Ethiopia/Eritrea: Rebel Group Threatens to Kidnap More Tourists

Date: March 28th, 2007 | 1 comment

A rebel group pressing for autonomy in the Afar region that straddles Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti warned that it would kidnap any foreigners who venture into the region without prior approval. A spokesman for the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Union Front claimed responsibility for kidnapping five Europeans and eight Ethiopians early in March and vowed to [read more]