AU Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to Show Restraint
The African Union urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt on 1 October 2026 to show restraint. Cairo pushed back on 3...
October 3, 2026Topic
Eritrea
Ethiopian Troops Retake Mekelle Airport From TPLF
Ethiopian forces retook Mekelle airport on 3 October 2026, but control of Tigray's capital is unclear. MSF counts 720 wounded...
October 3, 2026
Ethiopia’s Neighbors Explained, Ports, Eritrea, Somalia
Ethiopia's neighbours shape its trade and security. Djibouti handles about 97% of its seaborne cargo, and Eritrea cut ties on...
October 3, 2026
African Pulse for Friday, October 2, 2026
Africa today: Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties, Congo's Ebola toll passes 4,000, Nigerian workers strike and Zambia cuts its rate...
October 2, 2026
Eritrea Cuts Ties With Ethiopia After Embassy Order
Eritrea cut all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia on 1 October 2026 after Addis Ababa closed its Asmara embassy and expelled...
October 2, 2026
Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of Funding Rebels as War Returns to Its North
Ethiopia says Eritrea is funding a new seven-group rebel alliance that unites former enemies, four years after a war that...
September 26, 2026
Tigray Offensive in Ethiopia: Airports Seized, Flights Halted
The Tigray offensive has closed three airports in northern Ethiopia and halted Ethiopian Airlines flights. Here is what is confirmed...
September 24, 2026
Eritrea Just Came Off the US Sanctions List. Its Mines Are Chinese
Washington took Eritrea's ruling party and armed forces off its sanctions list on 18 September 2026. Every major mine there...
September 19, 2026Sudan’s Army Chief Has Been to Asmara Twice in Seven Weeks
The latest Burhan Eritrea visit is his second to Asmara in under two months, underlining how central Isaias Afwerki has...
September 6, 2026