Yemen, Eritrea discuss fishermen security conditions

Yemen and Eritrea discussed here on Saturday the organization and security conditions of fishermen and the possible means to address them. Interior Minister Abdul-Qader Qahtan reviewed with Eritrean ambassador to Yemen Musa Yasin situations of the Yemeni and Eritrean fishermen and the traditional fishing. They also discussed the security coordination between Yemen and Eritrea as well as the conditions of the Eritrean community in the country. The minister reviewed burdens and difficulties the government suffered from due to the illegal immigration from the Horn of Africa to the Yemeni coasts, expressing Ministry' willingness to provide more facilities for the Eritrean community and to make the arrangements to expel the illegal immigrant Eritrean to their country. The Eritrean...

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Four Eritrean cyclists will train at the World Cycling Centre’s African satellite in Potchefstroom, South Africa

From September 1st until the end of October, 16 athletes aged between 19 and 24 are training at the World Cycling Centre’s African satellite in Potchefstroom, South Africa. This training camp provides the trainees with optimal conditions in which to prepare for the African Continental Championships, which will take place in Burkina Faso from November 7th to 11th, and for the beginning of the 2012-2013 UCI Africa Tour. A selection of the riders will be invited to a second training camp from January until March. Some will then travel to Switzerland, to train at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle. “The African World Cycling Centre satellite is a first and very important step for the athletes,” explains the Centre’s Director Jean-Pierre Van Zyl. “It is an interface between the National Federations...

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Sudan, Eritrea Agree to Agricultural and Animal Cooperation

Sudanese and Eritrean Ministries of Agriculture and Irrigation have signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation in agriculture and animal wealth. Sudan’s Minister of Agriculture, Ismail Al-Muta’afi signed for Sudan, and Arefayne Berhe signed for Eritrea. For his part, Muta’afi stressed cooperation between the countries in transferring information and research and exchanging expertise, training and investment.  The Eritrean agricultural minister thanked the Sudanese government represented by the Ministry of Agriculture. He underlined the need to maintain cooperation in the aforementioned are...

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Eritrea to face Ethiopia in African Nations Championship 2014 qualifier

FIXTURES PRELIMINARIES OF THE THIRD EDITION OF THE AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP SOUTH AFRICA 2014  CENTRAL-EAST ZONE / ZONE CENTRE-EST (3 teams)  Engaged: Burundi-Kenya-Rwanda-Sudan-Tanzania-Uganda, Ethiopia, Etirtea   Preliminary Round / Tour Préliminaire Bye / Exemptés  : Sudan, Uganda,Rwanda,Tanzania Seeded countries : Ethiopia-Kenya Unseeded countries : Burundi-Eritrea   29.  Burundi  vs. Kenya   30.  Kenya vs. Burundi 31.  Eritrea vs. Ethiopia  32.  Ethiopia vs. Eritrea  Dates : Match  I : 30 Nov.01,02 Dec 2012    ...

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Chalice Gold Mines completes sale of Zara Gold project in Eritrea to China SFECO Group and ENAMCO for combined US$114M

By Chalice Gold Mines Net cash balance of $82 million after tax with a focus on acquiring new projects Chalice Gold Mines Limited (ASX: CHN/TSX: CXN) is pleased to announce that it has today completed the sale of the Zara Gold Project in Eritrea to China SFECO Group for US$78 million plus a deferred payment of US$2 million upon commencement of commercial production at the Koka Gold Mine. In addition, the Eritrean National Mining Corporation ("ENAMCO") has settled the remaining balance of US$29 million for its acquisition of a 30 per cent interest in the Zara Project (in addition to its 10 per cent free carried interest). Chalice has received...

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Eritrea wins the world mountain race 09/02/2012

Vallecamonic, Italy – Eritrean athlete Mamo Petro and Teklay Weldemariam raced to gold and silver medal glory at the 28th World Mountain Running Championships in the Italian Alps. In 2010 Eritrea won the same competition in Kamnik, Slovenia during the 26th World Mountain Running Championships two years ago. Teklay Weldemariam came second behind Samson Gashazghi who won by 3 seconds. This was the seventh time that World Mountain Running Championships – formerly Cup – have been held in Italy. The uphill race is known to be a challenge with a really technical path and it could only proof to be the perfect terrain for Eritreans to compete among the world’s top mountain runners. Athletes from more than 40 nations attended the competition . For the first time ever runners from Malta and Nigeria...

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Security Council Welcomes Sudan-South Sudan Pacts As 'Breakthrough' for Peace

The Security Council today lauded the agreements reached by the leaders of Sudan and South Sudan in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday as a "major breakthrough" for peace. "The members of the Council warmly congratulate the leaders and negotiators on both sides for demonstrating courageous leadership to find durable solutions to the challenging disputes that divided them," said a statement read out to the press by Ambassador Peter Wittig of Germany, which holds the Council's rotating presidency for this month. "These agreements represent a major breakthrough for the establishment of peace, stability and prosperity in both Sudan and South Sudan and give cause for genuine hope that the peoples of these two countries will realize the fruits of lasting peace and friendship." South...

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Sudan’s NCP welcomes Eritrean initiative with SPLM-N rebels

By SudanTribuneAugust 31, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said Eritrea launched an initiative to bridge the gaps between the government and members of the rebel Sudan people’s Liberation Movement –North (SPLM-N) who are inside the country. Badr El-Din Ahmed Ibrahim, NCP spokesperson, did not elaborate on the capacity of those rebels who described as "parts of the SPLM-N inside the Sudan", but the announcement is the first confirmation of an Eritrean initiative in this regard. The local press raised the issue of the Eritrean mediation on 18 August saying Sudan’s defence minister Abdel Rahim Hussein was in Asmara to discuss this initiative with the Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki. The SPLM-N chairman Malik Agar and the secretary general Yasir Arman reportedly...

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