During the past decade, hundreds of thousands of Eritreans have fled to neighbouring countries to evade the state-prescribed forced labour of the indefinite national service. Now the EU is attempting to keep these people away from Europe by providing significant funding to the Eritrean and Sudanese…
In response to the rising number of refugees coming to Europe since 2015, the European Union (EU) has adopted a variety of measures with the aim of strengthening migration management in Africa, combating human smuggling, and improving living conditions in the countries of origin. De facto, Europe’s…
In October 2019 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the conflict with Eritrea after 18 years of a “no war, no peace” stalemate, as well as indeed for his vision of peace regarding the entire Horn of Africa. The strategically motivated mediation of Saudi…
