News Highlights: Open borders between Eritrea and Ethiopia, Europe proposes large border force, new government in Sudan
13 Sep 2018

News Highlights: Open borders between Eritrea and Ethiopia, Europe proposes large border force, new government in Sudan

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In this week’s news highlights: Eritrean-Ethiopian border reopens at two points; former Eritrean minister publishes accusatory book; campaign to protest large-scale disappearances in Eritrea; dozens of migrant child slaves freed in Sudan; South Sudan goverment and rebels sign “final” peace agreement; Sudanese president to form new leaner government; hostilities continue in Libya; Juncker proposes to upgrade Frontex, tighten asylum rules; more migrants die on sea after crackdown on NGO rescue missions; UN to investigate attacks on migrants in Italy and Austria

Former Eritrean minister of finance openly calls for radical change in Eritrea in new book
13 Sep 2018

Former Eritrean minister of finance openly calls for radical change in Eritrea in new book

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In a recently published two-part book, former Eritrean finance minister Berhane Abrehe attacks Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki. The book titled “Eritrea Hagerey” (Eritrea my Country) is both a reckoning with the current political system in Eritrea as well as a call to Eritreans to peacefully take their fate into their own hands and install a democratic government, it is reported. The book is only available in Tigrinya so far.