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Yemane G. Meskel’s rebuttal confronts Ethiopia’s aggression narrative with a chronology of port ownership demands, military rhetoric and Eritrea’s sovereign rights.
Council members condemned continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and threats to commercial navigation through the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb, stressing navigational freedoms under international law as fighting moves closer to the strait.
Foreign Minister Osman Saleh told the UNGA81 plenary on sea-level rise that existing baselines and maritime boundaries must be preserved, framing Eritrea's Red Sea waters as a question of sovereignty and climate adaptation alike.
Eritrea says IMO records confirm SIBU 1 falsely used its flag, while the UKMTO alert never identified the sanctioned tanker as Eritrean.
The article examines Ethiopia's legal challenges regarding maritime access under international law, focusing on the implications of UNCLOS and the sovereignty of coastal states. It highlights the balance between state sovereignty and global trade routes.