Reuters: Eritrea News

UPDATE 1-Nevsun profit rises, raises output forecast

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:22:08 +0000

May 9 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Nevsun Resources Ltd's quarterly profit rose on higher output and lower costs, and the company raised its gold production forecast for the year.

Eritrean TV shows president after health rumours

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:34:18 +0000

ADDIS ABABA, April 29 (Reuters) - Eritrean state television has broadcast an interview with President Isaias Afewerki to quash speculation about his health after days of absence from public view.

Eritrea says its president is "fit as a fiddle"

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:24:37 +0000

ADDIS ABABA, April 23 (Reuters) - Eritrea has sought to quash speculation about President Isaias Afewerki's health, saying he was "fit as a fiddle" and lambasting the United States for spreading "lies" over his condition.

FEATURE-African migrants flood Israel after perilous treks

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:01:33 +0000

JERUSALEM, April 20 (Reuters) - Hrity spent three months chained to half a dozen people on a basement floor, beaten with sticks and chains that gave off electric shocks, on a ration of just a spoonful of rice a day.

Ethiopia PM accuses Eritrea of kidnappings

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:55:03 +0000

* Claims come a month after Ethiopia raids inside Eritrea

South Boulder Mines upgrades Eritrea potash mine

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:26:59 +0000

HARGEISA, April 16 (Reuters) - Australia-based South Boulder Mines has upgraded its flagship Colluli potash mine in Eritrea to a first tier asset, after a study indicated an 85 percent increase in reserves, the firm said on Monday.

UPDATE 1-Nevsun gold output rises on higher grades

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:00:11 +0000

April 11 (Reuters) - Canadian gold miner Nevsun Resources reported higher first-quarter production from its Bisha mine in Eritrea, helped in part by higher grades in portions of its stockpile.

UPDATE 2-Yemen gas pipeline blown up, output halted after drone attack

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:21:19 +0000

* Militants blow up feeder pipeline to LNG plant after U.S. drone attack

US drone kills 5 Qaeda militants in S.Yemen -officials

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:26:45 +0000

ADEN, March 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. drone attack killed at least five suspected al Qaeda militants travelling in a car in southern Yemen's Shabwa province on Friday, local officials said.

Millions at risk in Sahel, aid plans lack money -UN

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:54:21 +0000

UNITED NATIONS, March 28 (Reuters) - Millions of people in Africa's turbulent Sahel region are on the brink of starvation due to drought and conflict, the United Nations said on Wednesday, and aid response plans are less than 40 percent funded ahead of an expected crisis peak.