
Why Eritrea Is Independent, and Why It Is Questioned
Eritrea won independence in 1993 after a 30-year war and a UN-observed vote. Here is why some Ethiopians still question...
October 15, 2026In-depth, primary-source analysis of the global stories that move emerging markets – Africa, Asia, Europe and North America – each decoded through a Latin American and Global South lens. The Rio Times reads the original documents and shows the math. This hub gathers our deep analysis of the world beyond Latin America; for our Latin America long-form work, see the In-Depth section.

Eritrea won independence in 1993 after a 30-year war and a UN-observed vote. Here is why some Ethiopians still question...
October 15, 2026
Ethiopia has 38 times Eritrea's people, up to three times its troops and armed drones. Here is why a war...
October 15, 2026
IMF talks on Ethiopia's sixth loan review move to November, with a board decision in early 2027, past the 15...
October 15, 2026
Uganda's Speaker paused enforcement of the charcoal ban for a week, as traders said US$610,000 of stock is stranded near...
October 15, 2026
Mauritania's new cabinet approved three World Bank deals worth about US$98 million for welfare, schools and broadband, and named a...
October 15, 2026
Guinea-Bissau's health minister denies authorising a US-funded vaccine trial on newborns, as researchers say a US$1.6 million study awaits clearance.
October 15, 2026
More than 100 trucks bound for the Central African Republic are stuck at the Cameroon border as drivers protest police...
October 15, 2026
The IMF warned Nigeria on 14 October against restoring its fuel subsidy and urged targeted help for poor households before...
October 15, 2026
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of planning to seize the Red Sea port of Assab, in a note to the UN Security...
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