ERITREAN SOVEREIGNTY AND ETHIOPIA’S QUEST FOR SEA ACCESS
Work Product of the Red Sea Task Force
The Red Sea Task Force is an independent body created by the following Eritrean Scholars, listed in...
Are Ethiopia and Eritrea hurtling towards war?
The two countries’ historically fraught relationship was mended in 2018, but hostilities are flaring again.
Tensions are again mounting between longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea...
ERITREAN SOVEREIGNTY AND ETHIOPIA’S QUEST FOR SEA ACCESS Report-2
Work Product of the Red Sea Task Force
Note: this compilation contains Executive Summary/ጽማቝ ትሕዝቶን ለበዋን/ የጥናት ወረቀት ረቂቅ/ اﻟﺘﻨﻔﯿﺬي اﻟﻤﻠﺨﺺ of the project in English, ትግርኛ፤ ኣማርኛ፤ and عربي , respectively.
The Red Sea Task Force is an independent body created by the following Eritrean Scholars, listed in the order of their appearance in the text of the main report (will be released at the end of the meeting):
Yohannes Haile, Gebre H. Tesfagiorgis, Mohamed Kheir Omar, Mebrahtu Ateweberhan, Paulos Tesfagiorgis, Teame Tewolde-Berhan, Kidane Mengisteab, Sengal...
Egypt, Eritrea discuss regional stability, Red Sea security
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh on Sunday to discuss regional stability, support for Somalia, the situation in...
Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Eritrea
OPENING STATEMENT
Ms. Ilze BRANDS KEHRIS, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Ms. Ilze BRANDS KEHRIS provides an...
Abiy and Isaias Fight Over Tigray
A struggle is underway to control Tigray’s military forces
More than two years have passed since the Tigray war ended with the signing of the Cessation...
Victims of the Tigray conflict file the first-ever criminal complaint in Germany against senior...
Eight survivors of the forgotten conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, including a former humanitarian aid worker and a former interim government official, have filed a...
Tigray war survivors file criminal complaint in Germany, accusing Ethiopian and Eritrean officials of...
Addis Abeba– Eight survivors of the Tigray war have filed a criminal complaint with the German Federal Public Prosecutor, accusing twelve senior Ethiopian and...
Ethiopia’s Red Sea Aspirations and Eritrea’s Interference in Tigray Heighten War Risks
Ethiopia’s ambition to secure Red Sea access and Eritrea’s interference in Ethiopia’s internal affairs and a power struggle in Tigray could explode into a wider regional...
Ethiopia PM rules out war with Eritrea over Red Sea access
ADDIS ABABA, March 20 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that his government would not seek conflict with longtime foe...
Ethiopia’s war may have ended, but the Tigray crisis hasn’t
Internally displaced persons walk past the Tigrayan flag at a camp in Shire, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, in 2024. Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images
For...
Ethiopia, Russia agree to jointly explore naval cooperation
Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian and Russian navies discussed potential cooperation, focusing on training and capacity building.
This was discussed during a Russian delegation visit to...
CFHK Foundation’s Chloe Cheung Testifies to UK Parliament on Transnational Repression
March 13, 2025 – Yesterday, Chloe Cheung, Public Affairs and Advocacy Junior Manager of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, testified before the British...
Ethiopia’s Dangerous Descent: The Road to War with Eritrea After the Siege of Tigray
Ethiopia’s recent rhetoric surrounding the annexation of Eritrea’s coastline should raise alarm bells for anyone watching the Horn of Africa.
War does not begin with...
Minister Osman Saleh gave briefing to Diplomatic community
Asmara, 19 March 2025– Foreign Minister Osman Saleh gave a briefing yesterday morning, at the Foreign Ministry HQ in Asmara, to Resident Ambassadors and Members...
Ethiopian Airlines and AfDB to build Africa’s largest airport
Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to develop Africa’s largest airport—the Bishoftu International Airport in Ethiopia.
The project, worth...
Canada revives military co-operation with Ethiopia despite genocide allegations
Canada is resuming its military co-operation with Ethiopia, just months after the African country’s armed forces were accused of genocide and other crimes in...
Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins
As armies deploy, Gulf states and their Western allies must halt an impending conflict that could inflame the entire Red Sea region.
When the Ethiopian...
US launches wave of air strikes on Yemen’s Houthis
The US has launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, President Donald Trump has said, citing the...
Peace Through Diplomacy Desperately Needed in the Horn
Global powers must act immediately to prevent a devastating conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea centered on Tigray.
The Horn of Africa, long beset by instability,...
Debretsion Faction Unleash Attacks Tigray; Many Casualties Reported in Mekelle
Interim Administration in Tigray Region of Ethiopia Sees Involvement of “External Forces,” Possibly Indicating Eritrea
Borkena
Toronto – A day after Getachew Reda suspended three military...
Tigray cannot be the battleground for Ethiopia and Eritrea
As tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea escalate, the region of Tigray stands at the heart of a looming conflict, writes one of the leaders...
Lt. Gen. Tsadkan warns Ethiopia-Eritrea war “seems inevitable,” urges last-minute efforts to avert war
Addis Abeba– Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae, Vice President and Democratization Cabinet Secretariat of the Tigray Interim Administration, has warned that war between Ethiopia and...
At the cusp of a Revolution
The Dictatorship and Authoritarianism in Eritrea: A Longstanding Truth
The description of Eritrea’s strongman, Isaias Afewerki, as a dictator is neither new nor contested. The...