Tag Archives: Eritrean Air Force

Eritrean female pilot defects to Saudi Arabia

April 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(ADDIS ABABA) – A female Eritrean Air Force pilot has defected to Saudia Arabia where she is seeking political asylum in Saudi Arabia, in in a latest sign of embarrassment to the dictatorial regime in Asmara. Captain Rahwa Gebrekristos deserted … read more »

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Why Two Eritrean Pilots Went Rogue and Stole Their President’s Plane

October 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Armin Rosen, theatlantic Until recently, the Eritrean Air Force had a single luxury airplane, an 1970s-era American corporate turboprop. Thanks to a brazen act of defiance, the plane is now in Saudi Arabia. And its pilots, two high-ranking Air Force … read more »

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Is This The Beginning Of The End For The Eritrean Regime?

October 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Gedab News Although Eritrea has been ruled under an undeclared state of emergency for 14 years, recent developments lend credence to the view that the Eritrean regime is cracking under the pressure: two Eritrean pilots defected to Saudi Arabia; the … read more »

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Two Eritrean air force captains defect, flee to Saudi Arabia

October 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Two military Eritrean pilots on Tuesday defected with their airplane to the Saudi Arabia and were they are being kept in secret locations, A French radio reported. According to Radio France International (RFI), the two pilots, fled Eritrea with a … read more »

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