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Donjazzy Jets Off To Eritrea

David Folami — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 19:17:56 +0000

Yesterday (January 26) the Eritrean government enacted a law forcing all men to embrace polygamy or face life imprisonment due to a shortage of men in the country. The bizarre law quickly went viral with Nigerians on social media reacting to it. There were funny memes and tweets about the polygamy law. Even Mavin boss [...]

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Dreams lost and found: Tales of an Eritrean Fighter-photographer

AMA — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:32:03 +0000

Vanessa Berhe’s mother tried hard to teach her daughter about the rich culture and history of her ancestral home. Born in Sweden to Eritrean parents, Vanessa would listen to her mother’s stories about a land where towering mountains dropped precipitously towards the sweltering and inhospitable Red Sea coast. Woven into these stories were the epic [...]

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15 Sudanese Refugees shot dead on Egypt-Israel Border

AMA — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:46:32 +0000

At least 15 Sudanese refugees have been shot dead and eight more injured in Egypt’s Sinai region as they reportedly attempted to enter Israel. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, Egyptian security officials told the Associated Press that the refugees were killed while caught in the crossfire between security forces and people smugglers on Sunday. [...]

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Ethiopia bars Eritrea from East-Africa Football Tournament

AMA — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:52:08 +0000

Ethiopia has barred Eritrean footballers from playing in East Africa’s premiere football tournament this month because of political tensions between the neighbouring nations that fought a bloody war from 1998-2000. Nicholas Musonye – secretary-general of the Council for East and Central African Football Associations – said the regional football body “must respect” Ethiopia’s position not [...]

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