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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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Eritrea Urges Action Against Unilateral Sanctions in Geneva

Eritrea used a high-level Geneva conference on Thursday to press a broader case against unilateral sanctions, with Foreign Minister Osman Saleh arguing that such measures are harming development, disrupting essential trade and undermining the very human rights they claim to defen

Abiy Ahmed's Ethiopia

Abiy Ahmed Can’t Hide Ethiopia’s Collapse Behind Diplomacy

You can lie in speeches. You can posture at summits. You can wrap failure in diplomatic language and hope the world only reads the headline. But official travel advisories have a way of cutting through the performance. They are written carefully, especially by countries that have

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Ethiopia on the Brink: A Humanitarian Crisis Deepened by Political Choices

The International Rescue Committee’s latest  Global Humanitarian Crisis Watchlist  offers a sobering snapshot of the world heading into 2026. Ethiopia now ranks among the top five most at-risk countries globally — alongside Sudan, Palestine, and South Sudan. This is not a symboli

Western Refugee Politics Turned African States Into Gatekeepers

The Silent Extraction: How Western Refugee Politics Turned African States Into Gatekeepers — and Eritrea Paid the Price

For nearly two decades, the world was fed a simple story: Eritreans were fleeing “en masse,” and neighbouring African states generously opened their doors. In Europe’s capitals, this narrative fit neatly into pre-existing political agendas. But behind the headlines and donor broc

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Abiy Ahmed’s Grand Distractions Mask Ethiopia’s Slow Collapse

When Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed takes the podium, the script rarely changes: bold promises, sweeping reforms, and the announcement of yet another mega-project that will allegedly transform Ethiopia into a continental powerhouse. From unveiling a sovereign wealth fund cl

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Selective Scrutiny, Systemic Bias: Eritrea Fights Back And Confronts the UN Mandate

In today’s international discourse, Eritrea is often spoken about - but rarely  with  Eritrea. Narratives are shaped far from its borders, based on anonymous testimonies (most of them Ethiopians who claim to be Eritreans) and ideological templates that rarely reflect the country'

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