and how hopes were dashed as Eritrea became a repressive one-party state. During our 30-year armed struggle for independence, we lived with war every hour of every day. We got used to pain and ...

Police forces across the world are prepped for Eritrea’s independence day this Friday - fearing violent clashes as disgruntled Eritreans unable to protest at home may do so at events abroad to ...

"This is the day Eritrean freedom-fighters relished the taste of independence after 30 years of war and devastation," Consul-General Teccemmichael said. He commended the Eritrean people's ...

Eritreans tell the BBC their relatives are being detained incommunicado by Sudan's military. Ethiopian and Eritrean communities tell the BBC how they have united in the aftermath of the fire. Rival ...

Eritrea, the newest nation state in Africa, gained independence from the Ethiopian state after a prolonged and bitter conflict. This book is a comprehensive analysis of the country's political history ...

In Eritrea, one of the world's most repressive countries, a tiny independent radio station broadcasting from a Paris ...

Dawit, who fled to Sweden in 1987 during Eritrea’s war for independence, returned after the country gained independence in 1993 after becoming a Swedish citizen. There have been no elections in ...