The emotion-filled Ethiopian Airlines flight took off less than two weeks after the neighbouring countries declared an end to two decades of bloodshed
More than 20 years after the two countries broke off relations, Eritrea’s president reopened his country’s embassy in Ethiopia
The opening of ties could be an economic boon to the two nations, both poor but on very different paths
The re-establishment of diplomatic and trade ties after years of bitter separation could mean big benefits for both nations
A bombing aimed at French soldiers on patrol in Mauritania’s troubled north killed four civilians and injured over 20 people, including four soldiers
There are fears the feuding neighbours may be using Somalia as a proxy battleground
Eritrea has responded to Ethiopia’s surprise recent overtures of peace with an announcement that it will send a delegation to its neighbour for talks
The two countries have been hostile towards each other since 1998
Eritreans have become desensitised; the slavery in Libya is “the new normal”
A deal brokered by Ethiopia to develop the port at Berbera will have a ripple effect across the Horn of Africa
Extreme weather phenomena are occurring and this is having a ripple effect throughout the world
The Sudanese government has received money from the EU to stem the flow of migrants, but officials are colluding with smugglers and human traffickers
After risking their lives to get to Israel, asylum seekers find little but racism and contempt
Eritrea’s capital, inspired by Mussolini’s Africa ambition, has been named a World Heritage Site
Eritrean President blames US for the exodus of youth to Europe, as a ploy to weaken Eritrea’s government.
Eritrean journalist Seyoum Tsehaye has been in jail since 2001. Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais writes to him in solidarity.
The Horn of Africa state is going to great lengths to derail activism and stifle criticism online.
Officials make it difficult for them to obtain legal status, which affects their chances of work.
The Eritrean government may have committed crimes against humanity and was responsible for systematic human rights abuses, cites a UN report.
A refugee describes how promises of work in a recent Israeli agreement with Rwanda failed to materialise, leaving him living in limbo in South Sudan.
They must either live in misery or risk death by leaving a country that is in the grip of a highly repressive regime.
Eritrea is one of the most repressive states in the world and the refugee camps offer little freedom or safety, but enslavement and abuse instead.
More than 300 000 citizens have fled Eritrea’s chaotic national service. This is the story of one conscript.
Countries in the region should offer asylum to refugees who are fleeing the repressive state and dying at alarming rates in the Mediterranean Sea.
A report says state authorities have either turned a blind eye or colluded with perpetrators in the kidnapping and abuse of Eritrean refugees.
Thousands of African refugees have gone on strike against the Israeli government’s "criminalisation" and "dehumanisation" of asylum seekers.
Natnael Berhane is one of several Eritrean cyclists making their mark on the sport.
Draconian military conscription rules in Eritrea mean children as young as 12 can be forced into duty. Dan Connell reports.
The office of Israel’s Prime Minister says the Cabinet has approved a $160-million programme designed to stanch the flow of illegal migrants.
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/ 14 October 2011
Hostile neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea passed the bloodiest decade of war in 2000, with a tragedy that consumed about 80 000 lives.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said he is willing to meet Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki despite more than 10 years of bitter words.
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/ 3 February 2010
More than a dozen mining firms are now working in Eritrea, but villagers are also increasingly using their bare hands to claim some of the riches.