May 24, 2009 (MEKELLE, Ethiopia) — The rebel Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) on Saturday accused the Eritrean President Issayas Afeworki and his generals of “Genocidal policy ...

Esmal Ali Sero, head of the Afar administrative region, said about 25 Eritrean "commandoes" kidnapped the British citizens along with their Ethiopian drivers and translators Thursday night.

The U.N. refugee agency said Friday that the whereabouts of thousands of Eritrean refugees remained unknown two weeks after their camp came under attack in Ethiopia’s northern Afar region.

Addis Ababa describes Ogaden and Oromo rebels as anti peace agents supported by Eritrea, while Asmara presents the Afar, the Kunama and other members of the opposition as trouble makers employed ...

"UNHCR is working with the Ethiopian authorities and partners to provide emergency aid to thousands of Eritrean refugees who fled Barahle refugee camp and its environs in the Afar region after ...

It is very scary. It is difficult to live in Eritrea and be young, especially as a girl. I left the country and went to a refugee camp in Ethiopia before I had to start service. I am of the Afar ...

During the conversation, the man, a resident of Assab, told us a story about people from the Eritrean tribe of Afar. These tribesmen were engaged in smuggling in of foodstuffs from Yemen by sea.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with the Ethiopian authorities and partners to provide emergency aid to thousands of Eritrean refugees who fled Barahle refugee camp and its environs in the ...

The area where the port is located in Eritrea has been redrawn within the border of Ethiopia. The post, published in English on Facebook on March 13, 2025, reads: “Assab, Afar Ethiopia ...

Eritrea has vehemently denied Ethiopian government accusations that it backed the gunmen involved. The remote Afar region is regarded as a haunt of both Ethiopian and Eritrean rebels. Ethiopia and ...

In short, the dowry system in Afar is favorable to women. Many Eritrean families claim dowry is given with good intentions and induces harmony in the relations of the families of the bride and the ...

Five Europeans and eight Ethiopians kidnapped in remote northern Ethiopia are “unharmed and safe” in the hands of Afar separatist rebels holding them across the border in Eritrea, an Afar ...