Tag: Eritrea
President Hassan Cheikh Mohamoud visited soldiers deployed in Eritrea
After three years of denials or contradictory declarations, we now know a little more about the thousands of Somali soldiers sent to train in Eritrea, and whose very existence has…
Forced recruitment of Eritrean soldiers ‘increased’, says UN report
The UN special rapporteur on the situation in Eritrea has presented his annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. As since the creation of this function in 2012,…
Biniam Girmay, the Eritrean prodigy who marks the history of cycling
By winning the 10th stage of the Tour of Italy at just 22 years old, on May 17, 2022, Biniam Girmay caused a sensation. This is the first time that…
wave of repression against the most radical of the State of Amhara
The Ethiopian government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is cracking down on the most radical elements of the Amhara state’s political and paramilitary forces, which had spearheaded the war in…
with the Eritrean Biniam Girmay, history is written in the sprint
Winner of the 10th stage of the Giro, in Jesi, in a strong sprint which opposed him in particular to the Dutchman Matthieu van der Poel, the Eritrean Biniam Girmay…
The Eritrean Biniam Girmay enters the history of the Giro d’Italia
Biniam Girmay (Intermarché) won the 10th stage of the Giro, this Tuesday, May 17, in Jesi (center-east), signing the first success of a rider from sub-Saharan Africa in a Grand…
with the Eritrean Biniam Girmay, guaranteed freshness
Revealed in the 2010s, Eritrean cycling continues to surprise on European roads, this time with Biniam Girmay, a candidate for a stage victory in the Tour of Italy sprints. The…
What does the diplomatic “relegation” between Ethiopia and Eritrea mean?
Are there diplomatic tensions between Ethiopia and its ally Eritrea? The Ethiopian press is asking the question, after the Eritrean ambassador in Addis Ababa was replaced by a simple “charge…
historic victory for Eritrean Biniam Girmay in the Ghent-Wevelgem classic
Eritrean Biniam Girmay won Ghent-Wevelgem on Sunday March 27, the first victory for a rider from a sub-Saharan African country in a cycling classic. Aged 21, “Bini”, his nickname, beat…
what it means to be a refugee
In Ethiopia, the Eritrean refugees stuck in Tigray lived through a nightmare with no way out throughout the war and still find themselves deprived of everything today. This is the…