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Ethiopia Sea Access | The Mesob Journal • Mesob Journal
Ethiopia’s state-media system spent the year manufacturing maritime entitlement and the summer manufacturing an Eritrean enemy. ENA supplied the narrative; Fana drove it into circulation.
Group-oriented guidance and large recognition-rate gaps create an exploitable incentive; documented false claims and opaque correction data leave Eritrea carrying contested statistics and reputational damage.
From the language of “return” to insinuations about Barentu, Ethiopia's ruling party is recasting territorial revisionism as reluctant self-defence. On 11 August, Fana Media Corporation asked whether Ethiopia's return to its “historic Red Sea coastline” was imminent. The most r
Is Oromummaa shifting from cultural identity toward a framework of political dominance? David Yeh examines Oromo political influence, Finfinnee, historical narratives, Abiy Ahmed’s Medemer, and the risks of replacing one ethnic hegemony with another.
Washington's unusual denials expose a deeper regional habit: Eritrea is still denied the right to conduct ordinary diplomacy without its every relationship being interpreted as a move against Ethiopia. It took Washington seventeen days to learn that speaking warmly about Eritrea
The 2022 accord stopped the federal–TPLF war. It also dissolved the coalition that had defeated the TPLF, excluded Eritrea and Amhara from the settlement, and moved the unresolved conflict into a more dangerous regional phase. The most consequential fact about the Pretoria Agreem
Ethiopia's Chief of Staff, Birhanu Jula, publicly acknowledged the country's deepening political and security crisis, highlighting lawlessness and internal conflict. His remarks challenge the narrative of external conspiracies as the primary cause of Ethiopia's turmoil.
The article explores 'The Nurenebi Files,' a book by Tesfaye Gebreab that chronicles the life of Gabriel Edmondo Nurenebi, an Eritrean who opposed Italian invasion plans. It highlights themes of bravery and betrayal, particularly focusing on an unsolved mystery surrounding a trai
Eight years after the peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's rhetoric has shifted towards claims of 'sovereign access' to Eritrean territory, raising concerns about the stability of the peace established in 2018.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won a significant parliamentary majority, but the country faces ongoing political instability and conflict. Key regions like Tigray, Amhara, and Oromia remain outside normal governance, highlighting the disconnect between electoral success
Ethiopia's foreign minister, Gedion Timothewos, presented a vision of regional cooperation at Chatham House, but his message clashed with Ethiopia's historical grievances regarding maritime access. The duality of Ethiopia's diplomatic language raises questions about its intention
