Horn of Africa

Composite: Scene of three fishermen handling nets aboard a wooden boat on the Red Sea.

From Reservoirs to the Red Sea: Eritrea Builds Fisheries Livelihoods

A parliamentary response records household gains from a programme built around Eritrean cooperatives, practical training and better access to markets.

Composite: illustration of scrutiny into external military support for Sudan’s RSF.

UN Report Puts UAE–RSF Networks Under Renewed Scrutiny

Investigators document substantial UAE-linked support for the RSF, while findings on Ethiopian fighters and separate evidence from Asosa raise further questions about the war’s regional support system.

Eritrea at the 21st Extraordinary AU Assembly in Luanda, Angola.

Eritrea calls for African-led conflict prevention at AU summit

Asmara says stronger national institutions, domestic financing and respect for sovereignty should anchor reform of the African Union’s peace and security system.

African Union officials seated at a press conference table in Angola.

AU summit backs Peace Fund and accountability reforms

African leaders agreed to strengthen the AU Peace Fund and improve monitoring of continental peace and security decisions at the Luanda summit.

Ethiopian state-media newsroom screens repeatedly portraying Eritrea as a regional threat.

The 75-Day Campaign: How Ethiopia’s State Media Manufactured an Eritrean Enemy

Ethiopia’s state-media system spent the year manufacturing maritime entitlement and the summer manufacturing an Eritrean enemy. ENA supplied the narrative; Fana drove it into circulation.

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.

Washington Moves to Lift Eritrea Sanctions as Asmara Sets the Record Straight

The United States is preparing to lift sanctions imposed on Eritrea, Reuters reported, in a move that could mark one of the clearest signs yet of a shifting Washington approach toward the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea corridor. Reuters, citing an internal U.S. government documen

Editorial hero image showing Eritrea and the Red Sea on a regional map, with Eritrean and U.S. flags, a cargo ship, and sanctions imagery.

Sanctions, Sovereignty, and the Red Sea: A Critical Examination of Eritrea, Western Narratives, and the Reuters Framing

The recent indication that the United States may lift sanctions on Eritrea marks a significant moment in the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. While Reuters frames the development as a strategic recalibration driven by shifting alliances and maritime tensions, th

Eritrean Advocate Snit Tewoldemedhin Named Peace Ambassador

Eritrean model, educator and disability-rights advocate Snit Tewoldemedhin has been appointed an Ambassador for Peace in Washington, D.C., adding another milestone to a public journey shaped by representation, service and a deeply personal mission to support children with spe

Eritrea Hits Back at Detractors of U.S. Engagement

Eritrea’s embassy in Washington has pushed back against critics of a possible reset in Eritrea–United States relations, saying recent commentary has sought to undermine a serious opening for constructive engagement by recycling old and discredited claims. In a statement dated Apr

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, 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

From Reservoirs to the Red Sea: Eritrea Builds Fisheries Livelihoods

UN Report Puts UAE–RSF Networks Under Renewed Scrutiny

Eritrea calls for African-led conflict prevention at AU summit

AU summit backs Peace Fund and accountability reforms

The 75-Day Campaign: How Ethiopia’s State Media Manufactured an Eritrean Enemy

Djibouti Feeds Foreign Interests While Its People Face Hunger

Washington Moves to Lift Eritrea Sanctions as Asmara Sets the Record Straight

Sanctions, Sovereignty, and the Red Sea: A Critical Examination of Eritrea, Western Narratives, and the Reuters Framing

Eritrean Advocate Snit Tewoldemedhin Named Peace Ambassador

Eritrea Hits Back at Detractors of U.S. Engagement

Inside Ethiopia’s State-Media Campaign Against Eritrea

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

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From Reservoirs to the Red Sea: Eritrea Builds Fisheries Livelihoods

UN Report Puts UAE–RSF Networks Under Renewed Scrutiny

Eritrea calls for African-led conflict prevention at AU summit

AU summit backs Peace Fund and accountability reforms

The 75-Day Campaign: How Ethiopia’s State Media Manufactured an Eritrean Enemy

Djibouti Feeds Foreign Interests While Its People Face Hunger

Washington Moves to Lift Eritrea Sanctions as Asmara Sets the Record Straight

Sanctions, Sovereignty, and the Red Sea: A Critical Examination of Eritrea, Western Narratives, and the Reuters Framing

Eritrean Advocate Snit Tewoldemedhin Named Peace Ambassador

Eritrea Hits Back at Detractors of U.S. Engagement

Inside Ethiopia’s State-Media Campaign Against Eritrea

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