Ethiopia: Proposed Legal Changes Threaten Civil Society
Source: Human Rights Watch
Draft Amendments Would Grant Sweeping Powers to Federal Government
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center-left on the podium and on the video...
Ethiopian Opposition Urges Mass Protests to Avert National Collapse
Source: DNE Africa
A coalition of opposition parties in Ethiopia has issued a sharp condemnation of the ruling Prosperity Party, calling on the public to...
Transcending the Ethio-Eritrean Conundrum: A Vision for a Better Tomorrow
Source: Horn Review
An Exclusive Horn Review Special
By Ambassador Dina Mufti
The European Inspiration
In his remarks delivered when the EU received the Nobel Peace Prize, Herman...
Somalia’s president arrives in Ethiopia as Al-Shabaab retakes key town in Hiran region
Source: Somali Guardian
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Ethiopia on Sunday, just hours after Al-Shabaab insurgents retook control of Mahas, a...
Foreign Affairs State Minister Holds Talks with UAE Ambassador to Deeper Collaborative
Source: ENA
Addis Ababa, July 21, 2025 (ENA)— Ethiopia’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Berhanu Tsegaye, held discussions with UAE Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mohamed Salem...
Highlights of President Isaias Afwerki’s Interview with local media outlets
Source: Shabait
(Part I – On International and Regional Issues)
The bi-polar, and its sequel, uni-polar global orders that prevailed in the past eighty years since...
Somalia rejects Ethiopia’s request to join naval drill over Somaliland maritime deal
Source: Hiiraan Online
Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi speaks to reporters in Mogadishu following Somalia’s decision to reject Ethiopia’s request to join a planned...
Eritrea warns Ethiopia against waging war
Source: Daily News
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has warned neighboring Ethiopia against launching a new war between the bitter foes, with tensions high in the Horn of Africa region.
Eritrea and...
A look at Eritrea’s role as new Tigray war looms in Ethiopia
Source: DW
Northern Ethiopia is growing increasingly tense two and a half years after the Tigray peace deal. Eritrea appears intent on sowing instability in...
News Analysis: First major sign of ISIS in Ethiopia as intelligence claims capturing 82...
Source: Addis Standard
Addis Abeba – Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) has announced the arrest of 82 individuals suspected of affiliation with the Somalia-based...
Behind Eritrea’s Standoff with the UN Human Rights Mandate
Source: Africa Daily News Egypt
Eritrea has once again sparked controversy at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by pushing for the termination of the...
Six rescued, 15 missing after Houthi attack on cargo ship in Red Sea
Source: Al Jazeera
Surge in Red Sea attacks after months of calm potentially signals revival of Houthis’ campaign over Gaza war.
Six crew members have been...
UN rights council rejects Eritrea’s bid to end human rights investigation
Source: Al Jazeera
Human Rights Watch says Asmara’s move was an effort to distract from independent reporting on the ‘country’s dire rights record’.
The United Nations...
EU General Comment – HRC59 – Item 2, L.1 – Discontinuation of the Mandate...
Source: UNHRC
UN Human Rights Council
59th session – Item 2
L.1 – General Comment
Discontinuation of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights...
PM Abiy repeats pursuit of sea access peacefully, dismisses war specters with Eritrea
Source: Addis Standard
Addis Abeba – In a briefing delivered today to parliamentarians, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed repeated Ethiopia’s pursuit of access to the sea “peacefully”...
Power and Plunder
Source: The Sentry
June 2025
The Eritrean Defense Forces Intervention in Tigray
In November 2018, the United Nations lifted sanctions on Eritrea, including a two-way arms embargo...
Behind Bosaso Airport, the UAE’skey hub for supplying arms toSudan
Source - Africa Intelligence.
Embroiled in the Sudanese civil war, Abu Dhabi has established an airlift to supply the RSF with weapons and paramilitaries. Bosaso,...
New Investigative Report: Eritrean Leaders Orchestrated Industrial-Scale Looting Operations in Tigray, Alongside Atrocities
Source: The Sentry
June 30, 2025 (Washington DC) – The Sentry has found evidence indicating that the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) engaged in and orchestrated...
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of using diplomatic communications to ‘rationalize and ignite conflict’
Source: Addis Standard
Addis Abeba– Eritrea has accused the Ethiopian government of issuing diplomatic communications to the UN Secretary-General and “several Heads of State and...
Sudan: U.S. sanctions over alleged chemical weapons use come into force
Source: Africa News
The sanctions - which include restrictions on US exports, arms sales and financial assistance to Sudan will stay in place for at...
Human Rights Council Members Should Reject Eritrea’s Bid to End Scrutiny
Source: Human Rights Watch
Council Should Support Renewal of Special Rapporteur
The government of Eritrea has been working the corridors of the United Nations Human Rights...
TPLF chairman vows to strengthen people-to-people ties with Eritrea; warns Pretoria deal facing “worsening”...
Source: Addis Standard
Addis Abeba– Debretsion Gebremichael, chairperson of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), said the party is working to ensure that “the people-to-people...
Col Nakalema Hails Eritrean Investors for Contributing to Uganda’s Development
Source: Nile Post
The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema has met and held fruitful discussions with a delegation...
Violations in Eritrea Take Center Stage at UN Human Rights Council Session
Source: The Reporter
Concerns about human rights violations in Eritrea was a central point of discussion during the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 59th session,...
Three decades, one leader – how Eritreans had their hopes dashed
Source: BBC
Once hailed as part of a new generation of reformist African leaders, Eritrea's president, who recently marked 32 years in power, has long...