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Ethiopia’s “Historical Amnesia” and the Record of Its Defeats in Eritrea

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 “

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President Isaias Afwerki Begins Five-Day Working Visit to Egypt: Red Sea Security and Sudan Crisis Top the Agenda

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

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Abiy’s Parliament Show — Big Rhetoric, Bigger Questions, No Logic

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

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Berhanu Jula’s “Door to the Sea”: Ethiopia’s Dangerous Game With History

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

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Djibouti’s New "Constitutional" Trick: When “Reform” Is Just Another Word for Succession

Djibouti’s National Assembly met this morning to approve what it called a “constitutional revision” — a phrase that, in that country’s political lexicon, usually means one thing:  Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is not done yet . The draft law, numbered  2025-03/ADP , raises the presidential

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Eritrea’s independence: Ethiopia’s never-ending excuse factory

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

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The Afar Card: Ethiopia’s Proxy War Against Eritrea

As we recall, for the second time in just two weeks, Ethiopia has gone before the United Nations to accuse Eritrea of “supporting armed groups” inside its territory. No evidence. No coordinates. No captured fighters. Just a letter — carefully timed, theatrically phrased — and qui

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Ethiopia’s Costly Choice: How Political Arrogance Cut Addis Off From the Red Sea

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

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Sudan: RSF leader lashes out at enemies, warns neighbours

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

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EU’s New Envoy to Eritrea Signals Hope for Reset in Relations

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

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Egypt affirms Red Sea sovereignty; Eritrea’s record speaks louder

When Egypt’s Foreign Minister  Badr Abdelatty  declared that “governance of the Red Sea is the exclusive responsibility of its coastal countries,” he was not just drawing a line on a map. He was affirming a regional truth that Eritrea has lived, guarded, and defended for more tha

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Sudan’s Burhan vows to resist imposed settlements, hails unity after El-Fashir martyrdom

Burhan says Sudan’s army fights only its enemies, not its people, and rejects any foreign-imposed peace. His speech after El-Fashir strikes a tone of unity and defiance.

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