Eritrea Travel News

In this lonely corner of the world, the first sign of distress is the luggage. When one of the few international flights that are still operating here touched down one recent afternoon, the returning passengers emerged from baggage claim as if from a big shopping trip.

Djibouti's foreign minister accused neighbouring Eritrea on Sunday of arming and training militias to carry out sabotage in the tiny Horn of Africa country, and of fomenting chaos in the region.

The construction of a bridge along the Barentu-Tessenei road through the Gedem Construction Company is nearing finalization, according to Mr.

The country of Eritrea, sandwiched on the Horn of Africa between Ethiopia to its south and east, Sudan to its north and west, and the Red Sea along its eastern coastline, has certainly had more than its share of historical conflict.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged strong support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government , while vowing to take action against Eritrea's "unacceptable" arms shipments to the militant group, al-Shabaab. "If al-Shabaab were to obtain a haven in Somalia which could then attract al-Qaida and other terrorist actors, it ...

Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed asked for more international help on Friday to battle hardline insurgents after holding what he called an historic meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged strong support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government , while vowing to take action against Eritrea's "unacceptable" arms shipments to the militant group, al-Shabaab. "If al-Shabaab were to obtain a haven in Somalia which could then attract al-Qaida and other terrorist actors, it ...

Question: Is Assistant Secretary Carson planning to travel to Eritrea in the future? Answer: At this time, Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson does not have a trip to Eritrea scheduled.

Hannah Pool was born in Eritrea but adopted and brought up in England. Time, she felt, to learn how to cook injera - the staple food of her homeland Wednesday, 17 June 2009 As cuisines go, Eritrean and Ethiopian food is still pretty rare in this country.

The main argument of these individuals is that Eritrea's economy is going down the drain, where let alone to finance such forces in Somalia, it cannot even feed its oversized army of perpetual 'National Service' recruits.

Eritrea is facing a food crisis, but aid workers say they cannot fully determine its severity as they are unable to assess the situation because of travel restrictions and the government's policy of "self-reliance". The rains have failed again this year, in what is one of the driest regions in Africa.

Photo: President Isayas Afewerki The question is not whether there will be UN sanctions, but how effective they will be to change the Eritrean government s behavior.