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Abiy Ahmed’s Strategic Isolation Is Now in Writing

What Addis Ababa has spent two years denying is now staring it in the face—on White House letterhead. The January 16 letter from  Donald Trump  to  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi  isn’t just about mediation. It’s a signal. Clear, deliberate, and consequential. Washington is aligning itself

The Somali Cabinet

Somalia Scraps UAE Security Deals as Regions Push Back

Somalia’s Council of Ministers has formally terminated all bilateral security and defence agreements with the United Arab Emirates, marking one of the most consequential foreign-policy moves taken by the federal government in recent years. In a cabinet decision adopted on Sunday,

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Sudan at the Crossroads: A Peace Initiative Rooted in Accountability, Not Illusions

Sudan is not asking the world for sympathy. It is asking for seriousness. That message came through clearly at the United Nations on Monday, as Sudan’s Prime Minister laid out a peace initiative framed not as a pause in violence, but as a  realistic, enforceable exit from war . I

Abiy Ahmed map

When Maps Become Messages: Ethiopia’s Dangerous Normalization of Territorial Claims

There are moments in diplomacy when silence is louder than words. And there are moments when a picture—deliberately chosen, officially circulated—does more damage than a thousand speeches. The map displayed this week in a video released by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister’s Office belon

Egypt

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

President Isaias interview with AlTayar newspaper

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

Abiy speaks at the 20th Nations

When the Mask Slips: Abiy Ahmed’s “Lice” Remark and the Language of Future Atrocities

There are moments in political life when a leader inadvertently reveals the architecture of his worldview. Sometimes it comes dressed in eloquence; sometimes it leaks out through a metaphor so coarse, so naked in intent, that it cannot be brushed off as a slip of the tongue. Abiy

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Isaias Afwerki’s Port Sudan Visit Sends a Clear Signal Across the Red Sea

President Isaias Afwerki’s arrival in Port Sudan on Saturday was more than a diplomatic courtesy call. From the moment General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan greeted him at the outskirts of the city — in full military uniform, with senior ministers at his side — the choreography matched

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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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Sudan’s Peace Demands More Than Diplomacy, It Requires Justice

The recent announcement by President Donald J. Trump at the urging of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to engage in Sudan’s peace process marks a notable shift in international attention. For a war that has displaced millions, decimated cities, and triggered what the United

Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni

Bosaso Airbridge: The Shadow Route Feeding Sudan’s War

Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has confirmed that aircraft are departing from  Bosaso Airport  in Puntland bound for  Sudan, Chad, and Niger , a disclosure that adds weight to mounting evidence of covert operations feeding the Sudan conflict. Addressing Somalia’s Up

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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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