U.S. Statement on Increased Tensions Between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Increasing cross-border tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have the potential to affect the entire region. The Horn of Africa cannot sustain another military conflict and humanitarian crisis. A conflict jeopardizes ongoing U.S. collaboration on shared interests with both countries. We strongly urge Ethiopia and Eritrea to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of their neighbors, exercise…
ሕጽረት ቀረብ ማይ ኣብ ከተማ ኣስመራ
ማዐከን ዜና ቢቢሲ ኣብ ኣስመራ ኣጓኒፉ ንዘሎ ሕጽረት ቀረብ ማይን ሳዕቤናቱን ብዝምልከት ኣብ ዝዘርግሖ ዜና፡ ኣብ ጎደናታት ኣስመራ ብሕጽረት ማይ ዜጋታት ማይ ንምርካብ ጀሪካናት ብምሓዝ ኣብ ሪጋ ክጽበዩ ምርኣይ ልሙድ ኮይኑ ኣሎ። እዚ ሕጽረት ቀረብ ማይ ነዊሕ ኣዋርሕ ዘቝጸረ ኮይኑ ነበርቲ እዛ ከተማ ማይ ንምርካብ ጻዕርታት ካከዪዱ መዓልታዊ ተርእዮ ኮይኑ ኣሎ። ቢቢሲ ንሚኒስተር ዜና ኣቶ…
Jailed Eritrean journalist wins human rights prize
France 24 In tonight’s edition: Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Issak, who has been imprisoned without charge for over 23 years, is awarded the Swedish Edelstam Prize for his fight for freedom of expression. Also, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko urges revenge for attacks on his supporters. Plus we report on how Cynthia Stimpel, the woman who…
Ethiopia‑Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weapon
THE CONVERSATION August 25, 2026 Laura Hood The large-scale war between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray regional government forces ended in November 2022 with the signing of the Pretoria Agreement. The two sides agreed that the Tigrayan forces would disarm, and that foreign forces and other troops outside the federal army would withdraw from Tigray.…
Ethiopia: Abiy’s renewed port push signals pressure at home and leverage abroad
the africa report By Michael Masrie From cost to control, the Ethiopian prime minister has reframed sea access as a security issue, arguing that reliance on external routes leaves his country exposed. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has long argued that Ethiopia needs access to the sea. This week, he returned to that message on state television, but it landed differently.…
Itelligence Reprt WarnsFalse-Flag Operations in Ethiopiaäs Tigray
Horn Review Editirial, Aug Leaked intelligence report concerning northern Ethiopia describe a rapidly evolving and deeply complex security environment in which political coordination, military positioning, clandestine activity, and information operations are allegedly converging in ways that could significantly affect national stability and regional security dynamics. According to these reports, instability itself may be deliberately instrumentalized…
Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) Welcomes the Renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Mandate on Eritrea
By HRCE/ July 6, 2026 Date: 6 July 2026 Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) warmly welcomes the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for another year. The resolution was adopted by the Human Rights Council with 23 Member…
Eritrea Orders Citizens to Deposit All Nakfa Cash in Banks by End of July Under New Central Bank Directive
July 1, 2026 By Staff Writer | Borkena NAIROBI, Kenya — The Central Bank of Eritrea issued a directive on Tuesday ordering all citizens and organizations to deposit all cash holdings in local currency (Nakfa) into commercial banks by the end of July, effective immediately. In its statement, the Bank said the Nakfa remains the only legal tender…
Libya’s eastern government bans entry for citizens of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia
ByAssociated PressUpdated June 24, 2026 CAIRO (AP) — Authorities based in the eastern part of divided Libya have banned entry for people from four nearby African countries, a move likely meant to stem the influx of migrants seeking to set off for Europe from the country’s northern coast. Libya’s coast is a key departure points for…