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Coverage of Eritrea-related sanctions, legal records, diplomatic restrictions, and official U.S. and international actions.
Eritrean model, educator and disability-rights advocate Snit Tewoldemedhin has been appointed an Ambassador for Peace in Washington, D.C., adding another milestone to a public journey shaped by representation, service and a deeply personal mission to support children with spe
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
Ethiopia’s state broadcaster has crossed another dangerous line. Then again, this is not new. And it almost certainly won’t be the last time. For months, EBC’s Amharic-language output has been full of this kind of messaging — blunt, emotional, territorial, and clearly aimed at a
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 preeminent author, historian and tegadalay Alemseged Tesfai brilliantly detailed the “consistently suicidal pursuit of successive Ethiopian regimes to own Eritrea or parts thereof” in his piece titled “March of Folly Re-enacted: A Personal View“. It was published 27 years ago
Tiffany Haddish’s latest interview with the One54 Africa Podcast became more than a celebrity conversation. It turned into a deeply personal account of identity, grief, fatherhood and the emotional pull of Eritrea. The Eritrean-American comedian and actress spoke openly about her
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
There was something deeply revealing about the Sudan conference staged in Berlin this week. It was presented as diplomacy. It was marketed as concern. It was wrapped in the language of humanitarian urgency and civilian-centered politics. But strip away the polished statements and
Egypt and Eritrea moved to deepen economic cooperation during high-level talks in Cairo on Monday, while also aligning on key regional issues including Sudan’s territorial integrity and Red Sea security. Egypt’s official readout said the meeting focused on trade, investment, indu
Eritrea used a high-level Geneva conference on Thursday to press a broader case against unilateral sanctions, with Foreign Minister Osman Saleh arguing that such measures are harming development, disrupting essential trade and undermining the very human rights they claim to defen
The mask keeps slipping. A new report by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab says it has reached a high-confidence conclusion that military assistance to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces is taking place inside an Ethiopian National Defense Force base in Asosa, in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-
There are development slogans, and then there is the harder thing: the daily work that keeps families fed, markets supplied, and communities standing on their own feet. In Eritrea, that work is often being carried by women whose contribution is discussed too little outside the co