Articles in this section

• Eritrea

  Mining in Eritrea: Nevsun accused of turning blind eye to forced labour

  15 January 2013, by YORK Geoffrey

  For the conscripts who were ordered to work at a Canadian gold mine in Eritrea, the conditions were nearly unbearable: 12-hour shifts, six days a week, with poor food and no toilets, for a salary of less than $15 a month.
  When one conscript left the mine without permission to attend a (…)

• Eritrea

  Eritrea has slashed conscription. Will it stem the flow of refugees?

  , by D’ORSI Cristiano

  Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed an historic agreement to end the 20-year conflict between the two countries. The breakthrough has been widely welcomed given the devastating effects the conflict has had on both countries as well as the region.
  Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed an historic (…)