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A Somali hardline cleric accused of ties with al-Qaeda compared himself on Wednesday to Nelson Mandela , saying he was fighting to free his country from foreign occupiers.

"Towards Asmara" by Thomas Keneally travels through Eritrea's war of independence, a conflict that ousiders interpret.

Towards Asmara by Thomas Keneally was eventually disappointing. As a process, the experience was strewn with beauty, vivid images and arresting phrases. The author, for instance, described desert vegetation ready to burst into life at the first "rumour" of moisture. The writing style has a quirky inventiveness that regularly surprises. Where...

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, the official media announced abruptly dissolved by presidential decree of the Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development , one of the major Djibouti Opposition parties.

By Jack Kimball

ASMARA (Reuters) - God surveys the world one day, seeing the mountains, valleys, seas and all there is.

Suddenly God stops and exclaims: "Why is Eritrea so green? I specifically made that country dry and yellow!"

The angel Gabriel leans over and whispers: "My Lord, those are army uniforms."

So goes a joke about mandatory national service in Eritrea, a Red Sea state that keeps an estimated 1 in 15 people in the army often for years beyond the obligatory 12 to 18 months.

You can hear the ping of metal striking metal and the gentle buzz of wood being cut before you even enter Medebr market in the Eritrean capital.

The social affairs secretary of the Eritrea-based Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia [ARS], Col Umar Hashi Adan, who is currently in localities near Beled Weyne town in Hiraan Region, central Somalia, ...

July 11th, 2008 Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia conducted a successful 2nd congress meeting in Asmara, conferring 95% of Somalia under their control.

Ethiopia says it has arrested eight "Eritrean-trained" rebels suspected of carrying out bombings that rocked the capital Addis Ababa and killed eight people earlier this year.

Friday saw 139 people from 29 countries gather in Keene's Callicott Park to take the oath of allegiance and become American citizens.

Inter Press Service 10 July 2008 David Cronin Brussels Aid given by the European Union to Eritrea may be helping to prop up a hugely repressive regime, human rights activists have claimed.

A centuries-long history of unity and separation continues to vex Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Pakistan and Eritrea have had close ties before and during the colonial days while Pakistan has always been supportive of Eritrea's freedom and it was also one of the first countries to support Eritrea's ...

A lot of blood was shed in the process to achieving my people's freedom and I will always be proud of my heritage.

As the two factions of ARS hold separate meetings, a shadow of doubt has been cast over the destiny of the recently signed between ARS Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and the TFG Prime Minister.

Jul 1, 2008, 13:31 Asmara, 1 July 2008 - A total of 740 Eritrean nationals, of whom 85 are females, who returned home from Egypt expressed satisfaction with the warm hospitality accorded them.

Shabait.com In openly launching aggression against Eritrea and Somalia, the TPLF regime had not only disrupted the peace and stability of the Horn region, as it had been entrusted by its masters to do so, but ...

Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh: Settling differences "through dialogue and understanding, to avoid any escalation... harmful to stability, security and peace in the region" Yemeni President Ali Abdallah ...

Top Notch Entertainment at the 23rd annual Eritrean Sports festival in Dallas. Four more days and the Eritrean Sports festival in the city of Dallas, Texas will begin with a special opening day ceremony on ...

The Security Council asked the United Nations on Tuesday to send a fact-finding mission to the border of Eritrea and Djibouti to investigate recent deadly clashes between the two neighbors.