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WHO chief: I cannot reach ‘starving’ Tigray relatives amid government blockade

The director-general of the World Health Organisation says he cannot send money to his “starving” relatives in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid a blockade by government forces. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in some of his most personal comments about the ...

27 Aug 2022 at 06:44

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Asylum seekers in County Derry enriching local community

A Portstewart church is extending a welcoming hand to asylum seekers staying in the area while they are considered for refugee status. The asylum seekers have also enriched the community through various volunteering jobs and a couple even treating ...

11 Jan 2023 at 18:33

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Derry Court: Man (31) remanded for sexual assault of female in the city

An Eritrean national has appeared at Derry Magistrate's Court today charged with sexually assaulting a female in the city. Weldu Feshazion (31) of Argyle Street in Derry appeared with the benefit of an interpreter to face one charge of sexual ...

28 Mar 2023 at 12:33

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Israel’s Netanyahu wants Eritrean migrants involved in clashes to be deported

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all the country’s African migrants. The remarks come a day after ...

03 Sept 2023 at 11:56

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22 police officers injured during unrest at Eritrean festival in Germany

German police have said at least 22 officers were injured and dozens of people were detained during unrest at an Eritrean cultural event in the western city of Giessen. Police said bottles were thrown and smoke bombs were ignited as ...

08 Jul 2023 at 16:05

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Dozens injured after rival Eritrean groups clash in Israel

Hundreds of Eritrean government supporters and opponents clashed with each other and with Israeli police on Saturday. Dozens were injured in one of the most violent street confrontations among African asylum seekers and migrants in ...

02 Sept 2023 at 18:44

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Dozens injured in a protest by asylum-seekers outside Eritrean Embassy in Israel

Violent protests erupted between hundreds of Eritrean asylum-seekers and Israeli police in Tel Aviv on Saturday during a protest against an event organised by the Eritrean Embassy. The Israeli police said 27 officers were injured ...

02 Sept 2023 at 12:23

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Dozens injured in violence at Eritrean cultural festival in Germany

Dozens of people, including at least 26 police officers, have been injured during unrest surrounding an Eritrean cultural festival in Germany. Shortly before the event was set to begin in Stuttgart on Saturday afternoon, around ...

17 Sept 2023 at 11:00

Residents at Rwandan refugee camp seek safety and a future for their children

Mothers living with their babies in a refugee camp in rural Rwanda have told how they want a “safe” and successful future for their children. Some 83 children are living in the Gashora Refugee Camp Transit Centre at the moment,...

15 Jun 2022 at 17:35

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Eritrea Independence Day celebrations held in Derry for first time

Members of Northern Ireland’s Eritrean community gathered in Derry at the weekend to celebrate their country’s 32nd Independence Day anniversary. It was the first time the occasion has been marked in the city. Traditionally ...

30 May 2023 at 14:33

Thousands of asylum cases to be fast-tracked in bid to cut soaring backlog

Thousands of asylum seekers will be sent Home Office questionnaires which could be used to decide their claims in a bid to cut the soaring backlog of cases. It is understood about 12,000 people from Afghanistan, Syria, ...

22 Feb 2023 at 23:29

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Ethiopia’s warring sides agree to stop hostilities, says envoy

Ethiopia’s warring sides have formally agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities, an African Union special envoy has said, after a two-year which has killed hundreds of thousands. Former Nigerian President ...

02 Nov 2022 at 18:21

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