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
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
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
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
The Wall Street Journal report says the United States is now exploring a diplomatic reset with Eritrea, including possible sanctions relief and a broader normalization effort, as Washington recalculates the strategic value of the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa. The report says th
Washington has finally said it plainly. In a March 19 speech at the Powering Africa Summit, Senior Bureau Official Nick Checker laid out the Trump administration’s Africa policy in language that stripped away much of the old diplomatic wrapping. Africa, in this telling, is no lon
As the Strait of Hormuz buckles under the weight of war, a reckless axis of actors—driven by Abu Dhabi and executed by its clients in Addis Ababa—threatens to turn the Horn of Africa into a global economic catastrophe. At a moment when the Strait of Hormuz is already under severe
When the United States released its National Security Strategy in November 2025, most observers fixated on China, Russia, EU and the shifting landscape in the Middle East. Few looked at the final pages—three compressed paragraphs under “Africa”—where Washington quietly rewrote ho
There are moments in African politics when the truth hides in plain sight, yet the world pretends it sees fog. Sudan’s war is one of them. For nearly two years, analysts have wasted ink debating “complexity,” “dual narratives,” and “moral ambiguity.” It’s nonsense. Strip away the
Eritrea has challenged the accuracy and intent of the latest Investment Climate Statement on Eritrea published by the U.S. State Department in late September, describing the annual assessment as factually flawed and politically outdated. Information Minister Yemane G. Meskel ,
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
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
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