On 14 November, the UN Security Council announced the adoption of Resolution 2385 (2017) to extend the modified arms embargo on Somalia and the authorisation for maritime interdiction of illicit arms imports and charcoal exports until 15 November 2018. The
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Trump Administration Issues New Visa Sanctions on Four Countries
Immigration Impact reports that President Trump earlier this week invoked a rarely-used law to impose visa restrictions on Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, declaring each country “recalcitrant” for refusing to accept the return of immigrants…
African Dictatorship Fuels Migrant Crisis: Thousands flee isolated Eritrea to escape life of conscription and poverty
The Wall Street Journal reports from Eritrea and Eritrean refugee camps in Northern Ethiopia presenting the story behind the Eritrean refugee and migrant exodus and how it fits into the context of the European refugee crisis. The report also offers…
Immigrant of the Day: Meb Keflezighi (Eritea)
Mebrahtom (“Meb”) Keflezighi, born May 5, 1975 in Asmara, Eritrea, is a world-class marathon runner. He and his family came to the United States as refugees from Eritrea (via Italy). Meb became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1998, the…
Eritrean Government Bans Female Genital Cutting
Via the Kaiser Daily Women’s Health Policy Report:The Eritrean government in a proclamation published on Wednesday said it has banned the practice of female genital cutting in the country, IRIN News reports (IRIN News, 4/5). Genital cutting, a practice…
