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Oman, Eritrea discuss ways to enhance cooperation in commercial, investment fields
MUSCAT : Qais Mohammed Al Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, today received Nesredin Mohammed Saleh, Minister of Trade and Industry in the Republic of Eritrea, who is on a two-day official visit to the Sultanate of...
Eritrea: Sports Competitions Of Defense Forces Conclude
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ASMARA, Eritrea, October 5, 2025/APO Group/ -- The 16th sports competitions of the Eritrean Defense Forces, which had been underway since 1 September in Keren, concluded on 4 October. The competitions included...
AI and Visual Propaganda Are Being Used to Stoke Tensions as Ethiopia Eyes Eritrea’s Red Sea Port
By Guest Contributor By Amanuel Tesfaye and Matti Pohjonen On September 9, 2025, Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a mega-dam with the capacity of generating over 5,000 megawatts of energy. The ceremony was highly...
Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of War Preparations
(MENAFN) Ethiopia has leveled serious accusations against Eritrea, claiming it is preparing for armed conflict and collaborating with insurgent factions. This allegation was revealed in a letter referenced by news outlets on Wednesday. The letter,...
Tensions worsen as Addis accuses Asmara of proxy war
13 Oct 2025 PREVIEW A dangerous rift between Eritrea and Ethiopia is growing ever wider. In a 2 October letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres, Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos accuses Eritrea of waging a proxy war via a...
If Eritrea Could Reply: A Fictional Rebuttal to Ethiopia’s UN Complaint
The official position of the Government of Eritrea to anything that cries for it to speak out is “we choose to be silent”, a culture that has failed Eritrea over, and over, and over. This is how a normal government would have responded to...
Defusing the Mounting Ethio-Eritrea Tensions
The escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, marked by Ethiopia’s recent formal accusation that Eritrea is preparing for war, threaten to plunge the Horn of Africa into another round of devastating conflict—a return to the bloody strife...
Isak’s Eritrea could influence Super Eagles’ World Cup ticket chase
Eritrea, the homeland of Alexander Isak, might just become the unseen reason the Super Eagles qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Soccernet.ng reports. Earlier, Eritrea withdrew from the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, as confirmed by FIFA in 2023,...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of plotting war with Tigray forces
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing for a military offensive, raising fears of renewed conflict in the Horn of Africa. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos alleged a clear...
Sudan Nashra: ICC convicts 2003 Darfur war criminal | Food crisis worsens after floods amid inaction by Idris govt | RSF, military face accusations of chemical weapons use | PM on trip to Eritrea shows ‘goodwill’
As the war increasingly threatens to converge in Darfur, a region already devastated by decades of violence, a long-delayed measure of justice reached those who endured the atrocities committed there more than 20 years ago. The International...
2026 WCQ: Fresh hope for Super Eagles as Eritrea withdraws, CAF to decide on playoffs
The Super Eagles may have been offered fresh hope in their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after Eritrea withdrew from the 2026 World Cup qualifying series. Their decision to pull out leaves only five teams in Group E: Morocco, Zambia,...
Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of Mobilizing for War as Red Sea Tensions Mount
By The Habesha News Desk | October 2025 Addis Ababa – In a development that has reignited fears of renewed conflict in the Horn of Africa, the Ethiopian government has accused neighboring Eritrea of mobilizing for war. The accusation comes amid...
Sudan and Eritrea underline need to strengthen cooperation
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of plotting war in alliance with TPLF hardliners
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it in alliance with a hard-line faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front –TPLF, deepening tensions between the two neighbours over control of the Red Sea. In a letter to UN...
Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of War Preparations Alliance
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of collaborating with a hardline faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in an alleged plan to wage war against Addis Ababa, according to a letter from the foreign affairs ministry to UN Secretary General...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two countries over control of the Red Sea. In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General on 2 October, Ethiopian Foreign...
AI and visual propaganda are being used to stoke tensions as Ethiopia eyes Eritrea's Red Sea Port
By Amanuel Tesfaye and Matti Pohjonen On September 9, 2025, Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a mega-dam with the capacity of generating over 5,000 megawatts of energy. The ceremony was highly publicized, with both...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing for war as Red Sea tensions rise
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it in collusion with an opposition grouping, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two neighbours over control of the Red Sea. Ethiopia's accusation is contained in a...
Ethiopia claims Eritrea is readying to ‘wage war’ against it
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea’s government of working with an opposition group based in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region to prepare for a military offensive, underscoring concerns of renewed conflict in the region. Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of ‘actively’ preparing for war
Ethiopia has accused neighbouring Eritrea of collaborating with a hardline faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in an alleged plan to launch a new war against Addis Ababa. The accusation was contained in a letter from Ethiopia’s...