ASMARA/ASMERA

Index

• Tel Aviv is no haven for asylum seekers
  African refugees going to Israel take a harrowing journey to get there - only to be left to fend for themselves.
• Egyptian authorities look the other way as Bedouin kidnap refugees
  Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt by smugglers demanding up to $40,000 (£25,000) each for their release, human rights workers have warned.
• Ethiopia's opposition parties reject latest election results (People's Daily)
  Ethiopia's two major opposition parties said Wednesday they will not accept the latest parliamentary election results from the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which puts the ruling party near victory.
• US considering sanctions on Somalia ‘spoilers’
  (AFP) –02-22-2012, LONDON — The US is mulling the possibility of imposing sanctions on “spoilers” blocking political progress in Somalia, a US official said Wednesday on the eve of a London conference to address the country’s troubles.
• The Dutch dream of Domenica Ghidei
  The Dutch dream of Domenica Ghidei Published on : 5 March 2012 - 5:11pm | By Alberta Opoku (Photo: RNW) She came to Holland as a 17-year old unaccompanied asylum seeker from Eritrea,
• Ethiopia's PM meets poll rivals (BBC News)
  Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi meets opposition leaders for the first time since May's disputed polls.
• VOA Interview with Mesfin Hagos and Suleman on RIP Naizgi
  Nothing can be more telling in this regard than the fate of Naizghi Kiflu, one of the most hated supporters of President Isaias both before and after independence. Naizghi served President Isaias in various capacities not least as a feared and loathed security head responsible for the killing and disappearance of hundreds of Isaias’s opponents.
• Italy fined for sending migrants back to Libya(BBC News)
  A European court ordered Italy on Thursday to pay thousands of euros to 24 Somali and Eritrean migrants who fled Libya in 2009 for Italian shores. More
• Leaked Document on London Somalia Conference….London conference communique on Somalia is leaked (Feb 13, 2012), 10 days before the conference.
  Globalpost said about the leaked document “NAIROBI, Kenya — Oh dear, this is embarrassing for the British government. A number of Somali-run websites have got their hands on a leaked copy of a draft communique to be issued after the London conference on Somalia.
• Asmara, 11 Jan 2012 Eritrean President interview concerning youngsters repatration or want to return to their country
  
  President Issaias Afewrki responded on young Eritreans issue, for those who left the country legally from illegally