This French postcard gives an idea of the Emperor Menelik’s conquests in the 1880’s.
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Author: Martin Plaut
Worldwide protests against Israel’s deportations of asylum seekers planned
An ambitious programme of protests are being planned around the world. During February 2018, Israeli and Jewish activists will demonstrate…
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Why is Tel Aviv home to so many anxious Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers
Source: IRIN Prison or deportation: The impossible choice for asylum seekers in Israel Jack Guez/AFP TEL AVIV, 31 January 2018…
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Inside the EU’s deeply flawed $200 million migration deal with Sudan
Without addressing the root causes of migration, only corrupt government officials and traffickers are benefiting from criminalising migrants John Power/IRIN…
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Italian colonial postcards of Eritrea and the Askari regiments
In the 1880’s Italy took control of a small part of Eritrea on the Red Sea. Although at first it…
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How the campaign against Israel’s expulsion of African refugees gained momentum in USA and Israel
Attempts to prevent the Israeli government from deporting 38,000 Eritreans and Sudanese is one of the most remarkable campaigns in…
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The Israelis using civil disobedience to stop the deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers
The government wants to deport 38,000 Eritreans and Sudanese. But some pilots are refusing to co-operate. Source: New Statesman By…
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The head of the Eritrean church in USA urges Israel to halt deporting African asylum seekers
Abune Makarios, on a visit to London, has spoken out against the deportation of some 3,000 African refugees by the…
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The Ethiopia famine, the TPLF diverting aid for weapons and British policy
This article looks at allegations that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front diverted a substantial proportion of aid from the victims…
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Israeli pilots call on foreign airlines to boycott deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese refugees
“El Al pilots refusing to fly Eritrean and Sudanese migrants to Africa,” reports the Jerusalem Post. This comes during what…
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