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It’s official now. Ethiopia’s economic “renaissance” has gone from sales pitch to slow-motion crash. Reuters confirmed this week that Addis Ababa’s debt restructuring talks have collapsed — bondholders walked out, the government admitted defeat, and legal action is on the table.
For a country once paraded as Africa’s “rising star,” Ethiopia’s latest poverty report reads like an obituary for a dream that never matured. The World Bank’s Poverty & Equity Brief paints a grim picture: nearly four out of ten Ethiopians now live below the poverty line, up fr
In one of his strongest statements to date on the Nile dispute, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi used the opening of the 8th Cairo Water Week to deliver a firm warning to Ethiopia over its handling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Addressing ministers, di
When Sudan’s new Prime Minister, Dr. Kamil Idris, landed in Asmara this week, it was more than just a diplomatic courtesy call. It was a homecoming of sorts — a return to a neighbor that never turned its back on Sudan even when the world did. Over two long days, the Sudanese lead
A senior Sudanese delegation led by Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris arrived in Asmara on Thursday for a two-day working visit — a trip that has drawn attention not only for its timing but for the message it carries about regional solidarity in a time of deep Sudanese crisis. The
Eritrea’s Minister of Information, Yemane G. Meskel, has sharply rebuked Ethiopia’s latest communication to the United Nations, describing it as “an act of duplicity in its extreme” and “a deceitful charade” aimed at misleading both Ethiopians and the international community. The
There is a popular Eritrean song titled “Abey Alo Btsay Tegadalai” (where is my comrade freedom fighter) that poignantly describes the sheer level of sacrifice and difficulties endured, voluntarily, by Eritrean freedom fighters. The song rhetorically asks “but by whose order” did
When Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed takes the podium, the script rarely changes: bold promises, sweeping reforms, and the announcement of yet another mega-project that will allegedly transform Ethiopia into a continental powerhouse. From unveiling a sovereign wealth fund cl
When Eritrea’s Foreign Minister addressed the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, the words were not clothed in diplomatic vagueness. They carried the clarity of a nation that has endured sanctions, external pressure, and marginalization — yet still insists on voici
The United Nations General Assembly’s 80th session saw a fierce exchange of words between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and wider regional disputes, with Cairo delivering a scathing rebuttal that left Addis Ababa’s delegation on the defensive.
Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh has held a series of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly, signaling renewed momentum in the country’s international engagement after years of strained ties. On Wednesday, Saleh met with Massad Fares Boulos, S
Eritrea has sharply condemned what it calls a “political frenzy” by Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP), accusing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government of deliberately manufacturing a regional crisis around access to the Red Sea. In a statement posted on X, Eritrea’s Ministe