This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s push for sovereign sea access via Eritrea’s Assab port is sparking military tensions ...

Addis Abeba — The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), convened in Addis Abeba from 11 to 15 February 2026, occurred at a moment when the ...

After weeks of mobilization by the Ethiopian and Tigrayan armies, local leaders are warning of a looming war that could swiftly spill across borders in the volatile Horn of Africa and Red Sea regions.

Türkiye and Ethiopia boast the longest-standing diplomatic ties on the African continent. The first diplomatic contact, established in 1896 between Sultan Abdulhamid II and Menelik II, was further ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urged Türkiye to support Ethiopia’s efforts to secure peaceful access to the sea. ALBAWABA- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cautioned against foreign ...

Addis Ababa, 28 January 2026 — Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide, arrived in Mogadishu today to participate in the 27th Ministerial Roundtable of the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI). On the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Independence Day celebration in Eritrea in 2023. J. Countess/Getty Images The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea.

The Horn of Africa could once again be teetering on the edge of war as neighbors Ethiopia and Eritrea engage in a cycle of escalating rhetoric. Eritrea, once an Italian colony, was tethered to ...

The Horn of Africa and the Red Sea corridor deserve genuine partnership — but partnership built on respect, not paternalism; on collaboration, not competition, writes Biruk Mekonnen. Across the Horn ...

Addis Abeba — The Horn of Africa presents a striking paradox for scholars and policymakers: it is simultaneously one of the world's most fragile regions and one of its most strategically indispensable ...