While the plight of war refugees is in the news, and deservedly so, the struggle of refugee families from Eritrea is not often in the headlines. Located in Northern Africa, Eritrea is led by an ...

One former soldier, who was imprisoned as a dissident in Eritrea, says he will do any kind of work. “I’m more inclined to physical labor,” says the man, 45, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Stories Eritrean refugees fly out of Ethiopia for a new life in the United States The UN refugee agency has begun the resettlement in the United States of some 700 ethnic Kunama refugees from Eritrea, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 6 (UNHCR) - For many Africans, a one-way ticket to a beautiful, peaceful and prosperous country like New Zealand would be a dream come true. Even though that's the ...

ADIKESHI CAMP, Eritrea -- Almaz Tela wants to return to her old ways, farming millet, sorghum and corn and tending to cows, goats, sheep and chickens. But her farmland lies in the temporary ...

Life in Eritrea’s News Desert What the country teaches the world about the importance of an independent press. By Salem Solomon ...

A selection of photos from a BBC team's recent visit to Eritrea - the first time the BBC has been allowed in for more than a decade.

As Eritrea undergoes Universal Periodic Review with UN Security Council, the government is being asked to proof of life of the journalists who have been detained over the years.

Last month, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) declared that Eritrea is the world’s most censored country, worse even than North Korea or Turkmenistan. Their survey highlights the fact ...

But it’s the film that is closing out the CFAF this year that is perhaps the festival’s most fascinating. Written and directed by Eritrean filmmaker Sephora Woldu, Life Is Fare is a delightful ...

A selection of photos from a BBC team's recent visit to Eritrea - the first time the BBC has been allowed in for more than a decade.