Tigray conflict revives fears of Ethiopia-Eritrea war

In November 2022, a peace agreement put an end to two years of brutal conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Almost four years later, the conflict has resurfaced, with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) having formed an alliance with other armed …

Why Ethiopia and Eritrea’s march to war demands global attention

Default Ready The distant thunder of drones over Adigrat is not merely another African conflict. It is the sound of a continent’s most fragile peace shattering—and with it, the already slender prospects for stability across the Red Sea corridor that …

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Eritrea answers UK after it threatens to ban its nationals

The Eritrean embassy in London issued a formal rebuttal to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's accusation that Eritrea abruptly halted cooperation on returning its nationals to the UK The embassy said Eritrea had repeatedly requested constructive dialogue …

Can diplomacy resolve longstanding Ethiopia-Eritrea differences?

The United States calls for dialogue as regional East Africa tension escalates. East African neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea are once again perilously close to all-out war. Territorial disputes have dogged their relations since Eritrea gained independence …

Ethiopian gains in Tigray risk wider war with Eritrea, analyst warns

Ethiopia’s military advances in northern Tigray do not spell an end to the conflict but have the potential to increase the risk of war with neighboring Eritrea, an analyst told The Associated Press. Magnus Taylor, deputy Horn of Africa director at the …

Eritrea hits back after UK threatens total visa ban

It accused Britain of seeking to "politicise" its asylum system and extend "blanket asylum" to anyone claiming to be Eritrean to "undermine" Asmara. The embassy said the UK had "not issued a single visa" to an …

US State Secretary calls for de-escalation by Ethiopia and Eritrea

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for de-escalation in the Horn of Africa amid fighting in northern Ethiopia and heightened tensions with neighbouring Eritrea. Rubio spoke by phone with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday …

Rubio urges restraint over Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, civilians killed

NAIROBI, Kenya -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for de-escalation in the Horn of Africa amid fighting in northern Ethiopia and heightened tensions with neighboring Eritrea. Rubio spoke by phone with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on …

Eritrea denies having unilaterally broken its cooperation with London on forced repatriations

The authorities of Eritrea have rejected the accusations made by the Ministry of the Interior of the United Kingdom, which on Wednesday claimed that the African country had abruptly ended its collaboration in the forced return and under escort of Eritrean …