“Ethiopia’s quest for sea access is not merely an economic concern, but a matter of sovereignty and national security,” asserts Aweke Amare, lead Researcher at Ethiopia’s Institute of Foreign Affairs.

British YouTuber visits Medabar market in Asmara to document the daily struggles of hardworking Eritreans striving to support their families. While their resilience shines through, the visible lack of social services highlights widespread neglect.

🚨 Freedom of Thought and Expression is Under Threat in #Somaliland. The new administration, elected on promise of press freedom, is now waging war on it. 14 journalists jailed in just 5 months — more than all of last year. The latest victims: Mohamed & Abdulqadir Committee to Protect Journalists

“Afwerki is draining Eritrea of its future,” says Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh. “Dozens of youth flee his regime daily to escape endless conscription and cross to our country. You can’t reason with a tyrant—I’d rather erase him from memory.” jeuneafrique.com/1688160/politi…

#Ethiopia | #Somaliland — U.S. AFRICOM Commander Gen. Michael Langley met PM Abiy Ahmed in Addis for talks on al-Shabaab & ISIS threats. A day earlier, he visited Hargeisa with Amb. Richard Riley, holding high-level talks on regional security & inspecting Berbera Port and Airport

#Ethiopia | #Somaliland — U.S. AFRICOM Commander Gen. Michael Langley met PM Abiy Ahmed in Addis for talks on al-Shabaab & ISIS threats. A day earlier, he visited Hargeisa with Amb. Richard Riley, holding high-level talks on regional security & inspecting Berbera Port and Airport

AFRICOM Commander Gen. Michael Langley met Ethiopia’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, to boost joint efforts on regional security, fight terrorism in Somalia, and promote long-term stability in the Horn of Africa. #AFRICOM #HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia #Somalia

Eritrean regime supporters ran to Grok expecting the Bot would echo their “US the invader” script. Instead, Grok hit them with facts: it’s counterterrorism, not occupation. Imagine running to AI for propaganda backup and getting a mini history lesson instead. 🤖📚💀.

Ethiopia’s pivotal role in HoA security was reaffirmed during U.S. AFRICOM Commander Gen. Langley’s visit this week. He praised Ethiopia as a key counterterrorism ally and stressed US support for African-led solutions, regional stability, and enduring U.S.-Ethiopia security ties.

Two Chinese 🇨🇳 electronic surveillance ships, the Type 855 and 815A, have departed from China’s military base in Djibouti and are now in the Gulf of Aden—likely en route to the Persian Gulf, where tensions are escalating between Iran and a US-Israel alliance.

#EBRF Alexander Berhane Dawit Teferi,CPA,CMA @Beyene Gerezgher

Dawit Isaak has been forcibly disappeared in Eritrea since 2001, with no official charges, trial, or contact with the outside world.

PM Abiy Ahmed reaffirmed Ethiopia’s peaceful push for Red Sea access, calling it “a matter of national survival, not political debate.” He urged neighbors to recognize this need in good faith, saying Ethiopia seeks access legally, for shared regional dev’t ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_…

Isaias Afwerki, the Eritrean dictator, has a long-standing history of meddling in foreign conflicts, UN monitoring group on Somalia has presented hard evidence accusing him of supporting Al-Shabaab, and he has also been implicated in supplying weapons to Hamas.

Ethiopian Airlines has once again proven its dominance, raking in a record-breaking $5.6 billion in revenue in just the first half of 2025—eclipsing the entire 2024 national budget of the Eritrean regime.

Cirro’s administration sparked outrage by inviting a Somalian journalist to Somaliland’s Independence Day, who wore a tie in Somali flag colours. Many Somalilanders see this as a humiliating betrayal that undermines the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

It’s protest season in Kenya again—where some claim to stand against government brutality, but end up looting small businesses and torching their own country. If this is “fighting for justice,” it’s hard to tell the difference between protest and plain destruction.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have identified 15th century Orit scrolls as the oldest known texts of Ethiopia’s Beta Israel Jews. The project, aimed at preserving Ethiopian Jewish traditions, also documented other texts, enabling academic study and digital archiving.

Ethiopia coffee exports surged to 409,605 tonnes—well above its 280,887-tonne target—reaching 20 new markets in 11 months. Reforms, a new tasting centre, and direct export rights for 100+ farmers drove the surge. A 2025 coffee tourism expo aims to further global promotion.