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Two officials shake hands in front of United Nations flags. — Eritrean and UN officials meet in New York.

Eritrea Raises Ethiopia ‘Provocations’ With Guterres at UNGA81

Sep 24, 2026 — By Nardos Berhane

Eritrea's foreign minister raised what Asmara calls the provocative acts of Ethiopia's Prosperity Party towards its neighbours with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York, alongside Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb governance and support for a united, sovereign Sudan.

Eritrean foreign minister speaking at a UNGA81 high-level meeting.

News

Eritrea Calls for End to Unilateral Coercive Measures at UNGA81

Sep 24, 2026

Eritrea's foreign minister told a UNGA81 meeting on the right to development that trade barriers, debt burdens and unilateral coercive measures keep developing countries from setting their own policies — five days after Washington lifted sanctions tied to Executive Order 14046.

Analysis

10 African Countries in the UAE’s Expanding Web of Conflict and Destabilization

Sep 24, 2026

A May 2026 SWP study calls the UAE one of the most aggressive external actors in African conflicts, and names Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Ethiopia. Ten countries — from the RSF's supply corridors to conflict gold in eastern Congo — show how Emirati military, financial and logistical networks connect wars that look domestic.

Ethiopia's President Taye Atske Selassie at UNGA81

Analysis

Ethiopia at the UN: The External Enemy Narrative Meets Addis Ababa’s Record

Sep 24, 2026

At the 81st UN General Assembly, President Taye Atske Selassie blamed “reckless external actors” for instability in the Horn — two days after seven Ethiopian armed groups formed an alliance against Abiy Ahmed's government. The record at home, the dispute with Eritrea and questions over Sudan tell a more complicated story.

Composite image illustrating rising pressure on Ethiopia amid AU and U.S. intervention.

Analysis

AU, U.S. Urgency Grows as Pressure Mounts on Abiy Government

Sep 23, 2026

The African Union and the United States issued urgent statements after Tigrayan forces took the airports in Mekelle, Axum and Shire and seven Ethiopian opposition groups began coordinating against Abiy Ahmed's government.

Briefs

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Composite of an Eritrean runner celebrating and the Copenhagen medal podium.

Sport · Eritrea

Eritrea Celebrates Double Podium as Dawit Seare Wins World 5km Gold

Sep 20, 2026

Sport · Eritrea

UNDP renews Biniam Girmay's goodwill ambassador role

Sep 13, 2026

Osman Saleh beside an Eritrea–UAE locator map and illustrated DP World container terminal.

Diplomacy · Eritrea

Saleh says Eritrea rejected foreign-controlled port hub

Sep 12, 2026

Composite: Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh in front of a locator map showing Eritrea, Yemen and Bab al-Mandab.

Diplomacy · Eritrea

Eritrea’s FM Osman Saleh urges Yemen peace and joint Red Sea safeguards

Sep 12, 2026

Culture

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Lily Yohannes wearing a white USA number 7 jersey against a navy background with Eritrean colours and gold olive branches.

Lily Yohannes Earns Ballon d'Or Young Talent Nomination

The Eritrean-American midfielder's recognition adds a football chapter to a sporting story that includes Biniam Girmay's cycling achievements.

‘Love letters’: Snit's tribute to supporters at Miss World

Henok Mulubrhan cycling and celebrating victory

One Eritrean at La Vuelta - and a Cycling Nation Behind Him

The Marathon Continued: How Blacc Sam Turned Grief Into an $11 Million Inheritance

The One Secret That Lies Within The Nurenebi Files

Opinion

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African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Ethiopia Was Missing From the AU–UN Crisis List. Why?

The African Union and United Nations met in New York on September 21 to discuss preventive diplomacy across Africa, but Ethiopia was absent from the published list of crises even as a seven-group armed alliance moved to remove Abiy Ahmed's government.

UAE flag overlays a Red Sea maritime scene.

Sovereignty, Maritime Power, and the Rhetoric of Port Imperialism

Composite image on UAE, Ethiopia, UN and Sudan conflict.

The Price of Silence: The UAE and Ethiopia Are Buying Impunity at the UN While Sudan Burns

Mohamed bin Zayed, Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Abiy Ahmed beside an Africa locator map highlighting Sudan, a cargo aircraft and a robotic hand.

Sudan Needs Peace. Abu Dhabi Must Face Consequences.

Composite: African Union headquarters and a conflict-themed Ethiopia backdrop.

Africa’s Sovereignty Is Not Ethiopia’s Stage

Politics

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Seven opposition groups announce a new alliance against Ethiopia’s government.

Seven Ethiopian Groups Unite to Remove Abiy Ahmed

Seven Ethiopian political and armed opposition organizations, among them Fano, the Oromo Liberation Army, the TPLF and the ONLF, have announced the Ethiopian Popular Forces Alliance for Survival, pledging to remove the Prosperity Party government and install an inclusive transitional administration under a Transitional Charter.

Egypt Backs Saudi Security Measures as Crown Prince Ends Cairo Visit

Egypt backed measures taken by Saudi Arabia to protect its security and called for secure navigation through the Red Sea and key regional waterways during talks in Cairo, as fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis intensified.

The Price of Silence: The UAE and Ethiopia Are Buying Impunity at the UN While Sudan Burns

There are verified reports that the United Arab Emirates has been directly paying United Nations officials to silence them, and if that accusation alone shocks the conscience, it is only because the full architecture of influence that surrounds it has remained hidden for so long.

Pretoria Was an Alliance Reversal, Not a Peace Deal

The 2022 accord stopped the federal–TPLF war. It also dissolved the coalition that had defeated the TPLF, excluded Eritrea and Amhara from the settlement, and moved the unresolved conflict into a more dangerous regional phase. The most consequential fact about the Pretoria Agreem

Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at centre, surrounded by regional diplomatic meetings involving Somalia, Sudan and the United States.

The Red Sea Is Catching Up With Eritrea

As attacks return to one of the world’s most important shipping corridors, outside powers are rediscovering a doctrine Asmara has advanced for years: the Red Sea cannot be secured sustainably without capable, sovereign littoral states. The latest diplomatic attention directed tow

Hemedti beside a map of Sudan highlighting Darfur and courthouse columns.

Sudan Sentences Hemedti and Top RSF Commanders to Death

A Sudanese court sentenced RSF leader Hemedti and 15 others to death for war crimes related to the killing of West Darfur governor Khamis Abdallah Abakar. This marks the first court ruling against Hemedti since the conflict began in April 2023.

Military officer speaking to reporters at a press conference.

Birhanu Jula's Televised Admission Reflects Ethiopia's Deepening Political and Security Crisis

Ethiopia's Chief of Staff, Birhanu Jula, publicly acknowledged the country's deepening political and security crisis, highlighting lawlessness and internal conflict. His remarks challenge the narrative of external conspiracies as the primary cause of Ethiopia's turmoil.

Osman Saleh addressing diplomats during a briefing in Asmara.

Eritrea Tells Diplomats It Will No Longer Debate UN Rights Mandate

Eritrea's Foreign Minister Osman Saleh declared the debate over the UN's human rights mandate on Eritrea permanently closed, stating the country will no longer engage on the issue. He criticized the mandate as costly and damaging to Eritrea's international standing.

Eritrea Raises Ethiopia ‘Provocations’ With Guterres at UNGA81

Eritrea Calls for End to Unilateral Coercive Measures at UNGA81

10 African Countries in the UAE’s Expanding Web of Conflict and Destabilization

Ethiopia at the UN: The External Enemy Narrative Meets Addis Ababa’s Record

AU, U.S. Urgency Grows as Pressure Mounts on Abiy Government

Briefs

Eritrea Celebrates Double Podium as Dawit Seare Wins World 5km Gold

UNDP renews Biniam Girmay's goodwill ambassador role

Saleh says Eritrea rejected foreign-controlled port hub

Eritrea’s FM Osman Saleh urges Yemen peace and joint Red Sea safeguards

Culture

Lily Yohannes Earns Ballon d'Or Young Talent Nomination

‘Love letters’: Snit's tribute to supporters at Miss World

One Eritrean at La Vuelta - and a Cycling Nation Behind Him

The Marathon Continued: How Blacc Sam Turned Grief Into an $11 Million Inheritance

The One Secret That Lies Within The Nurenebi Files

Opinion

Ethiopia Was Missing From the AU–UN Crisis List. Why?

Sovereignty, Maritime Power, and the Rhetoric of Port Imperialism

The Price of Silence: The UAE and Ethiopia Are Buying Impunity at the UN While Sudan Burns

Sudan Needs Peace. Abu Dhabi Must Face Consequences.

Africa’s Sovereignty Is Not Ethiopia’s Stage

Politics

Seven Ethiopian Groups Unite to Remove Abiy Ahmed

Egypt Backs Saudi Security Measures as Crown Prince Ends Cairo Visit

The Price of Silence: The UAE and Ethiopia Are Buying Impunity at the UN While Sudan Burns

Pretoria Was an Alliance Reversal, Not a Peace Deal

The Red Sea Is Catching Up With Eritrea

Sudan Sentences Hemedti and Top RSF Commanders to Death

Birhanu Jula's Televised Admission Reflects Ethiopia's Deepening Political and Security Crisis

Eritrea Tells Diplomats It Will No Longer Debate UN Rights Mandate

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Eritrea Raises Ethiopia ‘Provocations’ With Guterres at UNGA81

Eritrea Calls for End to Unilateral Coercive Measures at UNGA81

10 African Countries in the UAE’s Expanding Web of Conflict and Destabilization

Ethiopia at the UN: The External Enemy Narrative Meets Addis Ababa’s Record

AU, U.S. Urgency Grows as Pressure Mounts on Abiy Government

Briefs

Eritrea Celebrates Double Podium as Dawit Seare Wins World 5km Gold

UNDP renews Biniam Girmay's goodwill ambassador role

Saleh says Eritrea rejected foreign-controlled port hub

Eritrea’s FM Osman Saleh urges Yemen peace and joint Red Sea safeguards

Culture

Lily Yohannes Earns Ballon d'Or Young Talent Nomination

‘Love letters’: Snit's tribute to supporters at Miss World

One Eritrean at La Vuelta - and a Cycling Nation Behind Him

The Marathon Continued: How Blacc Sam Turned Grief Into an $11 Million Inheritance

The One Secret That Lies Within The Nurenebi Files

Opinion

Ethiopia Was Missing From the AU–UN Crisis List. Why?

Sovereignty, Maritime Power, and the Rhetoric of Port Imperialism

The Price of Silence: The UAE and Ethiopia Are Buying Impunity at the UN While Sudan Burns

Sudan Needs Peace. Abu Dhabi Must Face Consequences.

Africa’s Sovereignty Is Not Ethiopia’s Stage

Politics

Seven Ethiopian Groups Unite to Remove Abiy Ahmed

Egypt Backs Saudi Security Measures as Crown Prince Ends Cairo Visit

The Price of Silence: The UAE and Ethiopia Are Buying Impunity at the UN While Sudan Burns

Pretoria Was an Alliance Reversal, Not a Peace Deal

The Red Sea Is Catching Up With Eritrea

Sudan Sentences Hemedti and Top RSF Commanders to Death

Birhanu Jula's Televised Admission Reflects Ethiopia's Deepening Political and Security Crisis

Eritrea Tells Diplomats It Will No Longer Debate UN Rights Mandate