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Eritrea and the UN: A New Language of Partnership

Why the UN’s approach in Asmara may be the most important development story Africa isn’t talking about. The hall at the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers was full, alive with an energy I hadn’t felt before at any event hosted by international partners in Asmara. The even

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Eritrea’s 2025 ACRWC Report Highlights Gains in Child Welfare and Self-Reliant Social Policy

The Government of Eritrea has submitted its  Fourth Periodic Report  on the  African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) , covering the years  2020 to 2024 . It is a dense, data-rich document — 174 pages of policy detail, charts, and social indicators — that qu

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Eritrea Charts a Green Future: National Drive to Safeguard Fauna, Flora, and Food Security

Eritrea’s environmental and agricultural leadership took center stage in October 2025 with a series of landmark events that underscored the country’s deep commitment to biodiversity, sustainable farming, and public health. Through national conferences and seminars convened by the

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Ethiopia’s Debt Deadlock: Abiy’s Default Nation Hits the Wall

It’s official now. Ethiopia’s economic “renaissance” has gone from sales pitch to slow-motion crash. Reuters confirmed this week that Addis Ababa’s debt restructuring talks have collapsed — bondholders walked out, the government admitted defeat, and legal action is on the table.

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Ethiopia’s Poverty Deepens as Abiy’s Wars Drag the Nation Toward Collapse

For a country once paraded as Africa’s “rising star,” Ethiopia’s latest poverty report reads like an obituary for a dream that never matured. The World Bank’s  Poverty & Equity Brief  paints a grim picture: nearly  four out of ten Ethiopians now live below the poverty line, up fr

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Eritrea Challenges U.S. “Investment Climate” Report as Outdated

Eritrea has challenged the accuracy and intent of the latest  Investment Climate Statement on Eritrea  published by the U.S. State Department in late September, describing the annual assessment as factually flawed and politically outdated. Information Minister  Yemane G. Meskel ,

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Eritrea 2024: UN Report Shows a Nation Advancing on Its Own Terms

In a region too often in the headlines for war and displacement, Eritrea stands out for a quieter reason: progress. Not the kind of “progress” framed in donor brochures, but the steady, tangible kind that the  United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Eritrea  has n

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From Dust to Harvest: How Eritrea’s Community Dams Are Greening the Desert

In Eritrea’s highlands, where the earth once cracked under relentless sun and hope withered with the seasonal streams, something remarkable is happening. Stone by stone, hand by hand, rural communities are defying drought and rewriting their story of survival. Across Zoba Maekel,

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A New Chapter in Eritrea-Italy Relations: From Shared History to Strategic Future

In a move signaling the steady renewal of principled partnerships outside the tired frameworks of dependency and interference, President Isaias Afwerki today welcomed a high-level Italian delegation at Denden Guest House in Asmara.  The delegation was led by Francesco Lollobrigid

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Alpha Exploration Extends Private Placement Financing to Bolster Exploration in Eritrea

Up to $6 Million Sought to Advance Gold and Base Metal Discoveries at Kerkasha Project Alpha Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: ALEX) has announced an extension of its ongoing non-brokered private placement financing, securing regulatory approval from the  TSX Venture Exchange  to continue

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Africa’s Eternal Crossroads: Between Exploitation and a New Dawn

If ever there was a moment to reassess Africa’s place in the world, it is now. And no voice is speaking with more clarity—or moral authority—than that of President Isaias Afwerki. In his recent July 2025 interview, President Isaias didn’t mince words. He diagnosed Africa’s condit

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A Salute to Eritrea: Africa’s Unyielding Beacon of Self-Reliance and Sovereignty

In a message that marks a rare and powerful shift in tone, the African Union has formally extended heartfelt congratulations to Eritrea on the occasion of its 34th Independence Day. The message, issued by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, pra

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