Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Reports $7.6b Revenue, Confirms Frozen Funds in Eritrea Remain Inaccessible

Ethiopian Airlines transported more than 19 million domestic and international passengers and earned 7.6 billion USD in revenue during the 2024/2025 Ethiopian budget year, marking… Read more »

Eritrea: Ethiopia-Eritrea Informal Border Opening: Step Toward Peace or Geopolitical Trap?

Last month witnessed the resumption of informal cross-border movement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a frontier that has remained largely closed since the outbreak of the war in… Read more »

Eritrea: Ethiopia-Based, Anti-Eritrea Regime Afar Group Holds Conference in Semera, Renews Struggle

Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), Ethiopia-based "political and insurgent group" which says it is fighting against the Eritrean regime, held a public conference in… Read more »

Ethiopia: No Exit Through War - Ethiopia and Eritrea Must Step Back From the Brink

Seven years ago, this publication warned against romanticized quick fixes to the Ethiopia-Eritrea stalemate. We cautioned that gestures lacking concrete implementation,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea, TPLF Faction, and Armed Groups of Plotting Rainy Season 'Major Offensive', Decries 'Territorial Occupation'

Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedion Timothewos, has issued a stern diplomatic appeal to U.S. Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio, accusing Eritrea of its "unrelenting… Read more »

Ethiopia: Abiy Dismisses War Talk With Eritrea

In a briefing delivered today to parliamentarians, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed repeated Ethiopia's pursuit of access to the sea "peacefully" while underscoring the country's… Read more »

Ethiopia: TPLF Chair Warns Pretoria Deal Facing 'Worsening' Setbacks, Vows to Strengthen Eritrea Ties

Debretsion Gebremichael, chairperson of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said the party is working to ensure that "the people-to-people relations developing between the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ambassador Dina Mufti Accuses Isaias Afwerki of Promoting 'Cushitic-Semitic Antagonism', Interfering in Ethiopia's Internal Affairs

Ambassador Dina Mufti, Member of Parliament and former spokesperson of Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has accused Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki of promoting what he… Read more »

Eritrea: Open Letter - to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki On His 34th Independence Day Keynote Address

Your Excellency President Isaias Afwerki, Read more »

Ethiopia: From Anchor to Adrift - Ethiopia's Foreign Policy Loses Influence Amid Internal Turmoil, Regional Tensions

Influenced by its demographic size, geographic location, and historical leadership of Pan-Africanism, Ethiopia plays an anchor role in the regional stability in the Horn and was a… Read more »

Eritrea: AI Research Institute Warns of 'Unchecked' Warmongering On Social Media Fueling Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions

Addis Abeba- The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), an interdisciplinary research organization focused on equitable and community-rooted AI development, has warned that… Read more »

Egypt: Eritrea, Egypt Reject Non-Coastal States' Role in Red Sea Security

Eritrea and Egypt have rejected the involvement of non-coastal states in Red Sea security, stating that the waterway's governance "should be led by coastal nations," following a… Read more »

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Says Ethiopia Has No Intention to 'Invade' Eritrea

Addis Abeba- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Thursday that Ethiopia has "no desire to invade Eritrea for the sake of the Red Sea," while emphasizing that access to the… Read more »

Eritrea: Eritrea Slams Ethiopia's Maritime Ambitions As 'Misguided and Outdated,' Calls for International Pressure

Addis Abeba- Eritrea said it is "perplexed" by what it called Ethiopia's "misguided and outdated ambitions" for maritime access and a naval base "through diplomacy or military… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim President Accuses Eritrea of Seeking to 'Benefit From Turmoil,' Warns of TPLF Faction 'Endangering the Region'

Getachew Reda, President of the Tigray Interim Administration, has accused Eritrea of being among those "who think they can benefit from turmoil that will be created in Tigray,"… Read more »

Ethiopia: Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Warns Ethiopia-Eritrea War 'Seems Inevitable,' Urges Last-Minute Efforts to Avert War

Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae, Vice President and Democratization Cabinet Secretariat of the Tigray Interim Administration, has warned that war between Ethiopia and Eritrea "seems… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amnesty Urges UNHRC to Condemn Forced Return of Eritrean Refugees, Cites Over 600 Forcibly Returned From Ethiopia

Amnesty International has called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees, citing reports that "within the last three months alone,… Read more »

Eritrea: Looming Ethiopia-Eritrea Tension: Is New Cycle of Armed Conflict Imminent?

Ethiopia and Eritrea shared long-standing turbulent relations marked by a brief period of tactical and opportunistic alliance where comprehensive and strategic cooperation is… Read more »

Eritrea: UN Warns of Eritrean Troops' Continued Abuses in Tigray Amid Impunity, Cites 'Lack of Political Will' On Rights Violations in Eritrea

The United Nations has warned that Eritrean troops continue to commit human rights abuses in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and raised concerns over persisting impunity despite… Read more »

Ethiopia: TPLF Rejects Claims of 'Secret Talks' With Eritrea, Calls Accusations 'Fabricated Falsehoods'

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has rejected claims that the party and Tigray military forces have engaged in "secret contact with the Eritrean government," calling the… Read more »

Ethiopia: What Lies Ahead for Ethiopia-Eritrea Relations: Advancing Cooperation or Returning to Deadlock?

Ethiopia and Eritrea have a complex history, defined by both periods of intense conflict and more recent efforts at cooperation. Read more »

Eritrea: Eritrea Rejects Former Ethiopia President Accusations of 'Reigniting' Regional Conflict

Eritrea's Ministry of Information has issued a statement rejecting accusations by Mulatu Teshome, Ethiopia's former president and a close ally of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed,… Read more »

Eritrea: Al-Burhan Arrives in Asmara for 'Working Visit' - Sudan's Foreign Minister Holds Talks With Ethiopia's FM

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chair of Sudan's Sovereign Council, arrived in Asmara on November 26, 2024, for a working visit and was welcomed by President Isaias Afwerki at… Read more »

Eritrea: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Arrives in Asmara for Tripartite Summit On Regional 'Security, Stability'

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived in Asmara today for an official visit, following an invitation from President Isaias Afwerki, according to a statement from Eritrean… Read more »