Eritrea, [b] officially the State of Eritrea, [c] is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan …

Nov 24, 2025 · Inhabiting the northernmost part of the Eritrean plateau, as well as lowlands to the east and west, are the Tigre people. The Tigre, who constitute nearly one-third of Eritrea’s …

U.S. citizens are strongly advised to avoid travel near the Eritrean-Ethiopian border and to the Southern Red Sea region, including the port of Assab, as there have been military tensions in …

1 day ago · 'Only a miracle can end this nightmare': Eritreans fear new Ethiopia war Addis Ababa (AFP) – Tewolde has fought multiple times for Eritrea, one of the most closed societies on …

Nov 23, 2025 · The authorities in landlocked Ethiopia have ratcheted up rhetoric over access to an Eritrean port.

Nov 25, 2025 · After more than 20 years in the U.S., an Eritrean mother and nurse tried to self-deport to Canada. She found herself in a Texas detention center instead.

In December 1950, the United Nations resolved to forcibly join Eritrea to Ethiopia within two years despite the wishes of the Eritrean people for an independent nation.

The related Eritrean languages, Tigrinya, and Tigre, the last of which is the language of no single ethnic group, are often confused. Perhaps 200,000 people largely in semi-pastoral groups, in …

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