Ali Abdu returns to Asmara

Ali Abdu is back to Asmara after a short trip to Europe to write an exam for his distance education in political science. 

Ali Abdu has been pursuing a masters degree in political science and journalism via distance education for the past few years.

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Eritrea Red Sea Boys hold Zanzibar Heroes

The 2012 Cecafa Tusker Cup registered its first stalemate as Zanzibar and Eritrea played out a goalless draw at Namboole on Monday.

The result leaves the Zanzibari Heroes and the Red Sea Boys on one point apiece. The other Group B match between Rwanda and Malawi was a late kick off.

Both teams will have themselves to blame as they wasted chance after chance in either half.

Second half substitute Saif Rashid Abdalla was one of the most culpable, breaking down the left with the ball in within his reach but Eritrea goalkeeper Samuel Alazar was quick off his line to collect it to safety.

While Zanzibar had a lion’s share of possession, Eritrea enjoyed a spell of their own midway the second half with Suleyman Kassim doing the craft down the left but Saif Rashid’s header from close range just went wide.

It was end to end stuff at this moment, Zanzibar breaking the other end and Medhanie Redie's rasping goal-bound shot being stopped by the body of Saif Rashid, who had to stay down for a moment to cool.

Zanzibar did have the ball in the net on 79 minutes but Jakuloma Jaku used his hand to send it in, earning a booking from the whistle man. They huffed and puffed but it was all worth one point in the end.

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Meron Amanuel wins stage 6 of cycling tour of Rwanda 2012

Meron Amanuel won stage 6 of cycling tour of Rwanda 2012.

At stage 6:

The best African Rider: Merhawi Kudus (ERITREA)

Mountain: 1. Metkel Eyob (ERITREA)

General Classification: 1. Merhawi Kudus (ERITREA)

                       

Stage 6 Result    

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Turkey plans to open an embassy in Eritrea in 2013

Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Friday that Turkey’s foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, as part of his African tour.

Davutoglu briefed Afwerki about his recent visit to the countries of the African Horn, telling the president that Turkey attached great importance to the region.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Davutoglu said his talks with Afwerki took up issues between Ethiopia and Eritrea as well as bilateral relations between Turkey and Eritrea.

Davutoglu also said Turkey planned to open an embassy in Eritrea in 2013.

Afwerki, on his part, praised Turkey’s aid to Somalia, saying that Turkey had no “secret agenda” in its approach to Somali or to the region.

The Turkish delegation headed by the country’s Foreign Minister arrived in Asmara in the morning hours today and left latter in the afternoon.

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Eritrean national cycling team become African champions for the third consecutive time

In the African Cycling Championship 2012 conducted in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Natnael Berhane stood first and Firekalsi Debesai third and thus the Eritrean national cycling team became African champion for the third consecutive year.

Last year’s African champion Natnael Berhane skipped from the main group along with South African rider Jay Thompson during the two remaining lapses and from the bounce he made in the last 500 meters he won a gold medal and he got big applause from cycling fans and especially from residents of Ouagadougou.

Firekalsi Debesai also won bronze medal.

Reports from the competition indicate that the role cyclist Berket Yemane played for the victory of the national team was significant.

It is to be recalled that in the Championship the Eritrean national team won gold medal in the road race and in the individual chronometer race through Daniel Teklehaimanot.

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Daniel Teklehaimanot won the Elite Men's TT of African Continental Championship 2012

Cycloweb: Fri Nov 09,2012 

For the third consecutive year, the Eritrean Daniel TEKLEHAYMANOT has run clinched the title African time trial: in the review being carried out in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, the runner-dell'Orica GreenEDGE that tomorrow will turn 24 years has managed to win his second gold medal after the team time trial and road race Sunday in the attempt to achieve a hat-trick that has already succeeded in 2010. 

The outcome of the race this time is left until the last meters incertissimo despite a 31.8 km long route: second came the Ethiopian Tsgabu Grmay that took just 3 "more than the winner, instead of the third South African Jay Robert Thomson is finished behind Grmay for a few hundredths of a second. small overview of the results. 

Men's team time trial for nations First Eritrea Second Tunisia 3rd Algeria Men's junior time trial First Abderhamane Bechlahgeme, Algeria Second Sebastian Tyack, Mauritania 3rd Abderhamane Mansouri, Algeria Women elite time trial First Ashley Moolman, South Africa Second Ann-Li Pretorius, South Africa 3rd Vera Adtrian, Namibia Men elite time trial First Daniel Teklehaymanot, Eritrea Second Jay Thomson, South Africa 3rd Tsgabu Grmay, Ethiopia. 

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Eritrea Wins Team Trial African Cycling Championship in Burkina Faso

By RFI

Under sweltering heat in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Eritrea has imposed team in the race against the team time trial, the first event of the Championships African cycling. Eritreans have completed the four laps of Ouaga 2000 (42.4 miles) in 51 minutes and 51 seconds. Tunisia, second 40 seconds behind the winner wins money to Algeria, third in 2 minutes and 44 seconds. The host country concludes its part in 4th place.

Software Translation from French

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South Boulder agrees to submit an alternative 50/50 profit sharing proposal with Eritrean Ministry of Energy and Mines

Stuart McKinnon, 

The West Australian November 5, 2012 UPDATE 12.55pm: 

The sovereign risks for Africa-focused explorers have again been highlighted with South Boulder Mines being forced to present a 50/50 profit-sharing proposal to the Eritrean government over its Colluli potash project. 

South Boulder had wanted the Eritrean Government to acquire a 30 per cent paid interest in the project, in addition to its existing free-carried 10 per cent stake. 

But negotiations between the two parties have resulted in South Boulder having to present a 50/50 profit sharing proposal where the company would pay 100 per cent of the project's costs. 

South Boulder said during negotiations, it had become apparent to both the Eritrean Ministry of Energy and Mines (MOEM) and the company that Colluli was a strategic and significant asset. 

"As a consequence, South Boulder has agreed to submit an alternative proposal for the Eritrean National Mining Corporation to participate in the Colluli potash project by way of a 50/50 profit share, where South Boulder would pay 100 per cent of the development costs," the company said in a statement. 

"The profit share negotiations need to address a range of matters, with a keen focus on potential financing strategies. 

"In this regard, both the MOEM and South Boulder intend to work together in good faith to determine the appropriate structure and commercial arrangements to develop the Colluli asset. 

"In discussions MOEM has made it clear that it fully supports the development of the Colluli potash project by South Boulder and is keen to conclude negotiations to enable licensing and development to proceed in a timely and expeditious manner.

"The Colluli potash project has a current resource of 261.81 million tonnes at 17.94 per cent potassium chloride. 

South Boulder shares sunk 32.5 cents, or 36.52 per cent, to 56.5 cents by 12.55pm after sinking as low as 51 cents in earlier trade. 

South Boulder is the latest company to have its share price hit by fears over sovereign risk in Africa. 

Last week, Tiger Resources was forced to hose down reports the Democratic Republic of Congo government could independently lift its interest in the company's copper projects.

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Video: Eritrean Cyclists Eyeing for Gold in Burkina Faso

Eritrean Cyclist Daniel Teklehaymanot, Natnael Berhane, Jani Tewelde, Frekalsi Debesay, Meron Teshome, Bereket Yemane and Tesfom Okbamariam will represent Eritrea on November 6 -11, 2012 in African Cycling Championship race in Burkino Faso. Watch video for full coverage.

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Nairobi clarifies Eritrea-Kenya meeting

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

P.O Box 30551 – 00100 Nairobi,

Kenya. Harambee avenue

Tel: (+254 – 020) +254-20-318888

Fax: (+254 – 020) 240066/341935 Press Release 

Our attention has been drawn to reporting in the print and electronic of a meeting between His Excellency the President Mwai Kibaki and the Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to Kenya, H.E. Beyene Russom, on 29th October, 2012 at Harambee House.

It was reported that His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki had informed the Ambassador of Eritrea, Kenya was willing to assist Eritrea rejoin the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) if the State of Eritrea ceased to propagate its extremist agenda within the region.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was represented at the meeting and indeed was recording the Minutes, whishes to categorically state that no such statement was made at the meeting.

Instead, His Excellency the President asked the Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to reassure his President, His Excellency President Isaias Afwerki of Kenya’s desire to maintain warm, friendly and forthright relations with the State of Eritrea and welcomed Eritrea’s return to IGAD.

We all upon the media houses that mispresented what was said at the meeting to retract by printing or broadcasting what actually transpired at the meeting as clarified above.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Nairobi

31st October, 2012

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