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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
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
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
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
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
According to the German Archemed-Team – Ärzte für Kinder in Not e.V. , a seven-member medical team travelled to Eritrea in early September 2025 for its first autumn deployment since the pandemic. Led by Prof. Dr. Christian Lorenz , former Chief Physician of the Department of Pe
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
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.