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Why Ethiopia’s Tigray could be on the brink of another conflict

Fears of instability rise again as the TPLF and the federal government appear to be gearing up for a showdown.

Al Jazeera

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea hurtling towards war?

The two countries’ historically fraught relationship was mended in 2018, but hostilities are flaring again.

Al Jazeera

Somalia, Eritrea and Egypt pledge to bolster security ties

The three leaders agreed to improve regional stability as Somalia battles with the al-Shabab armed group.

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Leaders Of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia Meet Amid Regional Tensions

The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia met for a three-way summit in Asmara on Thursday against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa region.

International Business Times

Creeping War Threatens Sudan's Eastern Border

Sudan's nine-month-old war has so far largely spared the country's east.

International Business Times

Police on alert for potential violence at Eritrean festival in Melbourne

Supporters of the African nation’s dictatorial regime have clashed with opponents in the diaspora at similar events in other countries

The Guardian - AU

Eritrea withdrew from 2026 World Cup qualifying ‘over fears players will flee’

Eritrea’s FA withdrew its men’s team from qualifying over fears players would try to seek political asylum during trips abroad, according to sources close to the squad

The Guardian - UK

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Dozens are injured at an Eritrean event in Germany, including 26 police officers

German police say dozens of people including at least 26 officers were injured during unrest at an Eritrean cultural festival in the southwestern city of Stuttgart

The Independent UK

Sudan's military chief visits Eritrea for talks with the president on Sudan's conflict

Sudan’s military chief has traveled to Eritrea for a meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, the general’s latest international trip since fighting broke out between his army and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April

The Independent UK

Eritreans in Tel Aviv unsure if they fear Netanyahu or other Eritreans more

Israeli right calls them ‘infiltrators’, and PM demands deportations after pro-, anti-gov’t Eritreans fight in streets.

Al Jazeera

Why were Eritrean factions fighting on the streets of Israel’s Tel Aviv?

PM Netanyahu says he wants African ‘infiltrators’ out of Israel after Sunday’s fighting in Tel Aviv.

Al Jazeera

Eritrean diaspora vow to continue disrupting festivals that ‘promote dictatorship’

Events marred by violence in Sweden, Canada and the US were billed as cultural, but activists say they are militaristic and full of hate speech

The Guardian - UK

Egypt and Sudan's international partners try to stop the civil war

Leaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries agreed on Thursday in Cairo to a new Egyptian-led initiative seeking to resolve the deepening conflict in the African country.

Radio France Internationale

Eritrea rejoins East Africa bloc after exit 16 years ago

Eritrea quit the body in 2007 in protest of its neighbour Ethiopia deploying troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab.

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Fate of jailed fighters still unknown months after Ethiopia truce

The whereabouts of hundreds of fighters on both sides of the Ethiopian war are still not known, despite truce.

Radio France Internationale

30 years young: Eritrea reaches a milestone but struggles with legacy of its past

Eritrea is widely considered to be one of the most repressive states in the world. Three decades after gaining independence form Ethiopia in 1993, the impoverished Horn-of-Africa nation is still ruled by the same man – Isaias Afwerki.

Reuters

China and Eritrea should enrich strategic partnership - Premier Li

China's Premier Li Qiang told visiting Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday that their countries should "deepen mutually beneficial win-win cooperation and continuously enrich their strategic partnership" at a meeting in Beijing.

The Guardian - UK

Eritrea accused of forcibly repatriating civilians caught up in Sudan fighting

More than 3,500 refugees are said to have been forcibly deported over the border in recent weeks

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Saudi Crown Prince, President of Eritrea Discuss Bilateral Ties in Riyadh

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea on Wednesday in Riyadh, where the two leaders reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries. They also discussed aspects of joint cooperation, regional developments and the efforts exerted towards them, state news agency SPA…

The Independent UK

Eritrean leader dismisses as 'fantasy' alleged Tigray abuses

Eritrea’s president in rare public comments has dismissed as “a fantasy” allegations that his country’s forces carried out rape, looting and other abuses in the war in neighboring Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Reuters

Eritrean president sidesteps questions about troops in Ethiopia

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday sidestepped questions about whether his country's troops remain in neighbouring Ethiopia's Tigray region three months after the signing of a peace agreement that called for their withdrawal.

Reuters

Lavrov shores up Eritrean support for Russia over Ukraine conflict

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday on a tour of Africa to shore up support for Russia, focusing on the "dynamics of the war in Ukraine", Eritrea's information minister said.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s FM Lavrov meets Eritrean president on Africa tour

Foreign minister’s trip to Eritrea comes as part of his Africa tour which took him to South Africa, Angola and Eswatini.

WEKU

Ethiopia's truce is a step toward ending civil war, but there are reasons for caution

The Ethiopian federal government and Tigray rebels signed a peace deal. But one major player in the conflict, Eritrea, wasn't involved in the talks.

Al Jazeera

UN: Eritrean troops shelled school in north Ethiopia

Fourteen-year-old girl killed, at least 18 people injured in rare bombardment after two months of relative peace.

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