In this week Horn Highlights: Tigray captures two key cities in northern Ethiopia; Ethiopian Council of Ministers calls state of emergency in Ethiopia; Ethiopian Government calls on civilians to defend the capital; Foreign governments make contingency plans for evacuation from … Continued
In this week news highlights on the situation in the Horn of Africa: United Nations aircraft forced to turn around due to airstrike; Military coup in Sudan and state of emergency declared; Humanitarian situation worsens; Severe fuel shortages in Tigray; Clashes near Dessie; Facebook documents show the company knew about hate speech problems in Ethiopia; UN investigation to be published on Monday; Ethiopian Air campaign continues; US House Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution.
Eritreans in Germany:
The tentacles of the Eritrean Regime are long enough to still reach into Germany. Those who are living there are still being held hostage. Let us glimpse into this parallel world.
This is a translation of the article “Eritreer in Deutschland. Von wegen Freiheit” published in Frankfurter Allgemeine, on 12th May 2016. Original text by Morten Freidel.