Two documents released within twenty-four hours — one from Brussels, the other from Addis Ababa’s mission to the EU — capture a widening rift in Nile and Horn-of-Africa diplomacy. On 22 October, the European Union and Egypt issued a Joint Statement elevating their cooperation t
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
Eritrea’s environmental and agricultural leadership took center stage in October 2025 with a series of landmark events that underscored the country’s deep commitment to biodiversity, sustainable farming, and public health. Through national conferences and seminars convened by the
The map says it all. From the blood-red zones of Amhara and Benishangul-Gumuz to the orange cautions stretching across Oromia and Somali regions, Australia’s Smartraveller advisory paints Ethiopia not as a tourist destination — but as a country consumed by conflict, fear, and s
It’s official now. Ethiopia’s economic “renaissance” has gone from sales pitch to slow-motion crash. Reuters confirmed this week that Addis Ababa’s debt restructuring talks have collapsed — bondholders walked out, the government admitted defeat, and legal action is on the table.
In one of his strongest statements to date on the Nile dispute, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi used the opening of the 8th Cairo Water Week to deliver a firm warning to Ethiopia over its handling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Addressing ministers, di
When Sudan’s new Prime Minister, Dr. Kamil Idris, landed in Asmara this week, it was more than just a diplomatic courtesy call. It was a homecoming of sorts — a return to a neighbor that never turned its back on Sudan even when the world did. Over two long days, the Sudanese lead
When "Think Tanks" Drift Into Fantasy It is often said that politics in the Horn of Africa suffers from a chronic shortage of clear-eyed realism and an overabundance of wishful thinking. Few recent publications capture this affliction as vividly as a September 30 essay by Horn R
When Eritrea’s Foreign Minister addressed the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, the words were not clothed in diplomatic vagueness. They carried the clarity of a nation that has endured sanctions, external pressure, and marginalization — yet still insists on voici
The United Nations General Assembly’s 80th session saw a fierce exchange of words between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and wider regional disputes, with Cairo delivering a scathing rebuttal that left Addis Ababa’s delegation on the defensive.
For years, Eritrea’s position on the Palestinian question has been caricatured or misrepresented, often reduced to a soundbite: “Eritrea does not recognize Palestine.” Such claims ignore Eritrea’s official record, its foreign policy philosophy, and its voting history at the Unite
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