Eritrea has once again walked away from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), reviving long-standing frictions in one of Africa’s most volatile regions.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a press release on Monday calling for the release of thousands of people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea. The release ...

Eritrea, under its President Isaias Afwerki, has had a turbulent relationship with its Horn of Africa neighbours Eritrea has withdrawn from East African regional bloc Igad, accusing the organisation ...

Eritrea has formally informed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) of its decision to withdraw from the organization, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday.

Eritrea has withdrawn from East African regional bloc Igad, accusing the organisation of "becoming a tool against" countries like itself. In a statement on Friday, Eritrea's foreign ministry said Igad ...

Ethiopia had only just emerged from 20 years of war with neighbouring Eritrea, when its prime minister, Abiy Ahmed launched a brutal new conflict in the northern Tigray region. For two years, the ...

The Horn of Africa country has been ruled with an iron fist by President Isaias Afwerki, 79, since independence from Ethiopia in 1993, and ranks near the bottom of every rights indicator. "The recent ...

The head of the UN on Friday urged Eritrea and Ethiopia to recommit to the agreement that formally ended hostilities between the two Horn of Africa nations 25 years ago, warning that renewed tensions ...

Eritrea has withdrawn from the East African regional bloc IGAD, accusing the organisation of "becoming a tool against" countries like it. Eritrea's foreign ministry said IGAD strayed from its founding ...

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