While the plight of war refugees is in the news, and deservedly so, the struggle of refugee families from Eritrea is not often in the headlines. Located in Northern Africa, Eritrea is led by an ...

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have soared in recent weeks, fueling concerns of renewed conflict that has divided ...

Sweden said Friday it believed Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, held without trial in Eritrea for 24 years with no ...

As Eritrea undergoes Universal Periodic Review with UN Security Council, the government is being asked to proof of life of the journalists who have been detained over the years. It is only in the last ...

Teklit Michael started running with Eritrea’s fastest athletes when he was just 14 years old. His plan: to compete in the 2012 London Olympics. Michael burned through a pair of sneakers nearly every ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 5 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has begun the resettlement in the United States of some 700 ethnic Kunama refugees from Eritrea, flying out a first group of 29 from Addis ...

As the 30th edition of the Cascade Festival of African Films winds down, the annual celebration of art from the world’s second-most populous continent is spending its final days showcasing female ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 6 (UNHCR) - For many Africans, a one-way ticket to a beautiful, peaceful and prosperous country like New Zealand would be a dream come true. Even though that's the ...

Abiba Haimanot at the the traditional coffee making area in her restaurant along Ngong Road. She serves Ethiopian and Eritrean delicacies. [Photo: David Gichuru/Standard] As sweet aromas of anjera, ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. In 1977, at the age of twenty-five, Seyoum Tsehaye dropped out of college to join the fight for Eritrea’s ...

Editor’s note: FRONTLINE has updated the film and transcript to reflect the correct location of Wi’a prison camp. Two translations have also been updated for clarity and accuracy. Tigray, northern ...