Arab and Muslim States Condemn Somaliland’s Jerusalem Embassy MoveEritrea at 35: The Nation They Could Not BreakWhere The Red Sea Breathes History: Eritrea, Punt, And The Baboons Who RememberEthiopia’s Port Cry Hides a Sovereignty ProblemThe EU Fertiliser Action Plan Meets the Colluli Potash ProjectEritrea and Qatar Signal Quiet Diplomatic Re-EngagementEritrea Drawn with South Africa, Guinea, and Co-Hosts Kenya in AFCON 2027 QualifiersThe Country That Wakes Before Dawn: Ethiopia’s Unraveling Political LandscapeAsmara Carnival Draws more than 13,000 for Independence WeekEgypt Says Eritrea Is “Pillar of Stability” as Asmara and Cairo Deepen Red Sea Ties
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Eritrea at 35: The Nation They Could Not Break

Eritrea commemorates 35 years of independence, reflecting on its struggle for survival and self-determination. The anniversary highlights the resilience and determination of Eritreans in the face of historical betrayals and ongoing challenges.

Ethiopian official at press briefing.

Ethiopia’s Port Cry Hides a Sovereignty Problem

Ethiopia's recent accusations against Egypt regarding access to the sea reveal deeper issues of sovereignty and trust. The article argues that Ethiopia's claims are more about political maneuvering than actual access to ports.

Dry land, spilled grain and Djibouti’s port in the background.

Djibouti Feeds Foreign Interests While Its People Face Hunger

Djibouti's strategic location has attracted foreign military bases and investments, yet 22% of its population faces severe food insecurity. The country's reliance on imports and a narrow political elite have left many citizens vulnerable to hunger and economic exclusion.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands before a map highlighting Sudan, with the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region in the background.

Rubio’s Sudan Remarks Expose the Proxy War Behind Africa’s Worst Crisis

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted the proxy nature of Sudan's conflict, implicating external actors like Ethiopia and the UAE in the ongoing violence. The war has escalated into a regional crisis, fueled by foreign support and arms supply.

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Inside Ethiopia’s State-Media Campaign Against Eritrea

Ethiopia’s state broadcaster has crossed another dangerous line. Then again, this is not new. And it almost certainly won’t be the last time. For months, EBC’s Amharic-language output has been full of this kind of messaging — blunt, emotional, territorial, and clearly aimed at a

Eritrea as Island of Stability

Eritrea, the Red Sea, and the Panic of the Detractors

There is a reason Eritrea unsettles its loudest critics. It is not because Eritrea is unstable. It is because Eritrea is not. In a region where states have been pulled apart by proxy wars, foreign military arrangements, donor dependency, ethnic fragmentation and diplomatic blackm

Ethiopia backing RSF

Abiy Ahmed’s Sudan Game Is Now in Plain Sight

The mask keeps slipping. A new report by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab says it has reached a high-confidence conclusion that military assistance to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces is taking place inside an Ethiopian National Defense Force base in Asosa, in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-

EU-Eritrea talks in Asmara

Why Eritrea Matters Again to the European Union

Brussels is not undergoing a moral conversion. It is responding to a harsher strategic map in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. Annette Weber, the European Union’s Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, was in Asmara this week, and the visit matters less for any dramati

Wide_May_YouTuber

Beyond the Propaganda: Wode Maya, Eritrea, and the Reality of African Sovereignty

It happens every time. A content creator lands in Asmara, camera in hand, expecting a dystopian wasteland. They come armed with the same exhausted Western propaganda—the “North Korea of Africa” label, dutifully slapped onto a YouTube title to appease the algorithm. Recently, the

Eritrean Port

Eritrea’s Ports Are Not a Prize for Propaganda

Economic language is being used to normalize a far more dangerous idea: that sovereign Eritrean ports can be folded into Ethiopia’s national future as if law, borders and regional peace do not matter. The latest wave of Ethiopian regime-aligned messaging about the Red Sea follows

Crisis Group Bias

The “Powder Keg” Script: Crisis Group’s Eritrea Bias

International Crisis Group’s 18 February 2026 briefing advertises itself as conflict prevention. In reality, it performs something closer to narrative management: it repackages Ethiopia’s Red Sea ambition as a “grievance” to be accommodated, while keeping Eritrea boxed into the f

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Erdogan in Addis: sovereignty first as Abiy beats sea-access drum

Abiy Ahmed tried to stage the usual Addis photo-op when Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived. But the camera caught something different: a stiff, guarded prime minister sitting beside a visitor who didn’t look like he came for flattery. What played out at the joint app

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