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Source: The Globe and Mail
Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki steps down from the aircraft at the airport in Gondar, for a visit to Ethiopia, November, 2018. Mr. Afwerki, has ruled Eritrea without challenge for 33 years.
The isolated regime of Eritrea, long shunned as one of the world’s most repressive dictatorships,...
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Fears over Ethiopia peace deal as TPLF restores Tigray government
Source: Aljazeera
Announcement from Tigray’s main political party has sparked concern over the potential resumption of a deadly conflict in northern Ethiopia.
Tigray’s main political party...
Ethiopia Country Report
Source: Genocide Watch
Once again, fears of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea are on the rise, currently surrounding the contested issue of access to the...
U.S. considers easing sanctions on Eritrea
Source: Geeska
The Trump administration is considering steps to improve relations with Eritrea as security concerns grow in key global shipping routes.
U.S. Senior Advisor for...
Is Ethiopia bracing for war?
Source: News24
The political situation in the Horn of Africa continues to be dominated by tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed leaves...
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With Somalia Pact, Turkey Extends Its Maritime Reach Into the Indian Ocean
Source: linkedin
Mogadishu, Somalia — In the early days of March, Somalia’s capital moved quietly but decisively.
Behind the guarded walls of Mogadishu’s federal cabinet complex,...
News: Renewed Ethiopia–Eritrea war could ignite conflict spanning 10–15 countries on three continents, expert...
Source: Addis Standard
Could trigger “Africa’s Second World War”
Addis Abeba – A renewed war between Ethiopia and Eritrea could ignite a broader conflict involving 10–15...
Judge halts removal of Eritrean asylum seeker from UK to France under ‘one in,...
Source: The Guardian
Court makes finding pending final hearing that trafficking victim ‘likely to suffer harm to his mental health’ if returned
A high court judge...
Tensions Bubble Along Eritrea-Ethiopia Border
Source: adf
Eritrean forces disguised as Ethiopians are crossing the border, destabilizing the country, a source says
Locals in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region say Eritrean troops...
UAE Billionaire Publicly Slams Donald Trump After Iran War Turns the Gulf Into Battlefield
Source: ibtimes
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, a leading UAE businessman, denounces Trump's military actions in the Gulf.
One of the Arab world's most prominent business figures...
Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with Iran?”
Source: Occupy Democrats
BREAKING: UAE billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor unleashes a BLISTERING viral attack on Trump for starting another disastrous Middle East war: "Who...
Ethiopia’s Demand for Red Sea Access Drives Fears of New War With Eritrea
Source: New York Times
Both sides have moved troops toward their shared border, while Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of occupying part of its territory.
Last weekend,...
Is Ethiopia heading back to war in Tigray?
Source: BBC
Fears of a return to war in northern Ethiopia are driving many people to leave the region of Tigray just over three years...
Will Ethiopia be part of Israel’s ‘hexagon’ alliance rivalling its enemies?
Source: Aljazeera
Israeli President Herzog is in Addis Ababa days after high-level delegations from Turkiye and Saudi Arabia also visited.
Days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Egypt denies report it offered Ethiopia Red Sea access over GERD
Source: New Arab
An Emirati news report claimed this week that Egypt had offered to help Ethiopia secure sea access in return for flexibility over...
Egypt open to supporting Ethiopia’s Red Sea access if Nile water dispute softens
Source: The National
Offer requires Addis Ababa to drop plans for military presence on the coast
Egypt is prepared to work with African allies to help...
Over 3,000 Eritrean refugees held, sexually abused in Egypt: NGO
Source: The New Arab
Eritrean refugees have reported incidents of beatings and burns inflicted with hot water and corrosive substances, while detained in Egypt.
More than...
DUBAI PROPERTIES LINKED TO HEMEDTI
Source: Sentry
Mohamed ‘Hemedti’ Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is closely linked to a $1.7 million property portfolio in the...
Dubai Properties Linked to Hemedti
Source: The Sentry
In March 2020, Hemedti bought three apartments in Dubai’s eastern suburbs, close to the UAE’s Al Minhad military airbase. The properties were...
RIGHT OF ACCESS OF LAND-LOCKED
Source: UN
PART X RIGHT OF ACCESS OF LAND-LOCKEDSTATES TO AND FROM THE SEAAND FREEDOM OF TRANSIT
Article124
Use of terms
1. For the purposes of this Convention:
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Sovereignty Is Not Negotiable: UNCLOS Article 125, Access by Agreement, and Eritrea’s Right to...
Author: David YeoSource: Facebook
It's stated clearly and without ambiguity. The issue is squarely within international law rather than political pressure. Under Article 125 of...
Widening rift between Eritrea and Ethiopia sparks fear of new conflict
Source: rfi
Ethiopia and Eritrea say they are preparing for the possibility of war, with landlocked Ethiopia's claim it needs access to the Red Sea...
Ethiopia faces renewed strain with Tigray and Eritrea
Source: DW
Across the northern Tigray region, citizens are bearing the burden of political fractures and rising tensions. Diplomats are urging restraint amid a troop...
Are Ethiopia and Eritrea about to go to war?
Source: The Africa Report
The fragile stability that followed the 2018 peace accord has evaporated, leaving the region’s two most powerful militaries locked in a...
Ethiopia demands Eritrea ‘immediately withdraw’ troops from its territory
Source: rfi
Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters walk in lines towards another field in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 30,...
Military Buildup in Northern Ethiopia; US-Linked Personnel in the DRC and Nigeria; South Sudan’s...
Source: Africa File
Michael DeAngelo, Liam Karr, Yale Ford, Anahita Asudani and Alexis Thomas
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As U.S. Bombs Somalia, Israel Shakes Status Quo on Horn of Africa
Source The Ny Times
When President Trump said in December that Somalia was “not even a country,” the U.S. military was in the midst of one of...
Eritrea and Somalia rank among the world’s most corrupt regimes
Source: Inside Africa
Eritrea and Somalia rank among the world’s most corrupt regimes, according to Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index. They appear alongside Libya,...
Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
Source: United Nations
UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy fighting in Ethiopia’s ‘precarious’ Tigray region...
Egypt and Saudi Arabia focus on Eritrea as UAE bolsters ties to Ethiopia
Source: Middle East Eye
Egypt has been motivated by a Sudan-Pakistan defence deal to try and bring Riyadh and Asmara closer together
The insular but strategically...