TURIN, Italy (AP) — Eritrea's Biniam Girmay became the first Black rider to win a Tour de France stage on Monday. Girmay said his sprint win in the mostly flat third leg was “for all Africans.” ...
Eritreans hadn't fought and died to win independence from Ethiopia simply to install a president who wanted to pass on power to his family, it said. "We now confidently say that the Eritrean ...
A Swedish Eritrean journalist held incommunicado without charge in Eritrea for more than 23 years won a Swedish rights prize on Monday for his fight for freedom of expression, the jury said.
A journalist detained in Eritrean prison without trial for 23 years has won a Swedish human rights prize for his commitment to freedom of expression. Dawit Isaak, who holds dual Eritrean-Swedish ...
Girmay told Eritrean media earlier this year that it is easier to win at the Tour de France than to be an Eritrean champion. This is because despite its tiny population, the country has a wealth ...
Eritrea's Biniam Girmay is a hero in his cycling-mad homeland. The first black African to win a stage on the Tour de France, the 24-year-old "African King" also took the race's green jersey ...