Haile Selassie flew straight for the airstrip in Asmara in Ethiopia’s Red Sea state of Eritrea, which was still under command of a loyal general. As his plane grew nearer, the plotters ...

But still we stand for peace and we don’t think that such a meeting in Asmara has anything to do with Ethiopia." A photograph released by Eritrea in the wake of the meeting shows President ...

Eritrea is a northeast African country on the Red Sea coast. It shares borders with Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti. The capital ...

Ethiopian Airlines (EA) has suspended flights to and from Asmara, the capital of neighbouring Eritrea, citing “difficult operating conditions" beyond its control. The move had been anticipated ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travelled to Asmara, Eritrea, where he met Afwerki. This was their first meeting since Somalia signed the Ankara Declaration with Ethiopia, with which it has ...