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In a sharply worded interview with Saudi Arabian state-owned media Al Arabiya, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty proclaimed that the governance of the Red Sea is strictly the business of coastal states, and excluded the land-locked Ethiopia from any participation: “Geograph
Eritrea’s Minister of Information, Yemane G. Meskel , has accused Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) leadership of “collective historical amnesia” after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claimed this week that his government could find no official record explaining how Ethiopia “
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Cairo on Wednesday morning for a five-day working visit at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi , marking another significant moment in the deepening ties between Asmara and Cairo. According to Eritrea’s Minis
The role of intellectuals, as Noam Chomsky reminds us, is to speak truth to power and to hold leaders accountable for their words and actions. Unfortunately, certain segments of Ethiopia’s political elite appear to have lost sight of this fundamental responsibility. Recently, Eth
Why “Who decided?” exposes the poverty of Ethiopia’s Red Sea narrative When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressed Ethiopia’s parliament on October 28, 2025, his speech was less a policy statement and more a performance — part sermon, part threat. He spoke of peace, then hinted at w
It was supposed to be a day of military pride — Ethiopia’s "118th National Defence Forces Day". Flags, parades, speeches about sacrifice. Instead, Field Marshal Berhanu Jula - once held as a prisoner of war in Eritrea - used the occasion to do what Ethiopian generals have done to
Some stories never really age. Decades after Eritrea’s 1993 referendum, a certain breed of Ethiopian elites, including those “opposition” stalwarts who are waiting for Abiy to fall, have perfected the fine art of grievance-making. History, law, and basic logic? Mere props in the
Why the UN’s approach in Asmara may be the most important development story Africa isn’t talking about. The hall at the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers was full, alive with an energy I hadn’t felt before at any event hosted by international partners in Asmara. The even
Two documents released within twenty-four hours — one from Brussels, the other from Addis Ababa’s mission to the EU — capture a widening rift in Nile and Horn-of-Africa diplomacy. On 22 October, the European Union and Egypt issued a Joint Statement elevating their cooperation t
For years, Ethiopian officials and state-aligned media have repeated a striking claim — that the country spends enormous sums each year on port access through Djibouti because Eritrea allegedly denied it a route to the Red Sea. The narrative, now echoed across speeches and social
In a 18-minute video address released this week, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed “Hemedti” Dagalo delivered one of his angriest speeches since Sudan’s civil war began in April 2023 — a tirade that revealed as much about his frustration as his strategy. Seated indoors
Joanna Darmanin, the newly appointed European Union Ambassador to Eritrea, has joined the EU Delegation to Eritrea with a clear message: the EU’s engagement with Eritrea is not a passing interest but a long-term commitment grounded in stability, cooperation, and regional integrat