Arab, African and Asian States Reject Israel Move Against SomaliaSudan Rejects Berlin Conference, Says Outcomes Are Non-BindingBerlin’s Sudan Conference Reeked of Colonial TutelageCairo, Asmara Align on Trade and Red Sea SecurityEritrea Urges Action Against Unilateral Sanctions in GenevaAbiy Ahmed’s Sudan Game Is Now in Plain SightHow Eritrean Women Are Driving Food Security From the Ground UpAbiy Ahmed Can’t Hide Ethiopia’s Collapse Behind DiplomacyEritrea’s Football Fight: Talent, Pressure, and ResolveAbiy Ahmed’s Shameful UN Vote Betrays Africa and PalestineArab, African and Asian States Reject Israel Move Against SomaliaSudan Rejects Berlin Conference, Says Outcomes Are Non-BindingBerlin’s Sudan Conference Reeked of Colonial TutelageCairo, Asmara Align on Trade and Red Sea SecurityEritrea Urges Action Against Unilateral Sanctions in GenevaAbiy Ahmed’s Sudan Game Is Now in Plain SightHow Eritrean Women Are Driving Food Security From the Ground UpAbiy Ahmed Can’t Hide Ethiopia’s Collapse Behind DiplomacyEritrea’s Football Fight: Talent, Pressure, and ResolveAbiy Ahmed’s Shameful UN Vote Betrays Africa and Palestine
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Berlin’s Sudan Conference Reeked of Colonial Tutelage

There was something deeply revealing about the Sudan conference staged in Berlin this week. It was presented as diplomacy. It was marketed as concern. It was wrapped in the language of humanitarian urgency and civilian-centered politics. But strip away the polished statements and

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Cairo, Asmara Align on Trade and Red Sea Security

Egypt and Eritrea moved to deepen economic cooperation during high-level talks in Cairo on Monday, while also aligning on key regional issues including Sudan’s territorial integrity and Red Sea security. Egypt’s official readout said the meeting focused on trade, investment, indu

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Opinion Piece Published on Jerusalem Post by Dr Shmuel Legesse on 15 March 2026 – A Response

An opinion piece titled, "Middle East's future may be decided in the Horn of Africa : The Red Sea is becoming the centre of global power."  was published on #JerusalemPost on 15 March by Dr Shmuel Legesse . The author is an international educator, community activist, a diplomacy

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Egypt: Cairo Draws Clear Red Lines as Sudan’s War Tightens Its Grip

Cairo didn’t dress it up in diplomatic fluff. In a sharply worded statement issued during General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s one-day visit, Egypt’s presidency laid out a position that is as much about Sudan’s survival as it is about Egypt’s own security. The message was blunt: Suda

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President Isaias Afwerki: Ending Sudan War Requires Cutting RSF Supply Lines

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has said that any serious effort to end the war in Sudan must begin with cutting off the supply routes that continue to arm and sustain the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), warning that calls for ceasefires are meaningless while weapons and mercenarie

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Eritrean President in Riyadh for Strategic Talks Amid Regional Shifts

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, 9 December, for a four-day working visit at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, marking another calculated move in a region undergoing rapid geopolitical adjustment. Upon landing at Riyadh’s Royal Te

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Sudan: A Proxy Machine, a Sub-Imperial Ambition, and a Region Fighting to Stop the Collapse

There are moments in African politics when the truth hides in plain sight, yet the world pretends it sees fog. Sudan’s war is one of them. For nearly two years, analysts have wasted ink debating “complexity,” “dual narratives,” and “moral ambiguity.” It’s nonsense. Strip away the

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Red Sea Doctrine: Littoral States Shut the Door on Expansionism

Cairo was more than a ceremonial trip. When Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki stood beside President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi this November, the message wasn’t about museums or optics — it was a map of how the Red Sea will now be governed. No slogans. No ambiguity. A littoral doctrin

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Isaias Afwerki: “No External Powers, No Foreign Bases — The Horn Can Solve Its Own Problems”

In a wide-ranging interview with AlQahera News aired from Cairo, Eritrean President  Isaias Afwerki  delivered one of his most candid and uncompromising statements on the state of the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea, and Africa’s enduring struggle against external manipulation. His w

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Abiy Ahmed’s Isolation Is Self-Inflicted: How a Chain of Short-Term Gambits Backfired

Abiy Ahmed’s Isolation Is Self-Inflicted: How a Chain of Short-Term Gambits Backfired There’s a pattern to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s statecraft: grab for the nearest lever, declare victory, and deal with the blowback later. That cycle—tactical bargains unmoored from strategy—ha

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Egypt: “Ethiopia Will Remain Land-Locked Until Judgment Day”

In a sharply worded interview with Saudi Arabian state-owned media Al Arabiya, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty proclaimed that the governance of the Red Sea is strictly the business of coastal states, and excluded the land-locked Ethiopia from any participation: “Geograph

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President Isaias Afwerki Begins Five-Day Working Visit to Egypt: Red Sea Security and Sudan Crisis Top the Agenda

Eritrean President  Isaias Afwerki  arrived in Cairo on Wednesday morning for a  five-day working visit  at the invitation of Egyptian President  Abdel Fattah al-Sisi , marking another significant moment in the deepening ties between Asmara and Cairo. According to Eritrea’s Minis

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