Eritrea

July 27, 2024

Africa

East African nation bans Ethiopian Airlines flights

The Eritrean Civil Aviation Authority has halted all routes of the neighboring country’s flagship carrier

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FILE PHOTO. Ethiopian Airlines plane © Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

July 18, 2018

Africa

First direct Ethiopia-Eritrea flight in 20 years takes off

Rapid thaw between Ethiopia and Eritrea sees their capitals re-establish air link after two decades of conflict.

President Isaias, right, recently visited Ethiopia to reopen Eritrea's embassy in Addis Ababa [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]

June 08, 2016

Africa

Eritrean leaders committing crimes against humanity, says UN

Eritrea's government is guilty of committing crimes against humanity since independence a quarter-century ago with up to 400,000 people "enslaved", and should face international justice, the UN said Wednesday.

© AFP | A UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) has said Eritrea’s “systematic” human rights abuses should be referred to the International Criminal Court.

eritrea

East African nation bans Ethiopian Airlines flights

First direct Ethiopia-Eritrea flight in 20 years takes off

Eritrean leaders committing crimes against humanity, says UN