Former Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Photo: Sky News Addis Abeba – The UK Parliament has discussed recent tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, with former Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who is now deputy prime minister, reported to have had directly cautioned Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedion Timotheos, against “miscalculation” while urging dialogue with Eritrea. In a debate …

Former Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Photo: Sky News Addis Abeba – The UK Parliament has discussed recent tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, with former Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who is now deputy prime minister, reported to have had directly cautioned Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedion Timotheos, against “miscalculation” while urging dialogue with Eritrea. In a debate …

Upon his arrival in Asmara, Eritrea, on 03 March, 2019, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was welcomed by President Isaias Afwerki (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – In George Orwell’s prophetic novel 1984, authoritarian power thrives not by silencing truth directly, but by distorting it so thoroughly that the line between reality …

Upon his arrival in Asmara, Eritrea, on 03 March, 2019, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was welcomed by President Isaias Afwerki (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – In George Orwell’s prophetic novel 1984, authoritarian power thrives not by silencing truth directly, but by distorting it so thoroughly that the line between reality …

PM Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki exchanging pleasantries with Debretsion Gebremichael, then deputy president of Tigray regional state during the reopening of Bure and Zalambesa border crossings in September 2018 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – In recent weeks, speculation about an imminent war in Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea …

PM Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki exchanging pleasantries with Debretsion Gebremichael, then deputy president of Tigray regional state during the reopening of Bure and Zalambesa border crossings in September 2018 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – In recent weeks, speculation about an imminent war in Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea …

Participants forum held at Semera University on the Afar people living in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, and on current developments. Photo: Samara University/DW Addis Abeba – The Eritrean Afar National Congress (EANC), a political group opposing Eritrea’s government, has announced it is preparing for armed struggle against the regime of President Isaias Afwerki. Speaking to …

(Photo: Daily News Egypt) Addis Abeba– Eritrea and Egypt have rejected the involvement of non-coastal states in Red Sea security, stating that the waterway’s governance “should be led by coastal nations,” following a visit by Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh to Cairo on Sunday, according to the Egyptian presidency. Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, Egypt’s presidential spokesperson, …

(Photo: Daily News Egypt) Addis Abeba– Eritrea and Egypt have rejected the involvement of non-coastal states in Red Sea security, stating that the waterway’s governance “should be led by coastal nations,” following a visit by Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh to Cairo on Sunday, according to the Egyptian presidency. Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, Egypt’s presidential spokesperson, …

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ( Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba– Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Thursday that Ethiopia has “no desire to invade Eritrea for the sake of the Red Sea,” while emphasizing that access to the sea is “existential” for the country. “Our desire is to negotiate based on the principle of give …