Isaac Kaledzi 11/14/2023 Ethiopia and Eritrea made peace in 2018, formally ending their border conflict. But control of the Assab port, which serves both countries, has sparked new tensions and led to fears of a fresh dispute. When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came into office in April 2018, he worked to secure a peace deal with former…
Uneasy Neighbors: The Regional Impact of Ethiopia’s Expansionist Ambitions Ethiopia is seeking greater access to the Red Sea, but in doing so, it is repeating past behaviours that have destabilised the region. Yohannes WoldemariamDecember 2, 2024 In its renewed campaign for access to the Red Sea, Ethiopia is threatening to further destabilise the Horn of…
Teklemariam Bekit BBC Tigrinya Eritrean residents in Ethiopia’s capital have reported widespread arrests among their community, sparking fear among refugees and asylum seekers who fled their homes in search of a better life. While not unprecedented, the scale and intensity of the current crackdown in Addis Ababa is significant, with hundreds reportedly detained in recent…
The Edelstam Prize 2024 is awarded to Mr. Dawit Isaak for his outstanding contributions and exceptional courage in standing up for freedom of expression, one’s beliefs, and in the defence of Human Rights. The prize will be awarded during a ceremony at the House of Nobility in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19th November 2024. As Dawit Isaak…
By Duop Chak Wuol Egypt’s stance against Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has escalated, raising the possibility of military conflict between Cairo and Addis Ababa. Egypt has openly aligned itself with Somalia and covertly with Eritrea in opposition to Ethiopia. The GERD is crucial to Ethiopia, which contributes at least 85% of the Nile’s waters. This…
VOA September 10, 2024 Mekelle/Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The leader of Tigray People’s Liberation Front Debretsion Gebremichael has reported previously undisclosed talks between his region and the leaders of Eritrea. Speaking at a press conference in the regional capital Mekelle, Ethiopia, on Tuesday, Debretsion said the first round of talks took place about six months…
ህቡብ ስነ ጥበባዊ ዑስማን ዓብደልረሒም ብዕለት 7 መስከረም 2024 ብሞት ካብዛ ዓለም ተፈልዩ። ዑስማን ዓብደልረሒም ብ1948 ኣብ ከተማ ምጽዋዕ ተወሊዱ ኣብ ብርክት ዝበላ ባንድ ብምስታፍ ብዙሓት ዜማታት ዘፍረየ ስነጥበባዊ እዩ ዝነበረ። ዑስማን ካብ ዘቕረቦም ዜማታት ንፍቕሪ፣ ንጽባቐ ሃገርና ከምኡ ድማ ንህዝቢ ዝጉስጕሱን ተስፋ ዝህቡን ዜማታት ብምፍራይ ኣብ ታሪኽ ስነጥበብ ሃገርና ዓቢ ኣስተዋጽኦ ብምግባሩ ኣብ ታሪኽ…
A former Eritrean finance minister who was arrested in 2018 after calling Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki a dictator has died in prison, his family told VOA Horn of Africa Service. The Eritrean government remained silent on the death of Berhane Abrehe, who was the country’s finance minister from 2001 to 2012. The reason for his…
ሚኒስተር ፋይናንስ ኤርትራ ዝነበረ ብርሃነ ኣብርሀ ካብ መስከረም 2018 ኣትሒዙ ብሓልይታት ጸጥታ ኤርትራ ተታሒዙ ድሕሪ ምጽንሑ መእሰሪኡ ከይተገልጸን ጉዳዩ ብቤት ፍርዲ ከይተራእየን ከም ብዙሓት ዜጋታትና ካብዛ ዓለም ተፈልዩ። እቲ ንምሕደራ ስርዓት ኢሳያስ ብትብዓት ብምንቃፍ ጥራይ ዘይኮነ ኣብ ኤርትራ ጎዲሉ ዝበሎን ክእረሙ ዝግብኦም ኣገሰድስቲ ጉዳያት ብምግላጽን ከልተ ንወለዶታት ኤርትራ ቅርሲ ዝኾነ መጽሓፍቲ ድሮ ኣሕቲሙ ዘበርከተን ዜጋ…
By Paul Cochrane Published date: 10 June 2024 The Red Sea is the top security concern of the global submarine cable industry, with broken cables unable to be repaired or new cables to be laid, causing the industry to scramble to find alternative pathways to keep one of the world’s major internet routes operational. Since November, Yemen’s Houthis have…