Roles are Changing
19 February 2010
The BBC’s Ian Brimacombe reports on a woman who fought in the Eritrean struggle for independence from Ethiopia. She was just 13 when she became a soldier. She spent the next 16 years fighting in a brutal guerrilla war. Meriem Omer began her life as a girl soldier in 1976. “I joined the cause voluntarily. I felt [...]
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South Africa Drops to Third Biggest Gold Producer
15 February 2010
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire – Feb. 15, 2010) – The 2009 gold production statistics indicate that South Africa has dropped to third place in the table of the world’s leading gold producers. Once the world’s biggest producer, by quite some way, South Africa saw its gold production fall a further 5% during the course of 2009. [...]
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