Today, Eritrean forces control large swathes of Ethiopian territory as a direct result of Asmara’s involvement in the two-year northern war, which ended in November 2022. Areas like Irob, Badme, ...

Eritrea, under its President Isaias Afwerki, has had a turbulent relationship with its Horn of Africa neighbours Eritrea has withdrawn from East African regional bloc Igad, accusing the organisation ...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a press release on Monday calling for the release of thousands of people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea. The release ...

Eritrea has withdrawn from East African regional bloc Igad, accusing the organisation of "becoming a tool against" countries like itself. In a statement on Friday, Eritrea's foreign ministry said Igad ...

Eritrea has formally informed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) of its decision to withdraw from the organization, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday.

Ethiopia had only just emerged from 20 years of war with neighbouring Eritrea, when its prime minister, Abiy Ahmed launched a brutal new conflict in the northern Tigray region. For two years, the ...

Sweden said Friday it believed Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, held without trial in Eritrea for 24 years with no news of his fate, was still alive. The claim came after the Swedish ...

Ethiopia 's leader loves big projects. With a contentious mega-dam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa's largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the landlocked ...

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