update · Ethiopian Threats and Territorial Claims Against Eritrea: The Public Record
Abiy contrasts Ethiopia’s population with neighbours and asks for 50 kilometres of coast
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By Mesob Journal Staff · Published
ENA reported Abiy telling parliament that Ethiopia and the Red Sea were naturally inseparable. He contrasted Ethiopia’s population with those of Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia while arguing that Ethiopia needed roughly 50 kilometres of coastline.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
- Speaker / institution
- Abiy Ahmed · Prime Minister
- Record type
- Territorial claim
- Date basis
- 3 February 2026