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PERTH, Western Australia, Oct. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Chalice Gold Mines Limited (ASX: CHN; TSX: CXN) is pleased to advise that it has intersected a zone of massive pyritic sulphides with significant copper and zinc values in drilling at its Mogoraib North Project in Eritrea, East Africa (Chalice - 60%; Eritrean National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO) - 40%).
Diamond drill hole MOGD-00021, part of a regional drilling program targeting potential Volcanic Hosted Massive Sulphide ("VHMS") systems similar to the world-class Bisha Mine (Nevsun 60%: ENAMCO 40%) located 15km to the south, has intersected a 10 metre...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Eritrea urges Kenya to lift visa ban on its nationals
Eritrean President Isaias Aferwerki has requested Kenya to lift a visa referral demand slapped on its nationals after the expiry of a visa abolition agreement between the two countries. In a special message delivered to President Mwai Kibaki in Nairobi Monday, the Eritrean government requested Nairobi to review the demand, according to a statement issued by the President’s office.
President Kibaki said the request would be acted upon by the foreign ministry.
The Kenyan government said it reinstated a visa referral regime on Eritrean nationals visiting the country following the expiry of an earlier agreement.
Eritrean truck drivers and travellers were among those affected by the agreement, which saw most of at least 300 truck drivers stranded on the Ugandan side of the common border...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
South Sudan plans mediation between Ethiopia and Eritrea
(Reuters) - Newly independent South Sudan plans to help resolve the long-running border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a senior official said on Wednesday.
South Sudan's minister for cabinet affairs, Deng Alor, said Addis Ababa and Asmara had given the green light for mediation talks on the border, which could start as early as November.
"We have close ties with both countries so we are planning to mediate and solve the problems that they have between them," Deng Alor, South Sudan's minister for cabinet affairs, told Reuters.
Ethiopian and Eritrean officials were not available to comment. Ethiopia has said its conflict with Asmara over the demarcation of their shared border following a 1998-2000 war would be solved only through a negotiated settlement.
South Sudan is still...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Uganda pulling out of Somalia, PM tells Parliament
Ugandan Government has resolved to withdraw all Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) troops in Somalia and other peacekeeping missions in Africa, Premier Amama Mbabazi told Parliament.
Mr Mbabazi told the House on Thursday night the troops would instead be deployed to protect Uganda’s eastern border with DR Congo.
The Prime Minister made the statement while reading a response to the Leader of Opposition’s question on how Uganda was handling the DR Congo question in respect of the leaked UN report that Kampala was aiding the M23 rebels.
Mr Mbabazi said that Uganda had sent ICT minister Ruhakana Rugunda to the UN with a protest letter dismissing what he termed as “a UN amateurs report” on Kampala’s involvement in the DR Congo, and failure by the Western powers to recognise Uganda’s...
Monday, October 22, 2012
Merhawi Kudu wins Engen Dynamic Challenge Port Elizabeth
Merhawi Kudu of World Cycling Centre Africa (WCCA), made history when he won the Engen Dynamic Cycle Challenge in Port Elizabeth on Sunday 21 October. Kudu made his move in the final 5km of the race, held at the Aldo Scribante race track.
The race was under threat to be cancelled due to the inclement weather the friendly city had been under for the last few days. Heavy rain fall had caused a number of roads to be closed and meant that the 100km race could not start at the Altona Primary School and for safety reasons the mass event had to be cancelled.
Organisers though were able to make an alternative arrangement by making use of the...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Eritrea Calls for Lifting of Sanctions
A political advisor to Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki says most permanent members of the U.N. Security Council want to lift sanctions against his country.
“It’s only fair that these sanctions be lifted because the rationale for them, which were not correct to begin with, has now been found to be totally untenable,” said Yemane Gebreab, who also is head of political affairs office at the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ).
“It’s not only Eritrea that is seeking it but also many members of the Security Council also favor it. But we will see what will happen as the United States remains adamant in maintaining sanctions against Eritrea.”
Gebreab cited China, Russia and South Africa, as well as other Security Council members that he said have expressed their support for...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Burundi, Eritrea, Haiti top 2012 global hunger index
Twenty countries have "alarming" or "extremely alarming" levels of hunger with Burundi the worst affected, followed by Eritrea and Haiti, according to this year's Global Hunger Index which examines the problem of producing more food with fewer resources.
Demographic changes, increases in income, climate change and poor policies are worsening a shortage of natural resources like land, water and energy that threatens food production, the accompanying report said.
"It is an absolute must that we start now to produce more food using fewer resources and to use the harvest more efficiently. But we also face the reality that decades of effort and rhetoric have so far failed to eradicate hunger," the foreword to the report said.
Progress in reducing the proportion of hungry people in the...
Eritrea releases Egyptian ship captain after seven months
Eritrean authorities released Wednesday an Egyptian ship captain who was arrested seven months ago after sailing into Eritrea's territorial waters.
According to state-run newspaper Al-Ahram, the captain, Mohamed al-Helaisy, steered the boat into Eritrean waters to mend the vessel after it broke down.
Al-Masry Al-Youm quoted the Egyptian Ambassador to Eritrea Mahmoud Nayel as saying that authorities agreed to free Helaisy in response to Egyptian Foreign Ministry requests.
Helaisy was arrested when Eritrean authorities spotted a ship flying a British flag and carrying an international crew, the ambassador said.
Privately-owned Al-Sabah newspaper reported that Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr sent a letter to his Eritrean counterpart requesting Helaisy's release. According to the...
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Zersenay Tadese wins his Fifth Gold Medal at the World Half Marathon Championships
By Steven Mills
The World Half-Marathon Championships to Zersenay Tadese is what the World Cross Country Championships is to Kenenisa Bekele. The Eritrean proved it again today as he won his fifth World Half gold medal in hot conditions in Kavarna.
The decisive factor in determining the outcome was Tadese’s second 5km of 13:43 which splintered the sizeable leading group. At 5km in 14:22, the leading thirty athletes were covered by four seconds but 1:47 now separated the first thirty runners at 10km as Tadese surged through in 28:05.
Tadese kept the pressure on as he passed 15km in 42:16 which meant he covered the previous 10km...
Thursday, October 04, 2012
UN Secretary-General’s Report on Eritrea
On 29 August, the Secretary-General reissued the report on Eritrea (S/2012/412) initially circulated to Council members on 8 June. In resolution 2023 of 5 December 2011 (which condemned Eritrean violations of resolutions 1844, 1862 and 1907 and imposed new measures to prevent Eritrea from using the diaspora tax or revenues from its mining sector to commit further violations), the Council had requested the Secretary-General to report on Eritrea’s compliance with the provisions of that as well as previous relevant resolutions.
While it is not uncommon for the Secretary-General to reissue reports for “technical reasons” (usually followed by an asterisk at the end of the document symbol), in this case the new version had been significantly revised, replacing the 8 June report altogether...
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Eritrea and Republic of Sudan sign Memorandum of Understanding regarding mutual cooperation in the mining sector
Eritrea and the Republic of Sudan today signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Asmara Palace Hotel regarding mutual cooperation in the mining sector.
Mr. Ahmed Haj Ali, Minister of Energy and Mines, and his Sudanese counterpart, Mr. Kamal Abdullateef, Minister of Minerals signed the Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to the fostering of cooperation in the establishment and strengthening of mineralogical as well as geochemical laboratories and training of experts, in addition to the gathering and exchange of information, among others. It is due to have an impact on endeavors on the part of both countries to ensure sustainable development...
Monday, October 01, 2012
Oqubit Berhane wins The 7th edition of Stralugano race
Stralugano 2012: results and standings
It is fate that when there is Africa pinning the bib on your shirt in a foot race, the outcome of the race is doomed. The 7th edition of Stralugano no exception and crowns Oqubit Berhane , 34-year-old Eritrean, who crosses the finish line of 30 km in 1h36.08, while among women is the Kenyan Sang Chelangat to deserve the title of queen, thanks to a powerful final the door to win solo in 1h50.50. He competed in good condition although the high humidity did not allow the first to attack the course record held by Moroccan Rachid Kirsi (1h30.32) and the Italian Ivana Iozzia (1h47.30).
Stralugano success!
Opening...