Eritrea

Captured members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force are marched through the streets to prison under guard by Tigray Forces

‘Eritrean forces have to get out of Ethiopia,’ analyst says

Global Politics

Michelle Gavin, a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joined The World’s host Carol Hills to help make sense of the unfolding situation in Tigray.

Eritrea's President, Isaias Afwerki, talks to Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed during the Inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 16, 2018.

Ethiopia’s peacemaking prime minister emerges as a Nobel favorite

A framed photo of a black man is held by a crowd with balloons.

For Eritrean Americans, Nipsey Hussle’s death is like losing a family member

Music
a woman's face painted with ethiopian and eritrean flags

In peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea, UAE lends a helping hand

Global Politics

Africa faces its worst drought in 60 years

Eritrean Soccer Players Making a New Home in the US

Conflict & Justice

Last year, 13 players from Eritrea’s national soccer team defected while playing in a tournament in Tanzania.

Delivering Aid to Famine Victims Proves Difficult in Somalia

The Horn of Africa’s worst drought in more than 60 years continues to wreak havoc as millions of people are affected by the resulting famine. Somalia has been the worst hit so far but delivering aid to the region has proved difficult since large parts of southern Somalia are controlled by the Islamic militant group […]

The World

Without rain, Africa faces its worst drought in 60 years

Twelve million people need food aid after rains failed for the second consecutive year across the Horn of Africa region. Anne Mawathe of the BBC African Service reports from Kenya, after visiting a camp on the Somalian border.