Italy’s Foreign Minister Meets Counterparts from Eritrea and Ethiopia
“Italy fully supports the reconciliation between Eritrea and Ethiopia, their economic growth and sustainable development” – FM Moavero. The Foreign Ministers of Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italy held a...
View ArticlePutting the Eritrean-Ethiopian Rapprochement into Proper Perspective
Rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia has ushered in a regional peace process and paved the way for regional cooperation in security and development. This is the new normal in the region. BY...
View ArticleCompeting with Djibouti, Somaliland Offers Ethiopia a Pipeline Alternative
Aspiring nation poses a direct challenge to Djibouti’s conduit plan BY NIZAR MANEK | BLOOMBERG A self-declared republic in Somalia asked Ethiopia to reroute its nascent oil and gas exports via a...
View ArticleTension Runs High in Oromia After OLF Fighters, Gov’t Forces Clash
Ethiopian government forces reportedly clashed with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) militias in Southern Ethiopia on Friday. BY ADDIS STANDARD Tensions were high since the weekend following clashes...
View ArticleEritrea and Ethiopia – Towards Stable Peace
Maintaining the peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea will require a greater restraint, patience, and hard work as there are many that would like the peace to fail. With the peace, Eritrea and Ethiopia...
View ArticleUN to Lift Sanctions on Eritrea on November 14
The sanctions and arms embargo will end on the day of the adoption of the resolution The UN Security Council is preparing to lift sanctions on Eritrea on November 14 after US national security adviser...
View ArticlePresident Isaias: Eritrea Gives Utmost Priority for Consolidation of the New...
President Isaias said that Eritrea will give utmost priority for the consolidation of the new era of peace and friendship prevailing in the region BY SHABIT In an extensive first part interview he made...
View ArticleEgypt Wants Ethiopia’s Dam Not Used for Political Purpose
“We need to turn Ethiopia’s goodwill into formal agreements … and ensure the dam is not used for “political purposes” – President al-Sisi. BY EGYPT TODAY President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi issued three...
View ArticleNew Eritrea Ambassador to Ethiopia Present Credentials
FM Workneh Gebeyehu receives credentials of new Eritrea Ambassador to Ethiopia, Minister Semere Russom. BY TESFA NEWS Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, today received credentials of...
View ArticleEthiopia: Over 160 Army Generals, Commanders Fired
Said it was part of the promised reform within the Ethiopian Defense Forces structure. BY ENGIDU WOLDIE | ESAT NEWS Sources close to the Prime Minister disclosed to ESAT that over 160 army generals and...
View ArticlePresident Isaias on Working Visit to Amhara Region of Ethiopia
President Isaias Afwerki is on a two-day working visit to the Amhara regional state of Ethiopia. He was also joined by Somalia’s President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed to conduct the second-leg of their...
View ArticleAttorney General Says Security Chiefs Ordered Attack on PM, Orders Arrests
Shocking details of corruption, torture, and abuse come to light as Ethiopia’s Federal Attorney General announces the arrest of more than 60 senior security and intelligence officials for carrying out...
View ArticleFormer Head of Ethiopia’s Military-run METEC Arrested as He Tries to Flee
Nowhere to Run. Former Head of Ethiopia’s corruption-riddled Metals and Engineering Corporation (METEC), Brigadier General Kinfe Dagnew, has been arrested as he tries to flee the country. BY TESFANEWS...
View ArticleTPLF Officials Do the ‘Perp Walk’ on the Eve of Eritrea Sanctions Lifted
“The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice” It was quite a contrast seeing TPLF officials in handcuffs and doing the perp walk, while the UNSC do the prep work to lift the TPLF...
View ArticleOgaden Liberation Front Departs to Ethiopia
The Ogaden Liberation Front (ONLF) has finally returned to Ethiopia to pursue peaceful political struggle as Agreed with the Ethiopian gov’t in Asmara. BY SHABAIT In accordance with the Peace Agreement...
View ArticleMore than Money: A Closer Look at Peace in the Horn of Africa
Eritrea will always be grateful to countries that demonstrated their political goodwill to the success of the historic rapprochement with Ethiopia. However, to characterize “Gulf assistance” as the...
View ArticlePresident Museveni Commends Eritrea-Ethiopia-Somalia Tripartite Pact
“I commend their excellencies Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea and Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia for the timely conclusion of the Tripartite pact involving Somalia. This will ensure peace, stability & boost the...
View ArticleEthiopia: U.S. State Department Sanctions ex-Intelligence Chief
The U.S. State Department is set to impose travel, assets and financial sanctions against the fugitive former Ethiopian Intelligence chief Getachew Assefa under the Global magnitsky act. BY ANDUALEM...
View ArticleRisks Bubbling Beneath Djibouti’s Foreign Bases
Political and economic stability has underpinned the tiny African nation’s attractiveness to foreign militaries but several underlying issues could soon break the calm. BY BERTIL LINTNER | ASIA TIMES...
View ArticleEritrean President to Visit Djibouti Soon: FM
Eritrea and Djibouti have already agreed to normalize ties following a new initiative that was taken by a Joint High-Level Committee established by Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia at the Tripartite...
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