Ethiopia's pursuit of equitable access to the Red Sea has become a focal point in East Africa as the Abiy administration is raising concerns about the emerging regional alliances that may restrict its access to this vital maritime route.

Ethiopian Prime Minister has stressed that even though his country has an "existential" need to access the sea, it intends to prioritize negotiation with Eritrea based on the principle of "give and take".There has been heightened tension between the East African nations over access to the Red Sea.

Earlier this week, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh said his country was

Ethiopia-Eritrea relations worsened after the peace agreement between Addis Ababa and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in November 2022. Addis Ababa and Asmara have very different positions on how the war they both waged against the TPLF ended and the role of Washington and the West in the peace arrangements, wrote researchers at the Horn of Africa Research Unit. Now, with the

Journalist Dawit Isaak, who has been imprisoned without trial in Eritrean prisons for the past 23 years, has won a Swedish human rights prize, the Edelstam Prize for his efforts to promote freedom of expression.

Isaak, who holds dual Eritrean-Swedish citizenship, received the award for "exceptional courage". Bethlehem Isaak,

Three leaders from Egypt, Eritrea, and Somalia met in Asmara, Eritrea, and agreed to respect sovereignty and territorial integrity in the Horn of Africa.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the summit, which was held amid rising tensions in the

The Eritrean government has remained silent on the death in prison of the country's former finance minister, Berhane Abrehe. Although the cause of his death is yet to be established, the government allowed his burial to take place.

Abrehe was arrested in 2018 for saying Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is a "dictator".

Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay has made history as the first Black rider to win a stage at the Tour de France, securing victory in the longest stage of the world's most prestigious cycling event. 

"Let me open the door," the 24-year-old Girmay posted on

The United Nations Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan - which was tasked with aiding the transition from dictatorship to democratic rule - has ended its mandate. But UN Chief António Guterres said that the world body was "not leaving Sudan", especially at a time when fighting continues throughout the country between rival militaries that has displaced millions and created a worsening humanitarian emergency.

A new report from rights group Amnesty International says soldiers from Eritrea continued to commit war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in Ethiopia's Tigray region after a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces in November

Protests by asylum-seekers and migrants opposed to the Eritrean government turned violent in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Israeli medical officials have said more than 114 people were treated for injuries, including about 30 police officers. At least three protesters were shot during the protests, authorities added.

The violence erupted during a protest against an event organized by the Eritrean embassy in the Israeli coastal city. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said "a red